Longform

A similar beginning

By Alyson Brodsy and Charlie Szrom · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 11:20 p.m.

For the first time in their lives, Iraqis will have the chance to decide the future of their own country for themselves, beginning this Sunday. Yet the violence of the recent weeks and months have sapped the observers' enthusiasm of the electoral process.

Tripping on Power

By Alyson Brodsy and Adam Sedia · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 11:19 p.m.

We've all had to deal with people who are high on their own power, despite how little they may have. And we do this -- it galls me to say it -- on a daily basis.

Don't screw the polar bears

By Alyson Brodsy and Joanna Borns · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 11:19 p.m.

Picture a white fluffy marshmallow being toasted over a bonfire. Orange flames dance around the edges as the temperature rises and the sides become crisp and brown. Now picture billions of tiny people living on the marshmallow and listen to them scream as they all catch fire.

'Prisoner to his calendar'

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 11:18 p.m.

In almost every facet of his presidency at IU so far, Adam Herbert has met our lofty expectations.

Train wreck kills 10, wounds 200

By Alyson Brodsy and Daisy Nguyen · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 11:16 p.m.

GLENDALE, Calif. -- A commuter train smashed into an SUV left on the tracks by a suicidal man early Wednesday, sending the train careening off the rails in a wreck that killed 10 people and injured about 200, authorities said. Dozens of the injured were in critical condition.

Senate confirms Rice as secretary of state

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Jan. 26,2005 11:15 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Condoleezza Rice won easy confirmation Wednesday to be President Bush's new secretary of state, despite strong dissent from a small group of Democrats who said she shares blame for mistakes and war deaths in Iraq.

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