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Privacy not the issue

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 11:44 p.m.

Since Sept. 11, 2001, it's impossible to watch the news without mention of terrorist attacks, death tolls and suicide bombers. And among the news-speak mainstays, "privacy issues" rank high.

Hospital investigated after wrong meds distributed

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 11:41 p.m.

TERRE HAUTE -- A hospital will implement a bar code system and take other steps to prevent a repeat of an incident in which a patient lapsed into cardiac arrest after being given the wrong medication.

Community finds happiness in charitable organizations

By Beth Litwak · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 11:41 p.m.

Someone, somewhere once said, "Money can't buy happiness." Well, if happiness equates to Range Rovers or iPods, then he or she was completely wrong. But what if happiness actually had a different meaning? If happiness meant helping others, inspiring, uniting and learning, then this whole community would be in luck.

Negotiators reach deal on intelligence bill

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 11:39 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Congressional negotiators reached a deal Monday with the chief House Republican opponent of legislation revamping the nation's intelligence agencies, clearing the way for a final vote, a House GOP leader said.

Battleship Oklahoma honored 63 years after Pearl Harbor attack

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 11:38 p.m.

HONOLULU -- Sixty-three years after the sneak attack that plunged the United States into World War II, hundreds of men who died aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma are finally getting their own special tribute.

Student vigil commemorates 20th anniversary of disaster

By Kathleen Quilligan and Kathleen Quilligen · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 11:38 p.m.

As the sun set over Dunn Meadow Monday, supporters of the Association for India's Development, stood at the corner of Seventh Street and Indiana Avenue, and quietly sang over the traffic, remembering the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal chemical disaster.

Ireland brings thoughts of home

By Stephanie Fedor · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 11:34 p.m.

Wow. I cannot believe this semester has flown by so quickly. Hopefully you're on the other end of this thinking the same thing. It really is incredible to imagine that only four short months ago I was awaiting and anticipating what Ireland would be like.

A comedy with serious undertones in 'Happy Birthday, Wanda June'

By Jennifer Griffin · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 11:33 p.m.

A birthday cake, a long-lost father and a vacuum cleaner salesman set up the plot for the play "Happy Birthday, Wanda June." Complete with mid-1970s bell bottom pants, and animal heads mounted on the wall, the play transports the audience back 35 years to a time when women had little power.

Closing Time

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 5:32 p.m.

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Saturday afternoon, the Hoosiers let another one slip away. Ahead 54-41 with just more than 13 minutes left in the game, No. 7 University of Connecticut went on a 17-1 run, taking the lead and never looking back on its way to a 74-69 win in Hartford.

Hoosiers squeak past Louisville for win

By Dan Click · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 4:58 p.m.

After letting a 58-51 lead dwindle to a point with just more than a minute remaining in the game, the IU women's basketball team looked like it might fold under the pressure. Instead, timely free throw shooting and defense saved the day for the Hoosiers Friday in a 61-57 win against the University of Louisville.

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By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 4:50 p.m.

Coming in the IDS

New funding plans to boost IU's reputation

By Eric Tash · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 4:40 p.m.

The IU board of trustees recently approved six new proposals for IU's Commitment to Excellence plan.

IU win earns trip back to College Cup

By Steve Slivka · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 2 p.m.

The sign on the door to the locker room of the IU men's soccer team read, "Since when are there hurricanes in OKLAHOMA? Play like a champion today."

Out for a Spin

By Amber Nicholas · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 12:43 a.m.

Mere seconds separated victory from defeat for 541 members of the Bloomington community, from toddlers to senior citizens, who all lent a dreidel-spinning hand Sunday afternoon at the IU Fieldhouse in an attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records record for the most dreidels spun in unison.

Dead week alive, kicking

By Jorie Slodki · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 12:43 a.m.

It happens the week before finals, like an oasis in a harsh desert. It is a week of no major assignments and no tests. It is a time of breathing easy and even-paced studying. Dead week has started on campus.

Professor debates positive, negative effects of marijuana use

By Mitchell Williams · Monday, Dec. 6,2004 12:43 a.m.

Loud music and extreme body heat fills the small apartment as one young woman attempts to climb the crowded stairs. Trying to get away from the masses of sweaty, drunk peers, she finds quiet in a smoky bedroom.

Auburn is odd team out for Orange Bowl berth

By Alyson Brodsy and Ralph D. Russo · Sunday, Dec. 5,2004 11:56 p.m.

Now Auburn knows what it's like to be the odd team out -- a feeling Southern California knew only too well last year. This year, though, the Trojans have no complaints.

Letters to the Editor

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Dec. 5,2004 11:56 p.m.

Get it together, Athletics It's time for the University to decide what it wants to do with the football program. We will now pay the buyout clause of our second consecutive coach. All told, over the last several years it would have probably been cheaper to hire a coach with real talent and pay him $500,000 a year (about double what Cameron and DiNardo got).

Bears beat Vikings 24-14 at home

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Dec. 5,2004 11:54 p.m.

CHICAGO -- Chad Hutchinson, who was surfing in California a little more than two months ago, made his first Chicago start a memorable one, throwing three touchdown passes. Since the Bears (5-7) signed Hutchinson in September following a season-ending knee injury to Rex Grossman, he has spent most of time as a third-stringer.

Colts defense steps up, wins 51-24 after Titans' trickery

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Sunday, Dec. 5,2004 11:49 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- After a bizarre first quarter that saw three onside kicks and 24 points put up by the Tennessee Titans, the Indianapolis Colts' defense dug in and helped pull out a 51-24 victory Sunday in front of 57,278 fans at the RCA Dome.

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