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Journalist tried for breaking country's new media laws

An American working for a British newspaper, the first journalist to be tried under tough new media laws some see as an attack on free speech in Zimbabwe, pleaded innocent Wednesday to charges he knowingly published false information on alleged political violence.

'Buried Child' features strong acting

There is a scene in the Detour Production of Sam Shepard's "Buried Child" that will stay with me forever. Beautiful young Shelly is left alone in a house full of misfits when Bradley, in a foul mood, thumps into the room on his wooden leg. After the shock of finding Shelly in his parents' house, he verbally accosts her and forces her to sit down on a milking stool. "Open your mouth," he commands. She does, and he sticks his first two fingers into her mouth. Upon removing them he smirks and says. "Now stay right where you are."

Hoosiers fall to OSU

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With four minutes left Saturday and IU trailing Ohio State 62-59, Mike Davis told his defense it needed to make only four more defensive stops. That was the mission. If it was accomplished, IU would walk out of Value City Arena still unblemished in the Big Ten and with sole possession of first place. The mission went awry. Ohio State (14-2, 5-0 Big Ten) hit the offensive glass, played tight defense and out-scored the No. 25 Hoosiers (11-6, 4-1) 11-8 during that stretch, allowing the Buckeyes to win 73-67 in front of 19,200 and grab the league's top slot.

House OKs guns in cockpits

Airline pilots could carry guns in the cockpit to defend their planes against terrorists under a bill the House passed overwhelmingly Wednesday despite the opposition of the White House.

Qatar air base upgraded

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- If President Bush ordered airstrikes on Iraq, this vast, remote and little-publicized base in the central Persian Gulf would be a critical hub for U.S. warplanes and their aerial pipeline of bombs and supplies.

Around The Game

Pacers announce 2001-2002 schedule Former owner buys Indianapolis minor league hockey team Star Garciaparra returns to Boston Red Sox Labonte passes Earnhardt Jr. for win at Pocono

People's Park open again

Decked out in a white tank top and shorts, Yvonne Williams basked in the sun early Tuesday afternoon. Slightly reclining, she kept an eye on her 3-year-old daughter, Mara, who frolicked in the grass. Only a year ago, she wouldn't have considered taking Mara to Peoples Park, which was an asphalt slab littered with obscene graffiti, broken glass and cigarette butts. A popular hangout for the counterculture and teens, it had a reputation as a place to go for illegal drugs.

Being an intern on Capitol Hill was a summer to remember

What makes for the perfect internship? If you answer "access to knowledge and power," an internship on Capitol Hill might be ideal.

O'Bannon cuts another $10 million

Indiana University faces an even tighter financial situation in light of Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon's announcement of a budget plan that would cut an additional $10 million from the University's state budget allocation. The announcement brings the total cuts to IU in this two-year period to about $100 million.

Meeting the stars of Ragtime

My dream finally came true. My whole life, I've dreamt of standing at the stage door after a show and seeing the actors fresh off the stage from a performance. Tuesday night at "Ragtime," that dream was made possible.

Professors discuss retribution

As the United States continues to search for retribution after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., Law and religious studies professors examined the legal options available to the United States. David Fidler and Kevin Jaques spoke to law students last week about potential U.S. legal reactions in an event organized by the International Law Society. International Law, U.S. Law, and Islamic Law are different -- and those differences could have major implications on the future of international law and the fight against terrorism.

This Weekend's Calendar Events

Puddle of Mudd's debut dirty

Including the line, "I love the way you smack my ass," in the first track of a band's first album is not the most eloquent way to unleash musical fury on the world. Try telling this to Puddle of Mudd.

'Annie Get Your Gun' provides some good old-fashioned fun

When I was a wee little thing, I was a pretty good shot. At Golden Arrow Day Camp my counselor deemed me "little Annie Oakley." So you could imagine my curiosity with "Annie Get Your Gun" in town. This is a show I had never seen before, so I really had no preconceived notions about the premise or even the music -- although for the record I must state that the one song I do love is "Anything You Can Do," and I eagerly awaited its catchy music and spunky lyrics. But since the song came at the end of the show, I figured that I would just get comfortable and enjoy it from the start.

Around The World

Ecuador plane crashes in Colombia QUITO, Ecuador -- An Ecuadorean jetliner carrying 94 people, including seven children, crashed in Colombia on Monday in the fog bound mountains of the Andes. The Boeing 727-100 from Ecuador's TAME airline originated in the capital, Quito, and was headed to the Ecuadorean border city of Tulcan, 110 miles to the northeast.

U.S. should not apologize for crash

China has blamed the United States and demanded an apology for the collision of a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft and a Chinese fighter jet. Because few details of the crash are known, and China refuses to release 24 Americans who were on the plane, this request is unreasonable. Information about how the incident occurred is still unclear, and little has been discovered that would determine definite fault on either side. According to The Washington Post, a U.S. plane loaded with surveillance equipment collided in international airspace with a much smaller Chinese plane that was shadowing it. Preliminary investigations have shown that the Chinese jet was flying closely beneath the U.S. plane, and that a hard bank by the U.S. plane triggered the crash. The issue of which plane actually caused the crash is still in question.

Season opens with annual regatta

The women's rowing team began its fall season Saturday at the Fourth Annual Lemonhead Regatta at Bloomington's Lake Lemon.

Rick Braun

Public Enemy brings the noise in this stone-cold classic

France re-elects Chirac in landslide

The controversial ultra-right wing National Front Party presidential candidate, Jean-Marie Le Pen, unexpectedly won the presidential primaries April 21, pitting him against incumbent president Jacques Chirac, the moderate right wing contender. Although it was a landslide victory for Chirac, winning 81 to 83 percent of the vote with an 80 percent voter turnout, Chirac's road to victory captured international headlines. Le Pen won 17 to 18 percent Sunday.