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35 children dead in Iraq bombings

By Alyson Brodsy and Alexandra Zavis · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2:23 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A string of bombs killed 35 children and wounded scores of others as U.S. troops handed out candy Thursday at a government-sponsored celebration to inaugurate a sewage plant. It was the largest death toll of children in any insurgent attack since the start of the Iraq conflict.

Butler, city mourn loss of officer

By Lindsey Jancek and Lindsay Jancek · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2:23 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Thousands of Butler University students lined the main road through campus Thursday to say goodbye to a member of the Butler family one last time. A somber week at Butler ended with the funeral procession of Butler Police Officer James Davis through campus. Students gathered as helicopters flew overhead and over 300 police cars rode in the funeral procession to show their respect to a fellow officer.

Vegans unhappy with Collins food

By Lindsay Lyon · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2:23 a.m.

After a long day of classes, junior Scott Ferguson and sophomore Jacob Mazer are hungry. At 5:15 p.m. the two friends, both vegans, scan the dinner menu posted on the wall at the entrance of Collins' Edmundson Dining Hall and turn up their noses.

Undecided voters unmoved

By Tony Sams · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2:08 a.m.

If undecided voters across the nation remain as unmoved as undecided IU student voters following Thursday's first presidential debate, then President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry both need to gain more than either would have preferred. An estimated six in 10 adults, or roughly 50 million people according to some estimates, were to have tuned in to the 90-minute debate from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla., that focused largely on foreign policy and homeland security. Polls show as much as a quarter of likely voters said their minds could be swayed by watching the debates.

Bush, Kerry tackle abortion, economic development

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2:06 a.m.

The following are President George W. Bush's and Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry's responses to issue questions posed by The Associated Press. Abortion Q: Should girls be required to tell their parents before having an abortion?

Astros lead National League wild-card

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2:05 a.m.

HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros have done little wrong in the past month after doing little right for most of the season. After firing their manager and playing catch-up for the past three months, the Astros began Thursday with an improbable lead in the NL playoff race. They were atop the wild-card standing for the first time this season, a half-game ahead of San Francisco and the Chicago Cubs.

Hall of Fame ready for 3 new members

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2:04 a.m.

The IU Athletics Hall of Fame needs to make room for three more members Friday night. Former high jumper Dennis Adama, softball pitcher Amy Unterbrink-Poljan and swimmer Tom Stock will join the other 129 former Hoosiers on the walls of the north and south side of Assembly Hall.

IU faces pair of Pennsylvania teams

By Sam Nissen · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 2 a.m.

The IU women's field hockey team returns to competition this weekend to face off against Penn State and Bucknell University. The Hoosiers come in having lost their last three matches, bringing the team to an overall record of 6-4.

Meet showcases top U.S. talent

By Ryan Corazza · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:58 a.m.

The east coast has plenty of competition. There's the Yankee-Red Sox rivalry or a Duke University-Univeristy of North Carolina men's hoops match-up. When the IU women's cross country team toes the line today in the Great American Cross-Country Festival in Cary, N.C., it'll witness firsthand the east-coast competitiveness.

Penn State next for No. 6 IU

By Steve Slivka · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:56 a.m.

It is a matchup of streaks. The No. 6 IU men's soccer team takes its 47-match regular season Big Ten Conference unbeaten streak to State College, Pa., today to take on No. 3 Penn State (5-4-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten). PSU enters the game riding the nation's longest unbeaten streak -- 12 games -- which dates back to last season.

CIA recruits at IU for jobs, internships

By Hina Alam · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:56 a.m.

The CIA was on campus Thursday evening to talk to students about the opportunities available in the agency. All myths of the CIA as trench coat-wearing James Bond look-alikes were demystified as they described to students what qualities they were looking for in prospective employees.

Recent house fire sparks safety awareness

By Jorie Slodki · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:56 a.m.

Air might not appear in a list of the most dangerous risks to college students, but one student has a mission to spread the word that something in the air may be a matter of life and death.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:54 a.m.

Cubs continue losing streak, fall to Reds in 12 CHICAGO -- Javier Valentin doubled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 12th inning, and the Cincinnati Reds played spoiler again, sending the Chicago Cubs to a crushing 2-1 defeat Thursday.

March to the beat of a different drum

By Cory Steger · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:51 a.m.

I'm going to let you all in on a little secret of mine. Well, for those of you who know me, it's not that much of a secret, but it's something I feel everybody should know.

McCarthy's hat trick lifts Hoosiers to 3-0 victory

By John Fischer · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:49 a.m.

A hat-trick of goals courtesy of freshman Lindsay McCarthy was all IU needed in its 3-0 mid-week, non-conference victory over Oakland University Thursday night.

17-year itch

By Dan Click · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:47 a.m.

The IU football team is looking to make a statement -- again. After knocking off then-No. 24 University of Oregon, 30-24, and moving to 2-0, hopes for a successful season began running high around Hoosier football. Two disappointing losses later, IU faces an important battle against No. 18 Michigan at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

'Odd Couple' always a good laugh

By Maurina Paradise · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:46 a.m.

Written by Neil Simon, "The Odd Couple" was first performed in 1966. In nearly 40 years, the play has been performed many times and has been adapted into a screenplay. The inspiration for the play came from Simon's life. In 1962, his recently divorced brother moved into an apartment with another divorced man.

Union board to show controversial film

By Hina Alam · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:26 a.m.

Politically minded students got an extra bonus this week, when, in addition to the first presidential debate, the Union Board announced with little fanfare that the controversial film "Fahrenheit 9/11" would be playing at the Indiana Memorial Union this weekend.

Shopping, spas, espionage in new novel

By -Jenny Kobiela · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:26 a.m.

Move over, Austin Powers. Watch out, James Bond. There's a new British spy around! She's stealthy, she's sly and she's oh-so fabulous! Her name is Olivia Joules, and she's the main character in "Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination," the most recent novel from Helen Fielding the author of "Bridget Jones Diary."

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 1,2004 1:25 a.m.

UB 'Openin' Up The House' The Indiana Memorial Union and numerous student groups are coming together today for "Openin' Up the House" at the IMU. The day kicks off at noon with Live From Bloomington's Lunchbreaks, and runs until 1 a.m., with events such as bowling and billiards tournaments, team racing challenges, and an open mic night.