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President comes to Indianapolis

By Nick Schmidt and Nicholas J. Schmidt · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:18 a.m.

With the 2004 presidential campaign already heating up, President George W. Bush is hot on the money trail as he sets his sights on party contributors in Indianapolis.

What's the deal with Seinfeld?

By Jackie Corgan · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:18 a.m.

Tickets go on sale today for comedian Jerry Seinfeld's first visit to the Bloomington campus.

Campus groups, professors get ready for spiritual leader

By Jackie Walker and Jacqueline Walker · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:18 a.m.

The Chamtse Ling temple dedication at the Tibetan Cultural Center is just two days away, and student and academic groups are busy with last-minute preparations. Professors and students attending the event are also gearing up for what they consider a very significant visit by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso.

Living in a combat zone

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:13 a.m.

TIKRIT, Iraq -- As students make the first trek to class this fall grumbling about having to walk all the way from the extension to Ballantine Hall, two other IU students are dealing with slightly harsher tasks everyday. Sgt. Ryan J. Sills and I, Cpl. Vernon R. O'Donnell, are journalists in the U.S. Army Reserve, full-time students at IU and brothers in the Chi Phi fraternity. Ryan, a Bloomington native and graduate of Edgewood High School in Ellettsville, is in charge of our broadcast team which gives him a great deal of responsibility.

Examining fact and fiction behind Freshman 15

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:11 a.m.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Yolanda Davis heard about the dreaded phenomenon before heading off to New Orleans for her freshman year at Xavier University and wanted no part of it. Wendy Moses had likewise heard the tales before settling in as a freshman at Emory University in Atlanta but never imagined it would happen to her. The two Fort Worth, Texas, women found themselves face to face with the so-called Freshman 15, the alleged propensity of students to put on up to 15 pounds when they first go off to college. Whether established fact or national folklore remains an open question, but for many of the roughly 1.5 million young people who enter college each fall, the Freshman 15 becomes a living, breathing reality. As a scientifically proven phenomenon, the Freshman 15 has taken its lumps in recent years.

Students deck the walls with classic art

By Lindsay Kaplan · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:07 a.m.

Every year, as IU students face the task of decorating their latest living environment, the IMU Leisure Programs department sponsors a 10-day poster sale with a variety of wall décor at prices less than $10. The sale runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through today in the IMU Georgian Room, just outside the IU Bookstore. Most posters range from $6 to $8 and fall into one of seven categories.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 2:03 a.m.

Poynter Center selects Seminar Fellows from IU Richard B. Miller, director of the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions, announced Wednesday the selection of the Interdisciplinary Poynter Center Seminar Fellows for 2003-2004. This year's selections from IU-Bloomington include: Robert Ivie, professor of communication and culture; Ann Mongoven, assistant professor of religious studies; John H. Stanfield II, professor of African-American and African diaspora studies; Jeffrey Wasserstrom, professor of history and of East Asian languages and cultures; and David C. Williams, John S. Hastings professor of law. The ten seminars, focused this year on "Democracy and Dissent," we will be held at the Poynter Center at a date to be announced.

4th District hopeful announces candidacy

By Elise Baker · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 1:56 a.m.

Republican Dennis Hardy is getting a head start on his bid to upset incumbent House Representative Steve Buyer in the primary elections for Indiana's densely populated 4th District, which encompasses Bloomington and regions of Indianapolis.

Sweep the leg, Johnny!

By Phil Kijak · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 1:22 a.m.

In "Mr. Deeds" there's a scene where Adam Sandler sings David Bowie's "Space Oddity," complete with clapping at the appropriate time (you know, where it's just the acoustic guitar and it goes "da da-da da-da CLAP! CLAP!) In a very non-direct, out in left field sort of way, that scene represents my favorite part about college: the bonding with complete strangers through our shared experiences within pop culture.

Don't forget to wash your hands

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 1:10 a.m.

