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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.

IUSA presents checks to relief funds

Despite the theft of $1,300 from a student-raised Sept. 11 relief fund last week, the IU Student Association still presented the funds at their bi-weekly congress meeting Thursday. IUSA presented a $3,000 check to the American Red Cross and a $2,000 check to the New York Fire Department. The Bloomington Fire Department accepted the check on their behalf.

Running alerts players

The men's basketball team spent nearly as much time lining up on the baseline in preparation to run at Monday's practice as it did doing basketball-related drills. The reason for the running, according to sophomore George Leach? Himself. "I kind of caused that running," Leach said after practice and an individual free-throw shooting workout. "I let my emotions get to me in practice, and I shouldn't have said some things. But it was all about playing hard today and showing our coaches that we are in shape and we can go hard."

Around The Campus

Parking Operations is accepting permit applications for the new academic year. Those interested can visit its homepage at www.parking.indiana.edu to start the permit application. The online application is available daily between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.

Anthrax continues to spread

A New York woman believed suffering from anthrax struggled for her life Tuesday, triggering fresh concerns the disease was spreading beyond the intersection of the postal service and the news media. Postmaster General John Potter said several billion dollars will be needed to safeguard the nation's mail system.

Professor emeritus dies at 84

Wadie Jwaideh, professor emeritus of history and Near Eastern languages and cultures and, died last week. He was 84. He founded the Near Eastern studies program at IU and was chairman of the department for 15 years. Known for his love of teaching and working with students, Jwaideh was willing to work for months with students on projects, said Professor Emeritus Salih Altoma.

Financial aid scarce

According to a report conducted by the Indiana Education Policy Center, the difficulty accessing financial assistance for college is being partially overlooked by the U.S. Department of Education, particularly a widening of the gap between low and high-income students. The report, entitled "The Access Challenge: Rethinking the Causes of the New Inequality," accuses the department of not placing enough emphasis on the growing inefficiency of federal Pell Grants.

Don't rush to see this dog pile

My eyes hurt, and I'll tell you why; I just subjected them to 99 minutes of agony, courtesy of the film "Snow Dogs."

Budget might delay science building plans

IU's planned $60 million multidisciplinary science building, its top capital priority, could be in jeopardy. The budget the state Senate Finance Committee passed Thursday puts a freeze on new construction projects, including IU's proposed science building. Funding for the building was included in the House's version of the budget. Passed through committee 10-5 across party lines, the Senate budget scales back on spending in a number of areas, including higher education. Senate Finance Chairman Larry Borst, R-Greenwood, said it reflects a slowing national economy and dwindling state revenues.

Letters to the editor

Brehm should take BSU proposals into consideration I am a junior on campus and a member of the Black Student Union. I personally do feel that Chancellor Sharon Brehm should strongly consider the suggestions that Black Student Union has made regarding the murals. I have seen the mural once. Last semester I had a final in the room. When I first walked in I didn't see it, but I like to sit in the front of classes and I

'Harvard Crimson' shows hypocrisy during project

When it comes to newspapers, the opinion page in general and the staff editorial specifically stand as the voice of the editors of the newspaper. They must be unbiased in their writing of regular stories, but in columns and editorials a reader really gets the opportunity to see the values and opinions of the writers and editors of the newspaper. Sometimes, though, the actions performed by the staff at a newspaper can speak louder than the words they put on paper.

Former GOP Finance Director to speak

Republican National Committee Deputy Chairman Jack Oliver, will speak at 7 p.m. tonight in Woodburn Hall 101. As National Finance Director for former Texas governor George W. Bush's presidential campaign, Oliver broke the presidential fundraising records by raising $37 million in 120 days. The total amount raised for the campaign under Oliver's leadership was a record $99 million.