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Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:26 p.m.

Listening during class might change student's outlook on events I have never attended a class taught by professor Abdulkader Sinno, but based on the article published ("Student's complaint stirs controversy," June 17), I feel confident that I can tell which students are giving the most accurate version of his lecture.

European leaders agree on constitution

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:26 p.m.

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Getting agreement on its first constitution took three years of wrangling. Now the European Union may face an even tougher fight in selling the charter on the streets and in the parliaments of Europe amid growing skepticism about the wisdom of more integration. The historic deal, reached Friday night after two days of contentious talks, now must be ratified by each of the 25 member nations either by referendum or parliamentary vote -- and reaction in some countries suggested just how hard the pitch will be.

Reagan's lasting hope

By Mark Cary · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:22 p.m.

President Ronald Reagan was laid to rest last week after a 10-year struggle with Alzheimer's disease. I must admit Reagan was not my favorite president. His administration's policies have had a devastating effect on workers, the indigent and, ironically, the mentally ill.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:20 p.m.

Annual Fun Frolic comes to stadium parking lot Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana will sponsor the annual Fun Frolic in the IU parking lot west of the Memorial Stadium this week. The Fun Frolic, which began Friday, has been a Bloomington tradition since 1957. The carnival atmosphere will feature rides, games and traditional carnival food.

An account is the hero?

By Britany Ausmus and Brittany Ausmus · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:19 p.m.

In the world of action heroes, a few things come to mind, namely brawn, striking good looks and a certain disregard for personal safety. These traditional heroes have careers in fields where the aforementioned attributes come in handy on a day-to-day basis.

Students catch up on leisure reading

By Erika Biga Lee · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:17 p.m.

Many students see summer as a chance to catch up on reading without the worry of pending school assignments hanging over their heads. But finding the right summer book to read proves to be a challenge in itself. Everyone has his or her own opinion about what others should read.

'Ivan the Terrible' takes Dark Alley

By Sara Darbro · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:16 p.m.

Last weekend, Bloomington Playwrights Project premiered "Ivan the Terrible," the last of this season's Dark Alley Series plays, on its Lori Shiner Studio stage. Written by local resident Marta Jasicki, "Ivan the Terrible" is a short, hopeful and comedic drama. Located only a few blocks from Kirkwood Avenue, on Washington Street, BPP's Dark Alley Late Night shows have been the home of some of Bloomington's more cutting-edge risqué plays.

Alumni honored at annual barbecue

By Sheeba Madan · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:15 p.m.

The IU Alumni Association honored an athletics broadcaster and an IUAA secretary for their contribution to IU athletics and the alumni association Saturday. In a cream and crimson barbecue, the IUAA awarded Joseph Smith the Bill Orwig Medal for his contribution to IU athletics and Carolyn Birchler Muhn the Gertrude Rich Award for her work with the association.

Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:13 p.m.

Softball coach resigns The IU athletics department announced Wednesday that IU softball coach Sara Hayes Nottger has resigned to pursue other opportunities. IU must now replace a coach who in a short time helped turn a struggling program into a competitive contender for postseason play. "Sara has worked extremely hard in her two years here," said Athletics Director Terry Clapacs. "We appreciate her efforts and wish her well in the future."

Schumacher pulls away for U.S. Grand Prix win

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Marot · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:12 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Michael Schumacher used power to pass teammate Rubens Barrichello early, skill to hold him off at the midway point and then pulled away from the field to win Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix, his eighth win in nine tries this season. Schumacher avoided trouble in a race marred by crashes and cruised to a 2.9-second victory over Barrichello on the 13-turn, 2.605-mile road course. Japan's Takuma Sato was third, 22 seconds off the pace.

Cubs warming up, beat Oakland

By Alyson Brodsy and Jason Strait · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:11 p.m.

