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University should focus on rankings

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Columnist should also examine board of trustees

President worked hard for peace, prosperity

Miscalculated victory leads media on roller-coaster ride

While most Hoosiers slept early Wednesday morning, two men waited. In a night that would prove to be one of the most compelling political dramas in decades, both would suffer heartbreak and elation, followed by more waiting.

IU short on flu vaccine

Imagine sitting in class and not being able to hear the professor over all the coughing and sneezing. This could only mean one thing -- flu season. This year's season could be worse than usual, because the flu vaccine is in short supply.

Race hits close to home for local politicians

Monroe County residents Brian O'Neill and Jeff Ellington know what it's like to be in the shoes of Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush.

Parties bitter after 'Bloody Eighth' mudslinging

EVANSVILLE -- Brian Kemp, who works at an Evansville Shell station, woke up early Tuesday morning. He cast his vote promptly at 6 a.m., when the polls opened. He felt he had a personal stake in unseating the incumbent in the eighth district Congressional race. "John Hostettler's a complete hypocrite," he said.

Conference results in new ideas for IUSA

The IU Student Association is looking to learn from its Oct. 27 Association of Big Ten Students conference. Each school sent about eight representatives to IU to discuss issues related to student government, senior and IUSA President Meredith Suffron said.

Health Center offers anti-smoking program

The Marlboro Man and Joe Camel might be off the billboards, but according to The American Cancer Society, the tobacco epidemic rages on in college institutions.

Student workers pivotal in Gore campaign

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Thick gray clouds blanketed the sky Monday afternoon over Gore headquarters, and a gusty wind rustled what leaves remained on the branches. Inside, a mob of Gore volunteers generated an urgent buzz of conversation.

Campus abuzz over election stalemate

Students strolled to class, dreary from watching last night's electoral stalemate between Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore. Class lessons were chucked for conversations and predictions about who would win the presidential election.

Nation's capital anxious for verdict

WASHINGTON -- In the nation's capital, the tight election is dominating conversations and imaginations. From street corners to television channels in bars, politics was everywhere. The first election in history that is too close to call has captured everyone's attention -- political junkie or not.

MTV makes a jackass out of itself

Do you want your MTV? You can have mine. I sure as hell don't want it anymore. For four years, I've watched the channel in my attempt to stay attuned to the music world. My brain has melted enough from the prolonged exposure. Whenever I watch the network for too long, I feel myself devolving into a sensory-deprived beast, and nowadays I escape to the Weather Channel for higher quality programming.

B-Town Bar Crawl

A few Saturdays ago, a friend asked me to go to some fraternity party with her, but I said no. Later that night I drove right on by Kilroy's Sports Bar, just as a line of preppy-cute guys was starting to form. And I didn't even look in the direction of Kilroy's on Kirkwood or Nick's, places I sometimes frequent on 'not much else to do so might as well down a few' Saturday nights.

Back in the High Life with Superdrag

Anyone remember Superdrag? MTV, 1996? Buzz-bin hit "Sucked Out?" Catchy power-pop number, a-la the Beatles or Cheap Trick, full of driving guitars and impassioned chorus? No takers?

'Bull's' stock rising

Career envy is one of the necessary ingredients of any great television show. Take some attractive stars, decent writing (a little less decent if the stars are really attractive) and put them in a highly enviable job environment, and it's a pretty good bet the show will be a hit. Throngs of viewers will tune in each week to vicariously live out their dreams of becoming highly successful doctors, lawyers or journalists at glamorous fashion magazines.

Holy Gazongas

Breasts! If this columnist had to sum up David E. Kelley's new dramedy "Boston Public" (8 p.m. Monday, Fox) in one word, it would be "Breasts!"

The week in music

Art within the angles

Herman B Wells had been thinking of a "cultural crossroads" at the heart of the IU campus since 1939, when he was first installed as its president. Here were two points -- the Union and the Library, with nothing between them. What Wells wanted was a space which students could pass through while moving between the two busiest points on campus. The University also needed a museum, as its collection of art was largely hidden in the vaults of what is now the Fine Arts Building.