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By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 4,2005 12:52 a.m.

Scientists photograph giant squid for first time TOKYO -- When a nearly 20-foot long tentacle was hauled aboard his research ship, Tsunemi Kubodera, a researcher with Japan's National Science Museum, knew he had something big. Then it began sucking on his hands. But what came next excited him most -- hundreds of photos of a purplish-red sea monster doing battle 3,000 feet deep. It was a rare giant squid, a creature that until then had eluded observation in the wild.

Events planned for National Depression Screening Day

By Jessica Frischknecht · Tuesday, Oct. 4,2005 12:49 a.m.

Balancing homework, a job and relationships is a chaotic lifestyle for many IU students. Each year, the college stresses can take their toll.

Simple activities reduce blood pressure

By Audrie Garrison · Tuesday, Oct. 4,2005 12:48 a.m.

IU researchers have determined that incorporating physical activities, such as walking a dog or cleaning the house, into a daily routine can effectively lower blood pressure.

Instrument boasts 3,500 pipes

By Elisha Sauers · Tuesday, Oct. 4,2005 12:47 a.m.

The word "organ" derives from the Latin word "organum," the earliest instrument ancestor of the pipe organ. The organum was used in ancient Roman circus games. The major parts of a pipe organ are the pipes, console and blower. The blower supplies the air to the instrument. The Auer Hall organ has four keyboards: three controlled by the hands and one controlled by the feet.

IU finishes errorless preseason

By Michael Sanserino · Tuesday, Oct. 4,2005 12:28 a.m.

The IU women's softball team continued its streak of errorless games Sunday, splitting its twin bill with a win over Butler University and a loss to the University of Louisville.

Chicago, there's a new team in town

By Alyson Brodsy and Kevin Dwire · Tuesday, Oct. 4,2005 12:26 a.m.

It's finally that time of year. It's getting a bit colder, the leaves are changing and the seemingly 18-month major league baseball season is finally culminating. That means the playoffs, probably the most exciting sporting event held every October, are here. And despite the naysayers who always whine about baseball being boring, games being too long and all that other bologna, I'm as excited as ever. Just like the girls that sit behind me in Assembly Hall and ask how many quarters are left, these haters can't diminish the thrill.

How to leverage effectively -- save your time and money

By Alyson Brodsy and David Weisburd · Monday, Oct. 3,2005 11:29 p.m.

Editor's note: This is the third column in a six column series giving advice to beginning entrepreneurs. Check out www.davidweisburd.com for more information about Weisburd and his business. The ability to leverage effectively is an important part of becoming successful in business. Everyone seems to talk about leverage and leveraging, but what is it exactly?

Around Business

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 3,2005 11:24 p.m.

Design of $100 laptop for world's kids unveiled CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The $100 laptop computers that Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers want to get into the hands of the world's children would be durable, flexible and self-reliant.

Count Basie Orchestra still alive and well

By Jimmy Rae · Monday, Oct. 3,2005 11:15 p.m.

Friday featured one of the oldest and finest big bands in existence at the IU Auditorium: the Count Basie Orchestra. It might be incredible to imagine that this big band, first devised by Count Basie in 1936, is still going strong today. Many band members have come and gone through the years, but there are still members playing today who actually played with Count Basie, namely Clarence Banks on trombone, John Williams on baritone saxophone, Butch Miles on drums and James Leary on bass.

Restorers work to conserve art battered by Katrina

By Alyson Brodsy and Sharon Cohen · Monday, Oct. 3,2005 11:13 p.m.

CHICAGO -- Helen Conklin whisks a cotton swab delicately across a 19th century painting of silvery fish set in deep earth tones. She's looking for, of all things, mud on the canvas -- and sure enough, there it is. She peers at another painting through a microscope, focusing on a cardinal's rich crimson robes that have faded to a sickly pink. That's the mark of floodwaters.

Gallagher gives 'smashing' performance Sunday

By Jimmy Rae · Monday, Oct. 3,2005 11:12 p.m.

Loud laughter filled the IU Auditorium, coming from all directions. Comic and entertainer Gallagher, who has been making people laugh for 35 years, put Sunday's audience into hysterics. Gallagher's act included a little bit of everything, from simple jokes to twisted talks about everyday life to smashing pies. The infamous "Sledge-o-Matic" has been a staple at Gallagher shows for many years and hasn't disappeared yet.

