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Peace Corps offers alternate path

Monday, March 7,2005 11:47 p.m.

With commencement two months away, many graduating seniors find themselves facing life after college. While some might pursue careers right away, others will spend the next two years trying to save the world.

$6 million donated to Kelley for scholarships

By Kathryn Macdonald · Monday, March 7,2005 11:26 p.m.

John C. Shoemaker, retired executive vice president for computer systems at Sun Microsystems, and his wife, Donna, donated $6 million to the Kelley School of Business.

Junior intern tests political waters in D.C.

By Trevor brown · Monday, March 7,2005 11:25 p.m.

Washington, D.C., is usually synonymous with power, greed and corruption. But to junior Chase Downham, Washington represents something much different. To him, it is place where a person has the ability to help others and make a real difference.

Education professor honored with 2004 lifetime achievement award

By Ryne Shadday · Monday, March 7,2005 11:24 p.m.

Educator, researcher and leader can all be posted in Martha McCarthy's résumé. In 2004, however, McCarthy, a chancellor's professor in the School of Education, was able to post a more significant item to her résumé when she received the the University Continuing Education Association's Lifetime Achievement award.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 11:23 p.m.

Editorial harshly portrayed fans A recent staff editorial titled "Courtside is for fans in red" printed a misleading portrayal of four dedicated IU students. The article portrayed four young women as "bouncing stereotypes" willing to trade their image to Varsity Properties in return for courtside seats to the IU-Purdue men's basketball game Feb. 22.

Kill Bills

By Alyson Brodsy and Daniel Hiester · Monday, March 7,2005 11:14 p.m.

Most of us agree that corruption is bad. But with the right political environment, and more importantly, the right attitude, even corruption can become a partisan issue. And I have good news, Hoosiers! We have both! This year, Gov. Mitch Daniels created the Office of the Inspector General to investigate reported cases of corruption in our state. Already, there are more than 50 cases.

The thrashin' of the Christ

By Alyson Brodsy and Aubrey Donaldson · Monday, March 7,2005 11:13 p.m.

Sects, hugs and rock 'n' roll forever! Former Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has traded in his groupies for Disciples. According to the band's Web site, he "has chosen the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior and will be dedicating his musical pursuits to that end."

Smoking policy a drag

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 11:12 p.m.

Last year, the University instituted a policy that said smokers have to stay 30 feet away from doors, open windows and covered walkways. And for a while, it worked. The University got so into its new policy that it bought new cigarette receptacles to mount 30 feet from the buildings, so smokers would know where to stand.

AIs help profs, students learn

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 11:12 p.m.

If it seems like more of your classes are taught by grad students than by full professors, you're not imagining things. It has recently come to light that IU has the most assocciate instructors out of all the Big Ten schools.

House returns for 2nd session with lingering tensions, tough talk

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 11:11 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Democrats returned to the House floor Monday, but there were no signs a five-day break had soothed partisan tensions with Republicans as the second half of the session began. Democrats stayed off the floor all day and night last Tuesday, denying a quorum needed to conduct business and derailing about 130 bills as the deadline for legislation to clear its house of origin passed.

Around The State

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 11:10 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ind. -- A 13-year-old boy's kite became tangled in power lines, causing him to be fatally shocked, authorities said.

Attorney expects no effort to halt execution date set for this week

By Alyson Brodsy and Tom Coyne · Monday, March 7,2005 11:08 p.m.

The defense attorney for convicted killer Donald Ray Wallace Jr. expects him to die by chemical injection early Thursday at the Indiana State Prison. Attorney Sarah Nagy has a 40-page clemency request prepared to file with the state Parole Board, but Wallace won't allow her to file it.

The pains of walking through Madrid

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 10:59 p.m.

According to IU's "Getting Started on Your Program Abroad" handbook, "'Culture shock' is the term used to describe the disorientation that every student experiences to some degree when spending an extended period in a new culture."

Carmel concert hall draws debate

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 10:59 p.m.

CARMEL, Ind. -- The city will soon begin debating whether to build an $80 million concert hall, with some saying the community cannot afford it. The Carmel Performing Arts Center would bill itself as Indiana's only true concert hall, occasionally playing host to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and inviting top acts that do not usually play in the state, The Indianapolis Star reported Sunday.

'Tapestry' a pattern of female voices

By Christine Jang · Monday, March 7,2005 10:56 p.m.

Tapestry of Song, the brainchild of Nasrin Hekmat-Farrokh, is in honor of Women's History Month. "(It is an) overall celebration of womanhood," the press release states, "a concert that brings together the diverse genres of the vocal repertoire performed by woman."

IU sees changes in location, name in 185 years

By Ryne Shadday · Monday, March 7,2005 1:05 a.m.

1820. In this year Edward Bransfield discovered Antarctica, the tomato was proven non-poisonous and the Indiana Seminary School was founded Jan. 20 as the first state seminary school to be located in Bloomington. This established the beginnings of what became IU.

IUSA court denies Kirkwood

By Colleen Corley · Monday, March 7,2005 1:05 a.m.

After a week of petitions and appeals, the Kirkwood ticket's struggle for a run-off election has come to an end. The Student Body Supreme Court denied Kirkwood's appeal Friday on procedural grounds, citing the fact that the ticket submitted its petition past the Feb. 24 deadline. The IU Student Association Elections Commission refused Kirkwood's petition, which was filed Feb. 28, for the same reason.

Residence rates to rise next year

By Tony Sams · Monday, March 7,2005 1:05 a.m.

The cost of Bloomington campus housing is going up again. Concluding its monthly meeting Friday in the Indiana Memorial Union, the IU board of trustees unanimously approved an average increase of 3.55 percent in the cost of all dorms and on-campus apartments for the next school year.

Excise police raid Axis Nightclub

By David A. Nosko · Monday, March 7,2005 1:05 a.m.

With the help of the IU Police Department and Bloomington Police Department, Indiana Excise Police conducted a raid at Axis Nightclub early Friday morning, resulting in 68 alcohol-related citations.

Social Security scrutinized

By Michael Zennie · Monday, March 7,2005 1:05 a.m.

SOUTH BEND -- President Bush pitched his plan to privatize portions of Social Security Friday in Joyce Hall on the University of Notre Dame campus, where he emphasized that allowing workers to set aside portions of their Social Security tax will benefit young Americans.