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Education officials propose raise in Indiana's high school dropout age

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 6,2003 12:50 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A proposal to raise the minimum age at which students can drop out of high school from 16 to 18 could help improve Indiana's high school graduation rates, education officials say.

Man suing judge, state for wrongful imprisonment

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 6,2003 12:49 a.m.

ANDERSON, IND. -- An Anderson man who claims he spent more than a year in prison after the Indiana Court of Appeals ordered him released is suing a judge and state correction officials for wrongful imprisonment.

It's like this, Cat

By Paul Musgrave · Monday, Oct. 6,2003 12:47 a.m.

This was going to be an insightful column about a recent federal court decision.

Cookie cataclysms and the undead

By Anna Dittmer · Monday, Oct. 6,2003 12:46 a.m.

Admit it: you've been lying awake at night wondering about the forces required to drag sheep over various surfaces. Well, now your worries are finally over.

Private v. Public

By Vince Carr and Vincent Carr · Monday, Oct. 6,2003 12:45 a.m.

Politicians and education experts have long pondered why private schools, in general, do a far better job than public schools at educating America's youngsters, often with less money.

The cost of buckling up

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 6,2003 12:43 a.m.

A recent ruling from the Indiana Supreme Court found that drivers of sport utility vehicles who choose to pay an additional $9 for truck license plates for their automobiles are exempt from the Indiana seat belt law.

Around The Nation

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 6,2003 12:39 a.m.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- California voters polled as new allegations were surfacing last week about Arnold Schwarzenegger's treatment of women still favored the Republican actor over the front-running Democrat by a slim margin and supported recalling Gov. Gray Davis.

War-weary Chechnya votes for president, acting administration

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Heintz · Monday, Oct. 6,2003 12:38 a.m.

GROZNY -- In their war-shattered capital and impoverished villages, Chechens voted for a president Sunday in an election condemned by critics as a sham but promoted by the Kremlin as a step toward ending a decade of violence and chaos.

Israel attacks Islamic Jihad base

By Alyson Brodsy and Jason Keyser · Monday, Oct. 6,2003 12:36 a.m.

KATZRIN, Golan Heights -- Israel bombed a target inside Syria that it claimed was an Islamic Jihad training base, striking deep inside its neighbor's territory Sunday for the first time in three decades and widening its pursuit of Palestinian militants.

Suicide bomber kills 19, injures 55

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Oct. 5,2003 11:49 p.m.

HAIFA, Israel -- The bustling seaside Maxim restaurant is a mirror of one of Israel's few mixed Arab-Jewish cities. Jewish pro soccer players hang out here. Many of the diners are Arabs. For four decades the business has been owned by two families -- one Arab, one Jewish.

Hoosiers set to take on Iowa, Marshall

By Cory Steger · Friday, Oct. 3,2003 2:37 a.m.

After splitting last weekend's double-header against two top-rated Big Ten teams, it's easy to see why the Hoosiers are anxious to play a few weaker teams this weekend.

Big Ten season takes team East

By Matt Glenesk · Friday, Oct. 3,2003 2:36 a.m.

This weekend IU's women's volleyball team travels east as they continue their run through the Big Ten schedule. The Hoosiers raced out of the gates last weekend sweeping both Iowa and then-ranked No. 18 Minnesota to kick off the Big Ten season.

Top competition visits for Hoosier Classic

By Jeff Fuldauer · Friday, Oct. 3,2003 2:35 a.m.

The fall tournament rolls on today for the IU women's tennis team as the squad takes on some of the top talent in the nation as it holds the Hoosier Classic. The Cream and Crimson began their season with an impressive showing at the Bronco Invitational. They hope to ride that momentum as seven teams look to topple the Hoosiers on their home courts. This weekend Eastern Michigan, Iowa, Kansas State, Louisville, LSU, Missouri and Murray State combine for fierce individual competition.

Cross Country team travels to Maine for Invitational

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 3,2003 2:34 a.m.

The men's cross country team travels to Bangor, Maine, this weekend to compete in the Murray Keating Invitational. At the Invitational, the Hoosiers, who took the top five spots in last week's Indiana Intercollegiates, will face much stiffer competition from Butler University, the University of Florida and top-ranked Stanford University.

Team seeks redemption for tough loss

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 3,2003 2:33 a.m.

The IU women's field hockey team heads back home this weekend after splitting two games, as it will face off against No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions today and the Kent State Golden Flashes on Sunday. The Hoosiers (5-2, 0-1 Big Ten) head into this weekend's matches looking to redeem themselves after a tough 6-0 loss to No. 9 Michigan State. Coach Amy Robertson is hoping that playing at home will make for a more exciting game.

Broncos and Chiefs collide in battle of unbeatens

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 3,2003 2:32 a.m.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- There's a lot more to Sunday's AFC West matchup than a mere showdown between unbeaten teams going head-to-head for first place. Denver (4-0) versus Kansas City (4-0) also features the highest-scoring team in the NFL vs. point-producer No. 4; a kick returner on a historic hot streak; and a new Broncos quarterback whose stats could bring John Elway to mind.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 3,2003 2:31 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA -- Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh said Thursday he resigned as an ESPN sports analyst to protect network employees from the uproar over critical comments he made about Phila-delphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.

Around The World

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 3,2003 2:29 a.m.

Weapons inspector says no WMD found WASHINGTON -- Chief weapons searcher David Kay said Thursday he has found no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq so far, but he cautioned his team was still in the middle of an intensive hunt. On the issue of whether Saddam Hussein had been in the process of reviving efforts to develop a nuclear weapons program, Kay said investigators had found no evidence beyond a possible tentative restart "at the very most rudimentary level."

SPITTOON SHOWDOWN

By Gavin Lesnick · Friday, Oct. 3,2003 2:27 a.m.

IU returns to the scene of its last road win Saturday against Michigan State in hopes of ending its 10-game road losing streak and its overall two-game skid. The Hoosiers also return to the state of Michigan for the second time in as many weeks, after falling to the Wolverines, 31-17, at Ann Arbor last weekend.

A few minutes with Stanley Q.

By Alex Hickey · Friday, Oct. 3,2003 2:26 a.m.

As it so frequently occurs, I was interrupted the other day by none other than my old accomplice Stanley Q. Studmuffin. Since he has spent the past week intensely focused on Calgary Flames preseason action, he's been left in the dark about IU football. So he left me some questions to answer about this week's game.

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