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Dalai Lama dedicates combined cultural centers

By Chelsea Merta · Tuesday, Oct. 23,2007 7:06 p.m.

Rainy and cold weather did not deter the hundreds who braved the elements Tuesday to catch a glimpse of the 14th Dalai Lama as he made his fifth visit to Bloomington.

Give coach Sampson a chance

Tuesday, Oct. 23,2007 4:36 p.m.

Few among us forget the Sunday afternoon that coach Bobby Knight’s employment with this University was terminated. And for those of us who supported the coach, the reason for the termination given – the violation of a “zero-tolerance policy” – was insufficient.

Take Back the Night is not about condemning victim

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 23,2007 4:36 p.m.

I am very upset and discouraged by the IDS’s coverage of Take Back the Night this year. Wednesday’s article “Uniting to Take Back the Night” by Chelsea Merta misrepresents the purpose of the event, ignoring one of the most important messages reiterated by every speaker in Dunn Meadow: Victims are not to blame for domestic and sexual assault.

Duncan confuses Democrats with Republicans

By Tom Schwoegler · Tuesday, Oct. 23,2007 4:36 p.m.

In your editorial “Elite idealists” you make an ineffectual case for the Democrats losing the election in 2008, saying that it will be a repeat of 2004. Unfortunately, you left out one relevant point, which is the proverbial 800-pound gorilla in the room. That point is that Democrats will be running against the seven-year record of the current Republican administration. You commented that Democrats: “are too enamored with their own rhetoric to know how the American people will actually vote.”

McRobbie should sign Climate Protection Commitment

Tuesday, Oct. 23,2007 4:35 p.m.

Friday, the environmental activist community received a boon when leaders in climate change, former vice president Al Gore and the UN-appointed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, received a joint Nobel Peace Prize. This award solidifies the legitimacy of climate change alongside such corporeal threats as nuclear weapons, landmines and terrorism in the Middle East.

Ron Paul is not anti-abortion

Tuesday, Oct. 23,2007 4:28 p.m.

I enjoyed Kelly Cochran’s article about Monday’s Ron Paul event. However, I would like to make one clarification. Kelly described Ron Paul as anti-abortion, and I don¹t believe that label is accurate. Ron Paul voted nay to the following bills: • Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, a bill that prohibits the transportation of a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion without the consent of a parent or legal guardian

IDS coverage misrepresents Take Back the Night

Tuesday, Oct. 23,2007 4:28 p.m.

I was beyond disappointed with the IDS’s coverage on Oct. 10 of the Take Back the Night rally. The point of Take Back the Night is that women can reclaim their freedom to walk alone at night, their freedom to be free from unwanted sexual advances, their freedom from fear. This is nothing short of a reclamation of autonomy.

Cooper ignores glaring problems

By Clint Ward · Tuesday, Oct. 23,2007 4:28 p.m.

This is in response to Chase Cooper’s Oct. 10 column “Outraged? Start Paying Attention.” First of all, at one point in the article his grammar is so poor he actually refers to President Bush as a liberal. Secondly, he should be careful with the way he uses the word “propaganda.” The fact is we won’t win in Iraq unless the Iraqi government stands up for itself.

Chalking destroys IU’s beauty

Tuesday, Oct. 23,2007 4:27 p.m.

Aesthetically, the IU campus has gone completely downhill since the start of the semester. Bloomington is known for being one of the country’s most picturesque campuses, but lately, it seems content to lose that reputation. A glance at Woodburn, Ballantine or any of the major walkways on that side of campus reveals chalking by student groups that has gone too far.

Hang up the phone and coach!

Tuesday, Oct. 23,2007 4:27 p.m.

Regarding the recent recruitment violations and subsequent punishments imposed upon IU basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, my first impulse was to begin printing bumper stickers that read: HANG UP AND COACH! Upon further reflection, however, this issue is not very funny. The University is embarrassed, the basketball team loses a scholarship, an assistant coach is barred from off-campus recruiting and making phone calls to recruits (probably a good thing) and Kelvin Sampson forfeits a scheduled $500,000 raise.

Women not to blame for sexual assault, violence

Tuesday, Oct. 23,2007 3:57 p.m.

As the coordinator of rape victim services at Middle Way House, I want to counter the victim-blaming message that emerged from your Oct. 10 article, “United to Take Back the Night.”

Honest liar

By Anna Piontek · Tuesday, Oct. 23,2007 10:14 a.m.

Stephen Colbert – comedian, faux right wing pundit, egomaniac – is running for president. At the time I am writing this, no one knows how serious his bid for the presidency actually is. But his plans are apparently serious enough that he has researched how to get on the South Carolina primary ballot, running as both a Republican and Democrat.

McRobbie inaugurated as IU’s 18th president

By Ab D. Phillip · Tuesday, Oct. 23,2007 9:51 a.m.

Hundreds of men and women wearing black robes marched through the IU Auditorium at a slow cadence, matching their footsteps to the sound of the giant pipe organ that filled the hall.

McRobbie inaugurated

By Ab D. Phillip · Tuesday, Oct. 23,2007 9:47 a.m.

IU President Michael McRobbie was inaugurated today in a ceremony that marks his ascension into the history books.

The hands that feed

By IDS staff and Alexandra R. Moses · Tuesday, Oct. 23,2007 9:27 a.m.

Brooke Gentile loads a van with the help of volunteers for Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, a Bloomington community food pantry, at the Hoosier Hills Food Bank. Gentile is the executive director at MHC and works daily with local volunteers and some IU students. Photo gallery: Hands that Feed

Open practice to be held Friday

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 11:58 p.m.

The IU men’s basketball team will be holding an open practice at 4 p.m. Friday at Assembly Hall, according to an IU press release.

International spouses combat challenges

By Kaitlin Shawgo and Kailtin Shawgo · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 11:57 p.m.

As she recounts her trip to the U.S. from Japan with her husband, Chie Terada plays with her two children in the family’s apartment at Campus View, periodically pausing to speak to them in Japanese. While Terada stays at home to take care of her children, her husband attends classes in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs graduate program.

Dalai Lama begins 6-day visit today

By IDS staff and Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 11:56 p.m.

The Dalai Lama begins his six-day Bloomington visit today with an interfaith service held at 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s Catholic Center, located at 1413 E. 17th St.

Fear factor

By Ben Homrig · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 11:24 p.m.

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said the only thing there is to fear is fear itself. Every year as Halloween approaches, Roosevelt’s words are put to the test by thrill-seekers around the world, who indulge in visiting haunted houses and watching scary movies.

Report: College prices up again this year, while student borrowing rises to keep up

By Justin Pope · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 11:14 p.m.

The price of college again rose faster than the inflation rate this year, climbing 6.6 percent at four-year public schools and outstripping increases in the financial aid that lowers what most students actually pay.