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Totally wired

By Brian J. McFillen · Sunday, Sept. 18,2005 11:46 p.m.

Attention Associated Press newswire: So, I heard you're trying to be hip? Yeah, The New York Times leaked the word: "The 157-year-old news agency is to start its 'younger audience service,' offering articles and 'experiences' in multimedia formats with audio, video, blogs and wireless text aimed at reaching those readers." And this program, which begins today, is called "ASAP" because 18- to 34-year-old readers will think it's, like, fast, right?

Lock 'em up

By Alyson Brodsy and Amy Obermeyer · Sunday, Sept. 18,2005 11:45 p.m.

The business section of Friday's New York Times asked, "How long should white collar criminals be jailed?" Many recent offenders have been sentenced to anywhere from 15 to 30 years in prison for corporate crimes. Jonathon Simon, a professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley, told The Times that such sentences are "draconian" and "25 years is more than most people would get for rape or non-aggravated murder."

Culture wars

By Alyson Brodsy and Bryan Schmidt · Sunday, Sept. 18,2005 11:45 p.m.

I recently watched the debut of a new sitcom. I haven't watched an episode of any non-animated network comedy for a long time, so I wasn't sure what to expect. The show is called "The War at Home," and it makes me sad.

IUSA halfway there, not far enough

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 18,2005 11:44 p.m.

The IU Student Association's recent suggestions, spearheaded by President Alex Shortle, to increase knowledge of alcohol issues and expand free speech zones are certainly attractive. Meeting both goals would fulfill Vote for Pedro's spring campaign promises.

Spielberg's Holocaust foundation films on display at Evansville library

By Alyson Brodsy and Ryan Lenz · Sunday, Sept. 18,2005 11:41 p.m.

EVANSVILLE -- A collection of Holocaust survivors' testimonies, filmed as a memorial to the millions who lost their lives in the Nazi-run death camps of World War II, has become an educational resource to teach cultural acceptance. Universities and libraries in recent years have begun using the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation's film archives to compile their own collections of survivor testimonies that chronicle the horrors of Adolf Hitler's concentration camps.

Landmark Afghan elections hailed as success despite threats from Taliban

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 18,2005 11:40 p.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Some filed into schools to cast their ballots amid lessons still scrawled on blackboards. Others stepped over piles of shoes to vote in mosques. In remote areas, tents served as polling stations. Across Afghanistan, millions of people lined up at polling stations in defiance of a Taliban boycott call and militant attacks to vote for a new parliament Sunday.

Hoosier journeys to Washington for peace

By Kourtney Schepman · Sunday, Sept. 18,2005 11:40 p.m.

Shelley Newby will walk 540 miles from New Castle, Ind., to Washington, D.C., to demonstrate her commitment to peace, a journey she started Sept. 3. Her walk for peace will take her through four states on her way to complete her journey by Oct. 13. Newby wears a small white piece of cloth pinned to her backpack with "walking for peace" scrawled across it.

Official: New Orleans' health care system faces unmatched crisis

By Alyson Brodsy and David Crary · Sunday, Sept. 18,2005 11:40 p.m.

NEW ORLEANS -- Health care facilities in New Orleans have been shattered to an extent unmatched in U.S. history, and its hospital system faces grave challenges as residents begin returning, the vice president of the national hospital accreditation organization said Sunday.

Conservative party wins most votes in German election

By Alyson Brodsy and David McHugh · Sunday, Sept. 18,2005 11:39 p.m.

BERLIN -- Conservative challenger Angela Merkel's party won the most votes in German elections Sunday but fell short of a clear mandate to govern, according to official results. Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder staged a dramatic comeback and proclaimed he should head the next government.

Assimilating Asian Pacific Americans choose between fitting in, retaining culture

By Kacie Foster · Sunday, Sept. 18,2005 11:37 p.m.

