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If 40,000 students could talk

By Alyson Brodsy and Jake Rossman · Sunday, March 28,2004 11:29 p.m.

The IU Student Association congress sat in session March 3, coasting through the duties of a particularly inconsequential meeting. Not much was on the slate -- approving new congress members, endorsing registration policies, making a donation to the United Way. It was in the beginning of the eager days just before spring break, and the atmosphere was an aloof kind of casual. All resolutions passed or dismissed without much debate until near the end of the meeting.

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Hate crime time

By Alyson Brodsy and Tony Sams · Sunday, March 28,2004 11:28 p.m.

Moisés Kaufman's "The Laramie Project," a play about Matthew Shepard and the town of Laramie, Wyo., is playing in Bloomington this week, and it has me thinking again about hate crime laws. In October 1998, Shepard was beaten, tied to a secluded fence and left to die just because he was gay. His murder ignited a national debate on whether hate crimes (crimes specifically motivated by race, religion, sexual orientation or some other prejudice) deserve an enforceable place in U.S. law.

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Writing people off

By Alyson Brodsy and Stephanie Morris · Sunday, March 28,2004 11:27 p.m.

Ever have one of those moments when your opinion of a person does a complete 180? Out of nowhere, they do or say something that doesn't quite fit the image you had of them. You may chalk it up to the fact that you don't know them intimately. At the same time, though, you may have been guilty of writing that person off of making a snap judgment based on something about them and then basing your whole perception of that person on that limited factor. It might seem harmless enough, but if you think about it, it can have some nasty implications.

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Clarke praises IU for IT programs

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, March 28,2004 11:23 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Former presidential adviser Richard A. Clarke praised IU Friday as the leader in U.S. higher education in protecting vast stores of information in its computer networks from hackers.

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Sharon may be asked to step down

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, March 28,2004 11:23 p.m.

JERUSALEM -- Israel's state attorney recommended Sunday that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon be indicted for bribe-taking, officials said, in what is seen as a major, but not final, step toward his possible resignation.

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End the 'fee' for all

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, March 28,2004 11:22 p.m.

The IU athletics department is in quite a pickle. The department, under Athletics Director Terry Clapacs, is dealing with a "structural deficit" of $2 million. Financial hard times are the result of poor ticket sales and contract buy-out pensions for former athletic big-shots. And with a boring home football schedule looming next fall, things aren't looking up.

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Final performance of jazz band

By -Jenny Kobiela · Sunday, March 28,2004 11:20 p.m.

IU's jazz band will perform its final single concert tonight at the Musical Arts Center. The band will be performing music from "West Side Story" and other pieces. The group, which is led by world-famous IU Professor David Baker, will also perform "Eye of the Hurricane" by Herbie Hancock and "Sunfest" and "Miami Nights" from Baker's "Miami Suite."

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Buskirk-Chumley adds films to roster

By Josh Kastrinsky · Sunday, March 28,2004 11:18 p.m.

Film lovers and connoisseurs will soon be treated to a nostalgic film experience unrivaled by today's corporate theater. The Buskirk-Chumley Theater, a historic establishment in downtown Bloomington known for its concentration on visual arts, has announced a new regular film series to begin this fall. The series marks the first permanent series presented by the theater since 1995.

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'Laramie' spreads hope

By Jenica Schultz · Sunday, March 28,2004 11:16 p.m.

"The Laramie Project" embraced IU's Wells-Metz Theatre this weekend with its message of love, hope and acceptance. The play examined the effects of Matthew Shepard's 1998 murder on the community of Laramie, Wyo., and the people involved. The small town of Laramie became a media circus after two men kidnapped Shepard from a bar because he was an openly-gay male, beat him severely and left him for dead in a remote location tied to a fence.

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Ready to ride

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, March 26,2004 1:05 a.m.

The time has arrived. Little 500 teams will hit the track for the first time of the 2004 season Saturday for qualifications. Starting at 8 a.m., teams will attempt to qualify for the field of 33 for the 53rd running of the men's race and 17th running of the women's race. Even though qualifications isn't the start to the Little 500 series events, it is the first time riders will have the opportunity to ride on the track in a race situation. "I'm real excited," junior Meredith Horner of Kappa Kappa Gamma said.

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Al Qaeda tape calls for coup

By Alyson Brodsy and Sarah El Deeb · Friday, March 26,2004 12:59 a.m.

CAIRO, Egypt -- A tape purportedly recorded by Ayman al-Zawahiri, the No. 2 figure in the al Qaeda terror group, called Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf a "traitor" Thursday and urged people to overthrow his government.

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Ballet to combine modern, classical dance

By Jessica Dalsing · Friday, March 26,2004 12:56 a.m.

A fast-moving and upbeat performance characterizes the Spring Ballet as a program that is user-friendly for the most experienced audience members or first-timers. The IU Ballet will be presenting the "Homage to Tchaikovsky" at 8 p.m. March 26 and 27 in the Musical Arts Center. "It is a wonderful introduction to dance," said Virginia Cesbron, chair of the ballet department. The performance offers a sampling of three very different ballets, but all the ballets are set to music by Tchaikovsky. Each selection requires a different type of dancing and different tone. Molly Diemer, the public relations coordinator for the IU Ballet, described the selection as "very eclectic."

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Purdue professor runs for office

By Allison Ricket · Friday, March 26,2004 12:55 a.m.

Researching retro viruses, Ebola and gene therapy have led Purdue University biology Professor David Sanders into the political sphere. Sanders, a Democrat, decided to run for representative of District IV, which encompasses over 600,000 residents. This will be Sanders' second campaign, after an unsuccessful attempt to win a seat in the Indiana State Senate.

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Welcome Home

By Rick Newkirk · Friday, March 26,2004 12:54 a.m.

If hot dogs, apple pie and camouflage-clad soldiers mean vintage Americana, the second annual "Support Our Troops Day" held Thursday on Dunn Meadow was as American as Old Glory.

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Accident injures 2

By Holly Johnson and Holy Johnson · Friday, March 26,2004 12:54 a.m.

An IU graduate student was briefly hospitalized Thursday after she was struck by a motorcyclist on Seventh Street between Union and Jordan avenues. IU Police Department Lt. Jerry Minger said pedestrian Donna Queen was hit by a 2004 Kawasaki motorcycle operated by junior Terry Stewart as Queen attempted to cross the two-lane road.

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RIAA suits still not received

By Rick Newkirk · Friday, March 26,2004 12:54 a.m.

With impending litigation threatening to send a stern message to IU file-sharers, the legitimacy of the Recording Industry Association of America's lawsuits has come under question.

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Former Pi Kapps allowed to ride

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, March 26,2004 12:54 a.m.

After four long months of meetings and anticipation, the IU Student Foundation Appeals Board unanimously decided Wednesday evening to allow the former Pi Kappa Phi cycling team to ride in the Little 500 as deactivated members on an independent team.

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IU centralizing Web services

By Matt Mattucci · Friday, March 26,2004 12:54 a.m.

Checking grades, paying the bursar bill and registering for classes are just a few of the tasks IU students are able to do on the Internet. Soon, even more conveniences will become accessible through the Web.

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Hoosiers start conference action

By Jeff Fuldauer · Friday, March 26,2004 12:49 a.m.

After two tough spring break road losses to close out the pre-conference season, coach Lin Loring's Hoosiers round out the last two games of a four-match road stretch with their Big Ten season openers against Wisconsin and Northwestern.

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