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Sigma Alpha Mu chapter picks up national award

By Michelle Manchir · Tuesday, Aug. 30,2005 12:46 a.m.

IU's Sigma Zeta chapter of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity recently placed its biggest prize yet in its already-impressive trophy case.

Violence erupts following Israel's Gaza withdrawal

By Alyson Brodsy and Steven Gutkin · Tuesday, Aug. 30,2005 12:46 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- A lethal arrest raid, a suicide bombing, fresh land expropriations, a threatening Hamas video: So far, that's the follow-up to Israel's historic Gaza pullout. Rather than seize the moment to jump-start negotiations, Israelis and Palestinians appear to be falling into a familiar pattern of violence and rhetoric. Still, the withdrawal from Jewish settlements in Gaza is of such significance that even the latest spasms are unlikely to torpedo all momentum for peace.

Offshore rigs evacuated; energy market rattled

By Alyson Brodsy and Brad Foss · Tuesday, Aug. 30,2005 12:45 a.m.

WASHINGTON - Hurricane Katrina disrupted Gulf Coast petroleum output and rattled energy markets Monday, sending oil and natural gas prices soaring and setting the stage for a spike in the retail cost of gasoline. By the end of the day, more than 700 offshore platforms and rigs had been evacuated, two rigs had drifted away and authorities in Alabama were forced to close a bridge over the Mobile River after it was struck by a runaway platform. Oil futures briefly climbed above $70 a barrel for the first time.

Policy saved tree in Chemistry Building

By Gavin Lesnick · Tuesday, Aug. 30,2005 12:43 a.m.

IU's policy aimed at maintaining the beauty of its campus is never to remove a tree unnecessarily during renovations, expansions or construction projects. That proved a daunting challenge when the Chemistry Building addition began in 1986. University administrators sat down with the architect of the project to see how to build it without compromising the large American Beech perched at the southern end of its foundation.

Katrina batters New Orleans; oil prices soar

By Alyson Brodsy and Allen G. Breed · Tuesday, Aug. 30,2005 12:31 a.m.

NEW ORLEANS -- Gail Henke could think of no better way to celebrate the French Quarter's survival of Hurricane Katrina than to belly up to a bar on Bourbon Street with a vodka and cranberry juice. Call it a libation to the storm gods.

Stock market rebounds as hurricane fears ease

By Associated Press · Tuesday, Aug. 30,2005 12:31 a.m.

Wall Street rallied Monday after Hurricane Katrina weakened, easing concerns about refinery outages along the Gulf of Mexico and pulling oil prices back from record highs.

Red, white and Wal-Mart

By Precious Sanders · Tuesday, Aug. 30,2005 12:24 a.m.

Less than a week after arriving in Bloomington, I was advised to stock up early on items for my apartment because this town becomes reminiscent of the Soviet Union as 30,000 students move in and head to various stores, particularly Wal-Mart, to furnish their new homes.

Snacks steal spotlight

By Alyson Brodsy and Megan Robb · Tuesday, Aug. 30,2005 12:23 a.m.

If you cater, they will come. Food is a classic technique used by any and all organizations, speakers or departments at IU to attract college students. The Welcome Week programs last week were only acting according to this well-known fact. But tasty snacks stole the spotlight from the valuable information offered during Welcome Week.

Enough is enough

By Kirk Nathanson · Tuesday, Aug. 30,2005 12:23 a.m.

Twice a year the jet stream and the promise of a decent education bring a seasonal hurricane of U-Haul trucks and trailer hitches that batters Bloomington and reduces the functioning and accessible college town into a gridlocked chaos so overwhelming that only the supremely brave or supremely ignorant attempt to navigate it. Last Wednesday, that hurricane descended on us and gave the Midwest a touch of New York City at rush hour.

Brushing off IU's elitist ambitions

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Aug. 30,2005 12:22 a.m.

An intellectual rift is breaking up the IU-Bloomington community: administrators, faculty members, trustees, parents and students. Major players on all sides are in disagreement, arguing about raising admission standards -- an idea that could critically change IU's future. IU has always been in the precarious position of being both University of Michigan and Michigan State University or Ohio University and Ohio State University. We have had to bear both responsibilities: leading Indiana economically with research and educating students.

Hurricane Katrina plows into Gulf Coast but spares New Orleans its full fury

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 29,2005 9:19 p.m.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hurricane Katrina plowed into the Gulf Coast at daybreak Monday with shrieking, 145-mph winds and blinding rain, submerging entire neighborhoods up to the rooflines in New Orleans, hurling boats onto land and sending water pouring into Mississippi's strip of beachfront casinos. At least two highways deaths in Alabama were blamed on the storm, and an untold number of others were feared dead in flooded neighborhoods.

