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Indian Culture displayed during Diwali, Festival of Lights

By Jaime Cohen · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:26 p.m.

Friday marked the celebration of Diwali, or the Indian festival of lights, by the Indian Student Association. Diwali is a Hindu celebration of the New Year with unique customs and varied significance. Firecrackers, an array of colors and bright lights are a typical way to ring in the New Year.

Believe it or not, it's getting better

By Cory Steger · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:25 p.m.

It's unfortunate that the Hoosier football team had to end its season on a loss, but what's more devastating is the fashion in which it lost. The team practically stood by and watched as Purdue rolled up 763 total yards and 63 points with the utmost of ease. The Boilermakers were able to gain 250 offensive yards before the first quarter was over while the score at halftime was 42-10.

Season begins with loss to No. 8 Baylor

By Dan Click · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:24 p.m.

Halfway through the second half, the IU women's basketball team was in position to pull off an upset against No. 8 Baylor University, trailing only 39-34. Instead of making a run, the ice-cold shooting that had plagued IU all night continued, developing into a 60-47 loss to the Lady Bears.

Flood gates open in West Lafayette

By Dan Click · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:22 p.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- The Hoosiers came into the final game of the season against Purdue seeking revenge and the Old Oaken Bucket. Instead, what they got was an old-fashioned beat down and a long ride back to Bloomington following a 63-24 loss to the Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium in front of 65,137 fans.

Cutting undergrad admissions would be catastrophic

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:17 p.m.

I note that a panel appointed by the state legislature has recommended that the emphasis on undergraduate education in the Bloomington campus should be reduced, that the focus here should be on research and technology. I recall that the same proposal was made in Michigan, perhaps 50 years ago.

I write, therefore I am

By Jonathan Blanks · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:15 p.m.

Judging by the number of personal and written comments I have received concerning my last two columns, I assume I now have your attention. Often lost in the rants of columnists -- and mine are no exception -- is a cogent point or message. Harsh and sometimes overused rhetoric can detract from the underlying themes a writer tries to convey to his audience, be the readers in agreement or opposition to his (or her) point of view.

Step off, Grandma

By Joanna Borns · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:13 p.m.

The holidays are nearly upon us, and you know what that means. It's time for your family to sit around a table, share a big meal and argue over things they know nothing about.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:12 p.m.

Division will always exist in America I am writing in response to Brian Janosch's column "The times they aren't a-changin" (Nov. 11). Mr. Janosch claims that the reason George W. Bush was re-elected was because of the American public's "fear." He explains that, while watching the election, all he could see is a nation that was afraid of "moving forward."

Some focusing on divorce rate to protect marriage

By Alyson Brodsy and David Crary · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:09 p.m.

NEW YORK -- "Protection of marriage" is now the watchword for many activists fighting to prevent gays and lesbians from marrying. Some conservatives, however, say marriage in America began unraveling long before the latest gay-rights push and are pleading for a fresh, soul-searching look at the institution.

Happy Thanksgiving!

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:09 p.m.

We took a consensus, and the Indiana Daily Student staff would like IU's students, faculty and staff and the Bloomington community to have a happy Thanksgiving. Each and every writer, photographer, designer and editor wants you -- yes, you -- to have a nice Turkey Day. Well, most of us want you to have a nice one; there was one grumpy kid who muttered something about the real Thanksgiving story. But the rest of us told that kid to pipe down.

The future is nuclear

By Obaid Khawaja · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:08 p.m.

In his 1964 movie, "Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb," director Stanley Kubrick shows us events that could have concluded the Cuban Missile Crisis. In the film, a rogue army general plans to wage a nuclear war against communist Russia over fears they are putting fluoride in the American water supply.

New apartments offer other options for fitness

By Eboni Gatlin · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:05 p.m.

The face of downtown Bloomington has changed. The presence of Smallwood Plaza cannot be missed when driving down College Avenue between Eighth and Ninth Streets. But what might go unnoticed is the new fitness center that rests below the 239 apartments in the complex.

Iraq sets Jan. 30 date for first elections

By Alyson Brodsy and Maggie Michael · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:05 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi authorities set Jan. 30 as the date for the nation's first election since the collapse of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship and pledged that voting would take place throughout the country despite rising violence and calls by Sunni clerics for a boycott.

Teams to investigate into state agencies

By Alyson Brodsy and Ken Kusmer · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 11:04 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov.-elect Mitch Daniels will send 32 teams of investigators into state agencies Monday with orders to report back within three weeks on the conditions they find.

30,000 celebrate in Little Rock, Ark., for library dedication

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 7:05 p.m.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Top Clinton administration officials, both Presidents Bush, rock stars and ordinary admirers of Bill Clinton turned out Thursday to pay homage to "a man of compassion" at the opening of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center.

Artest out for rest of season

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Nov. 21,2004 7:05 p.m.

NEW YORK - Ron Artest was suspended for the rest of the season Sunday as the NBA came down hard on three members of the Indiana Pacers for fighting with fans as a game against the Detroit Pistons degenerated into a melee. Nine players from the teams were banned for a combined 143 games, including some of the harshest penalties the league has ever issued. Artest is the first player to be suspended for nearly an entire season for a fight during a game.

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Fraud alleged in county elections

By Adam Van Osdol and Adam VanOsdol · Friday, Nov. 19,2004 12:53 a.m.

The investigation into possible voter fraud in Monroe County begins today as a team of inspectors descends upon the Monroe County Justice Building to examine paper ballots, poll books and absentee materials.

IU employees might face investigations

By Kristin Huett · Friday, Nov. 19,2004 12:51 a.m.

New faculty members might have to expose their personal lives to obtain a job in the near future. The purpose of the background investigations is one attempt by the University to do what it takes to keep students and the campus out of harm's way.

Trustees expected to approve student fee bonds