Community Arts

The call of the weekend

By Alyson Brodsy and Jake Rossman · Sunday, March 7,2004 11:38 p.m.

The winter night's breeze carried the beef and beans smell of a late-night taco bar through the Sample Gates. I was taking a study break, on a walk from the Indiana Memorial Union to Jimmy John's for a late-night sub. A section of sidewalk by Kilroy's on Kirkwood had disappeared under a mass of people standing outside the entrance. I crossed the street to get around. The people were jovial, happily blinded by beer goggles and gushing punch-drunk promiscuity, while I was a pissed-off kind of sober.

Oscar-worthy transformations

By Anthony Breznican and Stephanie Morris · Sunday, March 7,2004 11:35 p.m.

During my post-Oscar browse this year, I noticed a small but interesting trend that has been brewing in the category of Best Actress. Over the past five years, this award has generally been presented to women who underwent dramatic physical transformations for the roles in question. Also, four years out of five, the winning roles portrayed characters based on real people.

Help trim obesity

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, March 7,2004 11:33 p.m.

America, you're fat. Sorry, we mean no offense, but it's just true. Obesity is on the rise, and it's affecting every age group, every race, both genders and every state of the union. (To find out whether you are at risk for obesity, use the government standard: start with your height in inches, square it and take 4.25 percent of the result. If you weigh more than that, you're obese, according to Slate Online Magazine.)

Three comics shake up the market

By Jamie Swhier · Sunday, March 7,2004 11:27 p.m.

Comedian Steve Medley appeared at the Market in the Indiana Memorial Union Friday as part of a night of comedy sponsored by Comedy Caravan. Medley, along with two other comics, performed jokes and skits in front of a full audience. The show included Scott Dunn, who has been on "The Man Show" and was featured on Bob and Tom's latest CD, and Randy Madsen, whose sense of humor caused the only outburst in the night's events. Each performer presented material for about 30 minutes.

14 killed in refugee camp raid

By Alyson Brodsy and Ibrahim Barzak · Sunday, March 7,2004 11:27 p.m.

BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip -- Israeli troops carried out their deadliest raid in Gaza in 17 months Sunday, part of a surge of bloodshed ahead of a possible Israeli withdrawal from the coastal strip.

'The Doc' puts on a show

By -Jenny Kobiela · Sunday, March 7,2004 11:27 p.m.

Heeeeeeere's Doc!" the announcer bellowed as flamboyant jazz legend Doc Severinsen bounded onto the IU Auditorium stage Friday night dressed in a colorful shirt and a black sequin jacket. Immediately, the band began playing and transported the audience into a world of big band bliss.

3 missing in boating tragedy

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, March 7,2004 11:25 p.m.

BALTIMORE, Md. -- Divers searched the Baltimore, Md., harbor Sunday for the bodies of three people missing after a water taxi capsized with 25 people aboard. A woman was killed, and two others, including an 8-year-old girl, were critically injured.

Indiana represented in new hip-hop movement

By Eric Tash · Sunday, March 7,2004 11:25 p.m.

Dr. Dre, 50 Cent and Eminem all have something in common -- and its not that they are all part of the same record label. They are all from big cities with tremendous exposure. Though Los Angeles, Detroit and New York are known for producing hip-hop's latest and best talent, the Midwest region is just beginning to gain exposure from artists such as Nelly, Kanye West and Twista.

IU students get 'real world' experience at Fox News

By Lori Geller · Sunday, March 7,2004 11:24 p.m.

Last weekend, two IU students had their 15 minutes of fame in a live Fox News broadcast from New York City. Senior Lisa Berenholz and junior Jonathan Gibson were part of a pilot contest for producing a "fair and balanced" news story, organized by IU alumnus John Malkin, vice president of affiliate sales and marketing for Fox News.

Collins builds teddy bears for children

By Andrea Opperman · Sunday, March 7,2004 11:22 p.m.

Free Roly Poly sandwiches weren't the only reward for students at the Collins Living Learning-Center Clubhouse Saturday. For volunteer students who sewed teddy bears for Middle Way House children, knowing a child's life was better was reward enough. "I'm hoping it will be a comfort for (the kids) to have a stuffed animal to keep them company when they go to a strange new environment," said senior Kelly Walsh, coordinator of the event.

