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Official fails to see benefit of capturing Osama bin Laden

The Facts Outgoing Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker has questioned the value of capturing Osama bin Laden, according to the Washington Post. These sentiments are similar to those in a 2006 speech by Vice President Dick Cheney, who warned that even if bin Laden were dead, the U.S. would still have to deal with al-Qaida. Would the capture of bin Laden have a large affect on the war on terror?

Senate approves lottery plan

The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Senate approved a plan Tuesday to outsource the state’s lottery and use the money to encourage life sciences research and provide college scholarships for students who stay in Indiana after graduation.

Students at IU-South Bend successfully launch napping club

IU-South Bend students Michael Duttlinger and Joe Spencer wanted to help other students sleep, so they started a nap club for their peers to rest between classes. The idea began as a joke until they realized that providing an opportunity for napping on campus could benefit students – and that the university would allow it.

Informatics Phil, Pro Arte Singers shine

It was an incredibly exciting weekend at the Jacobs School of Music, even if opera isn’t your cup of tea.

‘One Book, One Bloomington’ schedule announced

Things will be heating up around town this spring in more ways than the weather. The Bloomington Area Arts Council will kick off its annual One Book, One Bloomington communitywide reading project Feb. 28.

New AT&T call center will provide 425 jobs

Delta Zeta members at IU affected by DePauw situation

DePauw University senior Elizabeth Haneline remembers working on her senior project when the “letters came.” The letter that Haneline received came from the national greek chapter of Delta Zeta recommending Haneline, along with 22 other sisters in her sorority, for alumnae status, which would force her to move out of the house and restrict her from participating in recruitment.

Russian Prince Andrew Romanoff’s art exhibit shows storybook life

INVERNESS, Calif. – If history hadn’t gotten in the way, Andrew Romanoff could have been the emperor of Russia. But as things turned out, the mustachioed grandnephew of the ill-fated last czar spends his time painting whimsical, folk-art renderings of his unusual upbringing in a dethroned royal family onto “Shrinky Dinks,” the plastic children’s toy that shrinks in the oven.

Party crashing

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France – I was fairly excited about going to the Communist Party meeting. After all, the French Communist Party has long held significant influence over the political environment of France, and to be honest, I’ve never really hung out with 5,500 communists before. (There was this whole Cold War thing that made communism in America fairly unpopular, I hear.)

IDS Mailbox

In response to David White’s Feb. 22 letter to the editor entitled “Gore’s invitation a step backward in diversity,” I would like to clarify that the Union Board is not in the process of bringing Al Gore to campus. Nor does the Union Board have the funding to spend $150,000 on a single program. The Union Board has a commitment to bring diverse programs to campus; programs that enrich both the educational and entertainment aspects of student development. Programming for such a diverse community will always be a struggle, but diversity is far more than the diversity of political parties. Anyone is welcome to bring a program idea to a committee meeting. Sarah McDonough, Union Board president

Around the World

18 boys were killed in Ramadi, a city west of Baghdad, when a car bomb exploded Tuesday near a park popular with young soccer players, police and Iraqi state television said.

IU set for final Big Ten road contest

During the Big Ten coaches’ teleconference Monday, IU coach Kelvin Sampson and Northwestern coach Bill Carmody were each asked what they thought the Big Ten’s representation should be in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Both coaches offered short, vague responses.

Start Z revolution

The English language is like a can of SpaghettiOs, the kind with alphabet-shaped pasta. Picture a freshly opened can full of red goo and pasty pasta letters. But be careful not to cut your finger on the side of the can.

Activist, author to speak at University about bisexuality on Thursday, Friday

After four years of traveling to nine nations and more than 300 universities, internationally known speaker, teacher, writer and gay-rights advocate Robyn Ochs will speak at IU for the first time this week.

Convicted drug dealer sentenced to 100 years in prison

IU professor leads the fight against fat

The threat of becoming overweight is an ongoing issue and Indiana is not pulling its weight in the war on obesity, said Lloyd J. Kolbe, a professor and researcher in the Department of Applied Health Science, who wants to see a change in schools’ attitudes toward health.

Hoosiers sweep shortened road series

The IU club baseball team opened its season with a rain-shortened series sweep against the Clemson Tiger club team last weekend, winning two games Saturday.

Iran, Syria invited to meeting about Iraq

WASHINGTON – The United States and the Iraqi government are launching a new diplomatic initiative to invite Iran and Syria to a “neighbors meeting” on stabilizing Iraq, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday.

Baton Rouge Bassoonist to join Jacobs faculty

This fall, bassoonist William Ludwig will join the faculty of the Jacobs School of Music. Ludwig began playing the saxophone in middle school because he wanted to become a jazz musician. He went on to study at the University of North Texas, which is known for its jazz program.

Hoping to clear up misconceptions, scholar discusses Russian author Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn was the most influential thinker of the 20th century, Daniel Mahoney, professor of political science at Assumption College, told a group of people in a crowded Woodburn Hall lecture room last night.