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Preparing for Grad school with a cool head

By Jessie Moskal and Jessica Moskal · Monday, Oct. 6,2003 2 a.m.

Sean Ellis has known for quite some time that Informatics is the field for him. He is a second-year graduate student at IU, studying Human-Computer Interaction. As opposed to going out and working in the "real world" before going back to graduate school, as many of his peers did, Ellis dived right into the graduate school experience. He earned an assistantship at the School of Informatics, which enabled him to receive financial aid as well as a salary for his work as an assistant instructor.

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Lecture to focus on effects of space shuttle tragedies

Monday, Oct. 6,2003 1:57 a.m.

The Department of the History & Philosophy of Science is hosting a lecture entitled "Two Accidents Rooted in History and Culture: the Space Shuttles Challenger and Columbia in Perspective."

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Internships abroad can help job search

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Monday, Oct. 6,2003 1:55 a.m.

Graduate student Mike Kiss always saw London as the financial capital of the world, so when the opportunity came earlier this year for him to intern at the public relations firm Edelman London, he immediately seized it. "(London) has a history of major global influence, and I really wanted to see these aspects first hand," Kiss said. "The convenience of the English language helped too."

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Jail warden admits role in Dali theft

By Alyson Brodsy and Larry McShane · Monday, Oct. 6,2003 1:46 a.m.

NEW YORK -- The crime was ... well, it was surreal. On an island inhabited by 14,000 accused criminals, a $250,000 Salvador Dali sketch disappeared during a midnight fire drill, replaced by a fake. And the people responsible were not the inmates, but four prison officials, authorities said.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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