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Dorm room rates to increase by 4%

By Erin Nave · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 7:23 p.m.

The board of trustees approved a 4 percent increase in room expenses for the 2001-02 school year at its meeting Friday. Only new students will pay the increase; rates will remain the same for returning students. Meal plan prices will remain the same for all students.

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Senior finds success away from home

By Greg Jenkins · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 1:46 a.m.

Much can change in four years. Senior Milan Rakvica can vouch for that. Four years ago, Rakvica was in the Czech Republic studying at a local university. Looking to study elsewhere, he spoke with friend and fellow tennis player, Ondrej Holik, who had just been hired as an assistant coach with IU's men's tennis team. Holik, from the same town as Rakvica, brought his prospect to coach Ken Hydinger.

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News anchor speaks

By Alana Nicole Zinn · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 1:41 a.m.

To a packed house of students and faculty Monday, ABC news anchor and reporter Cokie Roberts and her husband shared comments on the political situation in Washington and a life of reporting the news. The Center on Congress sponsored the lecture by Cokie and Steve Roberts -- also a Washington journalist -- in Alumni Hall of the Indiana Memorial Union.

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Senior finds success away from home

By Greg Jenkins · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 1:39 a.m.

Much can change in four years. Senior Milan Rakvica can vouch for that. Four years ago, Rakvica was in the Czech Republic studying at a local university. Looking to study elsewhere, he spoke with friend and fellow tennis player, Ondrej Holik, who had just been hired as an assistant coach with IU's men's tennis team. Holik, from the same town as Rakvica, brought his prospect to coach Ken Hydinger.

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Tournament picks equal great games

By Matt Light · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 1:02 a.m.

The NCAA tournament selection show is less than two weeks away. The closer it gets to March 11, the clearer it will become which seeding numbers will go in front of the school names on those brackets that are so popular. In the meantime, prepare yourself for a lot of good college basketball.

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Hoosiers win 4-1 against Pittsburgh

Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 12:42 a.m.

It wasn't the giant step forward the Hoosiers were looking for, but the softball squad did manage to salvage a disappointing weekend with a 4-1 win against Pittsburgh Sunday.

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Hoosiers prepare for DePauw

By Ryan Gunterman · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 12:40 a.m.

For the second time this season, the baseball team will square off against an opponent that has less time on the field. The Hoosiers will play Division III DePauw 3 p.m. Tuesday at Sembower Field for their second home game of the 2001 season.

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Edwards not a loser, columns intelligent and entertaining

By Ru Bethke · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 12:37 a.m.

This message is in response to Chris Edwards' column "Losers of the world unite" (Feb. 20). I would just like to bring to your attention that there is at least one person out here who thinks that you are not a loser. During this year, I have become quite a fan of your columns on the opinion page and feel that you should write more often.

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Groundhog's prediction incorrect

By Eddie Fujawa · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 12:35 a.m.

I will be the first to admit Indiana scenery in the winter leaves a lot to be desired (Indiana winters usually leave a lot to be desired period). The gray and brown landscape and the low, dark clouds make a particularly depressing combination.

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More freelancing discussion needed

By Brian Hartz · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 12:34 a.m.

Last week's column about the IDS freelancing policy ("'IDS' should tolerate freelancing," Feb. 20) generated a considerable amount of feedback. Graduate students, a professional journalist and two IDS editors offered their views on freelancing. The number of responses was second only to the number received in regard to the IDS sponsorship of Bob Knight's farewell speech last semester.

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'The Body' vs. 'The Jackal'

By Christina Jewett · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 12:33 a.m.

Today I joined the ranks of Hulk Hogan and Macho Man as people who have directly incensed Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura. When I spoke with him Sunday at the National Governors' Association Winter Meeting, the economic development committee members who had lingered after the session fell silent.

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Death penalty cruel

By Chris Edwards · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 12:33 a.m.

If some people have their way, I could soon turn on a television and watch electricity shoot through a man's body until his head smokes and his eyeballs bleed. He could soil himself right in front of my eyes as his body spasms and his skin turns a charred black from the electricity. Now that's entertainment.

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Same Saddam, different Bush

By Gabriel Lewin · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 12:31 a.m.

What is with our country's obsession with the 1980s? 1980s music is the stuff to have at a party and these theme parties are becoming more frequent all the time. It's suddenly the best dance music and the fashion, while repulsive to me, is making a comeback (don't tell me you haven't seen more mullets around). I was born in and lived in the 1980s. My music was Michael Jackson, my TV was "He-Man," my movies were "E.T." and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and my fashion was how my parents dressed me for school (admittedly, I had one jean jacket). The nostalgic period for me is the 1990s -- the decade during which I did most of my growing up. That is the decade in which I wish I could dwell more.

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Does sexual assault hurt men?

By Todd Paddock · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 12:30 a.m.

For five years, I've made presentations aimed at reducing sexual assault. As a member of a volunteer student group. I've presented to classes, residence hall floors, fraternities, sororities and other groups. And I've seen it dozens of times -- as soon as it becomes clear the topic is sexual assault, the faces of a portion of the audience change.

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NASCAR safety must be a priority

Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 12:17 a.m.

Lap belts. Helmet shields. Head and neck safety devices. Not much could have saved Dale Earnhardt's life Feb. 18 when he rammed a concrete wall at Daytona Motor Speedway. But something needs to be done to increase safety in NASCAR races. NASCAR lost its top gun, its poster boy, its role model. Who's next? True, precautions will only get the sport so far, and part of the nation's fascination with racing lies in its high-speed danger. But something needs to be done before another hero falls. Some standards need to be set.

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Earnhardt knew about racing risks, pursued passion

By Drew Buser and Stephen Buser · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 12:07 a.m.

The sport of NASCAR has taken another life. Critics of the sport who dismiss NASCAR as too dangerous, or not even a sport at all, will be quick to capitalize on Dale Earnhardt's death as another reason to ban auto racing. Sometime this week, when a television special comes on about Dale's crash, someone will probably say, "I bet Earnhardt really regrets driving his car in circles for a living now," and millions more will be thinking it.

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Iraq article example of 'dire straits' in journalism

By Phil Metres · Tuesday, Feb. 27,2001 12:02 a.m.

Robert Burns' article reporting on the bombing of Iraq ("U.S. planes attack Iraqi radar sites," Associated Press report printed Feb. 19) is an exemplary case of the dire straits of U.S. journalism today, one that mindlessly parrots State Department doublespeak. General Newbold called the attack a "self-defense measure" because Iraqi "command sites" were "threatening American and British aircraft."

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Being a student doesn't justify special exemptions

By Jacob Farmer · Monday, Feb. 26,2001 11:57 p.m.

Walking around campus the last few days, I have noticed a number of signs promoting a rally to end the sales tax on student textbooks. While I admire student activism and the changes it can bring, I believe that this idea is misguided. The posters I have seen ask if we as students are tired of paying more for already expensive textbooks. What standing do we have to make that complaint? What about the family of six that gets hit with a $500 sales tax bill for a new car? Or when they have to pay sales tax on clothing?

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