Teaching across the language gap
"Afflications, you say?" A student leans forward and whispers the correct pronunciation.
"Afflications, you say?" A student leans forward and whispers the correct pronunciation.
Most college students take certain things for granted, like computers, lab equipment and a library full of books.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Oil from Iraq's southern fields began flowing through pipelines Wednesday for the first time since the war, and power at last was restored to parts of Baghdad.
NEW YORK -- When the Kansas City Royals play in Toronto Friday, they'll be cautious about where they eat meals, with whom they spend time, and how they sign autographs for fans.
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson didn't have to do all the scoring this time.
CHICAGO -- Adam Eaton is going to remember this game for a while. Less than two years after having elbow ligament replacement surgery, Eaton struck out a career-high 12 Wednesday, pitching the San Diego Padres to a 2-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
The Hoosiers (9-16, 1-9 Big Ten) will face the Michigan Wolverines (12-8, 5-5) in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, starting at 1 p.m. today at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Ill.
Dave Hurst has kept a file of thank you notes close to his desk for the past 11 years. But they aren't for scholarship recommendations, although he has written his share. The file makes for a remarkable history album of IU's development. The thank you notes are from faculty, staff, students and parents writing to thank Hurst and his colleagues for a beautiful campus. As Campus Division Manager, Hurst is part of an on-going effort to keep the campus aesthetically pleasing to the eyes of visitors and residents.
Even with the NHL and NBA playoffs in full swing, it just feels right to talk football right now, especially with NFL draft taking place this weekend.
The baseball team lost their fifth non-conference game of the season Wednesday, falling to the Miami Redhawks in Oxford, Ohio. Miami ripped off eight runs in the first three innings of play off of freshman Austin Rhoads and sophomore Brian Lortz to cruise to an 8-5 win. After a scoreless Hoosier first, senior Michael Carlin began the scoring barrage for the Redhawks in their half of the inning with a one out, two-run blast to center field. IU proceeded to go one-two-three in its next frame, and Miami came out firing again. MU's three-run second was highlighted by senior David Cook's two-run bomb, and after two innings the Redhawks owned a 5-0 advantage.
In the corner of turn one at Individual Time Trials (ITTs), team Gafombi rode on its tracks cooling down and focusing on its mission in the weeks to come.
Under a clear blue sky, approximately 2,700 students swayed and danced to the sounds of Rusted Root and the night's opening band, Blue Moon Revue, at the second annual Little 500 kick-off charity concert at Kappa Sigma Tuesday night. Preliminary estimates show more than $3,000 will go to the Bloomington Boys and Girls Club as a result of the effort put forth by fraternity members.
The IU men's tennis team will head up to Evanston, Ill., today to face off against the Northwestern Wildcats in the first round of the Big Ten Championships.
Some people just won't stop drinking when they reach the pleasure zone. They go right on drinking until they hit the pain zone.
Amy was made for a peace protest. One day after the bombs started falling over Baghdad, Amy happened upon a large group marching against the war in downtown New Orleans -- her dream incarnate.
People whine and complain about the degradation of TV, but if it is so bad, people wouldn't watch it, right?
I have once been told that everything in America is a controversy. Even though this is a consequence of the free use of the First Amendment, it does create some confusion.
The clock's ticking for seniors. Soon we'll be saying goodbye to our babies' mamas, Adderall hook-ups and professors' hot-tubs. Yeah, it doesn't sit well with me either.
America is now synonymous with two things: McDonald's and people in prison. We always knew about the first. The second came when the U.S. Department of Justice said last month there were over 2 million American citizens incarcerated somewhere in the country.
It's not every day that a young singer wins the Metropolitan Opera's National Counsel Auditions.