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on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 23,2004 1:56 a.m.

Clarett thrown for loss at Supreme Court WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Maurice Clarett's bid to enter this weekend's NFL draft was turned down by the Supreme Court Thursday, delaying his attempt to bypass the league's eligibility rule. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg rejected his first request, saying she saw no reason to overturn a lower court's stay preventing the former Ohio State running back from being taken in the draft.

IU hopes to improve Big Ten record this weekend

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 23,2004 1:55 a.m.

Coming off of a big win against Louisville Wednesday, the Hoosiers are looking to improve their record against conference opponents this weekend as they visit Evanston, Ill., to take on Northwestern and East Lansing, Mich., to take on Michigan State.

Hoosiers head to Illinois

By Alex Witteveld · Friday, April 23,2004 1:55 a.m.

The Hoosiers (21-15, 5-7) will travel to Champaign, Ill., this weekend to take on the Fighting Illini. IU will return to conference play coming off a tough 10-5 loss to Miami University. This will be the third of eight four-game series against Big Ten opponents. The Hoosiers split their series with Northwestern, dropped three games to Minnesota and split their series with Iowa.

CHOOSING COLORS

By Dan Patrick · Friday, April 23,2004 1:54 a.m.

Spring is here. The air is warming, the snow has melted and the flowers are beginning to bloom. Tonight there will also be the familiar sounds of cracks from baseball bats and -- football helmets? The IU spring football season is about to come to fruition in the annual Cream and Crimson game tonight. Optimism is high heading into the game, as both the offensive and defensive units have strengthened since last season. IU's offensive line comes back with a full roster of returning players headlined by junior guard Adam Hines, junior tackle Isaac Sowells and sophomore tackle Justin Frye. The trio had the most action on the Hoosier team as they took 969, 967 and 821 snaps, respectively. Hines brings serious experience to the Hoosier roster and has started in nearly every game of his two-season career -- dating back to the second game of his freshman season.

Marines urge weapons handover in Fallujah

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 23,2004 1:45 a.m.

FALLUJAH, Iraq -- U.S. Marines warned guerrillas in this violence-wracked city Thursday they have only days to hand over their heavy weapons or face a possible American attack. So far, the insurgents have turned in mainly dud rockets, rusty mortar shells and grenades labeled "inert."

Militias warn of more violence

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 23,2004 1:45 a.m.

LAGOS, Nigeria -- Rival militias threatened Thursday to escalate a simmering ethnic conflict in Nigeria's oil delta, where 10 people were killed this week in an attack on a boat full of market vendors. Nigerian military spokesman Said Ahmed said Itsekiri militants were suspected in the Tuesday evening attack on the boat traveling from the oil city of Warri to the village of Burutu, 30 miles to the southeast.

Arafat expels 20 militants

By Alyson Brodsy and Ravi Nessman · Friday, April 23,2004 1:35 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Yasser Arafat expelled 20 wanted militants from his compound Thursday in an apparent bid to forestall an Israeli raid, a further sign the Palestinian leader fears he might become a target himself. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, meanwhile, backed away from a promise to honor an upcoming vote by his Likud party on a proposal to withdraw from the Gaza Strip, senior government officials said. A new poll showed shrinking support for the plan.

Retired admiral reflects on Iraq

By Aishah Hasnie · Friday, April 23,2004 1:28 a.m.

Retired Admiral William Crowe Jr. spoke Thursday about the U.S. intervention in Iraq and highlighted, in his view, the main problems needing attention. With the escalating violence unfolding in Iraq, Crowe also emphasized the need to keep peace. "You don't win the war if you lose the peace," said Crowe. "This is the number one lesson of bureaucracy."

CUE shows 'X-Men' film

By Rick Newkirk · Friday, April 23,2004 1:26 a.m.

Mutants. Since the discovery of their existence, they've been regarded with fear, suspicion, often hatred. Across the planet, debate rages. Are mutants the next link in the evolutionary chain or simply a new species of humanity fighting for their share of the world? Either way, it is an historical fact: sharing the world has never been humanity's defining attribute."

New lights to be installed

By Chris Jesse · Friday, April 23,2004 1:25 a.m.

