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IU ranks in top 10 for private sector donations

By Lori Geller · Tuesday, March 30,2004 1:34 a.m.

Twenty-three out-of-state scholars are receiving a full ride to IU -- fees, tuition, books and room and board. And all of it is in thanks to an anonymous donor -- an alumni from the Kelley School of Business.

Few at IU nervous about lawsuits

By Michael Zennie · Tuesday, March 30,2004 1:34 a.m.

Somewhere, five unlucky IU students are going about their day-to-day routines, ignorant of the fact that they're among the newest targets in the Recording Industry Association of America's war on illegal file-sharing.

Return to sovereignty

By Rami Chami · Tuesday, March 30,2004 1:34 a.m.

One year after the start of the recent war in Iraq and two months after arriving in the United States, Barakat Jassem and Rawand Darwesh sit in the dining room of their Bloomington apartment drinking dark tea while reflecting on the past and contemplating the future.

Lecture focuses on terrorism

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Tuesday, March 30,2004 1:22 a.m.

University of Michigan professor of modern Middle-Eastern history Juan Cole spoke Monday night at Ballantine Hall and heavily criticized the Bush administration's "War on Terror." "The War on Terror is a misnomer," Cole said. "Terror is a technique. You can't make war on a tactic."

Accounting team earns top marks

By Matt Mattucci · Tuesday, March 30,2004 1:18 a.m.

Money is no object for some people. Still, it is the subject of critical study and debate for a select few IU students.

IUPD Blotter

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 30,2004 12:44 a.m.

March 10 •Sophomore Jeffrey M. Spector, 19, resident of Foster Quad, was issued a citation for illegal possession of alcohol at Sembower Field.

The secret to "living well"

By Jenica Schultz · Tuesday, March 30,2004 12:29 a.m.

Each semester, Professor Carol Kennedy has her "living well" students write letters to loved ones who have hypothetically died. In the letters, students have to tell a loved one how they feel about the person. Kennedy said one student last semester wrote a letter to her father, whom she thought was well at the time.

Former CNN bureau chief visits IU

By Rick Newkirk · Tuesday, March 30,2004 12:28 a.m.

A panel of experts held a "roundtable discussion" in the law school's Moot Court Room Monday, discussing issues from the Bush administration to the American consciousness of foreign news.

You're fired!

By John Rodgers · Tuesday, March 30,2004 12:07 a.m.

The lights in the front of Room 300 in the Business School dim as the projection screen drops. A video appears displaying men and women in an unconventional business meeting location -- an art gallery. The class watches intently as chair of the Kelley School of Business undergraduate program Marc Dollinger begins to explain the tape.

Business Briefs

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 30,2004 12:01 a.m.

CHICAGO -- A Cook County judge approved a settlement Friday between SBC Communications and the Citizens Utility Board that will give voicemail subscribers as much as a $15 credit on their phone bills.

Author comes to Bloomington to discuss 'ex-gay myth'

By Andrea Opperman · Tuesday, March 30,2004 12 a.m.

Author Wayne Besen will be discussing his new book, "Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth" at the Bloomington Unitarian Universalist Church tonight at 7 p.m. Besen's presentation will address the current ex-gay issue which he refutes in his book, that gays can be made straight.

Conseco execs get stock bonus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 29,2004 11:59 p.m.

CARMEL, Ind. -- Top Conseco Inc. executives who helped the insurer emerge from the third-largest bankruptcy in U.S. history were rewarded with nearly $34 million in compensation last year.

Book discussion to spark ideas

By Mike LaFollette · Monday, March 29,2004 11:59 p.m.

Bloomington residents will have the opportunity to discuss the book "Reading Lolita in Tehran" at 7 p.m. tonight at the Monroe County Public Library, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave. The event is sponsored by the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions.

Federal officials probe Lilly

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Jewell · Monday, March 29,2004 11:58 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Eli Lilly and Co., already under federal investigation for the way it promoted an osteoporosis drug, said Thursday it faces a new federal probe of its marketing practices.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 29,2004 11:43 p.m.

I want to address the March 23 letter, "Everyone Deserves a Birthday." As a feminist, I was very offended by the writer's remarks. As a student and activist, I have been fortunate to hear the personal stories of many strong women who have made the difficult decision to have an abortion.

Missing the Point on 9-11

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Hintz · Monday, March 29,2004 11:35 p.m.

The 9-11 commission has a lot of people rethinking what the U.S. government was doing to protect this country prior to that day. The public has had the opportunity to watch many of the important decision makers answer questions about what they did -- or did not do -- to prevent attacks against the United States. Particular attention has been paid to Richard Clarke, the former counterterrorism chief in the White House, who has claimed, among other things, the Bush administration should have done more to prevent the attacks.

No more free meters

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 29,2004 11:29 p.m.

CHICAGO -- Cubs fans traveling to Wrigley Field this season will have to look harder for free parking spaces at Sunday games. The city has decided to add several streets around the ballpark to a small list of areas in the city where parking meters must be fed seven days a week. The change goes into effect April 11, one week before the Cubs open their first Sunday home game against the Cincinnati Reds.

Can you defend the logic?

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 29,2004 11:29 p.m.

It is with concern and alarm that I am writing to respond to Eric Wilson's March 23 column, "Defending the Family," which damns same-sex couples, contending that their relationships are "unusual, unnatural and unfruitful," and suggests that the very idea of homosexuality is yet another behavior we should add to the increasingly long list of un-American activities ("a foolish departure from the morals that have built our country").

Superior Asian guys

By Alyson Brodsy and Steven Chung · Monday, March 29,2004 11:29 p.m.

When trying to explain the dearth of Asians in American television and movies, a friend suggested it is less because of racism and more due to Asian cultural values, encouraging education rather than entertainment. That may be true, but the more I thought about it, the more I was haunted by the possibility that Asian people simply aren't cut out for acting, singing or dancing. Perhaps there is something in our genes that turns us into doctors, scientists and business people and not entertainers or athletes.

Matsui homers in return to Japan

By Alyson Brodsy and Ronald Blum · Monday, March 29,2004 11:28 p.m.

TOKYO -- Back in Japan, Hideki Matsui did what he does best -- homer in the Tokyo Dome. When he deposited a hanging curveball into the right-center field seats in the second inning Sunday night, the enormously popular player they call Godzilla couldn't reign in his emotions. He cracked a wide smile after he crossed the plate and returned to the New York Yankees' dugout.

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