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Lawsuit filed against doctor

Wednesday, July 16,2003 8:43 p.m.

NORTH VERNON, Ind. -- Several families have sued a doctor convicted of overprescribing OxyContin, using a state law that holds drug dealers liable for civil damages. Randolph W. Lievertz, a former Indianapolis physician, is serving a prison term of more than four years after pleading guilty to seven counts of unlawfully distributing the painkiller and one count of Medicaid fraud.

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Ivy Tech student found dead on IU campus

By Brandon Morley · Wednesday, July 16,2003 10:30 a.m.

An Ivy Tech student renting housing space at IU was found dead by a Resident Assistant in the first floor shower of Ashton Center's Weatherly Hall Saturday evening. Douglas A. Weddle's body was discovered at approximately 7:30 p.m. when another resident reported the shower being used by Weddle had been running for roughly an hour.

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Noblesville residents recover from worst area of storm damage

By Dan Lines and Daniel Lines · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:52 p.m.

Piles of discarded belongings were dumped on top of piles of heartache as Noblesville residents began the long process of regaining their lives after last week's record-setting flood left many of their homes underwater. Noblesville, located just northeast of Indianapolis, is situated on the banks of the White River. Torrential downpours for the greater part of last week brought the White River, which reaches flood stage at 14 feet, to a record level of 21.84 feet, putting this years flood just short of the all time high of 23.8 feet in 1913.

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Nearby areas suffer from floods

By Aaron Uslan · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:24 p.m.

Tornados and floods struck parts of western Indiana last week including the areas of Terre Haute, Rosedale and Brazil. Hundreds of homes in the area were damaged and about 20 families were forced to evacuate to hotels. The disasters, which have been grouped together because of their location, have been ranked a level four out of five on the National Red Cross disaster scale, which calls for $250,000 to $2.5 million in aid. The aid money will go to help those whose homes were lost or severely damaged by flooding or heavy winds.

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Orientation session different for transfer students

By Bonnie Real · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:21 p.m.

Incoming freshmen made way for a more seasoned crowd Friday when IU welcomed its third round of fall transfer students for orientation. Though the New Student Orientation program is required for all new students, the one-day schedule at the end of the week is dedicated to the transferees.

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Collegiate Copies faces suit

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:21 p.m.

Students aren't the only ones who must adhere to honesty policies. Collegiate Copies, 1434 E. Third St., is the defendant in a case filed last week in the U.S. District Court in Indianapolis by five major publishing corporations. The corporations are suing Collegiate Copies and its owners for copyright infringement.

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Stadium set to undergo facelift

By Alyson Brodsy and Dan Patrick · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:21 p.m.

During the last two years, the IU football program has gone through its fair share of facelifts. First came the introduction of head coach Gerry DiNardo in January 2002, then the $3.5 million skybox renovations, followed by the Trent Green-sponsored locker room renovation and, finally, a donor-sponsored AstroPlay surface upgrade for Memorial Stadium.

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All-Star controversy is silly

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:21 p.m.

I went to the Braves-Cubs game last Friday, and I witnessed a collision more vicious than any I had seen at any IU football game. Cubs' All-Star pitcher Mark Prior was on first base and began running to second on a ground ball right at Braves All-Star second baseman Marcus Giles while Giles was standing in the baseline. Prior, Giles and the ball all arrived simultaneously, and their meeting was violent.

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Armstrong takes overall lead in Tour de France

By John Leicester · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:19 p.m.

L'ALPE D'HUEZ, France - Lance Armstrong took the overall leader's yellow jersey for the first time in the Tour de France after finishing third in the second mountain stage of the race Sunday. Iban Mayo of Spain dominated a battle with Armstrong and other chasing riders on the legendary L'Alpe d'Huez climb, powering up the 8.5-mile ascent and its 21 hairpin bends to win the eighth stage.

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Iraqi governing council named Sunday

By Hamza Hendawi · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:17 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A 25-member governing council of prominent Iraqis from diverse political and religious backgrounds was named at an inaugural meeting Sunday, the first national body since the fall of Saddam Hussein and a crucial first step on the nation's path to democracy.

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Liberia's president ready to step down

By Glenn McKenzie · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:17 p.m.

MONROVIA, Liberia -- Liberia's embattled warlord-turned-president repeated his oft-broken pledge to step down Saturday, telling die-hard party supporters that U.N. sanctions had crippled the economy and left his government unable to defend itself against foreign-backed rebels.

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'Pirates' earns box office gold

By Alyson Brodsy and David Germain · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:16 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Disney was rolling in doubloons as "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" plundered the box office for $46.4 million in its first weekend. Based on the Disney theme-park attraction, the movie starring Johnny Depp had taken in $70.4 million since opening Wednesday, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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'Pirates' earns box office gold

By Alyson Brodsy and David Germain · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:16 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Disney was rolling in doubloons as "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" plundered the box office for $46.4 million in its first weekend. Based on the Disney theme-park attraction, the movie starring Johnny Depp had taken in $70.4 million since opening Wednesday, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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Education key to building future for children

By Mary Sell · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:15 p.m.

RICHMOND, Ind. -- Lora McGowan knows what motivates her: He's 11 months old, has brown eyes and when he smiles -- he's a bit of a flirt and smiles often -- he shows off his six teeth.

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Council votes to change parking zone

By Peter Henrich · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:15 p.m.

The Bloomington City Council approved a plan Wednesday evening to divide one of the city's largest parking zones into four smaller zones. The previous Zone 4 parking -- just west of IU, encompassing the area roughly between Walnut Street and Woodlawn Avenue and 12th Street and Sixth Street -- will now be divided into Zones 4, 5, 6, and 7.

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IU narrowly allowed to keep $237,000 in grants for sex study

By Alan Fram · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:14 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The House handed a narrow defeat Thursday to conservatives who wanted to forbid the National Institutes of Health from giving grants to researchers conducting four sexual research projects, including studies of older men and of San Francisco's Asian prostitutes and masseuses.

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Three students receive Won-Joon Yoon scholarship

By Erin Bergmann · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:14 p.m.

Three students were given scholarships July 7 in memory of Won-Joon Yoon, an IU graduate student from Korea who was killed July 4, 1999 in an act of extremist violence outside the Korean United Methodist Church. Education doctoral student Edward Brantmeier was awarded a $2,000 scholarship. Senior Christine Lim and doctoral student Ana Correia were awarded $500 scholarships.

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Genes might come from source other than mother and father

By Sarah Webb · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:13 p.m.

Mother Nature is proving that the transfer of genes is more complicated than scientists thought. Believed to be extremely unlikely among multi-cellular organisms, gene swapping appears to occur widely among unrelated species of plants, according to researchers led by IU biology professor Jeff Palmer.

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Band camp strikes a chord

By Alyson Brodsy and Rebecca Cook · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:12 p.m.

LACEY, Wash. -- The years melt away as the notes pour out of 83-year-old Charles Caley's trombone. He hadn't played since he left school in 1939, but the retired dentist picked up his trombone a few years ago to join "New Horizons," a band for seniors that requires no recent musical experience -- or any experience, for that matter.

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Funding for N.Y. arts cut, but slightly

By Alyson Brodsy and Deepti Hajela · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:12 p.m.

NEW YORK -- It could have been worse. A lot worse. Budget cuts for museums, concert halls and other cultural institutions in the city were serious, but not as serious as anticipated, officials said. The city's Department of Cultural Affairs funding was down by $1.6 million over a year ago, forcing some popular sights to shorten their hours of operation. But the amount when the fiscal year began July 1 was higher than the $94 million cut initially proposed in April.

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