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$4 million remodel concluding for IU's Beta Theta Pi

By Whitney Biber · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 11:16 p.m.

A house on Jordan Avenue will become the new home to 60 men next fall, when the brothers of Beta Theta Pi move into their newly renovated house. The house is scheduled to open Aug. 24. While the design for the house, located at 1100 N. Jordan Ave., is new, the fraternity is certainly not.

Professor, flautist Robertello appreciates his students' motivation

By Amanda Dorman · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 10:57 p.m.

Of all Thomas Robertello's professional titles -- orchestra soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, orchestral player, teacher -- he views his job as professor most rewarding. As an associate professor in the Jacobs School of Music, Robertello instructs 18 students a week, leads a master class and teaches an orchestral repertoire course. In his spare time he performs as a flutist internationally and owns an art gallery in Chicago. "My career has taken a lot of different turns," Robertello said. "At this particular stage, I'm really focusing a lot on my teaching."

IU women swimmers aim for 1st Big Ten championship since 2003

By Brian Buckey · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 10:51 p.m.

Although the IU women's swimming and diving team heads into this weekend's Big Ten championships as the highest ranked team in the Big Ten, coach Ray Looze insists they aren't making the trip to Minneapolis as the favorites. "The rankings are based on the dual meet system and are really just speculation," Looze said. "We finished in fourth place last year and, based on the seeds, we're picked to finish third or fourth again this year."

Hoosiers ready for road test against Badgers tonight

By Lee Hurwitz · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 10:50 p.m.

It's getting close to that time of year. After winning its last two games, the IU women's basketball team is set to make its case for an NCAA tournament bid. With five games left to play, the Hoosiers (15-9, 4-7) travel to Wisconsin, where they will look to build on their regular season resume against a Badger team in the midst of a two-game losing streak. IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack credits her team's recent success to its focus on present tasks. "We're not going to look ahead and we can't go there," Legette-Jack said. "We're not old enough yet to think about five games. Those thoughts are just way too analytical for our team this year, so we're just going to stay in the moment."

A Hit and A Miss

By Eric Anderson · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 10:27 p.m.

In a rare feat of dexterity, the Jacobs School of Music Opera Theater managed to achieve both in one night at the opening of "Arlecchino and Too Many Sopranos"

Chocolate milk could be a good post-exercise beverage

By Kim Cullman · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 10 p.m.

Four-year-old Heidi Dufore loves gymnastics and bowling. When she arrives home from exercising, she usually drinks a glass of water or juice. But after visiting the WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology last week, Dufore has a new beverage of choice: chocolate milk.

Minnesota professor calls for a draft

By Kathryn Nelson · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 9:48 p.m.

With tours of duty for U.S. troops extended and casualties mounting, one University of Minnesota professor is looking for a solution to steady the societal burden of Iraq. Humphrey Institute associate professor Barbara Crosby wrote the column "Consider a truly universal draft" for the (Minneapolis) Star Tribune in January, rousing opinions from many supporters and some critics, she said.

Stock of student-loan company plummets

Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 9:46 p.m.

The student loan saga continued Monday when shares of the nation's largest provider of loans dropped the most it had in 14 years. According to Bloomberg, SLM Corp's stock fell 8.8 percent on the New York Stock exchange, "the biggest one-day percentage decline since February 1993."

Chocolate-filled class studies culture, history

By Erin Riley · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 9:45 p.m.

More than 100 IU students are enrolled in both the College of Arts and Sciences' E104 and S104 classes, titled "Chocolate: Food of the Gods." The class studies the history of chocolate and how it has affected humans by looking at the social aspect of it, its preparation, its romantic aspects, the fine arts of chocolate, major producers of it and the psychopharmacology of chocolate.

Man arrested for peeping in HPER

By Paige Ingram · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 9:42 p.m.

A man was arrested in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation building Tuesday after admitting to peeping at other men, the IU Police Department said. IUPD Officer Brice Boembeke was called to the HPER building late Tuesday night after someone told a cadet at the HPER that a man was peeping in the men's locker room, said IUPD Sgt. Craig Munroe.

Apple CEO pressures labels to drop anti-piracy technology

By Michael Liedtke · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 9:42 p.m.

Jobs discusses DRM, Fairplay, safeguards on blog

Two new hotels set to open this fall will replace University Plaza

By Elizabeth Dilts · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 9:41 p.m.

Bloomington's hotel industry is getting a push in the upscale market with the building of a new Radisson Hotel and conference center this fall. The corner of Kinser Pike and the bypass, formerly the site of University Plaza Hotel, 1710 Kinser Pike, is going through a multi-million dollar renovation to accommodate a deluxe Radisson hotel and 4,000 foot meeting center, with a connected Comfort Inn, said Radisson hotel project manager Robert Lansdell. The University Plaza hotel closed more than a week ago and the twin hotels are slated to open in August.

Sea Knight helicopter crashes northwest of Baghdad

By Kim Gamel · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 9:39 p.m.

Al-Qaida group claims it shot down the U.S. chopper

ARTiFACTS

Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 9:06 p.m.

What: Commemorative Head of a King, Uhunmwun-Elao from the Kingdom of Benin, Nigeria, 17th century. Brass.

Tony winner 'Hairspray' features big hair, big performances

By Nick Mills and Nicholas Mills · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 9:01 p.m.

"Hairspray" is not your typical musical. In this lighthearted musical comedy, the protagonist's mother is played by a man, and popularity status is determined by the size of a girl's hair. "Hairspray," which boasts eight Tony Awards, opened Tuesday at the IU Auditorium and will close tonight. "The show has great energy," said Christy Steele, president and CEO of the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce. "We're fortunate to have this in Bloomington."

Oh, Iowa!

By Jennifer Miller · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 8:39 p.m.

It's been over a month since Newsweek ran its cover reading "The Race Is On," split down the middle by the shining, confident faces of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. That's some impressive foresight, if America's already got our next president narrowed to two candidates.

Gays can't adopt whales

By Colin Dugdale · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 8:38 p.m.

According to a recent announcement by Chris McJesus, founder of the Catholic Ocean Conservation Society (COCS), this entire organization will shut down -- immediately -- if new anti-discrimination laws are passed that allow sodomites to begin adopting whales.

War on the homeless

By Edward Delp · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 8:37 p.m.

"Do not feed the homeless." In a city like Bloomington, having signs with those words on them would be ridiculous. However, this is not true everywhere.

UPDATE 4:32 p.m.: IU announces 2007 football recruiting class; top prospect spurns IU for Florida

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 5:29 p.m.

Though IU football coach Terry Hoeppner and the Hoosiers landed a 19-player recruiting class, the coach lost thier most valuable recruit, Warren Central safety Jerimy Finch. Finch signed a letter of intent to play at Florida. In January, Finch gave the Hoosiers a verbal committment to play in Bloomington after spurning a previous verbal committment to play at Michigan.

Off-campus greek houses try to make impact, be recognized

By Natalie Avon · Wednesday, Feb. 7,2007 5:04 p.m.

What were once thought to be houses without homes are turning out to be quite the opposite: homes without houses.