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IU research funding a 'top priority'

By Tony Sams · Tuesday, March 8,2005 12:32 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- IU President Adam Herbert and the presidents of other public universities testified before the Indiana Senate Appropriations Committee Monday and pitched their arguments for why their respective schools should receive consistent funding during tight economic times.

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Mandatory fees to hit all-time high

By Adam Van Osdol and Adam VanOsdol · Tuesday, March 8,2005 12:32 a.m.

Mandatory student fees paid by every enrolled student have exploded during the past five years. The growth reflects a steep decline in state funding and the struggle some campus organizations are facing to raise new sources of revenue.

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Student groups react to same-sex marriage ban bill

By Monica Dix · Tuesday, March 8,2005 12:32 a.m.

Student organizations across campus often face serious political issues, but few issues are as controversial as the proposed amendment to the state constitution that would effectively ban same-sex marriage in Indiana.

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University of Colorado president resigns after scandal

By Alyson Brodsy and Jon Sarche · Tuesday, March 8,2005 12:17 a.m.

DENVER -- University of Colorado President Elizabeth Hoffman announced Monday that she is resigning amid a football recruiting scandal and a national controversy about an activist professor who compared victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to a notorious Nazi. Hoffman, who has been president for five years, told the Board of Regents in a letter that her resignation is effective June 30 or whenever the board names a successor.

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Particles

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 8,2005 12:05 a.m.

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to overturn the Bush administration's decision to allow Canadian cattle into the country again nearly two years after they were banned because of mad cow disease.

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Is there a remedy for the hangover blues?

By Katie O'Keefe and Gal Shifron · Tuesday, March 8,2005 12:03 a.m.

After a long night of drinking, many students wake up the next day and are forced to pop pills such as Tylenol in hopes of shaking a headache from the infamous hangover. Besides a headache, other hangover symptoms can include fatigue, sensitivity to light and sound, red eyes, muscle aches and thirst.

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Drinking ahead hazard warning

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 8,2005 12:02 a.m.

When Rick Palmer was 15 years old, he just wanted to look at the stars. After drinking heavily at a party in a barn, he and his friend wandered up to the roof. But their star-gazing plans came to a halt when the roof collapsed, and the two crashed into the barn.

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Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 11:55 p.m.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Kenoy Kennedy made it as far as the gate at Detroit Metropolitan Airport Monday to board a flight to Miami to continue his free-agent tour, but then had second thoughts.

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Hope springs eternal

By Ryan Phillips · Monday, March 7,2005 11:53 p.m.

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Right now, the spring is the ultimate season of possibility. Enjoy it while you can.

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Rain, rain go away: IU to play second home game

By Matt Mattucci · Monday, March 7,2005 11:52 p.m.

In the eight games played so far this year, the Hoosier baseball team has only touched Sembower Field once for a home game. The team members have already made lengthy road trips to Millington, Tenn., as well as Shreveport, La., and found success in both places. After more than 12 hours of driving Sunday into early Monday morning, the team is finally home.

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133 killed in Dominican prison riot

By Alyson Brodsy and Peter Prengaman · Monday, March 7,2005 11:49 p.m.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Rival gangs fighting for control of a provincial Dominican Republic prison set pillows and sheets ablaze Monday, starting a fire that killed at least 133 people after rescuers were thwarted by a jammed entrance, officials said. Only 26 inmates were rescued from the public jail in Higuey, 75 miles northeast of the capital on the island's eastern tip, said National Police Chief Manuel de Jesus Perez Sanchez.

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President names Bolton new ambassador to U.N.

By Alyson Brodsy and Barry Schweid · Monday, March 7,2005 11:48 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton, an outspoken arms control expert who rarely muffles his views in diplomatic nuance, is President Bush's choice to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made the announcement Monday with Bolton at her side.

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Funeral held for slain Italian officer

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 7,2005 11:48 p.m.

ROME -- Hundreds of mourners at a state funeral Monday paid their last respects to an Italian intelligence officer killed by American troops in Iraq while escorting an ex-hostage to freedom.

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Peace Corps offers alternate path

Monday, March 7,2005 11:47 p.m.

With commencement two months away, many graduating seniors find themselves facing life after college. While some might pursue careers right away, others will spend the next two years trying to save the world.

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Junior intern tests political waters in D.C.

By Trevor brown · Monday, March 7,2005 11:25 p.m.

Washington, D.C., is usually synonymous with power, greed and corruption. But to junior Chase Downham, Washington represents something much different. To him, it is place where a person has the ability to help others and make a real difference.

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