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Bloomington skate park attracts Hoosiers

By Nellie Summerfield · Monday, Sept. 13,2004 12:39 a.m.

On a typical warm Sunday afternoon, you can likely find between 20 and 30 young boys at the Bloomington Skate Park watching other skaters, socializing with friends and challenging each other to try new stunts. Boys as young as five, to men as old as 45 meet every day to hang out and skate.

IU student shares experience of military service overseas

By Hina Alam · Monday, Sept. 13,2004 12:36 a.m.

School has reopened, and students are back to learning math, English, science or journalism. But Katherine Lowry is having lessons of a different kind: lessons of life, lessons for life. Pvt. Lowry, a senior majoring in anthropology, is in the medical unit of the National Guard, which is presently deployed in Afghanistan. She wrote to the Indiana Daily Student about her life at Camp Phoenix in Kabul via e-mail.

Going vintage

By Dena Downham · Monday, Sept. 13,2004 12:19 a.m.

If you've had the chance to flip through a fashion magazine lately, you might have noticed the common denominator of all of the beautiful creations -- they are inspired by vintage clothing. Today's fashion offers everything from the decadent, flapper inspired dresses to the clean and tailored looks of the 1940s to the nostalgic 1950s, which inspired a new generation of form-fitting pencil skirts and the ever-flattering full skirts.

Nevada key state for environmental issues

By Alyson Brodsy and John Heilprin · Monday, Sept. 13,2004 12:17 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- For environmentalists hoping to turn anger at President George W. Bush into electoral votes for Sen. John Kerry, the biggest and perhaps only field of dreams is a nuclear waste dump site in Nevada.

Can we focus, please?

By Alyson Brodsy and Waddell Hamer · Monday, Sept. 13,2004 12:16 a.m.

During this year's campaign for the big chair in the Oval Office, there are many issues that are sure to have a strong impact on who we elect. I am sure most people have an opinion as to which topic they feel should and will be the deciding factor in who becomes president. But guess what -- it really doesn't matter which topic we, as the American people, want to address, because the media and the two campaign leaders have already made that decision. This election will be about a war.

Nearly 60 killed fighting in Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy and Robert H. Reid · Monday, Sept. 13,2004 12:16 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Insurgents hammered central Baghdad Sunday with one of their most intense mortar and rocket barrages ever in the heart of the capital, heralding a day of violence which killed nearly 60 people nationwide as security appeared to spiral out of control.

Can we ever be objective?

By Alyson Brodsy and Tony Sams · Monday, Sept. 13,2004 12:14 a.m.

As a journalist, allow me to say with total objectivity that journalists are some of the least objective people you'll ever meet. After all, we have to be, don't we? Journalism -- the best journalism, the ground-breaking Woodward and Bernstein bringing-down-the-White House kind of journalism -- is pro-active, not complicit. It is competitive. It requires an infinite number of decisions and judgment calls. No prisoners are taken.

Fish -- the other recreational drug

By Alyson Brodsy and Joanna Borns · Monday, Sept. 13,2004 12:12 a.m.

I spent my weekend just like every average college student, trying to figure out if seafood really is the answer to achieving world peace. It all started with something my mom told me. She likes to give me highly interesting media factoids, keeping me updated on important headline news such as a cow having triplets or random scientific "breakthroughs." If you're like me, while you respect science and innovation, you see some scientific studies to be about as necessary as a Spice Girls reunion tour.

A stadium on the plate

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 13,2004 12:11 a.m.

OK, forget about the Colts' Thursday loss to New England. They may not go to the Super Bowl, but regardless, the Indianapolis Colts are a part of central Indiana and one that our state needs to support. Despite the fact Indianapolis football fans are often called "fair weather," you should see how hurt the city is every time they are just-so-close, but not close enough. We need to support the Colts with a new stadium, but the state feels it can't afford the cash.

IU stuns No. 24 Oregon

By Alyson Brodsy · Saturday, Sept. 11,2004 11:29 p.m.

EUGENE, Ore. - Matt LoVechhio threw for a touchdown and Benjarvus Green-Ellis ran for 91 yards and another score, to lead Indiana to a 30-24 upset of No. 24 Oregon 30-24 on Saturday and its first 2-0 start since 1996. The Hoosiers, who won only two games all of last season, opened with a 41-10 rout of Central Michigan.

IUSA president outlines goals, plans for upcoming school year

By David A. Nosko · Saturday, Sept. 11,2004 11:20 p.m.

The IU board of trustees conducted its first business meeting of the 2004-2005 school year Thursday afternoon in the Indiana Memorial Union. Several motions were passed before the full board, although most issues were discussed and resolved during a preceding two-day retreat in Nashville, Ind.

See Spot, see Spot move in

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 1:40 p.m.

Prunty Hall doesn't sound like the hip, happening epicenter of the pet-wielding universe, does it? But last week, www.krtcampus.com reported that the dorm at Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., is going to open a pet-friendly dorm. A nation of Paris Hilton-knockoffs (and their canine counterparts) is celebrating.

The Rock the Union was built on

By Mike Malik · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 1:33 p.m.

As students walk through the many corridors of the Indiana Memorial Union, they pay little attention to what's going on around them.

New player cited for alcohol

By John Rodgers · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 2:49 a.m.

Lucas Steijn, the newest addition to the IU basketball team, was cited for illegal consumption Sunday night on Indiana Avenue. Steijn, who was introduced Tuesday as a late addition to the 2004-2005 squad, was one of seven passengers in an SUV that included fellow player Kyle Taber, a walk-on. All seven passengers were cited for illegal consumption and two for seat belt violations.

War of WORDS

By Adam Aasen · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 2:49 a.m.

With interjections, personal attacks and standing ovations, the tension of the national election was evident as the IU College Democrats and IU College Republicans squared off in a debate held by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Thursday night at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center.

Graduate students fight for insurance

By Adam Van Osdol and Adam VanOsdol · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 2:49 a.m.

Ursula McTaggert's employer does not provide her with dental insurance. When she developed an abscessed tooth three years ago, she had to pay for the $1,000 surgery out of her own pocket. With a salary of $12,000 a year, she said there was little money for the operation. "I had to go out and take a loan," she said. "It was pretty dire."

First-week arrests up from 2003

By Mike Wilson · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 2:49 a.m.

Reading the IU Police Department blotter can be quite a chore for many students, as arrests on alcohol-related charges are steadily rising. According to IUPD statistics, arrests during the first week of school were more than triple what the were last year.

Trustees approve several motions in meeting

By Kristin Huett · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 2:49 a.m.

After just two weeks of classes, many students are already beginning to feel the frustration of overcrowding at the Main Library Information Commons Loft. On Thursday, The IU board of trustees voted in favor of a proposal to renovate the Information Commons Loft on the second floor of the west tower.

Men's rush kicks off

By Daria Kamalipour · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 2:36 a.m.

It's that time of year: the first couple weeks of school when male students can become actively involved in the process of "going greek." Tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. in Dunn Meadow, the greek kickoff for men's rush begins.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 2:11 a.m.

Annual CareerFest to be held today The Career Development Center's CareerFest will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. today on the corner of 10th and Jordan streets. Students can enjoy free food, games and music and will have the opportunity to speak with specialists from the CDC and learn about the organization.