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Bush speaks to Black Expo

By Mike Malik · Monday, July 18,2005 12:17 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS - The 35th annual Indiana Black Expo gave President George W. Bush a chance to regain ground with black voters since he chose not to speak at the last five NAACP conventions. Bush received a standing ovation upon his entrance to the RCA dome from a crowd of about 3,000 people, where he later received the lifetime achievement award.

Budget cuts ugly, but necessary

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, July 18,2005 12:01 a.m.

Due to budget constraints, IU will cut 35 faculty positions over the next few years, 23 of these from the College of Arts and Sciences. No professors will be fired, but professors leaving or retiring will not have their positions filled.

Watch out, Tiger's back

By Alyson Brodsy and Sam Story · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:43 p.m.

Tiger Woods. You hear the name and the first thing that comes to mind is what? A Nike shirt and hat, black shoes, and a massive tee shot? Or do you think of the man who has taken the world of golf into the palms of his hands? Or do you simply think how dominating he is? This weekend's play at St. Andrews in the British Open showed just how good the Tiger is. After the ninth hole in the opening round, Woods was already in the lead. No one caught him or was going to over the next 64 holes and victory was imminent after finishing the round with a 66.

Marek falls in Public Links quarterfinals

By Andy Romey · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:42 p.m.

In a span of just five days, IU men's golf might have found a new face in senior Brad Marek. Marek made an impressive run into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in Lebanon, Ohio. Former All-American and recent IU graduate Jeff Overton saw his run end two rounds prior.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:35 p.m.

I would like all IDS readers to know that the views expressed in my letter to the editor of Thursday, July 14 titled, "Mosque incident sounds like hoax," are my own and in no way reflect the views of the Hutton Honors College.

Pains of Jill Behrman's numerous mourners

By A. B. Assensoh · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:31 p.m.

The IDS and other local newspapers have reminded all of us of the May 2000 disappearance and reported death of Jill Behrman with headlines like: "Jill Behrman still making a difference." My family and I were encouraged by aspects of these news reports that revealed that investigators were "getting very close" to solving the mystery of Behrman's disappearance.

The ugly side of Islam

By Adam Sedia · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:31 p.m.

On Nov. 2 of last year, Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh was shot, stabbed and nearly beheaded. Aside from the embarrassingly long time it took to go to trial, what is really disturbing and enlightening is the nature of the killer's confession.

An appeal for sanity

By Brian J. McFillen · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:30 p.m.

With the next crop of undergrads wandering campus, this seems like the time to get something off my chest: Guys, all the contrived nostalgia -- it's creeping me out.

Porn in your video games?

By Jeff Alstott · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:29 p.m.

On July 8 the media watchdog, National Institute on the Media and the Family, issued a "nationwide parental alert," announcing the video game "San Andreas" contained pornography. Shortly afterward the networks aired stories about the possibility of "the porn in your children's video games," citing "San Andreas." Last Thursday Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote to the Federal Trade Commission, saying, "We should all be deeply disturbed that a game which now permits the simulation of lewd sexual acts in an interactive format with highly realistic graphics has fallen into the hands of young people across the country."

Hallowed be thy name

By Lindsay Kerrigan · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:28 p.m.

While settling in to watch Joan of Arcadia -- a television series about a girl who meets God in everyone from a punk rocker to an elderly lady -- a disclaimer from the network appeared on the screen. The message rejected any relationship between the show's theme and the views of the network. Clearly, CBS didn't want to offend anyone.

Tourists evacuate before Hurricane Emily

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:24 p.m.

CANCUN, Mexico -- Jittery tourists clutching pillows streamed out of beachside hotels and headed inland Sunday as Hurricane Emily took aim at the Yucatan peninsula with 145 mph winds after sideswiping Jamaica, where four people were swept away in a car. Two people also were killed in a helicopter crash on the Gulf of Mexico as more than 15,500 workers were evacuated from offshore oil platforms.

Cheney's chief of staff was another source for Valerie Plame story

By Alyson Brodsy and Pete Yost · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:24 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney's top aide was among the sources for a Time magazine reporter's story about the identity of a CIA officer, the reporter said Sunday.

Probe continues in London bombing investigation

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael McDonough · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:23 p.m.

LONDON -- Britain's government rejected criticism that lax policies toward Muslim political refugees helped facilitate terror recruiters, while police Sunday searched an Islamic bookstore in the northern city of Leeds, hometown of three of the London suicide bombers.

10th annual Bubblefest draws 3,000 participants

By Alvin Henry · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:20 p.m.

Soap, water and laughter filled the Frank Southern Ice Arena as Bloomington Parks and Recreation and Wonderlab science museum held the 10th annual Bubblefest Friday. The event was held right behind Bloomington South High school and featured more than 20 bubble stations.

World War II veteran tells story of Dachau prison

By Carrie Ritchie · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:11 p.m.

It is common knowledge that as World War II came to an end, Allied forces made a discovery that shocked the world -- Nazi camps with filled with corpses and living skeletons, many of whom were so overcome by starvation that they couldn't survive after being rescued. While historians have written books for decades in an attempt to convey the horror of the Holocaust, only those who survived or witnessed the concentration camps can accurately describe the atrocities suffered by millions.

Web site to aid in chancellor search

By Joelle Petrus · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:10 p.m.

The search committee elected to find the next Bloomington campus chancellor has assembled a Web site to aid in the process. The committee will nominate three candidates by December to President Adam Herbert, who will then make the final selection said Trevor Brown, retired Dean of the School of journalism and chair of the committee. "We don't think this is going to be a lifetime employment for us as a search committee," Brown said. "My hope is that we will be able to present the president with the three candidates that he has asked us to."

Genital herpes testing called into question

By Hannah Lodge · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:10 p.m.

After being diagnosed with genital herpes this spring, a Stanford student is demanding answers -- not from her partner, but from the school's health center. Many students may be surprised to learn that genital herpes, a sexually transmitted disease that affects one out of five adults in the United States, is not routinely tested for by most University health centers.

Series to show Latin American films

By Jordan Majewski · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:08 p.m.

If you've never heard of the films "Toca Para Mí" or "Machuca", Cristian Medina hopes to change that with his Latin American/Spanish Summer Movie Nights Series, which showcases Latin American and South American films. As director of the series, Medina, in conjunction with the Latin American student cultural center La Casa, is showing Latin American and South American films to provide a medium for Latin American discourse on campus.

Art and beyond at the Black Expo

Sunday, July 17,2005 11:08 p.m.

The 2005 Summer Celebration will likely be remembered for the President's visit. But for those who attended the 10 day celebration in Indianapolis, memories will veer away from the political and toward the eclectic gathering of artists, musicians, dancers, vendors, health professionals, career consultants and college representatives, among other things.

Stretching the imagination

By Brian Baker · Sunday, July 17,2005 11:02 p.m.

In a generation when children spoiled by CGI and high resolution gaming get a bad reputation for having short attention spans, a roomful of kids defied societal norms and sat still Friday night as a man with tennis balls tied to his arm acted like a talking frog.