Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Indiana Daily Student
Tuesday, July 8
Subscribe Donate
E-paper
The Indiana Daily Student

IUPD

The Indiana Daily Student

Black Student Leadership Summit emphasizes networking, unity

By Mari Slater · Monday, March 5,2001 12:02 a.m.

Students interested in networking and improving their leadership skills attended the Black Student Leadership Summit Saturday morning, sponsored by the African American Culture Center. Despite the early start, about 20 participants seemed enthusiastic and ready to learn. The summit was held in the Indiana Memorial Union, featuring keynote speaker Leroy Robinson, a motivational lecturer. Gwen Paulk, director of the center, said the summit was part of its regular programming.

The Indiana Daily Student

Conference focuses on nuclear weapons

By Peggy Trytko · Sunday, March 4,2001 11:54 p.m.

Recent tension surrounding the testing of nuclear weapons by India and Pakistan helped spearhead a discussion on the problems associated with the development of nuclear weapons in the Indian Ocean region last week. The prevention of nuclear weapons has been a part of the national debate for decades, said David Albright, senior research fellow at the Center for the Study of Global Change. The center took part in sponsoring the conference Thursday and Friday in the Moot Court Room of the Law School.

The Indiana Daily Student

Miami professor speaks on racism

By Jennie Arnold · Sunday, March 4,2001 11:51 p.m.

Miami University of Ohio professor Mark McPhail spoke on "Race, Rhetoric, and the Politics of Innocence" Thursday in the Indiana Memorial Union. The 19th annual J. Jeffery Auer Lecture in Political Communication, in honor of Auer, a former department chair of speech and theater, McPhail addressed the problem of racism and the practice of communication.

The Indiana Daily Student

BPD Blotter

Sunday, March 4,2001 11:45 p.m.

20-year-old arrested for harassing officer According to police reports, a 20-year-old Ellettsville resident was cited for two noise violations Friday. Before the night had ended, he was arrested and charged for disorderly conduct, possession of paraphernalia and intimidation of a law enforcement officer, a Class D Felony.

The Indiana Daily Student

IUPD receives defibrillators

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, March 4,2001 11:43 p.m.

IU Police Department and members of Bloomington Ambulance Services demonstrated the use of six new Automatic External Defibrillators Thursday afternoon. These six life-saving gifts were donated to the IUPD by the IU Foundation. AEDs are used to automatically analyze heart rhythm and allow an electric shock, when needed, to restore the heart's normal rhythm.

The Indiana Daily Student

IUPD Blotter

Sunday, March 4,2001 11:38 p.m.

Feb. 28 • Senior Chad Jung, a resident of North Jordan Avenue, reported the theft of a sign in front of his fraternity. Estimated loss is $600.

The Indiana Daily Student

Report: Forecasts warn of low earnings

By Alyson Brodsy and Trevor Davis · Sunday, March 4,2001 11:35 p.m.

This week, the markets will monitor the amount of companies that release earnings warnings. According to First Call/Thomson Financial, more than two-thirds of companies that have put out first-quarter forecasts have warned of lower than expected earnings.

The Indiana Daily Student

Greek philanthropy event benefits Middle Way House

By Marie Harf · Sunday, March 4,2001 11:32 p.m.

At 9 a.m. Saturday, between 150 and 200 people participated in Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority's Pike/Kappa Klassic 5k run and walk. Both the Pike and the Kappa houses participated in the charity event, along with other greek houses and students. All the proceeds are going to the Middle Way House, said junior Shawn Touney, philanthropy chair for Pikes. Touney said the run raised about $1,500 for the house, which supports battered women and their children.

The Indiana Daily Student

Friel's 'Translations' powerful, bittersweet

By Laura Ewald · Sunday, March 4,2001 11:26 p.m.

Bittersweet Irish music filled the University Theatre Friday, setting the tone for Brian Friel's "Translations." The stage was transformed into a rustic farmhouse and the student actors were transformed into hearty townspeople, full of life, joy and pain. The play simultaneously explored how love transcends language, and how suppressing a language can suppress a people.

