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Hillel remembers victims

By Rick Newkirk · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:38 a.m.

The Helene G. Simon Hillel Center remembered the six million victims of the Holocaust Monday, 61 years to the day after the Warsaw ghetto uprising, with a Holocaust names remembrance. April 19 is the traditional day of Yom Hashoah, which means "day of the destruction." Twenty students stood at a podium facing Third Street and read thousands of Holocaust victims' names, one by one. The ceremony lasted five hours.

Colleges receive hints on race

By Nellie Summerfield · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:37 a.m.

Colleges have been issued a list of suggestions by the U.S. Education Department to increase the number of minority students accepted each year without taking race into account in admissions. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, the 81-page guide will add to a similar report the department issued before the Supreme Court upheld race-based admission policies at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

IU to remember former Bursar

By Alex Moore · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:35 a.m.

IU will hold a memorial service for William "Bill" Walters, IU's former bursar at 2 p.m. April 22. The service will be held at the Indiana Memorial Union in the Whittenberger Auditorium. Walters worked for the University for 27 years and continued his service to the University until 2002. "Bill was a caring guy who always asked his employees about their families," said Linda M. Bruce, who worked in the bursar office for Walters.

3 frats bring Guster for Little 500 concert

By Stacie Vasko · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:34 a.m.

The gates to the backyard of Phi Delta Theta will open at 5 p.m. Wednesday in preparation for Guster's debut as a musical appearance for this year's Little 500 festivities. Phi Delt, Phi Kappa Sigma and Kappa Sigma fraternities have teamed up to bring another well-known name in music to campus in hopes of raising not only interest in the Little 500 concert, but money for Riley's Children's Hospital as well.

Business Briefs

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:29 a.m.

Former Qwest execs acquitted DENVER -- A federal jury acquitted two former Qwest executives of improperly booking nearly $34 million in revenue, a stinging defeat for the government in the first criminal trial stemming from accounting irregularities at the telecommunications giant.

Growth in Starbucks business could lead to quality coffee shortage

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:28 a.m.

SEATTLE -- The coffee urns at Starbucks Corp. aren't likely to run dry anytime soon, but the company is worried its brisk growth could create a big problem: finding enough high-quality beans to satisfy increasing demand for its lattes and macchiatos.

Eli Lilly quarterly earnings dip

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Jewell · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:27 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Monday Eli Lilly and Co. said first-quarter earnings dipped 2 percent in part because of a $362 million expense related to an acquisition, but the drug maker's results still beat analysts' expectations.

McDonald's CEO dies of heart attack Charlie Bell named successor

By Alyson Brodsy and Dave Carpenter · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:26 a.m.

CHICAGO -- McDonald's Corp. chairman and CEO Jim Cantalupo, who orchestrated a turnaround of the fast-food giant in a 16-month tenure as chief executive after overseeing the proliferation of its restaurants worldwide in the 1980s and 90s, died unexpectedly of a heart attack Monday at age 60.

Pedaling toward profit

By Brittany Hite · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:25 a.m.

This weekend's Little 500 promises parties and excitement to students and those visiting IU as spectators to witness the world's "greatest college weekend." But the event also draws quite a crowd to the local scene as spectators and students alike spend money at local restaraunts, bars, hotels and other area businesses.

Kenyans sweep annual race

By Alyson Brodsy and Jimmy Golen · Tuesday, April 20,2004 1:09 a.m.

BOSTON -- Weakened by the heat and a mile-long sprint to the finish, Catherine Ndereba had to receive her winner's medal and olive wreath in a wheelchair. As for the traditional bowl of beef stew, she took a pass. It was much too hot for that.

Bogado brings perspective

By Mark Carlson · Tuesday, April 20,2004 12:57 a.m.

She has a presence on the mound. With her hair braided back and sunglasses hiding her intimidating stare, you can almost see the batters tremble when they step to the plate against sophomore pitcher Mariangee Bogado. "When Mariangee came to IU, we didn't know much about her," senior Val White said. "We had only heard about how she pitched and were excited to have her on the team."

