IUSA

Marine helicopter crash in Iraq kills 31

By Alyson Brodsy and Sameer N. Yacoub · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 11:15 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A Marine transport helicopter crashed during sandstorms in Iraq's western desert Wednesday, killing 31 troops, while insurgents killed six other American military personnel in the deadliest day for U.S. forces since the Iraq war began.

Business in Brief

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 11:11 p.m.

The former and current chief executives of Petsmart Inc. and the company together have established a new faculty chair at the Kelley School of Business, where both executives earned advanced degrees.

'Imeem' opens to compete with 'Facebook'

By Lori Snow · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 11:09 p.m.

Move over, Thefacebook. Step aside, LiveJournal. Take a hike, Webshots. Imeem has officially arrived at IU. Imeem combines a variety of features already popular through separate Web sites into one download. These include networking, journals, photo albums and chat.

IUPD tracks 'peeping tom'

By Lori Geller · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 1:31 a.m.

After nearly a month of investigating a string of "peeping tom" incidents in the women's locker room of the Health, Physical Education and Recreation building, the IU Police Department filed a probable-cause affidavit against a male suspect Tuesday. Police are recommending charges of voyeurism, a Class B misdemeanor, and trespass, a Class A misdemeanor, against Bloomington resident John Wesley Graves, who has a lengthy criminal record including sexual misconduct and rape.

Getting sucked into the hookah scene

By Rod Neroda and Ron Neroda · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 1:31 a.m.

While the IU bar scene is adjusting to the newly imposed cigarette smoking ban, there is a new kind of puffing quickly gaining popularity with local students. Smoking hookah (or nargile, pronounced nar-gee-la) is a centuries-old tradition that began in Turkey and has roots across the Middle East. But do not associate hookah with cigarettes or marijuana smoking, for avid hookah smokers will be quick to call attention to the uniqueness of the growing hookah culture among college students.

Hip-hop artists eyed for Little 5

By Adam Van Osdol and Adam VanOsdol · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 1:31 a.m.

Snoop Dogg. Nelly. Mos Def. One of these artists will headline the Little 500 concert this year, if all goes according to plan. Knock on wood.

IUSA develops new Web site

By Eric Tash · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 1:09 a.m.

Students wanting to learn more about their IU student representatives will have better access, thanks to the revamped IU Student Association Web site. The site has contact information for students' individual representatives, IUSA executive biographical information, along with committee information and links to the various organizations under the IUSA umbrella.

Local musicians to rock for tsunami relief

By Mike Wilson · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:55 a.m.

A group of local performers will rock the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre Thursday night in the name of helping those who had their lives destroyed by the recent tsunami in southeast Asia. The concert begins at 7 p.m., and for a $10 entry fee, concert-goers can see local musicians Jenn Cristy, Paris and Sophia Travis, along with the band Salaam, perform a wide range of musical styles.

'Lights' shine on Thornton

By Eamonn Brennan · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:42 a.m.

At first glance, "Friday Night Lights," a film about a 1988 West Texas football team, could easily have been just another formulaic sports movie in the mold of hits like "Remember the Titans" or "Varsity Blues." All the components are there: an out-of-towner, star football coach, a group of driven but lost young men and a rabid football atmosphere. What serves to separate "Friday Night Lights" from the pack is its gritty, knuckles-to-the-bone depiction of life and football in the middle of nowhere.

'The Documentary' chronicles very little

By Adam Aasen · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:42 a.m.

The Game is looking for success and he's on the right track. On his debut album, The Documentary, he has songs produced by Kanye West, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Hi-Tek, Just Blaze and Buckwild. He has cameos from Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, Faith Evans, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Nate Dogg. He has a label consisting of Dre and 50 Cent backing him up financially. The only thing he needs now to become successful is his own image.

Library needs an update

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:29 a.m.

I was surprised to read Monday's Indiana Daily Student staff editorial, "Library need not be luxurious," which included some misinformation.

Target Iran

By Edward Delp · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:28 a.m.

In his inaugural address, President Bush said this about where we'll go in the fight against terror: "The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world."

Report cards a weighty issue

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:26 a.m.

In case humiliation in gym class isn't enough of an incentive for overweight kids to lose weight, the Texas legislature added another reason not to be fat: Your body mass index will be on your report card. According to the National Institutes of Health Web site, BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight.

Annan probed in oil-for-food scandal

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:26 a.m.

UNITED NATIONS -- Investigators probing allegations of impropriety in the U.N. oil-for-food program have questioned Secretary-General Kofi Annan about his involvement and will do so again, a U.N. spokesman said Tuesday.

Foosball team shoots for membership goals

By Chris Engel · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:23 a.m.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, your Indiana Foosers!" It is doubtful these words will echo through Assembly Hall anytime soon, but in the meantime, the members of the IU Foosball Club are happy with their increased popularity in only its second year of existence.

Bush to request $80 billion for Iraq, Afghanistan wars

By Alyson Brodsy and Alan Fram · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:21 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- As Congress started to digest a new Bush administration request of $80 billion to bankroll wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its top budget analyst projected Tuesday $855 billion in deficits for the next decade, even without the costs of war and President Bush's Social Security plan.

American hostage begs Arab leaders for help

By Alyson Brodsy and Sameer N. Yacoub · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:21 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An American hostage pleaded for his life with a rifle pointed at his head in a video released Tuesday, while nine Iraqis, including a senior judge, were killed in a series of attacks that highlighted the security risks ahead of this weekend's elections.

Democrats opposed to Rice nomination

By Alyson Brodsy and Barry Schweid · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:20 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- A handful of determined Senate Democrats Tuesday assailed President Bush's decision to invade Iraq and said they would oppose Condoleezza Rice's nomination for secretary of state as a principal architect of a failed policy.

Panel confronts globalization issues

By Rami Chami · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:19 a.m.

The IU Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society held a forum Tuesday night to discuss globalization, including topics concerning free trade and worldwide poverty. A three-member faculty panel was comprised of professors with expertise in the fields of economics, business and culture, and was moderated by Mortar Board Society member Raj Rangwani at the Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union.

Not quite good 'Yet'

By -Paul Straw · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 12:19 a.m.

This movie is offensive -- not only because it plays on stereotypes, but mainly because it's the exact same thing we've seen many times before. Basically, a divorced mom's kids try to dissuade some new guy from dating said mom. Chevy Chase did the same thing with Jonathan Taylor Thomas in "Man of the House."