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Conflict discussed on campus

Off campus in a neo-funky basement coffeehouse, a young big-city lobbyist dressed down in mock-student casual wear speaks to a dozen students gathered to hear his organization's pro-Israel views of recent events in the Middle East.

Jordan River Forum

Bombings hurt civilians An effective war? Bloomington 'unservice'

Milosevic attacks testimony of U.S. ambassador

Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic challenged the testimony of an American ambassador Wednesday, reaching back to the Iran-Contra scandal of the late 1980s in an attempt to discredit the U.S. envoy.

Protesters deserve support

When I was a little girl, all I wanted to do was change the world. In my earliest pieces of creative writing, I imagined working in a research lab in a rainforest where I found the cure for every imaginable disease. My best friend provided the funds for the research through her powers as president of the United States.

Students explore the mind-body connection

Lights dim, quiet fills the room. Lying on your back, hands resting on your midsection, eyes closed -- it's time to focus on inhaling and exhaling. Imagine your ribs expanding as you breathe in deeply, and then contracting as you empty your lungs. Stressed out? After going through an intense day of classes, work, or whatever it may be, many IU students are turning to activities that exercise the mind as well as the body -- such as pilates, T'ai Chi or yoga -- to release the built up tension.

NAFTA needs to protect workers

In a world that is more interconnected than ever before, economic globalization is a reality. But global trade and investment need not include a race to the bottom in wages, unsafe working conditions and environmental degradation.

IU defeats top-seed Illinois, moves to finals

CHICAGO -- Mike Davis claims he isn't a fortune-teller. But IU's interim head coach winked at IU fans sitting two rows behind him with 90 seconds remaining as if he knew something good was about to happen. He was right.

Bush freezes terrorists' assets

President George W. Bush, calling for a "strike on the financial foundation" of terrorists, demanded Monday that foreign banks follow America's lead and freeze the assets of 27 individuals and organizations. Osama bin Laden accused Bush of leading a new crusade against Islam "under the flag of the cross."

Chappelle brings mass appeal to campus

It's been a couple of years since a big-name comedian performed at IU as a guest of the Union Board. But that dry spell will be broken tonight when Dave Chappelle, star of the cult movie favorite "Half-Baked" and a standup comedian, takes the stage at the IU Auditorium.

Our freedoms are at stake

Attorney General John Ashcroft granted freedom to the FBI to break restrictions on domestic surveillance in order to monitor Web sites, churches and political organizations to "detect and prevent terrorism." Although it is important to be suspicious of possible terrorists, opening up these restrictions may incite racial profiling and suffocate free speech.

Freshman walk-on fulfills Hoosier dreams

Not many basketball players who average 13 points per game in high school get the chance to play Division I college basketball. Even fewer get a shot in the Big Ten. Ryan Tapak's case is unusual, and he's the first to admit it. "There's not too many guys 6-foot, 160 who can come in and play," Tapak, a freshman walk-on, said. "Coach Davis gave me a shot, and I owe the world to him. Hopefully, I left a good reputation with him." The closest Tapak came to IU basketball last season was occasionally playing in front of coach Mike Davis. Tapak and Davis' son, Mike Davis Jr., teamed up for Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis, and Davis often came to watch his son.

Players Inc. outhustles Football Playaz

Defense plagued the football team last fall, keeping it from achieving a winning record. Sunday in Assembly Hall, it hurt them again as Players Inc. claimed the Recreational Sports Division I men's basketball championship with a 59-48 victory against the Football Playaz.

Old rivalry, new trophy

It's doubtful the IU-Purdue rivalry needs any more steam. The schools already battle annually for the Old Oaken Bucket in football, the Monon Spike in volleyball and bragging rights in all 18 sports in which they meet.

Hoosiers kick off spring practice

The IU football team kicked off its spring football season Wednesday with its first official spring practice. The practice, the team's first of 15 this spring, was far from flawless, with dropped passes and fumbles. But, senior Antwaan Randle El said, practice wasn't all that bad, either. "The first day went OK," Randle El said. "I'm not just looking at offense and defense, I'm looking at the whole team. I think we got out, and we did some good things. We did some bad things, and of course, we've got to improve, but that will come in the next 14 (practices). I think one of the biggest things we did today was we came out and worked on basically technique -- new guys learning different things, changing positions and that kind of thing."

Hoosiers win 1st hockey championship

Adam Federman doesn't score very many goals. In fact, before this weekend, the senior defenseman was still looking for his first of the year. But on the rare occasion that he does dent the twine, the senior defenseman usually makes it one to remember.

How the World Cup works

Silly Americans. Your country is participating in one of the world's biggest sporting events, and the vast majority of you could care less. Well, wake up.

Washington shines as 'John Q'

McDonald named as new assistant

Though men's basketball coach Mike Davis has said finding a former Hoosier to fill his staff would be ideal, Davis drew his latest assistant coach from California. New assistant coach Ben McDonald, an Nike basketball camp director, offers NBA experience Davis couldn't pass up. "He has NBA experience with us that I want because I want to recruit NBA-type players, so my whole staff has NBA experience, so that's one of the reasons," Davis said. "He's a good guy and a really good individual workout guy."

Getting over the air scare

We've all seen the numbers. Northwest Airlines to cut 10,000 jobs; United Airlines to cut 20,000; Boeing to lay off 100,000. In the wake of the tragic terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., the airline industry is reeling. The three-day grounding of commercial flights by the Federal Aviation Administration, coupled with a newly acquired national apprehension of boarding a plane, has hit the airline industry hard.

History lesson: giants to battle

Since Mike Krzyzewski took over in Durham, N.C., in 1980, Duke has been nearly untouchable. In the last five seasons, Duke has lost 18 games and has never lost more than five games in one season. Only twice since 1984 has Duke finished the season unranked.