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Louvre to expand with branch in Abu Dhabi, angering some in art world

By Jim Krane · Thursday, March 8,2007 12 a.m.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – France’s storied Louvre museum, home to priceless art works such as the Mona Lisa, said Tuesday it will open a new Louvre in this Persian Gulf boomtown, prompting outcries from some who accuse the museum of shilling France’s patrimony for $1.3 billion in oil money. The 30-year agreement, signed by French Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres and the head of Abu Dhabi’s tourism authority, Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, opens the way for the Louvre Abu Dhabi to display thousands of works from some of France’s best museums, such as the Louvre, the Georges Pompidou Center, the Musee d’Orsay and Versailles.

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Lord of the flings

By Aparna Venkatraman · Thursday, March 8,2007 12 a.m.

MyCampusDates.com has recently catapulted the great state of Indiana into a late-blooming race for the prom crown – one applicant from IU and four area colleges (Butler, Purdue, Indiana State and Ball State) will prevail in snagging the title of Campus Date Master, the go-to person for dating advice on each campus.

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Protest against Dow about human rights, not money

By Aparna Venkatraman and Pavithra Rajagopal · Thursday, March 8,2007 12 a.m.

Edward Delp’s column against the AID (Association for India’s Development) protest against Dow Chemical at the Business Conference in Indianapolis (“Defending Dow,” March 1) is infuriating to put it mildly. The purpose of the protest was not to cry out against the dark side of capitalism. Instead, it was to remind the people that the aftermath of the Bhopal gas tragedy in 1984 still affects thousands in the area today and to confront Dow to take responsibility for their action. In 1984, there were about 20,000 lives lost and 200,000 disabled, according to The Washington Post. Dow owns Union Carbide, the company responsible for the tragedy. When a parent adopts a child, he cannot choose to ignore the child’s past. When a company takes over, the new management cannot ignore the consequences of the actions of the adopted company. They cannot turn a blind eye to the victims or a deaf ear to the activists demanding justice – Dow has to take responsibility for Union Carbide and it is not an “absurd” expectation. The victims of the catastrophe are not asking for money (even though they received only $500 in compensation). They want the contaminated water cleaned up and medical treatment for their illnesses caused by the poison gas leak 22 years ago. Calling attention to human-rights violations is not going to give our campus a reputation as “business-hating.” Instead, it will bring pride as the activists are not going to be silenced by being called “whiny.” One has to speak up against human-rights violation, and AID activists did just that at the conference where the CEO of Dow was supposed to talk about the environment of all things. Bottom line, it is not about Wal-Mart or Coca-Cola, it is about human rights. Pavithra Rajagopal Association for India’s Development

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Spring breeding

By Colin Dugdale · Thursday, March 8,2007 12 a.m.

There are two types of spring-breakers who visit the ocean: the readers and the breeders. While members of the first group read quietly under umbrellas, lathering their bodies with sunblock, members of the second are out cruising the beach, looking for hotties without cock blocks.

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Sensational stabbings

By Jennifer Miller · Thursday, March 8,2007 12 a.m.

There are some things covered in “Being a Person 101” we’ve all learned, one way or another, that you just don’t do. Don’t include Foreigner in your favorite music on Facebook. Don’t make your TV debut on “To Catch a Predator.” Don’t take Britney Spears’ advice on the intricacies of time travel on YouTube.

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Lober a great choice for mayoral candidacy

By Aparna Venkatraman and Michael Levine · Thursday, March 8,2007 12 a.m.

As a resident of Bloomington, I recognize the positive change we need – Jamie Lober for mayor. Jamie is an exceptionally promising candidate who I know will deliver on her promise to “bring energy, integrity and enthusiasm to the mayor’s office” as well as innovative ideas. Jamie has spent countless hours traveling throughout Monroe County to promote her positive vision for all people. She brings lifelong experience in the areas that are most important to constituents, including education, health care and communication. Fluency in Spanish has led Jamie to understand the importance of celebrating culture and building a strong economy for all. Jamie is currently fighting a battle that should have a greater value than any other political campaign – she is fighting for my future and the future of our city. It is vitally important we support Jamie Lober for mayor on May 8. Michael Levine Bloomington

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Hoosiers blow out Butler in home opener

By Lee Hurwitz · Thursday, March 8,2007 12 a.m.

In its first home game of the season, the IU baseball team gave its fans plenty to cheer about on a brisk March afternoon. Playing without freshman left fielder Kipp Schutz, who sustained a broken collarbone during Tuesday’s 5-3 loss to Indiana State, the Hoosiers (4-4) evened their record back to .500 with a 6-0 win against in-state rival Butler (3-5), Wednesday.

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1,000 fans ‘Spoon’-fed at Bluebird

By Zack Teibloom · Thursday, March 8,2007 12 a.m.

Spoon’s frizzy, blond-haired front man, Britt Daniel, kept the packed Bluebird crowd on its feet as he dropped to his knees throughout the performance. Wailing away on his guitar like a machine gun, thrusting it against the speaker and breaking into occasional falsetto, he didn’t let a broken guitar strap halt him or the rest of the band from feeding the crowd a night of hard rock.

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Ken Nunn coverage compares to free advertising

By Aparna Venkatraman and Joshua Goldberg · Thursday, March 8,2007 12 a.m.

