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4 U.S. troops killed in accident

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- At least four U.S. soldiers were killed Monday and a fifth was injured when rockets they were trying to destroy accidentally blew up. The casualty toll could rise because some soldiers were missing after the noontime explosion, U.S. officials said.

Responsibility lies with you

The memories and names of Joseph Bisanz and Seth Korona will remain in many IU students' and administrators' minds for a long time to come, and for good reason. Bisanz passed away in 1998 and Korona in February, each of alcohol-related deaths, each death resulting from drinking at a fraternity function.

IU analyst charged in federal court

IU analyst Kevin Sochocki has been federally charged on counts of child pornography and remains in Marion County Jail awaiting a federal grand jury.

Council approves Buskirk funding

The future of the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre finally looks secure, at least for the next three years. The Bloomington City Council preliminarily voted to approve $600,000 to help operate and fund the theatre, which the city of Bloomington will take control of in 2004. Mayor John Fernandez plans to raise an additional $600,000 through Tax Increment Financing to save the long financially beleaguered theatre. TIF funding is raised through property taxes in the area of the proposed capital project and is authorized through the Bloomington Redevelopment Commission.

Hoosiers bounce back

After a tough loss to nationally ranked Notre Dame Wednesday, the women's tennis team returned to form this weekend at the IU Tennis Center, defeating Big Ten adversaries Minnesota Saturday and Wisconsin Sunday, both by a decisive 6-1 score. IU (13-7, 4-2 Big Ten) wasted no time making a statement against Minnesota (13-4, 2-3 Big Ten). The Hoosiers jumped out to a quick lead by grabbing the doubles point for the sixth consecutive match. In the process, IU's No. 3 doubles team of junior Amanda Field and senior Jennifer Hsia won their sixth consecutive match together.

Judge releases protester from jail

Last Friday, police took Mike Andrews to jail after he sparred with an officer in a mass bike ride protest. After six days, he's finally leaving the Monroe County Correctional Center. Monroe Circuit Court Judge David Welch released Andrews, 54, from jail on bond reduction Thursday. At his Tuesday arraignment, Andrews delayed his release by refusing to plead, according to Welch's office.

City gives Buskirk $600,000

After two hours of heated debate Wednesday, the Bloomington city council approved a controversial $600,000 subsidy to the financially troubled Buskirk-Chumley Theatre. It's part of a planned $1.2 million acquisition of the downtown landmark, which is deep in debt.

Getting your 'Sim'-groove on

Have you ever dreamed of making out with Matthew Perry? Sleeping with Jennifer Lopez? Living in a large mansion with luxury furnishings? Being abducted by aliens? Playing "The Sims" can make all these dreams and more come true -- at least on your computer screen.

Anti-government strike shuts down Bangladesh cities and towns

A general strike ordered by Bangladesh's main opposition party to protest new taxes shut down schools and shops and brought traffic to a halt across the country Sunday.

Weathering the Storm

The smell of sulphur was thick across IU Wednesday afternoon. Flares lined the streets, marking the boundaries between oncoming traffic and raging rain water. Power lines snaked on the ground. Trees knocked holes in roofs and crushed cars. Students hustled inside, following a warning issued by the National Weather Service at 5:14 p.m. that a tornado was headed for Bloomington.

Team loses close match

The men's wrestling team remained winless in conference matches after dropping a close match against Purdue on Thursday and a second match Sunday to Illinois at home.

More safety measures needed

In early February, more than 2,500 students found out that their Social Security numbers had been downloaded by a hacker when he breached University security. In a separate June incident, a hacker got access to 1,700 individuals' Social Security numbers through the School of Music's Web site in another security breach. This past Wednesday, in the midst of the University Division relocating from Maxwell Hall to Ashton Center, several boxes containing information such as Social Security numbers and payroll stubs were left unattended in the hallways, accessible to anyone who wanted to look at them. It's time for these security breaches to stop.

Around The Campus

Conflict Resolution Services to sponsor anti-violence week IU Conflict Resolution Services will hold its second annual "Week Without Violence" April 2-5. The week will be highlighted with a series of events dedicated to violence prevention and nonviolent conflict resolution in the community. All events are free.

Conflict devastates Middle East economy

Since the latest violence began 20 months ago, Palestinians and Israelis have seen their death toll rise, military costs soar and economies sink.

Kirkwood prepares for frenzy

It's radiating from the asphalt and beaming invisibly from the street lights on Kirkwood Avenue. It's anticipation, and it almost seems to be beckoning the IU masses. Thousands gathered last Saturday night on Kirkwood to celebrate the basketball team's victory, and business owners are preparing for a potentially larger crowd this weekend.

IU's young violinists to play at 'Kids play for Kids' benefit at Carnegie Hall

Twelve young violinists from IU School of Music's Violin Virtuosi plan to grace New York City's Carnegie Hall with a benefit concert, "Kids play for Kids," June 18. The concert will raise money for the Harlem Public School Violin Program, Opus 118 Music Center, which has suffered this year because of the Sept. 11 backlash. "Opus 118 is largely supported with city money, and they lost their funding almost completely. So much of (it) went to the catastrophe, cleaning up and helping people," said Mimi Zweig, director of Violin Virtuosi.

Ignorance should no longer be bliss

If you ever get bored at night, turn on Jay Leno and observe his "Jay-Walking" -- a segment at the beginning of shows where he surveys average Joes and Janes and asks them about general facts that you would hope anyone who passed U.S. history could pull from some memory bank.

Film explores relationships

A dorm room, a camera and two naked college students. If this seems like your typical Saturday night, that's because it's supposed to. Student filmmakers and seniors Scott Schirmer and Dan Dixon use the art of film to explore human sexuality and gender relations in "Three Animals, One Stuffed." The 32-minute film, which will be shown at 7 p.m today in Ballantine Hall Room 228, follows a one-night-stand gone away. "I hope that it (will) make (the audience) think about gender roles and ask themselves whether these differences come from biology or whether it's intrinsic or if it's because of sociology," Schirmer said. Schirmer, who wrote and directed the film, is a homosexual: He said it was his amazement at heterosexual relationships that inspired him to write this film. "Being gay, I look at heterosexual people and I am always marveled at the fact that they can ever get along," he said.

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