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Abandoned newborn now in foster care

By Michael Reschke · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 10:52 p.m.

The newborn baby boy who was found outside a PromptCare clinic Jan. 5 is now in the custody of the Monroe County Department of Child Services and has been named "Baby Monroe" by that office.

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Club connects students, industry

By Haley Beck · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 10:43 p.m.

Far from the East and West Coast hot spots of entertainment, students at IU interested in the business side of the industry are at a geographical disadvantage. To give Hoosiers a fighting chance in such a competitive job market, the five-year-old Business Careers in Entertainment Club has worked to connect students with industry executives and hosted events on campus. "Basically we are the only way for people to get their foot in the door in the entertainment industry," said the club's president, senior Ashley McPherson. "Recruiters in this industry don't come to IU, so we take networking trips to New York and Los Angeles. We bring in guest speakers that members can network with as well." The annual networking trip to New York and the newly established trip to Los Angeles are major selling points for membership, McPherson said. The club leaders work throughout the year to develop contacts with companies to help members network with executives and land internships and jobs.

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Proposed tax would further limit smokers

By Elizabeth Dilts and Liz Dilts · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 10:42 p.m.

It's 9 p.m. and 40 degrees outside, but three men are standing behind a dumpster. Two girls are loitering in the middle of a courtyard. Their hands, torsos and faces are covered. They're talking quietly, standing in a fog of breath and smoke. Even if they weren't hooded or leaning into each other, you wouldn't be able to see their faces. But they aren't doing anything illegal. "I'm against smoking in-doors, but as long as it's out here in the courtyard, I think it's fine," freshman Nick Benson said before taking a drag from his cigarette. He averages a 3.2 grade-point average. Freshman Katja Sednew agrees that outdoor smoking should be tolerated. "I feel like (if we are) 30 feet from a building, people can avoid (smokers)," Sednew said. If anti-smoking advocates were only worried about second-hand smoke, these students might be right. But according to a study by the Indiana State Department of Health's Epidemiology Resource Center, smoking is an anti-status symbol of the poor and uneducated. The study says people with lower socio-economic status are more likely to smoke to cope with the stresses of poverty.

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Stressed? Aren't we all

By Gal Shifron · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 10:39 p.m.

Stress can be defined as the conflict between a desired situation and the reality of what actually is. For example, we experience stress when the desired situation is earning an 'A' on a research paper due tomorrow but the reality is that you have just started to read the necessary materials.

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Housing search proves trying for some

By Kelsey Nash · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 10:12 p.m.

Sophomore Allie Bovis said she and her four friends have spent the past two months searching Web sites, sifting through classified pages in the newspaper and driving around Bloomington seeking "for rent" signs.

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About face

By Rachel Skybetter · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 9:36 p.m.

Linda Pisano has powdered the nose of Satan himself. In 2005, Pisano, head of costume and design of IU's Department of Theatre and Drama, designed the costumes for a production of Christopher Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus." She transformed the already 6-foot-4 actor playing the devil into a 7-foot-tall bruised corpse with bat-like wings that spanned 12 feet.

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Reclusive author attends 'Mockingbird' play

By Desiree Hunter · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 9:31 p.m.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A high-school play based on Harper Lee's classic "To Kill a Mockingbird" brought together black and white high-school students to tell the classic story of racial injustice -- and even drew out the novel's reclusive author.

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Grow/Move/Change signifies new beginning for modern dance major

By Ashley Wilson · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 9:29 p.m.

Under the glow of red stage lights, four dancers fluidly moved their bodies to the sounds of Radiohead's "Kid A" to open a program that was anything but traditional. The IU Contemporary Dance Program hosted "Grow/Move/Change," its fall concert, last Thursday and Friday. As promised, it showed the audience an eclectic evening of dance.

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The art of genitalia: How gender makes you an artist

By Ryan Brown · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 9:28 p.m.

In her article "Unfathomable, repellent, delightful" in The Guardian, Iwona Blazwick argues that despite controversy, awards in the arts should be divided into categories distinctly for men and women. She argues that despite its potential sexist and segregating aftereffect, it is necessary in arts competition to divide men and women due to extreme differences in style and the impact feminist art has had on the art world.

