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Twists and turns in store for WWF

Monday Night Raw was hotter than a frankfurter from the Kilroys hot dog man in preparation for Armageddon, Sunday night\'s pay-per-view. Gearing up for a long week of finals, I still manage to find time to watch wrestling. For those of you who did not find the time or already began cramming for the big finite exam, this column for keeping pace with the wrestling gossip saves you.

College football gives fans something to argue

The best part of college football is what the sport lacks -- answers to important questions. December and January are fun times for college football fans. We watch more than 20 meaningless bowl games. We then watch a few important games and during this two-month span we argue.

Midfielder provides versatility, strength to team

In the final 27 minutes of the IU-North Carolina men's soccer game Saturday, the Tar Heels sent practically their entire team at the Hoosiers' goal in an attempt to tie the game. At one point, junior goalkeeper Colin Rogers moved toward the far post, exposing an open net when North Carolina had the ball. At that moment, junior midfielder Tyler Hawley sprinted to the near post just in time to clear a ball that landed centimeters from the goal line.

Retailers use recycled bottles to make jackets, save the earth

One man's trash is another man's jacket. Manufacturers have been making fleece out of recycled two-liter plastic bottles since Wellman Inc., a recycling company, introduced the concept in 1993. Clothing retailer Patagonia was the first to sell jackets of post-consumer recycled (PCR) fleece with its Synchilla fleece line of garments.

Jordan Hall staffer arrested

Ericka Stewart, 20, of the 1100 block of Carnaby Street, was arrested Nov. 29 by the IU Police Department on charges of obstruction of justice, IUPD spokesman Lt. Jerry Minger said. Stewart, a laboratory technician at Jordan Hall, was arrested after police filed a probable cause affidavit for false reporting in connection with a Nov. 7 Lawrence County robbery and issued a warrant for her arrest, Minger said

Faculty Council discusses legislature's budget process

At the semester's final Bloomington Faculty Council meeting Tuesday, a representative of President Myles Brand's state relations office spoke to the council about the legislative budget process.

Bridging gap between generations

About 60 students and senior citizens tried to narrow a perceived generation gap Monday night. The Residence Halls Association and Volunteer Student Bureau sponsored a Caribbean-themed mixer with senior citizens at the Willkie Auditorium. Drinks, hors d'ouevres and dessert were provided, but the ultimate goal was interaction.

A lifetime dedicated to students

Gros Louis, who has served IU for 21 years as Bloomington chancellor, develops close relationships with students, many of whom he keeps in touch with after graduation. He attends their weddings. He invites them into his home. He has been invited into their homes. He knows their children, their brothers and their sisters.

Dissent: Commandments a vital document

All parties have reached a settlement, and the Ten Commandments will be proudly displayed -- in a collection of "law-making" documents -- near Washington County's Courthouse in Indiana. Some will say this violates the separation of church and state, or that it is offensive to people who practice religions other than Christianity or Judaism.

Professor, alumnus aid dinosaur tracks discovery

For several years, associate professor Erik Kvale and Al Archer, an IU alumnus and associate professor of geology at Kansas State University, have been working on dinosaur track sites from the Middle Jurassic period.

Pornography causes addiction, problems

Campus tragedy can be lesson for students

Administrators should rethink bus plan, fee

Columnist buys into partisan rhetoric

Athletics department should examine football program

Nader's showing not that impressive

The death of an activist

to clarify one common misperception: I am not an activist. I cringe at Robert's Rules of Order, sub-committees and rubber chicken luncheons. Agendas are just what they sound like, whether personal or typed: a funeral for spontaneity. I make a bad activist because I don't always think the enemy is identifiable. I hear wild implausible theories for the origin of AIDS, the transmission patterns data-mined out of clinical and hospital reports, the accusations of biological warfare and selective infection and, what do I know? I'm just a guy with AIDS.

Holiday madness

celebrate Christmas! So, often I'll get "You have a good Hannika" or "You too!" but never back do I hear "Merry Christmas!"

A guide to resolutions

making resolutions for the New Year is starting to look like trying to elect someone president: They're both a waste of time. I don't really know anyone who has followed through with his or her promises, and that's sort of strange when you think about it. After all, they are making promises to themselves. But don't worry. I have come up with an almost foolproof plan for making resolutions. All you need are some low expectations for yourself and a creative mind.

A Boxing Day special with a piquant punch

Along with the trimming of the tree, the four-hour long Christmas-morning gift opening ritual and the carols played by my sister on our old upright piano, one of the most stable memories of my childhood Christmases is that of my mother bursting into tears on Boxing Day.