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New lights to be installed

By Chris Jesse · Friday, April 23,2004 1:25 a.m.

Criminals of the night beware. IU is about to get safer. With umbrellas in hand, administrators and campus officials braved the rainy weather to walk around campus for the Spring Night Walk, an event aimed at examining the adequacy of lighting on campus. Physical Plant Engineer Jim Koryta announced during the walk the planned addition of several new lights to one of the campus' darkest areas. The walk, which also takes place in the fall, included representatives from Residential Programs and Services, the Physical Plant, the Office of Women's Affairs, Bloomington Professional Council, as well as Dean of Students Richard McKaig.

Language, learning programs come to Monroe County Library

By Tim Callahan · Friday, April 23,2004 12:44 a.m.

Beginning May 1, the Monroe County Public Library will be presenting both children and adults with the opportunity to explore bilingual stories, songs and games in Spanish and English. The activities and crafts will be open to the public the first Saturday of each month from 10 to 10:45 a.m. They are part of an effort by the library to invite members of the community to be exposed to different ideas through increased multicultural programming.

Holocaust museum raising money after fire

By Alyson Brodsy and Deanna Wrenn · Friday, April 23,2004 12:32 a.m.

In the five months since a Holocaust museum in Indiana was burned to the ground in an arson, museum officials say they have raised about half the money they need to start rebuilding. Mary Wright, education director for the CANDLES Holocaust Museum in Terre Haute said Thursday the total rebuilding cost was estimated at $500,000.

Soul comes to Buskirk-Chumley

By RonNella Moore · Friday, April 23,2004 12:30 a.m.

The Grand Hall of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center booms every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon with the sounds of traditional and contemporary R&B music. Upstairs, the African American Dance Company immediately recognizes the music, and some begin to dance to the beat of the bass.

'No Logo' holds provocative message

By Britany Ausmus and Brittany Ausmus · Friday, April 23,2004 12:29 a.m.

The fact that we live in a branded world is undeniable; everywhere we turn we see ads for Pepsi, Levi's and any other brand which you can possibly think. Hell, even IU is a brand, with Indiana sweatshirts dotting our campus, courtesy of Steve and Barry's.

Larry, Moe and Scalia?

By Alyson Brodsy and Scott J. Gorsky · Friday, April 23,2004 12:27 a.m.

This is TV Turnoff Week. It actually started last Monday, so if you're just finding this out, please try to forget everything you saw on TV since then. Already done? Wonderful. Brought to you by the TV Turnoff Network, this group has a single-minded determination to make you (surprise!) turn off your television and go do something with your miserable life. That's not exactly how www.tvturnoff.org, phrases it, but I like to attach a patronizing tone when I think about these kinds of organizations.

Toby Keith sweeps awards

By Alyson Brodsy and John Gerome · Friday, April 23,2004 12:27 a.m.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. --Toby Keith took home three awards Wednesday in Country Music Television's Flameworthy Video Music Awards show, including video of the year for his patriotic song "American Soldier."

Revenge of the Luddites

By Alyson Brodsy and Cameron Thibos · Friday, April 23,2004 12:26 a.m.

Ned Lud had a mission. His life, as the tale goes, was a crusade against technology. In the 1780s, he attacked a stocking factory and destroyed his most dire enemy -- the loom. This act spawned the Luddites, an anti-technology activist group that went around breaking machinery that lowered employment.

Not another Vietnam ... yet

By Alyson Brodsy and Jonathon Blanks · Friday, April 23,2004 12:25 a.m.

On Tuesday, presidential candidate Ralph Nader called for the unilateral withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and suggested an international force replace them -- essentially passing the buck to the brothers, fathers and sons of other nations to clean up our mess.

Closing the gender gap

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 23,2004 12:23 a.m.

After hundreds of years as second-class employees, women deserve the right to make more money. But the idea that they must go through four years of additional schooling to receive these economic incentives further proves the struggle is not over.

RHA's Connect appoints VP

By Cecelia Wolford · Thursday, April 22,2004 2:56 a.m.

The Connect ticket, the winner of this year's Residence Halls Association elections, appointed sophomore Kyle Campbell to the position of vice president of internal affairs. The position became open after the elected winner, sophomore Joe Reid, was disqualified for sending out a mass e-mail, which was prohibited by the RHA election commissioners.

Tornadoes cause damage in central Indiana

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 22,2004 2:56 a.m.

A barrage of thunderstorms that spawned apparent tornadoes caught people by surprise as it peeled roofs off buildings, damaged homes and flipped trucks across much of central Indiana. Officials said at least five people suffered minor injuries as a result of the storms Tuesday. No deaths or serious injuries were reported. The same weather system that spawned the Indiana storms apparently fueled storms that killed four people in northern Illinois.

Kinsey Instituteunveils director

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 22,2004 2:56 a.m.

The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction will name Julia Heiman the new director today. Heiman, who will also serve as a professor in the psychology department, will take the helm June 1, according to a statement.

Credit card thefts on the rise

By Mallory Simon · Thursday, April 22,2004 2:56 a.m.

Credit, debit and ATM cards have become recent targets for fraud and theft on campus during the last month. Since April 1, nine reports, with one as recent as last Friday, have been filed with the IU Police Department regarding stolen cards, withdrawals made without the owners' consent or illegal use of the card for online purchases.

Bepko to run Tobias Center

By Rick Newkirk · Thursday, April 22,2004 2:56 a.m.

Leadership has found a new home. IU announced Tuesday the establishment of the Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence, which officials foresee as a vanguard institution in the study of leadership. IU President Emeritus Gerald Bepko will function as the Tobias Center's inaugural director. Bepko, a former CIA agent, said the center will function like other schools in the University -- research, teaching and service will be its primary objectives.

A long way to go

By Hannah Schroder · Thursday, April 22,2004 2:56 a.m.

Bloomington activists met Wednesday night to discuss the upcoming presidential election's hot topic -- gay marriage. Members of Parents and Friends of Gays and Lesbians addressed gay marriage locally and at the national level.

Failed router causes irksome network delays

By Lindsey Jancek and Lindsay Jancek · Thursday, April 22,2004 2:44 a.m.

Checking e-mail or registering for classes Wednesday was probably harder than most days. The IU network was experiencing problems all day, which left many students and professors on campus frustrated and with more work than usual. In some cases, going back to manual and old- fashioned ways of communication was the only option.

Clarett case advances to nation's highest court

By Alyson Brodsy and Rusty Miller · Thursday, April 22,2004 2:21 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Maurice Clarett's status for the NFL draft is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. Clarett's attorney, Alan Milstein, filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court on Tuesday. He asked for a stay of a federal appeals court's decision from 24 hours earlier preventing the former Ohio State tailback from being in this weekend's draft.

Bynum: midseason All-American

By Cory Steger · Thursday, April 22,2004 2:20 a.m.

Amongst the inconsistency at the plate and some struggles in conference play, senior shortstop Seth Bynum has remained consistent. Consistently good, that is. Now, halfway through the season, he's being recognized by Baseball America for his excellent play.

Grizzlies' Brown wins Coach of the Year

By Alyson Brodsy and Teresa M. Walker · Thursday, April 22,2004 2:19 a.m.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Hubie Brown answered a question about Memphis' first pro basketball playoff game by detailing how his Kentucky Colonels won the ABA title in 1975. He listed the St. Louis roster and pointing out that 72 of 79 players won NBA jobs after the leagues merged. Jerry West listened, then said: "I can't remember yesterday. How do you remember that?"