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IU might sanction students cited by IUPD for alcohol violations

By Mike McElroy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:17 p.m.

More than 150 IU students will soon have to make amends with the Monroe County Prosecutor's Office for illegal drinking activity during their first two weeks on campus.

Director Allen Coulter's 'Hollywoodland' tops Venice Film Festival's opening days

By Alyson Brodsy and Colleen Barry · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:16 p.m.

VENICE, Italy -- Death in Hollywood topped the early going at the Venice Film Festival, where Allen Coulter's film about the mysterious and untimely death of TV's Superman in the 1950s premiered Thursday after Brian De Palma's film noir about the murder of an aspiring actress.

Museum says Munch pieces damaged after theft but repairable

By Alyson Brodsy and Doug Mellgren · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:15 p.m.

OSLO, Norway -- The Edvard Munch masterpieces "The Scream" and "Madonna" suffered minor damage after being stolen by masked gunmen in August 2004, but they can be repaired, museum officials said Friday.

IDS awarded 'best all-around daily student newspaper'

By Whitney Mitchell · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:14 p.m.

The Indiana Daily Student was named the 2005 "Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper" by the Society of Professional Journalists at the SPJ Convention and National Journalism Conference held Aug. 24-27 in Chicago.

New program helps hopefuls transition

By Kasey Hawrysz · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:13 p.m.

When freshman Spencer Herms received a thin envelope instead of a thick red-and-white packet from IU last winter, he did not even think he needed to open it. Herms already knew that a thin envelope meant he would not be attending IU the following fall.

Artifacts

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:13 p.m.

What: A portrait skull made by the Iatmul people of Papua New Guinea dating to the first half of the 20th century.

It's no-pants Monday

By Alyson Brodsy and Teri Rosenbaum · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:11 p.m.

This semester has unofficially been named the semester of pantslessness. It seems that just as Lance Bass came out of the closet, Wranglers and Levi's are being tossed back in.

Kickoff draws large, eager crowd

By Kristi Oloffson · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:11 p.m.

Men's recruitment activities this weekend aimed to keep potential pledges from making a 'rush' decision.

SoFA gallery hosts 'refreshing' evening

By Lindsey Landis · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:10 p.m.

From a guitar autographed by members of the band Wilco to a large painting of four nudes in a kitchen, the pieces the SoFA gallery and the Friends of Art sold at the Refresh benefit gala and auction Friday night were as eclectic as the crowd that purchased them.

House fire on Chicago's North Side kills 6 siblings

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:04 p.m.

CHICAGO -- Fire swept through a three-bedroom apartment on Chicago's North Side early Sunday, killing six children and injuring their mother and three siblings, authorities said.

Europe's first lunar mission hits moon

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:03 p.m.

DARMSTADT, Germany -- Europe's first spacecraft to the moon ended its three-year mission Sunday with a planned crash that scientists hoped would provide clues to the geological composition of a volcanic plain called the Lake of Excellence.

NATO: More than 200 Taliban killed in southern Afghanistan

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:02 p.m.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- NATO and Afghan forces killed more than 200 suspected Taliban guerrillas with air strikes and artillery fire in a major offensive in a volatile province in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said Sunday.

Iran wants talks on its nuclear program but won't halt uranium enrichment first

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:58 p.m.

TEHRAN, Iran -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants negotiations on Iran's nuclear program but won't halt uranium enrichment ahead of talks, U.N. chief Kofi Annan said Sunday after meeting with the Iranian leader.

National security adviser: No. 2 in al-Qaida in Iraq arrested

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:55 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi and coalition forces have arrested the second most senior figure in al-Qaida in Iraq, Iraq's national security adviser announced on Sunday, saying the group now suffered from a "serious leadership crisis."

IUSA: Representing students?

By Alyson Brodsy and Paul Rohwer · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:45 p.m.

The primary goal of education is "the removal of ignorance," wrote Jacques Barzun. He is greatly responsible for my education and yet, we have never met -- his influence having taken hold decades prior. Dismayed at the elective system replacing the classical curriculum, he wrote, "The college curriculum broke into fragments, and departments became small principalities competing for students and seeking prestige by specialism." In response, he forged a core curriculum, building a humanistic education in a controlled and rigorous way based on the humanities in arts, music and literature. For the American university today, there continues to be a struggle between the know-how of professional training and the cultivation of the mind afforded by excellence in liberal arts education.

Dreary debates

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian J. McFillen · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:45 p.m.

The congressional race for Indiana's 9th District is one of the country's tightest. Republican incumbent Mike Sodrel and Democratic challenger Baron Hill are both House veterans. Their last electoral battle was decided by slightly more than 1,400 votes, and dissatisfaction with Republican leadership in both Congress and the presidency might make this result even closer. Furthermore, this is a key race in the 2006 elections, and it will determine the balance of power in Washington, D.C.

Scrapping 'Midnight Madness'

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:44 p.m.

Did you hear about Midnight Madness this year? No, not the unofficial start of basketball at the first practice at the first minute of the season. We're talking about the madness of busloads of students shuttling between the IU campus and Wal-Mart for the opportunity to outfit their residence hall rooms and stock up on low-priced goodies.

Educated ideas

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:41 p.m.

After Thursday's debate, the Indiana Daily Student asked each candidate in the 9th Congressional District for their thoughts on the cost of higher education.

Gary teachers accept contract to end 12-day strike

By Alyson Brodsy and Tom Coyne · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:40 p.m.

GARY — City teachers will receive raises and 45-minute lunch breaks under a new contract they approved Friday, ending a teachers strike that has kept some 16,000 pupils out of school for more than a week.

HELP IS HERE

By Alyson Brodsy and Tyler Moore · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:38 p.m.

HELP IS HERE -- Jeff Gilbert, spokesperson for Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), stands in front of the Help Is Here Express Friday morning in the Communities United parking lot at 409 South Walnut. Representatives of PhRMA travel around the country in the RV to educate qualified, low-income residents about purchasing prescriptions at a discount directly from pharmaceutical manufacturers. The tour, called "Help is Here Express," is sponsored by Partnership for Prescription Assistance, and its Indiana chapter is called Rx For Indiana. "The bus is a traveling enrollment center that allows people to learn if they are eligible for help in paying for their prescriptions," said State Rep. Peggy Welch (D-Bloomington) in a news release. "I urge those who are struggling to afford their medication toPPA has assisted 2.5 million patients across the country and more than 130,000 people in Indiana, according to the release.