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IU makes big find in field of small science

By Obaid Khawaja · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 1 a.m.

Scientists at IU are taking conventional scientific theory and turning it on its head. IU scientists have found the metallic element gallium to be the only known substance that does not melt at a lower temperature when it is reduced in size, which goes against what was traditionally thought by science.

IUSA to inform about noise rules

By Mike McElroy · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 12:59 a.m.

The IU Student Association will give students a wake-up call regarding Bloomington's "Quiet Nights Initiative" starting next week and continuing through January. IUSA will hang fliers from the doors of off-campus student residences in hopes of informing them of their rights and obligations as Bloomington citizens. The campaign is part of an ongoing effort to further student-community relations, IU Student Body President Casey Cox said. "We want to protect students more than anything," Cox said. "I think part of protecting them is educating them about being citizens in the community."

The false language of choice

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 12:56 a.m.

The recent media attention to the "opt-out revolution" by working women, including the Nov. 20 IDS feature ("Home vs. work: more women embrace choice"), could easily lead one to believe that mothers are leaving the labor force in droves. The data suggest, however, that working mothers are here to stay. Furthermore, the emphasis on women's "choices" belies the paucity of options available to American parents.

Spin, Spin, Spin

By Adam Aasen · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 12:49 a.m.

The Helene G. Simon Hillel Center is trying to spin its way into history as leaders will attempt to break the Guinness record for most dreidels spun at the same time Sunday. The Center will have to spin 561 dreidels to break the record currently held by the University of Maryland. The event will take place at 1 p.m. in Alumni Hall of the Indiana Memorial Union and will last about 30 minutes. Andy Gitelson, program director at the Hillel Center, said members of the Hillel Center Student Leadership Council, thought of the event as a way to educate people on Hanukkah and raise spirits on campus.

'Coolest rooms' take top awards

By Matt Mattucci · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 12:49 a.m.

A rubber duck shower curtain drapes across their dorm room window, "My Little Pony" dolls are organized on a desk shelf and Care Bear posters, drawings and dolls are strewn across the room. The L-shaped bunk beds have matching comforters and sheets of rubber duckies and Care Bears. This room is not only the epitome of 1980s cartoons, but hours worth of hard work. "Nobody else has this stuff," said freshman Julia Cuzzupe, grand prize winner of the "Coolest Room Contest," sponsored by Residential Programs and Services. "We spent 10 to 15 hours total on the room, with an additional five hours the night before the judging."

Students prepare for Jewish holiday

By Matt Lahr · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 12:49 a.m.

As students returned to campus following Thanksgiving break, they were greeted by flickering lights, nativity scenes, Christmas trees and other holiday decorations throughout the area. To some students, such displays carry great religious importance and are an integral part of the holiday season.

Supermarket surrealism

By Bonnie Real · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 12:47 a.m.

The word "surreal" is one audacious adjective. It will hop right into your unsuspecting lexicon and attach itself to the most inappropriate of nouns. Before you know it, you'll find yourself pairing the word with any experience that ranges from slightly odd to extraordinarily bizarre. You'll find your chocolate milkshake tasting particularly surreal one day, or you'll see an utterly surreal episode of "Suddenly Susan" on TV.

Empty heads and church bingo

By Alyson Brodsy and Jake Rossman · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 12:44 a.m.

The state of Indiana has never been thought of as America's cradle of ideas. But at IU, we've created a slice of educational heaven. For four or more years, thousands of young adults from all over Indiana, the United States and the world, will call Bloomington their home. Diversity issues aside, more than anywhere else in Indiana, a cosmopolitan gathering shares this small town. Migrating like birds to gain the skills necessary for success in the winters of their futures, they will arrive for a time to nest in houses and dorms. These birds, however, are not seasonal, and most won't be coming back.

Software a 'pure' waste

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 12:39 a.m.

University Information Technology Services reports that the No. 1 complaint to their offices is about spam, or unwanted junk e-mail. UITS also reported that spam constitutes about 60 percent of messages that enter the University server.

Examining evolution of comic

By Paul Musgrave · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 12:38 a.m.

