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Birthright Israel offers unique trip

By Cecelia Wolford · Monday, Sept. 27,2004 12:15 a.m.

Jewish students who have never been to Israel on an organized trip can receive an all-expenses-paid 10-day tour. But what's the catch? There isn't one as long as they are between the ages of 18 to 26. Birthright Israel is a program that covers round-trip airfare, lodging, meals and transportation for a 10-day trip to Israel.

Trustee should not resign

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 27,2004 12:15 a.m.

The debate between advocates and opponents of abortion raged into IU last week, when an anti-abortion group issued a statement asking trustee Clarence Boone to resign his post.

Latest hurricane assault leaves Florida battered anew

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 27,2004 12:15 a.m.

HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. -- Jeanne, Florida's fourth hurricane in six weeks, piled on destruction in already ravaged areas Sunday, slicing across the state with howling wind that rocketed debris from earlier storms and torrents of rain that turned streets into rivers. At least five people died in the storm, which was a cruel rerun for many still trying to recover from earlier hurricanes. Jeanne came ashore in the same area hit three weeks ago by Hurricane Frances and was headed for the Panhandle, where 70,000 homes and businesses remained without power because of Hurricane Ivan 10 days earlier.

Panel to discuss concerns regarding race

By Robert Schmitt · Monday, Sept. 27,2004 12:13 a.m.

The City of Bloomington's Commission on the Status of Black Males and the Safe and Civil City Program are jointly holding a town meeting to discuss the topic of "Race, School Discipline, and Criminal Justice" next week. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 401 N. Morton Street. The meeting will include presentations by panelists, followed by an opportunity for members of the community to address the panel.

IU alumnus reflects on rise from IUPD to U.S. Marshal

By Mallory Simon · Monday, Sept. 27,2004 12:12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- When Sean Malecha entered the IU Police Department cadet program in 1998, breaking down doors and serving warrants for the U.S. Marshals with a bulletproof vest and assault rifle strapped to his chest was only a dream.

Professor pleads for weeds

By David A. Nosko · Monday, Sept. 27,2004 12:11 a.m.

A dandelion is a wildflower by any other name; a weed, the dandelion is not. The 2004 Simply Living Fair kicked off its sixth annual three-day affair Friday in Bloomington. Marti Crouch, a former associate professor of biology at IU, attracted about a hundred people to the John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium to hear her keynote address, "Weeds Shall Overcome: Ending Our War on Nature."

Event offers law students guidance

By Kathleen Quilligan and Kathleen Quilligen · Friday, Sept. 24,2004 5:27 p.m.

Dressed in everything from suits to cutoffs, hundreds of students filled Alumni Hall Thursday for Law Day, an annual event that makes admissions officers from across the country easily accessible to students interested in going to law school.

Voter registration falls short

By Tony Sams · Friday, Sept. 24,2004 1:52 a.m.

More than one third of the nation's colleges give themselves a C or worse when it comes to judging their effectiveness at registering students to vote, according to a study released by Harvard University's Institute of Politics and The Chronicle for Higher Education.

U.S. Marshals celebrate 215 years

By Mike Malik · Friday, Sept. 24,2004 1:52 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- For many across the nation, the U.S. Marshals are Tommy Lee Jones chasing Harrison Ford down sewers in the movie "The Fugitive," but there's more to the U.S. Marshals than the movies let on. They are the oldest law enforcement agency in the U.S., they arrest more federal fugitives than all the other federal law enforcement agencies combined and today marks their 215th anniversary. The U.S. Marshals gathered Thursday at their office in the U.S.

Rights group navigates IU

By Eric Tash · Friday, Sept. 24,2004 1:52 a.m.

Students who are facing disciplinary action, academic misconduct or just looking to appeal a grade they received don't have to face the situation alone. The Department of Student Rights offers students guidance and advice on dealing with those issues and problems.

No longer unblemished, champs open Big Ten play

By Steve Slivka · Friday, Sept. 24,2004 1:49 a.m.

With first-year head coach Mike Freitag's perfect record now lost after dropping two games over the weekend in double-overtime, he looks to put the Hoosiers back on track as they open up their Big Ten schedule Sunday against unranked Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich.

Slow motion for me

By Cory Steger · Friday, Sept. 24,2004 1:44 a.m.

Think back to all those times when you were watching football and saw something on the TV replay that the officials somehow missed. You wished and swore that someday instant replay would be used in college football. Well, this year you finally got your wish.

Hoosiers prepare for Big Ten action

By Sam Nissen · Friday, Sept. 24,2004 1:44 a.m.

Last season, the IU women's field hockey program, which had never finished a season with a winning record, entered Big Ten conference play with an eye toward bucking the trend. But the tough Big Ten competition thwarted any Hoosier hopes of finishing the season above .500, as the team finished with an 8-10 record. This year's Hoosier squad enters conference play 6-2 and ready to prove themselves in the Big Ten.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 24,2004 1:42 a.m.

Maddux wins 15th for 17th straight year PITTSBURGH -- Greg Maddux reached 15 wins for a record 17th consecutive season. Getting to 200 innings made him just as happy, "You always have your goals," Maddux said Thursday after leading the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3. "One of them is always to win 20, but you always have a goal to pitch 200 innings. If you can go out there and get your 200 innings, you have to be doing something right."

Loss to Purdue brings streak to 4

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, Sept. 24,2004 1:41 a.m.

With a four-match losing streak on their backs this weekend, the IU women's volleyball team members travel to Champaign, Ill., to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini.

Spartan Showdown

By Dan Patrick · Friday, Sept. 24,2004 1:40 a.m.

A new season and a new focus have come for the IU football team as it begins Big Ten action Saturday against the 1-2 Michigan State Spartans. The Hoosiers (2-1) seek to avenge both last week's 51-32 loss against the Kentucky Wildcats and their inability to defeat MSU in the last two seasons.

Road gets tougher for Hoosiers

By John Fischer · Friday, Sept. 24,2004 1:40 a.m.

The IU women's soccer team is on a Big Ten road trip again this weekend in what will be one of its toughest weekends of competition so far this season.

Away messages give students a way with words

By Ashley Lough · Friday, Sept. 24,2004 1:25 a.m.

The space stares blankly, stark white, begging for something to be written. Copying off someone else is not an option, but there isn't anything to write.

Authors increasingly publishing online blogs

By Alyson Brodsy and Hillel Italie · Friday, Sept. 24,2004 1:20 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Jennifer Weiner, author of the best-selling novels "Good in Bed" and "In Her Shoes," likes to spend three to four hours a day working on fiction. When she's done, time and family permitting, she updates her online journal. "When I went on my first book tour (in 2001), I began keeping a Web diary, and every day I would write about the latest indignity I suffered," she says. "And I found I really enjoyed doing it. It's a way for me to keep in touch with my readers."

Around The State

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 24,2004 1:19 a.m.

Soldier from northern Indiana dies in Iraq HIGHLAND, Ind. -- A soldier from northern Indiana died Tuesday in Iraq when his vehicle was struck by a bomb, the U.S. military said Thursday.