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Biggie size it

By Alyson Brodsy and Colin Dugdale · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 11:26 p.m.

Ladies like 'em big and thick. Well, at least according to Hardee's. Through sexually explicit advertising, Hardee's has begun airing commercials that mirror the image of the "large Thickburger" with the image of "large male genitalia." Take the recent commercial with Paris Hilton, for example.

Freedom of faculty speech

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 11:25 p.m.

As IUB continues its quest for a new chancellor, more and more faculty seem to take issue with IU President Adam Herbert's leadership of the University. Unfortunately, we at the IDS cannot understand the full scope of the problem, as the process and its criticism has remained largely secretive.

Around the Business

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 11:25 p.m.

2006 economic outlook promising, says Kelley staff

Coffee business brewing day and night

By Amy Carol Wolff and Amy Wolff · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 11:23 p.m.

It has been another long day at IU. For most students on campus, it's been a day full of lectures, presentations and exams. After a day like today, what's next? For many students, it's a trip to a neighborhood coffee shop.

Around the World

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 11:08 p.m.

4 soldiers killed in suicide bombing

Bush: 'We do not torture'

By Alyson Brodsy and Deb Riechmann · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 11:06 p.m.

PANAMA CITY, Panama -- President Bush defended U.S. interrogation practices Monday and called the treatment of terrorism suspects lawful. "We do not torture," Bush declared in response to reports of secret CIA prisons overseas. Bush supported an effort spearheaded by Vice President Dick Cheney to block or modify a proposed Senate-passed ban on torture.

Supreme Court to weigh in on military tribunals

By Alyson Brodsy and Gina Holland · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 11:05 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is giving no free passes to the commander in chief. Pressed by the Bush administration to stay out of a wartime powers case, the court jumped in anyway. The justices will decide if the president overstepped his authority by ordering military tribunals for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, resurrecting a type of trial last used during World War II.

France imposing curfews as rioting spreads

By Alyson Brodsy and Jocelyn Gecker · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 11:03 p.m.

PARIS -- France will impose curfews under a state-of-emergency law and call up police reservists to stop rioting that has spread out of Paris' suburbs and into nearly 300 cities and towns across the country, the prime minister said Monday.

Hook, line and sinker

By Andrew Shaffer · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 1:18 p.m.

After taking a 14-7 lead with less than two minutes left in the half, coach Hoeppner's Hoosiers halted a Minnesota response. In the entire first half, IU held the best rushing team in Division I football to less than 125 yards and the mighty Laurence Maroney to 50 yards rushing. The hook. Coach Hep ushered his team off the sidelines, swiftly and sternly. He set a tone of tenacity as the team entered the locker room that echoed an eagerness for the second half. The line.

Acting political

By Amy Obermeyer · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 11:22 a.m.

Before the real hubbub of midterm elections, it's time we contemplate our political legacy. Someday, we will all be judged as a society based solely on the public servants we elect, which leaves me wondering what future generations will say about ours. I imagine that if history keeps repeating itself on its dismal loop, we will be known as the generation that took "E! Talk Soup" a little too seriously.

Approve Alito

By Bryan Schmidt · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 10:40 a.m.

The Senate should confirm Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. And since there is no doubt that the Senate Republicans will uniformly vote with approval, what I really mean is that the Senate Democrats should not use the filibuster to prevent Alito's confirmation.

America offline

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian J. McFillen · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 10:38 a.m.

Last week, the logic board died in my beloved, broadband-accessing, Wi-Fi-compatible, state-of-the-art-operating-system-sporting Apple laptop. And while Apple has been very good about repairing the problem for free, it has meant that -- until it's fixed -- I've been thrown back into the world of the '90s.

IU students weather storm with early morning sirens

By Carrie Ritchie · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 1:03 a.m.

Junior Dave Rooda was sitting outside on the balcony of his fraternity around 3:30 a.m. Sunday when a friend from Bloomfield, a town about a half-hour south of Bloomington, called him to tell him to be careful and seek shelter immediately if he was out. Rooda's friend had been out on the roads fighting to get home through the storms that hit most of southern Indiana and had seen a tree completely uprooted by strong winds, he said.

Bears continue conference climb with 20-17 thriller against Saints

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:47 a.m.

Adrian Peterson and Cedric Benson combined for 137 yards on 20 carries and a touchdown in place of the injured Thomas Jones, and Robbie Gould hit the winning field goal with 6 seconds to go for Chicago. Kyle Orton set up the clincher with a 22-yard, third-down completion on a sideline route to Muhsin Muhammad at the 10-yard line. That allowed Chicago (5-3) to run the clock down to 10 seconds before lining up for the winning kick.

Athletics changes approved

By Trevor brown · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:47 a.m.

RICHMOND, Ind. -- Despite concerns by the IU Student Association, the board of trustees passed the athletics department's budget plan unanimously Friday. The budget plan sets out to eliminate the athletics department's $6 million budget deficit by 2008 and allows the department to operate without the $30 student athletics fee. The plan also cuts 500 student basketball seats in Assembly Hall, which will be given to donors, and raises the price of student basketball tickets by $4 per game.

Trustees set Jan. 1 chancellor search deadline

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:47 a.m.

RICHMOND, Ind. -- The board of trustees Friday pressured IU President Adam Herbert to name a permanent chancellor for the Bloomington campus by the first week of January but supported the president's decision to reopen the search in the face of mounting faculty criticism.

Committee members say task 'very challenging'

By Peter Stevenson · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:47 a.m.

Members of the search committee looking for the next Bloomington campus chancellor said it might be difficult to find a candidate for the position by the new Jan. 1 deadline laid down by the IU board of trustees. The board unanimously passed a resolution Friday directing IU President Adam Herbert and the search committee to quickly find a permanent IUB chancellor and senior vice president for academic affairs for the University by the spring semester.

Hoosiers set back by Ohio State, Penn State

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:43 a.m.

Home court did not have its advantage for the IU women's volleyball team this weekend as the Hoosiers fell to Penn State, 3-0, and Ohio State, 3-1. Although the Hoosiers fell to the two Big Ten foes, coach Katie Weismiller said there were positives her team could take away from the losses.

IU slips past Louisville but falls to No. 12 Wisconsin

By Steve Harris · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:41 a.m.

The No. 15 IU women's swimming and diving team went 3-1 during its action-packed weekend after facing Louisville, Southern Illinois and No. 12 Wisconsin Friday and Illinois Saturday at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. The Hoosiers now boast a 4-2 record after being tested with two dual meets and one quadrangular meet, which completes the first phase of the season.

IU topples 3 teams for 1st victories

By Joel Sanders and Joel Sansers · Monday, Nov. 7,2005 12:40 a.m.

The men's swimming and diving team broke into the win column in a big way Friday at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center as the Hoosiers recorded three wins against Louisville, Southern Illinois and No. 25 Wisconsin. Senior Sergiy Fesenko and sophomore Todd Patrick led the Hoosiers with three titles each. Overall, the Hoosiers claimed 12 titles on the day. Men's swimming coach Ray Looze was very satisfied with his team's overall performance.