Indiana Statesman

Fake IDs still a common problem

By By Michael Downs in Campus

By Michael Downs Staff writer sascamed@isugw.indstate.edu A survey conducted on the ISU campus showed that 40 percent of students between the ages of 18 and 22 have owned or currently own a fake driver's license. This is not a problem at only Indiana State, but at several other colleges throughout Indiana, as well.

Cigarette tax increase rejected

By By Mike Smith in Campus

By Mike Smith AP political writer INDIANAPOLIS-The Indiana House rejected legislation Tuesday that would have increased cigarette taxes to fund health care initiatives, something Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels has advocated as a top priority. The House voted 52-44 against the bill on a deadline day for advancing bills to the Senate.

Maynard decides to keep position at ISU

By By Clay Cunningham in Campus

By Clay Cunningham Assistant news editor sasamed@isugw.indstate.edu After considering an offer from another university, ISU's Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs has elected to stay put. After being selected as one of four finalists for a similar position at the University of Toledo, C.

Event put on to kick-off Red Cross Month

By By Lowell Torres in Campus

By Lowell Torres Features editor sascamed@isugw.indstate.edu Although the month of March does not begin until Thursday, the American Humanics Student Association kicked off the American Red Cross Month two days early, with a celebration on Monday in Dede II.

Faking it

ISU students participate in lip synch competition

By Srikanth Vangala in Campus

Students learn meteor 'rights' and meteor 'wrongs'

By By Evan Miller in Campus

Before the launch of Sputnik in 1957, scientists had to rely on "the poor man's space probe" to gather information about conditions in outer space. Humans have observed these "space probes," better known as meteorites, since ancient times. Indiana is no exception.

Mocktails, Homer Simpson play a part in education

By By Yangu Kang in Campus

Sarah Gregor, a freshman nursing major, was blindfolded, spun around five times and told to pinch a condom attached to a six-foot-tall Homer Simpson's briefs Thursday night. The game was part of Student Health Promotions and PHACT's annual Safe Spring Break Night.

U.N. gets climate plan

Mobilize, triple research dollars, set 'ceiling' on temps

By By Charles J. Hanley in Campus

UNITED NATIONS - An international panel of scientists presented the United Nations with a sweeping, detailed plan on Tuesday to combat climate change - a challenge, it said, "to which civilization must rise." Failure would produce a turbulent 21st century of weather extremes, spreading drought and disease, expanding oceans and displaced coastal populations, it said.