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Student voices wanted: Who should be next IU president?

By Carrie Ritchie · Wednesday, Sept. 13,2006 12:32 a.m.

The IU board of trustees will hold two open forums Friday to give students and the public a chance to voice their opinions on the presidential search. The forums are 9 to 10 a.m. and 3 to 4 p.m. in the Redbud Room in the Indiana Memorial Union.

Traveling pair sound off in 'civilized' gay marriage debate

By Audrie Garrison · Wednesday, Sept. 13,2006 12:31 a.m.

John Corvino and Glenn Stanton don't agree on a lot. But that's exactly what their friendship is based on.

Class advises how to talk to teachers

By Julie Mahomed · Wednesday, Sept. 13,2006 12:14 a.m.

The transition into a large university atmosphere can be daunting, but a series of workshops the IU Student Academic Center presents is designed to acclimate undergraduates to the challenges of college life.

Teacher arrested for giving class explosives

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 13,2006 12:10 a.m.

LINCOLN, Neb. -- While U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton prepared to speak at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln Friday, an associate chemistry professor offered homemade explosives to his students.

IU study looks at how paths are formed

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Wednesday, Sept. 13,2006 12:08 a.m.

Footsteps from the past have never affected the present so much, according to a recent IU study. Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's theory of the way people walk was the basis of the placement of sidewalks on campuses around the country. During his was presidency at Columbia University, Eisenhower was asked how to best arrange the sidewalks so that campus buildings could be connected in the most efficient way.

Islanders sign DiPietro to long-term deal

By Alyson Brodsy and Ira Podell · Wednesday, Sept. 13,2006 12:06 a.m.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Rick DiPietro re-signed with the New York Islanders on Tuesday, agreeing to a record 15-year deal that will pay the No. 1 goalie $67.5 million.

Landis lawyer wants charges dropped

By Alyson Brodsy and Eddie Pells · Wednesday, Sept. 13,2006 12:04 a.m.

The attorney for Floyd Landis is questioning the accuracy of the positive testosterone tests attributed to the Tour de France winner and asking that doping charges be dismissed.

Getting to know Gaelic hurling

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 13,2006 12:02 a.m.

A brief overview of hurling.

Local teacher to start hurling club

By Brian Buckey · Wednesday, Sept. 13,2006 12 a.m.

During a normal weekday, Tim Fick teaches social studies at Aurora Alternative High School in Bloomington. But every weekday afternoon, he's at Woodlawn Field with a sliotar and a hurley.

At 34, Harrison shows no signs of slowing down

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Marot · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:55 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Talk to Marvin Harrison's friends, teammates or opponents and they'll tell you everything still looks the same. The crisp patterns, the uncanny fakes, the relentless workouts, even the old-school flip after touchdowns.

Nice and 'Coetzee'

By Alyson Brodsy and Jonathan Hines · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:53 p.m.

Imagine for a second that Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo got fed up with everyone in his home country calling him "O Gordo" (that's "fat" in Portuguese), promptly retired from soccer and joined the IU men's soccer team as a coach. Wouldn't that be crazy? Wouldn't IU coach Mike Freitag be jumping for joy like a little kid on Christmas morning?

Hardy out 2 weeks for 'personal issues'

By Jacob Brown · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:50 p.m.

Following Tuesday's press conference concerning his surgery for the possible recurrence of a brain tumor, IU coach Terry Hoeppner revealed that the Hoosiers will be without sophomore wide receiver James Hardy for upcoming games against Southern Illinois University and the University of Connecticut.

GOP Rebel

By Alyson Brodsy and Waddell Hamer · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:33 p.m.

In a year when the debacles of the president and the nation's leading Republicans might have finally caught up to them and might lead to the Democrats finally getting their chance to screw up the House, I find it surprising that the most important race this year might not be a national election.

Pandas Shmandas

By Alyson Brodsy and Joanna Borns · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:33 p.m.

What's black and white and overrated? If you're about to retort, "Hey! I love pandas!" think it through. What have pandas done for you lately?

Indiana Law

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:32 p.m.

The term "alcoholic beverage" means a liquid or solid that contains 0.5 percent or more alcohol by volume, is fit for human consumption and is reasonably likely, or intended, to be used as a beverage.

Osama bin Laden remains free 5 years later

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:30 p.m.

Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the past five years have been marked with the United States' failure to capture the man who orchestrated the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon: Osama bin Laden. The CIA attributes the failure to many elements, including lack of access to al-Qaida's inner circle and the United States' own disorganization. Two writers give their opinion.

Herb or Hops?

Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:10 p.m.

In the past few months a Colorado-based nonprofit organization, Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation, has incited proposals that have helped pass referenda asking campuses to lower marijuana penalties to carry the same severity as those for alcohol. The schools that have passed referenda include such major universities as the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, Florida State University and the University of Maryland. SAFER's goal is "to educate the public about the simple fact that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol" and hopes to continue the spread of such policies around the nation's universities. Our columnists debate the safety of marijuana compared to alcohol, the legal implications in Indiana and whether such a proposal should be made at IU.

Parental placation

By Alyson Brodsy and Abram Hess · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:09 p.m.

The end of Western civilization is coming, and it's coming to your local grocery store as a green and purple shopping cart. That's right, Barney is invading Meijer.

UPDATE: Hoeppner to have surgery

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:06 p.m.

Three days after a victory against Ball State, IU head coach Terry Hoeppner announced he will take a temporary leave of absence to undergo surgery to remove a possible recurrent brain tumor.

Collaborative project puts local artists' work on city buses

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:02 p.m.

Late Friday morning, Bloomington Transit bus number 553 rolled by the Indiana Memorial Union. Upon first glance, it looked like any other bus. However, the bus the riders boarded was much more than a means of transportation; it was a study in public art, with a reproduction of Ron Firebaugh's "Little Five" acrylic painting adorning its side.