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Prince Charles marries longtime companion Camilla Parker Bowles

By Alyson Brodsy and Beth Gardiner · Monday, April 11,2005 1:22 a.m.

WINDSOR, England -- Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles wed in a modest town hall ceremony Saturday with the blessing of the queen and the Church of England, sealing a tangled love affair ignited at a polo match more than 30 years ago.

Israeli police arrest 31 Jewish demonstrators at holy site

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Lavie · Monday, April 11,2005 1:21 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Thousands of Israeli police mobilized at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site Sunday but confronted only a handful of Jewish extremists intent on scuttling a Gaza pullout by tying up security forces. In Gaza, militants fired dozens of mortar shells after Israeli forces killed three teenagers.

Loan program aims to lure key teachers to urban schools

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 11,2005 12:46 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Efforts to draw teachers to critical math, science and special education jobs in Indiana's poorest schools could get a boost from a new loan forgiveness program. But many teachers say they are unaware of the benefit, which President Bush signed into law in October.

Around The State

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 11,2005 12:45 a.m.

Statehouse bomb threat creates minor disturbance INDIANAPOLIS -- A Rushville man arrested for threatening to bomb the Statehouse never posed a serious threat to state government, an Indiana State Police spokesman said Sunday. Local police found two crude bombs in the trunk of a car belonging to Randal A. Robbins on Saturday, and state police explosives experts safely detonated them later, 1st Sgt. Dave Bursten said.

Senate Republicans reject proposal to use gambling funds for education

By Alyson Brodsy and Deanna Wrenn · Monday, April 11,2005 12:44 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Republicans who control the Senate rejected Democrat proposals Friday to put devices similar to slot machines at Indiana's two racetracks to help funnel more money toward public schools. Among other proposals to boost education funding, Democrats suggested splitting 5,000 pull-tab slot machines operated by the Hoosier Lottery between racetracks in Anderson and Shelby County.

Indonesia rocked by earthquake

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 11,2005 12:42 a.m.

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An undersea earthquake that hit Sunday near the Indonesian island of Sumatra sent people fleeing from their homes in panic, but the temblor was not strong enough to generate a tsunami, seismologists and meteorologists said.

Pakistan official kidnapped in Baghdad

By Alyson Brodsy and Sameer N. Yacoub · Monday, April 11,2005 12:41 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The family of a Pakistani embassy employee kidnapped in Baghdad appealed Sunday for his captors to release him, and al-Qaida's ally in Iraq claimed to have kidnapped and killed a senior police official. The kidnappings came as Iraq's most feared terrorist organization issued an Internet statement rejecting any efforts by the new government to make peace.

Eric Rudolph to plead guilty in Olympic Park bombing case

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 11,2005 12:39 a.m.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The lawyer at the center of the deal that will spare serial bomber Eric Rudolph's life has helped keep other big-name defendants off death row -- including Unabomber Ted Kaczynski. Judy Clarke has been described as a "one-woman Dream Team" by a colleague who helped her defend Susan Smith, the South Carolina mom who avoided a death sentence after being convicted of drowning her two little boys in 1995.

Social Security needs open conversation

By Alyson Brodsy and Brad Jones · Monday, April 11,2005 12:38 a.m.

Every so often a major economic or social issue is brought up by one of the political parties, and, more often than not, both sides have good arguments to support their points of view. Invariably, in their desire to win, the extremists in the opposing camps begin to create alarmist scenarios to scare the public into supporting one proposal over the other. We are currently witnessing this phenomenon in the debate over Social Security.

Record crowds give final farewell to John Paul II

By Alyson Brodsy and Victor L. Simpson · Monday, April 11,2005 12:36 a.m.

VATICAN CITY -- Presidents, prime ministers and kings joined pilgrims and prelates in St. Peter's Square on Friday to bid an emotional farewell to Pope John Paul II at a funeral service that drew millions to Rome for the largest gathering of the powerful and the humble in modern times.

I think Afri-can

By Melanie Sims · Monday, April 11,2005 12:35 a.m.

Hey, y'all, I'm a black Catholic! So, I'll confess: While everyone in Sister Celine's fourth grade class talked about church revivals and first-Sunday oyster crackers, I was singing "Ave Maria", Latin and all, in my nine-year-old head.

I believe we're naked

By Aubrey Donaldson · Monday, April 11,2005 12:34 a.m.

Nudity? At a strip club? Stop the insanity! A Boise strip club called Erotic City thought it had found a way around Idaho's anti-nudity law when it instated "Art Night," a weekly event when patrons were provided with pencils and sketch pads for drawing the dancers, a few months ago. Idaho law states that full nudity is only allowed in instances of "serious artistic merit."

As American as apple pie?

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 11,2005 12:31 a.m.

Imagine David Horowitz throwing pies into the audience during his speech. As a guest on our campus, he might figure that the best way to get his point across would be to chuck coconut cream at anyone who asked a question he didn't like.

New Abraham Lincoln museum stirs debate

By Alyson Brodsy and Christopher Wills · Monday, April 11,2005 12:28 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- In most museums, Abraham Lincoln is discussed in hushed voices and illustrated with sepia-toned photos and marble statues that give him a saintly air. The new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum doesn't buy into that reverence. It brings Lincoln to life with booming cannons, holographic ghosts and latex statues so lifelike the arms have freckles. It shakes visitors up and shows them all sides of the former president.

'Coquette' a venue for creative flair

By Kama Korvela · Monday, April 11,2005 12:27 a.m.

The Ralph Laurens and Donatella Versaces of tomorrow aren't in New York -- they're in Bloomington. Aspiring fashion designers showcased their work at the Coquette Fashion Show, which took place on Friday at Alumni Hall in the Memorial Union. Eight students participated in three categories -- runway, portfolio and accessories.

Horowitz speech sparks protests

By Stephanie Susman · Friday, April 8,2005 2:25 a.m.

Receiving standing ovations and loud "boos" simultaneously is nothing new to political activist David Horowitz, who spoke Thursday night at the IU Auditorium. Horowitz, whose speech was sponsored by the Union Board and the IU College Republicans, was heard by people of many different political backgrounds from the IU and Bloomington community.

2 women challenge stereotypes in sorority

By Cordell Eddings and Cordell M. Eddings · Friday, April 8,2005 2:25 a.m.

Blue and yellow, the colors of Sigma Gamma Rho Incorporated, dominate the scheme of junior Hannah Jones' room. A collage of T-shirts, picture frames, blue and yellow shoes and even a Sigma Gamma Rho doormat reflects the importance of Jones' membership in her traditionally black sorority.

Relay For Life doubled donations from last year

By Trevor brown · Friday, April 8,2005 2:25 a.m.

Relay For Life, the signature fund-raising event of the American Cancer Society, will take place Saturday and Sunday at IU. The 20-hour continuous event will help raise funds to battle cancer and honor cancer survivors.

UITS to unveil new Webmail, Oncourse

By Ryne Shadday · Friday, April 8,2005 2:25 a.m.

Development of technology on all of IU's campuses continues to be at the forefront of the UITS agenda. Throughout the remainder of the spring semester and at the beginning of the fall semester, it will introduce better interfaces for both Webmail and Oncourse.

WOMEN: Kappa Kappa Gamma weathers talented field to win Team Pursuit, spring series championship

By Andy Romey · Friday, April 8,2005 2:15 a.m.

The dreary weather wasn't perfect, but the scene was perfectly set for a battle between two cycling titans -- Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta. The gun fired to start the final race, and Theta kept it close for almost the entire first half. But despite qualifying in second place, Kappa eventually pulled away, cruising easily to a Team Pursuit win and a spring series championship.