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13th annual Lotus Fest blooms again

By Lindsey Landis · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:55 p.m.

Bloomington resident Jitka Horne said she lost count of all the faces she painted Saturday at Lotus in the Park. Horne specializes in animal pictures, mainly "kitties." When asked about the strangest thing she has painted, Horne said she painted six or seven dragons and one boy wanted flames up both his arms.

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Colts rally in 2nd half to overcome Titans for win

By Brian Janosch · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:25 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- There is a fine line between frustration and panic, but that's exactly where the Colts stood at halftime, trailing the Tennessee Titans 10-0. Peyton Manning described the team as being disappointed with its offensive goose egg in the first half, but they proved they weren't frazzled by scoring two touchdowns and only allowing a field goal in the second half to win 14-13.

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Louisville ends IU's streak

By Matt Dollinger · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:23 p.m.

The No. 11 Hoosiers lost for the first time since Aug. 26 to the University of Louisville 2-0 Friday, snapping their 11-game win streak.

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SERVED

By Alyson Brodsy and Karly Tearney · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 11:21 p.m.

SERVED -- Sophomore Sigrid Fischer serves the ball at the Hoosier Classic Sunday morning. Fischer and senior Cecile Perton closed out the Classic with two doubles victories at the Varsity Tennis Center.

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Safety in numbers?

By Alyson Brodsy and Michelle Manchir · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 10:53 p.m.

"Men can be feminists." "Cultural conceptions that blame women for their own sexual assault are devastatingly inaccurate and must be erased from society's thinking." "Raising awareness about the prevalence of sexual assault -- especially imposing that knowledge upon men -- is essential to make occurrences diminish."

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Redeployment indeed

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian Stewart · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 10:52 p.m.

The Republicans are not doing any favors to help themselves remain in power, but allow me to make a few swift points about the opposition party, if I may. The latest crowd-pleasing Democratic talking point is that America should "redeploy" out of Iraq. The adjectives often placed before this euphemism are "responsible" or even "strategic." This can usually be diluted for what it is: a wholesale retreat.

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Foley's follies

By Alyson Brodsy and Grace Low · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 10:51 p.m.

What is the one thing that can put a real damper on a (Republican) party? Illegal wire-tapping? Nope. Misleading and frightening an entire country in order to attack sovereign nations? Think again. Exchanging sexually explicit text messages with 16-year-old pages when you're a representative? Bingo.

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Information over provocation

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 10:50 p.m.

Ask anyone at the Indiana Daily Student: A great headline is a precious thing. Summing up a 700-word article in a mere four-word phrase is not an easy thing to do. The headline has to make sense, it needs to relate to the story, it must inform, but it also has to grab the reader. The headline is a hook to entice the reader to keep reading, which is why so many headlines are puns or plays on words. It's that sort of attention-grabbing mentality that steered the IDS into the realm of the offensive last week when management published the headline: "All-white jury will judge accused killer in Jill Behrman case" (Oct. 3). Let's be frank; southern Indiana is not exactly the most diverse region in the country. In fact, according to 2004 U.S. Census figures, Morgan County, the trial's venue, is 98.5 percent white -- hence, it's nearly a statistical guarantee that of the few dozen randomly selected jury candidates, the 15 chosen will be Caucasian. Though the IDS headline is factually accurate, by specifically singling out race as the common thread between the jurors, the headline begs the reader to speculate unnecessarily into the fairness of the trial and the objectivity of the jury. After all, how can a jury of one's peers be considered representative and impartial if the prosecution and defense decided to cut potential jurors because of their race? (For the record, the defendant, John R. Meyers II, is white as well).

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Oil discovered in Uganda

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 10:50 p.m.

KAMPALA, Uganda -- Oil has been discovered in western Uganda after years of exploration, its president announced Sunday, saying he expected production to begin in 2009.

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NATO chief: Afghans might shift to support Taliban

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 10:48 p.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- NATO's top commander in Afghanistan warned on Sunday that a majority of Afghans would likely switch their allegiance to resurgent Taliban militants if their lives show no visible improvements in the next six months.

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Glass pumpkins offer innovative designs

By Jessica Andrews · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 10:47 p.m.

Bloomington residents perused a whole new variety of fall decorations Saturday while live performances and activities from the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival echoed from Third Street Park.

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Give your backpack some lovin'

By Alyson Brodsy and Teri Rosenbaum · Sunday, Oct. 8,2006 10:46 p.m.

I love all bags. Black bags, white bags -- even bags that still wear flares because they haven't gotten the memo about skinny jeans yet. But there is such a thing as too much bag. For example: Girls who like to carry both a backpack and a purse on campus. Umm, what? Couldn't you just, oh, I don't know, put the stuff from your purse in your backpack? Isn't that like wearing jeans and then putting jean shorts on over them?

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