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The world’s other great college weekend

By Jonathan Hines · Wednesday, June 13,2007 6:05 p.m.

What would college sports be like without scholarships, alumni, multimillion-dollar facilities or coaches who rake in more per year than state governors? What if college sports were exclusively for the students? Would the competition be as fierce? Would the students cheer as hard? Would the outcome even matter?

Fear is a myth

By Alberto D. Morales · Wednesday, June 13,2007 5:21 p.m.

An amazing friend and mentor to all of us here at the Indiana Daily Student passed away Saturday. David Adams, director of student media, died from causes yet unknown. His job title and description cannot begin to describe the many duties this great man did for student media nationwide.

Bloomington Police Reports

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, June 13,2007 5:19 p.m.

Burglar gets away after eating cheese At 10:36 p.m. Saturday, a family came home from a day at the lake to find their door unlocked and realized someone had entered their home, BPD Sgt. Faron Lake said, reading from a police report.

Atlantis shuttle takes off for international space station

By Abdullah AlShihri and Seth Borenstein · Monday, June 11,2007 12:05 p.m.

With a 4-inch gap in the space shuttle Atlantis’ heat-protecting blanket not appearing to be a problem on Saturday, the crew readied themselves for what NASA called a delicate ballet with the international space station.

Bush discusses war with Pope

By Abdullah AlShihri and Terence Hunt · Monday, June 11,2007 12:05 p.m.

President Bush, denounced by tens of thousands of anti-American protesters on the streets of Rome, defended his humanitarian record on Saturday to Pope Benedict XVI, who expressed concern about “the worrisome situation in Iraq.”

Roger Federer loses to Nadal in French Open final

By Aaron Beard and Steven Wine · Monday, June 11,2007 12:01 p.m.

Roger Federer missed another chance at the French Open.

Clemens pitched 6 innings in return to Yankees

By Aaron Beard and Mike Fitzpatrick · Monday, June 11,2007 11:59 a.m.

Roger Clemens popped out of the clubhouse in full uniform about 55 minutes before his first pitch Saturday, bouncing down a Yankee Stadium hallway with his cleats click-clacking on the cement floor.

Nelms to leave IU for chancellory position Aug. 1

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, June 11,2007 10:14 a.m.

Charlie Nelms, IU’s vice president for institutional development and student affairs, will leave the University to become chancellor and provost of North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C.

Adams remembered as warm-hearted

By Kailtin Shawgo · Monday, June 11,2007 12 a.m.

If the old cliche of a picture being worth a thousand words holds true, IU Student Media Director Dave Adams could have filled a novel. Ten poster boards with pictures lined a hallway that more than 100 people passed through on their way to pay their respects to the man many simply knew as “Dadams.”

New job position opens with IAC

Sunday, June 10,2007 8:55 p.m.

The Indiana Arts Commission has announced a new position available in their organization. The position, Community Development Manager/Arts Education Coordinator, was created to better serve Indiana’s arts-education needs, according to a press release.

New art exhibit on display at Broad Ripple Art and Design

By Kelly Cochran · Sunday, June 10,2007 8:54 p.m.

Behind the doors of a quaint, single-story tan bungalow in the heart of Broad Ripple lays a world of creativity and color.

‘As I Lay Dying’ an apt title

By Lindsey Landis · Sunday, June 10,2007 8:53 p.m.

I started reading William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” more than a week ago. I would consider myself a pretty fast reader, so a novel with fewer than 300 pages should have been a two- or three-day endeavor for me. However, since I had to keep reading and rereading chapters in an attempt to make sense of them, it took me more than a week to get to the middle of the book.

Lilly Library display features works of Kurt Vonnegut

By Ashley Thurs · Sunday, June 10,2007 8:52 p.m.

After more than eight months of searching and organizing, four undergraduates can now take pride in their findings for the exhibit of the late author Kurt Vonnegut’s work.

Indianapolis Jazz Festival kicks off in Military Park this weekend

By Ethan Cirmo · Sunday, June 10,2007 8:50 p.m.

Jazz fans, blues fans, aspiring musicians and all-around music lovers will flock from every corner of Indiana this weekend in anticipation of the annual Indianapolis Jazz Festival.

Students not prepared for college experience

By Ab D. Phillip · Sunday, June 10,2007 8:37 p.m.

LA JOLLA, Calif. – Although a vast majority of American middle school students say they plan on attending college after high school, only one-third of them are aware of what it will take to get there, according to a recent nationwide survey.

IU’s Mini University record-setting enrollment tops last year’s class of 468; program begins on June 17

By Ab D. Phillip · Sunday, June 10,2007 8:36 p.m.

For the first time in the program’s 35-year history, registration for IU’s popular Mini University has topped last year’s record-setting enrollment of 468, prompting organizers to close registration.

Groups program prepares to welcome new freshmen for Saturday orientation

By Sara Amato · Sunday, June 10,2007 8:35 p.m.

Junior Julius Mayes has been a member of IU’s Groups Student Support Service program since 2005. And even though Groups is geared more toward freshmen and sophomores, he still enjoys the resources it has to offer.

IU names new director to lead AIDS research on campus

By Kelly Cochran · Sunday, June 10,2007 8:34 p.m.

As the global AIDS epidemic becomes an increasingly prominent international issue, the IU Center for AIDS Research has named Dr. Johnny J. He its new director. Under this new leadership, the institution plans to step up its fight against the disease.

School of Informatics studies effects of phishing on social networking Web sites

By Sara Amato · Sunday, June 10,2007 8:33 p.m.

Don’t be fooled; these “phishes” aren’t looking for a hook. They’re looking for user names, passwords, credit card information, and social security numbers.

Mourners gather to celebrate Adams’ life

By Sara Amato · Sunday, June 10,2007 8:30 p.m.

Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable. Tony Sams, editorial adviser and production director at the Indiana Daily Student, explained at one point last week that many hearts were broken after the unexpected loss of IU Student Media Director David Adams, referring to a quote from “The Wizard of Oz,” one of Adams’ favorite movies.