Coach adjusts to new role on tennis team

By Dan Click · Tuesday, April 20,2004 12:55 a.m.

There are many important parts to any team, from players to trainers and specifically, coaches. This was evident last year when newly-hired assistant coach Matt Pledger had to fill the shoes of IU coach Ken Hydinger, who was on administrative leave last season for medical reasons.

MLBPA director addresses steroids

By Alex Hickey · Tuesday, April 20,2004 12:54 a.m.

Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director and IU alumnus Donald Fehr spoke at the Whittenberger Auditorium Monday afternoon, addressing the steroid-testing issue facing baseball as one of players' rights.

Vlahogeorge gets early start

By Dan Patrick · Tuesday, April 20,2004 12:53 a.m.

While most students his age are thinking about senior pranks and which tux to wear to the prom, IU freshman quarterback Mike Vlahogeorge has his mind set on another topic -- football. Vlahogeorge is in a unique position because he opted to graduate high school early and enroll at IU in order to play with the spring football squad. Vlahogeorge comes into the IU program with serious credentials as the six-foot-three, 220-pound playcaller ranks No. 4 all-time in the Indiana state high school list with 10,757 career passing yards. Vlahogeorge acquired such numbers after a stellar senior season, passing for 3,347 yards and 44 touchdowns while averaging well over 300 yards per game.

'Divas' show another coronation for Simpson

By Alyson Brodsy and Nekesa Mumbi Moody · Tuesday, April 20,2004 12:42 a.m.

NEW YORK --Even the folks at VH1 admit they didn't really consider Jessica Simpson diva material when they put together their annual "Divas" extravaganza last year. Rick Krim, a VH1 executive vice president, said she didn't seem to appeal to the targeted audience.

Bluegrass lives on

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 20,2004 12:41 a.m.

OWENSBORO, Ky. -- Hundreds of dedicated bluegrass music fans may have saved a music festival that was slated to end after this year. Last month, Executive Inn Rivermont officials said the third annual Bluegrass Returns to its Roots festival would be the last. But many of the 1,200-plus fans who filled the Showroom Lounge Friday and Saturday didn't want the music to stop.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 20,2004 12:41 a.m.

Clarification from Congress Your recent article on H.R. 3077, the International Studies in Higher Education Act, caught my attention and I wanted to assure you that the concerns expressed by certain IU students and faculty are unfounded.

Popular comic livens IU

By Ryan Corazza · Tuesday, April 20,2004 12:40 a.m.

Don't get me wrong, I think Dave Chappelle is a funny guy. A veteran of the comedy club circuit since the age of 15, he certainly knows how to make an audience laugh. A consistent viewer of the second season of Chappelle's widely popular Comedy Central program, "Chappelle's Show," I've laughed as hard as anybody at his parodies of Rick James, Prince, Gallagher and Lil' Jon. But as Chappelle said his final goodbye and thank you to the audience Sunday night at the IU Auditorium, I couldn't help but liken his performance to "Elimidate" or "The Fifth Wheel." There was an unhealthy amount of dirty sex talk combined with the feeling this kind of material is unoriginal and been done before.

When in Rome...

By Britany Ausmus and Brittany Ausmus · Tuesday, April 20,2004 12:38 a.m.

Smelly, chaotic, noisy, beautiful and charming are only a few of the words that can be used to describe Rome; the eternal city is a mixture of old and new world, Catholicism and pagan gods. The bustle that is common to this metropolis was only intensified by the weekend I chose to visit: Easter. After navigating my way to the hotel -- no small feat in the labyrinthine streets -- I set out to see what there is to be seen. As it turns out, in Rome that means the entire city.

Families mark Okla. bombing anniversary

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 20,2004 12:30 a.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Children of Oklahoma City bombing victims -- hailed as "portraits of our survival" -- read victims' names Monday as survivors and relatives marked nine years since the devastating blast. The solemn observation at the Oklahoma City National Memorial began at 9:02 a.m., the minute the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was destroyed by a fuel oil and fertilizer bomb April 19, 1995.