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China awaits OK to join WTO

By Naomi Koppel · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

GENEVA -- China is confident it will be cleared to join the World Trade Organization next week, more than 15 years after applying for membership, and two years after trade officials started predicting its imminent acceptance. Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji said in Brussels on Wednesday that the only obstacle to his country's membership is a dispute between the European Union and the United States over access to the Chinese insurance market.

24-hour service offers comfort

By Ab D. Phillip and Melinda Tam · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The phone rings. The call is transferred from the receptionist to a licensed counselor. No one knows exactly what to expect from this unknown caller. The counselor must be ready to deal with any problems that might arise on the other end of the line. "All the calls we receive are pretty intense," Suzanne Pauwels, licensed counselor at the IU Health Center, said.

To run or not to run?

By Alyson Brodsy and Nic Halverson · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

We arrived in Pamplona with nothing but the shirts on our backs. No suitcases, no back packs, and certainly no cameras. Our philosophy was "the less we had, the better." We just shoved what little money we had deep into our pockets and hoped it was enough to last us a few days amidst the hedonism and paganism that roars through Pamplona every July during a little fiesta called San Fermin, otherwise known to the world as "the Running of the Bulls."

Kinsey art adoption event to help preserve works

By Maura Halpern · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The Kinsey Institute will be coordinating an "Adopt a work of art" event today to help fund the preservation and framing of various works to be exhibited in the future. The event will be held in the Kinsey Institute's Conference Room in Morrison Hall from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1-5 p.m., featuring about 50 original prints, paintings and photographs that can all be "adopted" with a donation.

Mural decision to come today

By George Lyle IV · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Today at 10 a.m., Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm will decide the fate of the Thomas Hart Benson mural in Woodburn Hall 100. She will formally announce the decision at a press conference to be held in the Maple Room of the Indiana Memorial Union.

Hoosiers earn redemption

Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

After an early exit in last year's Big Ten Tournament, the men's soccer team found redemption Sunday night, winning their ninth Big Ten Championship, in the league's 11-year existence. The Hoosiers (14-3-1) topped the No. 5 seed Michigan and No. 3 seed Michigan State to win the title. IU 1, Michigan 0 Thursday night, the No.4 seeded Wisconsin Badgers were upset by the No.5 Michigan Wolverines on their home field.

Hoosiers' NCAA hopes dashed

By Sarah Trotto · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

DURHAM, N.C. -- The women's basketball team's gig as post-season Cinderella ended Friday night. A feisty horned frog wouldn't transform into a prince, preventing any more fairy tales for IU. The ninth-seeded Hoosiers (17-14) forced tight defense on the No. 8 seed Texas Christian Horned Frogs (24-6) in IU's first NCAA tournament game since 1995.

See you next year, 'pretty boys'

By Jason Recker · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Hello, Matt Mitrione. And all of your stuck up, jaw jerking teammates who just can't seem to believe they lost to the lowly football Hoosiers. A handful of Boilermakers said they "stooped down" to IU's level in Saturday's rain-soaked game that mirrored sloppy, overweight pigs with broken legs attempting to run through a pit of mud.

Rows 9, 10 full of surprises

By Stephanie Sims · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The excitement of the Little 500 race has arrived. The crowd will see the sweat glisten on the foreheads of riders who have trained for hours on end, every day, pushing themselves harder and harder. They'll sense the tension and nervousness among the riders, asking themselves if they have what it takes, after all those practices, to ride their best. They may even see some riders collide and be sent toppling over on the track, with others whizzing by, with a slight attitude change for either the better or the worse. Most of the teams in Rows 9 and 10 had different expectations for a qualifying time. But they still have time to surprise themselves, and the crowd on race day.

Afghan-Americans show support

By Rebecca Miller · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD, Va. -- Afghan-Americans gathered at an interfaith fund-raiser for the Red Cross Sunday, pleading with Americans not to punish them or their homeland for Tuesday's terror attacks.

Buzzards claim intramural title

By Adam Neft · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Cold weather and NCAA March Madness did not deter about 75 hardcore fans from witnessing the IU Division 2 intramural basketball championships Saturday in Assembly Hall.

'Good Omens' hilarious, irreverent

By Jodi Miskell · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Some of the best books on the market get lost in the shuffle, and unless they appear on the New York Times bestseller list few people get the chance to enjoy them. As a guide to these books, we will present you with a series reviewing The Greatest Books You've Never Read.

Bloomington resident to carry Olympic torch

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

At 10:24 this morning, Bloomington resident and breast cancer survivor, Mary Serbin will be jogging a two-tenth of a mile stretch through the streets of Terre Haute carrying the Olympic torch on its way to Salt Lake City for the beginning of the 2002 Winter Games. Two years ago Serbin was diagnosed with breast cancer.

Panelists tell tales of racism, experiences in Bloomington

By Tinca Stokojnik · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Before he went on the infamous killing spree that ended the life of graduate student Won-Joon Yoon, white supremacist Benjamin Smith distributed racist literature at IU.

'IDS,' Horowitz on right side

By Jay Hook · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

This letter is in support of the IDS staff, first for its courage and journalistic integrity for allowing a paying American to freely speak about an issue 75 percent of Americans happen to share an opinion about in the latest Fox poll.

Gone.

By Dan Cortez · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Cecilia Jeffries isn't afraid to admit it. Being the IU basketball fan she is, Jared Jeffries' mom had some part of her that wanted her son to stay Hoosier and lead IU on another NCAA tournament run. But now she knows that won't happen.

Fans keep the faith until the end

By Rachel Kipp · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

They believed until the end. Thousands of fans swarmed theaters, houses, bars and restaurants -- any room that had a television -- almost uniformly clad in red, white and "Indiana" emblems hoping for a Cinderella season with a fairy tale ending. A day and early evening full of girls dangling from car windows, high-spirited honking, long lines and hard partying gave way to a night when nobody remained outdoors. The parking lots stood open, class buildings stood empty and the only sounds were reflected cheers.

'Candide' opera to close 'Magic, Mystery' season

By Laura Ewald · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The season of "Magic, Mystery and Mayhem" at the IU Opera Theater will close with the April 6, 7, 13 and 14 run of Leonard Bernstein's "Candide." Despite war, separation from loved ones and even a shipwreck, the title character remains optimistic as he learns valuable life lessons.

A major that was anything but easy

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

GULLANE, Scotland -- Ernie Els didn't need Tiger Woods around to show he still has the mettle of a major champion.

Israeli tank assault kills 18 Palestinians