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Foreign student enrollment slows at U.S. universities

By Alyson Brodsy and Steve Giegerich · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 1:37 a.m.

A new study says the number of foreign students attending U.S. colleges increased by less than 1 percent in 2002-03 -- the lowest growth rate in seven years. It's just the latest piece of evidence that international students are shying away from the United States because of tough immigration rules.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 1:17 a.m.

A lecture by former Ambassador to Afghanistan Dr. Robert P. Finn has been postponed due to a family emergency. The lecture was scheduled to be at 7:30 p.m. today in the Frangipani Room of the Indiana Memorial Union.

Board of trustees discusses issues in prep education around state

Monday, Nov. 3,2003 1:12 a.m.

RICHMOND, Ind. -- Getting more high school students enrolled at IU was the topic of discussion at Friday's board of trustees meeting on the IU-East campus.

IU professors, couple win lifetime achievement award

Monday, Nov. 3,2003 1:12 a.m.

Professors Elinor "Lin" and Vincent Ostrom will receive a lifetime achievement award Friday from the Atlas Economic Research Foundation's Fund for the Study of Spontaneous Orders.

Weekend's dancing offers health benefits for students

By Annie Tasker · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 1:11 a.m.

Human experience might better illustrate the potential mental and emotional benefits of dance than years of experimentation by the medical community.

Costumed off-duty police officer wounded in Halloween prank

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 1:07 a.m.

CEDAR LAKE, IND. -- An off-duty police officer who dressed up as an axe-wielding man in what he intended to be a Halloween prank was shot and wounded by a man who believed he posed a threat, investigators said.

Brown County art, tourism to expand with future plan

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 1:06 a.m.

NASHVILLE, IND. -- A newly established commission hopes to advance the arts in Brown County, already highly regarded as a regional haven for artists and tourists who come to buy their works. The effort draws on the rural, hilly county's heritage dating to the late 19th century, when renowned Indiana painter T.C. Steele founded a local artists' colony.

Indiana ranked last in U.S. Census analysis Indiana

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 1:05 a.m.

FORT WAYNE, IND. -- Former South Bend residents Cynthia and Derrick Wozniak are young and highly educated -- just the kind of people a state suffering from a prolonged "brain drain" cannot afford to lose.

Journalism school honors professor

By Katie Killebrew · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 1:02 a.m.

To celebrate the dedication and commitment of one of the most respected professors in the School of Journalism, a reception dinner was held Saturday for professor G. Cleveland Wilhoit, who primarily taught J110: Foundations of Journalism and Mass Communication and J410: The Media and Social Institutions. Wilhoit announced his retirement in June. "He was a major influence -- perhaps the major influence -- on students preparing for careers as scholars and teachers," said Trevor Brown, dean of the School of Journalism.

Swing dance soiree teaches lindy hop

By Jaime Cohen · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 1 a.m.

The number one rule of swing dancing, and for some the most difficult, is following your partner. The Bloomington Swing Dance Committee provided an opportunity Saturday night for students to learn all about a form of swing dancing called the lindy hop as part of a series of dance workshops. The classes take place the first Saturday of every month at the John Waldron Arts Center, 122 S. Walnut Street.

Trustees tackle interim issue

By Colin Kearns · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 12:50 a.m.

RICHMOND, Ind. -- IU-Bloomington administrators could be in line to step in as the interim chancellor at the beginning of spring semester after Chancellor Sharon Brehm announced her resignation Thursday.

Student dies after street race

By Elise Baker · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 12:50 a.m.

An IU junior was killed early Friday after a 120-mph drag race between students led to two separate wrecks. Jeffrey Maiatico, 20, was killed east of Bloomington when his roommate, junior Daipayan Banerjee, who was driving the vehicle, lost control of his 1997 Ford Mustang.

Councilman's proceedings postponed for 10-day recess

By Mitch Blacher · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 12:50 a.m.

Scott Wells says he's going to get some sleep this week. The Monroe County councilman's criminal trial isn't over, but it is taking a 10-day break. Wells said he is going to use the break for rest rather than worry.

Party all night long

By Alex Pappas · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 12:50 a.m.

You could hear the music from blocks away. It played for 36 straight hours without any hesitation. Everyone was on their feet, doing their best not to let exhaustion set in. For the participants of Dance Marathon this weekend, it wasn't hard to stay focused.

Former mayor dies of cancer

By Julia Balnford and Julia Blanford · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 12:50 a.m.

Former Bloomington Mayor and U.S. Congressman Frank McCloskey always wanted to make sure his voice was heard. During a 12-day hospital stay that ended last week, McCloskey asked his friend Regina Moore, who was at his hospital bedside, to get an absentee ballot so he could vote in this year's election.

Festival treats guests to amusement

By Jill Sankey · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 12:44 a.m.

Children and adults attended the Halloween Family Fun Festival from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at the Mathers Museum to celebrate Halloween activities.

Sorority craft show raises scholarship money

By Britany Ausmus and Brittany Ausmus · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 12:20 a.m.

The Christmas season began a little early at Binford Elementary School, 315 North Drive, Saturday morning. Cheerful gingerbread-man signs led the way as the scent of pies, cookies and spices filled the air. People cheerfully shopped for seasonal decorations and the gifts from local crafters at the eighth annual Tri-Kappa Annual Arts and Crafts show.

Solar storm of disapproval

By Alyson Brodsy and Anna Dittmer · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 12:09 a.m.

Last week, two major magnetic solar storms hit earth. The first blast was among the strongest in the last 11 years, followed up by another massive storm Thursday. According to one astronomer, the likelihood of two huge flares directed toward Earth coming so close together was "unprecedented" (Reuters, Oct. 30).

Church names first gay bishop

By Alyson Brodsy and Richard N. Ostling · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 12:07 a.m.

DURHAM, N.H. -- The Episcopal Church became the first major Christian denomination to make an openly gay man a bishop, consecrating V. Gene Robinson on Sunday as bishop of New Hampshire. The act almost certainly means disgruntled conservatives will break from the church.

CAFE not my cup of tea

By Alyson Brodsy and Vincent Carr · Monday, Nov. 3,2003 12:07 a.m.

In 1979, my aunt was driving her 1968 Cadillac Coup DeVille down a road in central New Jersey when she collided with a Datsun pickup truck. The truck sent her head-on into a set of four concrete pillars that were guarding a building. To this day, many of my family members say, "Thank God she was in that car."