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Ambiguous fliers investigated for anti-Semitism

By Karen Green · Wednesday, May 19,2004 9:10 p.m.

The IU Police Department is investigating the distribution of fliers on campus that could be related to anti-Semitism. IUPD was notified that a slow-moving vehicle was depositing the fliers which said, "IU Hates East Coast Jews," at a variety of locations on campus, said IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger.

Giuliani questioned at 9-11 commission hearings

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Weissenstein · Wednesday, May 19,2004 9:09 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Outraged relatives of World Trade Center victims heckled former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani Wednesday as their hopes that he would be grilled by the Sept. 11 commission faded in the face of gentle questioning and effusive praise from panel members. "My son was murdered because of your incompetence!" shouted Sally Regenhard, whose firefighter son died in the trade center. Seated three rows behind Giuliani, she jabbed her finger at the former mayor and waved a sign that read "Fiction" as he gave the city's emergency response a glowing review.

Economists discuss 'jobless recovery' at campus forum

By Daraius Dubash · Sunday, May 16,2004 10:23 p.m.

Two prominent economists spoke Thursday at the Monroe Bank's Third Annual Economic Forum at the Ruth N. Halls Theatre to discuss the current mutual fund scandal and the U.S. economy's "jobless recovery."

Hoosiers postseason hopes dashed

By Benjames Derrick and Benjamin Derrick · Sunday, May 16,2004 10:22 p.m.

The IU baseball team approached this weekend with ideas of stringing together crucial wins in the team's quest to make the Big Ten tournament. With the Michigan Wolverines taking three out of the four games this weekend, however, the Hoosiers' hopes and chances of a tournament berth were dealt a fatal blow. After a rainout for Friday's game, IU and Michigan played doubleheaders both Saturday and Sunday. Senior pitcher Nick Vitielliss started the weekend on a good note with his first complete game of the season in the full nine-inning game. Seniors Seth Bynum, Kevin Mahar and Ryan Donley all contributed to the scoring in their final home victory, 4-1. "It felt good to get a complete game for my final game, but the rest of the weekend didn't go so well," Vitielliss said.

Tightening their belts

By Holy Johnson · Sunday, May 16,2004 10:21 p.m.

Elephants. That's the term longtime arts lover Hillard Trubitt uses to refer to the aging segment of Bloomingtonians supportive of a local, non-University affiliated classical music scene. They're retired IU professors, philanthropists with large pockets willing to quietly encourage, both practically and fiscally, a volunteer regiment of Bloomington musicians. They've been the lifeblood, it seems, for the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, which for more than three decades, has filled local auditoriums with a shimmering flute descant or the richly-colored stroke of a cellist's bow.

A DECADE IN Africa

By Rami Chami · Sunday, May 16,2004 10:20 p.m.

The 10-year anniversary of two monumental events in African history passed last month with little international attention. In 1994 South Africa held its first general elections after the end of apartheid, bringing to an end nearly a century of institutionalized racism and discrimination.

Student pleads guilty to cocaine charge

By Robert Schmitt · Sunday, May 16,2004 10:20 p.m.

An IU student charged with a felony dealing in cocaine pled guilty in Monroe County Circuit Court May 10. Senior Joseph Miller of Bloomington was arrested and charged May 5 at the Omega Apartments, where he resides.

IU Media Relations to undergo changes

By Adam Aasen · Sunday, May 16,2004 10:19 p.m.

In the latest change to the IU Media Relations department, IU spokeswoman Jane Jankowski will leave IU May 24 to work at an Indianapolis sports publishing company.

IUPD nabs custodian in music school thefts

By Holly Johnson and Holy Johnson · Sunday, May 16,2004 10:19 p.m.

The IU Police Department arrested a School of Music janitor early Friday morning, ending a months-long investigation into a series of music school thefts.

Second recruit files for NBA

By Matt Glenesk · Sunday, May 16,2004 10:19 p.m.

