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Freshman guard Ashlee Mells drives to the basket during IU's 65-55 win over Penn State Thursday evening at Assembly Hall.

IU starts slow, finishes strong to defeat Penn St.

By Brandon Smith · Friday, Jan. 30,2009 12:23 a.m.

For most of the game it looked as though the Hoosiers might drop their second consecutive conference game. But IU found a way to come from behind to beat Penn State 65-55 on Thursday.

A human-operated Chinese lion greets students in the Herman B. Wells Library lobby Feb. 7, 2008. Sophomores Li Yong and Luo Xiaoyn operated the lion and paraded around campus along with other members of the IU Chinese Student and Scholar Association in order to promote the club’s Chinese New Year celebration.

Campus Chinese New Year brings students together

By MaryJane Slaby · Friday, Jan. 30,2009 12:22 a.m.

Hailong Ren was emcee at the 2008 Chinese New Year celebration sponsored by the IU Chinese Student and Scholar Association. This year, however, he will spend the celebration behind the scenes as he works backstage to keep the show running smoothly.

Freshman guard Nick Williams gathers the ball in the first half of IU's 77-75 loss to Northwestern Wednedsay night in Evanston, Ill. The Hoosiers face Ohio State at home 4 p.m. on Saturday in Assembly Hall.

IU takes on Ohio State on Saturday

By Matt Dollinger · Friday, Jan. 30,2009 12:21 a.m.

Fifty days ago, the United States didn’t have a black president, the Arizona Cardinals were still dwindling in mediocrity and an outfielder on IU’s baseball team was spotlighting as Tom Crean’s sixth man.A lot has changed since the Hoosiers (5-14, 0-7) last won a game.After Wednesday’s heartbreaker to Northwestern, Crean and his players have lost 10 in a row. The team’s most recent victory came Dec. 10 against TCU. Back then, the Hoosiers were above .500, and few saw a losing streak of this magnitude in IU’s headlights.But since then reality has slowly set in. Facing unprecedented challenges, the Hoosiers have performed much like you would expect a team facing unprecedented challenges would, losing in blowouts and squeakers, Big Ten battles and non-conference gimmes.

Men still have chance to ‘go greek’

Friday, Jan. 30,2009 12:20 a.m.

The Interfraternity Council will be holding a spring men's rush kickoff event from 4 to 6 p.m Friday in the Frangipani Room of the Indiana Memorial Union.

The Hoosiers gather after warmups just before the start of their match with the Northwestern Wildcats in Evanston, Ill.

Buckeyes offer no bulletin board incentive

By Tom Kirby · Friday, Jan. 30,2009 12:19 a.m.

Even with the season more than halfway through, the young Hoosiers are still experiencing firsts. Saturday will mark the first time IU will see a team for the second time this season when it faces the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Study: degree not worth tuition dollars

Friday, Jan. 30,2009 12:18 a.m.

College students are paying more for their degrees but are receiving less of an education, according to a study conducted by the Delta Project on Postsecondary Education Costs, Productivity and Accountability.

From the highest of highs to the lowest of lows, famed quarterbacks meet in XL Super Bowl

By Geoffrey Miller · Friday, Jan. 30,2009 12:17 a.m.

In June 2006, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback “Big” Ben Roethlisberger sat hospitalized, reeling from a collision with a Chrysler New Yorker on a downtown Pittsburgh street.

A lesson from third grade

By Jordan Zaslow · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:52 p.m.

My cousin Alana was recently selected to be a “friendship mentor.” She and just a few other third-graders from her elementary school will meet with their counselor regularly to discuss “how to have a friend and be one.” This is an honor for my cousin, who is my extended family’s token sweetheart. Her teachers recognized her as a good person and good friend.

Twitter me

By Julia Boriss · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:51 p.m.

I created a Twitter account today for the same reason I do a lot of things I don’t really want to do: Everyone else was doing it.

Lost in transition

By Cory Barker · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:50 p.m.

The digital revolution is coming, and surprisingly, we’re not ready. Though President Obama called for a delay of the digital television transition from Feb. 17 to June 12 and the Senate passed the bill, the House voted it down, giving Americans less than one month to get ready.

Abuses against women falsely associated with Islam

Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:49 p.m.

This letter is in response to an article about Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin, published in the Jan. 26 issue of the Indiana Daily Student.

Protecting English

Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:48 p.m.

WE SAY One language is convenient, but mandating English-only is inefficient.

Council member to organize meeting

Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:45 p.m.

City council member Isabel Piedmont-Smith will have her first monthly meeting of the new year from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Rachael’s Cafe.

Work slow to restore power in Southern Indiana

Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:44 p.m.

Utility crews found their work slow going Thursday as they spent a second day trying to restore power outages caused in southern Indiana by the icy punch of this week’s winter storm.

In this Dec. 26, 2008 file photo, visitors look at the latest models of Toyota Motor Corp vehicles at its gallery in Tokyo. General Motors sold fewer cars globally than Toyota last year, as the Japanese automaker passed the Detroit company for the first time.

Toyota takes over top spot in auto sales

By Andrew Wyder · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:42 p.m.

General Motors is no longer holding the top spot among auto manufacturers. Toyota now claims the title of top automaker, taking the spot from GM, but both companies say they have a lot more issues on which to focus.

Bill might prohibit golf cart use in cities

By Morgan Waters · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:39 p.m.

Ever think of driving a golf cart into a city? A new law could make it illegal in Indiana. Indiana is in the process of passing a law that could prohibit the use of golf carts on city roads.

Lauren Schmidt studies Tuesday afternoon at the Pour House Cafe. Many students and Bloomington residents escaped the recent snow storms by drinking hot drinks around town.

Residents prefer local coffee shops

By Tyler James Perry · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:37 p.m.

As popular as large coffee chains like Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts are, some still prefer local alternatives.

Marijuana musical brings ‘high’ art to John Waldron Arts Center

Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:37 p.m.

For marijuana smokers and musical lovers alike, Friday’s opening of “Reefer Madness: The Musical” at the John Waldron Arts Center aims to incorporate sarcasm and catchy numbers to humor showgoers.The satirical musical finds its roots in the 1930s cult morality film called “Tell Your Children,” which warns parents of the dangers of marijuana.

Krautrock and multiculturalism

By Ryan Brown · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:36 p.m.

As I struggled to write my column, do my homework and peel myself away from Facebook stalking the other day, I wandered off into the world of bittorrent.com as a means of escaping the drudgery of the deteriorating mind.What resulted was an introduction to the genre of Krautrock.

11 Jacobs’ students advance in contest

By Amy Burke · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:34 p.m.

Eleven Jacobs School of Music students are semi-finalists in the Latin American Music Center’s annual competition, Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America. The semifinal competition begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, but is not open to the public. The final competition, however, is free and open, taking place 6 p.m. Sunday in the Merrill Hall Recital Hall.

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