Buying a new book is like purchasing something new and fresh, but buying an old book is acquiring a treasure. And like so many treasures, with old books there is much more than meets the eye.
The life of an athlete is a lot tougher than I thought it would be. Sure, it has its perks, but being a successful sports icon is no easy task.
With winter just a few short months away, it's time to get out those boots, wax up those skis (or boards) and start praying for snow. Most people don't make the connection between skiing and Indiana, after all, this is a state that has a maximum height of just over 1,200 feet.
In an effort to fill Memorial Stadium, the IU Athletics Department announced Monday a "Student Ticket Special." Students can purchase seats to Saturday's IU-Michigan game for $5, a discount of $10 from the usual student ticket price of $15 per game.
Fog-covered Newport, R.I., at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, forcing the cancellation of the final round of the Adams Cup: Five holes remained in the third round when it was ruled that play could not continue. The scores at the end of Monday's second round became the final standings, placing the Hoosiers in fifth for the second consecutive week.
Video store strips Frankfort shelves of adult movies. FRANKFORT, Ind. -- The city's Family Video store is no longer renting adult movies after residents complained the tapes and DVDs violate a state law that prohibits displaying harmful material within 500 feet of a church. The company plans to challenge the constitutionality of the law, said Tim Reynolds, general counsel for Family Video, which is based in Glenview, Ill., and operates 340 stores nationwide.
There's nothing I love more than watching ESPN analysts come up with ludicrous predictions after only three games have gone by in the NFL season. I myself came up with the "very boldest" predictions possible just a few weeks back. But with only three games played so far this season and nearly a dozen games left to go, no prediction is a safe one.
About 125 concerned community members attended the city of Bloomington's Commission on the Status of Black Males and the Safe and Civil City Program's meeting last night at City Hall to discuss the topic of "Race, School Discipline, and Criminal Justice." The meeting was held to discuss racial issues surrounding black males in the Monroe County Community School Corporation and the county's legal system.
Three times last season, the Big Ten's weekly awards for Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week consisted of nothing but Hoosiers. After a 3-1 victory over Michigan State last weekend, the Hoosiers swept the awards for their first time of the 2004 season.
UNITED NATIONS -- North Korea said it has turned the plutonium from 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods into nuclear weapons to serve as a deterrent against increasing U.S. nuclear threats and to prevent a nuclear war in northeast Asia. Warning that the danger of war on the Korean peninsula "is snowballing," Vice Foreign Minister Choe Su Hon provided details Monday of the nuclear deterrent that he said North Korea has developed for self-defense.
PARKFIELD, Calif. -- A strong earthquake struck central California, Tuesday, that was felt from San Francisco to the Los Angeles area. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The quake, which struck at 10:15 a.m. PDT, had a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 and was centered 7 miles southeast of Parkfield, the town known as California's earthquake capital, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
ROME -- A relieved Italy broke into celebrations Tuesday as Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced the safe release of two Italian women aid workers who were kidnapped in Iraq three weeks ago. Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, both 29, were handed over to the Red Cross along with two Iraqis who were abducted with them in Baghdad on Sept. 7. Four Egyptian workers abducted last week were also freed, according to their employer.
For IU alumna Jessica Stuart, photographer Eddie Adams was a teacher, a colleague and a friend. Adams, who died Sept. 19 of amyotropic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and educator. "He's the end of an era that can't be recaptured," Stuart said.
While dining at Tallent, an upscale restaurant on West Kirkwood Avenue, I'm sad to report the service was the lone bright spot. The well-trained staff helped the customers with their needs, but at the same time, the restaurant broadcasts the message that it doesn't care about the customers' needs or desires (It charges a hefty $6 to split a dish.) Now, I have never worked in a restaurant, but I can't think of anything that would justify charging extra money, let alone $6, for sharing a dish.
The Brown County Playhouse is currently running a production of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple," which opened last weekend. The playhouse is located 20 minutes from Bloomington in Nashville, Ind. The classic play, which was the inspiration for a movie and a television series, centers around an issue with which many college students can identify: hellacious roommates. In this case, two roommates are polar opposites -- one is messy and apathetic, and the other is extremely tidy and nearly neurotic.
Downloading music, whether legal or illegal, is a popular pastime for many college students. As the music industry phases into a new era of reaching fans over the Internet, the Asher Kahn Band, of Philadelphia, is working to make a difference in society in its attempts to gain new listeners.
IU School of Education Professor Jeff Daniels, like most people, has taken note of the school violence trend. But instead of researching why these violent crimes occurred, Daniels took a new approach by examining how such frightening situations can sometimes end without tragedy.
Nestled in Dunn Woods near Bryan Hall and the School of Law, the Kirkwood Observatory is a mystery to many students unfamiliar with IU's astronomy program. But with the help of associate instructors from the department, that can change starting tonight.
Let's play a game, shall we? First, find a pencil. Did you find one? Congratulations, you won! Just kidding, that's not the game. Take the pencil, shimmy your eyes down to the list of objects below and circle the one that doesn't belong. -- Monster truck -- Penis -- Pink shirt -- Bloody deer carcass
Dr. Phil came down from his mountain and brought forth two tablets of laws for the world to obey: the first, inscribed "Thy Ultimate Weight Loss Solution;" the second, "Thy Family First." The former commanded Americans to avoid eating as a means to solve problems, and the latter proclaimed that a "phenomenal family" depended upon family dinners.
