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Curtis a surprise winner at British Open

By Doug Ferguson · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:56 p.m.

SANDWICH, England -- A wacky week at the British Open held one final surprise, and it was the biggest of them all: Ben Curtis holding the claret jug. An unknown PGA Tour rookie in his first major championship, Curtis outlasted Tiger Woods and a collection of All-Stars for perhaps the most stunning conclusion to a Grand Slam event in 90 years.

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Pete Rose trial a joke

By Kevin A Switaj · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:55 p.m.

This past Saturday ESPN aired a four-hour mock trial of perhaps the most controversial figure in baseball for the last two decades. In "Pete Rose on Trial," Harvard Law School became the site of a showdown between Alan Dershowitz and Johnnie Cochran over Rose's potential eligibility for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Hoosier holds her own

Sunday, July 20,2003 9:54 p.m.

Just a few months removed from her IU graduation, former Hoosier women's swimming and diving star Sara Hildebrand had an impressive weekend at the FINA World Diving Championships this weekend. The former Olympian finished in sixth place in the 3-meter springboard event and placed third in the 3-meter synchronized event preliminaries with IU junior Cassandra Cardinell.

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IUPD Blotter

Sunday, July 20,2003 9:35 p.m.

The following crimes were reported by IUPD: July 8 • Non-student William Reed, an employee of Zeta Beta Tau, reported the theft of a mower and chainsaw from the fraternity. Estimated loss is $1,200.

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Survive the dangerous world of dating

By Britany Ausmus and Brittany Ausmus · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:33 p.m.

By now most of us have heard of "The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook" series. Offering sage advice on perilous, life-threatening or embarrassing situations, these books have given hope to the people who live dangerously while traveling, golfing, home for the holidays and even at work. While all of these volumes have protected the prepared, the authors have delved into the most dangerous area of human relations: dating. Their introduction says it all: Love hurts. Love is a battlefield.

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Professors work to grow better crops

By Jim Paul · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:33 p.m.

URBANA, Ill. -- Researchers at the University of Illinois are working with a radio-controlled helicopter to help them grow bigger and better crops. The miniature jet-powered helicopter carries a camera and the photographs can be used to identify fields or even portions of fields that could be infested with a particular weed or have a nutrient missing from the soil, said Lei Tian, an associate professor of agricultural engineering.

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Distance learning takes off at colleges

By Steve Giegerich · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:32 p.m.

EDGEWATER, N.J. -- Jessica Keyes' classroom is an office in a condo directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan. Her lectern is a Hewlett-Packard laptop. Her students receive their lectures via the Internet, and -- increasingly -- are adult professionals. "There are people out there who work 80 to 100 hours a week, but they still want a degree," said Keyes, who teaches computer and management courses for the University of Phoenix.

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Museum unveils modern art classics

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:32 p.m.

NEW YORK -- A hidden treasure -- a mural by Spanish artist Joan Miro -- is on display for the first time since 1990 as part of a new show at the Guggenheim Museum highlighting classics of modern art. The 20-foot-long mural comprises 190 ceramic tiles, with the name "Alice" in huge exuberant letters surrounded by Miro's characteristic celestial shapes. The artwork was permanently installed in 1967, but it is usually hidden behind a false wall to accommodate the museum's revolving array of special exhibitions.

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Campus Crusade founder dies at 81

By Rachel La Corte · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:31 p.m.

MIAMI -- William R. "Bill" Bright, the hard-driving entrepreneur and one-time "happy pagan" who founded Campus Crusade for Christ and watched it grow into a $374 million-a-year organization, has died. He was 81.

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New visa regulations affect IU students, interviews

By Widjoyo Pranapauw · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:30 p.m.

Beginning August 1, all visa applicants will be required to go through a personal interview process before being allowed into the United States. This means all overseas students who want to attend IU must go through an interview at the U.S. Embassy in their own countries before they are granted a student visa.

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Family Fun at the Monroe County Fair

By Daniel Lines · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:20 p.m.

