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Osama bin Laden remains free 5 years later

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:30 p.m.

Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the past five years have been marked with the United States' failure to capture the man who orchestrated the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon: Osama bin Laden. The CIA attributes the failure to many elements, including lack of access to al-Qaida's inner circle and the United States' own disorganization. Two writers give their opinion.

Herb or Hops?

Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:10 p.m.

In the past few months a Colorado-based nonprofit organization, Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation, has incited proposals that have helped pass referenda asking campuses to lower marijuana penalties to carry the same severity as those for alcohol. The schools that have passed referenda include such major universities as the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, Florida State University and the University of Maryland. SAFER's goal is "to educate the public about the simple fact that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol" and hopes to continue the spread of such policies around the nation's universities. Our columnists debate the safety of marijuana compared to alcohol, the legal implications in Indiana and whether such a proposal should be made at IU.

Parental placation

By Alyson Brodsy and Abram Hess · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:09 p.m.

The end of Western civilization is coming, and it's coming to your local grocery store as a green and purple shopping cart. That's right, Barney is invading Meijer.

UPDATE: Hoeppner to have surgery

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:06 p.m.

Three days after a victory against Ball State, IU head coach Terry Hoeppner announced he will take a temporary leave of absence to undergo surgery to remove a possible recurrent brain tumor.

Collaborative project puts local artists' work on city buses

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 11:02 p.m.

Late Friday morning, Bloomington Transit bus number 553 rolled by the Indiana Memorial Union. Upon first glance, it looked like any other bus. However, the bus the riders boarded was much more than a means of transportation; it was a study in public art, with a reproduction of Ron Firebaugh's "Little Five" acrylic painting adorning its side.

Lawsuit filed in feud over Brown County inn

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 10:56 p.m.

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- Many of those who live near a rural Brown County inn have gone to court in their effort to end the music festivals and other large gatherings it has held.

Poll shows almost 1/2 of Hoosiers oppose Iraq war

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 10:55 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Nearly half of Indiana residents do not believe the war in Iraq was worth the cost, according to a new statewide poll.

Groups up in arms over artist scheduled to play at Bluebird

By Sarah Core · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 10:53 p.m.

The IU Hoosier Rights Campaign and OUT are up in arms over a Jamaican artist a local club has booked to perform this week, calling him a "blatant and unapologetic" gay-basher.

'Star Wars' DVD release attracts fans

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 10:50 p.m.

Star Wars fans will always debate whether Han or Greedo shoots first, but there will never be any argument as to who were the first people in Bloomington to get their hands on the unaltered original trilogy DVDs.

Rhode Island, Arizona primary races in spotlight

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 10:46 p.m.

An embattled Senate incumbent in Rhode Island and an open House seat in Arizona gave Republican primary voters a choice Tuesday between moderates and conservatives, as both parties watched the races with eyes on the larger fight for control of Congress.

Militants storm U.S. Embassy in Syria; no Americans hurt

By Alyson Brodsy and Sam F. Ghattas · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 10:45 p.m.

DAMASCUS, Syria -- Islamic militants tried to storm the U.S. Embassy on Tuesday using automatic rifles, hand grenades and a van rigged with explosives, the Syrian government said. Four people were killed in the brazen attack, including three of the assailants, but no Americans were hurt.

Iran vows to help protect Iraq border from millitants

By Alyson Brodsy and Ali Akbar Dareini · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 10:42 p.m.

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iraq's prime minister made his first official visit to Iran on Tuesday, asking Tehran to prevent al-Qaida militants from slipping across the border to carry out attacks, an Iraqi official said. Iran's president promised to help Iraq establish security.

AIDS-inspired altarpiece begins U.S. tour

By F.N. D’Alessio · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 10:33 p.m.

CHICAGO -- As the twin scourges of AIDS and unemployment ravaged their rural district, the women of the South African fishing village of Hamburg decided to fight back with the weapons they were given: embroidery needles.

Flirty frocks and 'sacks' on Fashion Week runways

By Alyson Brodsy and Samantha Critchell · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 10:31 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Spring fashion is beginning to take shape in the opening days of New York Fashion Week -- however loose that shape might be.

Group seeks 'truth' about 9/11 attacks

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 6:27 p.m.

Virtually no one disputes that two planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

'Edgy' InMotion Dance Inc. seeks dedicated performers

By Kristi Oloffson · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 5:25 p.m.

Auditions haven't started for InMotion Dance Inc. -- a student-run dance group that showcases styles of jazz, hip-hop and lyrical dance -- but preparation for its first shows has.

Security Council again seeks Darfur intervention government still resists

By Alyson Brodsy and Nick Wadhams · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 3:43 p.m.

UNITED NATIONS -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and members of the U.N. Security Council took turns Monday demanding swift intervention to ease the mounting humanitarian crisis in Darfur, but the Sudanese government again resisted a U.N. peacekeeping force.

TOUGH TICKET$

By Eamonn Brennan · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 2:09 p.m.

IU sophomore Matt Barr has some big requests for IU basketball. Very simply, he'd like new facilities, top recruits, a successful, respected coach and a winning team. Anything else? Well, he'd like cheaper, closer seats. Maybe a student section, too. Is that too much to ask?

IU finishes in back of pack at NCAA Central Regional

By Kevin Kane · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 1:53 p.m.

The 2006-07 season is now underway, and the Hoosiers saw first-hand that high expectations don't always yield better results.

Debate over gay marriage tonight

By Dana Tesser · Tuesday, Sept. 12,2006 12:25 p.m.

Tonight, the Union Board will tackle one of the country's most controversial issues: gay marriage. The board's debates and issues committee has brought a gay rights activist and a consultant for President Bush to campus to discuss the issue in "Gay Marriage: A Civil Debate" at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall at the Indiana Memorial Union.

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