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Group's study ranks IU's overseas program No. 9 nationally

Senior Stacy Fogel is readjusting to the cold and snowy winter weather in Bloomington after spending the last holiday season studying at American InterContinental University in London. Fogel was among 1,379 IUB students who received academic credit for studying abroad last school year.

No. 5 Illinois handles No. 1 Wake Forest by 18 points

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- With about 2 1/2 minutes still left in the game, Illinois' rabid "Orange Krush" student section started chanting "WE'RE No. 1! WE'RE No. 1!"

Two men banned from Detroit home games

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Two men were banned from events at The Palace for what the Detroit Pistons say is their involvement in last month's brawl during an NBA game.

The wonders of the holiday sale

IU loses heartbreaker in Arkansas

The IU women's basketball squad took a two-game winning streak Wednesday night into Arkansas, but fell short of its third straight victory, losing to the Lady Backs 53-50 in a heartbreaking loss.

Junior sets future goals in and out of pool

Most would consider Kevin Swander a laid-back type of guy, but there seems to be nothing laid back about him. When it comes to his swimming stats, this 6-foot-1 junior from Greenwood, Ind., controls them all.

Three and out

Eight. That's the number of wins Gerry DiNardo compiled in his three years as the head coach of the Hoosier football team. Not exactly the greatest record in the world, seeing as at least 20 teams have already reached the eight win mark this season.

Around The Arts

Composition makes premiere at Auer Hall In celebration of IU faculty member Jaun Orrego-Salas' 85th birthday, the Latin American Music Center and Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies colloquium "Composer and Community" will culminate with a world premiere of Orrego-Salas' original work, "La Ciudad Celeste" (The Celestial City).

DiNardo fired

IU football coach Gerry DiNardo was fired Tuesday night. A press conference has been set for 2:30 p.m. at Assembly Hall in the basketball media room. It didn't take new athletics director Rick Greenspan long to make his first major decision in his new post. In addition to DiNardo, Greenspan fired the entire IU football staff. DiNardo, just finished his third season at IU with a record of 3-8. His overall record with the Hoosiers was 8-27.

Kinsey displays sexual artwork

Stinging bees and pecking birds do not make babies, unless the two mate under the bed sheets without using any form of prophylactic or contraceptive.

Classic 'The Nutcracker' comes to MAC stage

The music to the ballet suite "The Nutcracker" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky is generally regarded as one of the most brilliant works for orchestra. In the upcoming performance by the IU Ballet Department, however, it is not just the music that will shine, but the array of dance that is meant to accompany the music.

IU professor launches leading Web site for Latino studies

During a recent trip to Miami, something caught Assistant Professor Antonio de la Cova's eye. Not only was it familiar, but it was his own work used without his authorization.

Students gives tips on how to audition for university plays

For the actor, auditioning is crunch time. In a matter of seconds or minutes, an audition performance determines whether the actor will get a part in show performing in front of hundreds of people.

Setting the Stage

The stage: It is a vast open space of hardwood floor until a set is erected. Then the possibilities are endless. In the past year, IU's Wells-Metz Theatre has been a Chicago back porch in "Proof," the surreal tree-lined landscape of "The Cherry Orchard" and the dark dreary cave of "Bat Boy." The set creates the world that a play's characters inhabit, and its creation is the culmination of work by a behind-the-scenes team.

Around The State

Hostage shooting deemed acceptable LAFAYETTE -- Police officers acted properly when they fired more than two dozen shots at a car fleeing a homicide scene last week, injuring a woman who was being held hostage in the trunk of the car, authorities said Wednesday.

Efficiency group urges lawmakers to make changes in government

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana's governor and legislators must make bold changes if they want schools, universities and state government to operate smoother and cheaper, a government efficiency panel told lawmakers Wednesday.

Trustees meeting to review excellence fee

During the next two days, the IU board of trustees will convene at the IU-Purdue University Indianapolis to discuss the future of the University. Of the many important issues being covered at the meeting, IU-Bloomington's Commitment to Excellence initiative will be highlighted.

City Council receives award for passing of I-69 resolution

Wednesday night Tim Maloney, director of Hoosier Environmental Council, awarded the Bloomington City Council the 2004 Excellence in government. The Council was recognized for its outstanding effort to protect the city of Bloomington and its environment.

An 'Idiot' comes out on top

What do a trio of punk-pop elder statesmen, an aging country songbird, two white rappers, a former Beach Boy and a recently deceased singer/songwriter have in common? They all recorded and released some of the best music of 2004 in my opinion.

Album misses target, 'dismantles' U2

I am trying and failing to like the new U2. It's not that it's lost its touch; in fact, I would venture that 2000's inconsistent and aggravating All That You Can't Leave Behind contained one of its best songs ever -- "Beautiful Day."