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9-11 bill could cost $15 billion

By Alyson Brodsy and Jesse J. Holland · Wednesday, Oct. 6,2004 12:30 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- A House Republican bill to implement the Sept. 11 panel's recommendations could cost almost $15 billion over five years, congressional budget officials said, as the Senate moved Tuesday to finish its version of the legislation.

Dancing 'Through a Looking Glass'

By Melissa Harrold · Wednesday, Oct. 6,2004 12:30 a.m.

Members of the IU Ballet Theatre have been working hard this week to prepare for their performances of the Fall Ballet, "Through a Looking Glass," at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Ballet professor and former prima ballerina Violette Verdy said the performance is one that is "incredible in variety." "Through a Looking Glass" consists of three sections, each containing a different ballet style and music by different composers. Music by Antonio Vivaldi will be featured in "Viva Vivaldi," Maurice Ravel in "Sonatine" and Philip Glass in "Glassworks."

Powell urges Israel to end Gaza operation

By Alyson Brodsy and Barry Schweid · Wednesday, Oct. 6,2004 12:29 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell urged Israel Tuesday to end its retaliatory incursion into Gaza, while U.S. diplomats at the United Nations vetoed an Arab resolution designed to end the operation. Powell, while flying to Brazil, said Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon found a need to respond to rocket attacks.

Bremer wanted more troops at conflict start

By Alyson Brodsy and Scott Lindlaw · Wednesday, Oct. 6,2004 12:27 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The White House refused to say Tuesday whether the top U.S. civilian official in Iraq after Saddam Hussein's ouster had asked the president for more troops to deal with the rapid descent of postwar Iraq into chaos.

U.N. envoy says Sudanese not doing enough in Darfur

By Alyson Brodsy and Edith M. Lederer · Wednesday, Oct. 6,2004 12:25 a.m.

UNITED NATIONS -- The top U.N. envoy to Sudan said Tuesday the Sudanese government has failed to improve security for the embattled people in Darfur or brought to justice the perpetrators of atrocities during the 19-month conflict.

Dealin' em: Euchre begins another season

By Chris Hopper · Wednesday, Oct. 6,2004 12:25 a.m.

There are many different aspects that can define a Hoosier. Car racing, basketball, corn -- they all represent Indiana in a special way. The card game Euchre is another that sets a Hoosier apart from a resident of any other state.

Iraqi forces launch anti-insurgent operation

By Alyson Brodsy and Alexandra Zavis · Wednesday, Oct. 6,2004 12:22 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- More than 3,000 U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major operation Tuesday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad, their second mission in five days to wrest control from militants whose attacks threaten national elections seen as crucial to stabilizing this turbulent country.

'Psycho's' Janet Leigh dead at 77

By Alyson Brodsy and David Germain · Wednesday, Oct. 6,2004 12:13 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Janet Leigh's most famous scene was so terrifying it put her off showers for the rest of her life. Leigh, who died Sunday, insisted she always took baths after seeing the finished cut of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," in which her character was slashed to death in a motel shower in what may be the silver screen's most memorable murder. "I know she used to get very scared about that scene," said the director's daughter, Pat Hitchcock, who had a small part in "Psycho" as a co-worker of Leigh's.

Hillel teaches ethnic cooking

By -Jenny Kobiela · Wednesday, Oct. 6,2004 12:11 a.m.

Sweet aromas of food, just like your Bubbe (Yiddish for grandmother) used to make, will waft through the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center tonight. Hillel will host "In Our Bubbes' Kitchen: Sephardic Cooking" at 7 p.m. in the Hillel Center, 730 E. Third St. The class is the second in a series focusing on different styles of Jewish cooking. This week's class focuses on the food of Sephardic Jews, who are Jews that originated from Spain and were exiled in 1492. Since evacuating Spain, Sephardic Jews have spread all over the world.

Antique Mall offers latest fashion trends

By Mallory Zalkin · Wednesday, Oct. 6,2004 12:09 a.m.

