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Challenges face Colombia's future president during U.S. visit

During a crucial trip to the United States that begins Sunday, Colombia's President-elect Alvaro Uribe expects to find support for his plans to fight drugs and a decades-old guerrilla war.

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Negotiating not a sign of weakness IDS editorial board leftist

Davis signs contract

Almost a year after being named head coach for the men's basketball team, Mike Davis signed a formal four-year contract Friday. The terms of the contract include an annual salary of $225,000 beginning July 1. His annual income will reach about $500,000 a year with outside income and bonuses tallied up. This contract is binding until May 2005.

Tutors help K-12 students

The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute recently expanded its K-12 Homework Hotline to the Bloomington-Ellettsville area. A conference was held in Bloomington for local teachers, administrators and the Indiana Board of Education Wednesday to kick off the extension of the system. Rose-Hulman began the Homework Hotline in Terre Haute in 1991 and gradually expanded to Clay County. The biggest expansion was in 1999 when it was extended to Indianapolis with funding from a $1 million grant from Eli Lilly.

IU gets boost with endowments

Last week, IU President Myles Brand announced that after a seven-year campaign, the University raised $504 million, putting IU first among Big Ten public universities in endowed faculty positions. The largest campaign in University history, it increased endowed faculty positions -- where campaign donations are used to pay faculty salaries -- by 178 percent. It also left the University with 333 endowed chairs, professorships and curatorships, more than other Big Ten public institutions.

Nickels & Dimes

With tuition increasing steadily throughout the Big Ten, many students are left wondering where their money's going. And this year, after the IU Board of Trustees' approval of an unprecedented 7.5 percent increase, those students' concerns have escalated. Yet IU administrators want students to know the impetus behind the increase. They want students to know how their tuition is being spent.

Just another day at the office

Officials optimistic about ATMs

IU Student Association officials are optimistic about Bank One ATMs returning to campus, although the process has taken longer than originally expected. Locations that have been discussed include the Main Library, Business School, Ballantine Hall and the Indiana Memorial Union. The ATM would likely be placed at the IMU first, officials have said. IUSA will hold a town hall meeting to address ATMs from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at the IMU State Room West. The goal of the meeting is "to get a general feel of where students want the ATMs and if they really want the ATMs," said Jolene Carper, a co-director of services for IUSA. "We've been waiting for all the students to get back," she said. "We wanted the whole student body to be involved."

Murder mystery involves audience

Are you looking to start little change in your life? Would you like to add a little spice, a little intrigue? We all do. But what would you do to get it? Some might go skydiving or take up needlepoint. For some though, that isn't enough. Some need it so badly, that they could kill.

Hey, look at that china set!

It's truly amazing how watching a few episodes of the The Learning Channel's Trading Spaces can delude someone (namely me) into thinking he or she is the next Martha Stewart (minus the one-way ticket to jail of course).

Restrictions on visas to tighten

WASHINGTON -- President Bush moved to tighten restrictions on foreign student visas Monday, part of an effort to bar the entry of immigrants who commit or support terrorist acts. Bush was directing top aides to study the foreign student visa system and develop recommendations for tighter controls.

Social Security numbers left in hallway

Upon entering an institution of higher learning, students typically expect some degree of confidentiality in the maintenance of their academic records and personal information. But when that confidence is breached, trust in that institution begins to dwindle. This was precisely the reaction provoked when a stack of opened boxes containing private student information, including social security numbers and payroll stubs, was left unattended in Maxwell Hall last week as the University Division completed the final stages of relocation. Because the University Division is moving from Maxwell Hall to Ashton Center for a few years, the moving process has been a "huge project," said Sally Dunn, acting dean for University Division. Dunn said Thursday was the last day boxes were to be transported to Ashton. When several staff members checked the hallways for stray materials before leaving Thursday, they saw nothing, Dunn said. She credits the stray boxes to careless movers.

Kelley climbs in rankings

U.S. News and World Report ranked IU in the second tier of universities for the second consecutive year. The Kelley School of Business ranked ninth among undergraduate business programs, an improvement from last year's 10th position. Most information on the college guide was unavailable online, but will be released in the Sept. 10 print version.

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Hoosiers cut down the net

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- IU coach Mike Davis knew what he wanted to do with the ball as soon as he got it from sophomore Jared Jeffries at the close of the Hoosiers' 81-69 win against Kent State Saturday night at Rupp Arena. Davis jumped through two rows of media and headed for the one man he seems to be unable to thank enough for having given him his first shot as a head coach -- IU president Myles Brand. Both Brand and his wife, Peg, were in attendance for both of the Hoosiers' wins in Lexington and they helped kick off the celebration Saturday night after IU won the South Regional. "He said, 'I appreciate all that you've done, thank you and here's the game ball,'" Brand said. "Coach Davis did a tremendous job. I'm proud of him; I'm proud of all the coaches and our student-athletes."

Hoosiers fight for bowl contention

Oh, how things have changed. Less than a month ago, the odds of IU repeating its streak of losing seasons were pretty high. Then came Northwestern and Michigan State, and suddenly the routing of Wisconsin didn't seem like such a fluke. Instantly, speculation surrounded the Hoosiers about a possible bowl game appearance, and senior quarterback Antwaan Randle El's name was thrown back in the Heisman mix. And now, IU is favored Saturday in the 12:10 p.m. televised game against Joe Paterno and Penn State. At Happy Valley. In front of more than 100,000 Nittany Lions fans. IU is picked to win.

Knight back home again

NASHVILLE --What had originally been scheduled as a 45-minute speech and a question-and-answer session to follow turned into a two-hour storytelling marathon as former IU men's basketball coach Bob Knight addressed the crowd at the Little Nashville Opry Sunday.

Trustees approve $1,000 fee

The IU Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $1,000 fee Friday for all incoming undergraduates at IU Bloomington starting in the fall of 2003. The fee comes after approval of a nine percent increase in tuition earlier this year. The fee, which will be assessed at the beginning of each academic year, intends to improve the academic excellence of the University by recruiting and retaining faculty, decreasing the student-faculty ratio and providing more money in financial aid to students in need. The money will be specifically set aside to improve these areas.

Black history only a month?

I remember the conversation as if it were yesterday. I was catching up with my best friend Terry after returning from an extended stay in the tiny south African country of Malawi. I handed him a hand-carved wooden elephant I had purchased just before my flight out of Nairobi the day before and said "Damn it feels good to be back. I kissed the ground when I got off the plane in Washington. I would rather spend the rest of the summer with a group of Black Panthers who hate me than another minute with the Africans."

Lecture inspires

For many students the thought of a one-hour lecture might cause queasiness, frustration, fear or a number of other emotions. But for about 100 students who were still present and attentive in the Whittenberger Auditorium after more than two hours of listening to a speaker, the feeling was much different.