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More Coke and computers

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 21,2004 12:24 a.m.

Every April, students find themselves sleep-deprived and overdosed on caffeine as they rush to finish an endless string of final projects. In the past, students worked these 24-hour days in every imaginable location. But this year something is different. Now we have the Information Commons -- a single facility in which students can collectively produce any conceivable type of project.

Storms damage Hoosier homes

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 21,2004 12:23 a.m.

JAMESTOWN, Ind. -- Severe storms rolled across central Indiana Tuesday, injuring at least one person and damaging several homes. Wayne Henry, superintendent of utilities, said he saw a tornado about 5:40 p.m. just west of downtown of this community, 25 miles northwest of Indianapolis.

Local activists warn of carbon monoxide threat

By Andrea Opperman · Wednesday, April 21,2004 12:23 a.m.

The risk of carbon monoxide poisoning goes down as the temperature goes up, but Bloomington activists are making sure citizens remain aware of the risks. This poisonous gas is emitted by furnaces, cars, appliances and closed fireplaces. It is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. This growing problem is the culprit of hundreds of deaths each year all across the country.

Counseling offered year round for help with stress, depression

By Michael Zennie · Tuesday, April 20,2004 4:26 p.m.

From class work, to exams, to the college social-structure, students face a lot of stress at college. But they don't have to suffer through the stress alone. IU has many resources to help those struggling through depression, mental distress and the pressures of everyday life.

Daniels ads consistent, plays up Hoosier pride

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Tuesday, April 20,2004 2:27 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Mitch Daniels, in television commercials he has aired since January, has been delivering consistent themes to living rooms all across Indiana. The ads are polished, in a pleasant kind of way. They cast the state's economic problems in terms of comeback, not crisis, and the Republican candidate for governor as more caring than critical. Far from "talking down Indiana," as Democratic Gov. Joe Kernan's campaign likes to accuse Daniels of doing, the ads are primarily positive and play up Hoosier pride.

Cliché comedy, yet timeless

By Andrew Welfe and Andrew Welfle · Tuesday, April 20,2004 2:26 a.m.

Men are all assholes. At least according to women, Kevin Burke said in his performance of "Defending the Caveman," the longest-running solo show in Broadway history, written by Rob Becker. Men are all assholes. At least according to women, Kevin Burke said in his performance of "Defending the Caveman," the longest-running solo show in Broadway history, written by Rob Becker. Personally, I have never had a woman say to me, "Andy, you know, all men are assholes." But Burke hit the nail on the head in one respect -- I've been compelled to defend my gender before. "Defending the Caveman" was an hour and 50 minutes of Burke, clad in a sports shirt and jeans, prancing around the large IU Auditorium stage.

Insurgents ordered to surrender

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Krane · Tuesday, April 20,2004 2:25 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Fallujah, Iraq's civic leaders joined American officials BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Fallujah, Iraq's civic leaders joined American officials Monday in calling for insurgents battling Marines to surrender heavy weapons in return for a promise not to resume the U.S. offensive against the city, according to a U.S. spokesman. The commitments appeared to be the first fruits of direct negotiations between U.S. officials and a group of civic leaders and professionals representing Fallujah residents. They have influence with Sunni insurgents who have been fighting Marines and have besieged the city.

Fraternity might face sanctions

By Dan Patrick · Tuesday, April 20,2004 2:22 a.m.

Delta Tau Delta faces sanctions from the University after IU Police Department officers responded to a call Saturday at the fraternity house and found people who "looked drunk," said IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger. Minger said while there weren't any state laws broken, University rules might have been violated during the event.

Bursar institutes new fee policy

By Rick Newkirk · Tuesday, April 20,2004 2:22 a.m.

Those who want to adjust their course schedule may have to pay a little more. The IU Bursar office announced Friday that changing sections of a class will cost twice as much. The modification was declared via mass e-mail and will go into effect next Fall.

Man survives jump from Ballantine

By Mallory Simon · Tuesday, April 20,2004 2:22 a.m.

