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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.

Lugar addresses outgoing seniors

Monday, May 19,2003 7:49 p.m.

As IU's graduates exited Assembly Hall Saturday, they left with an idea of what Sen. Richard Lugar would like the future to be. Addressing the outgoing seniors in two different ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Lugar insisted that the United States and its allies should develop a global accountability system to track nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.

Privacy anyone?

By Kevin A Switaj · Monday, May 19,2003 7:49 p.m.

Once upon a time, the public did not care much about the private lives of its athletic heroes. Mickey Mantle is an alcoholic? It doesn't matter because of his amazing hitting ability. If an athlete slept around, it was a matter for him and his family, not the sports pages. What a different world we live in today.

Castroneves wins pole; Foyt IV earns spot after contact

By Steve Herman · Monday, May 19,2003 7:48 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A.J. Foyt IV covered as much ground going backward as he did going forward on his first qualification attempt for the Indianapolis 500.

Team falls short in Stanford match-up

Monday, May 19,2003 7:47 p.m.

In the first game of the 2003 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championships, the Hoosiers fell to No. 1 Stanford Cardinal 13-2. This loss places IU at 26-10 while Stanford improves its record to 21-2.

Boilermakers smash IU 20-4

By Marc Samardzija · Monday, May 19,2003 7:47 p.m.

The IU baseball team took to the field Sunday against intrastate rival Purdue for a doubleheader. The Hoosiers looked to this as a chance to earn points in the IU-Purdue Titan Series, as well as a boost before heading into the Big Ten Championships in two weeks. However, it was anything but a good day for the Hoosiers as the team dropped both games. After taking a 10-3 loss early in the day, freshman pitcher Ryan Parker stated the team would need to get better pitching and run support. Instead, Purdue picked up right where they left off by beating the Hoosiers 20-4. Things got off to a bad start for IU in the second inning when senior Daniel Underwood drove in his 11th homer of 2003. Purdue senior Nick McIntyre crushed his 10th homer of the season to start.

Around the Arts

Monday, May 19,2003 7:47 p.m.

Eminem won't allow 'Weird Al' parody video NEW YORK -- Eminem might poke fun at himself in videos, but he doesn't want "Weird Al" Yankovic doing it. Eminem won't give Yankovic permission to shoot a video for his new song, "Couch Potato," a parody of Eminem's Oscar-winning tune "Lose Yourself," Yankovic said.

Artifacts recovered after Iraqi looting

By Jonathan D. Salant · Monday, May 19,2003 7:46 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. authorities have recovered almost 40,000 manuscripts and 700 artifacts that were missing from the National Museum in Baghdad, officials said Wednesday.

Weekend thunderstorms cause havoc in Indiana

By Alyson Brodsy and Ryan Lenz · Monday, May 19,2003 7:46 p.m.

Fast-moving thunderstorms Saturday created at least one tornado and brought heavy winds and torrential rain to central and southern Indiana, leaving streets under water and damaging buildings.

'X2' continues weekend box office dominance

By David Germain · Monday, May 19,2003 7:44 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Mutants preserved their power at the box office as "X2: X-Men United" remained the No. 1 movie, taking in $41.4 million in its second weekend.

'Bach' displays wit, clever dialogue

By Alyson Brodsy and Brandon Morley · Monday, May 19,2003 7:44 p.m.

The Bloomington Playwrights Project currently is taking the audience back in time to a German church in 1722. The story takes place at Leipzig, where the organ master played his own funeral dirge as he dropped dead and his head hit the keys, which now is in sore need of a new organist. To find a replacement, the clergy announces auditions and several viciously competitive artists show up with wanting eyes, ogling the chance to be the most prestigious organist in all of Germany.

Monkey see, monkey poop

By Joe Grace · Monday, May 19,2003 7:43 p.m.

At this rate, I'm never gonna be an official grown-up. This is because a recent report compiled by the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center concluded that most Americans don't believe someone can be called an official grown-up until they reach the decrepit age of 26.

'IDS' reader challenge

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, May 19,2003 7:43 p.m.

Welcome to the summer edition of your IDS opinion page. I will be your editor, JP Benitez, and this will be the space to find your staff editorials.

Genu-whine malady

By Alyson Brodsy and Hank Grimes · Monday, May 19,2003 7:42 p.m.

In November 2002, The Boston Globe reported that 16-year-old Sekou Mims began suffering from delusions: White police were following him, white strangers on a train were staring at him menacingly, and he went through angry bouts of extreme nervousness and hyperventilation while simply walking down the street.