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Tuesday, Feb. 26,2002 12:52 a.m.

Alpha Phi Alpha hosts Spring Week 2002 Alpha Phi Alpha is hosting events throughout the week. Tonight Tyron Cooper, director of IU Soul Revue, will perform music at the Neal-Marshall Black Cultural Center starting at 7:30 p.m.

Professor recognized for 'unusual achievements'

By Liz DiSilvestro · Tuesday, Feb. 26,2002 12:48 a.m.

IU professor of cognitive psychology John Kruschke wants to pick students' brains. Or as he refers to it -- their computer programs. "There is a working human mind and I'm trying to reverse engineer it," Kruschke said with a grin. "I want to find out what goes on in the 'software.'"

Synergy

By Brian Daviduke · Tuesday, Feb. 26,2002 12:44 a.m.

It's time to redefine student government at IU. The IU Student Association has always done a good job, but with tireless and enthusiastic leaders it can achieve excellence. Synergy is the ticket that can infuse IUSA with the energy it needs.

Steel

By Jeff Wuslich · Tuesday, Feb. 26,2002 12:41 a.m.

The essence of STEEL: Our strength in leadership, driven and defined by our most key elements, our people and our platform. We are bound by our love for IU and our commitment to making it a better place for students.

Kirkwood

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Feb. 26,2002 12:39 a.m.

IUSA IS CURRENTLY WORTHLESS. I'm sure that this sounds unusual coming from someone who aspires to be the president of it, but presently IUSA does absolutely nothing for the students. The two other tickets have been involved with IUSA for the past two years. During their administration, our school's social scene has been destroyed. It is currently safer to drive home drunk than it is to walk.

What is IUSA?

By -Meghan Dwyer and Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Feb. 26,2002 12:36 a.m.

The IU Student Association receives more than $300,000 a year from IU students. Although 100 percent of this money is student produced, only 16 percent of students voted in IUSA elections last year.

State decides not to build Ten Commandments monument

By Rex W. Huppke · Tuesday, Feb. 26,2002 12:31 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Unable to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the state's appeal, Gov. Frank O'Bannon acknowledged Monday that his fight to erect a Ten Commandments monument on the Statehouse lawn was over.

Letter stereotypical, defies goals of IU Education

By Julie Sobel · Tuesday, Feb. 26,2002 12:01 a.m.

In his letter to the editor ("Out-of-staters should take up walking," Feb. 19), Brian Rosenzweig, apparently an urban transportation expert, discovered through his unique form of research that the reason for the entire traffic problem in Bloomington was due to "East Coast Students" (hereinafter in keeping with his depersonalization of stereotypes to now be referred to only as the "ECS"). Whether, under the guise of comedy, social comment, or critique, the fostering and proliferation of stereotyping is wrong.

Want to win an IUSA election? Here are a few tips

By Ryan Hildebrandt · Monday, Feb. 25,2002 11:57 p.m.

I guess only 16 percent of the student population is reading this column right now. That's the number of students who actually cared enough, or were harassed by friends enough, to vote in last year's IUSA election. Here's some advice I've accumulated in my many years at IU for this year's and next year's IUSA candidates.

IUSA works to represent

By Ben Piper · Monday, Feb. 25,2002 11:51 p.m.

The IU Student Association works hard to represent students at IU. Over the years, its members have been responsible for changing state laws, shaping University policies, raising money for charity, lobbying federal and state legislators, and a variety of other things intended to make life easier for students.

Keg registration won't work

By Sarah Payton · Monday, Feb. 25,2002 11:49 p.m.

As early as July 1, it might be time for all you legal drinkers to think twice about supplying kegs for frat or house parties.

Don't blame, just use caution

By Stephanie Sims · Monday, Feb. 25,2002 11:47 p.m.

Last week, I ran into a car. It wasn't really a car accident though, because I was on foot. Now, before anyone makes judgements about my eye sight, coordination skills, blood alcohol or intelligence levels, let me explain.

Fans for the love of basketball

By Bridget Graf · Monday, Feb. 25,2002 11:44 p.m.

In the years I've spent at IU, this year has been one of the best in terms of the IU basketball season. The games have been exciting, the team is at the top of the Big Ten, and I've only been in the balcony seats three times. With seven minutes left in the game, the William Tell Overture still gets my blood pumping, and even the wave seems to be making a huge comeback. I don't want this season to end.

Poor lover triumphs in 'The Bartered Bride'

By Alyson Brodsy and Gabriel Lewin · Monday, Feb. 25,2002 11:27 p.m.

What seems plainly obvious when viewing Bedrich Smetana\'s opera "The Bartered Bride" is that the composer was using Mozartian opera as his model.

'Death of a Salesman' stars impressive cast throughout

By Alyson Brodsy and John DeBoer · Monday, Feb. 25,2002 11:22 p.m.

Watching Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" in the new Ruth N. Halls Theatre was much like reading the play from the text -- it started out slow. There was some confusion because I was not certain yet how I should feel about the characters. In fact, the first time I read the play for a class, I didn't even make it through the first act because I got bored with the material. When I revisited the play later, I realized where the show's magic lies.

Team sits at No. 5 after Wildcat win

By Sarah Trotto · Monday, Feb. 25,2002 1:55 a.m.

Center Jill Chapman got a marriage proposal. Point guard Heather Cassady addressed half of Assembly Hall, thanking everyone from her sisters to people from her high school. Reserve center Jelena Lazic got to hear the Serbian national anthem for the first time in five years.

Lead over Spartans slips away

By Jason Recker · Monday, Feb. 25,2002 1:55 a.m.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- For IU, this is the one that got away. And Tom Coverdale took the blame. All of it. The junior point guard committed a foul, missed a free throw and missed a potential game-tying three pointer as time expired Sunday. IU coughed up sole possession of first place in the Big Ten, falling to Michigan State 57-54 in front of a Breslin Center crowd of 14,759.

GoldRUSH

By Alyson Brodsy and Eddie Pells · Monday, Feb. 25,2002 1:55 a.m.

SALT LAKE CITY -- With a big sigh of relief and a star-studded celebration, Utah and America bid farewell to the Olympics Sunday during a rollicking night of song and dance, a celebration of past athletic glory, and a quick glimpse into the future.

Bloomington growth plan attempts to lure business, alleviate traffic problems

By Jesse Laffen · Monday, Feb. 25,2002 1:40 a.m.

Bloomington is in a major transition from a small community built around IU and industry to a place where small business can flourish, Bloomington Mayor John Fernandez said. Bloomington's 2002 Growth Policies Plan, an update to the original GPP, will be the guiding document through this period.

Seniors say goodbye with a win

By Michael Sherman · Monday, Feb. 25,2002 1:17 a.m.

The Frank Southern Center isn't known as one of the more luxurious facilities in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. Because of its smaller ice surface, low ceiling and, until recent renovations, inadequate lighting, "The Frank" was often jokingly referred to as "the cave" by opponents.