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Mubarak wins first Egyptian presidential race

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 9,2005 12:40 a.m.

CAIRO, Egypt -- President Hosni Mubarak swept Egypt's first contested race for his job, according to preliminary results Thursday, an expected victory in an election praised as progress toward democratic reform despite allegations of fraud.

Ophelia reaches hurricane status, nears Florida coast

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 9,2005 12:39 a.m.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Tropical Storm Ophelia strengthened into a hurricane as it stalled 70 miles off the northeast Florida coast Thursday, churning waves that caused beach erosion and drenching Kennedy Space Center.

Congress passes Katrina relief bill

By Alyson Brodsy and David Espo · Friday, Sept. 9,2005 12:37 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Acting with extraordinary speed, Congress approved an additional $51.8 billion for relief and recovery from Hurricane Katrina on Thursday. President Bush pledged to make it "easy and simple as possible" for uncounted, uprooted storm victims to collect food stamps and other government benefits.

Students present artwork in thesis show

By David A. Nosko · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 7:08 p.m.

Whether it is a naked wall, a lavender painted wall above scattered purple feathers or a white wall with flashy moving pictures, beautiful and meaningful artwork is often perceived in the eye of the beholder.

Heavy in the heartland

By Mike Malik · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 2:06 a.m.

Indiana is ranked the ninth fattest state in the nation with an adult obesity rate of 25.2 percent, and placed eighth in the nation with 61.7 percent of adults obese or overweight, according to a Trust for America's Health report.

Riding out the storm: Part 2

By Alyson Brodsy and Rami Chami · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 2:06 a.m.

At about 6 a.m. Monday, I woke up after my first night in the Superdome. Within a few minutes, the electricity in the stadium went out as we had been told it would when Hurricane Katrina first struck. The generators were quickly switched on, and significantly fewer spotlights were lit.

Fraternity houses reopen on campus

By Michelle Manchir · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 2:06 a.m.

The boarded-up, deserted fraternity homes on Third and 10th streets are perhaps the perfect depiction of a haunted house. But they were once full of life.

Drinking, free speech on IUSA agenda

By Hannah Lodge · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 2:06 a.m.

Vote for Pedro won last year's student government election by a margin of fifty votes, promising free T-shirts for basketball and football season ticket holders, more free speech zones on campus and an increase in education concerning alcohol issues.

IU opens Ashton Center for Katrina evacuees

By Mike Malik · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 2:06 a.m.

As the rest of the nation answers the call for help from those affected by Hurricane Katrina, IU is no exception. The University has admitted more than 100 transfer students from universities not able to function because of the storm and has provided temporary housing at Ashton Center to about 130 non-student victims whose homes were destroyed.

4 vote in favor of Central time

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 1:25 a.m.

The commissioners of two western Indiana counties and two in northern Indiana have voted to ask the U.S. Department of Transportation to move them into the Central time zone. The votes Tuesday in Sullivan and Vermillion counties on the Indiana-Illinois state line and in Cass and Carroll counties, both northeast of Lafayette, mean that at least nine Indiana counties hope to switch from Eastern time following the legislature's decision to adopt statewide daylight-saving time next year.

Experts give students advice to fight obesity

By Mike Malik · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 1:19 a.m.

IU students can receive education in any of the hundreds of areas of study IU offers by the time they put on their caps and gowns, but many students know little about one of the fastest growing problems facing Americans: obesity.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 1:09 a.m.

Like many of the students who attended classes Monday, I muddled over why we had school on Labor Day. Finding your dissent to the staff editorial, I hoped to unearth a credible explanation. Not only is the argument for school on Labor Day wholly weak, the message is offensive to the reader. The dissent case begins by describing what Labor Day is, how the day is a celebration of the "values and dreams of the working class" with emphasis on "(living) a better life." The argument finally surfaces in the rhetorical assertion of "what better way is there to honor the sacrifices of those who have gone before us than to attend those classes they toiled, sweated, and bled for." If I'm not mistaken, do we not spend the entire semester honoring their toil, sweat and blood by attending classes? Are we not realizing "their dreams of self-improvement" by attending college at all? It is our choice to be here, and in doing so, we honor those sacrifices made by the countless laborers of our nation. Labor Day is, lest we forget, a national holiday. It is one of the few in the hundreds of faceless, mundane days of year where the routine of working through life is interrupted by a 24-hour celebration. The laborers of our nation gave us Labor Day, they gave us the assurance that we can celebrate for one day and not worry, they gave us the "better life" in which we can enjoy a holiday to remember them.

SPEA to work expertise with hurricane teach-in

By Rick Newkirk · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 1:05 a.m.

Today the School of Public and Environmental Affairs is hosting a Hurricane Katrina teach-in discussion, incorporating several diverse panelists in all areas of the disaster.

The importance of being honest

By Alyson Brodsy and Levi Harris · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 1:01 a.m.

So because of ethics and my big mouth, I owe my friend an iPod.

Bonds announces he will definitely return this season

By Beth Harris · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 12:59 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Barry Bonds says he "definitely" will play this season, although he doesn't know when. Bonds had been scheduled for a simulated game, but that was canceled because the Los Angeles Dodgers used the outfield for their team picture.

Group challenges male social norms

By Kacie Foster · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 12:59 a.m.

By using urinal screens in dorm bathrooms, the student group Raising Awareness of Interactions in Sexual Encounters wants to educate men that they have the power to stop sexual assault. A new group wants to take that message out of the men's room and put it in the spotlight.

Chancellor discusses Bible

By Michael Sanserino · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 12:58 a.m.

Apart from meetings of student religious organizations on campus, it's not too often the Gospels of Matthew and Luke are read aloud in Wright Quad. Wednesday night IU-Bloomington Interim Chancellor Ken Gros Louis brought the New Testament to Jordan Avenue in the inaugural speech of the Alpha Hall Lecture series.

Champs must contend with Moss in opener

By Howard Ulman · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 12:56 a.m.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots marvel at the talent of Randy Moss. They'll see it up-close Thursday night when the receiver who grabs attention as well as passes makes his debut with the Oakland Raiders.

Dear Kanye,

By Alyson Brodsy and Peter Chen · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 12:56 a.m.

If you haven't been watching the news lately, the tirade you issued on NBC's Hurricane Katrina telethon has become a flashpoint for reactions from people ranging from Condoleeza Rice to the Los Angeles Times editorial board. You took the outrage felt across political and social boundaries and summarized it into seven simple words: "George Bush doesn't care about black people." After more than a week of outrage, the Bush administration is finally taking notice of its horribly ineffectual response to Katrina. Whether by feigning surprise like Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff or by blaming residents like FEMA Director Michael Brown, nothing it says can make up for the woeful lack of response to a massive human disaster.

Around the Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 8,2005 12:55 a.m.

What: Alfred Hitchcock Double Feature Where: Radio-TV Building, Room 251 When: 7 p.m. Friday More info: The City Lights Film Series will showcase two works of master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock as part of its free weekly film screening of classic and contemporary films from around the world. "Shadow of a Doubt" tells the story of a young woman Charlie who becomes suspicious of her uncle when two detectives come snooping around the town. "Strangers on the Train" showcases the evil that lurks within evil men when two men hatch a plot of murder. For more information, call the Department of Communications and Culture at 855-7217.