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Stone Age Institute brings scientist at forefront of anthropology for lecture

By Allyson O’Connor · Wednesday, Nov. 8,2006 11:32 p.m.

With a passion for crime stories, David Lordkipanidze, general director of the Georgian National Museum in the Republic of Georgia, reconstructs a 1.8 million-year-old scene with ground-breaking discoveries on the earliest human migration from Africa. "Everything started with this jaw," Lordkipanidze said as he presented a slide of the prehistoric fossil at the annual Leighton A. Wilkie Distinguished Lecture in Human Origin Studies Wednesday.

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Israeli-Lebanese duo to perform classical, international music

By Maggie Conner · Wednesday, Nov. 8,2006 11:30 p.m.

Daniel Bolshoy, an Israeli, and Julie Nesrallah, Canadian-born with Lebanese roots, try to inspire others to live peacefully through their work. The duo wants to make an example of their relationship and show that peace can be achieved between dueling cultures. "It sounds strange," Bolshoy said, "but we hope to inspire those two countries (Israel and Lebanon) to get along." The Nesrallah-Bolshoy duo will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Bloomington's John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium. Nesrallah, a mezzo-soprano and Bolshoy, a classical guitarist, will play 27 classical songs infused with many international influences.

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Bloomington's 'little' citizens display photos in new exhibit

By Kelsey Nash · Wednesday, Nov. 8,2006 11:30 p.m.

Autumn leaves exploding with color, friends' smiling faces in a pumpkin patch, the Sample Gates on a sunny day -- these are just a few examples what local children find beautiful in Bloomington. The Bloomington Photography Club and Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana are currently hosting their third annual photography exhibit in the Education Gallery at the John Waldron Arts Center. Twenty-four photographs, brightly lit and framed by bold blues, yellows, reds and greens, portray the world from the perspective of the young participants in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. The exhibit is designed to help expose young people in the program, known as "Littles," to photography as a potential career path and as a means to capture and share the beauty of the everyday world, according to a press release.

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Ben Folds performs 'functionally' sold-out show tonight

By Zack Teibloom · Wednesday, Nov. 8,2006 11:26 p.m.

It's being hailed as the "concert of the semester." A show so coveted that an eager fan bunkered up in a sleeping bag overnight in front of the IU Auditorium to get the best seats. A "functional sell out," with tickets so hot first-row seats are said to be selling for $260 a pair on eBay. Piano singer/songwriter Ben Folds comes to Bloomington "inspired" after spending October recording a full-length album to follow up the still fresh LP released two weeks ago. With the built-up excitement of dedicated fans clamoring for tickets combined with Fold's dynamic live show, the auditorium should be rocking tonight.

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Not just Gordon; Sampson shores up three more for 2007 b-ball class

By Eamonn Brennan · Wednesday, Nov. 8,2006 11:22 p.m.

Eric Gordon wasn't the only prized signing Kelvin Sampson had the pleasure of officially revealing Wednesday. The first-year Hoosier coach added Eli Holman, a 6-foot-9 center from Richmond, Calif., Brandon McGee, a 6-foot-7 forward from Chicago's Crane High School and 6-foot-5 shooting guard Jamarcus Ellis from Chipola College in Chipola, Fla. to his first IU recruiting class. Sampson was able to make the signings despite recruiting restrictions the NCAA imposed on him in May. The restrictions prevented the coach from calling recruits or making visits off campus, thanks to a ruling that Sampson deliberately broke NCAA rules regulating recruiting phone calls during his tenure at Oklahoma.

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New club team sweeps campus, literally

By Linnea Coulter · Wednesday, Nov. 8,2006 11:20 p.m.

In only its second year of existence, the IU Curling Club already notices an increased interest in the unconventional sport. The club is the brainchild of junior Ryan Brown. Growing up in a curling family, Brown experienced the game at a young age and eventually shared his love of the sport with his long-time friend and fraternity brother, junior David Krasny, now the vice president of the club. They began organizing the club two years ago, with Krasny taking care of the business aspect.

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Hunger banquet aims to raise awareness

By Will Moffat · Wednesday, Nov. 8,2006 11:17 p.m.

