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Full-day kindergarten plan defeated

By Mike Malik · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 1 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- In a contestable vote causing chaos in the House, Democrats did not pass Gov. Joe Kernan's plan for full-day kindergarten because of a controversial voting procedure. State Rep. Thomas Kromkowski, D-South Bend, voted via satellite as he was recovering from surgery. The hook-up was used because Republicans wouldn't support the bill, and Democrats did not have the 51 votes needed to pass it. House Speaker and State Rep. Patrick Bauer, D-South Bend, declared the bill passed 51-47 until the Democrats admitted the satellite hook-up did not meet the House voting requirements. Procedures state a member must physically be present in the chamber to vote.

Students stuff bears for sick children in Israel

By Mallory Simon · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 1 a.m.

Students sewed, stuffed and decorated bears for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses Wednesday night at the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center. "Build-a-Dov" -- Dov, meaning bear in Hebrew -- was a social-action program, co-sponsored by Hillel, Mitzvah Corps, Rosh Chodesh and Hoosiers for Israel. After putting the bears together, students wrote get-well notes in Hebrew and tied a Hershey's kiss around the bears' necks. The bears will be sent to Camp Simcha, a supervised, medically-staffed camp in New York, to be distributed to the sick children, and eventually make their way to Israel. Many of the children will leave their hospital beds to attend the camp and take part in different activities, such as music, dancing and swimming, in hopes of lifting their spirits.

Cornel West to speak on race tonight at Auditorium

By Daniel Wells · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 1 a.m.

Cornel West, a renowned intellectual, best-selling author, recording artist and "Matrix" actor, will speak at 7 p.m. tonight in the IU Auditorium. Admission to West's lecture, "Race and Democracy," is free and open to the entire Bloomington community. Vice Chancellor of Multicultural Affairs Gloria Gibson, whose office partnered with Union Board to bring West to campus, said judging from the number of phone calls her office has received, interest in the lecture is high. "Cornel West is one of the leading scholars in our country and one of the foremost thinkers of our time," Gibson said. "His work covers a multitude of disciplines including African-American studies, philosophy, religion and politics. I'm certain he'll challenge us to think about issues in a new way and that lecture will be challenging as well as inspiring."

Last all-women dorm to close this semester

By Stephanie Susman · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12:54 a.m.

At the end of this semester, the last free-standing, all-women dorm will close. Ashton-Stempel will transform to house students over 21, both male and female. Currently, Ashton-Stempel provides single rooms for women only, while Ashton-Weatherly provides single rooms for students age 21 and older. The University plans to tear down Weatherly in coming years. Last semester, the community councils of each residence hall discussed changes that could be made in their halls for the coming year. One suggestion was moving the Weatherly living arrangement to Stempel.

Thrower pushes through pain

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12:48 a.m.

When it comes to injuries, athletes will tell you the same thing: there are few more devastating than knee injuries, and the bigger the athlete, the more crippling the injury. Junior shot thrower Ryan Ketchum knows this all too well. He spent the summer battling back from two incapacitating knee injuries -- a torn ACL and meniscus. He knew a complete recovery would not be enough; he would also have to make changes to prevent re-injury. "This summer, I focused a lot on losing extra pounds and getting quicker through rehab, which really improved my speed in the ring" said Ketchum.

Von Lee decision held again

By Mike McElroy · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12:45 a.m.

A tense group of citizens filed into the Monroe County Courthouse Wednesday, eager to finally put to rest an issue which had divided a community for months. The group received no resolution. The Alcoholic Beverages Board delayed its decision about the Von Lee alcohol permit for the second time and will reconvene to make a decision March 3. The board cited a mounting pile of statistical evidence as reason to take additional time to reflect upon the more developed arguments on either side of the case.

Hoosiers face top opponents in 2004

By Jeff Fuldauer · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12:44 a.m.

Imagine playing a spring schedule which includes six teams ranked among the top 25 in the nation. Now imagine four of the six will be played in hostile road environments. This is the schedule facing IU coach, Lin Loring, and the IU women's tennis team. Only this is just the pre-conference schedule. The Hoosiers play 15 ranked opponents with over half of the matches to be played away from the IU Tennis Center. Duke, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arizona State, Notre Dame and Texas A&M are among the heavy hitters IU meets on their way to the Big Ten Championships. Annual match-ups against Northwestern, Illinois, Michigan and Purdue add to create a stretch of matches where a weak team cannot be found. But the Hoosiers say the scheduling -- however tough -- will be nothing but beneficial when Big Ten play rolls around.

Team hungry for win vs. Lions four games

By Dan Patrick · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12:42 a.m.

After suffering three straight losses at the hands of Big Ten opponents, the IU women's basketball team said they are hungry -- hungry for lion. The No. 5 Penn State Lady Lions will prowl into Assembly Hall to take on the Hoosiers at 8 p.m. tonight. The Lady Lions come into the game with an undefeated 9-0 conference record and a 17-3 overall record while the Hoosiers stand at 3-6 in the conference and 10-10 overall. PSU is led by senior Kelly Mazzante, who comes into the game at second in the Big Ten in scoring with a 21.5 average. Mazzante also adds 4.1 rebounds per game and shoots at a .415 clip despite taking 175 shots from behind the arc.

