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Students get chance at screenwriting

By Caitlin Johnston · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 12:29 a.m.

Sour Entertainment, a film company seniors Max Riesberg and Dmitrii Gabrielov launched in December 2007, is currently accepting submissions for a screenwriting competition.

Fun: Worth the money?

By Adriane Jefferson · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 12:28 a.m.

For sophomore Lauren Pfister, going to dinner, the movies or bar-hopping seems like fun, until she notices her empty pockets.

Hoosiers fall out west, finish 1-4 in Campbell-Cartier tournament

By Brandon Smith · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 12:26 a.m.

It took senior Kari Bettenbrock and the Hoosiers (1-4) four games and the time leading up to their last out in the bottom of the seventh inning to capture their first win of the season.

Just like old times (almost) for IU-Purdue rivalry

By Aaron Beard and Jonathan Hines · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 12:25 a.m.

Today’s game between IU and Purdue was supposed to feel just like old times.

LEAP YEAR BIRTHDAY?

By IDS staff and Ab D. Phillip · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 11:46 p.m.

The Indiana Daily Student is looking for students who were born on Feb. 29. If you’re interested in talking to the IDS, please e-mail us at campus@idsnews.com.

RPS to hold rock, paper, scissors tourney

By Amanda Bridgman · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 11:45 p.m.

Residential Programs and Services will host its first annual “Rock, Paper, Scissors” tournament this month.

Leading human rights activist to speak about genocide in Darfur

By Alanna Malik and Anna Malik · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 11:45 p.m.

John Prendergast, former director of African Affairs on the National Security Council and current co-chair of the Enough Campaign, will speak about the situation in Darfur at noon Tuesday in the Oak Room at the Indiana Memorial Union.

RPS launches Facebook page to inform students

By Amanda Bridgman · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 11:44 p.m.

Facebook is no longer just a Web site for people to network with one another. As Facebook evolves, IU’s Residential Programs and Services has decided to get aboard the Facebook train.

Hip-hop culture to be topic of lecture

By Elvia Malagon · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 11:43 p.m.

Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson will lecture on hip-hop, Hurricane Katrina and Bill Cosby at 7 p.m. today at Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union.

Study states diet soda may cause health risks

By Nick Cusack · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 11:42 p.m.

Consuming diet soda might raise the risk of developing metabolic syndrome, according to a study done by researchers at the University of Minnesota and the University of North Carolina.

Around the World

By AP Reports and Abisalom Omolo · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 10:47 p.m.

Former President George H.W. Bush endorsed Sen. John McCain on Monday, a nod of approval from the Republican political dynasty’s patriarch that sends a strong signal to a GOP establishment wary of the Arizona senator.

US, European powers recognize Kosovo

By Abisalom Omolo and William J. Kole · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 10:46 p.m.

The U.S. and major European powers recognized Kosovo on Monday, a day after the province’s ethnic Albanian leaders declared independence from Serbia.

Letters from abroad: Milan: Where Versace meets Verdi

By Lindsey Landis · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 9:08 p.m.

BOLOGNA, Italy – Paris. New York. London. Milan. These four cities are known as fashion capitals of the world.

Dance performance to highlight theme of restricted movement

By Christian Hines · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 9:05 p.m.

Whether they are exploring the claustrophobic dynamics of a train car or the inventive acrobatics of concession-stand workers, members of the Windfall Dancers Company challenge audiences’ perception of space and confinement in their upcoming show, “Edgy Things in Small Spaces.”

The book will be available later this month.

IU publishes book with works from Art Museum galleries

Monday, Feb. 18,2008 9:04 p.m.

After two years of editing, writing and shooting, the IU Art Museum has compiled a “masterwork” of pieces from its galleries into a book, due for release later this month.

Handouts of emergency contraception angers anti-abortion supporters

By Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 9 p.m.

A free giveaway of emergency contraception doses at Planned Parenthood health centers in Indiana cities that have large college populations has angered an anti-abortion group, whose leader calls it “irresponsible.”

Fellowship grants could help critical teaching shortages

By Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 8:59 p.m.

LAFAYETTE – A big city’s drawing power can make it hard for rural school districts to attract good math and science teachers, but superintendents hope to find help in a fellowship program that starts taking applications this year.

Hundreds bowled over for soup, charity opportunity

By Bertrand Teo · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 8:58 p.m.

Sunday evening’s fund-raising event, the 14th Soup Bowl Benefit, was a celebration of song, dance and soup. Sponsored by the Hoosier Hills Food Bank, the event helped raise money for the food bank and awareness about local hunger.

Superdelegates – superbad?

By Abra Oliver · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 8:38 p.m.

Much controversy has emerged recently over the presence of superdelegates in the Democratic presidential nomination process. This is simply because they have become a real factor in deciding who the nominee will be, because it appears likely that neither Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) nor Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will win enough “regular” delegates to decisively secure the party’s nomination.

Travel wisely

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 8:35 p.m.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Banana Boat, beware. Just about everyone knows about the current threats to coral reefs worldwide.

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