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AIDS epidemic in Africa worsens

Bahla Nabwegki is an immigrant who earns a dollar a day. He bought a one-pedaled bicycle with his seven-dollar weekly pay. Another two dollars went to reinforce its frame. After he removed the chain, Nabwegki was ready to use his bicycle, not so much for cycling, but as a trolley for carrying as much as 250 kilograms of coal across distances of 30 to 40 miles.

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Sleeping with Tom Hanks

Yes, that\'s correct boys and girls - Christmas is upon us, descending faster than a cock-eyed bird of prey on some poor carcass in the hot Nevada sun.

Young team looks to add depth to Buckeyes

Ohio State women's basketball coach Beth Burns starts her fourth season in the Big Ten with confidence the Buckeyes will be the most successful team in the league.

A better suggestion for the weekend

So what are you going to do this weekend? If you're the typical student, you'll probably sit in some stranger's bathroom with your head in the toilet, muttering obscenities.

Men's team signs 3 recruits

A week after exceeding their goals by placing 17th at the NCAA Championship meet, the men's cross country team gained three more reasons to be optimistic about the future.

Colts' playoff hopes on thin ice

The Indianapolis Colts are in trouble. Maybe they figured they would make the playoffs without much effort and not really have to start playing until late December.

Hoosiers on familiar ground

In some ways, the 1998 and 2000 men's soccer seasons are stark contrasts. For one, the 1998 squad coasted to the national championship with a 23-2 record. The 2000 team, on the other hand, slipped into the NCAA tournament with an at-large bid after ending the regular season on a three-game losing streak.

Clock ticking as Gore pursues Sunshine State vote recount

Vice President Al Gore raced between television interviews Wednesday asking, "Will we count all the votes or not?" while his lawyers urgently sought a court ruling with the answer he wanted. Gore and rival Texas Gov. George W. Bush pressed forward with separate blueprints for building a presidency.

Around The Dorms

Residence Halls Association seeks feedback on bus plan RHA has been asked to provide feedback to campus officials about possible bus plans for next year. Students with comments or suggestions are invited to contact their house governor, the president of their residence hall or e-mail transit@indiana.edu.

Women's basketball team breezes by Kent State

The Hoosiers and the Kent State Golden Flashes came into Tuesday's contest at Assembly Hall undefeated. The Hoosiers stormed to a 79-42 romp, handing Kent State (2-1) its worst defeat since the 1983-84 season, when it fell to West Virginia by a 38-point margin.

Students' concerns aired in ads

A new University advertising campaign will be based on questions high school students have as they search for colleges, based on questions current students had when they were looking for colleges.

\'Unbreakable\' deep but shocking

Hollywood's infatuation with comic books is only natural from a profit standpoint -- make a movie about a superhero whose existence knows no age barriers and rake in the dough. But only a handful of filmmakers have ever capably translated the visual "pow" and narrative compactness of comics to the big screen. Among them are George Lucas, Sam Raimi and now M. Night Shyamalan, whose "Unbreakable" is among the finest contemporary sprocket-holed comic books, but not without some disturbing scruples.

The Makings of Merriment

It is the classic shower scene in your standard slasher film. The killer approaches two beautiful women, who, of course, don't know he's there. He raises his knife to strike. Stop action. Reverse.

Sleeping with Tom Hanks

Yes, that\'s correct boys and girls - Christmas is upon us, descending faster than a cock-eyed bird of prey on some poor carcass in the hot Nevada sun.

In memory of Cadmium Orange

Jason Groth lay awake, staring at the ceiling. "What could I have done better?" he asked himself. "What could I have done to make this band stay together?"

Now that\'s what I call overplayed

If ever a pop album had a fighting chance with an IDS reviewer, it was this album with this reviewer. My tolerance and enjoyment of the pop genre has been a long-standing joke in the newsroom, and when Now That's What I Call Music 5 drifted into the IDS, it immediately found its way into my waiting hands. I tried to play it off like I wasn't that excited to review it, but I was in heaven.

\'Grinch\' a steal

\"How the Grinch Stole Christmas," by Dr. Seuss;(Or Theodore Geisel, if one must know the ruse)Was published in the year of the Sputnik launch;A time when America had not yet discovered raunch.

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\'Bounce\' a good, cheesy date movie

The true test of love is how you deal with the truth. This is the premise behind "Bounce," the latest film starring Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow. While a cheesy script bogs down the movie, the performances make this film worth seeing.