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City observes 'day on'

By Ben Woodson · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:57 a.m.

At the Dr. Martin Luther King Birthday celebration Monday night at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, speakers recognized the legacy of King, but also emphasized that to truly fulfill his dream society needs even more work. MLK day is a different kind of holiday than others, said John Whikehart, chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College, and that is the reason it is his favorite.

Students construct quilt in honor of King

By Kim Cullman · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:50 a.m.

On the 77th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., IU students gathered at Eigenmann Hall to participate in a celebration of remembrance. A room filled with excited chatter and laughter fell silent after the presentation began. Jada D, a contemporary poet, opened the event by passionately reciting poetry that questioned civilization, the government, treatment of the poor in society and much more.

Visiting civil rights history

By Alyson Brodsy and Kacie Foster · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:49 a.m.

South Carolina State University student Henry Smith probably didn't know he was a leader. He just knew he was outraged when police beat two women on campus. In a protest against police brutality and segregation in 1968, police opened fire to control the angry crowd and killed Smith and two other students. He was 19. The defendants were acquitted.

Day of dreams

By Brittany Hart · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:48 a.m.

IU students and Bloomington residents gathered Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. two-part remembrance event, which included an open mic session followed by a march. Held in the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, the march route led to the Monroe County Courthouse, with stops at Dunn Meadow and Peoples Park. Spoken word artist and sophomore Steve Gaskin passionately delivered an excerpt from his writings on black empowerment and racial segregation at "What Would Martin Do? Part 1," which was held prior to the march in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center's Grand Hall.

Freshman rewarded for devotion to gaming

By Candace A. Smith and Candace Smith · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:44 a.m.

During childhood, playing video games usually amounts to nothing more than sore thumbs and sweaty palms. For freshman Chris Roberts, his deep-rooted devotion to gaming and technology was rewarded with an all-expenses-paid trip to Microsoft's Xbox 360 launch party in the Mojave Desert last fall. Roberts entered Microsoft's "Hex 168" contest with a group of five other students. The contest required applicants to submit a short video "expressing the unusual." "The gist of the video was that there was a role reversal between sled dogs and people," Roberts said.

Rape reported at Teter

By Audrie Garrison · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:43 a.m.

A female reported an attempted rape by two male friends in her room in Teter Quad early Saturday morning, said IU Police Department Lt. Jerry Minger, citing a police report. According to the report, the subject said she and her two male friends had been out drinking at a house party and returned to her Teter-Boisen room at about 3 a.m. The subject said she had been friends with the two males since grade school and that they were visiting from out of town. She reported she had never dated either of them.

Man assaulted, blamed for broken window

By Audrie Garrison · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:39 a.m.

A male subject was checked into Bloomington Hospital's emergency room after reportedly being chased and assaulted by four males in the Teter Quad courtyard early Sunday morning, said Lt. Jerry Minger, reading from the police report. The subject reported that at about 4:30 a.m., he and a friend were walking toward Teter past Ashton Quad when he knocked on the window of a dorm room that he believed was his friend's.

Students protest Coca-Cola's presence at IU during meeting

By Michael Zennie · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:37 a.m.

Eight students lying face down with faux morbidity in pools of their own red blood made of felt were of little concern to those in attendance at Saturday's trustee press conference. The droves of reporters, professors and IU administrators in the lobby of the mezzanine floor of the Indiana Memorial Union only glanced at the students as they stepped over them.

Ban on birds hurts small business

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:30 a.m.

BAMAKO, Mali -- For caged Senegalese parrots chirping away their morning in captivity, a European ban to combat an Asian virus might mean freedom. Or starvation. In late October, a quarantined parrot from South America died in the United Kingdom from H51N strain of the avian bird influenza, prompting the European Union to impose a blanket prohibition on the importation of all exotic birds.

Young consumers depend on plastic

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:30 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Consumers born in the 1980s are the leading edge of a generation that is shunning paper payments like no other before it. These young consumers so consistently reach for debit and credit cards that Visa USA has anointed the age group "Generation Plastic," or "Gen P." Plastic payments, including online commerce, now account for 50.4 percent of the spending among consumers ranging from 18 to 24 years old. Consumers 25 to 34 years old spend about 45 percent either way, while everyone older still uses cash and checks at least half the time, according to Visa, the nation's largest payment network.

