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Constitution ratified

By Britany Ausmus and Brittany Ausmus · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 11:46 p.m.

With elections rapidly approaching, an emergency congress of the IU Student Association scrambled Wednesday night to ratify a new constitution for the student body to vote upon. Meeting after the basketball game for about an hour, IUSA congress put the finishing touches on a constitution that will be included on the ballot as a referendum vote. A majority of the students who vote must approve the constitution for it to be enacted.

Where does all the money go?

By -Meghan Dwyer and Megan Dwyer · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 11:45 p.m.

Political- and religiously-affiliated IU student groups are being excluded by the University from obtaining Student Organizational Accounts (SOA), an action that has been deemed unconstitutional by the Synergy ticket. SOAs are monetary services provided by the University for student groups.

Around The Region

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 11:40 p.m.

BLOOMINGTON -- Former U.S. Rep. Frank McCloskey has decided against entering the race for the congressional seat he held for 12 years. Some Democratic leaders had been pushing for McCloskey to challenge Rep. John Hostettler, the Republican who unseated McCloskey in 1994.

Fernandez praises community in speech

By Mitch Blacher · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 11:39 p.m.

Bloomington Mayor John Fernandez received a warm welcome Thursday evening as he delivered the State of the City address. Fenandez preferred to keep the speech casual, conducting the address though a slide projection presentation and humoring the audience with numerous light remarks. The meeting, which took place at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, pertained to many city issues, including public safety.

Woman of the year named

By Julia Balnford and Julia Blanford · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 11:38 p.m.

IU Professor of Physics Catherine Olmer has been selected as Bloomington's Woman of the Year. Her contributions in the encouragement of youth -- especially females -- are among her numerous accomplishments. Olmer is one of few women in the field of physics, where only four percent of the field's members are female. Olmer has been a professor since 1979 and is currently the Executive Director of WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology. WonderLab is a local hands-on science museum.

Kirkwood plan passes

By Alyson Brodsy and Jesse Laffen · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 11:38 p.m.

The Bloomington City Council finalized and approved the plan for West Kirkwood late Wednesday night, voting 6-3 to adopt it as part the city's Growth Policies Plan. The council decided to move forward without many of the proposed amendments, which included the highly debated amendment concerning building-type codes.

China last stop for Bush

By Alyson Brodsy and Ron Fournier · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 11:28 p.m.

BEIJING -- President Bush failed to persuade China Thursday to halt sales of missile technology, an issue of rising importance as the United States fights its war on terrorism. Bush was ending his six-day Asian tour Friday with a visit to the Great Wall and an appeal to Chinese young people to embrace human rights and religious tolerance.

Rebels bombed

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 11:28 p.m.

SAN VICENTE DEL CAGUAN, Colombia -- The government launched airstrikes and ordered 13,000 troops to advance on a main rebel stronghold Thursday as Colombia's 38-year-old civil war entered a potentially new and bloodier phase with the collapse of peace talks. Bombs were falling on rebel territory just hours after President Andres Pastrana -- angered by a rebel hijacking of a civilian airliner -- broke off the peace talks and condemned the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.

135 years of news

By Christina Jewett · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 11:19 p.m.

Happy Birthday, IDS. Today the paper is 135 years old. News of wars, disasters and homecomings has filled its pages for more than six spans of my lifetime.

The fallacy of free trade

By Jim Harper · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 11:17 p.m.

Free trade. I'm sure you've heard about it. It's the process whereby goods aren't taxed when they move from country to country. It sounds like a great idea, doesn't it? Free things are good, so free trade must be good, right? Wrong. The problem with free trade is that it isn't really free. Until and unless we live in a perfect world, free trade will hurt the economies of countries like the U.S. As I said, in a perfect world, free trade is a workable theory.

Houses need to be filled

Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 11:15 p.m.

Six greek houses sit empty across campus, either because of disciplinary action taken by IU or the national organization. These vacant houses are eyesores on campus and should be used in the interim period when a chapter is unable to occupy its house.

'Bride' a lighthearted fare for opera-goers

By Gabriel Lewin · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 11:12 p.m.

IU Opera Theatre produces parts of the opera repertoire that one may never see again in a lifetime of opera viewing. Giving life to works rarely seen in the commercial world and showcasing new productions is a facet of IU's highly-acclaimed Opera. At 8 p.m. Friday at the Musical Arts Center, "The Bartered Bride" by Bedrich Smetana will open for four performances, continuing Saturday and closing March 1 and 2 at 8 p.m.

Art speakers offer advice

By Joelle Petrus · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 11:12 p.m.

Students gathered in Whittenberger Auditorium Wednesday to be enlightened by three speakers with career backgrounds in the arts. Hosted by the Union Board Performing Arts Committee, the forum showcased Ellen Shantz, vice president of marketing and communication for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra; Jim Robinson, Asian art museum curator in Indianapolis; and Helen Wells, a talent agent based in Indianapolis.petr

Band worth the money

By By Jonathan Sanders and Jonathan Sanders · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 11:11 p.m.

Start with a little bit of blues and mix in a touch of down-home roots rock a la Sister Hazel. Then mix it all up with an uptempo blast of original funky goodness that will leave you shell-shocked. You can hear all of this and more in 30 seconds of any Shantee song. But the truth is, when it all comes down to it, these guys sound like no one but themselves.

Behind the scenes

By Elise LeBlanc · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 10:31 a.m.

Oddly enough, the scene backstage at IU Sing is not even remotely hectic. It's an extremely well-coordinated and smoothly-run operation, where everyone knows his or her place and task.

Rookie Week off and riding with success

By Katie Shoenbaechler · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 10:21 a.m.

The future riders of the Little 500 began their intense training yesterday, marking the start of the annual Rookie Week for all first year riders. The preparation for the rookies will last until Feb. 28, after which the track will open for all veteran riders.

Cycling club providing pre-Little 500 experience

By Aaron Hunckler · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 10:20 a.m.

The IU Cycling Club, or IUCC, provides its member's experience and the opportunity to ride with and against national caliber riders. The IUCC is made up of three disciplines, with their respected seasons. The club has categories for track and mountain biking in the fall and, beginning this weekend, the road season. The club has about 140 members who ride casually or compete seriously. Its largest category is the road, largely due to the production of riders who race for the Little 500.

Perfect record wins team No. 1 in Big Ten regular season

By Katie Schoenbaechler · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 10:18 a.m.

The current record of the men's club volleyball team resembles perfection. The Hoosiers returned from Iowa Saturday with a 16-0 record and the Big Ten regular season title under their belt.

Hoosiers in solid second after relays

Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 1:39 a.m.

The Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships got underway in Ann Arbor, Mich. Wednesday night with the 200-yard medley relay and the 800-yard freestyle relay. The IU quartet of junior Tina Gretlund, sophomores Brooke Taflinger and Sarah Fiden and freshman Erin Smith finished second in the 800-yard free relay with a time of 7:19.14. The time set a new school record by over two seconds. The Hoosiers edged out Minnesota for second place by 86-hundredths of a second. Wisconsin won the event with a time of 7:14.60.

Lloyd bringing IU into national scene

By Pat Crowell · Thursday, Feb. 21,2002 1:36 a.m.

Coming out of high school, UnRico Lloyd had a decision to make. In high school, Lloyd participated on a state champion track team while winning several individual state titles in the 100-meter and long jump competitions. He also finished second in the 200-meter race and ran in the Penn Relays his senior year. Lloyd was also on the football team and was offered scholarships from schools to come play football.