Community Arts

Another one bites the dust

By Joanna Borns · Wednesday, April 20,2005 12:54 a.m.

Last weekend, I was victimized by the sidewalk along Seventh Street. There I was, an innocent civilian, walking along, having a jolly good time. But I never had a chance. I never saw it coming, the evil menace to pedestrians everywhere: uneven terrain. My usual grace failed me, and I knew I was going down. Within a matter of seconds, I was face-to-face with concrete.

Show us the wasted money

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 20,2005 12:53 a.m.

If it seems like IU gets more expensive every year, you're not imagining things. Administration officials revealed at a forum last week that tuition for the 2005-2006 school year will be raised. This comes on the heels of a 4-percent raise for the 2004-2005 school year. The exact amount of the tuition hike is uncertain at this point, but it will be anywhere up to 4.9 percent for undergraduates. The increase might be even more for graduate and professional students.

Union studios offer artistic classes

By Ryne Shadday · Wednesday, April 20,2005 12:51 a.m.

When the day ends and students head home to do homework, some head to the Indiana Memorial Union's Studios, formally known as the Creative Learning Center. Students like senior Megan Barchet come to the Union Studios to express their artistic side in a classroom setting. Though these classes do not provide credit, they offer a fun and relaxing atmosphere.

Holocaust survivor shares tales of hope amid tragedy

By Kacie Foster · Wednesday, April 20,2005 12:51 a.m.

It was a spring day in 1944 when 10-year-old Eva Kor, along with her family crowded in a train car, could see nothing but a patch of gray sky over a barbed wire fence. Her thoughts turned to times before when she had been tormented for being born Jewish. She remembers with disdain her mother telling her "you have to learn we are Jews, and you have to learn we have to take it."

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 20,2005 12:49 a.m.

Rhodes Scholar wins fellowship for 'New Americans' Kathleen Tran has another line to add to her already impressive resume. In 2002 Tran became the 14th IU student and second woman from IU to be named a Rhodes Scholar. She now is one of 30 to win the 2005 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. As a result of the fellowship she will receive up to $20,000 stipend plus half-tuition for two years of graduate study at any college or University in the United States.

High prices hardly a 'gas'

By Kelly Ginty · Tuesday, April 19,2005 3:02 p.m.

Les Geiger knows gas. As manager of Bloomington Yellow Cab Co. Inc., the very substance fueling his business has become his biggest worry. "This is the highest I've ever seen in Bloomington," he said. "It's killing me." As gas prices reach record levels -- nearly $2.40 for one gallon of regular unleaded -- everyone from IU students to local businesses is feeling the financial impact and scrambling for a means to pay the ever-growing cost of fuel.

New pope elected

By Abdullah AlShihri · Tuesday, April 19,2005 2:55 p.m.

VATICAN CITY - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, the church's leading hard-liner, was elected the new pope Tuesday evening in the first conclave of the new millennium. He chose the name Pope Benedict XVI and called himself "a simple, humble worker."

Holocaust survivor to share memories

By Kacie Foster · Tuesday, April 19,2005 2:02 p.m.

Sixty years ago, the world saw the largest genocide in history come to an end. An estimated five to 10 million people lost their lives in the Holocaust, but some people, like Eva Kor, managed to survive the unthinkable torture and live on to tell their story.

Chancellor hunt begins despite delays

By Lindsay Lyon · Tuesday, April 19,2005 1:55 a.m.

IU President Adam Herbert's goal was to announce the next IUB chancellor in late May. But the search to find a replacement for Interim Chancellor Ken Gros Louis is taking longer than expected.

Panel discusses athletic, academic balance

By Dan Click · Tuesday, April 19,2005 1:55 a.m.

In a department that is trying to balance both winning athletics and success in the classroom, a panel of IU athletics administrators -- both student and professional -- found out there are no simple answers.

Slime-mold beetle recieves presidential honor

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 19,2005 12:47 a.m.

ITHACA, New York -- Not just anybody can say he has a slime-mold beetle named in his honor. But George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald H. Rumsfeld can.

Particles

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 19,2005 12:45 a.m.

HONOLULU -- The only whale-dolphin mix in captivity has given birth to a playful female calf, officials at Sea Life Park Hawaii said Thursday.

Plan B offers emergency contraception, peace of mind

By David A. Nosko · Tuesday, April 19,2005 12:44 a.m.

It's safe to say sex is common on college campuses: About 57 percent of university students have been involved in "sexual activity" by graduation, according to a 2000 survey conducted by Zogby International, a public opinion polling company.

Mushroom Mania

By Kelly Phillips · Tuesday, April 19,2005 12:44 a.m.

In a small office on the fourth floor of IU's Jordan Hall, mycologist Michael Tansey is starting his annual ritual.

Illinois universities combat identity theft

By Alyson Brodsy and Don Babwin · Tuesday, April 19,2005 12:41 a.m.

In an effort to prevent identity theft, Illinois State University is joining other schools around the state and the nation to change student identification cards.

IU's Outdoor Pool offers splishin' splashin' fun for summer students

By Nathan Tomlanovich · Tuesday, April 19,2005 12:40 a.m.

After a long year of classes, most students at IU go home for the summer to relax. For those who stay in Bloomington, to take summer classes or for other reasons, there is plenty of opportunity to relax here and have a good time at the IU Outdoor Pool at the corner of Fee Lane and 17th Street.

Students reflect on overseas experiences

By Nate Gowdy · Tuesday, April 19,2005 12:40 a.m.

Since January, Ellen Keating, a 20-year-old IU junior majoring in comparative literature with a minor in Spanish, has adjusted and is thriving as an American studying in Seville, Spain.

New matchmaking service is for the dogs

By Ben Woodson · Tuesday, April 19,2005 12:39 a.m.

It is hard to find a best friend, but a new matchmaking service by the Bloomington Animal Shelter is trying to hook up students with man's best friend, the dog.

Public sounds off on state clock change

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Tuesday, April 19,2005 12:38 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The legislative fight over daylight-saving time moved Monday to a new stage, where lawmakers charged with trying to draft a compromise heard public pros and cons on a bill that would mandate statewide observance of the clock change.

IU Chapter of NAACP rises again

By Christine Lunde · Tuesday, April 19,2005 12:38 a.m.

Hip-hop star Talib Kweli usually communicates to the public through staged lyrical messages like: In my soul, and my goals Just to stop smokin', and stop drinkin' And I've been thinkin' -- I've got my reasonsJust to get by, just to get by. But Sunday, Kweli spoke to a Hoosier audience from behind a podium microphone.