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Auditorium welcomes star

Wednesday night's IU Auditorium audience will see the closest thing to Barbra Streisand they're liable to get in a long while. Debbie Reynolds, legendary star of stage and screen, will bring her variety show, which includes impressions of Streisand and other well-known performers, to Bloomington for one night only. The show starts at 8 p.m., and tickets are $15-20 for students or $30-40 for the public.

Armed man robs furniture store

At about 12:20 p.m. Tuesday, Ellettsville police said a white male strolled into Joe G's Used Furniture and More, displayed a revolver and threatened the cashier. He taped her mouth shut and her hands behind her back, forcing her into the back room. He walked away with about $200 from the cash register, $75 from her purse and a briefcase from behind the counter, according to the police.

Duo jumping to success

Monday was sophomore Rose Richmond's 20th birthday, and after wishing the jumper a happy birthday, a member of the men's track team told Richmond her next big step is to meet the 20-foot mark in the long jump. Richmond has been jumping no more than 18 feet in recent meets, but she jumped 20 feet, 7.75 inches at last summer's USATF Junior Nationals in Texas. Richmond isn't the only Hoosier who has reached those marks.

TOGA party joins IUSA elections

Unveiling an agenda it promises not to fulfill, the TOGA party announced its candidacy for IU Student Association offices Tuesday. "I've been around here for a while, and IUSA has never done anything, and we're not going to do anything," said presidential candidate Joe Koleszar, a senior. "We're not going to lie to you.

Public Enemy leader to speak at Alumni Hall

To honor Black History Month, the Union Board Lecture Series is bringing Public Enemy leader and co-founder Chuck D to speak at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in Alumni Hall. Sophomore Nick Hillman, Union Board lectures director, described Chuck D as a "very motivational, powerful speaker." The Chuck D lecture is the first sponsored by the 2001 board.

Alumni Career Day offers chance to explore options

Today students in departments ranging from pre-law to education to information technology can hear the wisdom of former IU students and develop a clearer vision of their career possibilities at Alumni Career Day.

Health Center prepares for flu

The IU Health Center, 600 N. Jordan Ave., is preparing for the flu season, which normally hits around January and lasts until April, Center Director Dr. Hugh Jessop said.

Music School history published

George M. Logan, English professor at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, came to IU on sabbatical leave as a visiting scholar in the Institute of Advanced Studies in 1994. While here, Logan decided to indulge his passion for classical music. "What I found at IU was that the music was even better and more plentiful than I had ever imagined," he said.

House winners paid record sums for victories

With the Democrats holding a 53-47 edge in the House of the state legislature, both parties threw money hand over fist into last fall's election.

Rock to get title shot

The biggest controversy has hit the IU campus since the departure of former basketball coach Bob Knight. This will be my last column in the sports section of the IDS. After receiving my "zero-tolerance policy" at the beginning of the semester, the sports editors deemed the idea of the World Wrestling Federation an inappropriate concept for the IDS.

O'Bannon names state health commissioner

Gov. Frank O'Bannon named Dr. Gregory Wilson, associate professor of the Indiana University School of Medicine, the new state health commissioner.

Brand's message lacks solutions

Could someone please point out where Myles Brand has the right to reform collegiate athletics? I just don't get it. You fire one of the most prominent coaches in the history of Division I basketball and suddenly you become the spokesperson for the reorganization of college sports? I don't think so.

Big Ten chooses Hoosier senior as Diver of Week

Senior Tom Davidson was named Big Ten Diver of the Week for his performance against Michigan Saturday. Davidson won the 1-meter dive with a career best 352.95 points. Davidson also placed second in the 3-meter dive with 315.52 points.

Volunteers keep station alive

In an old fire truck garage, Wolfgang and Little Miss Chocolate Syrup spin 1960s psychedelic pop music during their afternoon Garlic Power show.

Vaulting duo leads team

Hoosiers eyeing postseason appearance

It holds no official weight. It's just a projection. A projection that neglects IU's final seven regular season games and the ensuing Big Ten tournament. But projection or not, important or not, coach Kathi Bennett is getting close to turning around the women's basketball program in one season.

NAACP boycott forced flag change

Due to threats of a boycott by interest groups such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Georgia lawmakers reached a compromise last Wednesday to remove their state flag and adopt a flag less symbolic of "racial hatred." The Confederate flag, occupying two-thirds of the current flag, will be reduced, with Georgia Senate confirmation, to a small symbol at the bottom of the flag.

Buckeyes bruise, batter Hoosiers in 11-point loss

Sunday's meet against No. 9 Ohio State was supposed to answer a lot of questions about how the IU wrestling squad measures up against Big Ten competition. Instead, the Hoosiers limped back from Columbus, Ohio with even more uncertainty than before. A laundry list of injuries has crippled the Hoosiers in the middle of their most difficult stretch of the season, beginning with their painful 22-11 loss to Buckeyes.

IU's road war continues

Once again, the men's basketball team failed to prove it can win on the road in the Big Ten. Saturday's loss to Iowa marked the 10th consecutive loss on the road in the conference. The Hoosiers (12-9, 3-4 Big Ten) will get another chance to redeem their travelling woes at 8 p.m. when they face the Ohio State Buckeyes (13-7, 4-4 Big Ten) in Value City Arena, the second of a three-game road trip. And with a conference record below .500, IU is in a precarious position for tournament time.

Georgia's flag should be changed

Change is good. In an online poll of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, more than 30 percent of 5,000 people believe the design of Georgia's state flag is an important issue. But should it be changed or left the same? Earlier this year, Mississippi and Georgia were the only two states still including the Confederate flag as an emblem on their state flags. Mississippi approved a referendum in April to change its flag. The current Georgia flag was approved in 1956 by an all-white legislature, and two-thirds of the flag features a Confederate battle symbol. The new design has been hotly debated among Georgians.