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Lieutenant governor approval expected

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 2:13 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The question heading into today's special session of the General Assembly is not whether Kathy Davis will be ratified as Indiana's lieutenant governor, but by how big a vote margin.

Students, professors differ on quality of associate instructor program

By Mike McElroy · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 2:04 a.m.

Ask history professor Michael McGerr what he thinks of the associate instructor teaching system at IU, and he'll talk of the rich and memorable educational experience it provides. Ask freshman Amanda Meise, and she'll say she isn't getting what she paid for. While some students and faculty are confident in the integrity of the AI system, other undergraduates question whether they receive the same quality of education from AIs as they do from professors.

Basketball is finally here

By Natalie A. Trout · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 2:03 a.m.

Madness doesn't even begin to describe the players and crowd Friday night. Only a few hours before the public was released into the gym for Midnight Madness, one could have heard a pin drop on the court. But come 12:01 a.m., Assembly Hall exploded with screaming fans. "So many people came here to support us," freshman forward Patrick Ewing Jr. said. "There's nothing like it." What really got the crowd pumped was the slam-dunk contest. Senior center George Leach, Ewing Jr., senior forward Jason Stewart, junior guard Donald Perry and freshman guard Roderick Wilmont all took their best shots at pleasing a panel of judges from the Student Athletic Board. Leach led the group of slam-dunkers with an impressive one-hand dunk, but Ewing Jr. showed him up by hanging from the basket with his arm in the net. The second time around, Leach got a little encouragement from the crowd before attempting his next couple of dunks, but was unsuccessful at making the basket.

Around The World

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:44 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Attackers killed two U.S. soldiers in a clash outside the northern city of Kirkuk late Saturday, and others blasted a broken-down convoy in the western flashpoint city of Fallujah, setting off spectacular explosions from an ammunition truck.

Fire kills 6 in Chicago building

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:42 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Jerry Lawrence could smell the smoke as he headed for the stairs on the 32nd floor, but he figured it was just a trash fire.

Bush proposes possible end to nuclear standoff

By Alyson Brodsy and Terence Hunt · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:41 a.m.

BANGKOK, Thailand -- President Bush said Sunday for the first time that the United States, China and other nations may try to defuse a crisis with North Korea by offering Pyongyang written security assurances in exchange for a commitment to scrap its nuclear weapons program.

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?"