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Arbitration deadline comes with moves

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NEW YORK -- Greg Maddux and Ivan Rodriguez will have new teams next season, and so will Vladimir Guerrero, Rafael Palmeiro and Juan Gonzalez. On a busy Sunday night, Kazuo Matsui accepted a contract with the Mets and headed to New York to finalize the deal.



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Two former Hoosiers drafted

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Former IU softball standout Stormy Hanson was drafted Saturday by the San Antonio Armadillos of the National Pro Fastpitch. She was chosen 17th overall, first in the third round.


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BCS needs to drop the C

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I have said it before, and I will say it again, this time with even more fuel for the fire. College football needs a playoff system like a crying baby needs a pacifier.

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Team looks to next season

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With a 1-5 dual meet record heading to Florida for the Holiday Training Trip, the IU men's swimming and diving fans might start asking themselves, "So what are we looking like next year?" It has been a rough year for the Hoosiers so far, with tough losses to Big Ten foes Wisconsin and Northwestern and a lot of health problems among the squad.


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Around The World

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OKLAHOMA CITY -- The new Oklahoma City federal building, with shatterproof windows and other special security features, opened its doors Monday 8 1/2 years after the bombing that killed 168 people.


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Bush signs historic Medicare changes

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WASHINGTON -- President Bush Monday signed into law the most far-reaching changes in Medicare in nearly four decades, an overhaul that includes for the first time a prescription-drug benefit for seniors.


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Toronto theater wall collapses on school

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TORONTO -- A wall of a Toronto theater that was being demolished collapsed and hit a school next door Monday, killing one man, trapping at least one other person and injuring more than a dozen, authorities said.



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It's-a Coke!

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Since early November, Coca-Cola has fizzed up controversy in the movie theaters. Somewhere stuffed between the 15-or-so minutes of movie trailers, Coca-Cola has featured its 2003 Refreshing Filmmaker Award winning mini-film in 20,000 Loews Cineplex and Regal Entertainment Group theaters across America.


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About 'who cares?'

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Fostering "a sense of community" and "partnership" between the University and the local public, fostering "civility and mutual respect" and "diversity" -- these are just a few of the good causes that fill the agendas of many programs at IU. Many people are involved in these events as they try to "give back" to the community.


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Will write for food

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The holiday season is almost here. That time of year when it's most important to think about those who are truly needy, those who are less fortunate, those whom fate has dealt a sorrowful hand. And by "those," I mean "us," your IDS columnists.


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Alarm to administration

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A fire alarm roused Read Center residents from their beds at 3:00 a.m. Sunday morning when, according to the Weather Channel, the temperature was 31 degrees Fahrenheit.


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Donnelly seeks Democratic bid to challenge Chocola in 2004

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SOUTH BEND -- A Mishawaka businessman announced Monday he plans to seek the Democratic nomination to run against Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Chocola next year. Joseph S. Donnelly, an attorney with a South Bend law firm who owns a printing-related business in Mishawaka, said he would focus his candidacy on job losses in northern Indiana.


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Students volunteer for reading corps

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Adapting to a new environment can be a difficult task for some. Changing states and attending a brand new school can be even more challenging. For some students, conquering the uncomfortable means accepting the new environment, and volunteering has been a rewarding experience as they become more involved in the Bloomington community. It has become their avenue to a comfort zone in a brand new surrounding.


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Spring course takes students into California wilderness

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The daunting gray walls and brownish desks of typical classrooms can get old fast. But next semester, some students will be in classes surrounded by emerald green trees and crystal-like snow-topped mountain crests. They will hike through craters formed by volcanic eruption, ski down California's Mammoth Mountain and observe 5,000-year-old bristlecone pines with the U.S Forest Service.


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Legislator to visit education school

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U.S. Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind., will visit with IU School of Education faculty and local teachers and administrators from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. today in the School of Education, Room 2120. He will discuss literacy and language education in primary and secondary schools.


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Fraternities recolonize

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Greek houses seem to pop up as quickly as they disappear. Over the last several years, Delta Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Theta Chi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon have had their chapters pulled from campus. However, many wonder what happens to these organizations after they are removed. Phi Kappa Tau recolonized last spring after being absent from campus for over four years and Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Lambda Beta already have colonized during this semester.


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Woodlawn to be repaired

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IU's Division of Recreational Sports will close Woodlawn Field again from Dec. 15 until March 22, 2004, officials announced Monday. RecSports said it is closing the field to perform routine maintenance and to prevent extensive damage to the field from usage during inclement weather.


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Fast food for finals

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Thanksgiving break has come and gone, and that means finals week is fast approaching. Food and meal preparation is probably the last thing on a studying student's mind. Still, hunger will eventually strike. And instead of going out to eat, stopping at the drive-through or getting take out, take the time to make a nutritious meal in around 30 minutes.