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Thousands honor Mother Teresa

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:40 a.m.

VATICAN CITY -- More than a quarter-million people -- rich and poor, royal and regular -- flooded St. Peter's Square Sunday for the beatification of Mother Teresa, honoring the nun who built shelters, orphanages and clinics around the world to care for those forsaken by everyone else.

Week in Review

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:37 a.m.

A janitor thwarted an attempted theft at the IU School of Music Oct. 10. Kaylif Brad Bennett, the custodian, was injured during a scuffle with the would-be burglar as the suspect tried to gain access to a room that, until recently, contained a vault.

200 support Memory Walk

By Monica Dix · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:34 a.m.

The Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk, which has been held annually for the last 12 years in 500 different communities nationwide, was held for the first time in Bloomington at Bryan Park Sunday. Spirits were high as over 200 supporters came together to walk in honor of loved ones who have suffered from the disease. "We are thrilled that Bloomington has decided to take part in the walk," said Mary Ellen Wells, director of the south central Indiana chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. Since the Memory Walk began 12 years ago, it has collected over $120 million for local programs and services offered to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers. Alzheimer's is the most common type of dementia among older people, according to the Alzheimer's Association Web site.

Costume sale attracts crowd

By Lynndi Lockenour · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:32 a.m.

Half an hour before the sale started, there were people waiting to get in. The long line extended into the darkened abyss. The reward for their wait was a clothing-filled room with purple carpeting, poor lighting and green walls, or the IU Opera and Ballet Costume Shop Sale. The event was held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the basement of the Musical Arts Center. "We are required to take inventory," said Lisa Golda, director of this weekend's sale.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:31 a.m.

Travel Around the World will hold its October meeting from 12:15 to 2:30 p.m., today, in the Terrace Room of the Meadowood's main reception building.

'One for Diversity' to educate IU

By -Kehla West · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:29 a.m.

Eight of the largest student organizations on campus have joined forces to make the One for Diversity Project a reality.

IUPD investigates football team for phone fraud

By Brandon Morley and Brandon S Morley · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:28 a.m.

The IU Police Department is investigating members of the IU football team for illegally charging $480 on a University long distance access code, IUPD officers said. The investigation was prompted when one player approached police and confessed.

Robot pioneers hard at work

By Tom Schafbuch · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:28 a.m.

From Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" to James Cameron's "Terminator," films have warned about the possibility that robots and machines might eventually turn against humans. While they haven't yet reached that level, there are pioneers who are advancing the field of robotics for useful things.

Students take extra precautions

By Jen Nentrup · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:26 a.m.

Ever since a $25,000 violin was stolen from the School of Music, students have taken extra precautions to protect their beloved instruments.

UB brings Latino culture to students Community

By Benjames Derrick and Benjamin Derrick · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:25 a.m.

Union Board and several campus Latino groups sponsored "Sin Fronteras," or "Without Boundaries," Friday night at the IMU gallery. The free event attracted students and non-students alike.

Morale officers patrol campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:25 a.m.

Senior Charlie Crouse, sporting a German woman costume, and junior Andrew Burns, dressed in Sumo wrestler attire, stroll down Third Street Sunday afternoon in their inflatable Halloween costumes.

Bringing up the rear

By Alyson Brodsy and Anna Dittmer · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:23 a.m.

Especially before it started getting colder, I seemed to notice lots of people wearing shorts or pants with words splashed across the rear end. Intrigued, I decided to investigate this fashion trend in the place where all logical people investigate fashion trends, that is, the bookstore. At the IU Bookstore and T.I.S. College Bookstore, I counted about 10 different colors or styles of pants and about 15 varieties of shorts with "Indiana," "Hoosiers" or the like written on the rump. Employees at both stores confirmed that literary hindquarters are all the rage.

The sun rises in the East

By Alyson Brodsy and Paul Musgrave · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:22 a.m.

High school history courses and popular culture teach that science and technology are uniquely Western feats ... Reassuring, but wrong. Consider sunspots. Interactions between the sun's ultra-hot gases and its magnetic field sometimes combine to produce relatively cool, dark areas on the sun's surface.

Reaching a finer level of taste

By Alyson Brodsy and Vincent Carr · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:20 a.m.

One Friday night during Spring Break a couple of years ago, I went out with some friends to a bar in my hometown of Philadelphia. When I returned home that night, my dad, sitting in his reclining chair in the parlor, asked me where I had been. Without hesitation, I admitted to being at the bar. But then he asked me what I had to drink. I decided to be very honest and told him that I had a vodka tonic and some beers, to which he responded, "What kind of vodka?"

IU Art Museum tours offer insight into gallery

By Chris Sommerfeld · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:20 a.m.

Students stressed with midterms looming overhead need look no further than the IU Art Museum for a change of pace. Many fine arts students know this, but many others do not know that any group of students can arrange a free tour of the museum. Sophomore studio art major Carly Park has spent hours appreciating the IUAM's offerings, both in class and independently. She said she finds the museum is more than just an academic resource.

A new way of hearing

By Michell Perry and Michelle Perry · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:20 a.m.

Ann Yebei woke up the day after her seventh birthday and couldn't hear a word her mother was saying. "That morning I thought she was pulling my leg because she had a party the night before," her mother Violet Yebei said. "But after school, the first thing she said to me was that she couldn't hear the teacher and she couldn't hear the children. That's when I knew something was wrong."

One nation under who?

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:19 a.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear the controversial case regarding the inclusion of the phrase "one nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. The words "under God" should be removed from the Pledge on two grounds: 1) these words were avoided in the original version, and 2) Congress chose to add the words in 1954, without giving any substantive reason.

Parties clash over student ballots

By Colin Kearns · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:15 a.m.

Local politicians continue to argue over the controversy surrounding more than 200 absentee ballot requests of IU students.

Charges on councilman reduced

By Mitch Blacher · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:15 a.m.

Monroe County is about to have its "Trial of the Century," says county councilman Scott Wells. Friday's pre-trial hearing brought favorable results for Wells when Special Prosecutor Stan Levco did not file the expected felony battery charge against Wells, opting instead for a misdemeanor. Levco also dropped a seat belt violation charge and a misdemeanor for public intoxication. Wells now faces charges of misdemeanor battery, operating while intoxicated, resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct.

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