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Basics make the outfit

As I walk around campus going from class to class, it’s nothing for me to see a nice young man strolling past in a stylish shirt and crisp jeans. But time and again, you’ll find the same guy wearing a pair of shoes that is either scuffed up or fails to match the rest of his outfit. Once upon a time I was this guy, but now I don’t understand why you would do this.

VH1 comedian to perform at The Funny Bone

He’s been on “Chappelle’s Show,” “Best Week Ever” and “Comedy Central Presents.” Now comedian Christian Finnegan is bringing his stand-up to The Funny Bone. “As I will be in Bloomington, I will make a point to throw a chair across the stage and maybe choke an audience member,” Finnegan said, referring to former men’s basketball coach Bobby Knight’s infamous displays of temper. He said he will perform entirely new material, so fans won’t simply get recycled TV Finnegan.

Despite 3-game skid, Lynch says ‘stay the course’ against visiting Iowa

Bill Lynch stood in front of his team after practice Wednesday ready to address them in one of his final pep talks before Saturday. But the man in the faded gray sweatshirt did something he rarely ever does. He began to emphatically scream. Attempting to convey to his players the importance of their game against Iowa this weekend, Lynch broke out of his reserved demeanor because the disappointment about the past three weeks needs to end.

Hill to stump at IU, in Bloomington on Sunday

Congressman Baron Hill, D-9th, will come to IU on Sunday to speak to students and hear their opinions on the major issues of the day: the economy, the war in Iraq and the election.

Students balance classes, religion

Students might have noticed a low attendance level in their classes Thursday, as many of IU’s 4,500 Jewish students took the day off to observe the High Holiday of Yom Kippur.While these students are excused from classes for the holidays, many of them said it was difficult to balance their religious observances with their academic obligations.

Women's soccer has lost last 4 games by 1-0 decisions, but coaches remain positive

How does Bloomington compare?

Junior Steve Wilen expected hillbillies. Junior Greg Cheung expected rednecks. Sophomore Lizzy Tiritilli expected to be very, very bored. Students like these from Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and countless other metropolises flock to the Midwest every year to become part of the IU family, but not without some expectations and preconceptions.

Do-it-all Dan: sophomore willing to play any position for the soccer team

From small town life to IU, life brings changes to freshmen

Many of freshman Emily Milnes’ lecture halls have more students in them than her high school’s graduating class. Like many other freshmen at IU, Milnes, from Solsberry, Ind., came this year from a low-population high school to a campus with more than 40,000 students. The dramatic change leaves some in awe with all IU has to offer.

IU soccer plans to dominate Spartan resistance

Hoosiers head east

IU set for road tests at Iowa, Minnesota

Some students dissatisfied with Lynch

Post Hardy, football still looking for answers to offensive quandries

WEB ONLY: Campillo shoots final round of 63 to claim championship

WEB ONLY: Field hockey team searches for 'spark'

My life from the top step

The last time I picked up a baseball bat in competition, I was 7 years old. We had all moved past hitting off a tee, but we still weren’t allowed more than one base at a time. So when IU coach Tracy Smith asked earlier in the fall if my fellow beat writer Ryan Gregg and I wanted to manage one of his team’s intrasquad Cream against Crimson fall games, the words “natural fit” came to mind. After all, those who can’t do, coach, right? Maybe not.

Students find freedom in joining Peace Corps

For most students, once they receive their diploma, they want to apply what they learned outside of an academic setting. The Peace Corps puts students in situations where they have to use their skills, said Rose Galer, IU’s Peace Corps recruiter.

Home foreclosures shouldn’t keep registered voters from polls

For this election, much attention has been focused on the millions of new registered voters. It provides us with the pleasant narrative of an active citizenry. At the same time tales of voter fraud and voter suppression make us uncomfortable and tend to turn people away. Yet, as much as we might not want to, we need to engage these stories. Mistakes in the handling of registrations and voter files this election have caused problems in Colorado, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Nevada and North Carolina. In some states, for every voter added to the rolls in the past two months, election officials have removed two.Also distressing is the possibility that some citizens might see their ballot challenged if their home has recently been foreclosed. Democrats, persuaded by a conventional wisdom that says foreclosed voters will more likely come out against the GOP, are concerned Republicans will do just that.Pressed in Marion County in Indiana, the GOP announced they have no plans to engage in this activity, yet they didn’t rule it out. County GOP Chairman Tom John said in an Oct. 3 Indianapolis Star article: “It’s entirely possible. I think it would be a solid basis for asking someone to vote provisionally.”

Sexism alive and well

While there is not room here to address all of my concerns with Wednesday’s op-ed piece on gender, there are a few issues I feel compelled to address. First, Chad Quandt wrote that there is “no real oppression of women by a governing body.” To take just one example, the government is constantly limiting women’s rights to autonomy over their bodies and reproductive rights. For instance, although it is unconstitutional, in Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and South Carolina, women must obtain spousal consent to secure abortion services (if abortion services are even provided in their communities).