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Surgeon blasts rock music in operating room

By Lindsay Lyon · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 1:06 a.m.

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- The patient is stretched out on the operating table. But before Dr. Don Penny performs a rare brain surgery, he cranks up the volume on his stereo until the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil" fills the operating room.

Roberts dodges questions about abortion at hearing

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:58 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Chief Justice nominee John Roberts repeatedly refused to answer questions about abortion and other contentious issues at his confirmation hearing Tuesday, telling frustrated Democrats he would not discuss matters that could come before the Supreme Court.

U.N. approves reform plans before summit

By Alyson Brodsy and Nick Wadhams · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:58 a.m.

UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a watered-down document for world leaders to approve at a U.N. summit, shedding many of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's most ambitious goals after weeks of bitter debate.

Phi Sigs bring home 5 national awards from Vegas

By Roy Maurer · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:58 a.m.

The Sigma Triton chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa returned to IU this summer from the PSK National Convention in Las Vegas with five out of nine national awards, including chapter of the year.

Bush takes blame for Katrina criticism

By Alyson Brodsy and Tom Raum · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:57 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush, for the first time, took responsibility Tuesday for federal government mistakes in dealing with Hurricane Katrina and suggested the calamity raised broader questions about the government's ability to handle both natural disasters and terror attacks.

Student reports sexual assault in Foster Quad

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:56 a.m.

A female student reported a sexual assault on campus Monday, according to an IU Police Department report. Few details are available and IUPD is still in the process of collecting information.

Cook Group to bring more jobs to town

By Kyle Meehan · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:51 a.m.

In the past 10 years, layoffs from the General Electric refrigerator plant and other companies that have closed or outsourced work to other countries in an effort to save money have hit the Bloomington employment market hard. But the success of Cook Group is helping to bring jobs back to the city. Cook Group plans an expansion of its current headquarters and a new Cook Group company, Cook Pharmica. The expansion is expected to bring approximately 250 new jobs to Bloomington, and the company is expected to bring at least 200 jobs, with the possibility of eventually employing up to 600 workers, said David McCarty, director of public relations for Cook Group.

3 counties seek switch to Central time

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:50 a.m.

Commissioners in Dubois, White and Knox counties voted Monday to seek a switch to the Central time zone, meaning at least 12 counties will ask for federal permission to move out of Eastern time. White County commissioners voted 2-1 to petition the U.S. Department of Transportation, which regulates U.S. time zones, to make the switch. Part of White County borders a section of five counties in northwest Indiana that are already on Central time, and two of White's neighboring counties -- Carroll and Cass -- also voted to seek a switch to that zone.

Root, root, root for the home team

By Alyson Brodsy and Tony Sams · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:50 a.m.

The Indiana Daily Student has devoted much space and ink during the last few weeks to this season's IU football program. We have had front page stories, large photographs, numerous "see inside" promotions and our 2005 Fall Sports Guide, all devoted to the Hoosier gridiron.

Don't be a slob

By Alyson Brodsy and Patrick Schoettmer · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:47 a.m.

I recently returned to Bloomington after several years. On my return, I brought my wife who had never spent much time here. At first brush, Bloomington struck her as a pretty town. Wonderfully maintained architecture, excellent parks and, of course, the verdant skyline all contributed to an initial impression that impressed even the skeptical viewer I had brought with me.

Sorry for being uncool

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:43 a.m.

I've got to apologize for my demographic, white males ages 15 to 25. There's a lot to apologize for when you talk about this group in general, though I concede not everyone fits the typical cast. I fervently believe I'm in the minority of this group, but I'm going to apologize for the 75 percent that fall into the middle.

Rep yo decade!

By Alyson Brodsy and Felipe Maya · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:39 a.m.

I love the '80s! Remember black T-shirts with neon colors, off-the-shoulder sweatshirts, leg warmers, mohawks, rubber band bracelets, Ray-Bans, L.A. Gears and acid-wash jeans? What about Flock of Seagulls songs, Journey, the New Kids on the Block, or "M-M-M-My Sharona?" I love it all. Well, maybe not the acid-wash jeans.

British musical revived for 2005

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Kuchwara · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:38 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Sandy Wilson describes his fascination, some might say obsession, quite simply.

Children's book printed in English

By Alyson Brodsy and Hillel Italie · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:36 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Seventy years after it was rushed into print, a history book beloved by readers of all ages around the world is finally coming out in English.

Dirty bombs and dirty laws

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:35 a.m.

A law is only as useful as its ability to be enforced. That's why no one in Indianapolis has been jailed for throwing rocks at birds (Code 1975, § 20-6), or why stinky dogs in Galesburg, Ill., aren't snatched by the dog catcher (Ord. No. 84-935, .0311, 2-20-84).

IU screens 3-part series from East Asia

By Kacie Foster · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12:35 a.m.

In a small village in Tajikistan, a young boy named Khorshid works in an instrument shop. Since he cannot see with his eyes, he sees the world around him by listening.

Something in the air

By Brad Wicklund · Wednesday, Sept. 14,2005 12 a.m.

Here in the Midwest we love county fairs and NASCAR almost as much as we love euchre and whisky. We have more corn, cows and good ol' boys than you can shake a stick at and thanks to the Minneapolis hip-hop group Atmosphere, we also have some of the illest underground music any coast has ever heard.

Thomas Reilly Jr.: 'IU will have to increasingly act more like a private university'

By Mike Wilson · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 2:36 a.m.

Sacred cows aren't even safe from the critical eye of IU trustee Thomas Reilly Jr. The former Indiana business leader with a passion for higher education won't be afraid to ask questions about widely accepted University policy, his associates said. "He's not only open-minded, he's also an envelope pusher who asks people questions to see their reactions, then follows up with more questions," said Kent Weldon, the deputy commissioner of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, who worked with Reilly for about five months. "He'll raise questions about policies that are otherwise seen as sacred cows and ask, 'Is this working?' It's a quality you'd want for that position." Gov. Mitch Daniels recently appointed Reilly and two other trustees to positions on the nine-member board. Co-workers said he'll use years of business and higher education experience to bring vision, accountability and new ideas to trustee meetings. Relating individual campuses' missions with the needs of the state, and keeping current in the fields of life sciences, information technology and research are some of his goals for IU, Reilly said.

IU senior runs for charity

By Michelle Manchir · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 2:36 a.m.

Senior Adam Jacobs stands no more than 5 feet 8 inches tall and his sinewy build suggests he weighs little more than 130 pounds. Despite a small stature, he may be the epitome of the power of one. This past summer, Jacobs kicked off an individual project he calls "Race to Protect Human Rights." The philanthropic endeavor involves running the Philadelphia Marathon Nov. 20 and, in the mean time, raising money for Human Rights Watch -- the largest non-profit human rights organization in the United States.

Casey Cox: 'I tell my friends I'm a trustee who also happens to be a student'

By Kathleen Quilligan and Kathleen Quilligen · Tuesday, Sept. 13,2005 2:36 a.m.

When Casey Cox heard the news he was IU's new student trustee, the first thing he did was buy a fiberglass IU license plate and attach it to the back of his beat-up white pickup truck. He is on his second pair of cowboy boots in nine months because he wore out the first. "People ask me, 'Are you from Texas?'" Cox said. "'Nope. Indiana.' And I leave it at that."