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'Apocalypse Now' expanded with mixed results

Ripping through the big screen

White rural rap... really, we're not joking

I'm a music junkie

Lyrics with substance: Parker Paul says it all

Michelle Branch

In the hotseat

Castle entertains, doesn't triumph

Bringing back bangs and acid-washed jeans

White House mail shows trace of toxin

The nation's anthrax scare hit the White House Tuesday with the discovery of a small concentration of spores at an off-site mail processing center. "We're working hard at finding out who's doing this,'' President George W. Bush said as bioterrorism claimed fresh victims along the East Coast.

Alcohol report urges 'social norming'

A state study gauging the dangers of underage and high risk drinking makes a number of recommendations to state universities to curtail alcohol abuse on campus. The recommendations include stricter enforcement of alcohol policies, more alternatives to drinking and a process called "social norming."

Big Ten housing conference ends

Big Ten housing officials will wrap up their annual meeting, held at IU this year, at noon today. Each campus in the Big Ten was invited to send a delegate in one of nine housing areas to attend the meeting.

Panel to discuss foreign policy

The political science department will bring a frank discussion of the international implications of the Sept. 11 attacks to campus tonight.

Lecture to address porn

A man who used to be addicted to pornography will lecture about its dangers to a student audience tonight. Gene McConnell will make a presentation on the "Power of Pornography" at 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by Campus Crusade for Christ.

Faculty council discusses campus finance, athletics report

Many issues were discussed at the Bloomington Faculty Council meeting Tuesday evening, including reports on campus finances, the IU Athletics Committee and the possibility of a "lunch space" for faculty.

Careers INsite hopes to remedy Technology Brain Drain epidemic

Indiana is No. 11 in the country in job opportunities for technology graduates, yet each year an estimated 42 percent of college graduates abandon the state for more popular technological meccas like New York and Chicago, according to the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute and the U.S. Department of Commerce.

College costs rising

A survey released Tuesday found the long-standing trend of college costs outpacing inflation worsened this year, and education leaders said the weakening economy was partly to blame.

Taliban troops believed to be hiding in residential areas

Taliban forces in Afghanistan might be hiding in residential areas, aware of the U.S. military's hesitancy to bomb where civilians might be hit, a senior military officer said Tuesday. Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem, deputy director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he has seen anecdotal evidence of such a Taliban tactic, which he attributed to their realization that troops in the field or at military installations are vulnerable to punishing attacks by American warplanes.

Flight cover-up: Part 1

Thanks to Reed Irvine, chairman of the Accuracy in Media Organization, the conspiracy surrounding the loss of TWA Flight 800 has been reinforced. Oct. 4, a Russian jet fell from the sky in pieces just off the coast of the Black Sea. Within hours of the event, U.S. officials -- through satellite imagery analysis -- claimed that a missile from the Ukraine military had shot down the jet.

Rider passed away during Hilly Hundred

A 50 year old man died Saturday during the Hilly Hundred bicycle tour from unknown reasons.