SPEA project awarded millions
The Parliamentary Development Project at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs received a five-year, $4.9 million grant this week to continue its work building democratic institutions in the Ukraine.
The Parliamentary Development Project at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs received a five-year, $4.9 million grant this week to continue its work building democratic institutions in the Ukraine.
LOS ANGELES -- A week ago, then-candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger laid out a plan for his first 100 days that was long on ambition but short on details. Now he is going to have to deliver.
Indiana's liquor stores are tackling the problem of fake IDs by testing new technology at three college towns, including Bloomington. The Indiana Association of Beverage Retailers has initiated a one-of-a-kind trial where it will test the system, which scans the bar code on driver's licenses and lets workers know if the ID is legitimate.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Fighting erupted Wednesday between rival warlords who both claim allegiance to the government of President Hamid Karzai, and an official of one of the warring groups said as many as 60 people were killed and scores more wounded.
HAVANA -- Indiana farmers agreed to sell $15 million of goods to communist Cuba Wednesday as U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh declared that expanded American trade with and travel to the island could create a democratic opening.
Due to child safety and other issues, Rod Young, Republican candidate for Bloomington Common Council in District 4, called for the council on Sept. 30 to re-examine plans for the Jackson Creek Trail.
Students will be bidding on 10 men and 10 women in an annual Dance Marathon date auction from 9 to 11 p.m., tonight at Kilroy's Sports Bar, 319 N. Walnut St. IU track and basketball stars, cheerleaders, IU Student Foundation leaders, and others will be auctioned off
University of Washington biologist Scott Edwards will come to IU 4 p.m. Monday to speak for the James P. Holland Memorial Lecture. Edwards will examine the evolutionary history of birds and their genetic relationship to dinosaurs in his talk, "From Archaeopteryx to Modern Birds: A DNA Trail."
This weekend a large number of former Hoosiers will be making their way back to Bloomington. Some come to visit their children, others hope to run into old friends, brothers, sisters and professors.
According to the National Mental Health Association, more than 19 million American adults are affected by depression each year. The group's Web site says roughly 10 percent of college students have been diagnosed as suffering from the disease.
Students and faculty members hosted a welcome reception for newly appointed IU President Adam Herbert Wednesday afternoon in front of the IU Auditorium. At the reception, Herbert was presented with a sweatshirt and hat for the Homecoming game.
Monday, the IDS reported that IU biology professor Loren Rieseberg reproducibly re-enacted the creation of a new species ("IU sunflower genetics expert wins 'genius' grant," AP).
A big story emerged in Washington, D.C., last week. It concerns Valerie Plame, a clandestine CIA operative. Plame served under "non-official cover," which means that when working abroad, she doesn't enjoy any sort of diplomatic immunity. Yet, a senior Bush administration official decided to give Plame's name to the media. Shocking.
In a column published Sept. 30, Brian McFillen ("Unionizing the Graduates," IDS) voiced his concern with the recent effort by some sociology graduate employees to meet with our colleagues about the prospects for improving our working conditions.
Amid the disorder of the recall election and the Cubs' playoff extra-inning defeat, we seem to have missed a very important piece of news.
With eight minutes remaining in IU's Big Ten opener against Michigan State, it appeared freshman Jed Zayner's defensive misplay would cost the Hoosiers the game and their 39-game Big Ten winning streak. But, as one freshman's miscue led to a goal, another freshman scored a goal. Jacob Peterson tied the game and salvaged the streak with a goal in the 82nd minute. At times this season, half of the 11 IU players on the field have been freshmen and not since his son's 1991 squad can Coach Jerry Yeagley recall an IU team so young and inexperienced. "When you have 10 field players and half of them are freshmen, that is just unheard of at IU," Yeagley said. "But these guys are no longer freshmen now that they have a half season under their belt." Five freshmen, including Zayner, Peterson, Julian Dieterle and red shirts John Hayden and Josh Tudela have started at least five of the eight games this season. In fact, Zayner and Dieterle have started all eight games for the Hoosiers, six of which were against ranked opponents.
A tumultuous season continued for the men's soccer team Thursday night. The Hoosiers (2-2-4, 0-0-1) tied in-state adversary Butler 1-1 Thursday night at Armstrong Stadium.
Less than three minutes into the first overtime, freshman Jacob Peterson scored the game winner lifting IU over Michigan 2-1 and extending its regular season Big Ten unbeaten streak to 40 games.
Members of Dave Matthews Band: Dave Matthews, Stefan Lessard, Leroi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Carter Beauford. Members of Dave Matthews: Dave Matthews. Now that we've cleared that up…
It's called "Roots Reggae Rock," and the band that made this breed of rock-infused reggae ubiquitous calls itself Natty Nation. Tonight at 10 p.m., five members of this up-and-coming band will take the stage at Uncle Fester's House of Blooze to share their unique sounds and pass along what they feel is bridging the gap between not just reggae and rock, but between all types of music.