O’Brien

The story: Five IU Bloomington School of Music students performed at Washington’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of its semi-annual “Conservatory Project.

The quote: “It’s very good experience for the students to be playing in a setting like the (Kennedy Center’s) Terrace Theater,”

—Eugene O’Brien, IU School of Music’s executive associate dean

The source: Indianapolis Star, Feb. 25, 2005

The headline: “IUSB Gets a New Break”

Knowles

The story: Starting in 2007, IU South Bend’s spring break will be at the ninth week of the semester. Faculty members also discussed whether to create a mini-fall break.

The quote: “A potential drawback would be the need to start classes several days earlier in August to provide for the (fall) break,”

—Brenda Knowles, business law professor and chair of the academic affairs committee that studied the issue

The source: South Bend Tribune, Feb. 19, 2005

The headline: “IU and Crane Naval Base to Develop Homeland Security Technologies”

McRobbie

The story: IU will use cutting-edge research in its new partnership with Crane naval base to develop technologies to be used for homeland security.

The quote: “All of these assets can be brought to bear on the problems that must be solved to protect our country from 21st-century security threats.”

—Michael McRobbie, IU vice president for research and information technology

The source: Bloomington Herald-Times, Feb. 22, 2005