Plan to expand forest logging divides environmentalists

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 3,2005 11:02 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The state's plan to boost by up to fivefold the amount of timber cut each year in Indiana's state forests has divided environmentalists, some of whom said it's all about money even as others argue the plan will safeguard forest diversity. David Haberman, the assistant coordinator of the Indiana Forest Alliance, opposes the plan announced Sept. 16 by Gov. Mitch Daniels, calling it "an outrageous document." "It's not based on solid science," Haberman said.

Critics say governor's I-69 privatization risky

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 3,2005 11:01 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Critics of Gov. Mitch Daniels' plan to privatize and put tolls on the Interstate 69 extension say the plan is risky and won't work. A group of I-69 critics -- spearheaded by the Hoosier Environmental Council, which has long opposed the highway -- said Monday that Daniels' new plan puts profits before citizens. "The questions about funding reinforce what we've been saying all along: that we don't have the money to do this," said Tim Maloney, who heads the environmental council. "And I think this talk of privatization and tolling just brings this into sharper focus."

Grand jury indicts Tom DeLay again on new money laundering charge

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 3,2005 10:41 p.m.

AUSTIN, Texas -- A Texas grand jury on Monday re-indicted Rep. Tom DeLay on charges of conspiring to launder money and money laundering after the former majority leader attacked last week's indictment on technical grounds. The latter charge carries a penalty of up to life in prison. Last week, DeLay was charged with conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws.

Search for Katrina bodies in La. ends with 964 dead

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 3,2005 10:40 p.m.

NEW ORLEANS -- The search for bodies of people killed by Hurricane Katrina has ended in Louisiana, and more searches will be conducted only if someone reports seeing a body, a state official said Monday. All agencies conducting the searches have finished their sweeps for remains. But Kenyon International Emergency Services, the private company hired by the state to remove the bodies, is on call if any other body is found, said Bob Johannessen, a spokesman with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.

Indonesia hopes severed heads will ID bombers

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 3,2005 10:40 p.m.

BALI, Indonesia -- Investigators hunting for the masterminds of three suicide bombings on the popular resort island of Bali hoped to quickly identify the bombers by photographs of their severed heads published Monday in Indonesia's newspapers. Police also sought three accomplices believed to still be on the resort island, and enlisted a former operative of Southeast Asia's top terrorist group to help track down the plotters of Saturday's attack. The blasts killed at least 22 people, including the bombers, and wounded 104.

Bush chooses counsel Harriet Miers to replace O'Connor

By Alyson Brodsy and David Espo · Monday, Oct. 3,2005 10:38 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush named White House counsel Harriet Miers to a Supreme Court in transition Monday, turning to a longtime loyalist without experience as a judge or publicly known views on abortion to succeed Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Miers "will strictly interpret our Constitution and laws. She will not legislate from the bench," the president said as the 60-year-old former private attorney and keeper of campaign secrets stood nearby in the Oval Office.

Minority report

By Alyson Brodsy and Levi Harris · Monday, Oct. 3,2005 9:49 p.m.

I was in an interview last week when the question came from nowhere: "How do you feel about minorities?" Of course, my first impulse was to make a joke. "Oh, I'm definitely against them." But then I realized the two women were serious. A fast thinker, I knew I couldn't revert to tokenism. Saying something like, "I have black friends," would sound hollow. I figured my interviewers would only be slightly more impressed if I offered to prove I'd dated people of many different races, ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Trivial rankings besides the point

By Alyson Brodsy and Megan Robb · Monday, Oct. 3,2005 9:42 p.m.

Think back to the infamous "play days" in elementary school, when children sprinted and jump roped in pursuit of a hallowed trophy and a few first prize ribbons. In the decade since our own playground competitions, the trophy has been stowed away in favor of "participants' ribbons" for all contest participants, and maybe even a free pizza party to boot. The first place winner is lost in the now-popular emphasis on "equality" and a non-competitive spirit.

Git yer chainsaws

By Alyson Brodsy and Patrick Schoettmer · Monday, Oct. 3,2005 9:40 p.m.

Git yer chainsaws, boys. Decisions taken during September have put the issue of logging on the front burner of Indiana politics. Gov. Mitch Daniels has announced his intention to increase logging in the state five-fold in the next few years. His reasons for doing so seem primarily to revolve around putting more green in the state coffers rather than in our Hoosier forests, but his administration has also mumbled something about how increasing logging will help oak saplings grow.