Help me, Harlan!

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12:40 a.m.

Dear Harlan, I am 22 years old, single and very desperate. Well, I've only been looking since the Super Bowl, but I plan to continue to look for something exciting in sports until March Madness begins. See, from the conclusion of the Super Bowl until the madness, nothing exciting is taking place in sports. Every major sport is either in its dreadful middle-of-the-season stretch, or simply in the offseason. I apologize Harlan, but my boredom since the conclusion of the Super Bowl has me watching re-runs of "Full House" on Nick at Nite.

21 Hoosiers sign for 2004 season

By John Rodgers · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12:31 a.m.

Yesterday, a year-long process culminated. And for 21 future Hoosiers, a new chapter has begun. Wednesday's National Signing Day was the first day a high school football prospect could sign a letter of intent. IU's coach Gerry DiNardo was greeted with 21 signatures highlighted by Illinois' Joliet-Catholic offensive lineman, Jim Jadron, Southfield, Mich., wide receiver, Isaac Price, and two-sport signee, James Hardy, from Elmhurst High School in Fort Wayne. The 6-foot-7 Hardy plans to play wide receiver for DiNardo and play basketball for IU coach Mike Davis.

Kerry has dominating day at the primaries

By Rami Chami · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12:26 a.m.

As the results of primaries and caucuses held across seven states were tallied up Tuesday evening, Sen. John Kerry came out as the clear winner among the Democratic nominee hopefuls. Kerry received the majority of the votes in five of the seven states. Sen. John Edwards claimed South Carolina and Clark managed a narrow victory in Oklahoma.

Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12:13 a.m.

A concert, titled Swingin' With The Big Bands, will feature the music of Glenn Miller, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Terry Gibbs, Barry Manilow, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and more. Featured performers will be vocalists Robert Stright and Sarah Flint. The Stardusters Jazz Orchestra is Central Indiana's premier big band recreating the original sounds of the bands of the "Big Band Era".

Union Board shows student film festival

By Jenica Schultz · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12:11 a.m.

From photo montage to live action to computer animation, IU students submitted a variety of films to the Union Board's second annual Student Film Festival. The Union Board will be screening the films 8 p.m. today and Friday in the Whittenberger Auditorium at the Indiana Memorial Union.

IU faculty presents dance show

By -Jenny Kobiela · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12:11 a.m.

Six IU faculty members will present "An Evening of Contemporary Dance" at 8 p.m. Feb. 5 and Feb. 6 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Panel to discuss Pulitzer-winning play

By Jennifer Griffin · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12:10 a.m.

An amazing discovery is made in the mathematical field. An answer to a seemingly impossible proof has been found by a woman. Upon further scrutiny, it appears she may have completed the work herself. However, women are not able to complete complex mathematical problems, at least according to male mathematicians in the play "Proof".

Best spot for the show

By Jamie Lusk · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12:09 a.m.

Seventh Street is packed with cars as people file into the IU Auditorium. Women's shiny heels click on the pavement while the men's best slacks barely drag in melted ice puddles. They have all come to enjoy the same show; however, once inside, they scatter like oil beads on a hotplate. Some head straight to the orchestra seats, while others trudge upstairs to the balcony to view the show from a further distance.

WORTH THE RISK?

By Tiffany Sanders · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12 a.m.

Imagine this: All of your friends are old enough to hit the bars, but you're not -- so you're left at home alone. So you get a fake ID and join them at the bars every weekend with thousands of other students, partying as a pseudo-21-year-old. Then, during one of your weekend outings, your good time screeches to a halt as you are confronted by undercover off-duty police officers.

'Gospel of John' should pray for forgiveness

By -Jenny Kobiela · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12 a.m.

There is nothing fundamentally wrong with religious films. Movies like "The Ten Commandments," "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "The Prince of Egypt" provide solid adaptations of stories held dear to many faiths. Unfortunately, "The Gospel of John" does not succeed in adapting the biblical story of Jesus' life into anything but a boring, terribly acted waste of celluloid.

'Pearl' proves a real cinematic gem

By by Isaac Edwards and Isaac Edwards · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12 a.m.

Much like Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa," a certain shroud of mystery surrounds the subject of what is oft considered Delft artiste Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece, "Girl with a Pearl Earring." Painted during the decadence of the 17th century Dutch Golden Age, Vermeer's portrait was and still is starkly minimalistic with a quiet sense of intimacy. Managing to bring the subtle intensity of Vermeer's painting to the silver screen, director Peter Webber adapts Tracy Chevalier's acclaimed novel, making his feature directorial debut with "Girl with a Pearl Earring."

Big themes, small film

By Neal Taflinger · Thursday, Feb. 5,2004 12 a.m.

America has worked so hard to compress all its disparate elements into a cohesive whole that we have projected our national character onto the consciousness of the globe. America is more than a country, it's an idea. With "In America," Irish-American writer/director Jim Sheridan and his daughters/co-screenwriters Naomi and Kirsten tell a semi-autobiographical story of a family fighting for redemption against the backdrop of Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.