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Indiana college students campaign for Nader

By Alyson Brodsy and Martha Irvine · Wednesday, June 2,2004 9:48 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- It's not easy to be a fan of presidential candidate Ralph Nader these days. Just ask Dallas Stoner. The 27-year-old college student is a Nader die-hard -- representing that small but persistent blip of supporters who are standing tall against Republicans who dismiss Nader's candidacy and Democrats who fear that Nader supporters will foil John Kerry's run for the White House.

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Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, June 2,2004 9:47 p.m.

Construction to begin on Simon HallIU will officially break ground for the new Multidisciplinary Science Building, which will be called Simon Hall, from 3 to 4 p.m. today. The pre-ceremony event will take place in Myers Hall, Room 130, starting at 3 p.m. Construction on the building is expected to begin this month and is expected to reach completion in 2007.

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Construction on State Road 37 continues

By Derek Smith · Wednesday, June 2,2004 9:45 p.m.

Construction on State Road 37 north of Bloomington is not scheduled for completion until Nov. 1, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation. The construction, which commenced April 19, covers approximately five miles from State Road 44 to Clear Creek Road in Martinsville. This is nothing new for drivers as construction has been done previously on different parts of the road.

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Around the Campfire

By Karen Yancey · Wednesday, June 2,2004 9:43 p.m.

This weekend you will find many people choosing to bear the noise of the cicadas and the threats of seasonal rain to relax outdoors.

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Indianapolis to break ground on Artspark

By Jenica Schultz · Wednesday, June 2,2004 9:42 p.m.

The Indianapolis Art Center will celebrate its 70th birthday this weekend by breaking ground on a new endeavor. The organization, known for its studio art classes and gallery exhibits, is expanding its creativity into the 14 acres that surrounds it with the construction of Artspark, an outdoor multi-sensory park devoted to the arts.

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On Strike

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, June 2,2004 9:39 p.m.

Striking employees of the Visteon Corporation flipped two cars and a third was set on fire in an effort to keep replacement workers out of the Bedford, Ind., plant Tuesday. The employees went on strike in response to a plan to eliminate 600 of the plant's 1,150 jobs. Wednesday morning brought relative calm, although the tension between Visteon and the members of the International Union of Electrical Workers-Communications Workers of America Local 907 grew.

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Over the rainbow

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, June 2,2004 9:35 p.m.

When Tina Fey is talking about it, it must be big. An advertising campaign showing "brotherly love" for the gay lifestyle is catching national media attention, while the Windy City is sending gay supporters back to their pews on an empty stomach.

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BPP announces upcoming season

By Erika Biga Lee · Wednesday, June 2,2004 9:20 p.m.

For theater lovers and playwrights alike, the 2004-05 season of the Bloomington Playwrights Project will be full of drama, as well as a few thrillers and comedies. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the organization what likely will be a pivotal year for the organization's education programs and production teams.

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Kerry challenges Bush on security

By Alyson Brodsy and Darlene Superville · Wednesday, June 2,2004 9:17 p.m.

TAMPA, Florida -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Wednesday that in spite of deadly anthrax attacks and warnings of further biological assaults on the United States, significant gaps remain in the nation's preparations for bioterrorism. "You need to prepare your public health facilities. You need to prepare your hospitals and all the immediate first responders. Many of them will tell you right now that despite the talk over the course of the last years, there has not been that kind of preparation," Kerry said in an interview with Associated Press Radio.

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Pontiff-icating

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian McFillen · Wednesday, June 2,2004 9:16 p.m.

Last Friday, a group of American bishops, including the bishop of Indianapolis, were warned by the Pope that American society is "increasingly in danger of forgetting its spiritual roots and yielding to a purely materialistic and soulless vision of the world" (The Associated Press, May 28).

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A Ludacris problem

By Alyson Brodsy and Jonathan Blanks · Wednesday, June 2,2004 9:15 p.m.

I remember when rap was young on the music scene. Artists like Grandmaster Flash warned us about the dangers of drugs. "Public Enemy" later denounced racism, and X-Clan preached black pride. Rap's message uplifted and educated people.

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Somebody step on a duck?

By Alyson Brodsy and Jack Silverstein · Wednesday, June 2,2004 9:13 p.m.

What constitutes a great movie? My dad and I often rap about this very question, particularly after I have just spent the night with my buddies watching a classic like "Caddyshack" or "Die Hard." Yes, these are crap movies, but they are crap movies done with such perfection and unique detail that they transcend the crap movie genre. They are timeless pieces of entertainment that you could watch every weekend without ever getting bored. That makes them great.

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Report: Africans account for half of world's poor

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, June 2,2004 9:12 p.m.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- A report released Wednesday by the World Economic Forum called Africa's stagnating growth the worst economic tragedy of the 20th century. The report said in 1970 Africa accounted for one in 10 of the world's poor, but by 2000, nearly half the world's poor were African. Economic growth has been so dismal that most sub-Saharan countries are worse off than they were at independence.

The problem of Indie rock

By Greg O'Neil · Thursday, May 27,2004 12 a.m.

I believe, when statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties … they lead their country by a short route to chaos."

WORKING HIS WAY UP

By Chris Jesse · Thursday, May 27,2004 12 a.m.

Like most young people, Roddy Chiong dreamt about the perfect job when he was a kid. He envisioned himself either being a zoologist or a guitar player in a rock band.

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