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South Bend teachers facing large cut-backs

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 25,2005 1:12 a.m.

SOUTH BEND -- As many as 380 South Bend teachers -- about one-fourth of the staff -- will be notified that their jobs might be eliminated, the superintendent said. Also, at least 10 central administrators will be notified by the end of next week that their jobs might be eliminated, South Bend schools Superintendent Joan Raymond said Friday. The reduction in force -- or RIF -- is the largest in Raymond's five years leading the corporation.

'Underground' to close Wednesday

By Pat Giese · Monday, April 25,2005 1:11 a.m.

Dennis Laszlo, owner of The Underground retail store at Kirkwood Avenue and Walnut Street, walked slowly across his showroom floor Saturday afternoon to tell a customer that everything was half off in the store, which would be closing its doors for good Wednesday. "We're disappointed," Laszlo said of his brief stint in downtown Bloomington.

Farmers' Market to offer locally grown produce

By Ben Woodson · Monday, April 25,2005 1:10 a.m.

Fast food, pizza delivery and microwave ovens are common staples of today's American diet. As a result, home-grown produce and organic foods are often high in price and much in demand. So for Hoosiers wishing to obtain fresh, locally grown foods, the Bloomington Community Farmers' Market offers residents, students and guests a chance to buy tasty treats and neighborhood goodies from the hands that grow them. The market opened April 2, but as summer approaches more and more items become available.

Bargaining for textbooks

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 25,2005 1:05 a.m.

On Friday, you probably got an e-mail from the IU Bookstore telling you that beginning next fall, bursar billing wouldn't be available to anyone except athletes and recipients of Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, Perkins Loans and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants.

It's not easy being green

By Evan Ross · Monday, April 25,2005 12:27 a.m.

April 22 was Earth Day. I'm sure many of you participated in Earth-conscious activities in the warm afternoon. Then you took time out from preparing for finals to help preserve Mother Earth. And then you planted a tree or cleaned up the dirty sidewalk in front of your dorm. At the end of the day, you joined in sing-alongs celebrating all the great things our planet has given us.

The other right

By Brian J. McFillen and Brain J. McFillen · Monday, April 25,2005 12:26 a.m.

Last week, I received a letter from Milton Friedman. Not a personal letter, unfortunately -- no "Brian, How's it hanging? Best, Milty" -- just a mass mailing. Still, I was pretty jazzed.

Queerly reared

By Aubrey Donaldson · Monday, April 25,2005 12:25 a.m.

With the staggering surplus of loving homes available to foster children right now, we'd better start weeding some out, eh? According to Reuters News Service, the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill this week banning gays from becoming foster parents. Says State Representative Robert Talton (R): "There's a risk that more of the children will go into homosexuality because it's a cultivated and learned behavior."

Car bombings in Iraq kill at least 21 people

By Alyson Brodsy and Thomas Wagner · Monday, April 25,2005 12:21 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An emboldened Iraqi insurgency staged carefully coordinated dual bombings in Saddam Hussein's hometown and a Shiite neighborhood of the capital Sunday, killing at least 21 people. An American soldier was killed in a separate attack.

Chinese-Japanese relations could do with some work

By Cameron Thibos · Monday, April 25,2005 12:21 a.m.

China and Japan have been on even worse terms than usual for the past month. Recent developments in Japan and the United Nations set off an outcry of anti-Japanese sentiment from Beijing. In the past two weeks, thousands have taken to the streets of the Chinese capital to fight over past wrongs, present ambitions and the future balance of global power.

George Lucas appears at convention

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 25,2005 12:19 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Fans of "Star Wars" took advantage of a rare opportunity Saturday to listen to the Jedi Master himself, George Lucas, who took center stage at a convention for the first time in about 18 years. "It was phenomenal. The best thing in the world, better than hearing the president speak," said Nicole Ryker, a lifelong fan.

Miss America fights to stay on air

By Alyson Brodsy and John Curran · Monday, April 25,2005 12:18 a.m.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- How about Miss Arkansas in a cat fight with Miss Texas? Or Miss Alaska plotting with Miss Tennessee to get Miss Maine voted off the runway? Or a swimsuit contest featuring bikini-clad women walking the runway while covered in leeches? For Miss America, such scenarios would've been unthinkable once, when all it took to win was a fetching smile, a modicum of talent and a tight swimsuit.

IU student missing in London

By Mallory Simon · Sunday, April 24,2005 10:48 p.m.

Police in London, England are searching for IU student Lisa Wright who has been missing since Tuesday. The family and friends of the junior are asking anyone with information to aid in the search. Wright was taking classes in England and working as an intern for Merril Lynch in London. The overseas program which she was a part of had just ended, but Wright's family has not heard from her in several days.

24-year old reports rape on campus

By Lori Geller · Sunday, April 24,2005 6:57 p.m.

A 24-year-old woman told police she was sexually assaulted late Monday night. According to police reports, the victim said the incident occurred while she was walking from along the south end of the Campus View Apartment parking lot.

Bursar billing option to be limited

By John Rodgers · Sunday, April 24,2005 6:55 p.m.

If an IU student does not play on an IU athletic team or hold one of four financial aid distinctions, he or she won't qualify to use the bursar billing option at the IU Bookstore starting this August.

Local schools react to waistline growth

By Kama Korvela · Saturday, April 23,2005 3:34 p.m.

"C" is for cookie, but cookies aren't for lunch anymore. In recent years, the number of children in the United States with weight problems has increased dramatically, due in part to unhealthy food choices and a less active way of life.

International student adjusts to U.S.

By Kimberly Laughlin · Friday, April 22,2005 1:01 p.m.

Choosing where to attend college is one of the biggest decisions young adults are faced with. For freshman Nuwan Samaraweera, the decision was made even more difficult by the fact that he had not even visited the colleges he was researching. As a high school student in London, England, he heard about IU through a professional who assisted international students. Samaraweera was drawn to the Kelley School of Business and overall reputation, so he left his home in London to come to the states, a place he had visited only twice before.

AIDS, poverty combine to reverse progress in Africa

By David A. Nosko · Friday, April 22,2005 2:30 a.m.

The HIV/AIDS pandemic includes infections in about every nook and cranny of the world, from the African country of Botswana to the Hoosier heartland of Bloomington.

Taste of Asia brings cuisine, comedy

By Michelle Manchir · Friday, April 22,2005 2:29 a.m.

The Asian American Association of IU is bringing free entertainment to the IU Auditorium with the 12th annual Taste of Asia Celebration today, which will feature authentic Asian cuisine from area restaurants, singing and dancing by student groups and a performance by Daniel Nainan, a professional comedian who competed on NBC's reality show, "Last Comic Standing."

Tending to the place we live

By Trevor brown · Friday, April 22,2005 2:28 a.m.

The IU and Bloomington communities will celebrate the 35th annual Earth Day today by holding a variety of events and activities today and throughout the week promoting conservation, environmentalism and working to make Bloomington a better place to live.

Local sandwich shop robbed

By Mike Wilson · Friday, April 22,2005 2:28 a.m.

An unidentified male subject, who acted as if he was armed with a gun, robbed Big Mouth Subs, 1420 E. Third St., late Thursday night, said two Big Mouth Subs employees. The subject escaped through the back door facing Atwater Avenue.