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Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 13,2004 1:29 a.m.

The dialogue lives I would like to thank J. Marty Cope for his letter of April 6, in which he calls for an open dialogue on issues of sexuality. Hurrah, I say! I fully agree with the need for an open mind when discussing these issues, and I would like to disagree with Mr. Cope's implication that I -- by virtue of the vocabulary in my original letter -- am not willing to listen to both sides.

Business Briefs

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 13,2004 1:18 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA -- DuPont Co. will eliminate at least 2,500 jobs companywide, about 3 percent of its work force, as part of cost-cutting plans announced last year, a union leader said Friday.

Eli Lilly gives $6 M after settling lawsuit

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Jewell · Tuesday, April 13,2004 1:16 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A medical research foundation that settled a $100 million drug patent lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Co. a year ago found itself on the receiving end of a $6 million gift from the drug maker Tuesday, with past harsh words replaced by mutual praise. The money to create two endowed faculty chairs in biomedical research is the largest gift in the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation's 58-year history, said Adam Cohen, director of legal and public affairs.

Food handlers must pass test

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 13,2004 1:16 a.m.

TERRE HAUTE -- At least one food handler in all Indiana retail restaurants, day cares, schools and nonprofit organizations must pass a test and obtain state certification beginning next year, a health official said.

Anthem CEO to receive $42.5 M

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Jewell · Tuesday, April 13,2004 1:15 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The top executive of Anthem Inc. is set to receive a $42.5 million stock and cash incentive package as a reward for the health insurer's rapid growth in the past three years.

College and porn go hand-in-hand

By Alyson Brodsy and Jake Rossman · Tuesday, April 13,2004 1:07 a.m.

I visited the Teen Keira Web site before the entire hubbub began and didn't give it another thought until the stories began to show up in the news. Now that the University has decided Teen Keira did not violate its ethics code by publishing nude photos of herself taken in Briscoe Quad, we can all breathe easy. But what could this mean for the future?

Get your geek on

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian McFillen · Tuesday, April 13,2004 1:06 a.m.

(Cue soft, smooth R&B in the background.) Aww, yeah. It's spring. The grass is green, the birds and the bees are doing what they do and much of campus seems impatient to put their secondary sex characteristics on display. Yup, it's the time for love. But not all is well here in the Opinion Page Groove Lounge.

Pop music plague

By Alyson Brodsy and Chelsea York · Tuesday, April 13,2004 1:04 a.m.

What has happened to music? It seems an incurable plague is sweeping through the industry, turning everything it touches to meaningless garbage. I like to refer to this illness as "Pop Music." The carriers of the disease can be found on almost any local radio station, belting out tunes written by someone other than themselves with the intent of attracting as many teeny-boppers as possible.

Ode to the cause-ites

By Alyson Brodsy and Judd Arnold · Tuesday, April 13,2004 1:03 a.m.

We are all defined by something we do. Some people are athletes, some people are partiers, some people are business persons and some people are devoted to a cause. "Cause-ites," people dedicated to a cause, baffle me on the whole.

Who else will foot the bill?

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 13,2004 1:01 a.m.

In response to the objections of a mandatory athletics fee, IU President Adam Herbert proposed several alternatives to the fee in an interview for the April 8 Indiana Daily Student. The $30 fee had been proposed to bail out the ailing athletics department which continues to suffer a "structural" deficit -- its expenses will outpace revenue by $2 million dollars this year alone.

Students run sex talk show on campus radio

By Lindsay Lyon · Tuesday, April 13,2004 12:54 a.m.

In a dimly lit room inside the WIUS studio, junior Lindsay Baumgartner and freshman Matt Leach take their seats across from each other, put on their headphones and prepare to go on air. Without nervous stutters or flushed cheeks, the two students begin their Monday night talk show, WIUSEX, and for the next hour they discuss sex.

ATC teams with www.bookshare.org

By Andrew Welfe and Andrew Welfle · Tuesday, April 13,2004 12:53 a.m.

IU is partnering up with Bookshare.org to allow students with reading and vision disabilities access to more than 15,000 textbooks whose texts have been digitized. The Adaptive Technology Center is in the process of submitting its collection of about 2,000 computerized textbooks to the Web site, said Margaret Londergan, director of the ATC.

Participants unite over experiences

By Laura Kruty · Tuesday, April 13,2004 12:52 a.m.

Though students are planning to observe National Day of Silence Wednesday, it was anything but quiet Monday night in Willkie Auditorium. IU students, faculty and community members convened for the Unite against Silence forum, a preliminary event for the Day of Silence. Participants met to discuss common effects of silencing and to develop methods of action to combat silence and discrimination.

Activist fights for same-sex marriage

By Charlie Cszrom and Charlie Szrom · Tuesday, April 13,2004 12:33 a.m.

Aja Romano strode up to the podium to address the Bloomington City Council Wednesday. Speaking in a clear and measured tone, she asked the council to support same-sex marriage in Bloomington.

Baseball game cancelled

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 13,2004 12:28 a.m.

The baseball game between IU and Wright State scheduled for today has been canceled because of the possibility of rain in Dayton, Ohio. There has been no makeup date set so far.

A Phil-y tale ending

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Tuesday, April 13,2004 12:28 a.m.

I can't shoot under 100. I can't drive the ball straight. I can't putt on level greens. I can't differentiate my irons -- heck, I can't even be a member at some golf clubs. I don't wear golf shoes. I don't own my own clubs. I don't even know how to comprehend a handicap, let alone read a green -- heck, I couldn't find the next tee with a map and a compass.

The confusion of 'Happy Days'

By Jenica Schultz · Tuesday, April 13,2004 12:26 a.m.

Then I heard the premise of Samuel Beckett's 1961 absurdist play "Happy Days," I had mixed feelings about going to see it. The main character, Winnie, is basically immobile throughout the play. She is buried up to her waist in the first act and up to her neck in the second act. In a two-man show, Willie, the only other character, barely appears on stage and speaks even less.

IU looks to end losing streak

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 13,2004 12:25 a.m.

Through the first six games in the Big Ten schedule, IU has yet to defeat a conference opponent. After promising performances against tough non-conference foes such as Nebraska and Harvard, the Hoosiers' (23-23, 0-6) start to the Big Ten season is certainly upsetting.

Czech Republic native leading Hoosiers at No. 1 spot

By Dan Click · Tuesday, April 13,2004 12:25 a.m.

It started for junior Jakub Praibis when he was four years old, hitting a ball against the wall. By age seven, he was on the court. Now, the 21-year-old native of Litomerice, Czech Republic, has emerged as one of the nation's best tennis players, leading the No. 68 Hoosiers (10-8, 4-2). Praibis, in his second year playing No. 1 singles for IU, has compiled a record of 12-5 this season, including five victories over ranked players. Praibis' career record at IU is 42-20.

Bush to address nation tonight

By Alyson Brodsy and Deb Riechmann · Tuesday, April 13,2004 12:24 a.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Bush will work to defuse two issues in his prime-time news conference Tuesday -- rising casualties in Iraq and his response in 2001 to a terrorism warning the White House had in hand before the Sept. 11 attacks.

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