Taking it Outside
Movies depict life. Lives emulate movies. As this dance would have it, this symbiotic relationship sometimes results in a depiction that is so dead-on that no matter where you catch up to it, you will ride it until the end.
Movies depict life. Lives emulate movies. As this dance would have it, this symbiotic relationship sometimes results in a depiction that is so dead-on that no matter where you catch up to it, you will ride it until the end.
The windows are down, a cool breeze counters the sun's heat and of course, music fills the air. It's a typical drive through Bloomington for Marquis Vaughn, IU alum and co-founder of the young Knock 'Em Dead Records, Inc. Only this particular day was Wednesday, the day Vaughn drives home elementary school kids from the after-school program where he mentors.
IU President Adam Herbert has called off the University's search for a provost so officials can analyze how IU's administration is organized. IU-Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm had hoped to change the vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of the faculties position to provost and dean of the faculties.
IU racked up almost double the alcohol-related arrests last year than its in-state rival Purdue, a discrepancy school police departments attribute to differing jurisdictions and enforcement strategies.
The African American and African Diaspora Studies Department will hold a public forum at 5:30 p.m. tonight at the Indiana Memorial Union to discuss several matters relating to the department, including the dismissal of former Chairman John Stanfield.
GREENCASTLE, Ind. -- Wesley Clark isn't a man of large stature, but his supporters laud his big ideas for America's future. The Democratic presidential hopeful spoke before a packed gymnasium at DePauw University Tuesday night in Greencastle, Ind.
Sitting at 519 N. College Ave. is a red brick house believed to be the second oldest house in Monroe County. The home, which was first constructed in 1829, has always been residence to well-to-do Bloomington families and IU notables, including former President William Lowe Bryan and Herman B Wells during the first 25 years of his presidency.
Leadership, Ethics, and Social Action, a new minor available at IU-Bloomington, will hold an introductory meeting from 7 to 8 p.m., today at Ballantine Hall Room 003. The director and adviser will be available for comments. For more information, log on to www.iub.edu/~college/lesa.shtml or e-mail lesa@indiana.edu.
One hundred years ago, the first class of 18 students entered the state's newest and only medical school, the IU School of Medicine.
IU scientists were recognized nationally this week as four computer science projects won awards of $4.5 million from the National Science Foundation.
The University of Minnesota sophomore who jumped to safety from the second-floor window of his burning duplex returned to the house Sunday, one day after smoke and flames claimed the lives of three of his housemates, all young U of M students.
A painting exhibit by artist Ryan Woods recently debuted at Boxcar Books, a not-for-profit bookstore at 310A S. Washington St. in Bloomington. Woods is a recent graduate of the Art Academy of Cincinnati who is now a self-employed artist and musician.
Many students on campus have been to a Union Board movie at some point or another. They're free, they're on campus and you get to see some of the big budget films you may have missed. This year, however, there is another reason to go to the Whittenberger Auditorium -- the Independent Film Series.
Sex. Violence. Profanity. Nudity. These are the kinds of things that attract the attention of college students says Joel Pierson, this season's producer of the "Dark Alley Late Night" series at the Bloomington Playwrights Project. The series, which has been an annual attraction for the past two years, focuses on shorter plays that are more adult-themed than the theater group's regular "Mainstage" productions. It kicks off this week with "Platinum Travel Club," by Canadian playwright Franca Miraglia, and has IU students locked in as the target audience.
Some people say their relationship is "at a dead end;" some say that they are "saving time;" and some brag about "winning arguments." We rarely mean these metaphors in a literal sense.
The Los Angeles City Council has passed a law making lap-dances illegal. Actually, what the law does is mandate a 6-foot zone of separation between adult entertainers and the patrons of such establishments. This means that not only is lap-dancing prohibited, but so are other staples of the strip club environment, like tucking dollars into G-strings.
In the still-young Myles Brand era of the NCAA, the ex-IU president has focused on cleaning up the multi-million dollar industry that is collegiate sports, with efforts to return the "student to student-athlete." But according to a recently released NCAA report from the Sportsmanship and Fan Behavioral Summit, the problem of behavioral misconduct does not lie solely with those in the athletic department. The summit was created to discuss the growing problem of fans' behavior at sporting events when linked with alcohol.
In the still-young Myles Brand era of the NCAA, the ex-IU president has focused on cleaning up the multi-million dollar industry that is collegiate sports, with efforts to return the "student to student-athlete." But according to a recently released NCAA report from the Sportsmanship and Fan Behavioral Summit, the problem of behavioral misconduct does not lie solely with those in the athletic department. The summit was created to discuss the growing problem of fans' behavior at sporting events when linked with alcohol.
I don't know which town you call home, but I bet I know something about it. It's pretty lame, right? Nothing to do? Nowhere to go?
NEW YORK -- Suspended Ohio State tailback Maurice Clarett sued the NFL Tuesday, asking a judge to throw out a league rule preventing players from entering the draft until they have been out of high school for three years. Clarett, who rushed for 1,237 yards and led Ohio State to a national championship as a freshman last season, is not eligible for the draft until 2005 under current rules.