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Club team contemplating jump to Division I

By Jesse Laffen · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:45 a.m.

Learning about hockey at IU can be confusing, especially for anyone who has followed NCAA hockey like junior Doug LaFave.

This year's Super Bowl promises to be ... super

By Colin Nowling · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:43 a.m.

Big weekends in the world of sports often bring up captivating story lines and match-ups -- this year's Super Bowl weekend is no different. After a convincing win last weekend, the Oakland Raiders have returned to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1984 and are in search of their fourth Super Bowl victory.

1 Super Game

By Alyson Brodsy and Barry Wilner · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:42 a.m.

SAN DIEGO -- Hey, Super Bowl fans, the Oakland Raiders are not wimps on defense and the Tampa Bay Bucs are not buffoons on offense. True, neither is ranked at the top of the league the way the Raiders are with the ball and the way the Buccaneers are when the opposition has it. And neither has gotten much credit for lifting its team to a conference title.

Around the arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:30 a.m.

Thai king's epic novel to be animated Filmmaker Federico Fellini gets museum Rock, country mix at Halftime show

Out magazine founder dies at 36

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:29 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Sarah Pettit, a lesbian journalist who helped found the nation's largest gay magazine, Out, died Wednesday. She was 36.

Beauty chain sued by celebrities

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:28 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Actors Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker have filed a $15 million lawsuit against the Sephora USA cosmetics chain for allegedly using their images in an advertising campaign without their consent.

National Theatre has new policy

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:27 a.m.

LONDON -- Reduced ticket prices and an expanded repertoire are planned for the Royal National Theatre under its new artistic director, whose projects will include plays by Shakespeare, Mike Leigh and Tom Stoppard, and a musical inspired by Jerry Springer.

Tony winning actress dies at 54

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:27 a.m.

BEVERLY HILLS -- Nell Carter, who played the sassy, matronly housekeeper on the 1980s sitcom "Gimme a Break!" and received a Tony Award in 1978 for her performance in the Broadway musical "Ain't Misbehavin,'" died Thursday, her publicist said. She was 54.

Disney favorite on IMAX

By Katie Killebrew · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:26 a.m.

"Remember who you are …" boomed the voice of the gigantic ghost of Mufasa through the clouds of the sky when Disney's "The Lion King" hit the theaters once again. But, if you thought it was big the first time, then this is huge! The roaring of the lions was louder, the stomping of the herds felt like they were right behind you and the giggles and laughs of the children when a giant Timon and Pumba came on the screen were priceless.

Lecture inspires writers

By Kathlyn Von Rohr · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:25 a.m.

Attention aspiring writers and avid readers: Now is the chance to discover where real life writers get their inspiration and their talent. Elite members of the Creative Writing Program are preparing to spill the secrets of their success at the Annual Bloomington Area Arts Council-IU Literary Symposium tomorrow.

IUPD Blotter

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:12 a.m.

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Professor presents bioterrorism report

By Kate Lombardi and Katie Lombardi · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:11 a.m.

Since Jan. 21, public health officials began shipping 50,000 doses of the smallpox vaccine to at least 11 states, starting the implementation of a program designed to vaccinate medical and emergency workers in the event of a bioterrorist attack.

General encourages healthy lifestyle

By Andrea Minarcek · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:10 a.m.

General Larry Ellis, a four-star general and an IU graduate, presented "Leadership and Living Well Through Healthy Lifestyles" to nearly 100 IU students and community members Wednesday night in the Whittenberger Auditorium. As this year's speaker for the fourth annual Marian Godeke Miller Lecture series, Ellis highlighted the importance of personal health and wellness.

Institute celebrates 50 years

By Jamie Snow · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:09 a.m.

Since the days of "I Love Lucy" and single beds for married couples on television sitcoms, sexuality and related issues were private property only -- no trespassing. But in 1953, IU professor Dr. Alfred Kinsey and his staff published "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female," a research book that uncovered widespread myths about premarital and extramarital sex, masturbation, and orgasms. Kinsey's research revolutionized the bedroom, making it public domain.

Congressman discusses war, I-69

By Micah Maidenberg · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:06 a.m.

Baron Hill made his first appearance as the city's newly elected congressman Wednesday night, holding a meeting at the Showers Complex, 501 N. Morton St. Hill, a moderate Democrat associated with a group of fiscally conservative congressmen, shifts Bloomington's political representation in Washington slightly to the center.

I-69 not expected to be an economic cure-all

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Jewell · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:05 a.m.

Will Interstate 69 bring the high-paying manufacturers southwestern Indiana craves, or more of the low-wage burger joint jobs it already has in abundance -- only at truck stops instead of on Main Street?

4 Marines killed in Texas crash

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:03 a.m.

FALCON HEIGHTS, Texas -- Two military helicopters crashed in flames while helping the Border Patrol on a drug mission, killing all four Marine reservists on board.

Suspect arrested in Kuwait

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Tomlinson · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:02 a.m.

KUWAIT CITY -- A Kuwaiti civil servant confessed to opening fire on two Americans in Kuwait, killing one and wounding the other, and authorities have found the weapon he used, the Interior Ministry said Thursday. A Kuwaiti security officer said the suspect, Sami al-Mutairi, 25, was not working alone. And the Interior Ministry, in its statement, said he acknowledged following the ideals of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda terror network.

Powell confident US will gain foreign support

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 24,2003 12:02 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell, declaring Iraq's failure to disarm is "a challenge that must be met," said Thursday that many nations would fight alongside American forces if the United States went to war without U.N. Security Council approval. "I don't think we will have to worry about going it alone," Powell said as France and Germany stiffened their resistance to using force to disarm Iraq. "I am sure it will be a strong coalition."

Love me because I write

By Joe Grace · Thursday, Jan. 23,2003 11:27 p.m.

There are many people who would choose a business major over a journalism major. Business majors will probably make more money. Business majors will probably know that S & P doesn't stand for salt and pepper. And a business major will probably be able to beat up a journalism major.