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Afghans storm U.S. embassy

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Shouting "Long Live Osama!" and "Death to America!" thousands of protesters burned an effigy of President Bush on Wednesday, then stormed the abandoned U.S. Embassy in the Afghan capital, torching old cars and a guardhouse and tearing down the U.S. seal above the entrance.

University plans forums, churches schedule prayer vigils

The University has scheduled six events around campus for students to find support in the wake of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and other locations.

A tale of two teams

As a co-host of the Big Red Classic at Lake Diamond Golf & Country Club in Ocala, Fla. March 9-10, IU was optimistic they would be swinging into contention for the tournament title. Instead, the Hoosiers struggled to their worst finish since the season-opening Badger Invitational in September. IU placed 14th in the 16-team tournament.

IU Foundation raises more than $504M

Exceeding its original goal by $154 million, the IU Foundation raised $504 million in the recent Academic Endowment Campaign. Over 200 new endowed chairs and professorships for the Bloomington campus were also added, Curt Simic, president of the IU Foundation, said. With the new professorships, IU exceeded all other Big 10 schools in its category.

Sophomore uses 'natural gifts' to lead team

Looking at the box scores of IU's water polo matches this year, one name consistently appears under any offensive category statistic.

Republicans shoot down Senate measure

Senate Democrats attempted to amend the two-year state budget Tuesday. Their $2.3 billion proposal would have increased higher education spending by an additional $84 million.As expected, Senate Republicans shot down the measure with a 32-18 vote across partly lines. The Republicans presented their own trimmed down budget last week, which they said reflected a slowing national economy and shrinking state revenues. Democrats complain the budget doesn't address needs such as education.

IU joins five ranked teams in championships

In their last dual meet of the year, the unranked Hoosiers took the 21st ranked Purdue Boilermakers by surprise, winning in convincing fashion. Now, the Hoosiers hope it's time to take the rest of the conference by surprise when the Big Ten championship meet begins today at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center and continues through Saturday. "We need to make this the best meet of the year to date," Coach Kris Kirchner said. "We need to be swimming faster than we ever have before."

Bigger isn't always better

Ladies (and guys too), take a moment to visualize your ideal cup size. Is your imagination working? Some of you out there may want bigger breasts. Simply put, you want some cleavage. As a woman in our society, it's hard to deal with the pressures of "measuring up" to the image of the ideal breast size. It's especially difficult when Victoria's Secret model Gisele is dancing around in her bra and panties in a commercial that claims she is a curvaceous woman.

Floods drive many Texans from homes

MICO, Texas -- Hundreds of people fled west Texas towns Saturday as a storm dumped more than a foot of rain on an area that rarely sees more than 2 feet a year, while rainfall tapered off in flood-weary central Texas.

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Hard rains flood Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Torrential rains caused flooding in several parts of Indonesia on Wednesday, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes and killing three people on the tourist island of Bali. Water spilled over a dam in Northern Bali, sweeping three villagers to their deaths and triggering a landslide, said police spokesman Lt. Col. Yatim Suyatmon. Three other people are missing. In the capital, at least 13 people died during the weekend as a result of the floods.

Athletes' comments in check

The mission of the IU Athletics media relations department is to act as a liaison for student-athletes and the media, said media relations director Jeff Fanter. But in an e-mail obtained by the IDS, Fanter told several sports information directors what student-athletes should be saying to members of the media.

Students join in protest

"An eye for an eye only makes the whole world go blind," junior Noah Merrill read Gandhi's words to a crowd of about 60 people Tuesday night. They were gathered in the courtyard of the Collins Center for the first meeting of Students for a Non-Violent Solution.

Hoosiers hope to add more qualifiers

After their best-ever Big Ten conference finish in Ann Arbor, Mich., last weekend, the IU women's swimming team looks to qualify more swimmers for the NCAA Championships this weekend at the Indiana Open. Sunday's event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center. The Hoosiers play host to other competitors in the last-chance meet for swimmers to post qualifying times for the NCAA Championships. The NCAAs will be held March 21-23 in Austin, Texas.

IU expects $1.9 million from parking violations

In November, a recommendation was made to the Transportation and Parking Advisory Committee to raise the price of parking tickets by $5 and to give the revenue to the IU Auditorium. Recent criticism stemming from the proposal has put pressure on the University to explain where parking ticket revenues go. The parking ticket price increase was proposed to the committee by Bruce Jacobs, associate vice chancellor of administrative affairs for Residential Programs and Services. He made the proposal with hopes of bridging the $200,000 gap between what students pay for shows at the IU Auditorium (which are discounted), and the actual prices of show tickets.

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Professors provide insight to attack

For Associate Professor of History David Pace, the horror of Tuesday's events hit especially close to home. Upon hearing of Tuesday's attack on New York City's World Trade Center, his thoughts immediately turned to his daughter, who lives a mere two blocks away from the eye of the storm. His daughter is fine, he reports -- yet he said he fears the shaken nation may not be. Pace equated Tuesday's events to the assassination of John F. Kennedy -- an event of international intrigue evoking an unprecedented outpouring of emotion and public sentiment.

Bloomington discovers ideals of 'Simply Living!'

Some talked about mud. Others played in mud. Thus was the balance of fun and learning present at the weekend's Simply Living! festival in Third Street Park. Saturday brought in a large crowd, often creating packed workshops with as many as 60 people in one small room, as was the case with Steven Conrad's talk about "Solar Home Design." The workshops were spread across four rooms in two buildings, but it didn't seem to faze the participants, who seemed to be determined to have a good time at the environmental extravaganza. Many participants from prior years found themselves returning to Simply Living! because of its environment.

Greetings to re-open in mid-July

One of Kirkwood's favorite gift shops will re-open its doors to browsing customers soon. After a fire last February destroyed the store and its merchandise, owners of Greetings, a popular novelty and greeting card store, are looking forward to opening for business before fall semester begins.

It's the economy, stupid

Recently in Tennessee, voters mobbed the state capitol and stopped last-minute legislation to institute an income tax. A small New Hampshire town of 850 wants to secede from the state to prevent the misuse of property taxes.