Though some fashion trends might be short-lived, you can always count on the new stuff becoming old and old stuff becoming new again. Old fads from each decade have been brought back, and are often worn in a way that looks even more stylish than the original appearance. Because of fashion's cyclical manner, purchasing new apparel that simply imitates historical looks can be frivolous. Thanks to vintage and antique stores, shoppers can buy the latest styles at a bargain price.

Diversity group to hold show

By Eric Tash · Tuesday, Oct. 5,2004 2:03 a.m.

Ballantine Hall has been known for its steep staircases, its echoing classrooms and its barren walls. The empty walls that many students pass on the way to class will soon receive new attention.

A little art and SOUL

By Ashley Lough · Tuesday, Oct. 5,2004 2:03 a.m.

To construct beautiful pieces, artists must have visions. Artist William Snapp knows about vision; it woke him in the middle of the night more than 40 years ago.

SpaceShipOne wins $10 million prize with second space flight in 5 days

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 5,2004 2:03 a.m.

MOJAVE, Calif. -- A stout, star-spangled rocket plane broke through the Earth's atmosphere to the edge of space Monday for the second time in five days, capturing a $10 million prize aimed at opening the final frontier to tourists.

Herbert set to address Rotary Club

By David A. Nosko · Tuesday, Oct. 5,2004 2:03 a.m.

IU President Adam Herbert will address the Rotary Club of Indianapolis today at the Murat Shrine Arabian Room, 520 N. New Jersey St., in Indianapolis. The Rotary Club of Indianapolis includes more than 500 business, education and civic leaders from the greater metropolitan area.

Professor reveals solutions to flooding

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Tuesday, Oct. 5,2004 1:56 a.m.

It didn't have to rain 40 days and 40 nights to flood Germany's Elbe River in August 2002. It only had to rain a little more than 40 hours to kill more than 100 people across the continent, and cause more than 9 billion euros in damage to Germany alone.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 5,2004 1:49 a.m.

Departments plan annual science career fair The annual Biology & Chemistry Career Day will present representatives from companies such as Baxter Pharmaceutical, Cook Group Incorporated, Procter & Gamble and many others. The companies will be on hand to meet with students and discuss potential job openings. Sponsored by the Biology Academic Advising Office and the Career Development Center/Arts & Sciences Career Services, the event is designed to help students get jobs or internships.

Hispanic fraternity discusses migration

By David A. Nosko · Tuesday, Oct. 5,2004 1:43 a.m.

Empathetic sharing was orchestrated within the campus community Monday as about a dozen IU students convened at the La Casa Latino Cultural Center to explore the difficult assimilation process of Puerto Rican migrants into mainstream American culture. The brothers of Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity held a night of education and comedy about common Puerto Rican interpretations of their arrival in New York City, capped off with free pizza during the viewing of the film "La Guagua aérea" -- A Flight of Hope.

Particles

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 5,2004 1:42 a.m.

Lunar eclipse will be visible in October Stargazers in most of North America, South America, western Europe and Africa will be able to observe a full lunar eclipse as the moon passes through Earth's shadow on the night of Oct. 27 and 28.

Custodians go above and beyond

By Anthony Catalino · Tuesday, Oct. 5,2004 1:41 a.m.

Sharon Holtsclaw cleans bathrooms for a living, as she has for 24 years. A custodian at Collins Center, Holtsclaw represents one of the reported 130 undergraduate dorm custodians who spend eight hours a day, five days a week cleaning up after students. From the daily sweeping of littered hallways to what she refers to as cleaning a dump in a stairway at Read Center every day for six weeks, Holtsclaw has seen it all.

mission: possible

By Kelly Phillips · Tuesday, Oct. 5,2004 1:39 a.m.

Like it or not, at some point, every part of the human body will be reused and recycled. It's happening every second -- cells die and rejuvenate; cuts and bruises heal; and the body is absorbed back into the earth after death, adding nutrients to the soil that allow other things to live. Because you're going to lose them someday anyway, Susan Buzan wants as many parts of your body as you can spare.