Rockets explode in central Baghdad

By Alyson Brodsy and Hamza Hendawi · Sunday, March 7,2004 11:22 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- At least 10 rockets exploded Sunday night in central Baghdad near the area housing the headquarters of the U.S.-led coalition, officials said. Sirens blared for several minutes, and smoke and flames were visible.

Simpsons producer a crowd pleaser

By Alex Hickey · Sunday, March 7,2004 11:20 p.m.

Speaking Friday night at Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union, "The Simpsons" producer Mike Reiss thanked the audience for "taking time out of your drinking schedule" as he covered the highlights of his career and shed some light onto the behind-the-scenes workings of one of the most popular shows in television history.

College graduates face tough job market

By Stephanie Frasco · Sunday, March 7,2004 11:19 p.m.

With college seniors across the nation getting ready to graduate, many will be entering a competitive job market, but competition isn't the only challenge they will need to overcome. For the past two years, the economy has been recovering from a recession.

Big Red to make case Tuesday

By Ab D. Phillip · Friday, March 5,2004 6:20 p.m.

The Student Body Supreme Court of IU voted 8-2-1 Friday to accept Big Red's appeal of its disqualification. The Court will hear the case Tuesday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Moot Court Room of the Law School. The hearing is open to the public.

A tropical underworld

By Kelly Phillips · Friday, March 5,2004 12:57 a.m.

A gold-spotted black stin-gray lazily ripples across a stack of algae-covered rocks to 36-year-old Tom Meador's food-laden fist, which looks small, pink and vulnerable poised in the water as the ray glides closer and envelopes it. It hovers there only a moment as Meador strokes the 28-inch ray's underside and then glides away as he laughs. "She's not really interested in this food," he says, tossing the brown pellet food to the other fish in the small pond. "She'd rather have some frozen fish or shrimp." Meador shakes the water off his fist and seals up his bag of fish food, glancing around at his other pets. Rather than cats or dogs, gold-flecked piranhas leer out at him, tiny rainbow-colored tetras dart past and an African sultana turtle lurks under a dark deck hidden beneath strands of green vines, a 15-foot palm tree and several orchids.

Seniors say goodbye

By Natalie A. Trout · Friday, March 5,2004 12:55 a.m.

The IU men's basketball team is going to end its Big Ten season playing the same Wisconsin team it opened against -- and lost to by 34 points Jan. 6. It's a game senior center George Leach didn't even want to talk about after IU's win over Michigan Wednesday night. The game will be one of the most emotional nights of his basketball career, playing for the last time in Assembly Hall. "Nobody wants to play in their final home game," Leach said. "Of course it will be sad." IU's other senior to see action in Assembly Hall for the last time is forward A.J. Moye. Moye said he wishes he could play at Indiana for ten more years. "I wish it was like the NBA or something," Moye said. "I love this crowd, man. I think they just respect my heart and my effort."

Facing T-shirt trouble

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 5,2004 12:55 a.m.

They say that money is the root of all evil. Sometimes evil comes in a poly-cotton blend. If the Big Red party executives were aware of this danger, perhaps they would have been more cautious with the 1,200 T-shirts purchased for their campaign. The IU Student Association Elections Commission found 600 of the now-scandalous shirts were not listed on finance reports and would have knocked Big Red over its spending limit.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 5,2004 12:53 a.m.

Ravens acquire Terrell Owens BALTIMORE -- Four-time Pro Bowl receiver Terrell Owens was traded to the Baltimore Ravens by San Francisco Thursday after a paperwork error prevented him from becoming a free agent. Owens, who quarreled with coaches, teammates and opponents during the last few seasons, was given permission by the 49ers to seek a deal after his agent failed to file a document voiding the final years of his contract. He gives Baltimore the top receiver it has been lacking for years, even in 2000, when it won the Super Bowl. Owens was among several players required to file for free agency by a deadline recently moved up 10 days for players who signed their contracts before the league's 2001 collective bargaining agreement went into effect. Owens has spent all eight of his NFL seasons with the 49ers, who drafted him in the third round in 1996.

Legislators push bills as session ends

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Friday, March 5,2004 12:52 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- As the 2004 session neared a midnight Thursday deadline for adjournment, lawmakers were prepared to pass several bills with bipartisan support and send them to Gov. Joe Kernan.

Students reenact Selma march across campus

By Amber Kerezman · Friday, March 5,2004 12:52 a.m.

Sophomore Courtney Williams marched at the front of a small Black Student Union group. IU students stared at the booming activists, moving respectfully aside.