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F-16s force plane down at Bloomington aiport

At least two F-16 fighters forced down a small passenger plane at the Monroe County Airport this afternoon. The pilot was apparently confused and didn't know U.S. airspace remains closed to everything but commercial and military aircraft, an airport official told the IDS.

Album can't quite recreate live feeling

The Indy Jazz Fest featured a variety of acts from straight ahead, bop-oriented jazz to smooth jazz, blues and even more modern sounding sub-genres. But one of my favorite bands happened to be the Latin, Afro-Cuban rhythms of Conga Jazz.

City, BPD agree on new contract

It was all smiles Wednesday night as the city council approved the collective bargaining agreement between the city and the fraternal order of police. The new agreement will serve the city and police department beginning in January 2003 and will last until the end of 2006.

New York 1 week later

NEW YORK -- One week after terrorists brought down the World Trade Center, the mayor said there was virtually no hope left Tuesday of finding any of the 5,400 missing souls alive. Meanwhile, a federal grand jury has begun investigating the attack. The somber news from Mayor Rudolph Giuliani came just a few hours after the nation, led by President Bush on the White House lawn, paused for two minutes to honor the victims.

Team heading for tundra to take on Alaska-Anchorage

Another day and another road trip to a game away from Assembly Hall. This time, the mens basketball team will be on the other side of the continent, taking on University of Alaska-Anchorage in the opening round of the Great Alaska Shootout 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night in Anchorage, Alaska.

Covering our bases

"Terrorism worldwide. . . has plummeted since the end of the Cold War and in the United States, it is virtually nonexistent. U.S. Intelligence agencies and law enforcement officials have yet to document a single serious threat to the United States involving terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction. And many arms control officials and scientists say the chances of such an attack are close to zero." This comes from a year-old issue of the liberal magazine, Mother Jones.

Use fines wisely

Parking tickets nearly rank with death and taxes as assured events in one's life. So why not make them work for the benefit of society? Few will argue that the new theater is not a welcome addition to campus, but many, I'm sure, can find the time to complain about traffic and having a hard time finding a parking place.

America: Land of contradictions

'Moulin Rounge' finally gets encore

Committee to decide Davis' fate

IU President Myles Brand appointed a seven-member committee Friday to decide the fate of interim men's basketball coach Mike Davis. Davis was temporarily named to the position Sept. 12 following the firing of former coach Bob Knight. Vice President for Administration Terry Clapacs will lead the committee, which consists of: Clapacs; Brand; professor Bruce Jaffee, chair of the faculty athletics committee; incoming athletics director Michael McNeely; board of trustees President John Walda; trustee Cora Smith Breckenridge; and trustee Peter Obremsky.

Around The Campus

Graduate student receives fellowship for musical study Kinga Skretkowicz-Ferguson, a graduate student in the School of Music, was named one of 30 2001 Paul and Daisy Soros New American Fellows. Fellows receive up to a $20,000 stipend and half the cost of tuition for up to two years of graduate study at any college or university in the United States.

Around The Campus

SPEA Program seeks applicants Conversations on Race extends deadline Taliaferro to speak at Law School Writing Tutorial Services expands

MTV wrong to ban Madonna's video

Last week, MTV decided not to air Madonna's new video, "What it Feels Like for a Girl." The video,directed by Madonna's husband, Guy Ritchie, depicted the singer and an elderly woman going on a rampage that included stunning a man with a stun gun and taking his money, blowing up a gas station and running into a car full of men who cast suggestive glances at Madonna -- culminating in suicide.

'IDS' apologizes for plagiarism cases

Last week, the School of Journalism's graduate student Webzine, The Synapse, announced that one of its writers had plagiarized an article. The writer was former IDS reporter Durga Raghunath, a graduate student. On investigating, IDS editors found that Raghunath also plagiarized at least five articles that appeared in the IDS. The writer took significant portions of articles from Reuters news service, the British Broadcasting Company, the Environmental News Service and The Associated Press without attributing the work.

New program to retain students gets national attention

VINCENNES -- A new student-retention program aimed at preventing students from dropping out at Vincennes University is drawing national interest.

Brown elected to Hall

Philadelphia 76ers coach Larry Brown was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

FBI agents search U.S. Consulate site after deadly bombing

FBI agents fanned out Sunday over the site of a deadly car bombing outside the U.S. Consulate, seeking clues as investigators tried to reconstruct how the attack took place.

IU has nothing to worry about

The IU basketball team and Hoosier faithfuls have nothing to worry about tonight. Duke has Jason Williams, a unanimous All-American and Naismith Award winner. And incredibly he makes every single shot he takes.

Energy bill debate promises fight

WASHINGTON -- The Senate is ready to take up broad energy legislation that has caused splits over automobile gas mileage, drilling in an Arctic refuge and electricity competition in the shadow of Enron's collapse.

RPS employee remembered for kindness

With a smile and a warm greeting, John Fluke held the door for Collins Residence Manager Sara Ivey Lucas on many mornings at the Collins Center loading dock.