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Bond, James Bond

By Erich Reinhard · Monday, May 26,2008 2:47 a.m.

The New York Times, that beacon of cutting-edge journalism and cultural exploration, surprised me this week with its scathing portrait of the late novelist Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond 007, who would have turned 100 this month.

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Memorial Day a time of rememberance

By Bryan Payton · Sunday, May 25,2008 6:16 p.m.

This holiday weekend is one of remembrance, as well as a reason for families all across the country to get together to share love and memories of the past in honor of their lost family members.

David Corso

Letter from head football coach Bill Lynch

Friday, May 23,2008 11:41 p.m.

I want to start off by welcoming all of you to Indiana University. You are about to embark on the four greatest years of your life, and I hope you take advantage of all the wonderful opportunities awaiting you.

Jacob Kriese

Letter from men’s basketball coach Tom Crean

Friday, May 23,2008 11:33 p.m.

Welcome to Indiana University! I hope your experience in Bloomington will be as exciting and rewarding as it has been for my family and I since coming to IU in April. We have been overwhelmed by the contagious spirit for the Hoosiers here in Bloomington. You could not have picked a better place to begin this chapter of your life.

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Under the influence of fun

By Jordan Zaslow · Friday, May 23,2008 11:20 p.m.

As soon as students arrive on campus for Welcome Week, they are subjected to alcohol, whether they’re drinking it or not. Many celebrate their newfound freedom from high school administrators and their parents’ authority and “crack open an ice cold Bud Light,” as the commercial instructs. A few drinks later, incoming freshmen are drunk and ready to make new friends they may or may not remember befriending in the morning. Welcome to college, class of 2012. For many, there will be a lot of drunken fun. For others, there will still be fun – just not the drunken kind.

Ted Somerville

Collins, a love note

By Allie Townsend · Friday, May 23,2008 11:17 p.m.

Before I came to IU, I remember being told that Collins dorm was the place for lesbians and stoners – and you know what? It is. It’s also a place for people who love to read, dance, laugh, skip class, take naps, watch ridiculous reality television with 10 other people packed on their bed, go out, stay in and enjoy college. If that doesn’t scream “Freaks!” I don’t know what does. I moved into Collins in October of my freshman year after a not-so-enjoyable experience in a dorm that shall remain nameless, and I never looked back. I was amazed at how different living there could be. I no longer had to deal with intoxicated freshmen stumbling in at all hours of the night. Instead, I got to know people almost right away. They were friendly, smart, interesting and fun. I felt comfortable instantly. And as far as the freaks go, I’m still searching for them.

Fountain Park Apartments, 3209 E. 10th St., is located off campus and provides 24-hour gyms and tanning beds for residents.

Off-campus living brings freedom, responsibility

By Deanna Krinn · Friday, May 23,2008 11:14 p.m.

A great debate after the freshman year of college is whether or not to keep living in the dorms. Sure, everyone might have heard the horror stories that are caused by living in such close quarters: the roommates who leave stale food out for weeks, the floor neighbors who blast their television until 4 a.m., stumbling in on a roommate and his or her “guest” at the least opportune time – these are only a few examples of the tragedies of the dorm experience. However, living in the dorms is also a great experience in bonding.

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Hovering helicopter parents shadow students

By Chip Cutter · Friday, May 23,2008 11:12 p.m.

When Amanda Shettlesworth sent the School of Public and Environment Affairs’ students a mass e-mail last year describing a competitive internship opportunity, she got an unlikely reply – from a student’s mother. “She called me up and asked that her son be given a leg up in the process,” Shettlesworth said. Confused by the mother’s involvement, Shettlesworth, an assistant director in SPEA’s career services office, said she couldn’t do anything to help. “This is your son’s responsibility,” she told the mother, “and hopefully he will write the essay well and apply.” But the mother fought back, arguing that the school should help him get ahead. “It’s almost like she didn’t hear me at all,” Shettlesworth said. Some say her situation underscores a growing trend across the country.

