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Webmail popular in 1st week

By Josh Hamerman · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 11:44 p.m.

Less than a week after it became available, Webmail is the e-mail system of choice for thousands of IU students. Technology officials said the new system has been well-received by users. Terry Usrey, the data communications director of University Information Technology Services, said while it is too early to know what students think of Webmail, the number of users speaks for itself.

Fraternity celebrates 90 years

By Sara Hurey · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 11:42 p.m.

Kirkwood Avenue has created many memories for IU students since it was first constructed. For Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, the history runs deep and holds strong. The Jiffy Treet ice cream parlor, 425 W. Kirkwood Ave., is not just a place for members of the house to get ice cream, but a place where they can trace their origin. Saturday, the house celebrated its 90th anniversary with a rededication ceremony of the plaque in front of Jiffy Treet, the place of the fraternity's first gathering.

Camerata is a musical treat

By Christopher Lee · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 11:30 p.m.

Sunday afternoon's concert by the Camerata Orchestra, led by guest conductor John Morris Russell, proved to be another welcome musical treat amid Bloomington's vibrant classical music scene. The orchestra, founded in 1989 by current concertmaster Lenore Hatfield, offers a professional-quality performance opportunity for the Bloomington community. Its affiliation with the world-renowned School of Music virtually guarantees its place among the best "community" orchestras in the country. Sunday's performance at Bloomington High School South supported this assumption.

MAC concert to be professor\'s debut

By Kailash V. Murthi · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 11:28 p.m.

The IU Concert Orchestra, under the helm of conductor David Effron, will perform its first concert this year at 8 p.m. today at the the Musical Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public.

Jazz artists entertain, delight crowd

By Becky Lockwood · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 11:23 p.m.

Jazz from Bloomington" played to a partially filled auditorium at Bloomington High School North Monday night. The audience ranged from children to senior citizens, all gathered to hear performers Bob Dorough and Janet Lawson.

Bill Clinton has suffered enough

Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 11:16 p.m.

Friday, his last day in office, former President Bill Clinton brought finality to the Lewinsky scandal most will remember as the low point of his presidency. He agreed to a deal requiring him to admit to "testifying falsely" during a deposition for the Paula Jones sexual harassment suit, when he claimed he did not have an affair with Monica Lewinsky. The deal will also save him from being disbarred, but his license to practice law in Arkansas is suspended for five years and he will pay a $25,000 fine.

Jackson's legacy tainted by mistakes

By James Boyd · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 11:12 p.m.

It wasn't him." That's what I thought when I first heard the news. Jesse Jackson. Illegitimate child. Surely there must be some kind of mistake here. America's pre-eminent civil rights leader and religious role model was involved in an affair? Turns out it was true.

My winter disaffection

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Price · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 11:02 p.m.

On the back porch two nights ago, looking at the sunset, I entered adulthood. I'd watched the gray tufted birds peck at the squirrel food I placed in a bowl on the picnic table, watched the dog sniff about the backyard for traces of the rabbits who love to visit in the dark, for signs of Earl the Opossum to emerge from under the porch next door. I watched a patch of world I've come to know well during the past three years.

Punishment is a slap on the wrist

By Amy Oringer and Amy Orringer · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 11:01 p.m.

It has been two years since the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, but the humor of the situation has not escaped the repertoire of many late night talk show hosts. In the last few months of his term, former President Bill Clinton was anything but a lame duck. Clinton tried to play a role in the Middle East peace process and even went on a farewell tour across the country.

Fernandez announces decrease in tax rate

By Joseph S. Pete · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 10:57 p.m.

Bloomington Mayor John Fernandez announced a decrease in the city's property tax rate Tuesday, saving the typical property owner in the city about $15.

Six degrees of making out

By Matt Csanyi · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 10:56 p.m.

You've all heard of "six degrees of separation," right? You know, it's that theory about how we're all only six acquaintances away from anybody on earth…or maybe it's in America. Who knows? Anyway, I've got a new proposal for y'all. It's called "six degrees of making out," or SDMO.

J.C. Penney store to close

By Joseph S. Pete · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 10:54 p.m.

The economic downturn has proved harsh for retailers, forcing Montgomery Ward into bankruptcy after 128 years. It's also taken a toll on J.C. Penney. The chain will close four stores in Indiana, including its College Mall location.

Team seeks turnaround

By Heater A. Dinich and Heather A. Dinich · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 3:21 p.m.

Sophomore Tom Coverdale is a basketball junkie from Noblesville, Ind., but the former Mr. Basketball couldn't bring himself to watch one game after Saturday's loss to Minnesota. And junior guard Dane Fife, who had his most productive offensive game against the Golden Gophers, said he never felt worse after a basketball game. Saturday's loss hit the Hoosiers hard.

U.S. must accept Bush as president

Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 3:14 p.m.

George W. Bush is our nation's president. Since Saturday, we have had a new leader. The legal battles and protests that dragged on for weeks are over, and it is time to accept Bush's presidency and move on. Our electoral process and legal system, flawed though they might be, still work, and they have decided Bush won the election.

IUSA campaign season upon us again

By Adam Lederer · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 3:14 p.m.

Starting this week, we will be assaulted by candidates in the IU Student Association elections, which will be held later this spring. As a veteran observer of people running for office in student governments (this is my ninth year of collegiate experience), I am willing to bet that, like the last eight student government elections, people are going to run on unimportant issues, nonissues and issues about which they could not make a difference if they really wanted to.

Six arrested at Delts house

By Erin Nave · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 2:58 p.m.

Six students were arrested Thursday at Delta Tau Delta fraternity, 1431 N. Jordan Ave., for alcohol-related offenses. Among those arrested was Delts President Matthew Laviolette, a junior.

Dorm rates to rise 4%

By Erin Nave · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 2:57 p.m.

New students living on campus will likely pay a 4 percent increase in room expenses next year, according to a preliminary rate plan presented to the board of trustees Friday. Meal plan prices would not increase under the plan, which will be voted on by the board next month.

Pro-choice event celebrates Roe v. Wade

By Elizabeth Saloom · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 12:38 a.m.

Red "Celebrate Roe" stickers stuck to every sweater and jacket in the small crowd that linked arms Monday in front of Planned Parenthood, 421 S. College Ave.

Football team names quarterback coach

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 12:35 a.m.

Coach Cam Cameron found out 10 days ago that his star quarterback, junior Antwaan Randle El, will return for his senior season. Now, Cameron knows who Randle El's quarterback coach will be. Cameron announced several coaching changes Monday, and Gerald Carr's appointment to quarterbacks coach was one of them. Carr will coach the quarterbacks and coordinate the Hoosier passing attack.

Pacers need new plan of attack

By Matt Light · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2001 12:34 a.m.

The NBA season is nearing its halfway point, and the Indiana Pacers are barely staying afloat in the Eastern Conference. Heading into tonight's matchup against Atlanta, the defending conference champion Pacers have struggled to a 20-21 record, placing them only a half-game ahead of Cleveland for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East.