Community Arts

Friends first, teammates second

For some college athletes, friendships between them and a teammate develop during their time training, practicing and travelling together. For two members of the IU women's tennis team, their friendship was created long before the two became Hoosiers.

Jeffries chose Hoosiers over Devils

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Mike Krzyzweski figured he didn't have much of a shot at convincing Jared Jeffries to play basketball at Duke. After all, Jeffries grew up and played high school basketball within a stone's throw of Assembly Hall and the IU campus.

Rescuers carry on grimly

NEW YORK -- The gruesome search through the graveyard of the World Trade Center yielded no survivors as the death toll mounted Thursday and hopes dimmed for more than 4,700 missing souls. President Bush promised to visit New York to "hug and cry" with its shaken citizens. Two days after the trade center was hit and destroyed by two hijacked passenger planes, swirling dust kept visibility limited, and sanitation trucks waged a losing fight against the residue of the blast. Hundreds of family members searched for any sign of their loved ones.

Help for anxiety disorders

Anxiety is part of the human condition -- we all worry and feel scared from time to time. Anxiety can serve as a useful trigger to remind us to get out of dangerous situations, or to prepare for anticipated challenging situations such as exams. Regardless of the source of anxiety, when it reaches a certain level it is experienced as unpleasant and consequently prompts us to take action to reduce it. As anxiety becomes more persistent and less connected to "real dangers," it shifts from "normal" anxiety to an anxiety disorder.

The Brothers gonna work it out

Consider the hand you're dealt

When viewing a theater piece of any kind that has multiple casts, one must always be conscious of separating the production from the piece from the performers. Yet, at the same time, a show also must include those three aspects without distinction. When one falters, all falter.

Up in Smoke

Indianapolis firefighters will see less smoke on the job after Thursday. On the 25th anniversary of the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout, the city's fire department went tobacco-free -- permanently.

Top 10 movies for the single gal/guy on Valentine's Day

Little League father charged

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The father of star Little League pitcher Danny Almonte has been charged with falsifying a birth certificate to show his son was 12, Dominican officials said Tuesday.

Arrests down for Little 500 weekend

During Little 500 weekend, police officers from both the IU Police Department and Bloomington Police Department arrested about 27 people, primarily for illegal consumption and public intoxication. Bloomington police reported more than 13 vandalism cases, 15 alcohol violations, 23 counts of larceny, and two attempted burglaries. Twenty total arrests were made by BPD.

Strokin' the 'D' at the Jamboree

A nation's wrath

WASHINGTON -- Vowing not to be cowed, President Bush pledged a crusade against terrorists Sunday as top administration officials zeroed in on Saudi exile Osama bin Laden and Afghanistan's Taliban militia for possible retribution for last week's terrorist attacks. Pakistan, whom Bush has turned to as an ally, sent senior officials to Afghanistan to warn the Taliban that it faces a massive assault if it does not hand over the fugitive to the United States, a top Pakistani official said. Bush spoke by phone to Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Saturday. "The leader of Pakistan has been very cooperative," Bush said Sunday.

Purdue's Keady still scowling over slow start

Gene Keady wasn't happy, and he wasn't shy about telling everyone about it. His scowl was worse. His Purdue squad wasn't playing up to his standards and was off to an 0-2 start in Big Ten play. But Wednesday's 84-75 upset of No. 9 Illinois in West Lafayette kept the Boilermakers from their first 0-3 league start in 38 years and might have cheered up Keady.

Changing SPACES

A dignified 19th century parlor, complete with walnut cabinet and desk, stares sternly out at the street from one window of the old storefront, while glassware in clashing colors of tangerine and avocado from the 1960s sparkles wildly like crazed go-go dancers from the other. Dana McElvy is changing his window display again. He has to keep displays fresh to entice customers, what he considers the hardest part of running the Fourth Street Emporium, 511 W. Fourth St.

Spring break for cheap

Explorers expand human horizons

When looking back at man's jaw-dropping physical feats of the past 80 years, one notices that they seem to occur in twos within a short period of time.

Salukis fans help take down Hoosiers

It was over before it started. That's what Mike Davis said after the Hoosiers were trampled by Southern Illinois, 72-60, in front of a sellout crowd of 10,000 at a frenzied and chaotic SIU Arena. The win against IU (No. 24 ESPN/USA Today poll) was the first against a ranked team for the Salukis in more than 13 years. Davis said he knew it was coming. "I know my team. Just the look in their eyes," Davis said. "Even though we were up 4-0, you could just tell the momentum was (Salukis') way from the introductions." The crowd was noisy throughout, rattling the Hoosiers (4-2) and taking them out of their offense. The game was a pattern of runs by each team, only the Salukis had more.

Shadowed Air India Jet lands

NEW YORK -- Canadian fighters shadowed a New York-bound Air India jetliner over the Atlantic Ocean Thursday after authorities determined that a suspicious passenger was aboard, U.S. government officials said. The commercial plane, flying from London to New York, landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport at about 4:45 p.m. It was believed to be carrying 378 passengers and 19 crew members. U.S. fighters had been expected to escort the plane once it entered U.S. airspace.

A blonde Cher hits the club scene

Lugar addresses today's agricultural issues

Last Sunday at McNutt Formal Lounge Senator Richard Lugar spoke to a diverse crowd of high school students and teachers from around the world about issues facing agriculture today.