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The difference of 1 year

Almost a year ago to the date, some students on the Bloomington campus were caught up in violent protests and destruction because Bob Knight had been fired. At the time, I thought how lucky my son was that our country was at peace with the world and that he did not have to protest against a war or other horrible acts -- only against a fired basketball coach.

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe returns to Bloomington

For most people, college is a major turning point in their lives, a time to determine one's occupational destiny. Music fans everywhere can thank their lucky stars that jazz musician Karl Denson chose his wisely. At age 20, he put down a stethoscope and picked up the sax for good, switching from veterinary school to music composition while a student at Cal State Long Beach. "It just made sense," said Denson. At 7:30 p.m., he will bring his own blend of hypnotic jazz and infectious funk to the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., in a Union Board-sponsored concert.

Can you believe those Hoosiers?

In my first two years as a student at IU, I watched the Hoosiers get battered by Pepperdine and outplayed by Kent State in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Early this season, the Hoosiers' record was a miserable 7-5 after a loss to Butler, and conference season had not begun. It had been 10 years since the team had reached the Final Four, and with the direction the program seemed to be heading, the team wouldn't go back until players such as Tom Coverdale were being pushed around in wheel chairs. Sure enough, Saturday night, because of severely spraining his chronically weak left ankle, Coverdale was wheeled around Rupp arena wearing a 2002 South regional championship T-shirt. Meanwhile, head coach Mike Davis climbed a 10-foot high aluminum ladder and cut down the net in celebration of his first ever Final Four appearance as a head coach.

Hoosier great still on court

Great players have come and gone in the history of IU basketball. Some are remembered and some are not. Brian Evans, who started at IU from 1993-1996, is one who will likely be remembered for a long time. The forward's accomplishments at IU put him in close contention for IU's All-Century Team, and his talent has continued after his time on McCracken Court in Assembly Hall.

RHA elections today

Residential Halls Association elections are being held today. The three tickets are Fusion, Amplify and K.I.S.S. Students may vote for the candidates within their respective living centers. Voters will receive paper ballots and must vote between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. today at their residence hall, Fusion presidential-candidate Erin Ransford said.

Letters to the editor

Dunn Meadow camp has already made its point Everyone realizes that at a campus like IU, the freedom to use the campus to inform and voice opinions by students and others is very important. Student organizations know this, and so does everyone from "The Ad Sheet" to "Brother Dan". But they aren't setting up tents and taking up residence for weeks in what becomes a favorite spot for many students during the warmer months of the year.

Israel strikes building in Gaza Strip

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israel deployed fighter jets over the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday and fired missiles at a building, destroying it and injuring about 10 Palestinians, witnesses and hospital officials said. In the pandemonium that ensued, a Palestinian man on trial for allegedly collaborating with Israel to kill Palestinians was shot and killed by militants, a judge said.

A great movie, but a poor DVD

Ideologies clash over continued protests of war

Members of the peace camp in Dunn Meadow said they won't end their call for peace until U.S. military forces leave Afghanistan. But an investment banker in New York whose brother-in-law died in the World Trade Center said he wants them to change their minds. John Ubaldo, who works for H.C. Wainwright & Co. Inc., said he became outraged when he saw the peace camp at Dunn Meadow on national television.

'iicons' a new age of Nature

Fiji's new Prime Minister sworn in

SUVA, Fiji -- Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, a banker installed by the army as Fiji's caretaker premier following last year's nationalist coup, was sworn in Monday, returning the ethnically divided nation to democratic rule, symbolizing a return of political power to indigenous Fijians. Fiji's former prime minister insisted Monday on a role in the new government, throwing into question the nation's chances for political stability hours after it returned to democratic rule. Under Fiji's constitution, any party with more than eight seats must be invited to take part in government.

The brains behind the brew

The secret's out: 'Ya-Ya' just so so

Fun places to visit:

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Real life more intense than TV

I am a "Law and Order" junkie. Time permitting, I watch the reruns on A&E and the new episodes on NBC. There is something interesting about watching the legal system on TV, but until this summer, I had no idea just how much protection a camera lens could provide.

Vegas mirrors life

My buddy, Jer, put it best when he said, "This is a ridiculous town." That was a pretty good summation of the thoughts I had last week.

FBI, public moved on from investigations

IU international students claim the on-campus climate has remained largely untouched in the advent of Sept. 11, despite FBI questioning of several students three months ago as part of an investigation into the terrorist attacks.

President Brand offers answers

Students do not often have the chance to present President Myles Brand with direct, uncensored questions, but during the IU Student Association town hall meeting Monday night, 85 students got their chance. The session lasted an hour, and students remained in line to ask questions until Jake Oakman, IUSA president and the event's moderator, closed the discussion.

Three-part revamp plan under way

The athletics department is slowly working its way through a three-part plan to revamp the school's colors and logo, create a new icon and introduce a new mascot. The purpose of this plan is to create a department-wide brand identity for athletics, Jeff Fanter, director of Media Relations for the athletics department, said. After deciding last fall that the athletic department needed a more uniform look, the proposal was unveiled in January. The first change was to start using crimson and cream as the standard school colors, replacing the various shades of red and white used by the varsity teams. This part of the plan also involved the redesign of the block IU logo. A San Francisco-based company, Michael Osborne Designs, was hired to help with this project.

Bikers in Bloomington

An estimated 3,000 bikers roared through the streets of Bloomington this weekend. But all hell didn't break loose. The Indiana chapter of the Harley Davidson Owners Group staged its annual state rally this weekend, which is billed as a family-oriented event. It kicked off Saturday afternoon with a parade through Bloomington's main thoroughfares, attracting several gawkers. The bikers convened at the parking lot of the Showers Building, where they held events such as slow races, in which the object is to cross the finish line last.