Community Arts

Keyes, Obama present voters with clear differences on issues

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- No one has ever accused Alan Keyes of being a RINO -- a Republican In Name Only. And you don't hear many people complaining that Barack Obama is a wishy-washy "Republicrat."

Web site gives report cards on professors

For years, students have been able to plan their schedules by viewing grade distributions and professor reviews on www.pickaprof.com. Now the site is beginning to branch out and cater to professors, as it allows them to receive course evaluations from their students throughout the semester through the Student Feedback System.

ABC drops Miss America

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- ABC has dropped Miss America, leaving the famous beauty pageant without a network TV outlet for the first time in 50 years.

Poncho do's and don'ts

'Rosa Parks Story' presents untold history

In the history of this country, there may not be a better example of the ability of one person to make a difference than Rosa Parks. While most people know of her accomplishments or have heard her name mentioned, the majority are unaware of her struggles during her life, before and after the one famous December bus ride.

'Eugene Onegin' examines love

A tale of unrequited love and regret will premiere this weekend at The IU Opera Theater. The opera season continues with a production of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Romantic masterpiece, "Eugene Onegin." "Onegin," based on Pushkin's celebrated poetic novel, is Tchaikovsky's sixth, but arguably best known, opera.

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Ballroom Dance Club holds costume ball The Ballroom Dance Club is holding its costume ball from 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday in the Frangipani Room of the Indiana Memorial Union. The evening includes refreshments, a costume contest, raffles and dance lessons. The complimentary dance lesson starts at 6 p.m. Admission is free for Ballroom Dance Club members and $5 for non-members.

Theater department's latest production turns tabloid into musical

Straight from the pages of a supermarket tabloid, "Bat Boy: the Musical," starring a half-bat, half-boy creature from the inside of a West Virginia cave, comes to the Wells-Metz Theatre this weekend. The contemporary musical runs at 8 p.m. Oct. 25 through 30.

A future full of saxophones

Six musicians armed with creativity and saxophones came together in April 2003 to form a group called The Saxophone Cartel. The name, inspired by The Kolner Saxophone Mafia, a German saxophone ensemble, is a declaration of the notable talent within the band.

Lebanese cabinet dissolved; prime minister steps down

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the self-made billionaire who rebuilt Beirut from the ruins of civil war, dissolved his Cabinet on Wednesday and said he won't lead the next government, a surprise move that could bolster Syria's role in Lebanese affairs.

Iraqi government says more U.N help needed for elections

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's interim government complained Wednesday that the United Nations isn't doing enough to help prepare for January elections, saying the organization has sent fewer electoral workers than it did when tiny East Timor voted to secede from Indonesia.

Construction continues on Simon Hall

With winter nearing, many students walk by the 80,000 square-foot hole that will be the new multi-disciplinary science building Simon Hall and wonder, "Will it ever be finished?" Unfortunately, the answer is not very soon. Completion is projected to be 2007. But the addition of a shortcut behind Jordan Hall to Ballantine has made the trek to class easier for many students.

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UITS to train students on Access University Information Technology Services will hold another free computer program workshop at 8:30 a.m. today in the Indiana Memorial Union, room M088.

HPER professors study mentally ill

While reality television shows attempt to give viewers a fly-on-the-wall "insider" view of the daily lives of their casts, what appears on the screen isn't complete 24-hour footage.

Business Briefs

b>Record debt will not hurt economy WASHINGTON -- The record level of debt American households are carrying and soaring home prices do not appear to represent serious threats to the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Tuesday.

eBay: Online auctions at their finest

With the Internet revolution now beyond its infancy, only a handful of successful Web sites from its early years remain to this day. EBay Inc., located at www.ebay.com, has survived the revolution and gained a foothold in the e-commerce business through its daily auctions that bring people together from all over the world to determine the value of various products.

'Battle' gets fine treatment

The scary thing about watching Gillo Pontecorvo's "The Battle of Algiers" is just how familiar everything in it appears.

SOUNDTRACK to a campaign

They differ on foreign policy, they differ on domestic policy and, it can only be assumed, they differ on the music they would load onto an iPod.

In need of an outer-space killing

Let me start this bluntly -- I am a huge Duran Duran fan, and I'm not afraid to admit it -- but this is not the Duran Duran of old.

Sun sets on impressive sequel

"If only" might have been the tagline of this film. Richard Linklater's beautiful little film "Before Sunset" is the best film to come out this year. It's an extension of 1994's "Before Sunrise," which was equally wonderful. If you haven't seen "Sunrise," your experience with "Sunset" will be compromised.