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Wednesday, July 23,2003 9:34 p.m.

'Prince of Pops' to lead Summer Music Festival orchestra Maestro Erich Kunzel, who has led the National Symphony Orchestra during "A Capitol Fourth" for the past 13 years, will conduct the Summer Music Festival orchestra during a unique fusion of film and music at 8 p.m. at the Musical Arts Center.

'Secret Garden' disappoints

By Ashima Thomas · Wednesday, July 23,2003 9:32 p.m.

The last presentation by IU Opera Theater of Lucy Simon's "The Secret Garden" sounded almost like a musical.

Don't miss 'Under the Banner of Heaven'

By Brittany Ausmus · Wednesday, July 23,2003 9:31 p.m.

Jon Krakauer, an outdoor writer and journalist-turned novelist, has struck gold with his fourth book, "Under the Banner of Heaven." In his previous works, Krakauer has explored the relationship man has with nature; "Into the Wild" illustrated the unforgiving nature of the wilderness, and "Into Thin Air" showed the dangers of commercializing treacherous outdoors expeditions. Instead of focusing on man and nature, Krakauer is focusing on man and God in his latest work.

Group recruits volunteers for local homeland sercurity

By Chelsea Wald · Wednesday, July 23,2003 9:19 p.m.

The Monroe County Citizens Corps signed up volunteers at the Monroe County Fair for several programs intended to prepare the county for disasters. The volunteer network -- funded by grants from the Department of Homeland Security -- focused on recruiting for the Community Emergency Response Teams program, the group's chairman, Mark Brostoff said. The program will train groups in neighborhoods and workplaces to put out fires, do light search and rescue and perform basic medical operations during a large-scale disaster.

Studios launch anti-piracy campaign

By Gary Gentile · Wednesday, July 23,2003 9:17 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- The movie industry is trying a new tactic in its war against people who download pirated copies of films over the Internet -- it's asking nicely. Movie studios will launch a campaign Tuesday that includes television ads and in-theater spots featuring makeup artists, set painters and other crafts people saying that piracy robs them of a living.

An angel in America

By J.P. Benitez and JP Benitez · Wednesday, July 23,2003 9:14 p.m.

After a weekend spent at the cinema, partying and complaining about people who leave poor tips, every now and then a bit of news will spring upon you that alters your perspective not only on the present but the past as well.

A healthy dose of skepticism

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Harper · Wednesday, July 23,2003 9:12 p.m.

The power of the pen is mighty. The power of the airwaves might be even mightier. Indeed, there is a reason that the founding fathers felt the right to free speech was so important. When columns are written (well, maybe not this column) and when words are uttered on CNN, people listen.

Republican sexual dysfunction

By Brian McFillen and Brain J. McFillen · Wednesday, July 23,2003 9:09 p.m.

Before I go further, let's make something clear. I'm a Republican. I voted for Bush. I believe in free-markets, small government, personal responsibility and making sure the world's tyrants see U.S. Marines in their nightmares. I am not one of the "liberal academics" that pundits would have you believe are teaching their students to smoke banana peels as a prelude to socialist revolution. That said, this week's column is directed at my own party and the attitude its officials are taking toward sex and related matters.

A chip in your shoulder

Wednesday, July 23,2003 9:08 p.m.

Mexico's criminal concerns might lead it to adopt an unusual new technology: microchips, the size of a grain of rice, programmed with a serial number and implanted under a person's skin to protect them from kidnappings or identity theft.

World reacts to death of Hussein's sons

By Kenji Hall · Wednesday, July 23,2003 9:03 p.m.

TOKYO -- Several world leaders expressed relief Wednesday over the deaths of Saddam Hussein's sons, with some saying they hoped it would help end sporadic fighting in Iraq and speed its progress toward democracy.

Armstrong keeps Tour lead, but rivals near

By John Leiceister · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:57 p.m.

LOUDENVIELLE-LE LOURON, France -- Lance Armstrong kept his slender lead in the Tour de France on Sunday, still unhappy with his riding as two key rivals shadow him in the Pyrenees.

Curtis a surprise winner at British Open

By Doug Ferguson · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:56 p.m.

SANDWICH, England -- A wacky week at the British Open held one final surprise, and it was the biggest of them all: Ben Curtis holding the claret jug. An unknown PGA Tour rookie in his first major championship, Curtis outlasted Tiger Woods and a collection of All-Stars for perhaps the most stunning conclusion to a Grand Slam event in 90 years.

Pete Rose trial a joke

By Kevin A Switaj · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:55 p.m.

This past Saturday ESPN aired a four-hour mock trial of perhaps the most controversial figure in baseball for the last two decades. In "Pete Rose on Trial," Harvard Law School became the site of a showdown between Alan Dershowitz and Johnnie Cochran over Rose's potential eligibility for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Hoosier holds her own

Sunday, July 20,2003 9:54 p.m.

Just a few months removed from her IU graduation, former Hoosier women's swimming and diving star Sara Hildebrand had an impressive weekend at the FINA World Diving Championships this weekend. The former Olympian finished in sixth place in the 3-meter springboard event and placed third in the 3-meter synchronized event preliminaries with IU junior Cassandra Cardinell.

IUPD Blotter

Sunday, July 20,2003 9:35 p.m.

The following crimes were reported by IUPD: July 8 • Non-student William Reed, an employee of Zeta Beta Tau, reported the theft of a mower and chainsaw from the fraternity. Estimated loss is $1,200.

Survive the dangerous world of dating

By Britany Ausmus and Brittany Ausmus · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:33 p.m.

By now most of us have heard of "The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook" series. Offering sage advice on perilous, life-threatening or embarrassing situations, these books have given hope to the people who live dangerously while traveling, golfing, home for the holidays and even at work. While all of these volumes have protected the prepared, the authors have delved into the most dangerous area of human relations: dating. Their introduction says it all: Love hurts. Love is a battlefield.

Professors work to grow better crops

By Jim Paul · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:33 p.m.

URBANA, Ill. -- Researchers at the University of Illinois are working with a radio-controlled helicopter to help them grow bigger and better crops. The miniature jet-powered helicopter carries a camera and the photographs can be used to identify fields or even portions of fields that could be infested with a particular weed or have a nutrient missing from the soil, said Lei Tian, an associate professor of agricultural engineering.

Distance learning takes off at colleges

By Steve Giegerich · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:32 p.m.

EDGEWATER, N.J. -- Jessica Keyes' classroom is an office in a condo directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan. Her lectern is a Hewlett-Packard laptop. Her students receive their lectures via the Internet, and -- increasingly -- are adult professionals. "There are people out there who work 80 to 100 hours a week, but they still want a degree," said Keyes, who teaches computer and management courses for the University of Phoenix.

Museum unveils modern art classics

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:32 p.m.

NEW YORK -- A hidden treasure -- a mural by Spanish artist Joan Miro -- is on display for the first time since 1990 as part of a new show at the Guggenheim Museum highlighting classics of modern art. The 20-foot-long mural comprises 190 ceramic tiles, with the name "Alice" in huge exuberant letters surrounded by Miro's characteristic celestial shapes. The artwork was permanently installed in 1967, but it is usually hidden behind a false wall to accommodate the museum's revolving array of special exhibitions.

Campus Crusade founder dies at 81

By Rachel La Corte · Sunday, July 20,2003 9:31 p.m.

MIAMI -- William R. "Bill" Bright, the hard-driving entrepreneur and one-time "happy pagan" who founded Campus Crusade for Christ and watched it grow into a $374 million-a-year organization, has died. He was 81.