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Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 11:23 p.m.

Editorial harshly portrayed fans A recent staff editorial titled "Courtside is for fans in red" printed a misleading portrayal of four dedicated IU students. The article portrayed four young women as "bouncing stereotypes" willing to trade their image to Varsity Properties in return for courtside seats to the IU-Purdue men's basketball game Feb. 22.

Kill Bills

By Alyson Brodsy and Daniel Hiester · Monday, March 7,2005 11:14 p.m.

Most of us agree that corruption is bad. But with the right political environment, and more importantly, the right attitude, even corruption can become a partisan issue. And I have good news, Hoosiers! We have both! This year, Gov. Mitch Daniels created the Office of the Inspector General to investigate reported cases of corruption in our state. Already, there are more than 50 cases.

The thrashin' of the Christ

By Alyson Brodsy and Aubrey Donaldson · Monday, March 7,2005 11:13 p.m.

Sects, hugs and rock 'n' roll forever! Former Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has traded in his groupies for Disciples. According to the band's Web site, he "has chosen the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior and will be dedicating his musical pursuits to that end."

Smoking policy a drag

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 11:12 p.m.

Last year, the University instituted a policy that said smokers have to stay 30 feet away from doors, open windows and covered walkways. And for a while, it worked. The University got so into its new policy that it bought new cigarette receptacles to mount 30 feet from the buildings, so smokers would know where to stand.

AIs help profs, students learn

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 11:12 p.m.

If it seems like more of your classes are taught by grad students than by full professors, you're not imagining things. It has recently come to light that IU has the most assocciate instructors out of all the Big Ten schools.

House returns for 2nd session with lingering tensions, tough talk

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 11:11 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Democrats returned to the House floor Monday, but there were no signs a five-day break had soothed partisan tensions with Republicans as the second half of the session began. Democrats stayed off the floor all day and night last Tuesday, denying a quorum needed to conduct business and derailing about 130 bills as the deadline for legislation to clear its house of origin passed.

Around The State

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 11:10 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ind. -- A 13-year-old boy's kite became tangled in power lines, causing him to be fatally shocked, authorities said.

Attorney expects no effort to halt execution date set for this week

By Alyson Brodsy and Tom Coyne · Monday, March 7,2005 11:08 p.m.

The defense attorney for convicted killer Donald Ray Wallace Jr. expects him to die by chemical injection early Thursday at the Indiana State Prison. Attorney Sarah Nagy has a 40-page clemency request prepared to file with the state Parole Board, but Wallace won't allow her to file it.

The pains of walking through Madrid

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 10:59 p.m.

According to IU's "Getting Started on Your Program Abroad" handbook, "'Culture shock' is the term used to describe the disorientation that every student experiences to some degree when spending an extended period in a new culture."

Carmel concert hall draws debate

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 10:59 p.m.

CARMEL, Ind. -- The city will soon begin debating whether to build an $80 million concert hall, with some saying the community cannot afford it. The Carmel Performing Arts Center would bill itself as Indiana's only true concert hall, occasionally playing host to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and inviting top acts that do not usually play in the state, The Indianapolis Star reported Sunday.

'Tapestry' a pattern of female voices

By Christine Jang · Monday, March 7,2005 10:56 p.m.

Tapestry of Song, the brainchild of Nasrin Hekmat-Farrokh, is in honor of Women's History Month. "(It is an) overall celebration of womanhood," the press release states, "a concert that brings together the diverse genres of the vocal repertoire performed by woman."

IU sees changes in location, name in 185 years

By Ryne Shadday · Monday, March 7,2005 1:05 a.m.

1820. In this year Edward Bransfield discovered Antarctica, the tomato was proven non-poisonous and the Indiana Seminary School was founded Jan. 20 as the first state seminary school to be located in Bloomington. This established the beginnings of what became IU.

IUSA court denies Kirkwood

By Colleen Corley · Monday, March 7,2005 1:05 a.m.

After a week of petitions and appeals, the Kirkwood ticket's struggle for a run-off election has come to an end. The Student Body Supreme Court denied Kirkwood's appeal Friday on procedural grounds, citing the fact that the ticket submitted its petition past the Feb. 24 deadline. The IU Student Association Elections Commission refused Kirkwood's petition, which was filed Feb. 28, for the same reason.

Residence rates to rise next year

By Tony Sams · Monday, March 7,2005 1:05 a.m.

The cost of Bloomington campus housing is going up again. Concluding its monthly meeting Friday in the Indiana Memorial Union, the IU board of trustees unanimously approved an average increase of 3.55 percent in the cost of all dorms and on-campus apartments for the next school year.

Excise police raid Axis Nightclub

By David A. Nosko · Monday, March 7,2005 1:05 a.m.

With the help of the IU Police Department and Bloomington Police Department, Indiana Excise Police conducted a raid at Axis Nightclub early Friday morning, resulting in 68 alcohol-related citations.

Social Security scrutinized

By Michael Zennie · Monday, March 7,2005 1:05 a.m.

SOUTH BEND -- President Bush pitched his plan to privatize portions of Social Security Friday in Joyce Hall on the University of Notre Dame campus, where he emphasized that allowing workers to set aside portions of their Social Security tax will benefit young Americans.

Syrian pullout to begin today

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 1:04 a.m.

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Lebanese officials said Syrian troops will start moving toward eastern Lebanon on Monday in a pullback that will take two or three days, while Syrians -- not unexpectedly -- backed President Bashar Assad's decision and insisted Sunday he was not bowing to international pressure.

IU hockey loses out on national title hopes

By John Wustrow · Monday, March 7,2005 12:42 a.m.

The IU club hockey team ended its run for the team's first-ever national championship with a 3-2 loss to host Oakland University Friday night. The team finished 1-2 in a round-robin tournament in the American Collegiate Hockey Association Div. II National Championship in Rochester, Mich. last weekend, failing to qualify for the semifinals round.

IU falls to No. 3 Illini, defeats Penn State

By Eamonn Brennan · Monday, March 7,2005 12:39 a.m.

The IU men's tennis team couldn't have asked for much more from such a tough Big Ten opening weekend. In their first conference action of the season, the Hoosiers capitalized on some of their best efforts to date en route to splitting their two weekend matches at the IU Tennis Center.

Roark throws 26 innings, strikes out 30 on weekend

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Monday, March 7,2005 12:38 a.m.

Coming off a 1-3 record in Tulsa last weekend, the IU softball team traveled south to Bowling Green for the Western Kentucky Invitational. The Hoosiers started off strong Friday morning against Buffalo, winning 4-0. Junior Megan Roark (4-6) continued her strong pitching of late, throwing seven shutout innings while tying a career-high with 13 strikeouts.