Many of freshman Emily Milnes’ lecture halls have more students in them than her high school’s graduating class. Like many other freshmen at IU, Milnes, from Solsberry, Ind., came this year from a low-population high school to a campus with more than 40,000 students. The dramatic change leaves some in awe with all IU has to offer.
The last time I picked up a baseball bat in competition, I was 7 years old. We had all moved past hitting off a tee, but we still weren’t allowed more than one base at a time. So when IU coach Tracy Smith asked earlier in the fall if my fellow beat writer Ryan Gregg and I wanted to manage one of his team’s intrasquad Cream against Crimson fall games, the words “natural fit” came to mind. After all, those who can’t do, coach, right? Maybe not.
For most students, once they receive their diploma, they want to apply what they learned outside of an academic setting. The Peace Corps puts students in situations where they have to use their skills, said Rose Galer, IU’s Peace Corps recruiter.
For this election, much attention has been focused on the millions of new registered voters. It provides us with the pleasant narrative of an active citizenry. At the same time tales of voter fraud and voter suppression make us uncomfortable and tend to turn people away. Yet, as much as we might not want to, we need to engage these stories. Mistakes in the handling of registrations and voter files this election have caused problems in Colorado, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Nevada and North Carolina. In some states, for every voter added to the rolls in the past two months, election officials have removed two.Also distressing is the possibility that some citizens might see their ballot challenged if their home has recently been foreclosed. Democrats, persuaded by a conventional wisdom that says foreclosed voters will more likely come out against the GOP, are concerned Republicans will do just that.Pressed in Marion County in Indiana, the GOP announced they have no plans to engage in this activity, yet they didn’t rule it out. County GOP Chairman Tom John said in an Oct. 3 Indianapolis Star article: “It’s entirely possible. I think it would be a solid basis for asking someone to vote provisionally.”
While there is not room here to address all of my concerns with Wednesday’s op-ed piece on gender, there are a few issues I feel compelled to address. First, Chad Quandt wrote that there is “no real oppression of women by a governing body.” To take just one example, the government is constantly limiting women’s rights to autonomy over their bodies and reproductive rights. For instance, although it is unconstitutional, in Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and South Carolina, women must obtain spousal consent to secure abortion services (if abortion services are even provided in their communities).
I don’t wear my iPod on my walk to class. I find eavesdropping to be much more fun. But I’m beginning to realize that most students spend their time complaining. It is a necessary part of life. Most gripes I hear are legit. Yes, tortellini should be served more than once a week at the Gresham Food Court; I second that motion. I’ve found that a majority of complaints I hear are at bus stops. And most of the time, they’re about the bus system:
A pleasant-looking girl in a sleeveless sundress boarded the bus I was riding this morning on my way to class. The bus was crowded, and she had a large art portfolio hanging by a strap from her shoulder that brushed against me. “Sorry!” she said. I looked up at her, about to say that it was OK, that I had been in an art class too, and knew what it was like to have to lug that thing around, when suddenly I saw something that sucked the words right out of me.
The Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union symbolized a struggle for technological and political supremacy during the Cold War-era of the 1950s and ‘60s. The U.S. won. On July 20, 1969, the crew from Apollo 11 made the first successful moon landing, edging the Soviet’s initial lead of sending Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit in 1957. More importantly, the moon landing signified democracy defeating communism. Fast forward to 2008. China is the third country after the U.S. and Russia to conduct a spacewalk. While the media coverage has been about the financial fire storm and the economic bailout, three taikonauts went to space onboard Shenzhou VII and back, marking a heroic and successful return to Beijing. The Chinese government’s burgeoning space program aims to reach the moon eventually.
IU offers as many as 20 intramural sports with about 60 referees making sure all of them run smoothly.
John McCain needs a miracle to win. That, or Sarah Palin. It’s not that Palin has experience, political know-how or judgment. She just knows how to speak. That might sound funny given her interviews with Katie Couric and Charlie Gibson, but somewhere between then and the vice-presidential debate, she learned how to attack. As of last Wednesday, McCain was down 11 points. With a month to go, being aggressive is the only way he stands a chance.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a ruling that child rape is a crime that does not merit the death penalty, and IU experts say the ruling narrows the scope of capital punishment.
The wide smile on a child’s face brought upon by a brand new book is what Pi Beta Phi is aiming for with this weekend’s Arrow Open golf tournament philanthropy event. In its third year, $12,000 has already been raised, and a total of $20,000 is expected, said Jen Naye, vice president of philanthropy for Pi Beta Phi. In the first year of the outing, $3,000 was raised, and $10,000 was raised last year.
