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U.S. aircraft strike Fallujah

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 28,2004 2:05 a.m.

FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Multiple explosions shook Fallujah after dark Tuesday, and large plumes of smoke billowed into the sky as fighting erupted for the second straight night. An American AC-130 gunship hammered targets in the city. Blasts and gunfire went on steadily for more than half an hour in sustained fighting, apparently in the northern Jolan district, a poor neighborhood where Sunni insurgents are concentrated. Flames could be seen rising from buildings, and mosque loudspeakers in other parts of the city called for firefighters to mobilize. The fighting erupted as a two-day extension to a cease-fire ended earlier in the day. U.S. aircraft dropped leaflets in the city of 200,000 people, calling on insurgents to surrender.

Hat World co-founder to speak

By Steven Chung · Wednesday, April 28,2004 2:04 a.m.

When Scott Molander and Glenn Campbell created Hat World, Inc., in 1995, it was a temporary store in Tippecanoe Mall in Lafayette. It has since grown into a chain of over 480 stores nationwide. Hat World also plans to open stores in South Korea and China.

Student arrested on cocaine charge

By Mallory Simon · Wednesday, April 28,2004 2:04 a.m.

Officers arrested junior Nitin Patel, 20, Monday on preliminary charges of dealing cocaine, maintaining a common nuisance and possession of paraphernalia, said IU Police Department Lt. Jerry Minger. This marks the third cocaine arrest this month. Two Bloomington residents were arrested April 9 by the IU Police Department for the sale of crack cocaine. Minger said the case was initiated during the beginning of February, but there is no address for the initial buy. "It appears (officers) were buying powder cocaine from the subject," Minger said. "There were several other buys set up, and then they sent the (cocaine) to the lab and obtained a warrant."

IU asks seniors to donate before leaving

By Brittany Hite · Wednesday, April 28,2004 2:03 a.m.

IU seniors will get one last chance to do something Hoosiers do best: compete against Purdue. The IU Foundation is sponsoring Senior Face Off, a fundraising drive that began Monday and ends Friday. The face off will encourage seniors from both campuses to make donations to their soon-to-be alma maters and declare the school with the highest percentage of donating seniors the winner.

Hospital moves outside of city

By Lindsey Jancek and Lindsay Jancek · Wednesday, April 28,2004 2:03 a.m.

After attempting to build a hospital in Bloomington, Dr. Kamal Tiwari is now planning to move his hospital outside city limits and into the jurisdiction of Monroe County. His change of plans comes after the Bloomington City Plan Commission failed to give a recommendation to the Bloomington City Council.

It's Segway or the highway

By Kelly Phillips · Wednesday, April 28,2004 2:03 a.m.

Gliding up the ramp into Jordan Hall, Physiology Professor Henry Prange looks as if he's riding on a white scooter that's been compacted into a boxy platform outfitted with overgrown wheels.

Community shocked by anti-Semitic vandalism

By Mallory Simon · Wednesday, April 28,2004 1:51 a.m.

An IU student experienced feelings of anger, shock and disbelief as he learned exactly what it felt like to become the target of a hate crime. Sometime between 7:30 and 10 p.m. Monday, his car was vandalized -- covered in red spray-painted swastikas and the word "Jew" splashed on the side. The student, who is an active member of the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center, was advised by his roommate that someone had spray painted his car, and he later reported the incident to the Bloomington Police Department.

More students hired after internships

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 28,2004 1:31 a.m.

Employers who believe interns are only good for making photocopies and trips to Starbucks are sorely mistaken. And that misconception is costing them. Costing them future employees, fresh perspectives, short-term help ... The potential benefits are endless, said Ami Hollis, recruiting coordinator for Kent State University's Career Services Center.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 28,2004 1:27 a.m.

IU offers series of free guided nature walks to public The IU Research and Teaching Preserve is offering a series of guided nature walks led by experts for students to study topics including fungi, birds, insects and Brood X cicadas at Griffy Woods.

Shoe drive 'Sole Purpose' for giving

By Eric Tash · Wednesday, April 28,2004 12:39 a.m.

Putting the soul back into old shoes is the driving force behind Sole Purpose. Sole Purpose, a program under the full backing of the Student Recreational Sports Association, is asking people to donate old shoes to give to the homeless. The collection, which started April 2, will continue throughout the summer. The bins are located at the Student Recreational Sports Center by the turnstiles.

