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Israel spokesman: Peace still possible

By Nick O'Neill · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2006 12:42 p.m.

Mark Regev is used to answering difficult questions regarding the struggle for peace in the Middle East as the spokesman for Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At at a half-full room in Woodburn Hall on Tuesday night, he fielded inquiries and comments from students, faculty and community members about what he thinks is the next step in ending the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Hoosiers fall to Butler 60-55

By Matt Mattucci · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2006 12:06 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Just as soon as Kelvin Sampson picked up his first win as IU coach, he suffered his first loss. The Butler Bulldogs upset Sampson and the Hoosiers 60-55 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Tuesday night.

Scores abducted in lightning raid on Baghdad government office

By Christopher Bodeen · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2006 12:37 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen dressed as police commandos kidnapped scores of staff and visitors in a lightning raid on an education ministry office Tuesday in one of the biggest mass abductions since the start of the U.S. occupation. Five senior police officers -- including the neighborhood police chief -- were arrested, the government said. At least 82 people were killed or found dead in murders, bombings and clashes nationwide.

Monroe County library ranks 2nd in country

By Michael Reschke · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2006 12:37 a.m.

Shelia Gullatt would be at the Monroe County Public Library every day if she had time. "I would lose my mind if I didn't have a membership to this library," said Gullatt, a library patron. Monroe County Public Library is the second best in its size category, according to an organization that ranks public libraries across the nation.

IU's championship push begins tonight

By Chris Engel · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2006 12:37 a.m.

The IU men's soccer team begins its quest for the eighth national championship title in program history tonight when the No. 7-seed Hoosiers host Northern Illinois University in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at 7 p.m. at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Sampson stunned

By Matt Mattucci · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2006 12:37 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Just as soon as Kelvin Sampson picked up his first win as IU coach, he suffered his first loss. The Butler Bulldogs upset Sampson and the Hoosiers 60-55 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Tuesday night. The loss knocked IU out of the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament, which prevents the team from playing in New York City next week. "This game came down to two things: We put them on the foul line way too much," Sampson said following the loss. "And there were too many turnovers. Not too much to analyze here."

Let the bragging begin: Flag football champions crowned

By DeAntae Prince · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2006 12:09 a.m.

Sunday afternoon marked the culmination of one of the largest intramural flag football programs in the country. IU's flag football is second only to Ohio State, with 340 teams competing this season. The championships, held in John Mellencamp Pavilion, featured the 10 remaining teams in the five divisional championships.

League play begins with back-to-back wins for IU

By Mike Abrams · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2006 12:08 a.m.

The IU men's hockey team opened league play with two wins to help keep the team at one loss for the season. The Hoosiers faced off against Ferris State University this weekend in Bloomington, winning both games. The team is now 2-0-0 in the Great Midwest Hockey League and 7-1-2 overall. The losses pushed Ferris State to last place in the league with a 0-5-0 record and an overall record of 3-6-2.

Athletic director: Knight did nothing wrong

By Alyson Brodsy and Betsy Blaney · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2006 12:06 a.m.

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech coach Bob Knight says there were times he was wrong when his hot temper got the best of him on a basketball court. Not this time, however. This time, everyone from the player he confronted to the player's mother and school officials say what Knight did was no big deal.

Hoosiers hoping to avoid letdown against Valparaiso tonight at home

By John Wustrow · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2006 12:05 a.m.

It should be a hero's return for the team that IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack calls the "11-headed monster." The IU women's basketball team returns home tonight after its 54-51 victory over the No. 15 Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday. The Hoosiers (2-0) will try to defend their home court tonight against the Crusaders of Valparaiso (0-1) at 7 p.m. in Assembly Hall.

Big Ten weekend with the boys of IU

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2006 12:03 a.m.

I was totally focused on beating the Penn State Nittany Lions in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament last Friday. They had defeated us three times in a row, and we were out for revenge. Beating them would end their season, and that would be almost as satisfying as winning the Big Ten Tournament.

2 Hoosiers reach semifinals in Singles Championships

By Joel Sanders and Joel Sansers · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2006 12:01 a.m.

IU senior David Bubenicek fell in the finals, but junior Dara McLoughlin advanced to the semifinals of the men's tennis Big Ten Singles Championship, hosted by Michigan. The host team's player, Matko Maravic, defeated McLoughlin in the semifinals 6-1, 6-2 and then prevailed against Bubenicek 6-3, 6-2 to take home the championship Monday.

An end to cowboy justice

By Alyson Brodsy and Rachel Fullmer · Tuesday, Nov. 14,2006 11:58 p.m.

[ THE FACTS ] On Nov. 7, the American people elected the Democratic Party into control of both the House and Senate. According to the party's Web site, the Democrats are committed to "lead the world by telling the truth to our troops, our citizens and our allies."" What effect will the newly Democratic Congress have on U.S. security policy?

Question Democrats' conviction

By Alyson Brodsy and Edward Delp · Tuesday, Nov. 14,2006 11:57 p.m.

[ THE FACTS ] On Nov. 7, the American people elected the Democratic Party into control of both the House and Senate. According to the party's Web site, the Democrats are committed to "lead the world by telling the truth to our troops, our citizens and our allies."" What effect will the newly Democratic Congress have on U.S. security policy?

Fight for your right to be kinky

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Nov. 14,2006 11:55 p.m.

A column's introduction is designed to hook the reader, so we want to know what it would take to get you to turn away. Maybe big-breasted women licking whipped cream off each others chests? Or an interracial couple seducing their 18-year-old babysitter? What about the lead cheerleader "entertaining" the entire basketball team? Or a Cleveland Steamer? A Dirty Sanchez? A Rusty Trombone? An Eponymous Squeegee? (OK, we made that last one up.)

Pornography leads to lack of real emotion

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Nov. 14,2006 11:53 p.m.

In generations past, pornography was a dirty magazine in a brown paper bag. The Internet revolution has turned every computer into a discreet paper bag, making pornography more accessible and removing the stigma once attached to it.

Around the Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Nov. 14,2006 11:50 p.m.

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Learning the cinemas of the world

By Clare Krusing · Tuesday, Nov. 14,2006 11:48 p.m.

The Chilean film "Fernando Has Returned" features the workings of Chile's Identification Unit as it attempts to identify all the bodies of the "disappeared" persons during the Pinochet dictatorship. The movie is one of many Latin American films that professor and Director of Portuguese studies Darlene Sadlier features in her communication and culture class, C398: National Cinemas: Latin American Film.

Journalism, Kinsey join to teach sex reporting

By Ryan Gregg · Tuesday, Nov. 14,2006 11:45 p.m.

Journalistic reporting requires an effective relationship between reporter and source to relay important information to the reader. This is especially true when reporting on the issue of sex research.

Class connects music to AIDS epidemic

By Kaitlin Shawgo and Kailtin Shawgo · Tuesday, Nov. 14,2006 11:45 p.m.

Sitting with their desks in a circle in a small room in the IU School of Optometry, a group of seven graduate students, one auditor and a professor discuss the musical "Rent." Although the graduate seminar, provided by the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, might appear like a music course, it looks solely at -- as the name suggests -- "Musical Responses to the AIDS Pandemic."