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VIPs asked to remove ties during Bush speech in Indianapolis

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, May 20,2003 5:41 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- White House staffers reportedly asked men sitting behind President Bush during a speech in Indianapolis to remove their ties to enhance the message's grass-roots appeal.

Plane crash kills 4 Hoosiers Friday

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, May 20,2003 5:40 p.m.

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A single-engine plane carrying four Indiana residents on their way to a South Carolina vacation crashed just northwest of Savannah, Ga., killing all four people. Greg and Marianne Moser, who owned a race car axle business, Moser Engineering, in Portland, Ind., died in Friday's crash.

Guns and butter

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, May 20,2003 5:40 p.m.

Speaking last Monday in front of 7,500 Hoosiers in Indianapolis, Bush unfolded a new plan to cut more taxes than the $350 billion the Senate had approved. As usual, when it comes to economic policy, Bush is on shaky ground.

Have a drink or two

By Alyson Brodsy and Vincent Carr · Tuesday, May 20,2003 5:40 p.m.

After receiving the notorious No. 1 party school ranking from the Princeton Review and being featured in the May 12 issue of Time magazine, those not familiar with IU's apparent alcohol problem are few.

Where does the money go?

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, May 20,2003 5:39 p.m.

In the last IU board of trustees meeting, the University once again increased tuition, this time by 4 percent. They increased tuition by $202 per year for returning in-state students and $627 for non-resident returning students.

Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, May 20,2003 9:59 a.m.

IU's School of Music announced May 13 that it received a three-year, $345,000 grant from the Dorothy Richard Starling Foundation to continue developing the IU String Academy. The academy is designed for children aged five to 18 to study violin, viola, cello, bass and double bass. The vigorous curriculum includes private lessons, chamber music and performance opportunities.

Hollywood execs fight DVD duplication

By Alyson Brodsy and Ted Bridis · Tuesday, May 20,2003 9:59 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Brian Martin, a computer consultant in Maryland, is careful when he handles the plastic discs in his DVD library of more than 200 movies. But accidents, and scratches, still happen. "The worst thing is, one little scratch is enough to make the movie skip forward a chapter," says Martin, who estimates his collection at more than $3,000. "That's become really annoying with a few of mine."

'Les Miserables' closing after 16 years

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, May 20,2003 9:58 a.m.

LONDON -- Cameron Mackintosh will bid "adieu" Sunday to his Broadway production of "Les Miserables," but the British producer says the imminent departure of a musical fondly known as "The Glums" has not got him down. "I feel complete happiness," said Mackintosh, 56, about a musical with a heavy story line that ends in death. He was speaking a month before he rings down the curtain on the epic show adapted from Victor Hugo's novel.

Early Music Fest showcases period art

By Matt Laughlin · Tuesday, May 20,2003 9:58 a.m.

Now in its 10th year of existence, the Bloomington Early Music Festival once again brings a unique and captivating two weeks of solo and ensemble concerts, opera and workshops to the Bloomington community. What makes this series of events so special is the incorporation of period-style instruments, musical styles and seldom heard literature from the early music tradition.

US officials worry about fighting SARS outbreak

By Alyson Brodsy and Daniel Yee · Tuesday, May 20,2003 9:58 a.m.

ATLANTA -- During a tuberculosis outbreak last year in Oklahoma, state health officials nailed a sign on a woman's house warning visitors not to enter. In Indiana, officials took a TB patient to court to ensure he took his medication.

Phillippines asks for economic aid

By Alyson Brodsy and Deb Riechmann · Tuesday, May 20,2003 9:57 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo gets a grand reception Monday at the White House, a meeting with President Bush and a state dinner. It's payback for her loyal support of the fight against international terror, but she wants to take home more than memories.

Experts say US should seek Korean nuclear settlement

By Alyson Brodsy and George Gedda · Tuesday, May 20,2003 9:57 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The United States should abandon its refusal to open direct negotiations with North Korea and instead seek "a verifiable nuclear settlement" with that country, a report sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations says.

Saudi adviser says FBI will participate in investigation

By Alyson Brodsy and Ken Guggenheim · Tuesday, May 20,2003 9:56 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Contradicting his country's interior minister, a Saudi foreign policy adviser said Sunday that U.S. authorities will actively participate in the investigation of last week's bombings in Saudi Arabia. Adel al-Jubeir defended the kingdom's commitment to fighting terrorism and its response to U.S. terrorism warnings before last Monday's attacks.

New grads likely to find tough job market in Indiana

Monday, May 19,2003 7:59 p.m.

More recruiters conducted more interviews on some Indiana campuses this year, but the job market remains tough for recent college graduates. A recent report based on a survey of 1,170 employers by the National Association of Colleges and Employers showed companies plan to hire 39,000 graduates, about the same as last year.

Bush speaks to Indianapolis crowd

Monday, May 19,2003 7:51 p.m.

Crowds snaked around the Indiana State Fairgrounds as throngs waited to hear President Bush speak Tuesday in Indianapolis. The 7,000 that did attend the speech applauded Bush enthusiastically as he justified the reasons for the economic bill he is trying to get passed through Congress.

Self-declared Iraqi mayor freed from US custody

Monday, May 19,2003 7:51 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An Iraqi exile who was arrested by the U.S. military for declaring himself the mayor of Baghdad was freed Sunday and admitted the error of his ways, U.S. Central Command said. U.S. troops arrested Mohammed Muhsin al-Zubaidi two weeks ago and accused him of subverting their efforts to set up an administration in the wake of Saddam Hussein's fall.

Bush meets with South Korean leader

By Christopher Torchia · Monday, May 19,2003 7:51 p.m.

NEW YORK -- South Korea's leader traveled Sunday to the United States for consultations with President Bush on the North Korean nuclear crisis, keenly aware that Pyongyang will be looking for any sign of a rift as it plots strategy on its weapons development.

Storm litters campus

By Nick Molnar · Monday, May 19,2003 7:50 p.m.

A quick tour around campus revealed plenty of evidence of this weekend's severe weather -- especially in the form of downed tree limbs and branches. The Collins Living-Learning Center was littered with large branches, and the yards to several homes on Eighth Street also were filled with fallen tree limbs.

Students facing the consequences, effects of drinking and driving

By Jeanne Hovanec · Monday, May 19,2003 7:50 p.m.

It was just another Sunday morning in October. Trees began to color Bloomington with their yellows and reds, and you could almost hear a pin drop on Kirkwood Avenue if you listened close enough. Most students were snuggled in their feather beds sleeping off the Homecoming weekend.

Board approves hike

By JP Benitez · Monday, May 19,2003 7:50 p.m.

The IU board of trustees approved a new initiative Friday that would increase tuition by 4 percent for all IU students and would allocate the $1,000 fee to be paid yearly by all incoming freshmen beginning in the fall. The increase will bring in-state tuition to $5,517 for returning students, up $202 per year. Freshmen will pay $6,517, including the extra $1000 fee.