A $1 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will allow IU's libraries to put in place a new preservation system and auxiliary facility. The new auxiliary library facility will be built at 10th Street and the Bypass. The facility will feature a preservation lab and additional shelving for lesser-used volumes. Initially, the grant will provide the libraries with $300,000. It will then provide $700,000 if the University can matching twice that amount in private funds.
Gwen Paulk only had two children. But, in the past week, hundreds of cards, many with the message "I love you, Mom," have come to the home she shared with her husband and two children, said daughter Darci, 21. Paulk, who was director of the African American Culture Center and had worked in some capacity at IU for 20 years, died of cancer Wednesday morning. She graduated from IU with a bachelor's degree in 1987 and a master's degree in 1997.
Major League Baseball has many unique characteristics that make it great. It is relaxed, emphasizes strategy and its long season rewards consistency and dedication.
Eleven rookies. Eleven untested riders. There isn't a lot of Little 500 history for Delta Sigma Pi, Ashton and the Army ROTC. But the women of Row 9 said they are looking forward to making their mark in the 2001 race.
Less than one second separates these three teams in Row 9. But the teams will need to make a surge if they want to reach the front of the pack. The defending champion Cutters found themselves in 25th for the race and look to charge to the front with a new crop of riders.
The teams in Row 8 have seen their share of ups and downs during the Little 500 race. Each team lacks experience, but each team has high hopes.
Junior Kevin Vanes seems to be the leader of the bunch in Row 8. After finishing third at the individual time trials, he will have to work from the inside to get Acacia to the front pack.
As of April 9, the women's indoor track team is ranked sixth in the nation according to the Team Power Rankings. This weekend the Hoosiers will show their force at the Sea Ray Relays in Knoxville, Tenn.
Coming off of a decisive victory Saturday, the men's track team will head south in hopes of continuing its success. This weekend, the Hoosiers will be a part of the Sea Ray Relays in Tennessee for the first time since the 1994-1995 season. Then, the men's team had two top-five finishers, including a win in the pole vault. That success could be repeated,
Jewish students celebrated the Passover holiday with Seder meals last weekend and with kosher for Passover meals the rest of the week.
Helen Zia never had a class that taught her about Asian Americans growing up. She rarely heard about her ancestors who helped improve the United States. But her family taught her to be proud of her Asian heritage, Zia said, and when she discovered journalism, she found the role she could play in society.
Representing Ani DiFranco's record label Righteous Babe, images of tough and muscular women were projected onto the curtain Tuesday evening at the Murat Theater. The images not only filled the stage before the opening act Hammell on Trial, but also established the mood of the evening -- a celebration of DiFranco's pride in being a woman.
Although pirates will be invading the University Theatre, there is no cause for alarm -- they are actors in "The Pirates of Penzance," the final production of the 2000-2001 season.
Maya Angelou is the reason I decided to become a journalist. No, I didn't appear on an edition of Oprah's Book Club to become enlightened by the author herself. Actually, Angelou became a part of my life for the exact opposite reason.
