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Discussion transcends boundaries

By Stephanie Frasco · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:51 a.m.

China is known for the restrictions it imposes on the media, but there were no barriers Wednesday night at the Radio and Television services building, where 20 IU students engaged in a videoconference with 15 Chinese journalists in Beijing.

County councilman pursues state office

By Allison Ricket · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:50 a.m.

Mark Stoops enters the race for State Representative for district 61 armed with a myriad of local concerns which he vows to drastically reform, he said in a speech Monday.

One cafeteria, two worlds

By Daniel Wells · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:49 a.m.

On Monday, black students gathered at their usual spot in the Indiana Memorial Union, a small group of tables on the South side of the cafeteria. Other students filled in the rest of the tables. "It's rare to see black and white students sitting at the same table," senior Nekeda McClure said.

IU takes on another top 20 team

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:48 a.m.

The No. 36 IU women's tennis team takes on its third consecutive top 20 foe this weekend when No. 12 Kentucky comes to Bloomington. The Hoosiers (4-2) are winless against the Wildcats in their last nine matches, with their last win coming during the 1992-93 season.

Hoosier Hills Invitational last tune-up prior to Big Ten meet

By Steve Slivka · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:48 a.m.

With one week to prepare for the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships, IU hosts the Hoosier Hills Invitational tonight at the Gladstein Fieldhouse. Last weekend, IU traveled to Fayetteville, Ark., and competed in the Tyson Foods Invitational. IU junior sprinter Ara Towns ran her best time of the season in Fayetteville with a time of 7.41 seconds in the 60-meter run. Towns' time provisionally qualifies her for the NCAA Indoor Championship.

Security a top priority for UITS

By Michael Zennie · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:47 a.m.

Sophomore Laura Mellman mistakenly downloaded two viruses from her Webmail this semester, wreaking havoc on her personal computer. With the recent onslaught of Webmail viruses and unauthorized access to the campus emergency Web site, students are nervously questioning the security of IU's network.

IUSA seals book drop

By Mike McElroy · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:47 a.m.

In an effort to thwart IU's parking cops, the IU Student Association kept last year's campaign promise and has won administrative support to install a drive-up, drop-off box outside the Main Library.

Top runners to sit out meet for IU

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:46 a.m.

The IU men's track team returns home Friday for the Hoosier Hills Invitational at the Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse. The meet begins at 4 p.m. with the women's 5,000 meters and concludes after the men's 4x400 meter relay, set to start at 9:30 p.m.

Looks like the NIT

By Alex Hickey · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:35 a.m.

It's over. Done with. Finished. Kaput. Forget about it. There is no hope. You can close the books on IU's 18 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, because that streak is history.

IU Sing performers to belt out 'Big City Beat'

By Mallory Simon · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:34 a.m.

The final countdown for IU Sing has begun. There is less than a day left for song practices, dance rehearsals and skit run-throughs before all of the students' hard work goes on stage in the Big City Beat-themed event, beginning at 7 p.m. tonight at the IU Auditorium.

Harvard students create erotic magazine H Bomb

By Colleen Corley · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:11 a.m.

Last week, Harvard University approved a request to start a student publication called H Bomb, which would feature articles about sex -- and more controversially -- photographs of nude Harvard students.

White scholarship spurs debate

By Jess Huffman · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:09 a.m.

Junior Eric Saunders was running down the street one day when he heard a voice. "Someone said 'run nigga, run,'" he said. "I was like, 'what?'" Saunders, who is black, was surprised because the person was white. He admits he puts up with similar experiences on a regular basis, but he is actively involved in the Black Student Union and is majoring in African American Studies to combat racism.

Journalism school dean candidate visits students

By Nellie Summerfield · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:07 a.m.

With three dean candidates for the School of Journalism left, the selection process continues. Students, alumni and faculty met with candidate Stephen Reese of the University of Texas to ask general questions about his goals for the position -- if chosen -- Thursday afternoon.

Why TV isn't all bad

By Alyson Brodsy and Scott J. Gorsky · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:05 a.m.

I want to be on "Jeopardy!" I want to be on that show so much that thinking about it almost makes me perspire. Alright, that's a lie. I perspire because I'm horribly out of shape, but I really do want to be on "Jeopardy!"

U.S. says Iraq not ready for hand over of power

By Alyson Brodsy and Lee Keath · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:03 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The top U.S. administrator in Iraq insisted Thursday there are many ways to choose a new Iraqi government but a June 30 deadline for handing over power remains firm. Hours later, the United Nations backed Washington's claims that a direct vote before then is impossible. The U.N. judgment on elections throws open the debate over how to transfer sovereignty and end the U.S. occupation -- though not the U.S. military presence.

Being white pays off

By Alyson Brodsy and Cameron Thibos · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:03 a.m.

This week, I have the opportunity to say something I never thought possible in a column -- Rhode Island, the smallest state in the union, is pissing people off! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the College Republicans at the Roger Williams University of Bristol announced the one -- and the only -- white scholarship!

Security expert speaks on international safety

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:02 a.m.

When Sir Timothy Garden last spoke on "International Security and the New Century" at IU three years ago, the world was a very different place. "In Feb. 2001, I don't think anyone thought international security would change quite so much," Garden said. "Since then, we've all come to know what fanatical terrorists can do. As I said then, predicting the future is always a somewhat hazardous affair."

A lesson about new beginnings

By L. R. Rarick · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12:01 a.m.

Washington Irving served as ambassador to Spain, and during some of his diplomatic work he stayed in the Alhambra. In later books, such as "Tales of the Alhambra" and "Spanish Tales," he wrote about creakings and clankings he heard in supposedly locked and sealed-off rooms there. Horace Walpole, son of the first prime minister of England, considered access to ruins so important that he had some artificial ruins constructed and placed on his estate.

A lesson from the Yankees

By Alyson Brodsy and Jonathan Blanks · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12 a.m.

It's bigger than IU/Purdue, UNC/Duke or UK/Louisville. It's bigger than Cowboys/49ers, Steelers/Browns or even Bears/Packers. It is the most storied rivalry in sports -- and it just got better. Welcome to the 2004 edition of the Yankees and Red Sox rivalry.

Oscar campaigning frenzy continues

By Alyson Brodsy and David Germain · Friday, Feb. 20,2004 12 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Academy Awards overseers were hoping for a kinder, gentler buildup to the Oscars. So far, their wish has been granted, with none of the shady campaigning that has sullied recent Hollywood awards seasons. The race to take home a little gold guy has been as strenuous as ever, though, with stars and filmmakers glad-handing like politicians and Hollywood trade papers awash in glossy ads plugging Oscar contenders.