Lacrosse club looks to next season

By Ryan Corazza · Wednesday, April 28,2004 12:38 a.m.

The IU women's club lacrosse team finished the regular season April 15 at home with a dominant 17-1 win against Taylor University. With the win, the team concluded its regular season with a 7-5 record and finished in third place in its division of the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse League. The league consists of 53 teams divided into seven divisions from the Midwest.

Cakes' last crumbs

By Matt Glenesk · Wednesday, April 28,2004 12:36 a.m.

Isat down at the computer and began to write a sub-par column about how no one is watching the NBA or the NHL playoffs. Then it dawned on me that this is my final column of the semester and might be the last "Cakes' Takes" in history.

Hoosiers face Wildcats

By Mark Carlson · Wednesday, April 28,2004 12:35 a.m.

At the core of every great team is veteran leadership. This year's IU softball team is no different, with four seniors guiding the Hoosiers to a surprisingly successful season. As IU (28-27, 4-10 Big Ten) rolls into Lexington to play Kentucky (24-27-1), the Hoosier seniors have all played different roles in the team's success. Senior Karly McCormack leads with her performance rather than with vocal leadership. The same is true of fellow senior Abby Stark.

Big Ten co-champs head into tourney

By Jeff Fuldauer · Wednesday, April 28,2004 12:34 a.m.

As if winning his 600th career match wasn't enough to solidify IU coach Lin Loring as the nation's top tennis coach, the remarkable turnaround the women's tennis team has experienced this season speaks volumes about one of the most successful sports programs at IU. Almost every aspect of the program, in comparison to the 2003 season, seems like Superman's bizzaro world, as the Hoosiers fought their way to IU's most successful season in six years. Most notably, in less than 12 months the Hoosiers rebounded from a season spent as the doormat of the Big Ten to a force to be reckoned with on the national stage.

Number of illegal immigrants from Mexico increasing

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 28,2004 12:33 a.m.

SASABE, Mexico -- After a four-year decline, illegal immigration from Mexico is spiking as several thousand migrants a day rush across the border in hopes of getting work visas under a program President Bush proposed. Many also are trying to beat tighter security to come in June.

4 dead in Syrian violence

By Alyson Brodsy and Albert Aji · Wednesday, April 28,2004 12:32 a.m.

DAMASCUS, Syria -- Gunmen attacked a former United Nations office in a diplomatic quarter of Damascus, setting off a battle with police that pelted nearby buildings with bullets and grenades. The fighting killed two attackers, a policeman and a civilian, the government said.

31 columns later ...

By Alyson Brodsy and Phil Kijak · Wednesday, April 28,2004 12:30 a.m.

I'll remember spending my first night in Forest-B11 sleeping on top of my covers, watching a kid down an entire fifth of 151 at my first college party, jumping in the air after being cast in "Boy In the Bubble," dancing to the Chili Peppers' "Airplane" and kissing on the grassy hill at Ninth and Fess, running down Fee Lane and ending up at President Brand's house to watch effigies burned in front of the riot police

IU students show 'Street Smarts'

By Lori Snow · Wednesday, April 28,2004 12:29 a.m.

Many college students make extra money by working part time between classes, but IU students Daniel Brewer and Ashley Grogg took more of a gamble and played against each other for extra cash on the syndicated reality game show "Street Smarts."

Argentine authorities suspend search

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 28,2004 12:29 a.m.

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. -- Argentine authorities Tuesday suspended their search for a missing Wabash College student whom they believe drowned in a lake in the Andes Mountains. The search for Anthony Hyatt Lobdell, 21, was suspended on its fourth day after Argentine police narrowed their search to southern Argentina's Lake Gutierrez, alongside a mountain where Lobdell had been backpacking.

All about Greece

By Julia Balnford and Julia Blanford · Wednesday, April 28,2004 12:28 a.m.

Ah, sun, sand and great food. How I miss you already. In Europe, every country practically shuts down during Holy Week, and everyone goes on vacation. While most students backpacked around Italy, I decided to venture out and head to Greece with my sister from the States in tow. It's hard to see everything in the span of a week, but we decided to go beyond the traditional Greek tour and visit some exotic locations. The trip began on the island of Crete, where we got our first taste of Greek life.