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Beijing students denied visas, IU trip delayed

Nine students of Beijing University planning to visit IU for a 10-day trip at the end of May were recently denied visas, said Richard Doty, media relations specialist for IU's Office of Communications and Marketing. The students and seven faculty members were expected to arrive in Bloomington May 30, but the trip was canceled due to a visa problem.

Back in town

He sits outside on a sunny day with scenery straight from the pages of a poorly written descriptive essay: the temperature is in the mid 70s, puffy clouds hang in the sky, the lush trees rustle in the wind -- even the birds are singing.

Roman candle dreams

Roman candles -- those July cardboard tubes spitting forth glittering fireballs of flare and light. The jettison alone is enough to wow audiences and satisfy the pyromaniac in all of us.

Parties without people

It's likely that you didn't notice, but when (er, if) you voted in the May primary, you likely voted for delegates to the Republican and Democratic state conventions. This process of electing delegates who will mold the party at its state convention facilitates in the belief that political parties are "of" the people. But, this Saturday's Indiana State Democratic Party Convention in Indianapolis cast doubt on this theory. I decided to tune into the convention's webcast on Saturday, but after about 15 minutes, I could take no more.

Health research at risk

The Internet is a huge avenue of information, which makes it extremely difficult to block specific material from falling into the hands of children -- namely pornography.

Around The Arts

AFI to give Hanks lifetime award Wyclef arrested in N.Y. schools protest Ice cream company benefits from star's preference

Diversity still lags on network television

LOS ANGELES -- Black characters get more television time than other minorities but they tend to be relegated to sitcoms, a study released Tuesday found.

O'Bannon seeks federal aid for 33 counties

INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov. Frank O'Bannon is seeking federal disaster aid for 33 Indiana counties where spring floods damaged or destroyed about 140 homes and caused about $6 million in damage to roads and bridges.

Man rescued after falling off bridge into swollen creek

Rescuers responded to a call around 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon to save Bloomington resident Greg Bowles who had fallen into a creek off of a bridge behind Night Moves night club located at 1730 S. Walnut St.

Libertarians: 'Click it or Ticket' violation of rights

For the past month, Indiana residents have continually been reminded to buckle their seat belts, whether it be a stern television or radio advertisement or a uniformed officer issuing citations in the middle of the street at one of the 4,000 conspicuous seat belt enforcement zones. As of May 30, over 24,000 Indiana motorists have been issued citations as a result of the "Click it or Ticket" program, which is part of a nationwide campaign to increase the use of seat belts.

Foul play not ruled out in deaths

A woman who was found dead in an apartment on May 25 was to have been a key witness in an upcoming murder trial stemming from a fatal drug overdose.

Around The World

Diplomats push for international peace conference Indian, Pakistani leaders head for summit Feds warn of nukes in wrong hands Italian premier to answer charges of corruption at trial 16 arrested in Mexico land dispute massacre

Pop stars capture MTV movie awards

LOS ANGELES -- Pop stars rocked the MTV Movie Awards on Saturday, with rapper Will Smith winning best actor for "Ali'' and singer Mandy Moore claiming breakthrough actress honors for "A Walk to Remember."

The Pioneer Women's Club keeps traditions alive

Quilting is an art form like no other. Hundreds of tiny pieces of fabric are "pieced" together to create images of pinwheels, birds, portraits of people, flowers, tea pots, kittens, rabbits, and a myriad of startling and colorful abstract designs. Once the pieces are sewn together, borders, batting and backing fabric are added and then the entire piece is quilted, sewn over with a design either by hand or by machine, to complete the laborious process.

Student aided by fellowship, able to continue study of humanities

This past year more and more undergraduates have turned to graduate school. But with extra schooling comes added costs. Graduate school can be expensive. Recent IU graduate Michael Marlo has a solution to any monetary problems he might face this fall, when he starts a Linguistics PhD program at the University of Michigan. Marlo has received an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies.

FIFA has trouble 'footing' the bill

A 'pretty' society

Okay, this week's statement of excruciating obviousness is: We live in a society of superficiality. Pretty deep, huh? I thought so too. Let me tell you how I came upon this earth-shattering conclusion.

Stop poison ivy before it's too late

Chrissie Hynde: The toughest chick in town