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Guatemala declares landslide areas cemeteries for hundreds feared dead, missing

GUATEMALA CITY -- Dozens of foreign tourists fled devastated lakeside Mayan towns on foot and by helicopter Sunday as Guatemalan officials said they would abandon communities buried by landslides and declare them mass graveyards.

Officials: NYC terror plot uncorroborated

NEW YORK -- A reported plot to bomb city subways with remote-controlled explosives has not been corroborated after days of investigation, law enforcement officials said Sunday amid an easing sense of concern. Interrogations of suspects captured in Iraq last week after an informant's tip about bomb-laden suitcases and baby carriages have yet to yield evidence that the plot was real, officials said.

Rescuers search rubble for survivors

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan -- Rescuers struggled to reach remote, mountainous areas Sunday after Pakistan's worst-ever earthquake wiped out entire villages, buried roads in rubble and knocked out electricity and water supplies. The death toll stood at 20,000 and was expected to rise. In this devastated Himalayan city, wounded covered by shawls lay in the street, and villagers used sledgehammers to break through the rubble of flattened schools and homes seeking survivors.

Book fines charged to bursar bill

Months from graduation, the Office of the Bursar can hold senior Jeremy John's diploma. He has an outstanding late fee for a movie he checked out -- five years ago. "I checked out a movie on Gandhi for a friend, and he says he returned it. Apparently he didn't because the library is charging me something like $100," John said. "I keep trying to talk to them, but they aren't going to take it off. They think because it is going on my bursar account that it isn't real to me, but I pay my own bursar bill."

Controversial film sparks discussion

A daughter came out as a lesbian to her conservative Christian mother who refused to accept her. Filled with guilt, the daughter committed suicide. Now the mother is an advocate for gays and lesbians, particularly those excluded from their religious congregations.

Historical Society celebrates 100th anniversary

The Monroe County Historical Society is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year of promoting history in Monroe County. The society now consists of the Monroe County Historical Museum, the genealogy library and gift shop. Carrie Hertz, a 26-year-old IU student working on her Ph.D. in folklore, worked at the museum for two years.

Student photographer's work on display at local café

Leah Cornwell waits to be seized by the beauty of an object, and then she takes a picture of it. Her keen eye for the sublime has landed her work in a local gallery for the second time this year. A collection of the IU senior's photographs, taken while she was studying in Italy, is on display at Tutto Bène wine café through Oct. 30.

Fall Ballet features variety of music, dance during weekend

IU's ballet season is not limited only to "The Nutcracker" every Christmas. The IU Ballet Theater gave its first performances of the year Friday and Saturday at the Musical Arts Center which consisted of four pieces, including two world premieres. Many different styles of ballet were put on display by the dancers.

Award-winning 'Blast!' reconnects with Hoosier roots

Marching bands are not only a staple of high school football games, but occasionally one blasts off to international fame. "Blast!," which performed Thursday through Saturday at the IU Auditorium, is based on marching material standard to American high schools. "Blast!" tweaked the style and added its own flair to become a unique and award-winning production.

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Hep likes chances in his 1st Homecoming game

If you're an IU football player, you probably don't want to star in IU head coach Terry Hoeppner's latest documentary film. The tape is a montage Hoeppner put together of all the penalties committed in last weekend's 42-24 loss to Wisconsin. The head coach attempted to correct the Hoosiers' costly mistakes. "Not to embarrass anyone or ridicule anyone, but you don't want to be on that tape," Hoeppner said. "It's an educational process."

IU sets new record for private donations

This year, the private sector has made IU $301 million wealthier. IU President Adam Herbert announced Thursday that IU received an all-time record amount -- a 20-percent increase from last year -- for private sector support through gifts and nongovernmental research grants in the fiscal year 2005.But what this $301 million won't do is help alleviate the University's consistent debt, said Curt Simic, president of the IU Foundation. It's still too early in the planning process to determine exactly how this money will be used, he said.

The Great Homecoming Debate

Thousands of viewers will watch IU and the University of Illinois battle on the football field Saturday, but few have witnessed the schools' historical battle over homecoming, which started nearly a century ago. Representatives from both campuses claim their school started the tradition of homecoming, but for reasons based on different definitions of the event.

Death toll rises after landslide

GUATEMALA CITY -- Rescue workers in Guatemala pulled dozens of bodies from a massive mudslide and from a swollen river Thursday, raising to at least 236 the number of people killed from five days of pounding rains in Central America and Mexico.

New York increases subway security threat

NEW YORK -- Authorities stepped up mass transit security Thursday after receiving a credible threat that the city's subway system could be the target of a terrorist attack in coming days.

Rove to testify in leak case

WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutors have accepted an offer from presidential adviser Karl Rove to give 11th hour testimony in the case of a CIA officer's leaked identity and have warned they cannot guarantee he won't be indicted, according to sources directly familiar with the investigation.

Braves even series with 7-1 shellacking against Astros

ATLANTA -- The Braves rocked the Rocket, John Smoltz picked up where he left off six years ago, and Atlanta finds itself all even with the Houston Astros in the NL playoffs. Rookie Brian McCann hit a three-run homer in his first postseason at-bat, which were all the runs Smoltz needed to lead the Braves past Roger Clemens and the Astros 7-1 on Thursday night, tying the best-of-five series at one game apiece.

Iraqi constitution draft to be voted on next week

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- On Thursday, Iraqis began picking up copies of the draft constitution they will vote on next week, after the country's Shiite-led parliament ended a bitter dispute with Sunni legislators about how the referendum will be conducted.

Padres fall behind St. Louis in series 2-0

ST. LOUIS -- When Mark Mulder took a line drive off his arm in the second inning and doubled over in pain, the St. Louis Cardinals figured it would be a short outing for their 16-game winner. Instead, Mulder shook off the hard shot to his left bicep from Joe Randa -- the same way he tossed aside a pair of poor tuneup starts -- and put his team on the brink of a playoff sweep.

Bush lashes out at Islamic radicals

WASHINGTON -- President Bush, trying to reverse a slide in public support for the war in Iraq, said Thursday that Islamic radicals are seeking to "enslave whole nations and intimidate the world," calling that a prime reason not to cut and run in Iraq. "There's always a temptation in the middle of a long struggle to seek the quiet life, to escape the duties and problems of the world and to hope the enemy grows weary of fanaticism and tired of murder," he said, seeking to address calls from anti-war activists for a U.S. troop withdrawal.