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Rice says U.N. credibility at stake over Iran nuclear program

By Alyson Brodsy and Paul Ames · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:58 p.m.

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Ricem said Thursday the credibility of the U.N. Security Council was as stake as it decides how to deal with Iran's likely rejection of a deadline to bring its nuclear program in line with international demands. "In order to be credible, the Security Council, of course, has to act," Rice told reporters at a NATO foreign ministers' meeting.

More female migrants give birth, face rape and robbery, on illegal journey to U.S.

By Alyson Brodsy and Julie Watson · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:56 p.m.

NOGALES, Mexico -- Swaddled in dirt in the inky night, the newborn trembled as a stranger struggled to snip her umbilical cord with nail clippers. A smuggler and other migrants had bolted when the baby's 18-year-old mother screamed with labor pains.

Police actions spark protests in Valparaiso

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:52 p.m.

VALPARAISO -- More than 400 Valparaiso University students protested recent actions by police, including officers riding aboard escort vans to keep drunken students off.

Man robbed of iPod, bookbag by armed assailant

By Sarah Core · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:51 p.m.

A Bloomington man was allegedly robbed at gunpoint Thursday morning at the intersection of Second Street and Eastside Drive.

WFHB 'experiments' with MP3 players

By Ariel Ivas · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:50 p.m.

Imagine going to a concert with no music, no screaming, and in fact, no sound at all.

Vincennes man charged with 3 murders in Evansville

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:50 p.m.

EVANSVILLE -- Authorities have charged a Vincennes man with three counts of murder in the slayings of a woman and her two children, police said Thursday. Daniel Ray Wilkes, 37, was being held in the Vanderburgh County Jail Thursday, Evansville police said. Vincennes police had picked up Wilkes the day before on a Pike County warrant for failure to pay child support, Police Chief Robert Dunham said.

5 from Taylor University die in accident

By Alyson Brodsy and Rick Callahan · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:49 p.m.

UPLAND, Ind. -- For the second time in a week, an Indiana college was in mourning Thursday after a deadly crash killed four students and a university employee.

Graduate student turns trash into treasure

By Andrea Alumbaugh · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:44 p.m.

Graduate student Brian Crabill has been at IU for four years, earning his undergraduate degree in psychology and now studying nutrition science. After 12 semesters, it is safe to say that Crabill has purchased a considerable number of texts.

IU Real Estate club to travel to Chicago

By Amy Carol Wolff · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:43 p.m.

Today 25 IU Real Estate club members will travel to Chicago. They are not going to see the sites, but rather to expand their network by interacting with and listening to some of the most distinguished real estate professionals in the area.

Whittenberger Auditorium renovation plans delayed

By Savannah Worley · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:43 p.m.

In the near future, attendees of the Whittenberger Auditorium will no longer have to deal with poor lighting, uncomfortable seats or duct-taped carpets.

IUPD arrest 2 students for allegedly throwing rocks off top of Teter Quad

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:42 p.m.

Two students face preliminary felony charges after police arrested them for throwing rocks off Teter Quad and causing an estimated $15,000 worth of damage to vehicles below.

Less emergency contraceptives given out than past Little 500s

By Lee Hurwitz · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:41 p.m.

While many recognize Little 500 week as a time to party, IU students have been increasing their attempts to stay safe during their sexual activities as well. According to the IU Health Center and Planned Parenthood of Bloomington, Little 500 week brings in an increase of prescriptions for emergency contraceptives. This has been an annual occurence for both facilities. Despite that history, none had an increase in prescriptions for emergency contraceptives during last week's festivities.

Institute 'mentors' archaeological researchers

By Laura Kruty · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:41 p.m.

About five miles north of the IU campus, tucked away among farms, acres of wooded land and winding roads, lies a building, just four years old. Its stone tower rises high above the entrance, and a small stone-encircled ring in which to do experiments sits about 100 yards away.

US ARTIST IMMIGRATION CONTEST

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:37 p.m.

US ARTIST IMMIGRATION CONTEST -- Japanese sculptor Nao Matsuomoto works on a figure made of tape after fashioning another from chewing gum and ramen noodles, foreground, in his space at White Box, an art and performance space, April 25, in New York. Matsuomoto is one of 10 emerging artists from around the world participating in AsylumNYC, a project conceived by Berlin-based Wooloo Productions, who invited the artists to apply for "creative asylum" at White Box April 24-29, while the space is converted into a "detention center." During that time the artists are not permitted to leave the space and were stripped of all supplies they brought from home. At week's end, one artist will be selected to receive free assistance from an immigration lawyer to be able to remain legally in the United States. The project was developed to call attention to immigrants' difficulties and asylum-seekers worldwide.

Southern rappers use dance to sell music

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:36 p.m.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Some people dance for entertainment. Some dance for self-expression. Some do it for money and fame.

Art trafficking network uncovered

By Alyson Brodsy and Ariel David · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:35 p.m.

ROME -- Italian prosecutors on Wednesday named a New York art gallery as a key link in what they say was a vast conspiracy to market stolen artifacts that allegedly involved a former J. Paul Getty museum curator on trial here.

Alum shows film

By Kristi Oloffson · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:35 p.m.

An award-winning film by an IU graduate was recently mentioned in Grammy magazine and on the 2006 Grammy ballot. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. in Ballantine 109.

Vera Bradley booms

By Alyson Brodsy and Ashley M. Heher · Thursday, April 27,2006 11:33 p.m.

FORT WAYNE -- Inside a bustling warehouse, new hires at Vera Bradley Designs practice stitching paisley placemats and pink coin purses in patterns with names like Petal Pink and Chelsea Green. Nearby, others slice swatches of bold pink, blue and green quilted fabric destined to become handbags, purses and luggage.

Technology, sport and the fan

By Alyson Brodsy and Andrew Shaffer · Thursday, April 27,2006 7:53 p.m.

It's tough to imagine yourself in a time period as you are living through it. I'm sure Americans in the 1850s were saying to themselves, "Wow, can you believe we're living in the Industrial Revolution?" And while I am sure the devastation was all around them, Americans in the 1920s and '30s were not saying to each other, "So how about this Great Depression? At least we'll be in the history books, huh?"

Hoosiers top Sycamores in 11 innings; Huddleston doubles home winner

By Chris Sauer · Thursday, April 27,2006 7:50 p.m.

Twenty-two strikeouts. Eleven innings. One run. After the IU softball team's game against instate rival Indiana State last night, these were all the numbers you needed to know. Thankfully for the Hoosiers, the one run belonged to them as they scored in the top of the eleventh inning to take the 1-0 victory. With the win, the Hoosiers move to 26-22-1 on the season.