Incoming basketball recruit Robert Rothbart has entered his name into next month's NBA Draft but will not hire an agent. Rothbart who attended Natomas High School in Sacramento, Calif. becomes the second Hoosier recruit to announce for this year's draft. The other, Josh Smith of Powder Springs, Ga., declared last month and has been mentioned as a possible lottery pick.

Campus reacts to Iraqi prison photographs

By Hina Alam · Sunday, May 16,2004 10:19 p.m.

For the past few weeks, photographs of naked Iraqi prisoners, some hooded, some tied together and piled on top of one another have continued to be the center of media attention.

Potential foundation in question

By Alyson Brodsy and Pete Yost · Sunday, May 16,2004 10:05 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Iraq prisoner abuse scandal shifted Sunday to the question of whether the Bush administration set up a legal foundation that opened the door for the mistreatment. Within months of the Sept. 11 attacks, White House counsel Alberto Gonzales reportedly wrote President Bush a memo about the terrorism fight and prisoners' rights under the Geneva Conventions.

The toxic Texan's revenge

By Alyson Brodsy and Tyler Bond · Sunday, May 16,2004 9:49 p.m.

Today the U.S. government will begin prosecution for one of the most grievous crimes committed in recent memory -- sailor-mongering. What? You've never heard of sailor-mongering? That's because the last time someone was prosecuted for it was in 1890, according to Reuters. Today, however, the Bush administration will take the organization Greenpeace to trial in federal district court in Miami for sailor-mongering.

Alarm at the gate

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, May 16,2004 9:48 p.m.

I can't believe what is happening at IU. If I had not attended school for three years here already, I wouldn't ever believe this. I have finally come to the conclusion that IU, while integrated racially, doesn't promote diversity interaction.

O little town

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, May 16,2004 9:47 p.m.

There is a 71-year-old man who lives in Triana, a barrio of Seville, Spain, that some consider its own republic. He is a representative for a company that sells "caramellos" (what we might call lozenges). Though that is his title, his passion is for his car. It's an early '80s model Hyundai Accent LS, olive green, splattered with dents and the dropping of pigeons that pass over the skies of Andalucia.

Still separate,still unequal

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, May 16,2004 9:45 p.m.

As same-sex couples in Massachusetts head to the altar today for the first state-recognized gay marriages, we should remember the case that inspired a state supreme court edict that "separate is seldom, if ever, equal." Fifty years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation in public schools in Brown v. Board of Education. Contradicting the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling, Chief Justice Earl Warren read aloud the court's unanimous decision which ruled Plessy's "separate but equal" standard "has no place" in public education and was "inherently unfair."

Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, May 16,2004 9:45 p.m.

Bennett inks junior college All-American Women's basketball head coach Kathi Bennett announced that junior college forward Joei Clyburn signed a letter-of-intent to play basketball for the Hoosiers this upcoming season.

IUPD Blotter

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, May 16,2004 9:43 p.m.

The IU Police Department reported the following activity: May 13 • Sophomore Grady Randall, 20, resident of Third Street, was arrested on charges of illegal possession of alcohol, operating a vehicle while intoxicated and resisting law enforcement at Third and Indiana Streets. The subject was transported to the Monroe County Jail.

Nation's best prep stars invade Bloomington

By Dan Click · Sunday, May 16,2004 9:43 p.m.

Though basketball season won't start for another six months, recruiting season is heating up as Bloomington played host this weekend to the Adidas May Classic, Friday through Sunday at the Bloomington Sportsplex, both Bloomington high schools and Assembly Hall.

More jobs to be offered to new grads, survey says

By Alyson Brodsy and Susan C. Thomson · Sunday, May 16,2004 9:42 p.m.

The college class of 2004 is somewhat in luck. Employers are expected to hire 11.2 percent more of them than they did from the class of 2003. The projection comes from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, which follows job trends for new graduates.