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Robot pioneers hard at work

By Tom Schafbuch · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:28 a.m.

From Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" to James Cameron's "Terminator," films have warned about the possibility that robots and machines might eventually turn against humans. While they haven't yet reached that level, there are pioneers who are advancing the field of robotics for useful things.

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Students take extra precautions

By Jen Nentrup · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:26 a.m.

Ever since a $25,000 violin was stolen from the School of Music, students have taken extra precautions to protect their beloved instruments.

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Morale officers patrol campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:25 a.m.

Senior Charlie Crouse, sporting a German woman costume, and junior Andrew Burns, dressed in Sumo wrestler attire, stroll down Third Street Sunday afternoon in their inflatable Halloween costumes.

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Bringing up the rear

By Alyson Brodsy and Anna Dittmer · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:23 a.m.

Especially before it started getting colder, I seemed to notice lots of people wearing shorts or pants with words splashed across the rear end. Intrigued, I decided to investigate this fashion trend in the place where all logical people investigate fashion trends, that is, the bookstore. At the IU Bookstore and T.I.S. College Bookstore, I counted about 10 different colors or styles of pants and about 15 varieties of shorts with "Indiana," "Hoosiers" or the like written on the rump. Employees at both stores confirmed that literary hindquarters are all the rage.

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The sun rises in the East

By Alyson Brodsy and Paul Musgrave · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:22 a.m.

High school history courses and popular culture teach that science and technology are uniquely Western feats ... Reassuring, but wrong. Consider sunspots. Interactions between the sun's ultra-hot gases and its magnetic field sometimes combine to produce relatively cool, dark areas on the sun's surface.

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Reaching a finer level of taste

By Alyson Brodsy and Vincent Carr · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:20 a.m.

One Friday night during Spring Break a couple of years ago, I went out with some friends to a bar in my hometown of Philadelphia. When I returned home that night, my dad, sitting in his reclining chair in the parlor, asked me where I had been. Without hesitation, I admitted to being at the bar. But then he asked me what I had to drink. I decided to be very honest and told him that I had a vodka tonic and some beers, to which he responded, "What kind of vodka?"

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IU Art Museum tours offer insight into gallery

By Chris Sommerfeld · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:20 a.m.

Students stressed with midterms looming overhead need look no further than the IU Art Museum for a change of pace. Many fine arts students know this, but many others do not know that any group of students can arrange a free tour of the museum. Sophomore studio art major Carly Park has spent hours appreciating the IUAM's offerings, both in class and independently. She said she finds the museum is more than just an academic resource.

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A new way of hearing

By Michell Perry and Michelle Perry · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:20 a.m.

Ann Yebei woke up the day after her seventh birthday and couldn't hear a word her mother was saying. "That morning I thought she was pulling my leg because she had a party the night before," her mother Violet Yebei said. "But after school, the first thing she said to me was that she couldn't hear the teacher and she couldn't hear the children. That's when I knew something was wrong."

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One nation under who?

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:19 a.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear the controversial case regarding the inclusion of the phrase "one nation under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. The words "under God" should be removed from the Pledge on two grounds: 1) these words were avoided in the original version, and 2) Congress chose to add the words in 1954, without giving any substantive reason.

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Charges on councilman reduced

By Mitch Blacher · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:15 a.m.

Monroe County is about to have its "Trial of the Century," says county councilman Scott Wells. Friday's pre-trial hearing brought favorable results for Wells when Special Prosecutor Stan Levco did not file the expected felony battery charge against Wells, opting instead for a misdemeanor. Levco also dropped a seat belt violation charge and a misdemeanor for public intoxication. Wells now faces charges of misdemeanor battery, operating while intoxicated, resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct.

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Safe stolen in latest theft

By Mitch Blacher · Monday, Oct. 20,2003 1:15 a.m.

Thieves hit IU's School of Music again this weekend, but the school now says it is working on replacing the compromised locks. Police said a 55-pound combination-lock safe was taken from the music practice building late Saturday night. This robbery follows the thefts of a $20,000 violin, a $5,000 violin bow, $5,400 of video equipment, cash taken from the music school dean's desk and last week's assault on music school janitor Kaylif Bennett.

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Team hopes to add 5th win to streak

Friday, Oct. 17,2003 12:48 p.m.

Prior to the current winning streak, the men's soccer team had one victory in its previous eight matches. But IU has rolled off four victories in a row, and welcomes the Ohio State Buckeyes at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Armstrong Stadium. The Hoosiers (6-3-4, 3-0-1 Big Ten) have completed the road portion of their Big Ten schedule and three of the wins in the current streak have been away from home.

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Hoosiers to compete at Iowa

Friday, Oct. 17,2003 3:01 a.m.

The IU men's and women's cross country teams travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Saturday to compete in the Pre-NCAA meet. Competing in Cedar Rapids are seven of the top 10 ranked women's teams from the FinishLynx/Women's Cross Country Coaches Association poll. Last Friday, the women finished second in the Auburn Invitational in Auburn, Ala. Senior Audrey Giesler led the way for the Hoosiers finishing fifth with a time of 17:50.6.

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IU grad part of nationwide tour

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 3 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- During her time at IU, Wendy Chioji never rode in the Little 500. Until 1993 she never considered herself a cyclist. But this week, Chioji and 25 other cyclists, all cancer survivors, are riding across America as part of the Tour of Hope. Thursday morning, 2,000 miles into their journey from Los Angeles to Washington D.C., Chioji found herself on stage at Conseco Fieldhouse joining five-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and fellow Tour of Hope rider Steven Friedman.

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IU grad part of nationwide tour

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 2:58 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- During her time at IU, Wendy Chioji never rode in the Little 500. Until 1993 she never considered herself a cyclist. But this week, Chioji and 25 other cyclists, all cancer survivors, are riding across America as part of the Tour of Hope. Thursday morning, 2,000 miles into their journey from Los Angeles to Washington D.C., Chioji found herself on stage at Conseco Fieldhouse joining five-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and fellow Tour of Hope rider Steven Friedman.

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