Criminals of the night beware. IU is about to get safer. With umbrellas in hand, administrators and campus officials braved the rainy weather to walk around campus for the Spring Night Walk, an event aimed at examining the adequacy of lighting on campus. Physical Plant Engineer Jim Koryta announced during the walk the planned addition of several new lights to one of the campus' darkest areas. The walk, which also takes place in the fall, included representatives from Residential Programs and Services, the Physical Plant, the Office of Women's Affairs, Bloomington Professional Council, as well as Dean of Students Richard McKaig.

Language, learning programs come to Monroe County Library

By Tim Callahan · Friday, April 23,2004 12:44 a.m.

Beginning May 1, the Monroe County Public Library will be presenting both children and adults with the opportunity to explore bilingual stories, songs and games in Spanish and English. The activities and crafts will be open to the public the first Saturday of each month from 10 to 10:45 a.m. They are part of an effort by the library to invite members of the community to be exposed to different ideas through increased multicultural programming.

Holocaust museum raising money after fire

By Alyson Brodsy and Deanna Wrenn · Friday, April 23,2004 12:32 a.m.

In the five months since a Holocaust museum in Indiana was burned to the ground in an arson, museum officials say they have raised about half the money they need to start rebuilding. Mary Wright, education director for the CANDLES Holocaust Museum in Terre Haute said Thursday the total rebuilding cost was estimated at $500,000.

Soul comes to Buskirk-Chumley

By RonNella Moore · Friday, April 23,2004 12:30 a.m.

The Grand Hall of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center booms every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon with the sounds of traditional and contemporary R&B music. Upstairs, the African American Dance Company immediately recognizes the music, and some begin to dance to the beat of the bass.

'No Logo' holds provocative message

By Britany Ausmus and Brittany Ausmus · Friday, April 23,2004 12:29 a.m.

The fact that we live in a branded world is undeniable; everywhere we turn we see ads for Pepsi, Levi's and any other brand which you can possibly think. Hell, even IU is a brand, with Indiana sweatshirts dotting our campus, courtesy of Steve and Barry's.

Larry, Moe and Scalia?

By Alyson Brodsy and Scott J. Gorsky · Friday, April 23,2004 12:27 a.m.

This is TV Turnoff Week. It actually started last Monday, so if you're just finding this out, please try to forget everything you saw on TV since then. Already done? Wonderful. Brought to you by the TV Turnoff Network, this group has a single-minded determination to make you (surprise!) turn off your television and go do something with your miserable life. That's not exactly how www.tvturnoff.org, phrases it, but I like to attach a patronizing tone when I think about these kinds of organizations.

Toby Keith sweeps awards

By Alyson Brodsy and John Gerome · Friday, April 23,2004 12:27 a.m.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. --Toby Keith took home three awards Wednesday in Country Music Television's Flameworthy Video Music Awards show, including video of the year for his patriotic song "American Soldier."

Revenge of the Luddites

By Alyson Brodsy and Cameron Thibos · Friday, April 23,2004 12:26 a.m.

Ned Lud had a mission. His life, as the tale goes, was a crusade against technology. In the 1780s, he attacked a stocking factory and destroyed his most dire enemy -- the loom. This act spawned the Luddites, an anti-technology activist group that went around breaking machinery that lowered employment.

Not another Vietnam ... yet

By Alyson Brodsy and Jonathon Blanks · Friday, April 23,2004 12:25 a.m.

On Tuesday, presidential candidate Ralph Nader called for the unilateral withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and suggested an international force replace them -- essentially passing the buck to the brothers, fathers and sons of other nations to clean up our mess.

Closing the gender gap

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 23,2004 12:23 a.m.

After hundreds of years as second-class employees, women deserve the right to make more money. But the idea that they must go through four years of additional schooling to receive these economic incentives further proves the struggle is not over.

RHA's Connect appoints VP

By Cecelia Wolford · Thursday, April 22,2004 2:56 a.m.

The Connect ticket, the winner of this year's Residence Halls Association elections, appointed sophomore Kyle Campbell to the position of vice president of internal affairs. The position became open after the elected winner, sophomore Joe Reid, was disqualified for sending out a mass e-mail, which was prohibited by the RHA election commissioners.