New Web site delivers services

By Amy Carol Wolff · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:29 a.m.

It's 7 p.m. Another day filled with classes, responsibilities and appointments has passed and it's time for dinner. On top of all of this, the house is still a disaster from the party held the night before. Without access to transportation and ambition, these situations can become quite a dilemma. Enter www.Straight2yourdoor.com, a Web site created by two IU students that currently provides services to increase convenience.

Minus 10 points for style: The online trends of yesteryear

By Alyson Brodsy and Derek Kagemann · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:15 a.m.

This year marks a special anniversary for one of the granddaddies of online humor. In 1996, college student Nehal Patel posted "Mr. T Ate My Balls" (www.geocities.com/nkpatel/mrt/). It was juvenile, it was pointless, and it conquered the Web. Patel followed up his first page with "Chewbacca Ate My Balls," and from there the phenomenon spawned countless celebrity "Ate My Balls" pages. Everyone from Bill Gates to Seinfeld found their pictures amended with not-too-witty word blurbs or crudely drawn gonads. "Useless" pages like these were how we entertained ourselves before broadband. It was considered by many to be the first Internet phenomenon -- at least among those unaware of Kibology (www.kibo.com).

Witty play includes humor, important advice

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 12:12 a.m.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater were humming with interest about Thornton Wilder's play, "Our Town," presented by the Cardinal Stage Company. "Our Town," directed by Randy White, is set in a small town in New Hampshire, and opens with a single man walking across a nearly barren stage. There are two tables each stacked with several chairs, and in the background there is a large brick wall that stretches from stage left to stage right. Three frames, two vertical and one horizontal, were suspended by a wire above the stage. The man on stage introduced himself as the stage manager, and said his character will play the role of a narrator for the rest of the play.

'Business as usual is out the window at IU'

By Adam Aasen · Saturday, Jan. 14,2006 4:09 p.m.

With IU president Adam Herbert set to leave IU in 2008, the trustees voted Saturday to approve his recommendations in a dramatic restructuring of the University's administration.

Team Major Taylor leader banned from Little 500

By Adam Aasen · Friday, Jan. 13,2006 9:28 a.m.

The IU Student Foundation announced it will ban the director of Team Major Taylor, IU's first all-black cycling team, from all Little 500 activities. The ban comes after a two-year investigation of Courtney Bishop about reported recruiting violations, in which time IUSF claims Bishop promised riders scholarships in exchange for participation on the team.

Dancing with the Students

By Ashley Brown · Friday, Jan. 13,2006 9:28 a.m.

The break-out TV hit, "Dancing with the Stars," has given social ballroom dancing a fresh new look, leading many to buy a new pair of dance shoes. Ballroom dancing might be a great way to impress family and friends at weddings, class reunions and other social events, but for those with two left feet, it can be intimidating. The IU ballroom dance club, called Dancesport, offers students the chance to learn the art of ballroom and Latin dancing.

Simon Hall to be finished this year

By Molly Kravitz · Friday, Jan. 13,2006 12:49 a.m.

What has appeared to be a 140,000-square-foot construction site for the past two years is well on its way to a complete transformation. University architects anticipate the transformation into a "modern art version of collegiate Gothic" inspired building this December. The building, known as Simon Hall or the Multidisciplinary Building, will contain additional research facilities and unify the other science buildings on campus.

Relocated students return to New Orleans

By Chip Cutter · Friday, Jan. 13,2006 12:47 a.m.

They evacuated homes. Left their colleges. Said goodbye to friends. And now they're back.

Study shows third-year law students slack off

By Stephanie Susman · Friday, Jan. 13,2006 12:46 a.m.

A recent study by the Law School Survey of Student Engagement confirmed the existence of an ailment that has been plaguing students for years. That ailment: senioritis.

E-bus times change to reflect realities

By Zachary Osterman · Friday, Jan. 13,2006 12:45 a.m.

Regular patrons of the E Route of the Campus Bus Service might have noticed a change in its weekday schedule since returning from the winter break. The route will now require five to 10 more minutes to complete than it did before the changes. This effort was made to more closely follow published schedule times, said Kent McDaniel, the assistant director of transportation.