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Going for Gold

By Erika Biga Lee · Sunday, May 21,2006 9:43 p.m.

Tossing a marshmallow into his mouth after his teams' LEGO robot went awry, Bloomington High School South senior Cole Skelton shrugged his shoulders and began packing up gear. A National Science Olympiad veteran, Skelton knows how to pick his battles.

Art fair gives chance at rebirth

By Sarah Core · Sunday, May 21,2006 9:43 p.m.

The lively sound of Tibetan folk music wafted through the auction rooms, where art buyers bid on sumptuous pieces of framed artwork while rubbing shoulders with young families learning about Tibetan prayer techniques and nibbling on savory meat and vegetarian dumplings.

Hornish wins pole for Indianapolis 500

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Harris · Sunday, May 21,2006 9:25 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Sam Hornish Jr. came up a bit short on his prediction but not his speed.

Softball team's starry season ends in first-round exit at Texas

By Josh Bagriansky · Sunday, May 21,2006 9:22 p.m.

After a hot start that led to a win the opening game of the first round, the IU softball team suffered two consecutive losses that ended its tournament hopes and their season Saturday.

Bush compliments Iraq's newly inaugurated government

By Alyson Brodsy and Nedra Pickler · Sunday, May 21,2006 9:08 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The inauguration of Iraq's new government marks a new era in relations with the country that the United States has occupied for more than three years, President Bush said Sunday.

Victims of hate crime decide, twice, not to press charges

By Sarah Core · Sunday, May 21,2006 9:01 p.m.

Two men declined to press charges for battery against their neighbors after being physically and verbally harassed early Saturday morning.

Bikers turn out to support Jill's House

By Michael Reschke · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:59 p.m.

Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan spoke at the third annual "Mayor's Ride," declaring May as motorcycle safety and awareness month Sunday at an event on Sixth Street on the square. Kruzan addressed topics such as motorcycle safety and the benefits of motorcycles as fuel efficient vehicles. The actual ride, a luncheon and awards ceremony followed his speech.

Doughnut shop hopes to prove it's still hip to be square

By Joseph S. Pete · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:56 p.m.

Bloomington now boasts some of the edgiest doughnuts in the country. Square Donuts, the first franchise of the Terre Haute landmark, opened downtown Friday to brisk weekend business without any advertising or fanfare.

Student fights for graduation

By Bethany Bannister-Andrews and Bethany BannisterAndrews · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:53 p.m.

Friday, May 26 is graduation day at Mitchell High School, but senior Filip Lempa may not receive his diploma. Lempa is a 19-year-old Polish foreign exchange student who has spent his senior year at MHS.

Correction

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:49 p.m.

In the May 18 issue, information regarding student fees for IU parking garages was incorrect. None of the mandatory fee goes toward any of the parking garages or any parking services. The IDS regrets the error.

Gill Award honors Harvard neuroscientist

By Whitney Mitchell · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:48 p.m.

The biennial Gill Symposium and Award ceremony will take place today in the Indiana Memorial Union's Alumni Hall. The esteemed Gill Award is given to a neuroscientist whose work has significantly contributed to the field of neuroscience. The day-long symposium features lectures and a keynote speech by the award recipient and attracts lead researchers in the field of neuroscience from all over the country to Bloomington.

Report studies journalists covering the war in Iraq

By Mitchell Williams · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:47 p.m.

When the "War on Terror" commenced in Iraq, news reporters were quickly embedded among the platoons. Throughout the conflict their objectivity was called into question by many pundits and even their own colleagues. An IU professor and doctoral student, Byungho Park, set out to answer these questions about embedded reporters' objectivity in a recently published study.

Ballots for trustee election sent to Alumni

By Carl Gutierrez · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:46 p.m.

It's election season for the IU board of trustees, and current trustee Cora Smith Breckenridge is the one to beat. Her fate, along with six other candidates vying for her spot, rests in the hands of the 481,000 alumni eligible to vote.

A night at the opera

By Nick Mills and Nicholas Mills · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:44 p.m.

I had never been to an opera before Friday night. It's not that I was against operas or anything; in fact, I always wanted to go to one but never had time until my cable was canceled, and I couldn't watch E! anymore.

A provoking 'Christmas'

By Alyson Brodsy and Kristin Cutler · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:44 p.m.

It's Christmas Eve, and the Flannigans have all returned to the farm to celebrate the holidays. It seems like a normal family gathering until we learn about the family's past, including the murder of their father 20 years before.

Annual music festival remembers IU students, Mozart

By Nick Mills and Nicholas Mills · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:36 p.m.

This year's Bloomington Early Music Festival spans many time periods and music genres since the festival celebrates both the lives of five IU students killed in a plane crash last month and Mozart's 250th birthday.

Don't bother cracking this code

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:33 p.m.

As an avid gamer, there's a lot of books I read, or movies I watch, and I think: "Man, that would make for an awesome video game." "The Da Vinci Code" just isn't one of them.

Blockbuster is page turner

By Alyson Brodsy and Christy Lemire · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:32 p.m.

"The Da Vinci Code" -- Christians are outraged, albinos are offended and people around the world who haven't even seen the film are angry simply, it seems, in preparation for being angry.

Breaking the Code

By David A. Nosko · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:26 p.m.

The film based on Dan Brown's 2003 fictional religious thriller novel "The Da Vinci Code" premiered May 19, enraging many Catholics around the world and prompting the Vatican to call for an international boycott. The film based on Dan Brown's 2003 fictional religious thriller novel "The Da Vinci Code" premiered May 19, enraging many Catholics around the world and prompting the Vatican to call for an international boycott.

Book or movie, 'The Da Vinci Code' is the picture of sensation

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, May 21,2006 8:24 p.m.

There are classic dangers to face and unknown elements at every turn -- but in the right hands, a blockbuster book can still become a must-see movie that stands on its own.

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