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Extinguishing the flame of racial prejudice

By David A. Nosko · Monday, June 27,2005 3:08 p.m.

Mississippi is no longer burning but the flame of racism continues to flicker throughout the nation. More than four decades after civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were beaten and shot to death by Ku Klux Klan members in Neshoba County, Ala., 80-year-old and former Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen was sentenced to 60 years in prison Thursday for commanding the 1964 slayings. Killen faced a maximum of 20 years for each count of manslaughter, and Circuit Judge Marcus Gordon said Killen's terms will run consecutively.

'Installations' explores definition of art

By David A. Nosko · Monday, June 27,2005 3:01 p.m.

"Installations," a Dark Alley one-act production brought to town by the Bloomington Playwrights Project, offers campus community members the opportunity to witness a multimedia canvas of installation art performed on a theatrical stage. The art piece, written by Erynn Miles and directed by Cory Aiello, presents an interpersonal dilemma within a murder art duo hidden behind the comfort and security of their artisan masks.

No more Nomar

By Alyson Brodsy and Jordan Majewski · Monday, June 27,2005 2:57 p.m.

It seems like every year come mid-baseball season, there is some controversy regarding fan voting for all-stars in Major League Baseball. This year is no exception. At weeks end, such undeserving players as Tino Martinez of the Yankees, Manny Ramirez of the Red Sox, Scott Rolen with St. Louis and Mike Piazza and Carlos Beltran of the Mets were all leading in fan votes for their respective positions. This just isn't right, and something must be done.

Trustee election deadline looms

By Mike Malik · Monday, June 27,2005 2:57 p.m.

The next meeting of the IU board of trustees will not be until fall and, by that time, the board could have a very different make-up than the one that met Thursday and Friday. There are four trustee positions opening up that require action to be taken by IU alumni and Gov. Mitch Daniels. Former governor trustee appointees Pat Shoulders, Erin Haag Breese and current president Fred Eichhorn are facing expired terms.

Bracey hoping it is the Wright time

By Dan Click · Monday, June 27,2005 2:56 p.m.

Months worth of working out, practicing and living a jet-setting life will come to a close Tuesday as Bracey Wright will find out if all that work pays off in the NBA Draft. Throughout the process Wright has been all over the country in hopes of impressing teams enough to make him a draft pick -- possibly a first-round selection.

A garden runs through it

By David A. Nosko · Monday, June 27,2005 2:55 p.m.

Amid the machine screams of automobile traffic and the foot shuffle of freshman orientation, some campus community members took a weekend garden walk through Bloomington. The sixteenth annual Summer Garden Walk, organized by the Bloomington Garden Club, benefited civic projects such as the Hilltop Garden and Nature Center, Bloomington Animal Shelter landscaping and the hospice sanctuary at the Bloomington Hospital. Thousands of participants perused six gardens spread throughout the town, from personal residences to the IU Bryan House -- home to President Adam Herbert and his wife.

Trustees pass $2.24 billion IU budget

By Mike Malik · Monday, June 27,2005 2:55 p.m.

The IU board of trustees passed a $2.24 billion operating budget for IU Friday with about $941 million going to the Bloomington campus. This is an increase of about $33 million to Bloomington from last year's budget and comes at a time when the campus received just more than $3 million less in state operating appropriation. The board passed the budget with a unanimous vote, said Trustee Pat Shoulders.

IU celebrates emancipation

By Carrie Ritchie · Monday, June 27,2005 2:55 p.m.

People adorned in festive African dress and costumes marching and chanting to the lively beat of bongos were a welcome change on Jordan Ave., which has heard nothing but the dull drumming of freshman feet for the past few weeks.

Alcohol arrests go up once again

By Megan Hubartt · Monday, June 27,2005 2:55 p.m.

Alcohol-related arrests are on the rise at colleges across the nation, according to recent data released from the U.S. Department of Education. The report indicated that arrests linked to liquor law violations were up 1.1 percent in 2003. The IU Police Department's most recent data confirms a rise in arrests between 2003 and 2004. Arrests related to liquor law violations increased from 614 in 2003 to 897 in 2004, a 46 percent increase for IU.

Tyranny of the 'Eurocrats'

By Adam Sedia · Monday, June 27,2005 2:48 p.m.

