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Is ‘creepy’ art?

By Ryan Brown · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

Lately, the art world has produced works of a very unusual juxtaposition, one that earns the word by mixing familiar childhood images, such as teddy bears, dolls and happy little homes, with completely disturbing themes, such as blood, drowned corpses, slabs of meat and the decapitated head of Abraham Lincoln.

‘Cheap’ advertising tries to consolidate rental postings for off-campus housing

By Shannon McEnerney · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

Last year as a freshman, John Bade lived in the residence halls and noticed a problem when it came to searching for off-campus housing for the following year. There seemed to be a problem between students and off-campus property owners reaching each other, he said. So in July of 2006, Bade decided to start up his own business, www.iuliving.com. He launched the Web site to provide better services for students looking for off-campus apartments and houses, while simultaneously offering a cheap way for property owners to advertise.

IU looks to avenge early-season loss against Sycamores

By Lee Hurwitz · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

On March 6, the IU baseball team fell to Indiana State, 5-3 in Terre Haute. Today at Sembower Field, the Hoosiers get their shot at revenge. Playing their first of five home games throughout the next month, the Hoosiers are coming off a disappointing weekend against Purdue. The Boilermakers took three of four games to put IU at 14-17 on the season.

Microsoft sponsors instant messaging for charity

By Erin Riley · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

Seventy students from various colleges across the nation are promoting an initiative that raises money for nine of the world’s largest nonprofit companies. The program, called “i’m making a difference,” was created by Microsoft Corp. to boost the usage of its Windows Live Messenger. But it also raises money for a variety of charities, said IU junior and Windows Live Messenger Representative Meg Sturman. The charities are the American Red Cross, the National AIDS Fund, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Sierra Club, StopGlobalWarming.org, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, ninemillion.org, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and UNICEF.

UPDATE: 12:30 p.m. D.J. White returning for 2007-08 campaign; Hoosiers to host Georgia Tech

By Matt Mattucci · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

The wait is finally over for IU basketball fans. Junior forward D.J. White – who many Hoosier fans and scouts believed would jump to the NBA after this past season – announced Tuesday that he will be back with the squad for the 2007-08 campaign.

Around the world

By Abdullah AlShihri · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

Hundreds of people were evacuated from flooded homes Monday as a fierce nor’easter drenched the Northeast with record rainfall. Nine deaths were blamed on the huge storm. Power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses was knocked out, and refrigerators and trucks floated downstream.

Duncan’s innocent, so fire Crawford

By Mike Abrams · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

What a disgrace. It makes me sick. Better yet, he makes me sick. His name is Joey Crawford, an NBA official, and he epitomizes everything wrong with the NBA. As you may or may not have realized by my infatuation with the Indiana Pacers, I’ve been to thousands of NBA games in my life thus far. I usually go to a game and look at the officiating crew and figure out who will blow the game, who will call the quick technical foul and who will make the right calls. Let me tell you, the latter of the three is rarely the case.

Historical house beginning renovation

By Chelsea Merta · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

A historically significant building, the old Kappa Alpha Psi house, is being renovated for the relocation of several IU offices. The building will eventually house the IU Police Department and some parts of the IU Foundation.

In blow to Iraqi PM, followers of radical cleric quit cabinet

By Abdullah AlShihri · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

BAGHDAD – Cabinet ministers loyal to the radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr resigned on Monday to protest the prime minister’s refusal to set a timetable for an American withdrawal, raising the prospect that the Mahdi Army militia could return to the streets of Baghdad.

Badgered and bruised: Hoosiers drop another Big Ten doubleheader

By DeAntae Prince · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

The Hoosiers have hit a skid since the Big Ten season started. They have gone 1-7 in conference play and 2-10 since beginning their Big Ten season against Iowa. IU lost two more Big Ten contests yesterday when it was swept in a doubleheader against Wisconsin. The Hoosiers lost 5-3 in their first game, and 7-1 in the second.

Legislature passes HPV bill

By AP Reports and Alexandra R. Moses · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

Under a bill now headed to the governor, schools would give parents information about the link between human papilloma virus and cervical cancer – and information about the availability of an HPV vaccine.

National Day of Silence to culminate in march, rally

By Heather Haemker · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

On Wednesday, the 11th National Day of Silence will be acknowledged on the IU campus. The day is meant to bring attention to the persecution imposed upon gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals.

Patriotic honor

By Brian Stewart · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

Call me a nerd if you will, but I’ve recently been leafing through Alexis de Tocqueville’s “Democracy in America,” in which the French political thinker observes that, in America, morals count for a lot, while honor counts for relatively little.

Condom knowledge

By Brittany Hite · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

Last week the nonpartisan research firm Mathematica released the findings of a nine-year scientific study of abstinence-only sex education programs under Congressional order.. The findings? The programs, in most cases, don’t work (surprise, surprise). According to the study of more than 2,000 students, those enrolled in the courses were equally as likely as their counterparts to have had sex, and the age at which intercourse first occurred was identical among the groups.

Thoughts from Sin City

By Scott Leadingham · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

LAS VEGAS – Everyone should experience a desert sunrise, especially when the view includes hookers fighting over bread, and soulless men enticing passers-by with offers of delivering loose women. It may only be 6 a.m., but it’s never too early to begin a day of despair and sleaze, especially in a city built on preposterous human ambitions.

Health-center horrors

By Matt Peyton · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

This weekend I had the sickies. As I stared down my throat in the bathroom like my parents used to do, I was struck by two equally perturbing questions. First, what the hell am I supposed to be looking for? Second, does this mean I’ll have to go to the IU Health Center?

UPDATE: 7:10 p.m. Big Ten adds 2 conference games to next year’s schedule

By Michael Marot · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Big Ten basketball schedule is about to get a little tougher for everyone.

Ku Klux Klan says march in Bloomington will go on

By Chelsea Merta · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

Having been confirmed in the last few days that the Ku Klux Klan will hold a march in Bloomington, city officials and community leaders are asking that students and residents ignore the expected rally.

Up and down the Hill

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

Last week, 9th District Rep. Baron Hill visited campus to address School of Public and Environmental Affairs students on the Iraq war. He defended the standard Democratic stance that the soldiers are doing a fine job but that policymakers have bungled everything.

IU reacts to Virginia shootings

By Brian Spegele · Tuesday, April 17,2007 12 a.m.

Following the nation’s deadliest shooting spree, the IU Police Department said increased vigilance would occur both immediately and in the near future in Bloomington, acknowledging that similar situations could occur at IU.