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Bush beefs up war budget

WASHINGTON -- President Bush called Wednesday for nearly $50 billion in additional military spending for the war on terrorism, the largest increase for the Pentagon in two decades. Privately, he assured Republican and Democratic leaders that he has "no ambition whatsoever" to exploit the war on terrorism for political gain in this election year.

Decision to not postpone classes insensitive

President Myles Brand's decision to continue to hold classes amid the national tragedy that took place Sept. 11 was a deplorable act of inconsideration and lack of compassion for the students.

2001 the 2nd warmest year on record

It's official: The new millennium is hot. With final December numbers now in, 2001 ranked as the second warmest year on record on planet Earth, according to the government's National Climate Data Center. For all those fretting over global warming and the end of snow as we once knew it, this is disturbing. The five warmest years since record-keeping began in 1880 all occurred after 1990. In the other four years - including the warmest, 1998 - strong El Ninos, significant warming of surface waters in the tropical Pacific, contributed to the high temperatures.

Horowitz ad prompts 'IDS' blunders

The opinion page of the Indiana Daily Student is no longer a legitimate forum for social and political discourse.

Season finishes with 2 road losses

The volleyball team lost each of its two matches in Michigan last weekend in four games. The losses conclude the season for the Hoosiers, who finished 8-20 overall and 5-15 in the Big Ten. Friday, the Hoosiers were defeated by the Michigan Wolverines 30-27, 30-28, 19-30, 30-24. Saturday night brought about another four games, this time against the Michigan State Spartans. Scores on Saturday were 30-22, 30-23, 25-30 and 30-24.

Kappa Delta pledge class climbs walls; builds unity through encouragement

For many college students, the prospect of rising out of bed before 7:30 a.m. on a Saturday is not particularly pleasant. Fewer still would be prepared to climb up a 25-foot vertical wall soon thereafter. This experience is one that was shared by the 46-member pledge class of Kappa Delta. Last week, the group went to Hoosier Heights for a rock climbing outing designed to build unity within the class.

Zevon's latest lacks punch

Rapper's album won't get him very high

There is only one word which can be used to describe Afroman's third release, The Good Times: awful. The album is 11 tracks of sex, drugs, alcohol and misogyny, with not one useful lyric to save it from mediocrity.

Challenges face Colombia's future president during U.S. visit

During a crucial trip to the United States that begins Sunday, Colombia's President-elect Alvaro Uribe expects to find support for his plans to fight drugs and a decades-old guerrilla war.

Jordan River Forum

Negotiating not a sign of weakness IDS editorial board leftist

Davis signs contract

Almost a year after being named head coach for the men's basketball team, Mike Davis signed a formal four-year contract Friday. The terms of the contract include an annual salary of $225,000 beginning July 1. His annual income will reach about $500,000 a year with outside income and bonuses tallied up. This contract is binding until May 2005.

Tutors help K-12 students

The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute recently expanded its K-12 Homework Hotline to the Bloomington-Ellettsville area. A conference was held in Bloomington for local teachers, administrators and the Indiana Board of Education Wednesday to kick off the extension of the system. Rose-Hulman began the Homework Hotline in Terre Haute in 1991 and gradually expanded to Clay County. The biggest expansion was in 1999 when it was extended to Indianapolis with funding from a $1 million grant from Eli Lilly.

IU gets boost with endowments

Last week, IU President Myles Brand announced that after a seven-year campaign, the University raised $504 million, putting IU first among Big Ten public universities in endowed faculty positions. The largest campaign in University history, it increased endowed faculty positions -- where campaign donations are used to pay faculty salaries -- by 178 percent. It also left the University with 333 endowed chairs, professorships and curatorships, more than other Big Ten public institutions.

Nickels & Dimes

With tuition increasing steadily throughout the Big Ten, many students are left wondering where their money's going. And this year, after the IU Board of Trustees' approval of an unprecedented 7.5 percent increase, those students' concerns have escalated. Yet IU administrators want students to know the impetus behind the increase. They want students to know how their tuition is being spent.

Just another day at the office

Officials optimistic about ATMs

IU Student Association officials are optimistic about Bank One ATMs returning to campus, although the process has taken longer than originally expected. Locations that have been discussed include the Main Library, Business School, Ballantine Hall and the Indiana Memorial Union. The ATM would likely be placed at the IMU first, officials have said. IUSA will hold a town hall meeting to address ATMs from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at the IMU State Room West. The goal of the meeting is "to get a general feel of where students want the ATMs and if they really want the ATMs," said Jolene Carper, a co-director of services for IUSA. "We've been waiting for all the students to get back," she said. "We wanted the whole student body to be involved."

Murder mystery involves audience

Are you looking to start little change in your life? Would you like to add a little spice, a little intrigue? We all do. But what would you do to get it? Some might go skydiving or take up needlepoint. For some though, that isn't enough. Some need it so badly, that they could kill.

Hey, look at that china set!

It's truly amazing how watching a few episodes of the The Learning Channel's Trading Spaces can delude someone (namely me) into thinking he or she is the next Martha Stewart (minus the one-way ticket to jail of course).

Restrictions on visas to tighten

WASHINGTON -- President Bush moved to tighten restrictions on foreign student visas Monday, part of an effort to bar the entry of immigrants who commit or support terrorist acts. Bush was directing top aides to study the foreign student visa system and develop recommendations for tighter controls.

Social Security numbers left in hallway

Upon entering an institution of higher learning, students typically expect some degree of confidentiality in the maintenance of their academic records and personal information. But when that confidence is breached, trust in that institution begins to dwindle. This was precisely the reaction provoked when a stack of opened boxes containing private student information, including social security numbers and payroll stubs, was left unattended in Maxwell Hall last week as the University Division completed the final stages of relocation. Because the University Division is moving from Maxwell Hall to Ashton Center for a few years, the moving process has been a "huge project," said Sally Dunn, acting dean for University Division. Dunn said Thursday was the last day boxes were to be transported to Ashton. When several staff members checked the hallways for stray materials before leaving Thursday, they saw nothing, Dunn said. She credits the stray boxes to careless movers.