I was stunned in the Feb. 27 IDS to see a huge half-page article, a second shorter article with a kind of Abraham Lincoln up-by-the-bootstraps vibe, a huge black-and-white picture and a front-page color picture pointing to the articles, all to give us “news” about... an injury lawyer?! You gave him plenty of space to wax on in direct quotations about his similarities to Robin Hood, to David against Goliath, and the “magic” of being so reachable by his clients. I don’t object to Ken Nunn at all, or his ubiquitous advertising in town. I just object to a respectable major university newspaper leaping so willfully over the line to advertising posing as news. I would hope Ken would object just as vehemently.

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IUB should be primary focus of administrators

By Aparna Venkatraman and Jeremy J. Strife · Thursday, March 8,2007 12 a.m.

The 18th president of Indiana University and next CEO of Indiana University was announced on March 1... at IUPUI. The 2007 Indiana University Fact Book had a great photo on the cover... of IUPUI. The Indiana University Presidential Search Committee had one graduate student member... from South Bend. Where are the accolades for the Indiana University – Indiana University Bloomington. In case you’ve forgotten, we are the flagship campus. We are the Indiana University Hoosiers. We attract the most alumni support, we have the largest student body, we are the home of Indiana University Big Ten athletics, we generate the most revenue from tuition, we are Indiana University – and we attract the least attention from our own administration. When I came to this institution 3 1/2 years ago, I came to experience the history, the traditions, the pride and the honor of being a Hoosier. What have I seen? I have seen tuition rise, enrollment drop, an increase in student apathy and a hell of a lot of focus placed on satellite campuses. The 2007 Indiana University Fact Book, that piece of literature produced to display all that this great institution has to offer, has a picture of the IUPUI campus on it. Actually, it’s a courtyard with the Indianapolis skyline in the background. Is that really Indiana University? Why doesn’t it have a picture of the Sample Gates or Assembly Hall or The Rock or the Arboretum or the largest student union in the world? If there has been one consistent thing I have heard from our administrators after four years, it has been how beautiful our campus is, that it is arguably the best campus in the nation. Well, I agree. Where is it displayed? How can you expect our campus to be the image of Indiana University and not give us the chance to prove it? I agree it is up to students to motivate themselves, but it is impossible to generate and maintain the pride we once had for this school unless you do your part, administrators. We house your offices, we interact with you daily and we represent you with our work, our successes and our pride. So, President McRobbie, you have hearts to mend back at home, sir. Please don’t rob us of our work, our pride, our tradition, our history and our honor of being the Indiana University Hoosiers.

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Report points to the dangers with vain practices

By Aparna Venkatraman and Sam Horrell · Thursday, March 8,2007 12 a.m.

In regards to “Spoiled and proud” (March 2) by Kirk Nathanson: O but Kirk, how can you be special, when I am special? I mean, my new favorite kids song tells me this every day. You might remember it as “Frere Jacques,” and though it has the same tune, it is in the best language on Earth ... the one I speak (because I am special). Its new lyrics are, “I am special, I am special, look at me, look at me, no one else but me is, no one else but me is, I’m the best, I’m the best”. OK, maybe that is not on my iPod, but the new JT is, and I am bringin’ sexy back. All right, enough with that. It makes me sick being that narcissistic. I understand your column and how vanity promotes pointless purchases and $1,000 purses that fit your phone and two clean Kleenexes, but I don’t think that was what professor Jean Twenge was talking about. It is a well-known fact that everybody is at least a little vain, and it does promote capitalism. However, what Twenge was saying was that as a group, we are becoming too vain and it is beginning to have negative effects. One example I can think of is with obese children. If they are told their whole young life that its OK to be obese, then they will grow up thinking that it’s OK and healthy to be obese, and then they will die from health complications. Her report was pointing out how it’s getting worse and that we all just need to take a step back and look at what we are doing. A little vanity improves our self-esteem, which is good. Too much can damage our lives, health and relationships. Now, if you will excuse me, my mirror misses me. Sam Horrell Senior

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Dangerous union

By Edward Delp · Thursday, March 8,2007 12 a.m.

Unions in America are not what they used to be. This past Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 241-185 to modify the National Labor Relations Act. The crux of this modification is a measure that would allow employees to bypass a secret ballot election and unionize simply by gathering “check cards” with signatures from a majority of employees.

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Have you seen my baseball?

By Mike Abrams · Thursday, March 8,2007 12 a.m.

There’s always that one kid. That one outcast who is doing his own thing while the rest of his friends are doing whatever is considered “in” at the time. We all know him. We all love him. But have you ever been him? I have. I’m that one kid who doesn’t really enjoy baseball. I’m that kid who doesn’t tie spring to spring training and summer to the regular season. I’m that kid.

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The forgotten war

By Thomas Wachtel · Thursday, March 8,2007 12 a.m.

Last week, a suicide bomber affiliated with the Taliban attacked the Bagram Air Base, a United States military installation in Afghanistan. According to a Taliban spokesman (evidently, the Taliban have spokesmen), the target of the attack was Dick Cheney, who happens to be the vice president of the United States and was visiting the base.

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Professor says Russia is at ‘crossroads’

By Megan Clayton · Thursday, March 8,2007 12 a.m.

When political scientists talk about Russia, they usually aren’t mentioning it in the same breath as democracy. Instead, they talk about its slow slide into authoritarianism, said Henry Hale, an assistant professor at George Washington University and a former professor at IU.

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