Calvin and Hobbes" creator Bill Watterson was no fan of the newspaper comic strip industry. In a speech at Ohio State University in October 1989, Watterson called comics "simpler and dumber than ever." "The early cartoonists, with no path before them, produced work of such sophistication, wit and beauty that it increasingly seems to me that cartoon evolution is working backward," Watterson said. "Comic strips are moving toward a primordial goo rather than away from it."

Defense lets up in blowout loss

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 12:20 a.m.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- After Saturday's win over Xavier, IU coach Mike Davis said his team was further along defensively than it was offensively. Apparently, he forgot to tell his team that. IU allowed Wake Forest to shoot 50.7 percent from the field, 56.3 percent in the first half, on its way to an embarrassing 100-67 defeat in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge Tuesday, moving IU's record to 2-2 on the season, and Wake Forest's to a perfect 4-0. "Like coach (Davis) said, we need to get a collective fight," senior guard A.J. Moye said. "Not four guys on one possession, three guys on one possession. It's got to be five guys on every possession. And when you get beat 10 possessions in a row, that's what happens. The lead expands. The lead expands, and you're left with that." In the second half, IU had no answer for the Deacons' Eric Williams. The sophomore center scored 14 of his team high 25 in the second half as Wake Forest extended its 22-point halftime lead to as much as 38 points. Moye, sophomore forward Sean Kline, and freshman forward Pat Ewing Jr. guarded Williams most of the game. It didn't help that IU's tallest player, 6-11 senior center George Leach, is out indefinitely with a knee injury.

Pentagon delays plans to acquire tankers

By Alyson Brodsy and Ken Guggenheim · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 12:17 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon will delay plans to acquire 100 air refueling tankers from Boeing in light of a scandal at the aerospace giant that has led to the dismissal of two executives and the resignation of Chairman and CEO Phil Condit.

Powell asks for 'free' Georgian elections

By Alyson Brodsy and George Gedda · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 12:16 a.m.

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands -- A month to the day after a Georgian parliamentary election marked by ballot fraud, Secretary of State Colin Powell met Tuesday with the country's acting president, Nino Burdzhanadze, and stressed the need for a free and fair process when Georgians return to the polls on Jan. 4 to choose a new president.

State health officials say severe flu season ahead for Hoosiers

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 12:11 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Public health officials are warning that Indiana may be in for a severe flu season. State Health Commissioner Greg Wilson said Tuesday the flu may be more severe than usual this year and could affect a broader range of age groups. Several residents have already been hospitalized with the flu.

Bloomington Animal Shelter receives donation

By Tim Callahan · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 12:10 a.m.

Cats and dogs alike will soon take advantage of new construction efforts taking place at the Bloomington Animal Shelter. A donation of $61,927 made to the city on behalf of the Monroe County Humane Association is making the additions possible.

Arson suspect to stay in jail

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Dec. 3,2003 12:10 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A federal judge has ordered that a man who investigators have linked to the fire that destroyed a museum founded by a Holocaust survivor remain in jail on unrelated gun charges.

IU students deal with 'real world' of fashion

By Mallory Zalkin · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2003 11:53 p.m.

The fashion industry in the United States has become a phenomenon, attracting consumers as well as potential employees. Intense competition, rapid turnover rate, high demand and the need for new talent often cause a career in the world of fashion to be less promising than one might believe it to be. But where exactly do these students end up and where do they even begin? Although Indiana is not considered the nation's fashion metropolis, IU supplies students with many of the tools and experiences an aspiring fashion merchandising student can anticipate in his or her career paths.

Town experiences art renaissance

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2003 11:50 p.m.

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- When Jessica Evans returned to Rhode Island after college to pursue a career in printmaking, she imagined opening a studio on Providence's popular Wickenden Street, where cafes hug the sidewalk, art galleries are plentiful and tourists wander in and out of antique stores.

NATO countries to stay in Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy and Robert Burns · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2003 11:21 p.m.

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Nearly all of the NATO countries with troops in Iraq have pledged to remain there in 2004 to help stabilize and rebuild the country, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday.

Job market improves for December grads

By Stephanie Susman · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2003 1:32 a.m.

Searching for a job mid-year might seem difficult for December graduates, but career advisors say not to worry. Arlene Hill, associate director of the arts and sciences placement office, said while the job market has been slow in the past, she is seeing a recovery. "(The market is) still fairly tight," she said, "but jobs are available in all industries."