Summertime fun for all
With summer classes concluding in a few weeks, many are seeking some much-needed peace and relaxation before the fall semester begins.
With summer classes concluding in a few weeks, many are seeking some much-needed peace and relaxation before the fall semester begins.
The first thing Kelley School of Business Dean Dan Smith did once he was officially named to the top spot within the institution was meeting with several members of the faculty and business students to discuss the future of the school. Though Smith has held the position on an interim basis for a year, he has not been able to put his mark on one of the top business schools in the nation.
"My dog is a liberal"... That was purely beautiful. I just showed it to one of my liberal friends.
Last Thursday, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) formally renounced the use of violence, ordering its members "to assist the development of purely political and democratic programmes through exclusively peaceful means ... (and) not engage in any other activities whatsoever" (BBC, July 28).
Two weeks ago in Arizona, five anti-war senior citizens entered a military recruitment office, asking to enlist in the army so their children and grandchildren could come home. Last week, the Pentagon asked Congress to raise the maximum age for new enlistees by seven years to access the older population.
In the old familiar game of boys versus girls, the girls are still losing. Yet things are looking up. Interest groups around the world have identified this stagnant trend and have finally decided to do something about it. From the creation of the New Generation of Republican Women right here in Indiana -- a professional women's group dedicated to involving women in all aspects of the political process -- to Norway's legislative ruling requiring all businesses to have at least two women on their board of directors, women are gaining ground.
The controversial video game, "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" has unraveled so much debate, that its new rating (Adults Only) has infringed on many stores' ability to sell it. The "AO" rating comes after the realization that by downloading an Internet "mod," sexually explicit scenes can be unlocked only on the PC version of the game. These sexually explicit scenes caused for the rating to be changed from Mature to Adult Only. Rockstar Games, the maker of the GTA series, plans to release a "clean" version of San Andreas soon.
Baseball and superstitions have been entwined since the first day the game was ever played, which is well described in the book of Genesis, if I'm not mistaken. Superstitions in baseball have long included not touching the foul lines when you run off the field, and avoiding speaking to or even making eye contact with a pitcher in the middle of perfect game or no-hitter.
Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, it's off to work I go -- in a gas-guzzling auto that empties my pocketbook just as fast as it's filled. Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, it's off to school I go -- with no where to park and congestion to boot. Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho.
Dan Smith, interim dean at the Kelley School of Business will be named the new dean today at 10 a.m. in the Kelley School at IU Purdue University at Indianapolis.
Awards, securing starting spots and pitching regularly. Despite these three accomplishments, IU baseball players feel they can still improve their game. Seniors Jay Brant, Clint Crosier and Ryan Parker, who all had a role in IU's season last year, are now staying in shape by playing in summer baseball leagues.
What is it about kids? Yes, they can be cute and adorable sometimes. But it's their young minds that fascinate me. They don't comprehend the same things that occupy us old folks, and they sometimes could honestly care less about them most of the time. That's why the adults of the world are slowly being pulled into a black hole; adults care too little about too much and don't ever really take a break.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. -- Kevin A. Conner got his wish. Conner, who was sent to Indiana's death row for his conviction in a 1988 triple-killing, didn't want any last-minute appeals or clemency from Gov. Mitch Daniels. There were none.
The entertainment industry has frequently seen battles over sexually explicit material in the movies and in music, but now it may have turned to video games.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Starting this year, Ohio State University faculty members will find it harder to divide their time between OSU and other universities because of Ohio State's new conflict of commitment policy.
With the Monroe County Fair continuing through Saturday, community members can enjoy the rides, competitions, tastes and good times through this weekend.
Bloomington residents react to state or local issues.
An armed man robbed the Key Bank on College Mall Road at approximately 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. The same bank was robbed two weeks ago to the hour by a man with a description similar to Wednesday's robber.
The space shuttle Discovery soared into orbit Tuesday, and with it rode the renewed hopes, aspirations and confidence of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Gov. Mitch Daniels announced his appointments to the IU board of trustees Wednesday, filling three seats whose terms expired this summer, including the student trustee.