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Student Athletic Board asks fans to dress like Sampson

By Michael Sanserino · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 11:31 p.m.

Ryan Nietert knows better. You don't wear white after Labor Day. So when the Student Athletic Board president wanted to rally IU's student fans for the men's basketball team's game against Illinois on Saturday, Nietert didn't suggest a white out. Instead the senior wanted all students to wear a blue shirt and red tie as a tribute to IU coach Kelvin Sampson.

IUPD: Confidence key to being safe

By Alberto D. Morales · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 11:31 p.m.

You just left a late-night party and you want to walk the short way home. Do you take the easier, quicker path, or do you take the longer, safer way with lights? It is a question many ask themselves when they walk home at night. Many know about prevention methods, but dealing with an assault once it is already occurring is a different matter.

Food and drink calories comparable

By Erica J. Nourse · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 11:24 p.m.

While college students rush to the bars for a Friday night out, many are unaware they are consuming the caloric value of an entire meal. "Students have no clue the amount of calories they're consuming when they drink," said Bloomington Hospital dietitian Stacy Matavuli.

Mapping program uses 3-D images

By Katie Ingmire · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 11:23 p.m.

While sitting in a dorm room one day, a student could decide to travel to Paris. He or she blasts off into the stratosphere, and within seconds, can gaze over the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Pyramid or any other Paris landmark. The launching point is a computer. The vessel, the virtual globe program Google Earth. Google Earth, developed in 2004, combines satellite and aerial images with mapping capabilities to create a three-dimensional map of the globe. The photographs do not function in real time but were taken over the past three years and are periodically updated, according to the program's Web site. While Google Earth is free to download, users have to pay for two upgraded versions of the product: Google Earth Plus, which adds GPS device support and faster performance; and Google Earth Pro, which is meant for professional and commercial use.

Don't eat alone

By David Weisburd · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 11:18 p.m.

We are told in the business school on a daily basis to "network, network, network." Our professors hammer it into our heads all the time. And still, many don't listen. Well, it's time to listen up. Not for your career development. Not for intellectual stimulation. But for one thing: cash money, and a lot of it.

Vulture politics

By Brian Stewart · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 10:03 p.m.

If you say something no one could disagree with, you are wasting carbon dioxide. Such is the point of George Orwell's fine essay "Politics and the English Language." I hadn't thought of it for a while but pulled it down from the shelf when I witnessed both political parties refusing to honestly defend their positions lately.

County mishandles paychecks again

By AP Reports and Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 9:58 p.m.

Monroe County may turn to an outside accounting firm for help after pay inaccuracies were found in some workers' paychecks for the third consecutive pay period.

Man jumps out window after being attacked with bat

By Michael Reschke · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 9:57 p.m.

Bloomington police are looking for a man who attacked two men with a bat Sunday morning.

Legislation would make missing people a priority

By AP Reports and Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 9:51 p.m.

A cousin of a Madison, Ind., woman who disappeared more than two years ago is working with state lawmakers to establish new procedures for police to follow in investigating missing adults.

Indiana students could get $20,000 in scholarships

By Alexandra R. Moses and Deanna Martin · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 9:49 p.m.

Indiana wants its best students to stick around for college and afterward -- and Gov. Mitch Daniels proposes paying them to do so, with $20,000 scholarships over four years.

Bush sends Congress $2.9 trillion budget

By Martin Crutsinger · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 9:44 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Monday unveiled a $2.9 trillion spending plan that devotes billions more to fighting the war in Iraq but pinches pennies on programs promised to voters by Democrats now running Congress.

Jeanette Walls writes 'memorable memoir' about her life in 'The Glass Castle'

By Kelsey Nash · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 8:56 p.m.

As an avid reader of memoirs, I have encountered my share of inspiring tales about overcoming adversity and defying all odds. (Cue the "Rocky" theme music.) By the same token, I've read more than enough ego-amplifying personal tales to whet my palate for the genre. As a result, it's been a few years since I've found a memorable memoir.

Colts theater: How sports serve as modern drama

By Ryan Brown · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 8:55 p.m.

Just as a preface, I, like many others, am ecstatic at the fact that the Colts won! Woo! That said, have you ever wondered why anyone gets excited to watch men pass a ball back and forth and run up and down a field? What is it in people that causes us to release extreme bouts of emotion upon watching sporting events? Exactly why is it that Sunday night at Forest Quad about 100 residents ran out in to the breezeway and exploded into cheers of the Indianapolis area code: "317! 317! 317!"?

Trustee gerbil

By Scott Leadingham · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 7:21 p.m.

Last Friday, like most days, was completely normal and predictable. Colts talk dominated every local news station, Iraqis were much better off without Saddam, and the IU board of trustees praised a plan to outsource University operations without so much as a fart.

Shaping the future

By Stefania Marghitu · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 7:21 p.m.

It is extraordinary that an industry like Hollywood, frequently known for its superficiality, is acknowledging an almost forgotten brand of beauty. Women who are proud of their thick sizes are the shining stars of this year's Golden Globe Awards and Academy Award nominations.

UPDATE 5:32 p.m. : Man jumps out of window after baseball-bat attack

By Michael Reschke · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 6 p.m.

Bloomington police are looking for a man who attacked two men with a bat Sunday morning. The Bloomington Police Department was called about 3:44 a.m. when a Bloomington man, 35, was screaming for help in the 400 block of East Hillside Drive.

Search for Steffey on Saturday ends with no clues

By Alberto D. Morales · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 5:24 p.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- Hundreds of volunteers concluded their Saturday search for missing Purdue University student Wade Steffey early because of freezing temperatures and high winds.

Just wait till next year

By Trevor brown · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 5:04 p.m.

Today it is likely that a sizable portion of the IU population will be sporting Indianapolis Colts jerseys as they celebrate a well-deserved win. I, on the other hand, will be one of the very few who will show up to class wearing my Bears jersey. Just as many in the media predicted, Rex Grossman didn't show up to play. Instead his evil twin, Bad Rex, showed up in Miami.

BLUE REIGN

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 4 p.m.

In the waning moments of Super Bowl XLI, Colts fans at Nick's English Hut did not want to jinx their team. They were afraid anything could happen with time still left in the game. Once the clock hit zero, they were able to start the party. The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears 29-17 on Sunday night to give the Circle City its first major championship -- and many in the Bloomington community celebrated, too. "(The) Colts are a team of destiny," junior Ty Ferraro said. "It's meant be -- everything lined up for them this year. Peyton Manning's the best quarterback in the league." Despite the number of IU students from Chicago, the crowd at Nick's English Hut was full of Colts fans. "I love my Colts," senior Katie Fagan said after the game. "They (were) absolutely fantastic today. (Colts coach) Tony Dungy deserves this more than any other coach in the NFL. I just love it." The IU campus roared in rejoice as the Colts finally won the big game that had eluded them so many times. Despite their love for the Colts, many fans seemed to find more joy in downing the Bears and quarterback Rex Grossman.

U.S. Department of Justice to release court orders on domestic spy program

By Lara Jakes Jordan · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 1:39 p.m.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Wednesday he will turn over secret documents detailing the government's domestic spying program, ending a two-week standoff with the Senate Judiciary Committee over surveillance targeting terror suspects.