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Behrman not forgotten

By Mike Malik · Wednesday, May 25,2005 11:37 p.m.

Each day, Indiana State Police Detective Rick Lang walks into his office and sits down at his desk. Among the piles of papers, pictures of his family and his computer is a picture of Jill Behrman, an IU student who disappeared five years ago.

IU plays host to MidEast Regional

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Wednesday, May 25,2005 11:37 p.m.

With finals completed and school fast becoming a distant memory, the men's track and field team has a few more tasks to deal with before their summer vacation truly begins.

Guinea pig case dismissed by judge

By Michael Zennie · Wednesday, May 25,2005 11:37 p.m.

A judge threw out a criminal case against an IU student who threw his pet guinea pig out of an eighth story window.

Tibet center to be auctioned

By Michael Zennie · Wednesday, May 25,2005 11:37 p.m.

The Tibetan Cultural Center is scheduled to be sold on the auction block after a judge foreclosed on its mortgage. Monroe County Circuit Court Judge E. Michael Hoff ruled March 14 that the cultural center owed the mortgage holder, Mooring Capital Fund, Inc, more than $1.75 million in payments, according to court documents.

Local bike shop owners, IUPD encourage bikers to be careful

By David A. Nosko · Wednesday, May 25,2005 11:37 p.m.

Both bicycle riders and motor vehicle drivers travel with one another most days around town free of conflict and medical emergencies.

Cyclist killed in accident

By Cordell Eddings and Cordell M. Eddings · Wednesday, May 25,2005 11:37 p.m.

A 37-year-old Bloomington man was killed Monday morning when his bicycle slid under a cement truck.

Fulbright scholars 'hopeful' for future of education

By Rami Chami · Wednesday, May 25,2005 11:36 p.m.

A week-long seminar will be held in August to report on educational progress made in Afghanistan by Afghan education professionals.

After 4 years of waiting, Owen gets confirmation as federal appellate judge

By Abdullah AlShihri and Jim Abrams · Wednesday, May 25,2005 11:34 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Priscilla Owen as a federal appellate judge, ending the four-year ordeal of the Texas jurist who was thrust into the center of the partisan battle over President Bush's judicial nominations.

U.S. military launches anti-insurgent offensive Iraq

By Abdullah AlShihri and Antonio Castaneda · Wednesday, May 25,2005 11:33 p.m.

HADITHA, Iraq -- Helicopters swept down near palm tree groves and armored vehicles roared into this Euphrates River city before dawn Wednesday as 1,000 U.S. troops launched the second major offensive in less than a month aimed at uprooting insurgents.

Pages to Prisoners sends books to convicts

Wednesday, May 25,2005 11:32 p.m.

Books are stacked on a small fold-up table in the backroom of Boxcar Books, ready to get packed and shipped out. Judging by the titles -- "Harriet the Spy," "Eva Peron," "Microeconomics," "The Academy Awards Handbook" -- they look like they were ordered by students, housewives, and businessmen

Hoosiers ready to host Regional

By Josh Sacks · Wednesday, May 25,2005 11:30 p.m.

The 2005 NCAA Woman's Outdoor Tack and Field MidEast Regional will take place 3 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday at the Robert C. Haugh Tack and Field Complex.

Praibis falls in 1st round of NCAAs

By Steve Harris · Wednesday, May 25,2005 11:28 p.m.

After a career of trying to make a name for himself, IU senior Jakub Praibis tried once more to etch his name on the list of All-Americans.

City officials discuss artistic contribution to community

By David A. Nosko · Wednesday, May 25,2005 11:27 p.m.

Whether congregated together in studio space or artistic medium, a town's aesthetic heart and architectural sensibilities are often derived from a colony of local artists.

Women are easy

By Alyson Brodsy and Matt Glenesk · Wednesday, May 25,2005 10:38 p.m.

As suggestions for possible column topics were tossed my way, I was asked by a colleague to do the world, the IU campus and all of woman-kind a favor and impart my teachings onto young men as how to interact successfully with the opposite sex.

Recycling is cool

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Taracuk · Wednesday, May 25,2005 10:38 p.m.

I remember watching "Captain Planet" during my early years in life. The show was created by Ted Turner as a way to promote environmental awareness in the youth culture.

Changing with the Times

By Alyson Brodsy and Tony Sams · Wednesday, May 25,2005 10:36 p.m.

A bit of disclosure is necessary before I begin: my favorite newspaper is the New York Times.

Bike laws need to be followed

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, May 25,2005 10:35 p.m.

The ever-present dangers of riding a bike are as real today as they were years ago when we first started peddling.

Amnesty International takes aim at United States in annual report

By Abdullah AlShihri and Paisley Dodds · Wednesday, May 25,2005 10:25 p.m.

LONDON -- Amnesty International branded the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay a human rights failure Wednesday, calling it "the gulag of our time" as it released a report that offers stinging criticism of the United States and its detention centers around the world.

D.A. to 'Runaway Bride': 'You just can't lie to police'

By Abdullah AlShihri and Daniel Yee · Wednesday, May 25,2005 10:24 p.m.

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks was indicted Wednesday on two charges of lying to police about being kidnapped. The 32-year-old woman faces one felony count making of false statement and one misdemeanor count of making a false police report.

Area residents wait for announcement of execution

By Joelle Petrus · Wednesday, May 25,2005 10:22 p.m.

Gregory Scott Johnson was executed Wednesday night while 22 people in Bloomington held a vigil at the courthouse, waiting for the phone call confirmation of his death in Michigan City, Ind.

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