The Indiana Daily Student

Sigma Chi awards annual scholarships

Sunday, March 4,2001 11:23 p.m.

More than $25,000 in scholarships were given Saturday to 54 Sigma Chi fraternity members at the fraternity's scholarship banquet in the Indiana Memorial Union's Tudor Room. Sigma Chi Foundation Chairman John D. Peterson, a 1955 alumnus and former Sigma Chi Grand Chapter president, spoke at the banquet on the benefits of the greek system and alumni support. An annual award is given to an outstanding Sigma Chi chapter in Peterson's honor. IU's chapter has been a recipient of the award 12 times.

The Indiana Daily Student

Ladies First wins 2nd at local vocal competition

By Alia Tawil · Sunday, March 4,2001 11:13 p.m.

The Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., came alive Saturday night with voices of a capella groups from universities across the Midwest. Sponsored by IU, the semifinal round of the International Championship of Collegiate A Capella ended with one group continuing to the final step of the competition -- New York City's Lincoln Center in April.

The Indiana Daily Student

McDonald's as high art

By Sarita Chourey · Sunday, March 4,2001 11:09 p.m.

McDonald's is a good place to go to experience the tangible effects of the passing years. That's the reason I go, so I can see where we've been and where we're heading. Where are we now? The age of the huge Extra Value Meal and the almost violent desire to collide food with our loud, jabbering orifice. But we get to feel good about this tendency by educating ourselves in art museums about how other cultures eat.

The Indiana Daily Student

Von Lee Theater's future undecided

By Jessica Halverson · Sunday, March 4,2001 11:04 p.m.

In May, Kerasotes closed the Von Lee Theater, 517 E. Kirkwood Ave., a long-time home to art and indie films and their fans. Now, people are speculating about the future of the building, which has been thrusting unique films into Bloomington's limelight since the 1920s. One of the best future homes for the deserted theater is IU, some professors say.

The Indiana Daily Student

Crocodiles make for great reality TV

By Brian Zell · Sunday, March 4,2001 11:03 p.m.

I need more violence, more blood and gore, more reality on my television. While watching burnt flesh on "Survivor" and 200-pound men hitting each other in the head for 12 three-minute increments, I thirst for more, and so does the American public.

The Indiana Daily Student

Western culture crumbles

By Duncan Teater · Sunday, March 4,2001 11:01 p.m.

Last week, without much fanfare, "Temptation Island" finished its season. Thank God. I never watched the show, but I read enough about it to know that it's a warning sign. Like when your car starts making a noise that sounds like squirrels are caught in the fan belt.

The Indiana Daily Student

McNeely smart choice for post

Sunday, March 4,2001 10:51 p.m.

Three wins. 30,000 fans. Zero bowl games. IU football. In the football program's last four years -- all under coach Cam Cameron -- it has won 13 games, attendance has hovered at about 30,000 and the closest the Hoosiers have come to beating rival Purdue is six points; the other three losses came by a combined score of 149-27.

The Indiana Daily Student

Team leads for first CWPA tournament

Friday, March 2,2001 12:59 a.m.

The water polo team heads to Erie, Penn., this weekend for its first trip to the Collegiate Water Polo Association tournament, where the Hoosiers will play four games.

The Indiana Daily Student

Doubles play key in match-up

By Rob Mullally and Robert Mullally · Friday, March 2,2001 12:58 a.m.

The women's tennis team has its work cut out for it at 11 a.m. Sunday in Lexington, Ky. The Hoosiers will attempt to avenge last season's 5-4 loss to a Kentucky squad that returns eight players.

The Indiana Daily Student

IU, Iowa to tangle in second round

By Aaron Sharockman · Friday, March 2,2001 12:56 a.m.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. - Lisa Bluder still has Kathi Bennett's number. Between the two coaches, whose career paths have moved in similar directions, Bluder's teams have beaten Bennett's.

Trending