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World to America: Why now?

Now that we have bombed Afghanistan, we must ask whether throwing devastation at an already devastated country has really done anything to prevent terrorism, punish a global network of anti-American terrorists and enlarge our understanding of a confusing international web of cause and effect.

Derby field set for Saturday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Edgar Prado isn't just responsible for riding Harlan's Holiday in the Kentucky Derby. The jockey also got to pick the colt's post position.

Not just another teen DVD

Dixon, Davis draw spotlight

ATLANTA -- Juan Dixon wasn't needed nearly as badly by his Maryland team Monday night as he was on Saturday. With Dane Fife harassing Dixon all night, Dixon was held to 18 points, his lowest output in the tournament.

Muslims thrown into unfair light

I am a Malaysian Muslim, and I am profoundly disturbed by the recent attack on innocent American civilians in the very heart of the Big Apple. But it is too early to judge that people that share with this person's nationality and belief should be blamed and punished.

The Odds: Part 1

Alan Boston is one of the men that IU grad Chad Millman profiled for his book "The Odds," a story surrounding sports gambling during the college basketball season 1999-2000. Millman tracked a couple of professional bettors and a bookmaker -- all living in Las Vegas -- as their fortunes rose and fell with each game. Excerpts of Millman's book, which went on sale March 20, appear in today's IDS.

What a riot!

When I first heard the news last Wednesday that IU's football coach Cam Cameron had been fired, I immediately picked up my little journalist notebook and took to the streets. Students have a propensity for unruliness when beloved coaches are fired, so it was a logical conclusion that something big was about to go down.

The joy of summer jobs

My summertime job is about as exciting as an after-school special. And my summer is like one big extended recess. I have a lot of play time, I just don't have much green in my pocket. I know, you're just dying to know what I do.

Officials: Bus plan will wait

An IU committee will recommend putting off universal bus access for students for at least another year, opting instead for a plan similar to the current one, IU officials said. The IU transportation committee will present its proposal, which includes free rides on all Bloomington Transit buses and a stadium-to-campus shuttle, to the board of trustees today. The services would require a student ID. The plan will cost students about $26 per semester, an increase of about $5, said IU Vice President for Administration Terry Clapacs, a member of the transportation committee.

Brand flips switch

IU just got a new toy. But this one could aid in research on the preservation of health and prevention diseases, among other uses. On Wednesday, officials from IU and IBM unveiled the most recent collaboration in their longstanding relationship -- a supercomputer capable of processing one trillion numerical calculations in one second.

Burton gets out of slump

LOUDON, N.H. -- Ward Burton, stuck in a miserable slump since winning the Daytona 500, overcame hazardous track conditions and a late caution to win the New England 300 on Sunday.

All-Stars strive to impress

PHILADELPHIA - The city of brotherly love gave the NBA's best and brightest the freedom to be showy, clownish and silly Sunday night at the All-Star game. With spectators such as lovebirds Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears, the "Greatest," Muhammad Ali, P. Diddy and Magic Johnson, the East and West stars battled for who-can-be-the-most-impressive.

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A rough post-spring break week

Some troublesome journalistic issues are worth discussing in the wake of the IDS' post-spring break editions.

Around the Game

'Hollywood Ending' shouldn't begin

University set to curb alcohol flow

With the endorsement of Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm, IU is poised to wage a new initiative against high-risk drinking on campus. Implementation teams have been assembled and students could feel the effects of stricter alcohol policies as early as Fall 2002, IU Dean of Students Richard McKaig said.

The Ramones legacy lives on in reissues

Now that The Ramones' first four albums have been given the deluxe reissue treatment, complete with bonus tracks, liner notes and all the other hoo-hah, it may be appropriate to do a little Objective Historical Comparison. Let's step into the Way-Back Machine™ and first examine an excerpt of the lyrics from Rush's bloated-beyond-belief 1976 album 2112, released just one month before The Ramones' self-titled debut.

Life's biggest lesson in Illinois

To many, the 13-mile stretch of road between Jerseyville and Carrollton would be unremarkable. Endless fields of corn plants, maybe some soybeans thrown in here and there. White farmhouses with windmills and weathervanes. A lone John Deere tractor lying idle by the side of Illinois Route 67. Nothing fascinating, nothing shocking, nothing out of the Midwestern ordinary. Indeed, to many, the Illinois countryside holds nothing of any particular importance. But for H.T. McAdams, the drive from Jerseyville to Carrollton, is what life is all about. "A lot of people just drive to get where they want to go," H.T. said to me as we rode past another cornfield. "They never really look to see what their driving by. They miss so much." H.T. was born and raised on this same fertile farmland. Rural Illinois is where he is from, and it's where he is living as his life winds down. This is where he belongs.

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