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Michigan policy gains support

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Feb. 19,2003 12:30 a.m.

DETROIT -- Although a massive East Coast snowstorm forced a change in plans, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman marshaled the troops supporting University of Michigan's race-conscious admissions policies Monday via satellite television. Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, former Secretary of Defense William Cohen and DaimlerChrysler Corp. were among the newest soldiers joining the university's side, announcing Monday that they were filing briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court.

Annual conference to address Latino leadership

By Lauren Belles · Wednesday, Feb. 19,2003 12:29 a.m.

"Future Leadership Lies in You" will be the theme of this year's fourth annual Indiana Latino Collegiate Leadership Conference. The event will be held March 1 for Latino and non-Latino students, faculty and professionals to learn about issues facing Latino college students, and is organized by the Latinos Unidos club and the Latino Cultural Center (La Casa). Participants will spend the day meeting new faces, listening to experienced professionals and attending informative workshops.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Feb. 19,2003 12:27 a.m.

Thomas Murray, president of the Hastings Center in Garrison, N.Y., will present "Parents, Children and Cloning" at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 in the Student Building, Room 150.

Crimson campaign vehicle offers free rides

By Jake Rossman · Wednesday, Feb. 19,2003 12:26 a.m.

A few less students will have trouble getting to their classes on time today. For the next two days, the Crimson ticket will be using their campaign vehicle to drive students to and from their homes and educational facilities. Crimson presidential candidate Casey Cox, a junior, said he believes the initiative will help his ticket get in touch with the campus and help to illustrate some of their main platform issues.

Dreams and degrees

By Alyson Brodsy and Erin White · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:54 p.m.

Adam Tatalovich was on the bench when the Hoosiers took their game to the national championship. He closely watched Mike Davis win his first game as head coach, and he was on the sidelines last Wednesday when the Hoosiers beat Michigan. He's been there for the good times, and he never turns his head from the team during the bad. But Tatalovich has never seen a second of play time. Instead he helps behind the scenes. He edits the game films and exchanges films with other schools. And he loves every second of it.

Long live Hammer-pants

By Mike D’Avria and Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:53 p.m.

The '80s were a very interesting decade. These 10 years introduced the world to new-wave music, the Rubik's Cube and John Hughes. Since then we have realized that music made with a synthesizer isn't real music, a Rubik's Cube is almost impossible to solve and John Hughes made his last good movie in 1989. So everything pretty much came to an end, but something that will never die is the memory of how hilarious this decade really was.

Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:53 p.m.

NATCHEZ, Miss. -- Billy Bob Thornton will be honored Saturday with the Horton Foote Special Achievement Award for Screenplay Writing. LONDON -- Hollywood hunk George Clooney is proving as popular in the director's chair as he is onscreen.

And the Lord said 'Diet'

By Alyson Brodsy and JP Benitez · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:52 p.m.

Valentine's Day is over. Oodles of candy hearts and Hershey's Kisses sit just begging to be eaten, but most of us are trying to watch our figures, so the temptation to gorge on that last box of Godiva goodies is just too excruciating. That is, of course, until we ask ourselves that age-old question: "What Would Jesus Eat?" Don Colbert, M.D., is pondering that same idea in his book, "What Would Jesus Eat: The Ultimate Program for Eating Well, Feeling Great, and Living Longer." In it, he claims to provide the answers to all our weight concerns.

McCartney launches world tour

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:51 p.m.

LONDON -- Beatles fans received a double treat Tuesday with announcements of a new world tour by Paul McCartney and the release of a DVD of a 1994 jam session by McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison.

Corporate radio sucks

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:51 p.m.

It's 1972. Enter Lowry Mays, aspiring San Antonio banker. Mays co-signs the note to purchase a local FM station as a favor to a local investor. Thirty-one years later, Mays owns 1,225 stations in 250 U.S. markets and an audience of 66 million. Mays is the founder and CEO of Clear Channel, a $25 billion media conglomerate currently manipulating local entertainment options somewhere near you.

Michigan aims to diversify orchestra

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Householder · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:50 p.m.

Aaron Dworkin loves classical music. He began playing violin at age 5 and hasn't stopped. But while majoring in violin performance at the University of Michigan, he had a revelation. After being introduced to the music of black composer William Grant Still, Dworkin approached a professor with the idea of a competition exclusively for black and Hispanic string players.

New radio station formed

By Alyson Brodsy and Will Lester · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:49 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- A group planning a liberal-leaning radio network says the idea hasn't caught on in previous attempts because it wasn't marketed properly and wasn't entertaining enough.

Baby found near mother's body

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:47 p.m.

LEBANON, Ind. -- A 2-month-old boy was found in an apartment next to his mother's corpse, police said. The child was in critical condition.

Traffic deaths last year lowest in state's history

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:46 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The official total for traffic deaths in Indiana last year was the fewest in the state's history. Figures from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute released Tuesday showed 779 motor vehicle fatalities in 2002, compared with 909 in 2001.

College could lose students

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:45 p.m.

RICHMOND, Ind. -- The city's regional IU campus faces the potential loss of many students as its associate degree programs are shifted to the new state community college.

Patriotism and tennis: a bad mix

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:44 p.m.

American men's tennis is in a weird place right now. Of the three older living legends right now, one is on top of his game, one is on hiatus with his future in question and the youngest of the three is about to retire. They all continue to behave weirdly, if not badly. There's no wonder you don't see people hanging out around campus talking tennis.

Team looks to avenge heartbreaking loss

By Jeff Fuldauer · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:43 p.m.

One year ago, all that separated the IU women's swimming and diving team from a championship was a few inches. If it were not for a disqualification due to a false start, the Hoosiers would have captured their first Big Ten Championship since 1981. Today the 2003 edition of the Hoosiers look to avenge the heartbreaking loss it suffered, as the Big Ten Conference Championship Meet begins tonight on the Purdue campus.

IU wins tournament to take No. 1 ranking

By Josh Landsburg · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:42 p.m.

Ten wins and three ranked teams later, the IU men's volleyball club team is ranked No. 1. The team beat the University of Arizona in an exhibition game on Feb. 7 and went on to win the Desert Thunder tournament later that weekend. After playing well in pool play on Saturday, the team was ranked No. 2 in the Gold Division heading into Sunday's elimination round. On Sunday, IU defeated U.C. Davis in the quarterfinals, a team that senior captain Jeremy Levy said would be a tough test before the tournament.

US, Britain face opposition

By Alyson Brodsy and Edith M. Lederer · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:41 p.m.

UNITED NATIONS -- Despite stiff opposition in the Security Council, the United States and Britain still plan to press ahead this week with a new resolution seeking authorization to use military force to disarm Iraq, diplomats from the two allies said.

Officials want jail time for club owner

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Robinson · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2003 11:41 p.m.

CHICAGO -- City officials demanded that a judge jail the owner of the E2 nightclub for at least a year Tuesday, saying he was illegally operating the place when 21 people were killed in a stampede.