When Cheng-yi Liu's father, Keng-she, was in elementary school, his teachers struggled with the pronunciation of his name so they decided to call him "Fred." Name changes are one of many issues surrounding the assimilation of immigrants and their families. Nearly 20 students of various ethnicities met in a crowded room Friday afternoon at the Asian Culture Center to discuss "What's in a name?"

Anti-gay remarks found written on sidewalk

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 18,2005 11:36 p.m.

The IU Police Department was called to investigate anti-gay remarks written in chalk on sidewalks Thursday at Seventh Street and Woodlawn Avenue. A University employee contacted IUPD to complain of the "insensitive remarks," which made anti-gay statements against the Sigma Chi fraternity, said IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger.

Graduate group readies constitution

By Ashley Rhodebeck · Sunday, Sept. 18,2005 11:34 p.m.

A new document awaiting approval could give graduate students more money, better working conditions and a union to fight for them one day. The Graduate Employees Organization began casting ballots to ratify its constitution at its first mass meeting Thursday night.

Katrina relief efforts in Dunn Meadow fall short of expected $15,000 goal

By Sarah Core and Lisa Leff · Sunday, Sept. 18,2005 11:33 p.m.

Cool temperatures and overcast skies hindered the fund-raising efforts of the IU Hurricane Katrina Relief Program, which raised less than a quarter of its targeted goal at Friday's Hurricane Katrina Relief Festival. Coordinators of the festival named bad weather as the primary reason for not meeting their $15,000 goal. Festival co-coordinator and junior Natalie Borg said while nearly 1,000 students came through Dunn Meadow during the six-hour festival, the inclimate weather kept them from staying for any length of time or spending much money.

Trustees review enrollment figures

By Trevor brown · Sunday, Sept. 18,2005 11:28 p.m.

Despite the considerable amount of discussion devoted to the athletics department's new financial plan, trustees also debated new enrollment figures, delayed a vote on the proposed site of the new Honors College and heard presentations by the new student trustee and IU Student Association president Friday.

One 'Transporter' is enough

By Sean Abbott · Sunday, Sept. 18,2005 6:23 p.m.

Way back in 2002, "The Transporter" was a pretty good movie. It had the perfect blend of car chases through scenic France, not-too-crazy martial arts fisticuffs and appropriately interesting characters.It was shot with the finesse of a good martial arts movie and came with the right kind of charm to make it appealing. Now picture all of that, and toss it completely out the window. That's "The Transporter 2."

Student ambassadors reach out to prospective minority students

By Kacie Foster · Friday, Sept. 16,2005 1:37 a.m.

In 2004, about 4 percent of the student body was black, 3 percent was Asian and 2 percent was Hispanic. For more than a decade, IU has been tapping a few dozen of these minority students to recruit other racial minorities to IU in order to maintain and increase diversity.

Trustees review student benefits

By Michael Sanserino · Friday, Sept. 16,2005 1:37 a.m.

IU is working with the state to bring bigger companies to Indiana, but nobody is sure how IU's advancements will increase jobs for students.

AFTER LOSING 9 OF LAST 10 TO KENTUCKY, CAN IU CRUSH THE CATS?

By Eamonn Brennan · Friday, Sept. 16,2005 1:37 a.m.

It's not "the Rock," and it's not "the Walk." It's a rivalry game. With all of the new traditions IU head coach Terry Hoeppner has brought to the IU football program, the old ones still remain, especially the match-ups against age-old rivals.

Local guardsmen say goodbyes

By Jessica Levco · Friday, Sept. 16,2005 1:37 a.m.

Clutching camouflage-covered teddy bears and tissue boxes, more than 100 family members and friends said their goodbyes yesterday to a National Guard unit based in Bloomington.

'Smear campaign' will keep Armstrong retired

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Litke · Friday, Sept. 16,2005 1:29 a.m.

The nasty tug of war between the bosses of the international cycling union and the World Anti-Doping Agency over who leaked documents to a French newspaper accusing Lance Armstrong of doping claimed its first casualty Thursday: any chance of a comeback by the seven-time Tour de France champion.