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Assistance centers suffering job cuts

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 28,2003 12:05 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A drop in grants and donations has caused several low-income assistance centers in the city to lay off workers and reduce or eliminate their programs. One of the city's 13 community centers, for instance, is cutting from five to four the days it serves meals to senior citizens and provides social activities for them. Another has laid off three people and given unpaid vacations to 12 others.

IUPD Blotter

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 28,2003 12 a.m.

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Around the campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 11:59 p.m.

In conjunction with national elections in Israel, IU's Helene G. Simon Hillel Center is sponsoring a mock Israeli election across campus today. Materials on the Israeli political system, the central issues, the parties and their platforms will be handed out to IU's "voters" at the poll booths.

Sig Ep's to discuss legal options

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 11:58 p.m.

The former members of Sigma Phi Epsilon are continuing their legal battle for the money they said they are still owed from their fraternity house owners. The students plan to meet with IU Student Legal Services at 3 p.m. Tuesday to determine whether the chapter can get their security deposit and membership fees returned from house owners Robert Hanrahan and Fred Prall. A meeting scheduled for last Tuesday was cancelled.

Student volunteers prepare for SOS

By Aaron Hunckler · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 11:58 p.m.

The annual Spirit of Sport fundraiser for Special Olympics Indiana is less than a month away. Behind the scenes, nearly 75 student volunteers have been toiling since September to organize the showcase.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 11:56 p.m.

Classroom environments have two sides Aasen put words in author's mouth Women should have power over their bodies Supporting team is a team sport Basketball quizzing for the self-righteous 'Victim Bracelets' a sign of sovereignty Is there diversity on the day after? Happy to fight for my country Is firing a coach more important than life and death? More to the Sig Ep story Erin White stands for life Joe Grace's work a welcoming piece

Publishing executive joins rival house

By Alyson Brodsy and Hillel Italie · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 11:52 p.m.

NEW YORK -- A Random House executive forced out of her job for not generating enough profits has joined a leading rival, the Penguin Group. Ann Godoff, who published such best sellers at Random House as Caleb Carr's The Alienist and Zadie Smith's White Teeth, will become president and publisher of her own imprint at Penguin.

Six degrees of al Qaeda

By Elisha Sauers · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 11:43 p.m.

There has been a revival of the "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game," except a few rules have been modified. No longer is the object to relate celebrities to America's amiable star of Friday the 13th -- the first one. The new game allows many more degrees of separation and is much more challenging: Take any arbitrary social issue the right-wing deems threatening, and connect it to terrorism.

Ivory Coast to address peace plan

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 11:43 p.m.

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Loyalist mobs opposing a French effort to end Ivory Coast's civil war returned to downtown streets Monday, charging foreigners, building checkpoints with burning debris and gathering outside the U.S. and French embassies.

Justifying War

By Drew Buser · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 11:41 p.m.

Suppose you were thinking about getting into a long distance relationship. To help clear things up, you ask your friend and he says "absence makes the heart grow fonder." Dating someone four hours away doesn't sound so bad, you think. But then you go talk to your other friend and he says "out of sight, out of mind." Uh oh. What is the right answer? In truth, neither. This is what can be called cliché thinking. Clichés are a mental crutch because they relieve us from having to think. It is dangerous to rely on them. However, clichés are not just for love. Students here at IU are now using clichés to justify their views on war with Iraq.

Hate in a wool coat

By Tony Sams · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 11:40 p.m.

Last week, around the campus and the world, people celebrated the life, the work and the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many people took time to pause and reflect the accomplishments and thesuccesses, but that still doesn't mean we don't have a long way to go on civil rights issues. In fact, I encourage people everywhere, and especially the students within the Bloomington collegiate community, to realize one very important fact: Regardless of race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, etc. -- we're all very cold.

Bush to touch on Iraq, US

By Alyson Brodsy and Ron Fournier · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 11:40 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush will broadly outline his case for possible war against Iraq in Tuesday night's State of the Union address, leaving it to Secretary of State Colin Powell to come forward later with what the administration says is fresh evidence of Saddam Hussein's ties to Osama bin Laden's terrorist network.

High school star cleared in SUV inquiry

Monday, Jan. 27,2003 1:40 p.m.

CLEVELAND - LeBron James did not violate state amateur bylaws by accepting a sports utility vehicle as a gift. The Ohio High School Athletic Association concluded its two-week investigation Monday by clearing James, the nation's top prep player, of any wrongdoing.

Carlin, DiFranco coming

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 1:39 p.m.

Tickets for two April events will soon go on sale. Comedian George Carlin will perform at the IU Auditorium on April 6. Fans of folk music and punk rock may find each other at the same event on April 14 as Ani DiFranco brings elements of both genres to the IU Auditorium.

U.S. warns against inaction against Baghdad

By Dafna Linzer · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 1:38 p.m.

UNITED NATIONS - Top weapons inspector Hans Blix on Monday said Baghdad had not genuinely accepted U.N. resolutions demanding that it disarm, while his counterpart Mohamed ElBaradei said there was no evidence so far that Iraq was reviving its nuclear program and asked for a "few months" to complete the search.

Cold spell not affecting shelter space

By Lindsay Baron · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 1:37 p.m.

Despite single digit weather and sub-zero windchills, local shelters offering warm meals and lodging have not seen a significant increase in visitors.

Record breaking benefit

By Natalie A. Trout · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 1:36 p.m.

It might have been just like any other game for the women's basketball team on Friday if there wasn't $5,000 on the line. Instead, there was money on the line. Coach Kathi Bennett made a personal donation of $5,000 to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation after the single-game attendance at a women's game was broken on Friday night at the Wisconsin game.

Loss at Purdue disappointing

By Steve Hinson · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 12:57 a.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- The No. 14 men's track and field team stumbled in a three-way meet involving No. 13 Purdue and Ohio State Saturday. The team traveled to Purdue for the second indoor meet of the season. After controlling the opening meet of the season at Michigan, the team struggled in their first competitive meet of the season. An unimpressed coach Marshall Goss said he thought the team did not show an impressive team mentality.

Defeat over Notre Dame 'a great day for IU tennis'

By Stephanie Sims · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 12:56 a.m.

IU defeated No. 27 Notre Dame in a close match of the season this weekend. Notre Dame held a 3-2 lead after winning two of three doubles matches and claiming the doubles point, but IU won four of the six singles matches, upsetting the Fighting Irish 4-3.

Hoosiers reeling, looking for answers

By Zack Eldridge · Monday, Jan. 27,2003 12:55 a.m.

The IU women's basketball team dropped two home games over the weekend, a pair of 11-point losses to Wisconsin and Michigan State. IU lost a hard-fought contest, 69-58 to Wisconsin on Friday night at Assembly Hall. The Badgers (4-13, 2-5 Big Ten) held the Hoosiers to 31 percent from the field for the game.