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BCT transforms into a big-top for 'Acis and Galatea'

By Nick Mills and Nicholas Mills · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 11:53 p.m.

The world's first circus opera will liven up the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Wednesday with a cast that includes a a mime, an acrobat, a ringmaster and a portrayal of a dancing bear.

John Myers fires lawyer, claims innocence

By Brian Spegele · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 11:53 p.m.

John Myers II has severed ties with his former defense attorney Patrick Baker and has filed a request for a public defender, said his mother, Jodie Myers.

SPEA partners with United Arab Emirates university

By Ab D. Phillip · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 11:37 p.m.

Mid-career professionals from the United Arab Emirates and surrounding countries can also benefit from an IU education. The School of Public and Environmental Affairs helped to develop the Executive Masters in Public Administration, offered through Zayed University in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Grant funds study of nature's strongest glue

By Jessica Anderson · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 11:35 p.m.

IU scientists received a $1.2 million grant last week from the National Institute of Health to research the world's strongest natural glue, with the hope of artificially re-creating it. The glue comes from the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus, which has adhesive capabilities of five tons per square inch, said Yves Brun, a biologist and IU faculty member.

Pinning hate on the mat

By Andrew Shaffer · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 11:33 p.m.

Anthony was no ordinary teenager. At his California high school, Michael Anthony Castro became a fullback and linebacker for the Banning High Broncos when the team's starting quarterback was ruled academically ineligible. At 6-foot-2, 210-pounds, Anthony volunteered to play quarterback. That season he was named captain of the team and all-conference player in that position. Throughout high school Anthony was a member of the wrestling squad and captain of the swim team.

Bloomington shuttle bus driver reports assault

By IDS staff and Ab D. Phillip · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 11:33 p.m.

The IU Police Department was called to Denny's restaurant, 2160 N. Walnut St. Saturday after a Bloomington shuttle bus driver reported being assaulted. The driver told the IUPD that he was assaulted inside the bus while it was at the intersection of Third Street and Jordan Avenue, according to an IUPD report.

IU gateway page to be redesigned by August

By Michael Reschke · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 11:32 p.m.

The IU Office of Creative Services plans to change the IU gateway Web page, www.indiana.edu, by August. The Web page's last redesign was in 2002, said Rebecca Salerno, associate director of the Office of Creative Services and leader of the office's New Media Team. The Web page is redesigned to keep up with new Web technologies and trends.

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!"?