Community Arts

Those feisty homosexuals

On the eve of the Iraqi election, Condaleeza Rice gave a beautifully written speech about freedom for all people. She subtly condemned our forefathers for slavery and spoke of how, through the democratic process, injustice in the system can be fixed. I, too, believe in freedom and democracy whole-heartedly. Still, I had a hard time listening to her speech with the concurrent knowledge that a whole population of people is still being constantly denied basic rights and freedoms.

King of Nepal isolates country from world

KATMANDU, Nepal -- King Gyanendra dismissed Nepal's government Tuesday and declared a state of emergency, closing off his Himalayan nation from the rest of the world as telephone and Internet lines were cut, flights diverted and civil liberties severely curtailed.

Iraqi president says U.S. troops necessary

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's president said Tuesday it would be "complete nonsense" to ask foreign troops to leave the country now, although some could depart by the year's end. Officials began the final vote tally from elections to produce a government to confront the insurgency.

Jury selection begins for Michael Jackson case

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- Michael Jackson stood and smiled as he faced the first prospective jurors in his criminal trial, a group roughly split between those willing to decide his fate and those hoping to avoid a role in the latest trial of the century. Jackson, dressed in an all-white suit and a jewel-trimmed vest and belt, rose and remained standing as two groups of prospects, about 150 in the morning and another 150 in the afternoon, filed into the courtroom Monday.

Bush to address Social Security, immigration in State of the Union

WASHINGTON -- President Bush is ready to challenge Congress to approve a stack of politically divisive measures he has proposed before without success, from major changes in Social Security to a loosening of the nation's immigration laws.

War in Iraq at center of campus clash

The clock in the Student Building struck a note of discord Monday at noon as roughly two dozen students and community members used it's midday chime as a sign to begin chanting "No justice, no peace, USA out of the Middle East." Members of the Bloomington Peace Action Coalition and the newly formed campus group Against the Occupation of Iraq gathered at the Sample Gates to protest the U.S. military's presence in Iraq.

BFC to hear proposed changes for NCAA

The face of intercollegiate athletics could change with an approved proposal today by The Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics, which is made up of an alliance of faculty representatives, including IU professor Bob Eno. The coalition is proposing a draft that outlines three changes to the NCAA bylaws in five areas; admission of athletes, awarding of scholarships, curricular integrity, time commitments of athletes and academic advising for players.

Indiana clocks divided across state counties

Daylight saving time is sponsored by 47 states across the country, but Indiana is one of three states that does not fast forward and rewind the clock once a year. The Indiana legislature has debated the issue of DST for about four decades, and now newly instated Gov. Mitch Daniels, much like Benjamin Franklin in 1784, wants the issue resolved.

FAFSA question might be removed

Since 2000, every student who has applied for financial assistance or filled out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) answered a question that is being debated in Washington. Last Monday, an independent congressional committee recommended to Congress that the question on FAFSA forms asking students if they have been convicted of a drug crime be removed from the form, claiming it was irrelevant and deterred students from applying for aid.

Light weight, heavy competition

It's almost match time, and junior Joe Dubuque is pacing around like a caged tiger awaiting a meal.

Owens practices for first time since injury

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - T.O. is almost a go. Terrell Owens, the Philadelphia Eagles' All-Pro receiver, practiced Monday for the first time since injuring his ankle last month, moving closer toward returning for the Super Bowl.

Ryan Phillips takes time to respond to some 'fan mail'

In my last column I listed the reasons why I thought Philadelphia had the worst fans in all of sports and why I thought they did not deserve a championship.

Perry sees first action of season

IOWA CITY, IA -- With 2:27 left in the first half, the Hoosiers' number 12 got up off the bench and hurried to the scorers table.

Around The Campus

ArtsWeek celebration paints different picture Each year for ArtsWeek, IU showcases many different types of art. However, this year it's doing something never done before: IU is going to show how the finished artwork is created. This year's theme for ArtsWeek 2005 is "Exploring the Creative Process." This special week will allow audiences to view not only the many different types of art that people living in Bloomington have to offer but also the process they go through when creating their masterpieces.

New structures planned to fit with campus style

From IDS reports The two newest buildings on the IU campus will be familiar additions to most students. The IU Board of Trustees approved the Multidisciplinary Science Building Phase II and the new Ashton Center projects at their Friday meeting. Both projects will change the face of campus, and both will feature architecture designed to blend in with the look and feel of existing buildings.

Jordan River Forum

'We're sorry' is an excuse both ways The debate over the war in Iraq is old, but it remains unresolved largely because it boils down to ethical issues that cannot be settled by logical argument. Some people think that preemptive attacks against unproven threats are justifiable, others do not. Some people think that the removal of a dictator is worth the deaths of 15,000 civilians, others do not. There's no argument on these questions; they come down to each person's morality.

Airing out the windows in Spain

Living with a señora in Seville, Spain, is proving to be very interesting and surprisingly humbling. I came to Spain for the semester to fulfill my Spanish minor, but I'm getting a lot more than I expected with this crazy old lady.

IU Auditorium hosts 42nd Street musical

The story that began the musical genre of "a star is born" and spawned a slew of movie musicals during Hollywood's depression era comes to the IU Auditorium Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p.m. Although "42nd Street" originally was a 1929 film, Warner Brothers remade it as a musical in 1933 with choreography by Busby Berkeley and introduced a number of classic Hollywood stars.

Chefs gather for 'The Art of Chocolate'

Around The State

POLAND , Ind. -- Homeowners from Poland, Ind., found a dog in their garage Friday that seemed to be suffering from an injury to her back leg. After an evening layover with food and water, she was taken to the Bloomington Animal Shelter.