Community Arts

Hoosiers optimistic for new season

Interpreted word for word, the women's soccer team's goal for the 2001 season may not seem profound. But coach Joe Kelley maintains that if his team plays its hardest, the Hoosiers can expect an improvement on last year's 8-9-1 record. "It may sound so trite, but we just want to play really well. Every game we want to compete," Kelley said. "We want to go out and play with pride and outwork the other team. Beyond that obviously we're judged by wins and losses. It would be great if things fell our way, but we've got to make our breaks."

Got Mike?

Like Mike -- PGStarring: Bow Wow, Morris ChestnutDirected by: John SchultzShowing: Showplace East 11

Students picked for the Board of Aeons

First year Chancellor Sharon Brehm has chosen six students to serve as new members of a panel to represent student opinion in the administration. The Board of Aeons, established in 1921 by IU President William Lowe Bryan, officially functions as a link between the student body and the administration. The students are nominated by faculty and staff, based on excellence in academics and student leadership.

Junior 'Jeopardy' finalist moves on

IU junior Brett Dvorak has qualified for the semifinal round of 'College Jeopardy.' In the quarterfinals, broadcast Tuesday night, Dvorak finished behind Thomas Zamora from the University of Southern California and Mysti Kofford from Boston University, but finished with a total high enough to qualify for the next round.

Journalists worked hard until the end

The goal of a journalist is to seek the truth and report it. For some journalists, fulfilling that mission meant making the ultimate sacrifice. Recently, four foreign journalists were killed in pursuit of the truth. Maria Grazia Cutuli, Harry Burton, Azizullah Haidari and Julio Fuentes were stopped, dragged out of their van, and shot. Two Afghan drivers and one translator were able to escape and warn the eight to 13 other vehicles full of journalists in the convoy of media vans behind them.

Theft of money despicable act

Last week someone stole $1,300 from the IU Student Association offices. The money was earmarked for disaster relief funds. According to the American Red Cross, that much money would feed a family of four for two weeks. It would pay for 20 days of meals and hotel stays for a displaced victim. It would be enough to provide emergency shelter and food for 250 people for one day.

Soothe the soul with pudding

January is here: hooray for it! In January, you do not need to charm or entertain. You do not need to put on a performance. All you have to do is appear, sit in your required seat, listen or not listen, smile or not smile. The sheer relief of January quiet is enough to make anyone turn to pudding. And turn to pudding is exactly what I do: bread pudding and stirred pudding most often, but even a ready-made cup of pudding when time is short.

Hoosiers not on TV

After seasons of constant television coverage, the men's basketball team will take a hit this season. And we have the economy to thank, IU Media Relations Director Jeff Fanter said. Seven of IU's first 12 games - including two exhibition contests - will not be televised. Sunday's exhibition victory against Athletes in Action was the first. Other games that will not be televised include Nike Elite, Charlotte, Southern Illinois, Ball State and both Hoosier Classic contests. IU's game against Miami of Florida will be broadcast regionally on the Sunshine Network.

Silent day to symbolize oppression

Every day, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people are oppressed, said graduate student Barry Magee, director of the CommUNITY Educators. Members of the GLBT community and their allies will protest this silencing Wednesday during the National Day of Silence, "Making the Silence Visible."

Saba - 'Breeze of the East' comes to Bloomington

A musical journey that has taken thousands of years is continuing this Sunday at IU. That music has followed the Silk Road, the ancient trade route linking China and Rome in an exchange of goods and cultures that has had an impact on the shape of Eurasia to this day. Now Sabá, a Bloomington-based ensemble featuring musicians from Turkey to New Jersey, are bringing the ancient folk music of the East to the modern-day Midwest. This Sunday IU's 2001 Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European and Central Eurasian Languages will present the Ninth Annual Central Eurasian Concert: "Silk Road: A Cultural and Musical Journey by Sabá, Breeze of the East."

IU receives Howard Hughes Medical Grant

This week IU was awarded a four-year $2.2 million Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Undergraduate Science Education Program grant. The HHMI, the nation's largest private source of support for biomedical research and science education, selected 43 colleges and universities to receive the grants which ranged from $1.2 to $2.2 million.

Protest returns to Kirkwood

Wednesday's rains didn't stop protesters from gathering for a second day at People's Park to speak out against what they consider sins in the eyes of Jesus Christ. After journeying to Indianapolis Tuesday for another protest rally, the "Call to Repentance" protesters returned to Bloomington for another afternoon of waving signs and yelling at passers-by.

'Black Hawk' DVD a crash compared to solid movie

Man arrested in burning of American flag

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. -- An Indiana man accused of burning an American flag behind his home has been arrested, despite rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court that said flag-burning is an exercise of free speech. David H. Stout, 49, of Noblesville was charged Monday with flag desecration and resisting law enforcement. He was being held Tuesday at the Hamilton County Jail on a $9,000 bond. Stout was arrested Sunday after police found him lying beside a burning flag in an alley behind his home.

Northern alliance's role in Afghanistan still in question

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Hundreds of Arab fighters suspected of links to Osama bin Laden were given citizenship by the former Afghan government whose leaders are now receiving U.S. help fighting the Taliban, according to documents shown to The Associated Press by the ruling Islamic militia.

How to be a great Dad

Father's Day is rapidly approaching and that has got me thinking. First, should I get my Dad a card commemorating what a great job I think he has done over the years or the doll with the beer belly that burps when you squeeze its head?

Junior wants to win it all again

Second best isn't good enough for junior Roadrunner Jenn Wangerin. "Who remembers who finishes second?" Wangerin said. "You either win or you don't win. To finish second is the same as finishing in fifth."

GLBT support group to hold meeting

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Student Support Services is sponsoring GenderTalk, a monthly support group offering confidential support to students, faculty and community members exploring the meaning of gender and the differences between gender and sex. GenderTalk will hold its first meeting of the semester at 6 p.m. tonight in Bryan Hall on the top floor of the Student Activities Tower in the Indiana Memorial Union.

Abortion not only choice

It was nine long steps from the car to the building. She rubbed her forehead, and her stomach churned as if something were trying to tell her not to open the car door. People circled the building. She counted twelve signs, but the number seemed to increase with each second. She shook her head and her boyfriend put the car in drive. Anna is four years old today. She has curly blonde hair and her eyes are the color of the ocean in the Caribbean. She loves to read and when it's sunny out she likes to eat popsicles on the porch. When it snows she makes snow angels until the yard is covered with them. She is beautiful. Every time I see her I wonder, what if? What if my friend had entered the building that day? What if she had an abortion? Anna's mother was a senior in high school when she found out she was pregnant. She had eight months until graduation. At the time those had seemed the longest eight months of her life, but if you asked her today she'd tell you they were nothing.

IUSA begins working for students again

I've been around this campus a long time, and even participated in the IU Student Association elections commission, I can tell you that never has IUSA done a more capable job than this year's group of student leaders.