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Record win has IU back on track

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:56 p.m.

The IU women's golf team headed south this week to compete in the Lady Seahawk Invitational hosted by UNC-Wilmington in Wallace, N.C.

High school anti-war protesters arrested

Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:44 p.m.

RICHMOND, Ind. -- Five Richmond High School students who blocked a school hallway during an anti-war protest were arrested by city police. The students, all boys, were arrested Monday morning and taken away in handcuffs. They were later released to their parents.

Senate Republicans to make changes in jobs plan

Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:40 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Republicans who control the Indiana Senate plan to fold some parts of Gov. Frank O'Bannon's economic development plan into their own proposal, but it will not be funded by borrowing against future tobacco settlement payments.

Bush tips his hand on war price tag

Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:37 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush, seeking $74.7 billion as a down payment for war in Iraq, said Tuesday that coalition forces are "on a steady advance" but that he could not predict how long the fighting will last.

North Korea warns of 'second Iraqi crisis' on Korean Peninsula

Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:36 p.m.

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea claimed again Tuesday the United States may attack the communist state after the war in Iraq and spark a "second Iraqi crisis."

Israeli troops shoot 4 dead

Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:36 p.m.

JERUSALEM -- Israeli forces killed two children and two gunmen in the West Bank on Tuesday, doctors and media reports said, and three Palestinians were sentenced to multiple life terms by an Israeli military court.

Caution: Slippery when bombed

By Alyson Brodsy and JP Benitez · Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:26 p.m.

When one decides to look up the word "war" on a Google search, there are 53,500,000 opportunities for higher learning through HTML. When one decides to search the word "travel," there are 73,700,000 hits. Yet, when one decides to learn more about "sex" via everyone's favorite search engine, there are 283,000,000 points of departure for further surfing.

The War Dick Chen-ary

By Alyson Brodsy and Rory Starks · Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:23 p.m.

Hopefully you've had a chance to watch the war on television. I'm not referring to the war going on in Iraq though; I'm referring to the war for media superiority being fought between the broadcast and cable news networks.

Assembly Hall should stay ad-free

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:20 p.m.

Interim Athletic Director Terry Clapacs has done what too many Athletic Directors are afraid to do: maintain dignity rather than sell out to corporate America. As he perfectly stated, "There's a purity about Indiana basketball that we like and enjoy."

You are a terrible driver

By Mike D’Avria and Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:18 p.m.

Why is it that so many people are afraid of flying? Every week hundreds of people die in car accidents, but maybe one plane goes down a year. Call me a pansy, but one of my biggest fears is driving on the interstate.

Hall should take some ads

Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:15 p.m.

IU interim athletic director Terry Clapacs recently rejected the idea of placing advertisements inside Assembly Hall. The idea has come up before, and it was rejected every time. We support Clapac's banning of advertisements, to a degree -- we feel there should be some concession.

Calvin Klein approaches Knicks player during game

Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:13 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Security guards had to escort fashion designer Calvin Klein back to his seat at a New York Knicks game after he walked up to Latrell Sprewell and talked to him in the middle of play.

Miss Massachusetts crowned Miss USA

By T. A. Badger · Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:08 p.m.

SAN ANTONIO -- Miss Massachusetts Susie Castillo was crowned Miss USA 2003 in the 52nd annual staging of the pageant Monday night.

War too much for some viewers

By Paul Singer · Tuesday, March 25,2003 11:07 p.m.

Dramatic images of the war in Iraq have left people across the country struggling to decide when to watch TV and when to turn it off.

Coalition takes over 3,500 Iraqi prisoners

By Matt Kelley · Tuesday, March 25,2003 3:22 p.m.

WASHINGTON - U.S. and allied forces have now taken in "excess of 3,500 Iraqi prisoners," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday.

Sandstorms slow advance on Baghdad, civilian woes in Basra

By David Espo · Tuesday, March 25,2003 3:18 p.m.

British troops battled die-hard Iraqi defenders of Basra on Tuesday as warnings mounted of a humanitarian crisis for the city's 1.3 million residents. Blinding sandstorms plagued the American-led advance on Baghdad.

Hoosiers should hold heads high

By Alex Hickey · Tuesday, March 25,2003 2:02 p.m.

My long-time associate Stanley Q. Studmuffin arrived in Bloomington from his trip to someplace warm a more bronzed man. But he was also a little confused about what had happened over the course of the past week, which left me answering a lot of questions. Like these: "Dude, you are like the palest guy on campus. What did you do all week?" Watched basketball.

Saddam promises victory to Iraqi troops and people

By Alyson Brodsy and Hamza Hendawi · Tuesday, March 25,2003 12:40 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- With U.S.-led forces closing in on Baghdad, a composed Saddam Hussein tried to rally his people and his troops with a stirring address Monday in which he vowed that allied forces would be crushed and "victory will be ours soon."

Dow closes down 307 on fears of long war

By Hope Yen · Tuesday, March 25,2003 12:39 a.m.

NEW YORK -- War euphoria wore off on Wall Street Monday as investors realized that Operation Iraqi Freedom might not be so quick after all. The Dow Jones industrials gave back more than 300 points after its best week in two decades. With allied forces encountering resistance from Iraqi troops over the weekend, many investors chose to cash in profits following a stunning eight-day rally by the Dow and Standard & Poor's 500 index.

Troops slowed by sandstorm

By David Espo · Tuesday, March 25,2003 12:38 a.m.

Aiming for Saddam Hussein's seat of power, U.S.-led warplanes and helicopters attacked Republican Guard units defending Baghdad Monday while ground troops advanced to within 50 miles of the Iraqi capital. President Bush put a $75 billion price tag on a down payment for the war.

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