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FBI Agent to speak on terrorism, civil conflict

By Cheryl Thomas · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 10:56 p.m.

Robert Springer, a FBI agent with the Indianapolis division, will give a free talk today at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He will be discussing “Terrorism, Civil Liberties and Meditation: A Delicate Balance” at 5:30 p.m. in the SPEA Atrium.

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IU completes final fall tournament

By Zina Kumok · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 10:56 p.m.

Competing in the Western Michigan Duals, their last tournament of the fall, the Hoosiers took advantage of the chance to improve their game before the spring season starts in January. The team ended the short fall season optimistic about the spring. Junior Alba Berdala advanced to the finals of her flight Sunday, but lost to Kerstin Pahl of Western Michigan. Pahl also defeated freshman Charlotte Martin before playing Berdala.

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Exhibition season ends with visit from down under

By Zachary Osterman · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 10:54 p.m.

The IU women’s basketball team rounds out its short exhibition season tonight at 7 p.m. at Assembly Hall with a game against the Showtime Skins, an Australian touring team. IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack acknowledged that she has a young team this year, but she said she will be looking for improvement against the Skins.

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Teams have postseason roles to fulfill

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 10:48 p.m.

In the heat of the moment, with time running out, the game on the line, all the money in the pot, everything left on the field, athletes are given a chance to be remembered in a moment of greatness that few others will ever be able to achieve. All eyes are on them.

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Stop, drop and ... oh, to hell with it!

Monday, Nov. 5,2007 8:15 p.m.

Although many of us spent our childhoods hearing Smokey the Bear, firemen and other fire safety spokesmen and mascots, being preached to about the necessity of having a fire escape plan and changing the batteries in our smoke detectors, by the age of 18, much of that early indoctrination has worn off. This attitude is a cause for concern, taking into account the multiple deaths of college students in fires during the past several years. For example, during the first week of classes in the fall of 2004, three fraternity brothers at the University of Mississippi perished in a fire after a party at their house.

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Blowing smoke

By Grace Low · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 8:13 p.m.

I quit smoking over the summer, and I’m fairly proud of myself. Sometimes I slip, though, and feel like I need to smoke at 6:30 in the morning after I’ve been up studying for a midterm all night. Sometimes I get so frustrated and nervous that I just need a cigarette. It’s not healthy, it’s not pretty, but there are times when it’s the only thing that can help. It’s because I’m an addict, and once addicted to a substance, the cravings don’t go away. Quitting simply means that certain priorities, like preventing cancer or saving money, become more compelling than the addiction.

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To vote or not to vote

By Scott Leadingham · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 8:12 p.m.

Seems to me there’s something important happening today. Class? Nope. Work? Definitely not. French pedicure and bikini wax? No, that was Saturday. That’s right, how could I forget? Today marks our yearly ritual of purposely forgetting to vote. Since it’s been an entire year since you last avoided the polls, it’s understandable that you, like me, would have trouble remembering to do your civic duty and refrain from voting for no good reason other than pure sloth. Take, for example, the following conversation with my roommate which took place last election day:

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Holiday spirit

By Brian J. McFillen · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 8:11 p.m.

Now that we’re rested up from winter break and we’ve had all the eggnog and gingerbread people we can stand, it’s time that we made a campus-wide New Year’s resolution to… What? It’s only Nov. 6? Okay, I know it’s a cliché to complain about the fact that Christmas comes earlier every year (“What happened to Thanksgiving? Blah, blah, blah.”), but this season has finally crossed the line between irritating overzealous enthusiasm and utter gibbering madness.

Monaco 2007 World Music Awards Show

Celine Dion and Patti LaBelle honored

By Celia Sankar · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 8:06 p.m.

MONTE CARLO, Monaco – Celine Dion and Patti LaBelle were honored at the World Music Awards for their outstanding careers, while British newcomer Mika took home a clutch of prizes.

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Letters from abroad

By Lindsey Landis · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 8:04 p.m.

BOLOGNA, Italy – I have managed to avoid a lot of addictions since I have arrived in Italy.

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Shades of leadership

Monday, Nov. 5,2007 12:04 a.m.

Mayor Mark Kruzan’s favorite movie is Koyaanisqatsi, a silent film based on the Hopi Indian word for “life out of balance.” The film, compiled between 1975 and 1982, is a series of diametrically opposed depictions of urban life and the environment and the beautiful struggle for balance between the two.

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College Republicans say Sabbagh will create jobs

By Ben Phelps · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 12:01 a.m.

As students filed into the State Room East at the Indiana Memorial Union for last week’s IU College Republicans meeting, the first person stood up to speak: mayoral candidate David Sabbagh.

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Graffiti wall offers artistic display of opinions

By Kelly Cochran · Sunday, Nov. 4,2007 11:37 p.m.

Filled with phrases in all languages, meanings and colors, the 20-foot wall that occupies space throughout both the IU campus and Bloomington provides a place for passersby to write down opinions using various artistic mediums.

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