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Barbie makeover

Valentine's Day has come and gone, but America's most famous couple remains broken up. It's been almost two years since the closely watched celebrity duo split, and many are hoping to see the 43-year romance rekindled. Barbie and Ken go together like movies and popcorn. But even moviegoers like a change of pace every once in a while and opt for a bag of Twizzlers instead. So no one was too surprised when Barbie split with Ken, flew to California and swapped love notes with an Australian boogie boarder named Blaine.

Students increasingly advised to beware of Facebook

Facebook members' friends might not be the only ones interested in their profiles.

Students discuss AIDS epidemic

IU students participated in a live debate and discussion Tuesday with members of several African and South American countries on how the United States should respond to the growing AIDS epidemic abroad, how the drastic low level of education is further worsening the crisis and other obstacles the world must face to prevent the spread of the disease.

House reports shows inadequate Katrina response

WASHINGTON -- Government at all levels took an indifferent stance toward disaster preparations after the 2001 terror attacks, leaving the Gulf Coast vulnerable to Hurricane Katrina and contributing to the death and suffering the storm inflicted, a House inquiry concludes.

Ensuring a high school diploma

WE SAY: If enforceable and affordable, proposed anti-dropout bill would help state's high school students

Mr.Popular

Things haven't been going well for the IU men's basketball team lately. We've lost five of our past six games, including a humiliating loss to a Minnesota team that was 0-6 in the Big Ten before claiming its first conference victory over us, as well as a loss at home in a must-win situation against Iowa. Not surprisingly, some people are calling for Mike Davis' head. Then again, many of them are the same people who have been clamoring for his head since the day he replaced Bobby Knight.

Hoosiers set for title run

For the 12th year in a row the Hoosier hockey squad will vie for its first-ever national championship, starting Friday against the University of Pittsburgh Panthers.

FUNNY MONEY

IU Equestrian Team wins first regional team title

Megan Gaare and Liz Atkins have ridden in horse shows all their lives. So when the IU juniors realized they needed to step up and give fellow team members lessons and coach them during competition in addition to their own training, they saddled up for challenge. It paid off.

IUSA season in full swing

Covering elections can be a difficult task for newspapers, and reporting on IU's student government is no exception. With the announcement last week of two parties vying to lead the IU Student Association, the Indiana Daily Student is preparing to objectively cover the two tickets both on our front page and on our editorial page. From now until the elections, IDS news editors will work to make sure our coverage stays balanced even as our opinion staff formulates its own views on the various candidates.

In The Paint

Forget the records. Forget the statistics. Forget the over-thought analysis. This game is about who wants it more. The Hoosiers are reeling.

Herbert plan intended to avoid vacancies

A new plan to make leaders out of IU professors is intended to help the University avoid another controversy about senior leadership, officials said Tuesday. "Universities are not good at succession planning, so I believe this program fills a real and important need" to train future University leaders, said University Chancellor Ken Gros Louis.

Knight picks walk-on for team in reality show

NEW YORK -- Bob Knight's reality show will be rated PG.

Hoosiers hope to end 3-year drought without championship

The No. 16 IU women's swimming and diving team begins competition today in Columbus, Ohio, in hopes of ending its three-year drought without a Big Ten Championship. The Hoosiers last won the conference title in 2003.

Woman fires handgun in local apartment office

A young woman was arrested Tuesday morning after threatening employees in the Arlington Park Apartment complex with a loaded handgun, according to a Bloomington Police Department report. Lana Thomas, 25, admitted to firing a gun in the business office of the apartment complex, at 1320 N. Arlington Park Dr., at approximately 8:45 a.m., according to the report. When police responded to the call, Thomas had left the scene, but was found soon after exiting an apartment at the complex. She was detained by the officers and a .22-caliber revolver was found in her purse.

OVERVALUED HOUSE

After flu, Davis returns to sidelines

For about a week, some fans might have been searching for Mike Davis. He didn't coach Saturday against Iowa because of a flu-like illness. His practices have been uncharacteristically closed to the media. And he left assistants Kerry Rupp and Donnie Marsh to do his radio show Monday night.

Computers track spread of illnesses

FORT WAYNE -- While the world prepares for a possible flu pandemic, most Hoosiers are just hoping they don't come down with the annual flu strain. So far, so good, doctors and health officials say. "It's pretty mild so far," said Allen County Commissioner of Health Dr. Deborah McMahan. "If we're going to get something, I think it will hit us here in the next week or two."

County chaplain counsels inmates

Monroe County Correctional Center Chaplain Steve Edwards encounters many prisoners who refuse to reform their lives, some who try but relapse, and only a few who ultimately manage to redeem themselves. "You've got to have tons of patience and be able to deal with a variety of personalities," he said. "You see so many capable and gifted people who are just throwing their lives away. You know, there's so much other stuff they could be doing."

Saddam tells court he is protesting with hunger strike

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Saddam Hussein and three former officials in his regime told the court handling their trial Tuesday that they were on a hunger strike in protest of the judge overseeing the proceedings.