The 47th Monroe County Fair kicked off this past weekend as members of the community flocked to the fairgrounds to soak up the fun, food and festival. The fair will continue to run every day through Saturday. The fair started in 1955 as an event geared toward the 4-H program and has grown progressively over the years into an event that brings the entire county together.

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IU participates in annual Black Expo

By Janet Nguyen · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:17 p.m.

Indiana Black Expo's 33rd Annual Summer Celebration ended Sunday at the Indiana Convention Center and RCA Dome in downtown Indianapolis with representatives from IU's eight campuses in attendance. IU-Bloomington's involvement began Thursday at the Urban League in Indianapolis. IUB presented a three-hour symposium called "I am IU: An Exploration of Black Student Life," aimed at high school juniors and seniors.

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Professor found dead on campus

By Brandon Morley · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:17 p.m.

An IU English professor was found dead Thursday near the south side of the Atwater Parking Garage. Investigators are calling the death a suicide. Timothy Wiles, 56, was pronounced dead at the scene at around 1:30 p.m. following his fall from the top level of the Atwater Parking Garage at around 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, IUPD Spokesman Lt. Jerry Minger said.

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Family Fun at the Monroe County Fair

By Daniel Lines · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:17 p.m.

The 47th Monroe County Fair kicked off this past weekend as members of the community flocked to the fairgrounds to soak up the fun, food and festival. The fair will continue to run every day through Saturday. The fair started in 1955 as an event geared toward the 4-H program and has grown progressively over the years into an event that brings the entire county together.

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Webmail unveils new look, features

Sunday, July 20,2003 9:17 p.m.

Webmail users will be hit with something unexpected today. The old Webmail will be a thing of the past, and a new Webmail with user-tested modifications will assume its place. Rick Jackson, messaging team manager, said response from users signaled the need for change. In the spring of 2003, UITS conducted their annual user survey, and feedback from the survey indicated that users were not altogether happy with the current version of Webmail.

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Aging, centralized population the future for Indiana

By Jordan Seeder · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:17 p.m.

Between the years 2000 and 2005, Monroe County is projected to add 6,899 people to its population, which is an increase of 5.7 percent. Monroe County is projected to be one of the fastest-growing counties in the state of Indiana over the next five years, and the population for the state of Indiana also is expected to increase steadily over the next 40 years. By the year 2030, the population of Indiana will top 7 million.

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Court decides secretary cannot be held accountable for past problems

By John Heilprin · Sunday, July 20,2003 8:51 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court threw out a contempt ruling Friday against Interior Secretary Gale Norton, saying she cannot be held accountable for her predecessors' mismanagement of a multibillion-dollar trust fund for American Indians. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia also ruled unanimously that Norton's conduct did not constitute fraud. In issuing contempt citations last September against Norton and the assistant secretary for Indian affairs, Neal A. McCaleb, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that by their actions they had defrauded his court.

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Arab-American agent files suit against FBI for bias in 9/11 case

By Jennifer C. Kerr · Sunday, July 20,2003 8:50 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- A high-ranking Arab-American FBI agent is taking the bureau to court, accusing it of racial discrimination for freezing him out of the Sept. 11 investigation. The suit described agent Bassem Youssef as the only polygraph examiner qualified to conduct interviews in Arabic, with extensive experience and Middle Eastern contacts culled from his days with the FBI in Saudi Arabia. Yet, the complaint said, he was kept away from any substantial investigations related to the hijacking attacks on New York and Washington.

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Leaders meet to push peace plan

By Jill Lawless · Sunday, July 20,2003 8:50 p.m.

JERUSALEM -- The Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met for two hours Sunday, kicking off 10 days of international diplomacy aimed at solidifying a fragile Mideast cease-fire and advancing the U.S.-backed "road map" peace plan. The leaders met as the Palestinian Authority outlawed groups that incite violence and agitate for change through force, moving to meet a requirement of the "road map" peace plan -- and an Israeli demand -- that they disarm militant groups.

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