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IU swimmers display talent in regional meet

By Benjames Derrick and Benjamin Derrick · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:42 p.m.

The IU Division of Recreational Sports presented the USA Swimming sanctioned 2004 Speedo Champions Series Zone Sectional 3 last week, which consisted of swim teams from four states: Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. The meet was held at the Student Recreational Sports Center's Councilman/Billingsley Aquatic Center Wednesday through Sunday and consisted of 17 men's and women's events.

What screams are made of

By Alyson Brodsy and David Resnik · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:37 p.m.

The USA Olympic basketball team, sometimes better known as the "Dream Team," could be considered a powerhouse staple in the sports world. It is an entity that every American from coast to coast can embrace and take pride in. The best players our country, nay, the world has to offer, playing united under the glory of the stars and stripes.

Hoosier guards take on the world

By Ricardo Hernandez · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:35 p.m.

Two members of IU's men's basketball team are representing the Hoosier program this summer on a world platform. Sophomore Marshall Strickland, an Academic All-Conference honoree, was selected July 20 to represent the United States on the Big Ten Foreign Tour Team, and sophomore Bracey Wright, the junior 6-foot-3-inch guard, added another check mark to his resume when he became one of 12 student athletes from the country to be selected to the 2004 USA Young Men's National Team.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:32 p.m.

Applications now available for 9-11 Scholarship Fund Applications for IU's 9-11 Scholarship Fund are now available through the IU Student Foundation. The scholarships are funded by proceeds from the 2002 Little 500 races and contributions made by IU alumni and friends. Three $1,500 scholarships are being offered to undergraduate students.

Campus prepares for student onslaught

By Karen Green · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:29 p.m.

With the fall semester less than a month away, the campus is beginning its transformation from the slow summer months to the fast-paced excitement that comes with the end of August. Perhaps the busiest facet of campus this time of year is Residential Programs and Services. With thousands of new and returning students moving into residence halls, RPS has a lot to do.

Indianapolis mayor says city-county consolidation needed

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:27 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Marion County's police and fire departments would merge and many of its township offices would close under a major overhaul of public services proposed by Mayor Bart Peterson on Monday. The reforms would save at least $35 million a year and were needed to avoid large tax increases or layoffs of city workers, Peterson said. The state-approved Uni-Gov system that merged many of Indianapolis' and Marion County's government services in 1970 still left more than 40 separate taxing units and more than 170 elected officials, he said.

Packaged ground sirloin may contain E. coli bacteria

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:26 p.m.

OMAHA, Neb. -- Five cases of E. coli infection in Minnesota and Wisconsin have been linked to frozen ground sirloin patties sold by Sam's Club and manufactured at a Nebraska plant, health officials said. Officials said four Minnesota residents and one Wisconsin resident became ill in July after eating sirloin patties purchased at Sam's Club stores in White Bear Lake and Eagan in Minnesota, and in Waukesha, Wis.

Helmet law may take 5 years to pass

By Nick Pittman · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:25 p.m.

The choice of wearing a helmet while skateboarding or rollerblading has received a large amount of debate in Bloomington since the death of a 14-year-old boy in early June. As a result of the death, a helmet requirement has surfaced multiple times in state legislation. However, a state law has yet to be created that would require children to wear a helmet while biking or skating. The death of Matt Jennings sparked many to support the new legislation.

Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:18 p.m.

Musical performance benefits food pantry A charity concert titled "I Love You Mom" will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday for Mother Hubbard's Cupboard at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. Mother Hubbard's Cupboard provides healthy foods and educational material about nutrition for families in need to prevent them from going hungry or being malnourished. Special attention is given to pregnant women in need. The shelter is run by volunteers, many of whom are clients of the program.

Waldron opens its stage to play by teens in Juvenile Treatment Facility

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:16 p.m.

The John Waldron Arts Center, 122 S. Walnut St., will open its doors Saturday to a small group of young men from the Bloomington Juvenile Treatment Facility. For about 45 minutes, the boys will have the opportunity to perform and express their thoughts and opinions to the public through theater, readings and poems in a project titled, "I celebrate, I mourn, I am." The performance will be a combination of efforts by the Bloomington Area Arts Council and the treatment center.

