Hoosiers gain confidence from preseason blowout of Finnish team
Tapiolan Honka was culled from the finest women's basketball players -- in the Helsinki area. The Finnish team hasn't fared so well against American opponents.
Tapiolan Honka was culled from the finest women's basketball players -- in the Helsinki area. The Finnish team hasn't fared so well against American opponents.
Hundreds of Web developers from universities across the nation are at IU this week as part of WebDevShare, a conference that began in 1996 as a way for developers to share Internet ideas and resources.
Electing a president is not an easy task, and the way in which the United States elects its top officer receives both accolades and criticism. The Electoral College has been in use since the founding fathers included it in the Constitution and gives largely populated states, such as California and New York, more electors.
On Jordan Avenue, just across from the admissions office, next to Delta Gamma sorority, IU is building a temple. Opening next spring, this temple will be holy, rough, immediate and alive. It houses a worshiping center for Dionysus and pays homage to the memory of Thespis.
As America waits for the results of Election 2000, it seems a few hundred votes will decide the next president because of one state's electoral votes. The Electoral College is an outdated system, which should be abolished to make elections more fair.
After decades of fund-raising, planning, anticipation and expectation, the new Neal-Marshall Education Center at IU is in its final stages of construction. Scheduled to open in the fall of 2001, the 18,000 square foot cultural center stands as a symbol of racial and ethnic pride, and as a permanent reminder of the contributions of African-American people on the Bloomington campus.
Last season ended with a thud for the men's basketball team. Former coach Bob Knight was accused of choking Neil Reed, just in time for the first-round NCAA tournament game against Pepperdine in Buffalo, N.Y. Junior Kirk Haston was forced to watch his team lose 77-57 from the bench because he tore the lateral meniscus in his right knee during a collision early in the game.
Since setting attendance records in 1989, the IU Auditorium's most requested show will return with revolutionary glory Tuesday night for eight shows.