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Mother Bear's pizza to compete for national title

By Karen Green · Monday, March 8,2004 11:43 p.m.

Bloomington's own Mother Bear's Pizza, located at 1428 E. Third St., will compete nationally to win Pizza of the Year at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas next week.

Iraqi council signs interim constitution

By Alyson Brodsy and Hamza Hendawi · Monday, March 8,2004 11:43 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi leaders put aside their disagreements during the signing of a landmark interim constitution Monday, heaping praise on the U.S.-backed document amid patriotic songs and Quranic verses urging unity. But sectarian differences resurfaced as soon as the event ended.

College Mall stores DISAPPEAR

By Patrice Worthy and Patricia Worthy · Monday, March 8,2004 11:41 p.m.

Rumors have been circulating about Bloomington's College Mall. Why stores are leaving and what is going to happen next are some of the questions many Bloomington-area residents have been asking.

Marines shoot, kill gunman

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 8,2004 11:40 p.m.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- U.S. Marines shot and killed a gunman during an outbreak of gunfire at a weekend demonstration by Haitians celebrating the ousting of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a spokesman said Monday. The gunfire occurred during an anti-Aristide march Sunday, prompting the Marines to return fire in the first armed action of their week-old mission to stabilize Haiti.

Freshman leaps to IU with long reputation

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Monday, March 8,2004 11:39 p.m.

The men's track team has a strong horizontal jumping tradition which has scored crucial points in Big Ten Championship meets and qualified for NCAA Championship meets. Freshman long jumper Kiwan Lawson is the latest addition to this distinguished lineage.

Twice in one week

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 8,2004 11:33 p.m.

My attempts to repress the memories of junior high school have been consistently hindered by male college students who refuse to transcend adolescence. In the course of a week, I have been sexually harassed and physically and psychologically intimidated on campus twice by groups of three to five males. On the first occasion, Feb. 20, three boys made rude remarks (such as "I can see up your skirt") as I entered the Indiana Memorial Union. They then followed me to the pay phone booths, shaking them violently and making menacing comments (such as "Show me your cunt") as I attempted to make a call.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 8,2004 11:33 p.m.

Last month, RPS put up signs comparing prices of living on and off campus. These signs blatantly misled students, claiming that an off-campus apartment costs more than on-campus living. In reality, students can find comfortable accommodations off campus for far less per month than any dorm.

Release professor evaluations

By Alyson Brodsy and Steven Chung · Monday, March 8,2004 11:28 p.m.

As a loyal reader of this column, you might have noticed I have no qualms about disclosing comments from my evaluations as a former chemistry instructor. For example, "He needs to work on his interpersonal communication skills."

Free for a week

By Alyson Brodsy and Chelsea York · Monday, March 8,2004 11:28 p.m.

I can't concentrate. I don't want to study and it takes every single bit of strength I have to sit through my classes without screaming uncontrollably. But in less than a week, I'll be far from this little campus with its crowded sidewalks and suffocating classrooms. Two little words have kept me going through the long winter months of trekking to class through foot-high snow drifts and busting my butt on frozen sidewalks. You're excited, too. It's spring break.

Column cost-cutting and you

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian McFillen · Monday, March 8,2004 11:27 p.m.

To: Indiana Daily Student readers From: IDS Human Resources Department Subject: Personnel changes Given increasing competition in the global college newspaper market, it has become necessary to find ways of cutting our per-issue production costs.

Young Hoosiers learn the violin

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 8,2004 11:23 p.m.

FRENCH LICK, Ind. -- The sound of violins can now be heard at a southern Indiana elementary school as three third-graders have started learning to play the instrument as part of a new school program. The school district sought grants from two companies and bought three violins at $400 each to start the program at Springs Valley Elementary School, district superintendent Roger Fisher said.

Foci blends video, dance, music elements in one

By Stacey Laskin · Monday, March 8,2004 11:22 p.m.

Nestled intimately in the dimly lit room, the dozen or so audience members laughed together and traded professional experiences at Windfall Dancers' production of "Foci" Friday. According to the press release, "Foci" is designed to explore the tension between multiple perceptions of the present.

'The Odditys' brings a new twist

By Nikolas Priest · Monday, March 8,2004 11:20 p.m.

Eight people have banded together to offer the humor-deprived a long-form sketch comedy group called The Odditys. Based at the Bloomington Playwright's Project, Odditys presented its first show at 11:30 p.m Friday night. After considering many of the other groups in town as either "just not funny" or including too many "ego-stroking" jokes, the group sought to create its own odd genre of humor.

Contestments and crybabies

By Alyson Brodsy and Judd Arnold · Monday, March 8,2004 11:18 p.m.

What a joke. That's about the best description I can come up with for what exactly IU Student Association has become. For the 25th year in a row -- or whatever the number is at -- the election is being contested. The political jargon is flying in the paper while students jeer at the mockery of a student government representing them.

Washing out wallets

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 8,2004 11:16 p.m.

Our student leaders are again making our lives easier by providing us with "free" services. Similar to the IU Student Association proposing unlimited service for campus buses, thanks to the Residence Hall Association, dormitory residents may also have unlimited access to campus laundry machines simply by sliding their ID card through the machines. Students will even bealerted by e-mail when their laundry is complete. Sounds great, doesn't it? As always, there's a catch. Just like the campus bus service -- which would impose a mandatory student fee even if you don't use the buses -- the cost of unlimited laundry service will be charged to students. Students will be forced to pay from $75 to $100 for a service they may or may not use.

Panel discusses strategies for fighting backlash against homosexuals

By Daniel Wells · Monday, March 8,2004 8:27 a.m.

Members of IU's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community proposed strategies to combat the mounting backlash against gay marriage during an OUT-sponsored panel discussion last night at the Indiana Memorial Union. Gay marriage has risen to the forefront of the national debate in recent months, with debate in Massachusetts, San Francisco and all across the country.

Hoosiers end year below .500

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Monday, March 8,2004 1:06 a.m.

As the losses continue to mount for the Hoosiers, so does the frustration. IU finished with its first losing regular season since 1969-70, as No. 17 Wisconsin won 70-52 Saturday in Assembly Hall. Now, without a championship in next week's Big Ten Tournament, the Hoosiers (13-14, 7-9 Big Ten) won't make the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 18 years. Without at least two wins in the Big Ten Tournament, the Hoosiers won't even make the National Invitational Tournament.

A tough goodbye

By Natalie A. Trout · Monday, March 8,2004 1:05 a.m.

Before the game was even over, the look on senior forward A.J. Moye's face summed up the entire Big Ten season of IU basketball. And even after thousands chanted Moye's infamous "A.J. Moye" cheer and a few started up a cheer for senior center George Leach, the emotions still weren't satisfying for Moye. Sad. Disappointed. Frustrated. All words Moye used to describe his feelings after IU's (13-14, 7-9) 70-52 loss to Wisconsin (21-6, 12-4) senior night.

Alumnus speaks on Georgia's future

By Charlie Cszrom and Charlie Szrom · Monday, March 8,2004 1:01 a.m.

New Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili faces a variety of problems as he tries to forge a new path for his small Caucasus country, Richard Miles, IU alumnus and the U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Georgia, said in his lecture Friday in the Walnut Room of the Indiana Memorial Union.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 8,2004 12:56 a.m.

Stanford handed first loss of season SEATTLE -- Top-ranked Stanford lost for the first time this season, falling 75-62 to unranked Washington Saturday. Tre Simmons scored 16 points to help Washington end the Cardinal's effort to complete the first 18-0 season in Pac-10 Conference history. Thursday night, the Cardinal rallied to beat Washington State with a last-second shot.