Community Arts

Governors debate tonight

By Tony Sams · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:58 a.m.

Indiana voters will have their first chance to see the candidates for governor face off tonight in the first of two scheduled gubernatorial debates. Democratic Gov. Joe Kernan, Republican challenger Mitch Daniels and Libertarian challenger Kenn Gividen will meet at 7 p.m. for a 90-minute radio and television debate from the campus of Franklin College.

Student tickets go on sale

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:58 a.m.

With Midnight Madness 18 days away, the time has come for students to start thinking about putting away their football pom-poms, closing the tailgating cooler and beginning to focus on the hardwood. Student season tickets for the IU men's basketball team went on sale Sunday to the delight of some, and the dismay of many.

Kernan plans government 'overhaul'

By Rick Newkirk · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:58 a.m.

Gov. Joe Kernan's office presented a plan Monday to "overhaul" the state government, includes the creation of a nine-member cabinet and the elimination or reorganization of one-third of all state agencies.

Particles

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:51 a.m.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it would continue its work with IU environmental scientists Ronald Hites and Ilora Basu to study polychlorinated biphenyl circulation between the air and the Great Lakes. Data released last month by the EPA shows that elevated PCB levels have led to fish consumption advisories for all five of the Great Lakes, as well as surrounding rivers.

Cannon provides 'boom' to archeology laboratory

By Erika Biga Lee · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:50 a.m.

Sunday afternoon, with the help of a giant winch, Charles Beeker and his team of underwater archaeologists and students hoisted a corroded 19th century cannon out of its Rubbermaid tub home. They then gingerly placed it on an ancient Fairbanks scale to be weighed.

Touring African choir performs at IU

By Melissa Harrold · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:37 a.m.

The University of Namibia Choir presented a musical play integrating African and Western musical traditions and languages to promote cultural understanding Monday night at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center.

Aspiring astronauts launch Wednesday for first ever privatized space race: X-Prize

By Scott Shackelford · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:24 a.m.

At 7:52 a.m. May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh gunned the engine of the "Spirit of St. Louis" and took off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island, on a 3,610 mile journey to Paris and into history, in the process changing both aviation and the world forever. And at 6 a.m. Wednesday, an equally daring feat will be attempted with potentially similar results. This time, though, the object is not to be the first to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, but to be the first private citizen to go a mere 62 miles -- straight up.

Politician plays to young voters

By Thomas Doane · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:23 a.m.

As Gentleman Caller tuned up its instruments before its set, Democrat Mike Englert approached the microphone to deliver a speech in front of the boisterous crowd Friday at Second Story. "This year when you go to the polls, we want you to check the boxes all the way down the ballot," the county commissioner candidate said. "Don't just vote for the president. Kerry might help get you health care, but he's not going to be working to keep sewage out of your drinking water. That's our job."

Lawsuit with former assistant coach settled

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:12 a.m.

Former basketball assistant coach Ron Felling will receive a $35,000 settlement from IU after a pending four-year lawsuit for wrongful termination. Felling was fired by former basketball coach Bob Knight in 1999 after a post-game confrontation. According to The Associated Press, Felling also sued Knight, who settled with him two years ago by paying him $25,000 after admitting he shoved Felling.

J-school computers compromised

By David A. Nosko · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:10 a.m.

While the majority of the campus community slept late last Wednesday night, an unidentified computer hacker or cracker compromised several computer workstations in Ernie Pyle Hall for the purpose of sightseeing, according to University Information Technology Services.

Students flock to Kosher Meal Plan

By Ashley Lough · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:09 a.m.

The Helene G. Simon Hillel Center, in conjunction with Residential Program Services, is offering a Kosher Meal Plan for students who wish to obey the requirements of the Jewish meal preparation. The Hillel Center prepares and serves all-you-can-eat kosher dinners on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The cost of the meal plan is $400. For resident students with meal plans, $310 will be reimbursed to the Bursar account as part of the RPS meal plan service. Freshman Jeff Villano said he bought the Kosher Meal Plan to stay close to his religious practices.

Dentistry professor receives grant

By Lindsay Lyon · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 1:07 a.m.

Of the 3,000 reasons you've been told to brush your teeth, one more should be added -- it could save your life. Dr. Michael Kowolik, professor of periodontics at IU's School of Dentistry, located in Indianapolis, just received a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study whether dental plaque build-up may be a potential risk factor for heart disease.

Israeli strikes leave 7 Palestinians dead; CNN producer kidnapped

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Lavie · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 12:33 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Israelis killed seven Palestinians in attacks Monday, including a Gaza airstrike that killed one militant and wounded a militia commander, who vowed revenge from his hospital bed.

Kinesiology department honors professor

By Daniel Wells · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 12:33 a.m.

As a University of Missouri basketball player in the 1930s John Cooper invented the jump shot. As a professor, first at the University of Southern California and then at IU, Cooper helped invent the nascent science of biomechanics.

1-woman play explores harsh reality

By Rose Mary Forte · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 12:33 a.m.

On Sunday night, the John Waldron Arts Center showcased a one-woman act based on the play and book by Claudia Shear titled "Blown Sideways Through Life," performed by Julie Dixon, head of acting and an assistant professor in the theater department at Indiana State University.

New group focuses on black GLBT students

By Daniel Wells · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 12:32 a.m.

In May of 2003 Sakia Gunn, a 15-year-old black lesbian was stabbed to death while she waited for the bus in Newark, N.J. While five years earlier the murder of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old white gay male, in Laramie, Wy. triggered a media storm nationwide, Gunn's murder received little attention from the mainstream press or gay publications.

Conference panelists discuss job outsourcing

By Hina Alam · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 12:31 a.m.

A conference held last Friday attempted to place a fresh perspective on the subject of job outsourcing. The India Studies Program and the Kelley School of Business held a panel discussion titled "Outsourcing -- Losing Jobs, Saving Money?" in the business school.

Broadway hit comes to IU

By Brandon Morley and Brandon S Morley · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 12:31 a.m.

The IU Auditorium will bring an audience through its limestone edifice at 8 p.m. tonight and Wednesday with Troika Entertainment's national tour of "Crazy for You." Ken Ludwig, a playwright known for several Broadway farces including "Moon Over Buffalo" and "Lend me a Tenor," took his inspiration for tonight's billing from the 1930 Broadway hit by George and Ira Gershwin called "Girl Crazy." The similarities between the two shows are apparent, but Ludwig's flavor shines in "Crazy for You."

No windmills or wooden shoes

By Stephanie Fedor · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 12:30 a.m.

This weekend I decided to reward myself with a little trip to Amsterdam. I traveled by plane, train and metro bus to experience a different sort of European culture. I took my trip with four friends and caught a plane to Brussels, Belgium, Thursday. Friday we took a train to Holland -- Amsterdam to be exact -- and then back to Brussels for Saturday night. Let's just say it was a lesson learned while at the same time being an unforgettable experience.

Meet the parents

By Alyson Brodsy and Brett Warnke · Tuesday, Sept. 28,2004 12:27 a.m.

My relationship with my parents has morphed dramatically since I left home four years ago. Maybe we've all gotten a little crazier. The hardest thing about moving to college was leaving a crazy, loving home and moving onto a campus filled with lots of "normal" people. My relationship with my parents has taught me that we all experience mini-crises in which we need a grounded support group to give us familiarity and companionship, even if they are a little insane.