The bathroom is one of the great equalizers of man. Sporting arena bathrooms in particular. In fact, any place with multiple urinals attached to a wall, or at the very least, lined up next to each other. It doesn't matter where you are or who's at the john. Give me a king, a president, the guy who works the overnight shift at Steak 'n Shake and a hobo, line them all up at the urinals and all you've got is four guys taking a leak. Dave Barry once wrote about the instinctive male urinal code that says that men would rather hold it in for a 48-hour period then take a urinal between two other men. For the most part, I agree. Go into a restroom in a bar or restaurant and that code will be silently upheld by every guy there, as we stare deep into the wall in front of us out of fear of accidentally making eye contact with another person in the room.

Smoking ban up in smoke

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 12:58 a.m.

As of Monday, you had to be at least 30 feet away from building entrances and exits, partially or fully enclosed walkways, open windows and ventilation systems of property owned or leased by IU to smoke.

Oh, Canada!

By Tony Sams · Friday, Sept. 5,2003 12:45 a.m.

This summer, we (the United States) were upstaged by our northern neighbor (Canada). The U.S. isn't accustomed to that, unless you count comparing our educational test scores with other countries, because in that field we've pretty much conceded defeat. But I mean, Canada?! How did that happen? We were going to find out, honestly; but before we could, we used our preemptive strike policy to send forth an annihilating cascade of warfare in the name of freedom. Wait, no, that didn't happen. I'm thinking of another country.

Chan serves up plot TKO

By Jake Bilinski · Thursday, Sept. 4,2003 12:02 p.m.

Jackie Chan has some good martial arts flicks and some wretched, uninspired ones. Sadly, his latest effort falls into the latter category, proving some ideas are better not permanently committed to celluloid.

TV reporters find celebrity talks distasteful part of '60 Minutes'

By Alyson Brodsy and David Bauder · Thursday, Sept. 4,2003 2:15 a.m.

NEW YORK -- If you see some celebrity interviews on "60 Minutes," the correspondents are probably holding their noses. Morley Safer, Steve Kroft and Lesley Stahl didn't hide their distaste Wednesday for the hottest trend in their line of work.

Brits discover valuable set of Beatrix Potter drawings

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 4,2003 2:15 a.m.

LONDON -- Experts described as "an absolutely incredible" find a collection of drawings and watercolors by Beatrix Potter, the creator of Peter Rabbit, with an estimated worth of nearly $400,000, Wednesday. The 23 illustrations by Potter came to light when they were valued by Clive Farahar, an expert who appeared on the popular television program, Antiques Roadshow.

Toronto puts on festival ritz

By Alyson Brodsy and David Germain · Thursday, Sept. 4,2003 2:14 a.m.

TORONTO -- A humdrum lineup at last spring's Cannes Film Festival had movie fans wondering if Hollywood had turned its back on such glitzy events. Not to worry. North America's premiere showcase, the Toronto International Film Festival, opens Thursday with an impressive roster of celebrity-driven movies, foreign films, independent features and documentaries.

'DC 9/11' centers on Bush

By Alyson Brodsy and Lynn Elber · Thursday, Sept. 4,2003 2:14 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Filmmaker Lionel Chetwynd is a supporter of President Bush, a self-described political conservative and a defender of the war on Iraq. None of that, he contends, disqualified him from making a film about the Bush administration's actions in the days immediately following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 4,2003 2:13 a.m.

At the age of 12, Otis Murphy began playing the saxophone. At the time, he didn't yet know it would become his life. Now 30, Murphy is a lecturer in saxophone at the IU School of Music, making him one of the youngest faculty members in the history of the institution.

Local bands showcase talent in concert series

By Ben Hsu and Benjamin Hsu · Thursday, Sept. 4,2003 2:12 a.m.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Performing Arts Summer Series, which over the years has invited the Bloomington community out to its parks to experience the talent of its local artists.

Take Tina: Awakening the archetypes of rhythm & movement

By Eddie Anderson · Thursday, Sept. 4,2003 2:10 a.m.

I walk up the narrow staircase of the small building on Kirkwood to interview a man I've never met before. Reaching the top of the staircase, I step into a dimly-lit corner room that reminds me of an old Victorian house. Blue curtains hang from the many windows, and cushions lay on the hardwood floor. As I look about the relaxing atmosphere I don't even notice the woman standing behind me. Surprising me with an enthusiastic hello, she introduces me to Marcus Sims.