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Living with the ordinary at SoFA

By Jessica Irvin · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2003 12:25 a.m.

"Coming to Terms with the Everyday" is running in the School of Fine Arts Gallery, which opened with a reception on Oct. 24 and will run until Nov. 21. "This art is everyday with a twist," said Dana Sperry, the show's curator.

Circle K combats child poverty

By Tim Callahan · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2003 12:04 a.m.

In an attempt to combat child poverty, IU's Circle K club is heading an effort to collect coats for needy families. This month, the community service group is promoting its project titled "Protecting Our Future: The Children of Indiana."

IU medical students give back

By Angela Magana · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2003 12:03 a.m.

For the Timmy Foundation, spring break trips are more than tan lines and beaches. The Foundation promotes awareness of poverty, its effects and underlying issues of social, political and economic situations.

Beta Theta Pi plans return to campus

By Brian Janosch · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2003 12 a.m.

The Beta Theta Pi fraternity has officially kicked off its return efforts after the chapter was closed down in September 2001.

Student politics move right

By Stacie Vasko · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 1:32 a.m.

College students are leaning more to the right side of the political spectrum, a new Harvard University study shows. Of the nine million students currently attending college in the U.S., 31 percent say they identify themselves as Republicans, 27 percent say they are Democrats and the remaining 38 percent are independent or unaffiliated.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 1:17 a.m.

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Mike Keenan was fired Sunday as coach of the Florida Panthers after failing to turn the franchise into a Stanley Cup contender. Keenan will be replaced on an interim basis by general manager Rick Dudley, who made the announcement at a news conference.

11-game losing streak stopped against OSU

By Brian Janosch · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 1:14 a.m.

The IU women's volleyball team was finally able to snap its 11-game losing streak after defeating Ohio State University Saturday 31-29, 30-18, 14-30, 30-20.

Defensive woes plague IU in loss

By Dan Patrick · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 1:13 a.m.

The IU women's basketball team started off its preseason with a 82-69 loss at the hands of Athletes in Action Sunday. However, the 13-point loss could have been worse as IU went on a 9-0 run to end the game.

IU pulls off overtime win against tough AIA

By Natalie A. Trout · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 1:12 a.m.

IU coach Mike Davis said he would have liked to have won by 100 points against Athletes in Action Friday night, but he had to settle for a close overtime win, 70-68.

Colts fall to last place Jags

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 1:11 a.m.

Jaguars 28, Colts 23 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Fred Taylor delivered the punishment he promised and the Jacksonville Jaguars got a win not many people expected. Taylor scored a 32-yard touchdown with 1:08 left Sunday to lift the Jaguars to a surprising 28-23 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

CLOSED for the season

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 1:09 a.m.

The air is crisp and the sun is out, hidden only by a few puffy clouds. The leaves on the trees are beginning to turn red, orange and yellow. It's Saturday morning, and fall is in full bloom. But the onset of fall means the end of the Farmer's Market.

Hoosiers snap 11-game Big Ten losing streak

By John Rodgers · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 1:09 a.m.

It's been an interesting week for junior Matt LoVecchio. Seven days removed from being forced to sit because of lingering effects of a concussion, LoVecchio scrambled for eight yards and dove head first across the goal line with 24 seconds remaining to score the winning touchdown in IU's 17-14 win over Illinois.

Hoosiers go slumpbusting

By Alex Hickey · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 1:07 a.m.

So, maybe it's understandable that IU's 17-14 win over Illinois didn't cause the Memorial Stadium crowd of 24,102 to charge the field and rip out the goal posts. But for a team that had lost 11 straight in the Big Ten, it must have felt like the weight of the world was lifted from their shoulders.

International students teach about the world

By Matt Lahr · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 1:04 a.m.

One of the biggest surprises international students might find when they come to the United States is that American citizens generally have little knowledge of countries outside North America.

Kids' art combats local poverty

By Hannah Schroder · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 1:03 a.m.

The Hoosier Hills Food Bank will be making presentations and accepting artwork from local children throughout November as part of the Children's Art Calendar Project. The calendar is used as an advocacy tool by which food bank administrators hope to raise awareness of childhood hunger.

Lab's audiovisual technology enables 3-D virtual reality

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 1:03 a.m.

IU's Advanced Visualization Lab has developed and licensed its first eight John-e-Box 3-D stereo display systems. "The John-e-Box is a portable large format display system that allows many people to stand around it at the same time in order to share visual information," said Eric Wernert, senior scientist and manager for the AVL.

Teach for America founder to visit IU

By Jen Gossman · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 1:01 a.m.

The founder and director of Teach for America will visit IU this week. Wendy Kopp will speak at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Whittenberger Auditorium at the Indiana Memorial Union about why she created the organization. Teach for America is a program that places college graduates in needy urban and rural public schools for two years. She will also address her own visions for education in the United States.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 12:56 a.m.

Knight asks judge to reconsider lawsuit Former IU basketball coach Bob Knight has asked the judge who threw out his breach-of-contract lawsuit against IU to change his mind.

Drinking and lack of diversity related

By Alli Stolper and Writer Alli Stolper · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 12:48 a.m.

A recent Harvard University study could link two issues many students associate with IU: binge drinking and a lack of diversity. Greater diversity on college campuses significantly lowers rates of binge drinking among high-risk students, according to the study. With The Princeton Review's national ranking of IU as the number three party school, there is no denying that binge drinking is an issue. According to a recent IU student survey, 54 percent of students on the Bloomington campus participate in binge drinking, said Dean of Students Richard McKaig.

Renovated College Mall Road said to be 'accident waiting to happen'

By Mike Malik · Monday, Nov. 10,2003 12:48 a.m.

With the completion of College Mall Road, traffic has been flowing through the newly constructed intersections. But no one foresaw the traffic hazard that the crossing of College Mall Road and Windermere Road would create.