Finding the right fit

By Chris Engel · Monday, Aug. 29,2005 2:47 a.m.

IU coach Mike Freitag used his second different starting lineup in two games as the Hoosiers ended their preseason schedule by defeating University of Illinois-Chicago 2-1 Saturday. After a year of consistency in the Hoosier lineup, Freitag experimented with several different combinations of players throughout Saturday's match. "I just want to find the right starting 11, the right chemistry," Freitag said. "I've kind of been jerking the guys around a little bit because I've been making so many changes."

Hurricane hits home for campus

By Gavin Lesnick · Monday, Aug. 29,2005 2:42 a.m.

Freshman Nicole Album spent the night before her first day of college thinking about home. Specifically, she wondered if it would be standing when she returns. Album is from New Orleans, where she lives a block away from Lake Pontchartrain, beneath sea level and directly in the eye of Hurricane Katrina's projected path.

Dorms empty for Midnight Madness

By Mike Wilson · Monday, Aug. 29,2005 2:42 a.m.

Sales associates hurriedly handed over carts with wheels already spinning, raffle tickets and maps to busloads of students at Wal-Mart Friday night. Midnight Madness, an orientation program that is part shopping spree, part festival, was underway, and teams of freshmen with dorm keys strung on lanyards swinging on their necks sprinted around the store grabbing pillows, beanbag chairs and 15 cent packets of Ramen noodles. The event lasted from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. as packed buses stopped at eight locations on campus to shuttle the shoppers to and from the late-night shopping mecca.

Oncourse makeover creates confusion

By Mike Wilson · Monday, Aug. 29,2005 2:42 a.m.

The new Oncourse has more than a fresh coat of paint. The student Web site features new functions to aid in research projects while easing navigation of the essential educational tool, said Brad Wheeler, associate vice president for research and academic computing. Oncourse CL was officially put into place Aug. 14, according to the Web site.

IMU poster sale provides color for barren walls

By Gavin Lesnick · Monday, Aug. 29,2005 2:42 a.m.

For five weeks each year, Bill Williams scurries across the country selling posters to college students and raising money for campus groups. By the time he's back home in New York, where he works as an actor and yoga instructor, he's so tired of the decorations that his walls are almost completely bare, save for one small French art print. "It's an intense five weeks," said Williams, estimating he routinely works 16- and 17-hour days by the time selling and stocking is complete. "And after five weeks, the last thing you want to see is more posters."

Books' royalties create stir among faculty, students

By Hannah Lodge · Monday, Aug. 29,2005 2:42 a.m.

Students dish out hundreds of dollars for books each semester. Sometimes they are surprised to find the author of the textbook and the professor share the same name. A mistake? Not exactly. With the wide array of classes available today, professors sometimes find themselves creating their own textbooks to best suit the needs of their course topic. But when a professor requires a student to buy something the professor will receive royalties for, students and faculty are presented with several ethical issues.

Panel approves moving Illinois fighter squadron to Fort Wayne

By Alyson Brodsy and Charles Wilson · Monday, Aug. 29,2005 2:18 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS - The federal base-closing commission on Friday approved the Pentagon's plan to transfer an Illinois-based Air National Guard fighter squadron to Fort Wayne, a move fought by Illinois' governor. The independent panel voted 8-1 to accept the Pentagon's recommendation to move the Springfield, Ill.-based 183rd Fighter Wing's 15 F-16 jets to the 122nd Fighter Wing station at Fort Wayne International Airport.

Ernie Pyle home demolished

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 29,2005 2:02 a.m.

DANA, Ind. - The western Indiana farmhouse where World War II correspondent and former IU student Ernie Pyle grew up has been demolished, shocking preservationists who've worked for years to keep Pyle's legacy alive. The home's demolition in mid-August came after the family that owned it had offered the house to the Ernie Pyle Museum in Dana, the state -- or anyone who would take it.

Broncos send Clarett packing

By Alyson Brodsy and Eddie Pells · Monday, Aug. 29,2005 1:50 a.m.

DENVER -- Maurice Clarett's first stab at the NFL will end the same way his last two seasons on the sideline did: no carries, no yards, one big disappointment. Unable to practice much or play at all during the preseason, Clarett will be released by the Denver Broncos later this week, his agent said Sunday. "The kid called me and let me know they're going to let him go," Clarett's agent Steve Feldman said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. Clarett's pending release also was reported by ESPN.com Sunday.