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IU black faculty, staff ready to welcome new IU president

By Brian Hettmansperger · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

Kevin Brown, co-president of the IU Black Faculty and Staff Caucus and a law professor, says new IU leader Michael McRobbie will be a good president who has a solid sense of what will be best for the University in the long run.

Bush administration files charges against Australian citizen

By Abdullah AlShihri and Anne Flaherty · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration filed charges Thursday against David Hicks, an Australian suspected of aiding the Taliban in Afghanistan and the first terrorism-war era detainee to be charged under the new law for military commissions.

Herbert seen as man of ‘warmth’

By Zachary Osterman · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

“Enormous warmth.” An intriguing way to describe a man so maligned for the things he did – or did not do. But when asked to reflect on departing IU President Adam Herbert’s greatest strengths, University Chancellor Ken Gros Louis said it was Herbert’s ability to connect with people, whether one-on-one or in a group setting, that set him apart from his predecessors.

Dierks Bentley to perform Saturday

By Carrie Ritchie · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

This Saturday the IU Auditorium will open its doors to something it hasn’t seen in a while: a country act. The Union Board is bringing Dierks Bentley to the auditorium for a 7:30 p.m. show to add a new flavor to its spring events line-up. “It’s been a long time since we’ve had a country artist, if ever, so we decided it would be good for Union Board to bring (one) to IU,” said Adam Soiref, UB concerts director. The last country performer to come to IU was Willie Nelson in December 2004.

State starts to collect DNA samples from convicted felons

By Brian Hettmansperger · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

An Indiana law passed in July 2005 granted the Indiana State Police permission to make a DNA database for all convicted felons in Indiana’s 92 counties.

Student reactions: Apathy indifference highlight mood of IU's undergraduates

By Warren Christopher Freiberg · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

Though the IU board of trustees enthusiastically endorsed Interim Provost Michael McRobbie as the next president of IU, students seemed to greet the news with a collective apathetic groan.

Big daddy Rossing

By Johnathan P. Rossing and Jonathan P. Rossing · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

Perhaps you’ve seen the reserved parking spaces for mothers with children – a second level of reserved parking, just beyond the disabled parking spaces, marked with universal icons of a woman and little children.

University reactions: Administrators pleased with president pick

By Shannon McEnerney · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

After receiving the news that IU Interim Provost Michael McRobbie will be the University’s 18th president, former IU President John Ryan extended him a warm welcome, and he said he hopes others will do the same.

UPDATE: Wilmont, Calloway say goodbye to Assembly Hall with each recording a double-double

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

The IU men’s basketball team defeated Penn State 94-63 Saturday night in Assembly Hall, completing a perfect 15-0 record at home this season. Senior guard Rod Wilmont led the Hoosiers with 21 points and 11 rebounds. The Hoosiers tied the school’s single-game record for three-pointers made with 17. IU finished the game 17-of-32 from beyond the arc.

Group of students and faculty talk about Africa’s role in economy

By Sandra Arao Ameny · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

The continent of Africa – big enough to fit Europe, U.S. and China within its borders – is rich in minerals and resources, but Africans continue to struggle with poverty.

Super Seniors

By Aaron Beard · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

On Saturday night, when the Hoosiers take on Penn State at 8 p.m. in Assembly Hall, three members of the IU men’s basketball team will step onto Branch McCracken Court for the final time in their careers as Hoosiers. Senior guards Rod Wilmont, Errek Suhr and Earl Calloway have had different experiences during their times at IU. But each player has created his own identity and used it on the basketball court.

Promotion to president

By Brian Spegele · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Receiving an outright vote of confidence Thursday, soon-to-be University President Michael McRobbie can hope his transition into IU’s top role will be smoother than his predecessor’s. McRobbie, the long-rumored and now newly confirmed University president, will likely experience relative ease in transitioning roles when compared with outgoing President Adam Herbert. Audio from Michael McRobbie's speech Video from announcement Audio from Adam Herbert's speech McRobbie's contract

How a failed chancellor search led to the quest for Herbert's successor

By Peter Stevenson · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

When Michael McRobbie is inaugurated as IU president, it will bring to a close an ongoing fight over the leadership of the University.

Around the World

By Abdullah AlShihri · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

North Korea’s No. 2 leader, Kim Yong Nam, reiterated Thursday his country’s pledge to abandon its nuclear weapons, as the impoverished nation sought a resumption of aid at its first high-level talks with South Korea since conducting an atomic test.

Author discusses overachievement

By Tom Kir · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

Speaking to a full house in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union, author Alexandra Robbins posed the question that she said many students today feel they have to decide upon: “Do I want to be happy or successful?”

New president agenda outlines 'vision for student living and learning environment for 21st century'

By Alberto D. Morales · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Michael McRobbie had a continuing theme as he spoke Thursday after being selected to be IU’s 18th president – a theme of a “living and learning environment for the 21st century.”

IU divers look to qualify for NCAA meet

By Brian Buckey · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

At the Big Ten championships two weeks ago, the IU men’s diving squad struggled on the 1-meter board, failing to qualify anyone in the finals. However, with a renewed attention to detail and mental preparation, diving coach Jeff Huber believes the Hoosiers are ready to return to their winning ways at the NCAA Zone C Diving meet.

Democrats eye cuts to 2008 Iraq war request

By Abdullah AlShihri and Andrew Taylor · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

WASHINGTON – Democrats are considering cutting President Bush’s budget $142 billion request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan next year by $20 billion, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad said Thursday.

Fashionistas advise how to stay stylish, warm

By Megan K. Scott · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

Tired of wearing that same chunky sweater, the one that looked so up-to-the-minute in November, but now is covered in fuzz balls? What about those clunky knee-high boots? They felt great those first cold weeks of winter, but wouldn’t a cool new wedge sandal be a welcome relief?

Patriotic prose

By Indira Dammu · Friday, March 2,2007 12 a.m.

Patriotism – no word seems to have become so ingrained in the American psyche. And yet, for a word that is so indoctrinated in young minds today, few can accurately describe what it encompasses. Conservatives would have you believe that there is nothing more important than supporting your government, no matter what. In Bill O’Reilly’s immortal words, “It is our duty as loyal Americans to shut up once the fighting begins …” On the other hand, liberals tend to agree that it is a patriotic duty to question one’s government. In their minds, patriotism equals dissent and debate.