PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- American biologist Zeb Hogan is on the ultimate fisherman's quest: to find and save the world's largest freshwater fishes.
IU physics professor Shyh-Yuan Lee was awarded a Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Bonn, Germany, for his substantial contributions to the physics of particle accelerators, IU President Adam Herbert announced last week.
When trauma hits and your body is on stress overload, managing everyday stress becomes very important. Counseling and Psychological Services at the IU Health Center offers these tips for reducing stress levels: Take care of yourself. Eat and sleep on a regular schedule, exercise, limit caffeine and alcohol consumption and take time to relax or do something fun each day.
Three centuries of New Orleans history once included Mardi Gras merrymaking, the birth of jazz music and expressions of voodoo before Hurricane Katrina landed ashore a week ago. In less than one week, the once-proud 18th century French colony drowned below sea level as most of the city waded through an American cesspool of government inaction and public disbelief.
Rubble in the streets, corpses casually strewn about, armed looters taking whatever they need or want. That was Baghdad in 2003. Just add water, and you have New Orleans today. The devastation in New Orleans following the breaking of the levees had a horrible human cost. The death toll has not been tallied, but it is certainly in the thousands. Hundreds of thousands more are marked by injury, mental anguish, fear and loss. They are American refugees, fleeing an American disaster and now living in American refugee camps.
My first reaction when I heard about the payola scandal involving Sony BMG executives and radio stations in New York was: "duh." There is no way that any music expert would put "Don't Phunk With My Heart" on the radio six times an hour without being paid to -- or about a hundred popular artists that don't really deserve the air time they get.
It's so easy to hate her. She lied to a prosecutor. She refused a plea bargain. She claimed she wanted to be like the rest of us, yet continued to tote a $6,000 Hermès purse. In short, she conspired, obstructed justice and made false statements. When Queen of Mean Martha Stewart was sentenced to five months of jail time in February 2003, many believed she got what she deserved. She was too rich, too arrogant and too nonchalant about wearing fur during her trial.
We are a society of complainers. Everything was cheaper and better in the old days. "Bread is so expensive today ... I used to buy a carton of milk for $1 ... I remember when gas was less than $2 a gallon." No matter the price, we'll complain. Nostalgically transfixed in the past, we can't grasp simple economic reality --prices rise with time.
MIDDLETOWN, Ind. -- The manager of a Bureau of Motor Vehicles branch which state officials plan to shut down this month said she was fired for talking with a newspaper reporter after the closing was announced.
Looking at her, no one would guess that Linda Kelley, president and CEO of Bloomington's Backstreet Missions, once faced the problems she now helps others escape -- problems from drug and alcohol addictions to homelessness. Linda, 59, smiles easily and often, speaks sincerely and has earned admiration for how well she runs the not-for-profit Christian homeless ministry her husband, Gene Kelley, started 10 years ago. When he died in 2002 of esophageal cancer, Linda found the strength to carry on the young ministry.
An underage female was running around Foster Quad, disturbing residents early Monday morning, said IU Police Department Lt. Jerry Minger.
IUPD officers responded to reports of an apparent attempted break-in at the IU greenhouse on Third Street.
Public drivers aren't the only ones feeling the pain of high pump prices and scattered fuel shortages. Local businesses providing transportation and delivery services are feeling the crunch, too.
When most college students set out in search of furniture for their new pads, they're looking for one only kind: cheap. While being stylish doesn't hurt, the less digits in the furniture's price, the more appealing it often looks to many students. In Bloomington, there's no shortage of cheap furniture up for sale -- or up for grabs as the case might sometimes be -- if students know where to look. Now that loans are coming in and students know what their roommates did or did not bring, it's time for furniture shopping.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A long-delayed cell phone from Apple Computer Inc. and Motorola Inc. that can play iTunes music downloads is finally set to debut through Cingular Wireless, a research analyst said.
LOS ANGELES -- Americans' love affair with movies is far from over. Yet like many relationships, it seems to be suffering from a case of familiarity breeds contempt. Summer 2005 was the worst since 1997 for movie attendance, which dropped sharply and rattled the complacency of studios.
LIMA, Peru -- An American explorer said an ancient, pre-Incan metropolis discovered by his father in Peru's remote cloud forest on an earlier expedition has been plundered by tomb robbers.
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Like estranged in-laws at a holiday gathering, President Bush and Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco kept their distance as both toured a relief center for storm victims Monday. At their next stop, the Republican president kissed the Democratic governor on the cheek, but it wasn't clear whether they had made up. State and federal officials are all facing public criticism for a slow response to the Katrina crisis. Behind the scenes, each suggests the other is to blame.
MEDAN, Indonesia -- An Indonesian jetliner slammed into a crowded neighborhood moments after a shaky takeoff Monday and burst into flames, killing 147 people, including dozens on the ground. At least 15 passengers survived, among them an 18-month-old boy, officials said.
WASHINGTON -- President Bush nominated Judge John G. Roberts, Jr., to succeed William H. Rehnquist as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court early Monday. Bush called on the Senate to confirm Roberts -- a 50-year-old appellate court judge originally nominated by Bush in July to succeed retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor -- before the Court opens its fall term Oct. 3.