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Red Cross blood supply 'critically low'

By Kristi Oloffson · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 8:48 p.m.

Blood supply levels at the American Red Cross have dropped from a typical three-day supply to less than a one-day supply, said Don Creek, the donor recruitment representative for the American Red Cross in Bloomington.

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21st-century dance moves

By Stefania Marghitu · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 8:25 p.m.

It's fun. It burns carbs. And whether you're alone in your room with that special someone or some random dude at a party, you love it. Yes, dancing (get your head out of the gutter!) is one of the greatest social and cultural customs of any generation. But what dance defines our postmodern society?

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Donkeys in Iraq

By Scott Leadingham · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 8:21 p.m.

"I warned you about Bush. He is evil, far worse than we thought. George Bush might go down is history as the meanest yuppie who ever lived. He is once again the front-runner in the '88 presidential race." --Hunter S. Thompson One of the activities I look forward to on a daily basis (other than attempting to guess Colin Dugdale's sexual preference) is watching the spectacle known as George Bush's War on Common Sense.

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No more moderates

By Brian Stewart · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 8:18 p.m.

It has been a mighty long time coming. With President Bush's commitment to redouble rather than reduce efforts for victory in Iraq, the debate over the war has taken a new and necessary turn. A bipartisan consensus has grown around the idea that, in the words of the Democratic leadership, "it is time to bring the war to a close." Bush recently told author Bob Woodward that he would not withdraw from Iraq even if his wife and dog were the only people left on his side. With a cowardly and reserved Congress, assisted by a media that is at the service of such a sickly consensus, that jest may very soon be put to the test.

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Chirac's last stand

By Peter Chen · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 8:15 p.m.

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France -- President Jacques Chirac earned the nickname "Le Bulldozer" for his boundless work ethic and implacable commitment to get things done. Now increasingly a lame duck, it appears Chirac will be the one bulldozed by history. His former protege, Nicholas Sarkozy, and Socialist candidate Segolene Royal are fighting to see who can brush his legacy aside fastest. Chirac suffered a stroke in 2005. He is also 74 years old. For many reasons, 81 percent of the French public doesn't want him to run again. By all accounts, this is a man finished in politics.

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Adam who?

By Alyson Brodsy and Jacob Stewart · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 2:19 p.m.

It's official. Adam Herbert announced Friday that he will leave his post as president after his contract expires in 2008. The end of an era will soon be upon us as Herbert is self-expelled from office and dwindles into oblivion. Some will cry at the loss, some will smile and after many months of criticism and surrounding turmoil, there is really only one question on the minds of many IU students ... Who the hell is Adam Herbert? And furthermore, just what is he president of?

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Shameful 45 minutes

By Alyson Brodsy and Jacob Stewart · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 2:18 p.m.

Every Tuesday and Thursday I wake up at 8:45 a.m. and hop in the shower. After drying myself and putting on the first piece of clothing that falls off the hanger, I either spend the next 15 minutes preparing for an upcoming quiz or debating with myself if I should even go to class or if I'm a lost cause. Most of the time, I decide to go to school and arrive on time for my 9:30 a.m. class. For those of you who can perform mathematics, you'll see that the whole process takes about 45 minutes. Last time I checked, I am only one man and that decision affected only me. Yet according to Indiana Daily Student reports, it took that same 45 minutes for the IU Student Association to debate and decide on new resolutions to change the election process, beginning this year. This decision will affect more than 30,000 students. At this rate, the Roman Empire, centralized in Bloomington, will reach its former glory within the next 30 days.

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The BFC's blunder

By Alyson Brodsy and Jacob Stewart · Monday, Jan. 15,2007 2:18 p.m.

I drive a shiny 2005 Honda Civic, and I am working a great deal to meet the monthly payments. It might be a meager and cheap car to many on this campus, but the smooth-finished, blue-painted automobile is my pride and joy. And every day I am forced to park my little car in the stadium parking lot, or else try to find a small space to squeeze it in around campus, generally between a tiny Mazda Miata parked an inch from the line on the left and a massive LT1 someone's parents bought for them taking up every spec of space it can on the right. It's like trying to fit Marlon Brando into a bathtub, a bit slippery and extremely dangerous (not to mention very ugly).

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