More then corn?

There’s definitely more than corn in Indiana. The Hoosier state, well-known for its tradition of basketball, is also known for other sports. Among them is the NFL team of the Indianapolis Colts. In 2007, the Colts won the Super Bowl against the Chicago Bears.

The Colts Versus the Bears Super Bowl was such a happening in Indiana that some school corporations even cancelled classes for the day after the game! The rationale being that they knew students would be staying up late to watch the outcome, so why bother with having classes full of half-asleep students?

The blue and white that decorates the Colts’ uniforms is vibrant and welcome to Hoosiers. Yet, the story of Indiana cannot be contained to merely its football legends.

Indianapolis is also the capital of the state of Indiana and, by far, it’s most metropolitan city. Here, Hoosiers gather to watch the various professional sport teams (the aforementioned Colts, the NBA’s Indiana Pacers, the WNBA’s Indiana Fever, the baseball team of the Indiana Indians, and the U.S. Hockey Leagues’ Indiana Ice).

But what is a Hoosier, anyway?

The name “hoosier” has a storied origin. Among the legends, hoosier is a derivative of a Kentuckian standing at the border of the state and yelling to an Indiana resident, “Who’s Your Daddy?” If you say it very fast, the “who’s your” portion can sound like Hoosier.

No matter the origin of the word “hoosier”, Indiana citizens are proud. They’re fond of their state bird, the Robin, their part of the “Bible Belt”, their farming heritage, and the fact that the Indianapolis 500 is a world-renown racing event.

Whatever you do, though, don’t remind a Hoosier about Dan Quayle.

Street Fighter II Online

Once I spotted Street Fighter II available for play, and I did not have to enter a credit card number or download some virus-infested software, it was on then. I was ready.
The game loaded very quickly and was ready to play in seconds. I played as Ryu against another character by the name of Sagat. Now, since this was my first time to the game, I was a bit rusty on the moves and in the first round, I was shamefully defeated by Sagat. Well, I still had at least two more rounds to go, this street fighter was not staying down. I got back up and quickly found some buttons on my keyboard that would do something and I started tapping away. I was punching and elbowing it was awesome. In the second round, I was the victor.
Now all I had to do was hold my own for two more rounds, we were tied, Sagat and I. Well, ol' Sagat must have been upset that I beat him in the last match, because in round three he knocked me down and there was no getting back up. No sooner than the round began and the big "You Lose" was on the screen.
Well, by round four I had figured out how to shoot some kind of ice at him and pulled out a victory. Now we were tied again, two rounds each. By the fifth round, he had figured out how to dodge my ice move and shoot me with fire.
The victor of the day is Sagat, but nonetheless I had a blast.

Indianapolis

Indianapolis, also known as Indy, is a large city located in central Indiana, which is the home to almost 800,000 people. It is the capital of the state and the thirteenth largest city in the United States. The city was originally driven by the manufacturing industry, although it has now diversified into several markets, notably sports. Indianapolis is now known by many as the “Amatuer Sports Capital of the World”, as well as the “Racing Capital of the World” due to the plethora of sporting events which is hosts including the Indianapolis 500 and several basketball tournaments, not to mention the games of its professional sports teams: the Colts (NFL), the Pacers (NBA), the Fever (WNBA), and the Indians (MiLB).Indianapolis continues to thrive by showing good growth in the last decade and a half. The city is also growing in tourism and commerce thanks to the six official Cultural Districts, which include a cohort of historical buildings and memorials. There are also several festivals and celebrations held in the city around the year. The city has something for everyone due to the massive resources the metropolitan area contains.There are several colleges and universities located in Indy as well. They range from community colleges to some of the best in the nation including Butler University and Perdue University. The K-12 school system boasts 211 public schools in 14 districts and 127 private schools totaling over 140,000 students. There was recently some skepticism due to some children not living up to state expectations, but the school system is working aggressively to solve the issues.The city government is also playing their part, as they realize the importance of education. The current mayor of Indy is Republican Gregory A. Ballard. Ballard beat out incumbent Bart Peterson in the 2007 election, in what many pundits have called the biggest upset in Indiana’s political history. The new mayor hopes to make the population, which grew a bit tense under Peterson’s term, happy once more. Indianapolis is undergoing a crime problem, which Ballard will try to tackle in the coming months. Higher taxes have also left much of the people in dismay and the Republican candidate hopes to push for eliminating property taxes.Ballard and the rest of the government hope to continue the city’s growth and success. It is one of the biggest cities in the Midwest and a hub for resources of all kinds.