Hundreds of students witnessed a 22-year-old male student jump from the eighth floor of Ballantine Hall just before noon Monday. The student, a Merrilville, Ind., resident who lives in the dorms, survived the attempted suicide and was transported to Bloomington Hospital, according to IU Police Department Lt. Jerry Minger. Eyewitnesses said the man jumped and landed on the solid awning of the north side's first floor after breaking a window with a chair.

Poll shows fewer students support Bush

By Hina Alam · Tuesday, April 20,2004 2:22 a.m.

Freshman Tuneika Cooks is worried about the job market. She said there are a lot of students graduating and very few jobs to go around. "And when I graduate I would like to have a few more opportunities than those that are available now," Cooks said. "Well, there are hardly any opportunities available now."

Hillel remembers victims

By Rick Newkirk · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:38 a.m.

The Helene G. Simon Hillel Center remembered the six million victims of the Holocaust Monday, 61 years to the day after the Warsaw ghetto uprising, with a Holocaust names remembrance. April 19 is the traditional day of Yom Hashoah, which means "day of the destruction." Twenty students stood at a podium facing Third Street and read thousands of Holocaust victims' names, one by one. The ceremony lasted five hours.

Colleges receive hints on race

By Nellie Summerfield · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:37 a.m.

Colleges have been issued a list of suggestions by the U.S. Education Department to increase the number of minority students accepted each year without taking race into account in admissions. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, the 81-page guide will add to a similar report the department issued before the Supreme Court upheld race-based admission policies at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

IU to remember former Bursar

By Alex Moore · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:35 a.m.

IU will hold a memorial service for William "Bill" Walters, IU's former bursar at 2 p.m. April 22. The service will be held at the Indiana Memorial Union in the Whittenberger Auditorium. Walters worked for the University for 27 years and continued his service to the University until 2002. "Bill was a caring guy who always asked his employees about their families," said Linda M. Bruce, who worked in the bursar office for Walters.

3 frats bring Guster for Little 500 concert

By Stacie Vasko · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:34 a.m.

The gates to the backyard of Phi Delta Theta will open at 5 p.m. Wednesday in preparation for Guster's debut as a musical appearance for this year's Little 500 festivities. Phi Delt, Phi Kappa Sigma and Kappa Sigma fraternities have teamed up to bring another well-known name in music to campus in hopes of raising not only interest in the Little 500 concert, but money for Riley's Children's Hospital as well.

Business Briefs

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:29 a.m.

Former Qwest execs acquitted DENVER -- A federal jury acquitted two former Qwest executives of improperly booking nearly $34 million in revenue, a stinging defeat for the government in the first criminal trial stemming from accounting irregularities at the telecommunications giant.

Growth in Starbucks business could lead to quality coffee shortage

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:28 a.m.

SEATTLE -- The coffee urns at Starbucks Corp. aren't likely to run dry anytime soon, but the company is worried its brisk growth could create a big problem: finding enough high-quality beans to satisfy increasing demand for its lattes and macchiatos.

Eli Lilly quarterly earnings dip

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Jewell · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:27 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Monday Eli Lilly and Co. said first-quarter earnings dipped 2 percent in part because of a $362 million expense related to an acquisition, but the drug maker's results still beat analysts' expectations.

McDonald's CEO dies of heart attack Charlie Bell named successor

By Alyson Brodsy and Dave Carpenter · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:26 a.m.

CHICAGO -- McDonald's Corp. chairman and CEO Jim Cantalupo, who orchestrated a turnaround of the fast-food giant in a 16-month tenure as chief executive after overseeing the proliferation of its restaurants worldwide in the 1980s and 90s, died unexpectedly of a heart attack Monday at age 60.

Pedaling toward profit

By Brittany Hite · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:25 a.m.

This weekend's Little 500 promises parties and excitement to students and those visiting IU as spectators to witness the world's "greatest college weekend." But the event also draws quite a crowd to the local scene as spectators and students alike spend money at local restaraunts, bars, hotels and other area businesses.