Community Arts

Ball State student fakes cancer, officials say

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 2:14 a.m.

MUNCIE, Ind. -- A Ball State University student shaved her head and pretended to be deaf for three years to convince people she had cancer so they would give her money, prosecutors said. Brookelyn Walters, 24, of Culver is expected to surrender to authorities Monday to face charges of forgery and theft, said her attorney, Jay T. Hirschauer of Logansport.

Michigan proposes hazing ban

By Lee Cleary · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 2:13 a.m.

Pledging a greek organization can mean several things, but for some fraternities at some colleges, initiation procedures can get out of control. A recent event on the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor campus raised the question of "hazing" after a Sigma Chi pledge was hospitalized for kidney failure due to lack of sleep and over-worked muscles. However, due to laws in Michigan, this is not a crime because the pledge consented.

Sharp edges cause mirror removal in Eigenmann

By Nicholas J. Schmidt · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 2:12 a.m.

With two years of remodeling finally finished at Eigenmann Hall, nobody would think something like dorm room mirrors could cause such a hassle. However, since the beginning of this school year, about two dozen people have reported cutting themselves on the mirrors, said Tim Bagwell, assistant residence manager of Eigenmann Hall. "It became a safety issue," Bagwell said. "We were aware of it. It's been a problem and we knew we needed to get it fixed."

IU offers eerie events

By Rachel Ward · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 2:10 a.m.

With Halloween just around the corner, IU student and faculty groups are gearing up for philanthropies, fun and a good old scare. Lambda Chi Alpha and Delta Zeta are holding their annual haunted house tonight and Saturday to benefit the Bloomington chapter of Big Brothers, Big Sisters.

Marlins take series lead over New York

By Alyson Brodsy and Ben Walker · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:57 a.m.

MIAMI -- Now look who's the team to beat in this World Series. Cool, confident and even a little bit cocky, the Florida Marlins are just one win from another championship, beating the banged-up and bumbling New York Yankees 6-4 in Game 5 Thursday night. Brad Penny pumped his fist like crazy when he escaped his final threat and Alex Gonzalez struck again with his Hall of Fame-bound bat as the Marlins seized a 3-2 lead with a surprisingly easy victory.

Team heads to Texas for first test of year

By Chris Hopper · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:53 a.m.

This weekend, the women's swimming and diving team will be traveling to Dallas, Texas, to face off in the SMU Classic. This is the first time in the five-year tenure of IU coach Doris Tierney that the swim team will head to Dallas for the competition. Tierney is prepping the team to its fullest potential for every meet, and this one is no different.

Play combines humor and music

By Nikolas Priest · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:46 a.m.

Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris" is a bit of an anomaly among pieces for the stage. It is a musical, but it is also a revue in another sense, and a character study of one man's opinions and beliefs in another sense. The production opens tonight at the at 8 p.m. and plays nightly through Nov. 1 except Sunday with matinees Saturdays at 2 p.m at the Wells-Metz Theatre. In a show without a linear plot or discernible characters, one must ask: What is the focus of this 'musical'? The answer is ideas.

Wanted: loving homes the window

By Tim Callahan · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:44 a.m.

Collars rattling and tails wagging are common themes lately at the local Bloomington Animal Shelter. Celebrated annually, "Adopt a Shelter Dog" month is currently taking place with the aid of the Monroe County Humane Association and PETsMART. A sprightly basset hound nudging plastic chew toys, an inquisitive beagle stretching for affection and a scruffy collie spaniel named Houdini are among many of the dogs available for adoption.

Building Diversity

By -Kehla West · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:43 a.m.

IU kicked off its One for Diversity fundraiser with a formal celebration in Alumni Hall Thursday night. IU-Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm, who created the initiative, said it was great to finally see the program get on its feet after a year of work. "It's very exciting. It's wonderful that the students are taking the first big step," Brehm said. "We've been working on it in various ways since 2002, and this is the first big kickoff."

Mayoral hopefuls meet for debate

By Mike Malik · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:41 a.m.

Republican Fred Prall and Democrat Mark Kruzan, both candidates for Bloomington mayor, debated late into the night Thursday.

Courseshelp to 'catch up' students

By Brian Janosch · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:41 a.m.

It is the time of year when many students realize the mistakes they made a couple months ago upon signing up for classes -- and the add/drop process begins.

Apple's foray into rival market meets with success

By Alli Stolper and Writer Alli Stolper · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:41 a.m.

Apple Computers has done what it said it would never do -- it has venture into enemy territory and creates a program that is compatible with its rival's software.

AOL blocks campus e-mails

By Mike Malik · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:41 a.m.

Some IU students have encountered trouble sending Webmail e-mails to America Online accounts.

We're all geeks

By Phil Kijak · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:38 a.m.

In his book, "Lucky Wander Boy," D.B. Weiss says that a geek is someone who "loves something more than the fear and respect and desire of his fellow men and women." Geeks see the beauty in that which they obsess over. Get them talking about their passions and they will give you a perspective that you could never conceive. And the most beautiful part is that we're all geeks.

Feds arrest hundreds of illegal workers at Wal-Marts across the nation

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:22 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Federal officials arrested more than 300 illegal workers at 60 Wal-Mart stores across the country early Thursday morning and searched the office of one of the retail chain's corporate executives, a federal official said.

Around The World

By Ayesha Awan · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:21 a.m.

3 new nations elected to U.N. Security Council UNITED NATIONS -- Algeria, Brazil and the Philippines were elected to seats on the U.N. Security Council Thursday for two-year terms along with Romania and Benin. The five candidates won the support of more than 170 nations in voting by the 191-member General Assembly. Five other nations were chosen last year for terms expiring in 2004.

Indiana Mountain Bike Festival comes to area this weekend

By Monica Dix · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:19 a.m.

Biking enthusiasts will come together Saturday and Sunday for the second annual Southern Indiana Mountain Bike Festival. The event will be held at Valley Branch Retreat in Nashville, Ind. Over 1,000 people are expected to attend the event over the two-day period. Attendees will be able to test the 2004 models of mountain bikes from a variety of vendors, including Gary Fisher Bikes and Trek Bikes.

Davis shows Arnold the ropes

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:18 a.m.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger met Thursday with the man he'll be replacing and said in a joint news conference that they were working well together and had started "a great relationship."

What would the Jewish God do?

By Jack M. Silverstein and Jack Silverstein · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:07 a.m.

During my freshmen year at IU, my synagogue sent out care packages to all of its new college freshmen. In that package was a guide book that was supposed to help us retain our Jewish identities while at school. I don't remember much from the book, but I do remember a section that was entitled, "Top Five Reasons You Should Marry a Jewish Person." One of the reasons was, "Because you know it's the right thing to do." From Jesus fish to WWJD to worried backlashes such as the one in my Jewish handbook, it seems that organized religion has moved closer and closer to the surface and further and further away from spirituality and good living.

Music school finally in tune

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 24,2003 1:04 a.m.

It seems the music school has finally acknowledged that it's time to change the locks and begin a new era in instrument security. They've been publicly ridiculed and bashed for their lack of swiftness in preventing more thefts, but they're doing it now and that's an important step.