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Replacing 7 with 7

By Matt Dollinger · Sunday, Aug. 27,2006 11:09 p.m.

After losing seven seniors from last season, the No. 10 Hoosiers found a solution to their potential problem by replacing them with seven freshmen. With its combination of young and old players, the IU field hockey team split the first two games of its season.

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Israel: Behind the headlines

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Aug. 27,2006 9:42 p.m.

It is one of our greatest challenges as students, and as Americans, to read beyond the headlines and push through the propaganda-filled media that we are exposed to on a daily basis. Educating ourselves on a broad range of facts will help individuals formulate their own informed opinions amongst the cluttered media and ever-shifting situation in the Middle East. In order to understand America's support of Israel in its fight against terrorist organizations, we must examine the current crisis with a historical perspective and establish the endgame for each side in this conflict.

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Got an opinion?

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian J. McFillen · Sunday, Aug. 27,2006 9:40 p.m.

Welcome back! If you haven't heard already, this week, the Indiana Daily Student is holding a recruitment drive for opinion columnists. To those of you already thinking "Yes!" -- you need only visit our Web site (idsnews.com) or drop by the IDS office (ground floor, Ernie Pyle Hall room 120) to pick up an application.

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Carrying mace

By Alyson Brodsy and Jacob Stewart · Sunday, Aug. 27,2006 9:34 p.m.

Residential Programs and Services began this school year by launching a campaign of posters warning students about the dangers of using Facebook.com as a means of displaying personal information and as a social forum. Some of the main concerns of the group are that employers search the site for information on potential employees and that, on a scarier note, stalkers may use the site as a means to track down victims.

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The morning after FDA approval

By IDS staff and Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Aug. 27,2006 9:22 p.m.

In a landmark decision for proponents of greater sexual freedom, the Food and Drug Administration approved Plan B, the morning-after pill, for nonprescription use by women 18 years of age and older, Thursday. In the coming months, Plan B will become available in pharmacies across the country for purchase at the counter after a thorough check of a photo ID. Men can purchase the drug for their partners as well.

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Fox journalists released in Gaza hostage case

By Alyson Brodsy and Ibrahim Barzak · Sunday, Aug. 27,2006 9:08 p.m.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Militants freed two Fox News journalists Sunday, ending a nearly two week hostage drama. One of the former captives said they were sometimes held face down in a dark garage, tied up in painful positions and forced at gunpoint to make videos and say they had converted to Islam.

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49 dead in Kentucky plane crash

By Alyson Brodsy and Jeffrey McMurray · Sunday, Aug. 27,2006 9:03 p.m.

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A commuter jet crashed during take off early Sunday and burst into flames, killing 49 people and leaving the lone survivor in critical condition. Investigators were trying to determine if the plane was on the wrong runway and ran out of pavement.

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UPDATE: 6 intoxicated students hospitalized

By Mike McElroy · Sunday, Aug. 27,2006 8:09 p.m.

IU Police Department officers ordinarily issue more citations and deal with an increased number of dangerously intoxicated students during Welcome Week, but Wednesday night was unlike any IUPD officers had seen in a long time.

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UPDATE: Men's soccer wins weekend tourney

By Chris Engel · Sunday, Aug. 27,2006 8:09 p.m.

The IU men's soccer team opened the season on a successful note with two victories at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament. The Hoosiers defeated No. 8 Creighton University 1-0 Friday night and the University of Alabama at Birmingham 2-1 Sunday.

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5 students hospitalized for alcohol intoxication

By IDS staff and Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Aug. 27,2006 8:08 p.m.

Five students, including four freshmen, were arrested and sent to Bloomington Hospital for alcohol intoxication this weekend, bringing the total number of alcohol-related hospitalizations to 14 since Wednesday. IU Police Department officials said the number of cases is much higher than in the past, even for Welcome Week.

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FDA lifts morning-after pill limits

By Alyson Brodsy and Andrew Bridges · Friday, Aug. 25,2006 12:39 a.m.

WASHINGTON - Women can buy the morning-after pill without a prescription, the government declared Thursday, a major step that nevertheless failed to quell the politically charged debate over access to emergency contraception.

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