Longform

Book blurs lines of propaganda, art

Tom Paine\'s short story "Will You Say Something Monsieur Eliot?" details the saga of a smug and wealthy Princeton grad on top of the world. The piece kicks off Paine's sparkling debut collection of fiction, "Scar Vegas." Everything in life has been presented to Eliot on a silver platter. But his luck turns a sharp 180 degrees one fateful day. When out sailing off of the Florida coast, a fierce storm lays waste to his yacht. After drifting on his mast for days, he's picked up by a boatload of Haitian refugees.

Rare documents a part of Lilly Library display

One of the first printings of the Declaration of Independence, letters from George Washington and the New Testament of a Gutenberg Bible are just a few of the rare items visitors to the Lilly Library can see.

Musicology professor receives 3 awards

If a sports analogy can be applied to the musicology department, Distinguished Professor of Music Thomas Mathiesen recently won the triple crown of national awards.

Hoosiers' confidence helps in first-round NCAA win

I arrived in San Jose and tried to adjust accordingly. Although I was promised sun and warmth, I quickly found out shorts are not necessarily appropriate attire year-round in "Cali." Getting to the hotel at 5:45 p.m., I turned on the television to find out the Duke-Villanova game that started at seven was actually almost over. The time change was worse than I thought, but I did get a kick out of watching the 11 p.m. PST SportsCenter at 11 p.m. The time change allowed me to get to the second half of the Stanford-Fullerton match Saturday night, where I was fortunate enough to listen to the best hecklers I've come across so far at a soccer match. Although I was 2,000 miles from home, for the first time, I felt I was truly among my people.

The numbers don't lie

The drop finally ended at Purdue University. From talk of a bowl berth and the nation's most improved defense to a 3-8 season, a last-place finish in the Big Ten and the nation's second-worst defense, the Hoosiers' season set the record for the longest roller-coaster drop ever.

Hoosiers head to the Garden

Sophomore guard Tom Coverdale has always wanted to play a basketball game on the floor of Madison Square Garden. Coverdale will live out that dream when the Hoosiers face Temple at 7 p.m. Wednesday in New York. IU advanced by defeating South Alabama in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament Friday. Should the Hoosiers win, they'll play in the NIT finals at 9 p.m. Friday. If they lose, they'll play in the consolation game at 7 p.m. Friday.

On the sidelines

IU tames Bulldogs

The women's basketball team beat the buzzer again Monday night against Butler. But nothing rode on freshman guard Nicole Motto's last-second three-pointer.

GE plant to lay off 735 as jobs head to Mexico

It's been expected since September. But still, the news hit hard. General Electric told 735 employees at its Bloomington refrigerator factory Thursday that they'll be laid off Dec.

Team heads to 2nd round

The men's soccer team supposedly put itself in a hole after losing three consecutive games heading into the NCAA tournament.

Group plans to take meals to elderly for Thanksgiving

In light of the holiday season, Community Kitchen volunteers will be delivering meals Thanksgiving Day to the less fortunate in Bloomington and surrounding areas.

Work starts on temple

People of differing faiths gathered in a heated tent to celebrate religious diversity and recognize the power of understanding and peace Saturday. The group gathered at the Tibetan Cultural Center for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Chamtse Ling Temple.

RPS needs to think of students' needs

I cannot believe what I am reading. In order to cut costs, RPS is closing dining facilities in three dorms. Chris Boudi says "While facilities will be closing, services will not be reduced." "Services" might be moving elsewhere, but "service" has long since disappeared.

Butterfly ballot is child's play

An experiment was recently done in the Indianapolis Children's museum. A group of grade school students were all given copies of the controversial Florida ballot and told simply to vote for Gore. No other instructions were given and no questions were asked. When the results were in (although there was no official recount) the answer was clear. Gore won. Unanimously.

Exhibits

Electoral College is not the best system

It seems that the IDS editorial staff's not-so-close vote in favor of "Electoral College a fair system" (Nov. 15) is the result of logic tampering. Readers demand a hand count!

Throwing out Palm Beach votes is unfair

As a recent graduate of IU and a resident of Palm Beach County, Fla., I thought I would clarify some information about the election and the opinion of Miss Anne Scuffham.

An un-Thanksgiving treat

I need look no farther than my brother to know that culinary innovation is not always welcome during the holidays.

Supreme Court shapes new federalism

he U.S. Supreme Court has, with little notice, struck down several acts of Congress in the last few years, concluding that legislators exceeded their constitutionally prescribed boundaries. In cases on issues ranging from age discrimination to violence against women, the court has used a new standard of federalism to determine whether the federal government has surpassed its authority, imposing on states and local government unconstitutional requirements.

A traditional Thanksgiving

here is a lot of rhetoric this time of year from certain animal rights organizations that turkeys are mistreated at Thanksgiving. I worked on a small commercial farm for years, so I think this type of argument is the equivalent of spitting in the faces of me and everyone else I knew who worked to keep the supermarket shelves full. I'm not going to attack this rhetoric outright, but I am going to discuss why, if you go for a vegetarian or organic Thanksgiving, you should know a few things.