The EU dreamboat is now being rocked so severely, it threatens to capsize. France and the Netherlands having famously rejected the proposed EU constitution in national referenda, now the Czech Republic and Finland are among those nations whose polls show disapproval. Britain, Denmark and Portugal have now postponed referenda, effectively halting the constitution's progress.

My life as a mutant

By -Kehla West · Monday, June 27,2005 2:47 p.m.

Saturday afternoon, a terrible thing happened. I was shaving my legs (that wasn't the horrible thing) and I spotted something on my right foot.

Getting the party started

By Lindsay Kerrigan · Monday, June 27,2005 2:46 p.m.

Indiana should be proud. This past weekend, several hundred College Republicans convened outside of Washington, D.C., for the 56th National College Republican Convention. College Republican members kicked-off the weekend with an impressive agenda of high-profile conservative speakers, including Tom Delay, Mike Pence and Ed Gillespie. College Republicans have long been a vital crank in the Grand Old Party machine--dominating grass-roots campaigning, fundraising and coaching the nation's best leaders.

Patriots for Live 8

By Brian J. McFillen · Monday, June 27,2005 2:46 p.m.

Starting Saturday, a series of concerts will be launched around the world to convince the leaders of the seven leading industrialized democracies and Russia (the "G8") that we, their citizens, want them to do more to help Africa's population escape the grip of poverty and disease. Dubbed "Live 8," this international effort has been scheduled to both commemorate the original Live Aid concert 20 years ago and to deliver its message before the G8 leaders sit down for their July 6 summit.

Risky business in SimCity

By Jeff Alstott · Monday, June 27,2005 2:45 p.m.

On Thursday the Supreme Court ruled that local governments can seize private property only to sell the land to other private citizens. What?! When phrased so simply, the ruling sounds fairly ridiculous. But in reality this is just an extension of the Fifth Amendment, a law as old as the United States that gives the government power of "eminent domain."

Flag burning is our free speech

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, June 27,2005 2:44 p.m.

Once again, Congress has found itself knee-deep in flag burning legislation. This bill has gone to the House at least four other times and has once again managed its way back and is the basis for many conversation.

Report: U.S. held talks with insurgent commanders in Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy and Thomas Wagner · Monday, June 27,2005 2:41 p.m.

LONDON -- U.S. officials recently met secretly with Iraqi insurgent commanders at a summer villa north of Baghdad to try to negotiate an end to the bloodshed, a British newspaper reported Sunday.

Do you think the proposed flag burning amendment will pass?

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, June 27,2005 2:40 p.m.

This is just one of many frequent attempts to use the constitutional amendment process to support a minority conservative agenda. Regardless of what Orrin Hatch believes, these amendments do not necessarily represent the views of most Americans. Most never see the light of day. The fact that this attempt has made the news speaks more to Republicans' belief that their political timing is good, and that Democratic opposition to the amendment can be used as a campaign weapon in the 2008 elections. I do not support such an amendment myself.

Flag amendment could cause Democrats heartburn

By Alyson Brodsy and Ron Fournier · Monday, June 27,2005 2:38 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Symbols are everything in politics. They can get you elected -- or defeated. That's why Democrats fear getting singed by a proposed flag-burning ban, forced into a vote that Republicans will cast as a test of patriotism.

In search of the 'American Dream'

By Kristen Tingley · Monday, June 27,2005 2:35 p.m.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The names in this story have been changed at the sources' request due to the sensitive nature of their experiences. The United States has seen an influx of Latino and Hispanic immigrants every year with the population reaching more than 40 million in 2004, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The rate of this population's increase is nearly four times the white, non-Hispanic population increase in the United States. Bloomington resident Janet, who is married to a former illegal immigrant, said she notices many more Hispanics coming to Bloomington, either to chase the "American Dream" or to make money and return to Mexico.

Students receive awards for excellence

By Daniel Hiester and David Hiester · Monday, June 27,2005 2:27 p.m.

Ten of IU's finest students and faculty members were honored for their extraordinary work in the classroom, campus groups and achievements during the Spring Recognition Banquet in April. "This occasion has always seemed to me one of the best illustrations of how a university works, because it gives the faculty an opportunity to acknowledge, and perhaps more crucially to say thank you to several outstanding seniors," said IU-Bloomington Chancellor Ken Gros Louis at the event.