Spike, Velvet and Mark
It's Sunday, and I'm home from the Association of Internet Researchers Conference at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan. Right off the bat I have to tell you that Kansas isn't Kansas, Dorothy.
It's Sunday, and I'm home from the Association of Internet Researchers Conference at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan. Right off the bat I have to tell you that Kansas isn't Kansas, Dorothy.
I have a problem. Actually, I have many problems, but since I don't have the time or patience to discuss all of them in this forum, I'll limit myself to one. My problem is with the migration of the party scene from the fraternity houses to the bars.
Blame. In the last week or so, a series of events occurred about which I was prepared to write my column. To some people, the events were inconsequential, but they bothered and upset me. I was going to write about how the Business Placement Office caters only to a small percentage of the University. Or, I was going to write about how people can complain about the actions of others and then turn around and do the same thing.
I would like to show my anger and disgust for the NO SWEAT! activism group for protesting at Thursday's Marketing Career Fair.
Ah Sydney, the stuff of dreams. No, it's not just a place where you can say "fair dinkum" without worrying that nobody will understand what the hell you mean.
They scored in bunches. They made big plays on special teams. And most importantly, they stopped the opponent from scoring.
The day my mother first made fried chicken for me was the day I learned that the kitchen is a room of enigma.
"After all, I'm no good," broods Michel Poiccard (Jean-Paul Belmondo) in the opening moment of Jean-Luc Godard's brilliant 1960 work "Breathless."
City Grille, 216 S. College Ave., has a pleasant dining atmosphere. Large screen televisions allowed us to watch the Olympics from several different vantage points, which we appreciated. We also enjoyed the other decor, including a city scene on a wall and street signs sprinkled around the dining area.
The Big Brothers/Big Sisters chapter of Monroe County celebrated its 27th year of serving the community with Sunday's opening of "Think Big Week", which honored two participants for outstanding achievements in the program.
University apartments -- the name evokes images of older graduate students. Students with families and adults going back to school. The stereotype might be changing.
Willkie Quad was officially rededicated Thursday in a ceremony that included speeches by University officials and a tour of the newly remodeled residence hall.
During the past five years, Mark and Rhoda Berenson have been spreading the word about their daughter, Lori Berenson, 30. Berenson was arrested in 1995 in Peru after she was accused of being a ringleader in the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, a pro-Cuban terrorist group, according to the parents' Web site.
Men's soccer coach Jerry Yeagley said that if he knew what was causing his team's lack of offense, he'd bottle it and sell it. The trouble is the Hoosiers haven't solved their offensive problems.
An online comic book is offering college students a chance to win $2,000. Dipuc.com is encouraging students to enter its "Worst Dating Story" contest, which concludes Oct. 20. The comic book, which explores love, dating and relationships, is "a melding of sophisticated and sophomoric humor," according to a press release.
Golden Key recieves award for excellence The IU Bloomington chapter of the Golden Key National Honor Society received the Honorable Mention Key Chapter Award at last month's Golden Key International Convention in Los Angeles.
A university dean from North Carolina and a community college administrator from Arizona recently were named Distinguished Alumni Award recipients by the IU School of Education.
Working to involve the voters under 20 in the upcoming presidential election, Rock the Vote is now making absentee ballots available online, according to a press release.
A project through IU's Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Back Home in Indiana Alliance, recently received a "Best of the Best" award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to a press release.
INDIANAPOLIS -- A seminar series for faculty inventors and professors with an interest in product research and marketing will be held at IU and IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis beginning Oct. 18, according to a press release.