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Alcohol laws to become stricter

By Elvia Malagon · Thursday, March 20,2008 3:35 a.m.

Minors will be charged with a class C misdemeanor when they present false identification or lie about their age while purchasing an alcoholic beverage thanks to a new bill passed by the Indiana General Assembly

IU alum Bill Kapoun plays with Korean children.

IU alumnus dies from burns after two-week struggle for life

By Kristi Oloffson · Thursday, March 20,2008 1:38 a.m.

IU alumnus Bill Kapoun, who suffered burns on 64 percent of his body in a Feb. 24 apartment fire, died March 8. To spread Bill’s philosophy of living life to the fullest, the Kapoun family plans to set up a scholarship in his honor, which will benefit those who also like to travel.

Two dancers perform at the Jacobs School of Music. “A Night of Opera (at the Ballet)” will debut at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Musical Arts Center.

Opera and ballet team up

Thursday, March 20,2008 1:08 a.m.

The IU Jacobs School of Music and the IU Ballet Department will team up once again to bring “A Night of Opera (at the Ballet)” to the Musical Arts Center at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Carolina Castells, Metropolitan Opera Finalist

Student makes it to MET finals

By Mark Wilson · Thursday, March 20,2008 1:07 a.m.

Carolina Castells, a Jacobs School of Music graduate student who is finishing her master’s with a concentration in voice specialization, competed in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition (1,500 participants) last month, weaving awe-inspiring compositions with her astounding vocals, to propel herself to the finals.

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Students can stargaze once again

By Kevin Pozzi · Thursday, March 20,2008 1:06 a.m.

As winter slowly fades to spring and cloudy nights become more the exception than the norm, IU’s Kirkwood Observatory has opened its doors for public stargazing every Wednesday evening.

Chris Pickrell

‘An American Ma(u)l’: in which slavery returns to the U.S.

Thursday, March 20,2008 1:06 a.m.

America is in a recession and at war. A new kind of cotton is cultivated, bringing economic hope to the United States. The president decides the best way to create labor for this lucrative new market is to repeal the Fourteenth Amendment and reinstate slavery.

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RPS will still take applications for Welcome Week assistants

Thursday, March 20,2008 1:06 a.m.

RPS is looking for student volunteers to serve as Welcome Week assistants who are eager to plan events and talk about the IU campus. Official registration to be a Welcome Week assistant ended March 19, however, RPS will accept applications until all positions are filled, but they are on a first-come, first-serve basis, said Melanie Payne, director of summer orientation and Welcome Week.

Miah Michelsen, Bloomington’s economic development director for the arts

Maintaining the arts

Thursday, March 20,2008 1:06 a.m.

For Miah Michaelsen, the best part of her job as assistant economic development director for the arts for Bloomington is that she is surrounded by art all day.

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Around the arts

Thursday, March 20,2008 1:04 a.m.

Horizons of Knowledge Lecture: ‘Sociality of the Present: Family, Affect and Japanese Kids’ When: 4 to 5:30 p.m. today Where: Dogwood Room, Indiana Memorial Union More info: The lecture will be presented by Anne Allison, chair of cultural anthropology department at Duke University. The talk deals with the changing anthropological patterns of Japanese society. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, contact easc@indiana.edu.

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IU employees volunteer their time at local animal shelter

By Deanna Krinn · Thursday, March 20,2008 1:03 a.m.

Few pet owners like cleaning out their animal’s litter box. But IU employee Marne Potter willingly cleans dozens of cages every week. Potter shows up at the Bloomington Animal Shelter at 8:30 a.m. every Saturday and changes a whole kennel’s worth of litter boxes.

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Street chic: A day in the life of a fashion intern

Thursday, March 20,2008 1:03 a.m.

During spring break, I had the opportunity to work with the director of Chicago Fashion Week Presented by MasterCard. The fashion week, which is scheduled to be held April 21-27, will feature both national and international designers.

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Breaking the Mode

By Gabrijel Gelic · Thursday, March 20,2008 12:59 a.m.

The contemporary fashion collection from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art – Permanent Collection is now being featured at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

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DiMartino... James DiMartino

By Beth Evanson · Thursday, March 20,2008 12:58 a.m.

For the past three years, IU senior James DiMartino has worked hard on his own fashion line. Today, his James Bond-inspired clothing line will be revealed at his self-produced fashion show.

IU Chancellor Ken Gros Louis moderates an Indiana University Student Association debate Wednesday at the Indiana Memorial Union

IUSA candidates heat up debate as election nears

By Regan McCarthy · Thursday, March 20,2008 12 a.m.

In order to get students to make their marks heavy and dark during elections March 25 and 26, INdiana, Big Red and Kirkwood candidates fielded questions from Chancellor Ken Gros Louis at a debate Wednesday night.  VIDEO:  IUSA debate

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Fried eggs and Flo Rida

Wednesday, March 19,2008 11:52 p.m.

Imagine a frying pan: “This is Sean Kingston.” Now imagine an egg in a frying pan: “This is your brain on Sean Kingston.”

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Around the World

By Angus Shaw · Wednesday, March 19,2008 11:48 p.m.

Iraq’s presidential council approved a law Wednesday that paves the way for provincial elections, giving a major boost to U.S.-backed efforts to promote national reconciliation on the fifth anniversary of the war. The move came two days after Vice President Dick Cheney visited Baghdad to press Iraqi leaders to overcome their differences and take advantage of a lull in violence to make political progress. Many Sunnis boycotted the January 2005 election in which Iraqis chose a parliament and provincial councils. The vote ushered in representational government, but it also gave majority Shiites and minority Kurds the bulk of power, including at the provincial level.

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