CHICAGO -- Moises Alou hit a two-run homer and Carlos Zambrano won his fourth straight decision, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-3 win over the Oakland Athletics, Sunday. Zambrano (8-2) outpitched Oakland starter Barry Zito, giving up one run on five hits and striking out eight in 6 2-3 innings. The 23-year-old left to a standing ovation and lowered his ERA to 2.25 -- second-best in the National League behind Tom Glavine.

Griffey hits 500th career home run in Reds victory

By Alyson Brodsy and R.B. Fallstrom · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:10 p.m.

ST. LOUIS -- Ken Griffey Jr. trotted around the bases as if it was just another home run. It was hardly that. Griffey hit a 2-2 pitch from Matt Morris into the right-field stands and went right into the record books as the 20th player to hit 500 home runs Sunday. The Cincinnati Reds star ended a frustrating stretch with his leadoff homer in the sixth inning, becoming the sixth-youngest player to hit 500, in a 6-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Offseason brings changes to IU

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:09 p.m.

Coming off the school's first losing season in 30 years, and missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1985, the IU basketball program has seen a slew of changes during the off season. With the loss of assistant coaches John Treloar and Ben McDonald, IU coach Mike Davis brought in former Utah interim coach Kerry Rupp to help add discipline and organization to the Hoosier program. "My former coach in college attended a basketball camp that he conducted in Utah and said this guy is like a machine," Davis said. "I needed energy.

Inventure to open doors Thursday

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:08 p.m.

Small businesses in Bloomington will soon have another place to call home as Inventure will hold its grand opening Thursday. Inventure, a new facility located in the IU Research Park, created by a network of Bloomington services, including IU, the Indiana Small Business Development Center and Bloomington, will cater to entrepreneurs in Bloomington.

Around The State

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:06 p.m.

Indiana resident shot, killed while visiting Minnesota ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A man who was shot to death in St. Paul has been identified as an Indiana man. Desmond Tremaine Cooper, 23, of Gary, apparently was visiting people in the Twin Cities when he was shot several times in the upper body late Wednesday, police said Friday.

Bloomington woman wins $36,000

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:05 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A Bloomington woman won $36,000 on the "Hoosier Millionaire" television show broadcast Saturday. Phyllis Woods advanced to the playoff round with $18,000 to compete against Thomas Yates of Paragon, who had $15,000. Yates' pick of $2,000 put him at $17,000, not enough to pass Woods. Woods doubled her winnings in the bonus round.

Former nurse pleads guilty to drug charges

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, June 20,2004 9:05 p.m.

MARION -- A former nurse accused of illegally dispensing morphine and other medications to nursing home patients has agreed to plead guilty to three felonies, her attorney said Saturday. Peggy Couse, 41, of Jonesboro will admit three of the six felony counts of dealing a controlled substance that she had faced, said attorney Shane Beal of Marion. She will enter the pleas during an appearance Monday in Grant Superior Court. Beal declined to comment further on the case.

Panel: No link between Iraq, al-Qaida

By Alyson Brodsy and Hope Yen · Thursday, June 17,2004 3:31 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Bluntly contradicting the Bush administration, the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks reported Wednesday there was "no credible evidence" that Saddam Hussein had ties with al-Qaida. In a chilling report that sketched the history of Osama bin Laden's network, the commission said his far-flung training camps were "apparently quite good." Terrorists-to-be were encouraged to "think creatively about ways to commit mass murder," it added.

Trustees move money to COAS

By Dan Patrick · Thursday, June 17,2004 3:31 a.m.

The IU board of trustees approved a measure that would allocate $3 million from the "Commitment to Excellence," or CTE fee, to support life sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences during a trustees meeting Friday. Conflict arose after recent reports contended that the trustees had misappropriated funds from the CTE fee in order to cover for recent losses within the IU-based Indiana Genomics Initiative, or INGEN.

The Truth Revealed

By Doug Evans · Thursday, June 17,2004 1:32 a.m.

For the most part, everything we hear about the Bush administration and current government policy comes from the media.