Joel Rekas wants to make people uncomfortable tonight. Rekas, the executive director of Shalom Community Center, organized the center's third annual Hunger Banquet, which will be held today at 6:30 p.m. The night will include a performance of a play and a simulation of eating meals from different social classes. Rekas said the event sometimes makes people uncomfortable, but that's what makes it effective.

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Secretary of Defense steps down

By Alyson Brodsy and David Espo · Wednesday, Nov. 8,2006 11:02 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld stepped down Wednesday, one day after midterm elections in which opposition to the war in Iraq contributed to heavy Republican losses.

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Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Nov. 8,2006 10:49 p.m.

Farewell to Gordon Kato I had Mr. Gordon Kato as an instructor in PSY P154, the accompanying lab for Introductory Psychology II for Majors (PSY P152). Though it took me a while to understand all the statistics involved in the results section of a psychology research paper (sounds mind-boggling already), Mr. Kato really took the time to help me individually so that I could better understand the material. Even though it was difficult material to understand, Gordon was committed to making sure we understood it so that we would have great experiments and papers. I am very saddened to hear about his death. I would like him to know and want to thank him for helping so many of us students with the difficulties of psychology. You will be missed greatly, Gordon! Sarah Wells Junior

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ONLINE ONLY: Trans fat heads

By Alyson Brodsy and Ayesha Awan · Wednesday, Nov. 8,2006 10:27 p.m.

It always makes me laugh when the American people, some of the most overweight on Earth, act like they're doing something proactive in the fight against obesity and the health problems that are associated with it.

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"Arma-get-it-on"

By Alyson Brodsy and Colin Dugdale · Wednesday, Nov. 8,2006 10:26 p.m.

You're making pasta in the kitchen -- pantless as usual -- and the water has just begun to boil. It's really hot now -- a liquid pool of Jake Gyllenhaal. You pour in the noodles and look at the box: "10-12 minutes or until soft." Just like sex, you think to yourself.

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Fear and loathing

By Alyson Brodsy and Jonathan P. Rossing · Wednesday, Nov. 8,2006 10:25 p.m.

You might have heard of the book and movie "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." Unfortunately, fear and loathing have spread well beyond Sin City -- just ask Rev. Ted Haggard.

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A cheese-loving race

By Alyson Brodsy and Megan Robb · Wednesday, Nov. 8,2006 10:24 p.m.

OXFORD, ENGLAND -- All English people love cheese. English Northerners are friendlier than Southern English people -- an interesting flip in the otherwise identical American stereotype concerning Northerners and Southerners. English people look down on dining guests who put their knife down at any point in the meal. Germans are assertive. The Swiss are boring. An English person will never complain if someone cuts in line in front of them. An American always will. These are only a few of the pearls of wisdom jovially dropped into my foreign lap since my arrival in England six weeks ago.

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A little on the side

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Nov. 8,2006 10:21 p.m.

Two weeks ago, George Pappas, a senior vice president for EduCap Inc., a nonprofit financial services company that has, nevertheless, made billions of dollars through student loans, canceled its proposed Feb. 2-5 "educational summit" in response to negative publicity. This summit was meant to be an opportunity for lenders to meet with educators and financial aid officials from various universities. However, rather than consisting of a boring conference hall filled with temporary booths, where gray-haired university functionaries wearing name tags pick up fliers from unnaturally friendly salespersons, this was an all-expenses paid weekend for about a hundred invitees (plus guest) in the Caribbean paradise of Nevis. In return for this weekend excursion, its estimated cost being at least $655 a night, EduCap presumably hoped that universities would be persuaded to add the company to the schools "preferred lenders" list -- the very short list of loan companies universities recommend to their students. Yeah, we can see how that might give people a bad impression.

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UPDATE: Gordon signs with IU

Wednesday, Nov. 8,2006 2:29 p.m.

North Central High School senior Eric Gordon signed a letter of intent this morning to play for Kelvin Sampson and the Hoosiers next season. Gordon, who is the No. 2 recruit in the nation according to Rivals.com, held a private ceremony at his high school to make the announcement.

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