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Still smoldering

Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 9:33 p.m.

Although most of us probably paid no mind to it this past New Year’s Day, Jan. 1 was the one-year anniversary of the IU smoking ban, a campus-wide prohibition of smoking on IU property with the exception of a few designated smoking spots and private property not owned, operated or leased by the University. It seemed fairly obvious that smoking on campus at best only marginally decreased. The punishments violators would be given if caught were not enforceable (referring them to the Office of the Dean of Students for review and then action), because it wasted everyone’s time. The University has therefore formed a committee of students to discuss ways to make the ban more enforceable. One possibility is changing the punishment to ticketing violators when apprehended. We support the ban on the general principle that people ought to be able to do what they want so long as their actions don’t directly harm anyone else. We have no problem with smoking – smokers know the health risks associated with it and can choose to continue smoking if they want. Instead, what we’re worried about here is that smoking in public not only harms the smoker, but harms the public as well.

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The Dungy Template

By Christian Hines · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 9:32 p.m.

The character of a leader – and the qualities glorified by his followers – often reflect the wisdom or foolishness of a people.

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President’s Best Friend

By Tyler Chernesky · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 9:30 p.m.

As man’s best friend and woman’s trendiest purse accessory, dogs hold a sacred communion with the humans who feed, walk and love them.

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Online TV is bound to get messy

By Cory Barker · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 9:29 p.m.

Spoiler alert: People watch TV shows online nowadays. Each major network’s Web site includes a substantial video and episode gallery, and co-op Web sites, such as Hulu, a joint venture between News Corp. and NBC Universal, are bringing more and more content to the Web.

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Disagreements should not spark atrocious events

Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 9:25 p.m.

Dec. 13, 2008, will live in infamy for one woman, 28, of San Francisco, California. MSNBC/AP says she was “jumped by four men, taunted for being a lesbian, repeatedly raped and left naked outside an abandoned apartment building.” According to Richmond Police Lt. Mark Gagan, the men commented that “they knew her sexual orientation.” She endured a 45-minute ordeal of violence and abuse.

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Mishaps of McRobbie’s son not news

Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 9:23 p.m.

In my eighth and (hopefully) final semester, I am fed up.  With war waging, political upheaval and economic struggles, what does our IDS choose to headline the news with? McRobbie’s son caught smoking pot.

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Nazi-U.S. comparison illustrates a point

Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 9:21 p.m.

David Ebbinghouse’s graffiti art in Ballantine Hall depicts two swastikas as a way of questioning the validity of our present “democracy.” Lindsey Krantz asks “Is the U.S. government currently planning the extinction of an entire religious group?”

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The wolves must hate America

By Chad Quandt · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 9:20 p.m.

“George W. Bush is no longer president.” Say that phrase with me. Let it mull around in your mouth for a while. Savor it.

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Hello, Goodbye

Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 9:19 p.m.

As our country embarks on a new journey in presidential history, we should reflect on the past as we look into the future. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was a poignant day for me as I reflected and reminisced on my journey into my love for politics, which commenced on Sept. 11, 2001. I am so thankful that the right man was in the Oval Office that day eight years ago and during the years following.

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The times, they are a-changin’

Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 9:17 p.m.

I always tell my friends that I should have been born in the 1960s. Better yet, I should have been born in the 1950s so I would have been a college student in the 1960s. I say this not only because of my admiration for musicians Bob Dylan and Neil Young but because I have always wanted to be part of a historic social and political movement.

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IU arts programs’ reputations are recession-proof

By Yan Zhuang · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 8:27 p.m.

Major Broadway production shutdowns and drastic decreases in symphony ticket prices are just two examples of the immediate effects the struggling economy is having on most arts organizations.But for at least one more year, IU’s theater and music programs have remained financially stable.

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Wandering Turtle Art Gallery and Gifts relocates

By Bailey Loosemore · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 7:56 p.m.

On Tuesday, Wandering Turtle Art Gallery and Gifts moved to a new location in the heart of Bloomington’s downtown art district. The gallery, formerly located on North College Avenue, opened up shop in the Historic Wicks Building on Gallery Row.Jamie Sweany, IU alumna and owner of the Wandering Turtle, opened the gallery in 2003. The gallery features paintings, ceramics, photography, sculptures, jewelry, handmade paper, note cards and artist’s prints, Sweany said. Exhibitors of the gallery include artists and craftspeople from around the world, as well as 100 local and regional artists, Sweany said.

Senior Shyra Collins writes on the "Yes We Can" art project Tuesday afternoon in the main lobby of the Herman B. Wells library.

Traveling art project visits library

By Amanda Bridgman · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 7:53 p.m.

Every chair was quickly occupied at the Herman B Wells Library on Tuesday, causing people to sit together side-by-side on the floor as they applauded, cried and watched history. Diane Dallis, head of undergraduate library services, said she was happy to coordinate an event for students to stop by between classes.  

IU African American Choral Ensemble Director and professor Keith McCutchen leads the African American Choral Ensemble during a celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday evening at the Buskirk Chumley Theater. The event, titled "The Dream Unfolding..." also included speeches by local leaders including Bloomington mayor Mark Kruzan and Bishop Woodie White.

Choral Ensemble pleases audience at MLK celebration

By Amanda Lowry · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 7:49 p.m.

About 20 speakers and performance groups were on stage Monday evening at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration, but one of the audience’s favorites was the IU African-American Choral Ensemble.The ensemble, a group under the umbrella of the African-American Arts Institute and composed of about 35 members, sang three songs: two a cappella African-American spirituals and one South African gospel song.

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Block Walk brings bounty of canned goods for Hoosier Hills

By Stephanie Doctrow · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 12:41 p.m.

The IU field hockey team was one of the seven student groups participating in the Block Walk. After spending the afternoon collecting items around the city, participants returned to Hoosier Hills Food Bank and “weighed in” to see how much they collected. The participating teams collected almost 2,000 pounds of donated food by the closing ceremony.

President Barack Obama, right, is congratulated by daughter Sasha, lower left, as first lady Michelle Obama looks on after Barack took the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20.

Obama sworn in as 44th President, appeals for 'hope over fear'

Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 12:31 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasped the reins of power as America's first black president on Tuesday, saying the nation must choose "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord" to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. In frigid temperatures, an exuberant crowd of more than a million packed the National Mall and parade route to celebrate Obama's inauguration in a high-noon ceremony. They filled the National Mall, stretching from the inaugural platform at the U.S. Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial in the distance.

Yves Bien-aine, along with DJARARA, a band from Brooklyn, NY that plays Haitian Rara music, perform Monday in front of the Lincoln Memorial. DJARARA's music celebrated black freedom and drew the attention of many onlookers present to see the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.

From King to Obama, history unfolds, comes full circle

By Kristi Oloffson · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2009 11:01 a.m.

WASHINGTON – Lee Robert Jones waited 69 years for today. Jones, a black man originally from Mississippi, remembers a time when he couldn’t walk down the street without lowering his head in the presence of a white person for fear of being killed.

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