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End logging in Indiana state forests

One beautiful autumn day several years ago, I was hiking the Ten O'clock trail in Yellowwood State Forest with my family. About a mile up the trail we came upon a sight that shocked us: all the trees in a large area had been cut to the ground, and several beech trees near the trail had been ringed with a chainsaw.

Feeding the body and mind

Fridays are wonderful days to wind down just before the weekend. Imagine sitting on a cozy sofa, listening to a live musical performance and watching the world of students pass by through a beautiful picture window. For the last three years, the Leo R. Dowling International Center, 111 S. Jordan Ave., has provided an informal atmosphere for a variety of musical performances.

Dr. King legacy not lost over time

As America gets ready to celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 73rd birthday as a national holiday, his exhortations of peaceful transformation of race-torn America and non-violent agitation for meaningful change are inextricably linked to the modern struggles of all minorities for civil and human rights throughout the world. Therefore, the movement that he helped establish and lead effectively changed the soul of the racially-tortured nation, and it has also gone a long way to bring about much more freedom, justice and equality for all humankind.

More like 'The Scorpion Queen'

Sophomore wins Jeep in Kiss Off

At 3:30 a.m. Sunday, sophomore Dan Balanoff was the last person standing in the 2001 Jeep Kiss Off. About 250 people had gathered on the front yard of the Delta Upsilon fraternity to see the end of the contest, which began at 6 p.m. Friday. After 33 and a half hours kissing the 2001 Jeep Wrangler SE, Balanoff came out victorious over the 24 other contestants and won the Jeep.

Bill would add to police power

Police would be able to conduct secret searches of suspects' homes, tap all their cell and home phones and track their use of the Internet under anti-terrorism legislation moving toward final approval in the House.

'The Score' a riveting classic

"The Score" is classic film noir with an A-list cast, an exercise in traditional craftsmanship that is so rare in this age of bloated special effects budgets and editing choppier than the average transatlantic voyage. It hardly ascends to the upper echelon of classics like "The Maltese Falcon" and "Chinatown." It's more like a contemporary production of Shakespeare -- more a vehicle for captivating acting than anything else. Director Frank Oz convened a summit for the finest method actors of three generations for this heist flick -- Marlon Brando, Robert DeNiro and Edward Norton. In deliberately pacing the film, he simply stands back and gives them breathing room. Oz, in his first departure from such light-hearted fluff as "In and Out," took the right approach. It would have been worth at least double the price of admission just to watch these vaunted heavyweights take turns reading from a phone book.

F-16s force plane down at Bloomington aiport

At least two F-16 fighters forced down a small passenger plane at the Monroe County Airport this afternoon. The pilot was apparently confused and didn't know U.S. airspace remains closed to everything but commercial and military aircraft, an airport official told the IDS.

Album can't quite recreate live feeling

The Indy Jazz Fest featured a variety of acts from straight ahead, bop-oriented jazz to smooth jazz, blues and even more modern sounding sub-genres. But one of my favorite bands happened to be the Latin, Afro-Cuban rhythms of Conga Jazz.

City, BPD agree on new contract

It was all smiles Wednesday night as the city council approved the collective bargaining agreement between the city and the fraternal order of police. The new agreement will serve the city and police department beginning in January 2003 and will last until the end of 2006.

New York 1 week later

NEW YORK -- One week after terrorists brought down the World Trade Center, the mayor said there was virtually no hope left Tuesday of finding any of the 5,400 missing souls alive. Meanwhile, a federal grand jury has begun investigating the attack. The somber news from Mayor Rudolph Giuliani came just a few hours after the nation, led by President Bush on the White House lawn, paused for two minutes to honor the victims.

Team heading for tundra to take on Alaska-Anchorage

Another day and another road trip to a game away from Assembly Hall. This time, the mens basketball team will be on the other side of the continent, taking on University of Alaska-Anchorage in the opening round of the Great Alaska Shootout 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night in Anchorage, Alaska.

Covering our bases

"Terrorism worldwide. . . has plummeted since the end of the Cold War and in the United States, it is virtually nonexistent. U.S. Intelligence agencies and law enforcement officials have yet to document a single serious threat to the United States involving terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction. And many arms control officials and scientists say the chances of such an attack are close to zero." This comes from a year-old issue of the liberal magazine, Mother Jones.

Use fines wisely

Parking tickets nearly rank with death and taxes as assured events in one's life. So why not make them work for the benefit of society? Few will argue that the new theater is not a welcome addition to campus, but many, I'm sure, can find the time to complain about traffic and having a hard time finding a parking place.

America: Land of contradictions

'Moulin Rounge' finally gets encore

Committee to decide Davis' fate

IU President Myles Brand appointed a seven-member committee Friday to decide the fate of interim men's basketball coach Mike Davis. Davis was temporarily named to the position Sept. 12 following the firing of former coach Bob Knight. Vice President for Administration Terry Clapacs will lead the committee, which consists of: Clapacs; Brand; professor Bruce Jaffee, chair of the faculty athletics committee; incoming athletics director Michael McNeely; board of trustees President John Walda; trustee Cora Smith Breckenridge; and trustee Peter Obremsky.

Around The Campus

Graduate student receives fellowship for musical study Kinga Skretkowicz-Ferguson, a graduate student in the School of Music, was named one of 30 2001 Paul and Daisy Soros New American Fellows. Fellows receive up to a $20,000 stipend and half the cost of tuition for up to two years of graduate study at any college or university in the United States.

Around The Campus

SPEA Program seeks applicants Conversations on Race extends deadline Taliaferro to speak at Law School Writing Tutorial Services expands

MTV wrong to ban Madonna's video

Last week, MTV decided not to air Madonna's new video, "What it Feels Like for a Girl." The video,directed by Madonna's husband, Guy Ritchie, depicted the singer and an elderly woman going on a rampage that included stunning a man with a stun gun and taking his money, blowing up a gas station and running into a car full of men who cast suggestive glances at Madonna -- culminating in suicide.