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Mind your own lockbox

By Cherry Blattert · Sunday, July 28,2002 8:54 p.m.

Some things just naturally go hand in hand. The economy and retirement plans are an example of two matters that cannot be separated. Their connection makes the recent trend of corporate abuse especially worrisome. The state of the economy will ultimately determine the choices Americans make about their retirement choices. Most likely, when many baby boomers see their 401K decline, they'll turn to the government for social security handouts, steadfastly relying on the government for economic provision. We're now all aware, though, that social security reserves are dry and that the next generation of retirees will completely empty the coffers, leaving coming generations to foot the bill.

So much information, so little time

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 28,2002 8:51 p.m.

Opponents of the planned extension of Interstate 69 from Indianapolis to Evansville said they are angry that they will only have a few weeks to review an environmental report on the proposed routes that was 30 months in the making.

Mayor's redistricting plan scrapped by city council

By Joe Aamidor · Sunday, July 28,2002 8:49 p.m.

The Bloomington City Council defeated a resolution to create a five-member citizens commission to draw council district boundaries Wednesday.

Tracking system helpful

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 28,2002 8:36 p.m.

All of the IU international students are going to be tracked before Jan. 30 due to new regulations set forth by the Immigration and Naturalization Services. This act has some groups worried of government wire taps and surveillance simply because an individual is from a foreign country. Images of Rocky Balboa being trailed by Russian liaisons in Rocky IV have people worried that the U.S. government will try to do the same due to Sept. 11 backlash. But there is one key point to the new system: It was passed in 1996.

Fitness is a way of life

By Brian Haney · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Feeling overweight or out of shape? Stuck in your workout routine, or searching for a new one? Trying to avoid the freshman 15? Fortunately, you now have someone to turn to for the answers to all of your workout and fitness-related questions. I am here to provide solutions to your queries and assist you in understanding exactly how your body works, and what it will take to make you look and feel great. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Brian Haney, and I am a junior journalism major who has been personal training for about four years. I'm a health and fitness nut, and I have turned it into a real hobby. Since my youth, athletics and fitness have been major parts of my life. I grew up in a private, all-boys school environment. There, I competed athletically; fueling my desire to achieve physically and test myself. But I struggled with my workouts.

Randle El named offensive player of year

By Jacob Kriese and Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Senior quarterback Antwaan Randle El was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.

Team drops 2 against top 20 teams

By Tyler Hoeppner · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The Hoosiers dropped two tough matches this weekend losing to Ohio State Friday and handing a tough match to Michigan State Sunday.

No more than a decent cover band

By Seth Forster · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Smash Mouth might be destined for the used CD rack, but at least it's putting up a fight. Despite their predictable and often formulaic sound, this album shows they've matured a little along the way. After all, it's not easy rewriting the same song 10 times an album. But at least it's their song and not another faceless band whose sound depends on the rest of the industry.

Disappointment

By David Uchiyama · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

CHICAGO -- The men's basketball team faced a bittersweet disappointment in the Big Ten tournament March 11. After having won one game in three years at the tournament, the Hoosiers advanced to the championship game. But they lost to Iowa in that game. Barely.

Lotus fest carries on despite troubles

By Daven Kolderup and Davin Kolderup · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Lee Williams is exhausted. After months of planning the Eighth Annual Lotus World Music and Arts Festival, booking bands, arranging venues and transportation and ticket sales, his efforts were jeopardized when four terrorist hijackings grounded flights nationwide last week.

Camp stayed past welcome

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Have you ever had visitors over you were happy to see when they first arrived, but as the night drew on, you just wanted to politely ask them to leave without hurting their feelings? That's how we feel about the Dunn Meadow Peace Camp.

Colleges track, register foreign students

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- One day into the federal government's high-tech push to track foreign students, Peggy Hudson of Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey, Ill., breathed a sigh of frustration.

Mandatory retirement questioned

By Holly Johnson and Holy Johnson · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

When former athletics director Clarence Doninger retired last year, it wasn't purely by choice. Hired in 1991 to assume leadership of the IU Athletics Department, Doninger held the position of director for just more than ten years before he was forced to retire under IU's mandatory retirement policy, which requires administrators to retire at age 65.

'Breaking Away' composer visits campus

By Kristin Lamb · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The Academy Award-winning movie "Breaking Away" is one of the few things that has put the small, quiet town of Bloomington on the map. The film focuses on the annual Little 500 bike race, and while most IU students remember it for its location, the film's score was perhaps its greatest aspect.

Mural to stay put

By George Lyle IV · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The morning press conference Amidst reporters, cameras, lights and concerned students, Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm held a press conference yesterday in the Maple room of the Indiana Memorial Union to make public her decision on the Benton mural featuring Ku Klux Klan members in Woodburn Hall 100. Brehm stated the mural would not be covered because of moral issues, and could not be moved because the painting could suffer irreparable damage. "I am convinced that moving or covering the mural would be morally wrong," Brehm said. "It would, in effect, do what Benton refused to do: That is, it would hide the shameful aspects of Indiana's past."

McNally hints at future potential

By Jessica Halverson · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Shannon McNally must be wallowing in good luck. Whether it is good luck to be signed to a major label is a matter of preference. But to latch on to Capitol at the tail end of Lilith-Fair-girl-frenzy and receive three and a half stars for her first widely-released album in Rolling Stone isn't too shabby for a 27-year-old artist.

Hoosiers lose in first round of Big Tens

By Aaron Beard · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The IU field hockey team went into the 2001 Big Ten Tournament with hopes of pulling an upset of No. 2 seed Ohio State, but the Buckeyes jumped on the freshmen and sophomore laden Hoosier squad with a goal less than five minutes into the match.

Plastic surgery perplexities

By Sarah Payton · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

For over three years now I have been considering breast implants. Yes, I have seen the "True Life" on MTV about the girl who got them and they were two different sizes. I have listened to the words of plastic surgery professionals who all promise that the pain is often worse than birthing a child. I have read the tales of terror about silicone leaking to parts of the body far away from the preferred chest location. One Web site, http://www.breast-implant-risks.com, details risks associated with breast implants -- just a small piece of the plethora of information on the Internet that should deter people in search of silicone alteration.

Exhibit explores silliness of sex

By By Ryan Heath and Ryan Heath · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Friday evening, the School of Fine Arts Gallery opened its doors to a new exhibit. The crowd that had gathered outside moved past the wine and fruit tables and into the gallery. A low rumble began and soon grew into audible laughter.

Absurd law

By Vince Carr · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Too many people fail to take responsibility for their actions. Common practice is to force the blame on someone else through lawsuits. Two recent incidents demonstrate the gross trend in America.