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Pushing buttons

AUSTIN, Texas -- A 43 thousand mile journey came to an end Tuesday for Sarasota, Fla., resident Curtis Jacobson. In 97 days he visited 41 states, "most of them twice," selling campaign buttons. All day Tuesday, he and a handful of employees braved wind, rain and cold at stands on the streets of Austin, Texas, to sell Bush/Cheney pins during Bush's rally at the capital.

A sacred mission via the Internet

Vincent Reyes and Donald Winslow had a dream of reaching out to those less fortunate than themselves. Reyes, pastoral director of the Capuchin Soup Kitchen in Detroit, noticed that his organization needed a new way to receive funding. Winslow, an alumnus, coordinated a project combining photojournalism with fund raising on the Internet.

Butterfly ballot put to the test

Hours after the residents of Palm Beach County, Fla., cast their votes, rumors regarding the controversial butterfly ballot began to fly. The ballots were confusing, they said, and it was impossible to tell who you were voting for.

Staples' policies under fire

Several environmental action groups gathered in protest outside of the Bloomington Staples, 2813 E. Third St., Wednesday to end corporate purchasing policies that environmentalists charge are harmful to the planet.

Professor debates a matter of mass

An IU professor is involved in a controversy about physicists' continuing search for the Higgs boson, a particle that explains why matter has mass.

RPS announces dining hall closings

Residential Programs and Services will close dining services at Teter, Forest and Briscoe quads beginning fall 2001, a cost-cutting measure approved by the RPS meal plan committee comprised of students and RPS officials.

Backstage set for revolution

At 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, "Les Miserables" stage manager Bryan Landrine runs through the IU Auditorium, watching stagehands assemble the set for the thousandth time. Landrine and his crew have only seven hours to make sure the set is assembled before curtain.

'Les Miserables' stunning

Opening in the dark prisons of France, "Les Miserables" stunningly sweeps the audience into the tale of Jean Valjean, paroled prisoner with a purpose in life. With the low growl of prisoners the first sound after opening curtain, the tone of struggle and despair is set.

Badgers intent on postseason success

There are only two tournament teams in Division I women's basketball that ended their season the way they wanted - with a win. First is Connecticut and its legendary march to the NCAA championship. The second team is Wisconsin.

Let the bidding begin

Bidding on baseball's free agents started last week, and the end result of all the offers and negotiations is likely to produce the highest-paid player in the history of the sport.

IUPD Blotter

Coach tries out for pro league

Women's soccer assistant coach and former IU standout, Wendy Dillinger, is about to receive a rebirth in the sport she loves. Dillinger was one of 200 nationwide invitees to try out for the Women's United Soccer Association in December.

Hoosiers prepare for Purdue, Brees

How does a defense go about stopping Drew Brees? For that matter, can a defense stop Drew Brees? Purdue's senior quarterback, who is winding down his campaign for the Heisman Trophy, has shown that might not be possible. A defense can only hope to slow him down.

Great American Smoke Out a day for smokers to quit

Sophomore Allan Henderson digs through his bag for his cigarettes while sitting on the steps of Ballantine Hall. With 10 minutes to spare before class, Henderson makes time for one last smoke. He began smoking after he graduated from high school and now smokes daily.

Lions overpower Hoosiers

An IU volleyball fan stood just feet from the court opposite the Hoosier bench Wednesday night, dropping to push-up position after each Hoosier point. His-push-up-after-every-point approach did help a crowd of 397 hop to its feet, but had Amanda Welter's wish been granted, the fan might have left University Gym strong enough to bench press a couple of cars in the parking lot.

Judge's order in St. Louis was unfair

Circuit Court Judge Evelyn Baker issued an order Election Day to keep the polls open in St. Louis an additional three hours than the rest of Missouri, an order in effect for only 45 minutes before a state appellate court overruled her. She issued the order, she said, because long lines at the voting machines, caused by technical difficulties, had deprived some residents of the right to cast votes.

A crazed turkey tradition

The picture is an angry-looking turkey. I'm still not sure what possessed me to draw the thing, but the turkey just looks really ticked off. Maybe he's about to be eaten, or maybe he's just mad about being overweight. But the turkey looks like he's about to chew the leg off some unsuspecting farmer.

Fun with internships

\"Laura! It's been too long... we've missed you so!" And I, darling readers, have missed you. After all, you are the collective sunshine of my existence.

Former Miss Arizona speaks on perfectionism, eating disorders

What could possess a woman who has won beauty pageants her whole life to despise her body and demean her own self image?

Democrats fight like Republicans

I've been called cynical for so long that I'd begun to believe it. But this year's election campaign made me realize how naive I really am. Something in me (the inner child who once believed in John F. Kennedy?) still expects liberal Democrats to be more rational than conservative Republicans. Another illusion bites the dust.