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South Bend shooting victim in critical condition Hug mistaken for attack, one man stabbed to death Man gets 60 years for killing pregnant woman, unborn child Convicted state trooper jailed alone

Coalition provides scholarships for students denied federal aid

Opponents of a 1998 law denying federal aid to thousands of college students with criminal drug records are trying to work around the law, authored by an Indiana congressman, by offering financial help to those affected. A coalition of drug-law reform groups plans Tuesday to inaugurate a scholarship for those denied aid because of drug records. The John W. Perry Memorial Fund scholarships honor a New York police officer who decried the war on drugs and died saving people in the World Trade Center Sept. 11.

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Transgender Awareness Week Professor reflects on his life Black poet, activist to speak Latin American Music performance

Course improves students' confidence

Self-defense classes continue to be a popular course offered at IU. Students in the IUPD's program and the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation E151 self-defense class claim their confidence has increased and their perception of feeling safe has skyrocketed since taking a self-defense course.

IU composition professor wins Academy Award in Music, $7,500

The American Academy of Arts and Letters recently awarded IU professor Claude Baker with an Academy Award in music. Each of the four composers selected receive a $7,500 award along with an additional $7,500 to help fund the recording of one work. Baker has been nominated in the past, but this was the first successful nomination for him. Each year the academy invites members to select the winner after careful consideration of each of the nominees' scores and recordings. The award recognizes outstanding artistic development.

HPER offers skiing course

For many students, the ski slopes in Aspen, Colorado are a favorite winter and Spring Break destination, but normally students plan and go on the trip on their own. The School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation is opening a door to change by allowing students to receive three credits for the skiing experience. All students are invited to take HPER E296: Basic Alpine Skiing either the second eight weeks of the Fall 2002 semester or the first eight weeks of the Spring 2003 semester. The class will be held once a week for 2 hours. Students will be required to take a trip as a class to Aspen at the end of the course, with the fall semester students traveling January 5-10 and the spring students traveling March 16-21.

Basketball win celebrations should not be destructive

It\'s been a great post-season for the IU basketball teams. And now the men's team is preparing for the Final Four. Hoosier fans are vigorously supporting and celebrating the team's success. All that's great. However, some fans have taken their celebration into the destructive zone by destroying trees on campus and on Kirkwood and dumping trash into Jordan River in Dunn Meadow.

Adoption should be open to homosexuals

Bravo and congratulations to Stephanie Sims for publishing her convictions about gay couples and adoption. I agree entirely that "(h)omosexuals should have the same rights as anyone else, including a right to adopt a child," and I hope that her focus on the children who need loving parents helps convince lawmakers and other people that gay couples should indeed be allowed to adopt.

Actors, actresses need to address their dress at awards show show

My dreams of looking like a movie star have finally come true. This morning I woke up looking like Cameron Diaz. Everything was the same. The hair, the clothes, I was ready to take my place on the red carpet. And if you watched the Oscars Sunday night, you know what I mean. This morning my messy bedhead and flowery bathrobe achieved the exact same look that Diaz probably spent thousands of dollars on to display at the Oscars.

Pressure not necessary; 4-year college life not for everyone

Well, I would say that I'm just drifting. Although these words were uttered while floating in a suburban pool, this declaration by Ben to his father in the film "The Graduate" applies to so many young adults. It is impossible to count the amount of people I know who have dropped out of college, switched schools, changed majors or are just "drifting."

Pride back in Bloomington

The spirit of IU is back. Since losing Bobby Knight two years ago, some people thought Hoosier basketball would never be the same. Guess again. The IU basketball team and its success have revived the enthusiasm and liveliness of the students.

Illini fan cheers like a Hoosier

I was born and raised near Champaign, Ill.. As such, I was genetically predisposed to be a fan of the University of Illinois Fighting Illini (even though I am a quarter Hoosier; my grandmother was from here). What\'s more, I came of age during the tenure of Lou Henson, who as UI basketball coach -- as readers who are old enough will remember -- had a \"cold war\" of sorts with IU\'s Bobby Knight. We love our basketball in Illinois, so my antipathy for IU and its basketball program could not have been greater.

Oh God, a terrorist in E.T.?

America is defined by symbols such as apple pie, baseball and certain ideas like freedom of choice and religion. Even some movies are considered all-American. If an American hasn't seen the Indiana Jones movies, the Star Wars trilogy or E.T., then he or she is not an official American. Although these movies don\'t really define American culture, they were breakthrough movies in special effects and storylines. Every American should have watched these movies at some point in their lives.

Brehm's plan equitable

Monday, Chancellor Sharon Brehm introduced several initiatives to promote diversity on the Bloomington campus. The initiatives were in response to conflict over Cultural Panel 9 of Thomas Hart Benton mural, "Parks, the Circus, the Klan, the Press" currently hanging in Woodburn Hall 100. The fate of the mural panel had garnered national media attention recently, due to its depiction of Klu Klux Klan members burning a cross, and complaints registered to the Racial Incidents Team. We applaud Chancellor Brehm's efforts to protect artistic expression on campus. Removal of the mural would have hidden the shameful aspects of Indiana's past. The mural depicts more than a cross burning, it stands for efforts made by many in Indiana to overcome the Klan presence in our state.

IU braces for another round of state budget cuts Thursday

The storm has not yet passed. Despite weathering over $100 million in budget cuts this year, IU is bracing for another round this week. Governor Frank O'Bannon is expected to announce more cuts Thursday to bail out the beleaguered $1.3 billion deficit projections.

Rockfest features live bands, low attendance

Rockfest, which took place in the Indiana Memorial Union Saturday, featured a free concert by local bands Abercrombie Skins and Kirkwood, a make-your-own music video activity, food, bowling and billiards. Union Board, which hosted the event, was less ambitious about the turnout at its beginning because of IU's basketball victory.

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Water polo falls short Wrestlers empty handed Swimmers place nationally Women's swimming: Best-ever IU finish Men's tennis sustain loss

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Documentary to look at Asian culture in America Union Board hosts African-Americans and Hollywood Professor to give poetry reading Support group for women meeting MFA students to discuss their work