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Set design professor retires after years of service to University

By Jenica Schultz · Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:41 a.m.

After 24 years of teaching and creating set design for IU's Theatre and Drama Department, professor Wes Peters took his final curtain call with this weekend's production of "Romeo and Juliet." Peters, who will be retiring in December, announced the colorful set he created for the play will be his last.

Herbert selects Gros Louis

By Brian Janosch · Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:41 a.m.

Former IU-Bloomington Chancellor Ken Gros Louis could have relaxed this coming winter in Santa Barbara, Calif. Instead, he will be back in Bloomington, serving in his old post. IU President Adam Herbert announced Friday he is recommending Gros Louis serve as interim chancellor beginning Jan. 1.

Around The Nation

Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:40 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Small gatherings of Michael Jackson fans held candlelight vigils around the world Saturday to support the pop megastar as he faces allegations of child molestation. There were rallies from Los Angeles to Toronto to Rome, but each typically drew just a few dozen fans.

Local band won't play 'Thriller' in parade

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:40 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Bloomington High School North's marching band reportedly decided not to play Michael Jackson's "Thriller" as part of its routine for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade because of the child molestation charges against the pop superstar.

Downtown to illuminate Friday

By Amy Barnicle · Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:39 a.m.

Downtown Bloomington will come alive with 25 miles of white lights and family activities during the Canopy of Lights Festival Friday. The annual event is sponsored by the Downtown Bloomington Commission and several other community organizations. Bloomington residents will count down together at 7 p.m. as a Bloomington Fire Department firefighter dressed as Santa Claus turns on the canopy to light up downtown. The lights will remain on until Jan. 10.

2 U.S. soldiers dragged through Iraqi streets

By Mariam Fam · Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:39 a.m.

MOSUL, Iraq -- Iraqi teenagers dragged the bloody bodies of two American soldiers from a wrecked vehicle and pummeled them with concrete blocks Sunday, witnesses said, describing a burst of savagery in a city once safe for Americans. Another soldier was killed by a bomb and a U.S.-allied police chief was assassinated.

Lawmakers say Kernan can handle budget problems

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:38 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Legislative leaders say they have no plans to address Indiana's budget deficit in the current special session devoted to property taxes or when they return to the Statehouse in January, preferring to leave the issue to Gov. Joe Kernan.

Former ambassador addresses U.S. relations

By Daniel Castro · Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:38 a.m.

Former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Donald Gregg offered insight to U.S. relations with North Korea over the past decade and expressed his discontent with the current Bush administration in a speech delivered to the Bloomington community Wednesday. Gregg, also the former national security adviser to then-Vice President George H. W. Bush from 1982 to 1989, delivered his speech to a packed audience at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., Wednesday evening.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:32 a.m.

The date of the World AIDS Day debate has been changed. The debate will now take place at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 3, in the Teter Quad Formal Lounge. IU students will lead the fight against AIDS Dec.

Congress fights cost of books

By Stacie Vasko · Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:26 a.m.

A new bill in Congress could ease the pain felt by college students buying textbooks each semester.

Students worry about campus network security

By Mike McElroy · Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:25 a.m.

Freshman Megan Skopelja has no idea what happened to her computer, but she knows it doesn't work anymore.

Alphas present rebuilding class

By Patrice Worthy and Patricia Worthy · Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:25 a.m.

The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity presented two new members to the Gamma Eta chapter Saturday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in hopes of rebuilding the chapter after this year.

Let me explain

By Brian McFillen and Brain J. McFillen · Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:22 a.m.

Last month, Interim Public Access Counselor for the State of Indiana, Sandra Bowman, issued an opinion stating that e-mails sent by IU employees via university accounts can be disclosed to the public through the 1984 Indiana Access to Public Records Act (IDS, Nov. 20).

A man, a plan, a kidney

By Anna Dittmer · Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:20 a.m.

Our parents will never escape being called baby boomers. Neither will Generation Xers. But so far our generation has not received one fixed label. Try this on for size: "The Simpsons Generation," coined by Chris Turner in the on-line magazine Shift last year, honoring the popular television show for the way its cynical humor captures the sensibilities of our time.

Pulling water from the well

Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:17 a.m.

Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, Glory to Sir Kenny G! In the wake of hushed rumors and questions surrounding the future structure of Indiana University's upper management team, IU President Adam Herbert has opted for an old standard, time tested and manufacturer guaranteed: Kenneth Gros Louis has been selected to maintain the post of Chancellor Sharon Brehm.

'Falstaff' executed hilariously

By Eric Anderson · Monday, Nov. 24,2003 12:09 a.m.

Excepting the premiere of a new work, it is the accepted task of the critic to express his or her view on the performance of a work and not the work itself. But in the case of "Falstaff," Giuseppe Verdi's last opera, this limitation is difficult to abide by, for throughout the opera, it was the sheer buoyancy and brilliance of the music that left a lasting impression.

IDS Weekend editors resign

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Nov. 23,2003 11:37 p.m.

After events unfolded concerning the IDS Weekend last week, the IDS has accepted resignations from Weekend editor Holly Johnson and Weekend features editor Meghan Dwyer, effective immediately.

The silent, deadly remedy?

By Paul Musgrave · Sunday, Nov. 23,2003 11:29 p.m.

The United States is supposed to be the good guy, ready to fight dictators who threaten freedom. But can we bring truth, justice and the American way to Myanmar? The country, also known as Burma, is a brutal military dictatorship. Its ruling junta, the State Peace and Development Council, has embraced extraordinarily cruel policies to keep the former British colony's ethnic minorities under its control.

Parents resolve fraternity lawsuit

By Cory Schouten · Friday, Nov. 21,2003 10:54 a.m.

The parents of an IU sophomore who died almost three years ago from injuries he suffered at a Theta Chi rush party have settled a lawsuit they filed against the fraternity. A jury trial had been scheduled for Nov. 17 in the U.S. District Court of Southern Indiana, but at the last minute, attorneys scheduled a settlement conference for Wednesday.

IU returns home to face Illini, Wildcats

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Nov. 21,2003 1:49 a.m.

After splitting a two-game road trip to Iowa and Minnesota, the Hoosiers come back home to face Illinois and Northwestern this weekend. IU currently sports an 11-16 overall record, going 4-12 in the Big Ten.