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Judging a justice

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian Stewart · Wednesday, Jan. 18,2006 12:21 a.m.

Confirm So great was the Democrats' attempt to slander Samuel Alito during his hearings that one could have thought Alito had personally devoted his career to stealing wheelchairs from the disabled. But even this ad hominem strategy will not slow the growing influence of constitutional principle in the judiciary. One consequence of this principle concerns vital presidential powers, which many Democrats seek to shackle.

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Judging a justice

By Alyson Brodsy and Amy Obermeyer · Wednesday, Jan. 18,2006 12:20 a.m.

Reject Two things about Samuel Alito strike me as particularly suspect. The first is his apparent tendency toward racism and misogyny. Nearly everyone by now has heard of his involvement with the organization Concerned Alumni of Princeton; the values of the organization are in direct contradiction with the sentiments of the Constitution, and putting a man who espouses such beliefs in a position of so much power is dangerous.

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Judging a justice

By Alyson Brodsy and Bryan Schmidt · Wednesday, Jan. 18,2006 12:18 a.m.

Confirm The abortion controversy is a red herring that obscures the most important issue regarding Alito and the increasingly imperial presidency.

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Judging a justice

By Alyson Brodsy and Christina Galoozis · Wednesday, Jan. 18,2006 12:17 a.m.

Confirm After watching hours of confirmation hearings on C-SPAN, I concluded the 18 hours of interrogation probably could have been squeezed into two. But, unfortunately, voters in Massachusetts, New York and Vermont elect senators who spend half their "questioning" time grasping at straws to attack the upstanding federal judge. Sens. Ted Kennedy, Chuck Schumer, Pat Leahy and their voters should all be ashamed of such behavior.

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Judging a justice

By Alyson Brodsy and Amanda Dorman · Wednesday, Jan. 18,2006 12:15 a.m.

Reject The United States should be moving forward, not backward, in the struggle for gender equality. If Samuel Alito is confirmed as Supreme Court justice, the progress generations of women before us made could be reversed.

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IPod chic

By Alyson Brodsy and Amanda Dorman · Wednesday, Jan. 18,2006 12:13 a.m.

The American college campus, once identified by its historical libraries and gothic-style architecture is now being defined by an abundance of Powerbooks, cell phones, iPods and perpetual electronic connectivity that was non-existent just a decade ago.

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Wanted: President for students

By Alyson Brodsy and Christina Galoozis · Wednesday, Jan. 18,2006 12:12 a.m.

Stable is definitely not how I would describe the current situation at IU. This weekend, we lost yet another leader when President Adam Herbert announced his intended departure in 2008. Whether that's sad or glad news for you, the fact remains that the IU board of trustees will be searching -- again -- for a new face of the University.

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Athletes party?

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Weinberg · Wednesday, Jan. 18,2006 12:11 a.m.

It's amazing what passes for major news in the United States these days. Last week while a showdown with Iran regarding its nuclear weapons program grew closer, while Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon lie in a coma, and while the bird flu made it to Europe, the major U.S. news outlets were fixated on a skier's admission that he partied. A young, professional athlete drinks and parties? I'm shocked, simply shocked.

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Shake it up

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 18,2006 12:10 a.m.

As part of IU President Adam Herbert's approved overhaul of the University, the IU-Bloomington leadership structure will be shaken and stirred. These changes are necessary experiments for a campus that has wavered back and forth between alliances with its chancellor and its president. With a stronger, more centralized leadership, we believe reforming academics can also take a step closer to reality.

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Group threatens to kill American journalist

By Alyson Brodsy and Steven R. Hurst · Wednesday, Jan. 18,2006 12:05 a.m.

CAIRO, Egypt -- An Arab television channel aired a silent 20-second videotape Tuesday night of hostage American reporter Jill Carroll and said an accompanying message gave the United States 72 hours to free female prisoners in Iraq or the journalist would be killed.

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Daniels highway plan gets first Indiana legislative hearing

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 11:56 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov. Mitch Daniels' major highway plan got several plugs during its first hearing before lawmakers Tuesday, with proponents calling it a bold proposal that would create jobs and boost economic development by funding numerous road and other transportation projects.

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Senate panel weighs restricting where sexual predators can live

By Alyson Brodsy and Ken Kusmer · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 11:56 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The state would broaden its definition of sexually violent predators and bar them from residing within 1,000 feet of schools, parks or youth centers under legislation that received largely favorable discussion before a state Senate panel Tuesday. Opponents of the bill, however, objected that it was overly broad and would possibly banish some released convicts from their hometowns.

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Suspects released on '6-month rule'

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 11:54 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Judges ordered three suspects released from custody last week, ruling they had not received trials within six months of being jailed -- a deadline prosecutors say is difficult to meet.

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Genealogy 101

By Sarah Core · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 11:53 p.m.

It happens to everyone at least once in their lives.

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From the editor

By Alyson Brodsy and Kevin Dwire · Tuesday, Jan. 17,2006 11:50 p.m.

In August of last year, NCAA President Myles Brand, formerly the president of IU, instituted a ban on 18 colleges' mascots or nicknames which he deemed offensive or abusive. These schools could not use the names in any of the NCAA's 88 championships, essentially barring the mascots -- and the use of the offensive nicknames -- from any postseason competition. Since that time, schools like Florida State University and the University of Utah have appealed for, and won, the right to continue using their nicknames. Others, like the University of Illinois, have lost appeals and stayed on the list of banned institutions. Amidst all the controversy and bickering, the only thing that's clear is that everyone has an opinion.

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