Dorm decor

Dorm decor

By Whitney Mitchell · Friday, May 23,2008 11:10 p.m.

The move from home to the shared dorm room is often a major downsize in space for IU students. Managing to store everything and decorate without breaking Residential Programs and Services rules is challenging, yet every year IU students manage to transform their 10-by-13-foot rooms into homes that reflect their personalities and interests.

Daniel Herman

Join the Club

By Allie Townsend · Friday, May 23,2008 11:07 p.m.

Members of the IU Men’s Club Soccer Team don’t need to be called “varsity” to be a real team – and neither do the other more than 80 club and intramural teams on campus. For many students, the dream of athletic sportsmanship seems to end with a high school diploma, but IU Recreational Sports has proven otherwise.

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Career Development Center: Use Facebook with caution

By Gina Phillips · Friday, May 23,2008 11:04 p.m.

Word has been circulating around college campuses across the country that employers are checking prospective employees’ Facebook profiles before making hiring decisions. Pictures of students drinking or partying could potentially damage their chances of gaining employment. Job search companies have admitted to routinely doing “Facebook checks” and reporting inappropriate photos of prospective employees, according to the IU Career Development Center. So is there any truth to Facebook screening or is it just there to scare college students?

Religious organizations provide spiritual outlets for students

By Theresa Bradtke and Martin Coyne · Friday, May 23,2008 10:56 p.m.

Higher education is a way to enrich the mind, body and soul. Leaving home allows for more independence and a greater emphasis on students’ personal choices. IU is home to many religious organizations that enable students to interact and support one another in a common faith. FaithFest, held during move-in and Welcome Week, allows religious organizations on campus to get together and show the students on campus what their ministries are about.

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Choosing the right meal plan

By Bryan Payton · Friday, May 23,2008 10:37 p.m.

When freshmen begin their college careers in the fall, they’ll have a new way to do business with their dorm food courts. Beginning in the fall of 2008, meal points will become “I-BUCKS.” There will be two different categories of meal plans: the Cream plan and the Crimson plan. Sandra Fowler, Residential Programs and Services director of dining services, said new students may choose one of three different meal plans within the Cream plan, which are: the “Max” plan, which will give students 1,920 I-BUCKS that equal to $3,600; the “Plus” plan, which gives students 1,520 I-BUCKS that equal $3,200; and the “Standard” plan, which gives students 1,120 I-BUCKS that equal $2,800.

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Fighting the freshman 15

By Rachel Skybetter · Friday, May 23,2008 10:26 p.m.

When I first arrived in Bloomington in August 2005, I was fresh off soccer season and 18 years of balanced meals. In my svelte, toned mind, I was invincible. My metabolism chuckled at the threat of weight gain. I’d managed to glide through the first semester of my freshman year without any substantial weight gain, despite the late night pizza and junk food galore. I thought I had won. The myth, the legend, the tall tale that is the Freshman 15 had not struck me ... yet.

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University offers academic services to help students

By Sarah Payne · Friday, May 23,2008 10:24 p.m.

The transition from high school to college can be both fun and difficult. Perhaps the biggest difference between the two is the amount of free time students will have. Although loads of free time might sound refreshing, it can lead students to fall behind with schoolwork. “A typical semester’s worth of classes requires students to be in class only about 15 hours a week,” University Division Academic Advisor Jay Showalter said. “You can’t believe how much potentially productive time during the daylight hours leaks through the cracks of most students’ days.”

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University offers academic services to help students

By Sarah Payne · Friday, May 23,2008 9:12 p.m.

The transition from high school to college can be both fun and difficult. Perhaps the biggest difference between the two is the amount of free time students will have. Although loads of free time might sound refreshing, it can lead students to fall behind with schoolwork. “A typical semester’s worth of classes requires students to be in class only about 15 hours a week,” University Division Academic Advisor Jay Showalter said. “You can’t believe how much potentially producti

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