'The Village' shows 'Signs' of 'Sixth Sense'

By Doug Evans · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:15 p.m.

M. Night Shyamalan has yet to make a commercial flop, and with his newest release it appears the streak will remain intact.

More than words

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian Adkins · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:14 p.m.

Sen. John Kerry's attempt to remodel his liberal likeness to that of a lovable centrist was a well calculated, but predictable, political ploy. You see, Kerry has the luxury of being able to alienate his liberal base to appeal toward the middle because the far-left's unified hatred of President Bush compels them to vote for their only legitimate shot at retaking the presidency: Sen. Kerry himself. The central issue of the 2004

Local group performs tragic 'Macbeth' in Third Street Park

By Sheeba Madan · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:14 p.m.

Macbeth," the last of Shakespeare's four great tragedies, will be performed at the Third Street Park over the next two weeks. As the 80th production of the Monroe County Civic Theater, this play is the second and last installment of Shakespeare in the summer series. Set in Scotland, the play traces Macbeth's ambitious rise to power with the collaboration of his wife. Inspired by the three witches' prophecy, Macbeth embarks on a series of murders, including his king, Duncan, while he is asleep. Composed in late 1606 or early 1607, Macbeth engages in a powerful exploration of the psychology and motivations of an ambitious couple who ultimately fail to retain power.

Another race column

By Alyson Brodsy and Steven Chung · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:13 p.m.

At the Democratic National Convention last week, vice presidential candidate John Edwards asked where we should talk about issues of race, equality and civil rights. He emphatically responded: "Everywhere! Everywhere! Everywhere!" to thunderous applause. I assume the Indiana Daily Student opinion page is included in one of those "everywheres," and indeed, I have used this space many times to write about race issues — usually about Asians. But there are some out there who think I'm using it a bit too much.

Athens boosts Olympic troop numbers

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:12 p.m.

ATHENS, Greece -- Athens ordered a major boost in military involvement in security for the Summer Games, and Greece's public order minister denied reports Wednesday of problems with its Olympic surveillance system. An additional 35,000 military personnel have been assigned for "secondary" duties to help the 70,000 police and soldiers who will guard Olympic sites in Athens and three other Greek cities.

Crude oil futures reach record high

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael McDonough · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:11 p.m.

LONDON -- Crude oil futures Wednesday jumped to a new record high, riding upward on continuing concern about threats to supplies from Iraq and Russia. U.S. light crude for September delivery briefly hit an intraday high of $44.30 a barrel in electronic pre-session trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That price was the highest on record since oil futures began trading on the Nymex 21 years ago.

Hug your car

By Alyson Brodsy and Jordan DeLong · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:11 p.m.

It's a random weeknight in Bloomington, and the '84 Buick Skylark I'm riding in sputters and dies before it's even out of my driveway. My friend, the driver, explains that "Bob Dole" (named because of an impotent horn) has problems starting when it's humid. I'm not surprised. Bob is a terrible heap of parts that should have been scrapped years ago. The problems with the car are far too numerous to count, so much so that it may be easier to just list its functioning parts.

British police arrest 13 suspects in anti-terror operation

By Alyson Brodsy and Beth Gardiner · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:10 p.m.

LONDON -- Police conducted anti-terrorism raids in London and several towns Tuesday, arresting 13 people believed involved in preparing terrorist acts. London's Metropolitan Police said the afternoon and evening arrests were "part of a pre-planned, ongoing intelligence-led operation." The men were detained "on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism," the police statement said, without elaborating.

Sudanese warn against foreign intervention in Darfur

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:10 p.m.

KHARTOUM, Sudan - More than 100,000 people staged a state-organized protest Wednesday against a U.N. Security Council resolution giving Sudan 30 days to stop Arab militia violence in the western region of Darfur or face economic and diplomatic penalties. Protesters also warned that Sudan could become a battlefield like Afghanistan or Iraq if foreign military forces enter this African country to try to end the 17-month Darfur conflict, which has killed 30,000 people, forced a million from their homes and left an estimated 2.2 million in urgent need of food, medicine and other basics.

Abstain early from this 'Candidate'

By -Nate Bethea · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:10 p.m.

It's a fact -- cinematography has improved since the original "Manchurian Candidate" was released in 1962.