Union Board presents poetry slam
The Union Board invites all students interested in expression their opinions creatively to participate in a poetry slam followed by an open mic night at 8:30 p.m. tonight at the IMU Marketplace.
The Union Board invites all students interested in expression their opinions creatively to participate in a poetry slam followed by an open mic night at 8:30 p.m. tonight at the IMU Marketplace.
A presentation by the Asian Culture Center will focus on the national dance of the Philippines, "Tinikling." The dance imitates the movement of the tinikling birds as they walk between grass stems, run over tree branches, or dodge bamboo traps set by rice farmers.
I love going to new restaurants because you never really know what to expect. Because of this, I found myself at Esan Thai, a new Thai restaurant next to Shanti on Lincoln Street.
IU senior Melissa Brewer's volleyball career has been filled with great achievements and exemplary honors. As her four years at IU come to an end, she continues to rack up the awards.
GEORGE, South Africa -- The photo on the front page of the Cape Times sent a strong signal to captain Jack Nicklaus that the Americans were not taking this Presidents Cup lightly.
Forty-nine different club sports representatives in the IU Club Sports Federation voted figure skating as the newest club sport at their monthly meeting held Oct. 9 in the HPER building.
The Bowl Championship Series is at it again, doing the one thing it seems to know how to do best -- create controversy.
This year, the women's swimming and diving team has a certain swimmer who has the potential that college teams are always looking for. Leila Vaziri, who has become one of the team's star swimmers this year, is a freshman from Coral Springs, Fla. Vaziri has been really consistent this year in many of the team's relays and she has been someone that the team can count on.
I strongly urge the University to invest in a system that would prevent malicious fire alarm pulls. This may not seem like a serious issue to IU students who live outside the residence halls, but in fact, the alarms are so detrimental to the sleep of dormitory residents that they have an adverse effect on academic performance.
We're all college students, which means one thing; we love free stuff. We enjoy going to different events around campus -- not to attend them but, to get the free things available at them. Instead of going after the normal stuff like pizza and cookies, we should go after the motherload.
Republican senators talked and talked last week. And then they talked some more.
And it looks as if the day has almost arrived. On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled 4-3, striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriages. And what a step it was. Taking the reigns away from the state of Vermont, who in 1999 allowed for same-sex "civil unions," the state of Massachusetts ruled that such a title "falls short of marriage."
Electronic super store Best Buy will open its 18th Indiana location in Bloomington Friday. The opening will feature a ribbon cutting ceremony along with a check presentation of $10,000 from Best Buy to the Monroe County United Way. "We are glad to be opening our doors to Bloomington," said Mendi Boss, Bloomington Best Buy's General Manager. "We plan to give our customers the ultimate shopping experience." The opening of Best Buy could help Bloomington's economy by providing more than 100 jobs, but it will also provide to the community. The money given to the Monroe County United Way will go to a campaign supporting children's issues.
Members of the IU community are discussing yet another controversial issue after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled against a ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday. The ruling could make Massachusetts the first state in the U.S. to possibly legalize same-sex marriage.
Junior Carrie Krack laughs when she thinks of describing her mother's job to a politically-correct society. "I always say she's a homemaker," Krack said. "I know it's kind of looked down upon."
As finals week approaches across the country, more students will be studying for foreign language exams than ever before.
TERRE HAUTE -- Investigators Wednesday did not yet have any suspects in the fire that destroyed a museum founded by a Holocaust survivor but are treating it as an arson, a prosecutor said.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- A gunman opened fire on tourists entering Israel on Wednesday, killing an Ecuadorean pilgrim and wounding four others, in a rare attack on the border with Jordan.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Authorities issued an arrest warrant for Michael Jackson on multiple counts of molesting a child and asked the pop superstar to turn in his passport and surrender, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The U.S. Air Force used some of the largest weapons in its inventory to attack targets in central Iraq in an escalating crackdown on suspected guerrilla strongholds, the military said Wednesday.