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Israel hands over 2nd of 5 towns

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 22,2005 11:14 p.m.

TULKAREM, West Bank -- Israel completed the handover of the West Bank town of Tulkarem to Palestinian control Tuesday, ceremonially unlocking a gate that had blocked traffic between the town and main points in the West Bank.

Schiavo's parents file appeal

By Alyson Brodsy and Jill Barton · Tuesday, March 22,2005 11:13 p.m.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Warning that Terri Schiavo was "fading quickly" and might die at any moment, her parents begged a federal appeals court Tuesday to order the severely brain-damaged woman's feeding tube reinserted.

Kyrgyzstan's president attempts to restore peace

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 22,2005 11:13 p.m.

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- Opposition supporters and police formed joint patrols to keep order in a southern city of Kyrgyzstan where protesters have seized government offices. President Askar Akayev pledged Tuesday he would not impose a state of emergency despite demonstrations about alleged election fraud.

Federal judge delays ruling on reinsertion of Schiavo's tube

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 22,2005 4:40 p.m.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Armed with a new law rushed through Congress over the weekend, the attorney for Terri Schiavo's parents pleaded with a judge Monday to order the brain-damaged woman's feeding tube reinserted.

Swatting a state insect

By Rick Newkirk · Tuesday, March 22,2005 12:34 a.m.

Something was bugging Lisa Conrad, so she did what any warm-blooded American schoolteacher might do. She wrote a poem to the State Congress.

Athletics department: Davis stays

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Tuesday, March 22,2005 12:34 a.m.

IU coach Mike Davis will return next season to coach the Hoosiers, a source in the athletics department said Monday. The official announcement will come today in the form of a press release, IU Athletics Director Rick Greenspan said. However Greenspan refused to comment further.

Planned Parenthood sues state agency to block clinic record seizures

By Lindsey Jancek and Lindsay Jancek · Tuesday, March 22,2005 12:34 a.m.

Agents from the Indiana Medicaid Fraud Control Units entered three Planned Parenthood health centers, including the one in Bloomington, earlier this month and demanded medical records on minors who had received health services.

Trustee to step down

By Tony Sams · Tuesday, March 22,2005 12:34 a.m.

Jamie Belanger, considered to be the youngest non-student ever to serve on the IU board of trustees, has decided he will not seek a second term when his present term ends this summer.

IU selects Hamm for dean of journalism

By Tony Sams · Tuesday, March 22,2005 12:02 a.m.

It's taken two different search committees and a two-year nationwide hunt to find someone to replace Trevor Brown, the outgoing dean of the IU School of Journalism. It won't take three.

Catholic Bishops preach an end to death penalty in Indiana

By Alyson Brodsy and Ken Kusmer · Monday, March 21,2005 11:55 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana death penalty opponents received a boost Monday when the national body of the state's largest church denomination began a renewed push to abolish government executions throughout the United States. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops marked the start of Holy Week, when Christians observe the death of Jesus Christ, by announcing it would step up lobbying against capital punishment at both national and state levels and increase education in parishes.

Director of autism center has personal stake in research effort

By Kama Korvela · Monday, March 21,2005 11:54 p.m.

Nina Forest has big plans for the future -- she wants to see her autistic teenage daughter walk down the aisle during her high school graduation. Fawn, her 15-year-old daughter, is Forest's main motivation for her work with autism.

Autism center fosters awareness

By Kama Korvela · Monday, March 21,2005 11:54 p.m.

For years Janice Barnett took care of her son like any mother would -- she fed him, clothed him and watched him go to school. She felt proud when Jim attended space camp in Alabama. When camp ended, Barnett said her son had developed a love for space exploration. But there was a setback.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 21,2005 11:45 p.m.

The band The Roots will perform at IU during this year's Little 500, the Union Board announced Monday. Tickets for the event will go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday. The concert will take place April 14 at the IU Auditorium. For more information see Wednesday's Indiana Daily Student.

Musicians work toward success in local community

By Hannah Lodge · Monday, March 21,2005 11:44 p.m.

When graduate student Andrew Tucker became president of IU's chapter of the International Tuba Euphonium Association, he was entrusted with a very serious responsibility: coffee and donuts.

IUSAA gives students chance to honor professors

By Andy Romey · Monday, March 21,2005 11:44 p.m.

Awards are given to IU faculty often, but the IU Student Alumni Association does something unique: It gives IU students a chance to give faculty awards in the annual Student Choice Awards.

Laundry: an inescapable duty

By Ryne Shadday · Monday, March 21,2005 11:43 p.m.

It's the inevitable weekend party and sleep buster: laundry. It piles into clumps in certain places of the room and sooner or later, it can begin to smell. But it must be done, and the ultimate question is when and who is going to do it?

Struggling Cavaliers fire Silas as coach

By Alyson Brodsy and Joe Milicia · Monday, March 21,2005 11:37 p.m.

CLEVELAND -- Paul Silas was hired to mentor the NBA's next superstar. While he succeeded with LeBron James, his failure with the rest of the team cost him his job.

Planting seeds of doubt

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 21,2005 11:36 p.m.

Through the first weekend of this year's NCAA Tournament, one thing is clear: The underdogs and lower seeds weren't going to lie down.

IDS columnists 0-11 -- ouch!

By Ryan Phillips · Monday, March 21,2005 11:34 p.m.

The questions rolled through my head as I watched team after team lose. Why did we even try? Why would we do that to ourselves and our readers? How could we possibly have been so far off? A week and a half ago, fellow columnists Ryan Corazza and Matt "Cakes" Glenesk teamed up with me to predict the NCAA's major conference tournament champions. Evidently we're pretty bad at it.

IU welcomes Ball State for final warm-up before Big Ten Conference play begins

By Kevin Dwire · Monday, March 21,2005 11:27 p.m.

After thousands of miles of travel, numerous hotel stays and countless hours spent waiting in airports, the IU women's softball team finally got to play at home this weekend. Bloomington was the site of Sunday's IU Classic, giving the Hoosiers a chance at a fresh start before Big Ten play begins.