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Book details history of suffering in Zaire

The central African country of Zaire is plagued by lost opportunities, squandered resources and waste, in journalist Michela Wrong's portrayal of its history during Mobutu Sese Seko's 32-year unencumbered reign over it. "In Mobutu's hands, the country had become a paradigm of all that was wrong with postcolonial Africa," Wrong writes in "In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo," (HarperCollins, 2001, $26.00). "It was a parody of a functioning state. Here, the anarchy and absurdity that simmered in so many other sub-Saharan nations were taken to their logical extreme."

Why I still love sex

HIV Live is a column that ran in The Bloomington Beacon during the past year. It's a column about living with AIDS, and how it colors the vision of everyday life and events. It's a column about risk, resolution and the ultimate question -- am I at risk of acquiring HIV? You can interact with HIV Live! If you have questions about HIV, the column or what you read in it, you can e-mail maaprice@indiana.edu -- some answers might appear within the series.

Voters sign petition to keep Cuba socialist

A petition to declare Cuba's socialist system "untouchable" has been signed by nearly 70 percent of Cubans of voting age, officials said Sunday.

Indonesia's new armed forces chief installed

JAKARTA, Indonesia - An army general who was a close ally of former dictator Suharto took command of Indonesia's military on Tuesday, restoring to dominance a force with a long history of human rights abuses.

Baseball cancelled

Yesterday's baseball game versus Wright State was postponed because of bad weather. The Hoosiers return to the field with the Big Ten opener this weekend at Sembower Field.

RPS wrong to close libraries

Six of IU's 12 residence hall libraries have been closed because IU Libraries decided to stop funding and supporting them. In the residence halls that lost their library, Residential Programs and Services will open shops called Movies, Music and More, where students can borrow movies, CDs and, eventually, DVDs, with a student ID. Although the residence halls administration will provide some services in their stead, this decision represents another example of RPS taking services away from students.

Decision protects freedoms

When then-President Eisenhower signed into law the addition of the phrase "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954, he stated that "millions of our schoolchildren will daily proclaim in every city and town, every village and rural schoolhouse, the dedication of our nation and our people to the Almighty." That declaration came during a renewal of faith in this country, in a period where Americans were looking to refute the ideas of the atheist USSR that we were engaged in a Cold War with.

Uncle faces murder charges today

Monroe County Police arrested Gosport, Ind. resident Robert S. Stewart Thursday evening in connection with the death of 2-year-old Steven Stewart Jr. and the attempted murder of 14-year-old Lisa Stewart. He is being held without bond at Monroe County Jail on charges of murder and attempted murder.

2002 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tickets Released

A limited number of single-session tickets for the 2002 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament will go on sale at 10 a.m. today, the Big Ten announced Monday.

Commission approves residential rental development

The Bloomington Plan Commission approved a petition for preliminary approval of a residential rental development just off Sare Road on the city's southeast side.

Junior's preparation led to vault success

During his three years on the men's track team, junior Dino Efthimiou has become one of the team's rising stars and has enjoyed success during this indoor season.

'Band on the Run':

Pentagon heavily damaged by airplane; officials evacuated

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon took a direct, devastating hit from an aircraft, and the enduring symbols of American power were evacuated Tuesday as an apparent terrorist attack quickly spread fear and chaos in the nation's capital. President Bush, in Florida at the time of the attack, canceled plans to return to Washington and was flown aboard Air Force One to the safety of a military installation at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. The nerve center of the nation's military burst into flames and a portion of one side of the five-sided structure collapsed when the plane struck in midmorning. Secondary explosions were reported in the aftermath of the attack and great billows of smoke drifted skyward toward the Potomac River and the city beyond.

A note from the editor

The article "Student names given to FBI" in Tuesday's edition appears to contain substantial factual errors.

A little turkey recovery

During Thanksgiving break, I, like most of my fellow students, did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. It was wonderful. Unfortunately, my resolve to do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING has continued into the first few days back from break. Thus, not only did I turn in my Russian history paper two days late, I also did not write a column this week.

Missy Elliott protege makes strong debut

Letters to the editor

Let's learn from the past; Bigotry has no place here; U.S. involved with its own terrorism abroad; Stand strong, we will overcome; Call against anti-Arab, anti-Muslim, sentiment.

Bring back pride to IUSA

Once upon a time, the IU Student Association was a force to be reckoned with. IUSA was a powerful voice on campus that fought zealously for student rights and was able to command respect from the administration. Today, IUSA still struggles to champion student issues, but hopefully the winning ticket of Wednesday's election will be able to bring some of the old fire back to the organization. In 1960, when Thomas Atkins was student body president, he threatened a campuswide protest to pressure the administration into granting students a voting representative on the board of trustees. His request was granted. IUSA has had a hand in pressuring the University to provide day care for students with children. Child care is still provided, but it would be nice to see the association tackle more hard-hitting issues like this, and more often.

Coach Bennett returns to sidelines

IU women's basketball coach Kathi Bennett returned to the sidelines Sunday for her team's 74-52 victory over Northwestern at Assembly Hall. Her return added an obvious emotional uplift to a rebounding team that has won six of its last nine games.