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Bloomington offers weekly volunteer opportunities

By Kye Lee · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:47 p.m.

The volunteer opportunities offered by the vast number of organizations and institutions throughout Bloomington leave students with innumerable occasions to get involved and give back to the community. The Bloomington Volunteer Network works with IU as well as other businesses, agencies and non-profit corporations to promote these opportunities. Here are a few opportunities that are calling for volunteers this month.

With a little help from 'pixie dust'

By Jessica Dalsing · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:47 p.m.

Two girls playing Chinese lanterns performed back flips across the stage. Constantly bounding to the beat of the music and singing in unison, they seemed like Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum -- but with far better athletic skill. They provided an interlude of excitement for the viewer.

Play sheds light on women's plight

By Olivia Morales · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:44 p.m.

In Juarez, Mexico, a town just south of the border to the U.S., 300 women have been murdered and/or raped during the past 10 years. Many of these women are still missing. More frightening is the fact that not one of these murder cases has resulted in a single conviction.

Making the informed decision

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:42 p.m.

Dear Fellow Students: We feel the need to respond to recent campaign promises and activities that have been making a mockery of IUSA as an institution and of the student body in Bloomington during the past month.

Vote 'you' for IUSA

By Alyson Brodsy and Tony Sams · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:40 p.m.

When I asked IU Student Association Election Coordinator Derek Molter if there would be a "none of the above" option in tomorrow's IUSA election, he told me there wouldn't be.

Blogging democracy

By Alyson Brodsy and Stephanie Morris · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:36 p.m.

There's really nothing quite like a LiveJournal for providing a few precious minutes of homework distraction. Sadly, online journaling will be forever tainted by the stereotype of the angsty 14-year-old blogger who posts bad goth poetry, whines about love or spews a bunch of gibberish like, "omfg, d00d, counterstrike r00lz0r."

70 teams to battle in Bowl for Kids' Sake

By Andrea Opperman · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:29 p.m.

Students will be bowling for more than fun this week. Teams of students will be putting their bowling ability on display to benefit kids as part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters' Bowl for Kids' Sake charity event. Tom Hargis, coordinator of Bowl for Kids' Sake, said the importance of the event is to bring adults and kids together.

State remembers Muncie-Milan game

By Alyson Brodsy and Steve Herman · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:28 p.m.

MUNCIE -- For one incredible evening of noise and nostalgia, this was the way Indiana high school basketball used to be. The Muncie Fieldhouse rocked in opposing seas of purple and black Saturday night. It was Milan and Muncie Central once again -- the small-town, country kids against the big boys from the city played in front of a Who's Who of Indiana basketball past and present and a national television audience.

Hoosiers advocate new memorial

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:27 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indianapolis businessman is leading a campaign to build what he said he believed was the first memorial in the nation devoted to National Guard members.

'Shape Note' right on key

By Jorie Slodki · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:20 p.m.

The Civil War epic "Cold Mountain" has helped to expose the world to a unique choral arrangement known as Shape Note or Sacred Heart singing. This is not the sound of a by-gone era, but vibrant music that continues to thrive around the country, including Bloomington. Shape Note singing is performed without instruments, with songs arranged in three or four-part harmony.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:17 p.m.

The Biology department is sponsoring a seminar today by David Parichy of the University of Texas at Austin. The lecture, titled "Danio Pigment Patterns: A Developmental Genetic Model for the Evolution of Adult Form," will begin a 4 p.m. in Myers Hall, Room 130. Refreshments will be served outside the room at 3:45 p.m.

Suicide bombing kills 8, wounds 59

By Alyson Brodsy and Ravi Nessman · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:16 p.m.

JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up on a crowded Jerusalem bus Sunday, killing eight passengers one day before the world court was to begin hearings on Israel's disputed West Bank barrier.

IU Survivor pits dorms against each other

By Ashley Rhodebeck · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:15 p.m.

Water splashed and a plastic bottle flew through the air as 20 students battled to collect Tupperware floating in the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center pool at the Student Recreational Sports Center.

Anti-Aristide rebels capture second-largest city

By Alyson Brodsy and Paisley Dodds · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:14 p.m.

CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti -- Rebels captured Haiti's second-largest city, Cap-Haitien, after just a few hours of fighting Sunday, claiming their biggest prize in a two-week uprising that has driven government forces from most of the country's north.

Nader announces plans to run for president

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:12 p.m.

The WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Consumer advocate Ralph Nader announced Sunday he is again running for president, this time as an independent, and rejected claims a longshot candidacy would merely siphon enough votes from the Democrats to ensure President Bush's reelection.

Rebels attack refugee camp

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 22,2004 11:11 p.m.

KAMPALA, Uganda -- Scores of rebels armed with assault rifles, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a refugee camp in northern Uganda and torched huts, killing 192 people and wounding dozens more, a local legislator said Sunday.

The Lone Ranger in Iraq

By Arindam Mukherjee · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 3:31 p.m.

Since the diplomatic meltdown at the U.N. Security Council in March, the Bush administration has given the United Nations only a minimal role in the reconstruction of Iraq. This unmitigated arrogance may prove to be a disaster.

DeMuth breaks 1,000

By Dan Patrick · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 1:07 a.m.

In a stellar 23 point, 12 rebound performance, IU junior Jenny DeMuth became the 18th IU player to reach the 1,000 point plateau and only the eighth Hoosier to do so in her junior season. DeMuth led the Hoosiers to a 65-52 win over Michigan. IU also managed to snap an seven game losing streak and improve their record to 11-14 and 4-10 in conference action. DeMuth's record breaking night placed her at No. 16 overall in IU's career scoring list with 1,015 total points, just two points behind Dani Thrush who stands at No. 15. Despite the feat, DeMuth downplayed the 1,000 point plateau. "I didn't even know about it until a few days ago when someone told me about it," DeMuth said. "But it feels good to get a thousand points. But I just think it's a team game." DeMuth wasn't the only one celebrating as the Hoosiers captured their first win since Jan. 22. Early in the game, the Hoosiers were looking at a 17-7 deficit before fighting back with a 29-7 run to place the score at 36-24.

On the sidelines

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 1:04 a.m.

Colorado places Barnett on leave DENVER -- University of Colorado-Boulder football coach Gary Barnett was suspended for his comments about a female player who accused a teammate of rape, the latest blow to an already-troubled football program.

The 'Buck' stops here

By Natalie A. Trout · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:55 a.m.

With a loss to the worst team in the Big Ten still fresh in its mind, the IU men's basketball team has to brush off its loss and focus on the next challenge. At 8 p.m. Saturday night, the Hoosiers (12-11, 6-6 Big Ten) will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes (11-13, 3-8) at Assembly Hall.