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Council to discuss gender identity issue for municipal code

By Roy Maurer · Monday, April 10,2006 1:04 a.m.

An ordinance amending the Bloomington Municipal Code to recognize gender identity was introduced at Wednesday's Common Council meeting. The ordinance, co-sponsored by Council President Chris Sturbaum and Councilman David Sabbagh, would add gender identity to the list of classes protected from discriminatory practices. The list currently includes race, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation and disability.

Making history

By Melanie Sims · Monday, April 10,2006 1:03 a.m.

Government officials are investigating "wardrobe malfunctions" that happened during India Fashion week. School officials are dilly-dallying with meal allowances in Zambia. And mountaintop removal is happening in West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee.

State police to receive pay increase

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Monday, April 10,2006 1:03 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana State Police troopers will get a pay raise ranging from 20 percent for beginning recruits to 1.75 percent for top level positions, Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Friday during a graduation ceremony for 36 new members of the force.

A noble Nobel?

By Brian J. McFillen and Brain J. McFillen · Monday, April 10,2006 1:02 a.m.

From now until May, the Wells Library is hosting an exhibit on the Nobel Peace Prize and its recipients. Organized by IU's Center for the Study of Global Change and the United Nations (along with the Library), the project examines the prize's history and significance by profiling selected winners, such as Woodrow Wilson and International Atomic Energy Agency Chief Mohamed ElBaradei.

Bloomingtoid

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 10,2006 1:01 a.m.

From 1847 to 1860, Bloomington had only one law enforcement officer, called the town marshal. The town marshal was an elected official, just like the mayor and the board of trustees. The first to ever be elected town marshal was David B. Judah. By 1860, a group of designated men -- night watchers -- began patrolling the city when the town marshal went off duty. No record exists that indicates how the night watchers were appointed, but this system of town marshal and night watchers served Bloomington until the mid-1890s.

High court rules against school fees

By Elisha Sauers · Monday, April 10,2006 1 a.m.

In a case challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that public schools may not impose academic fees on K-12 students anymore. During the 2002-2003 school year, the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation mandated a $20 fee for each of its students in an attempt to balance its budget -- a budget which had incurred a $2.3 million deficit in 2002.

Hail fails to slow easter hunt

By Elizabeth Dilts and Liz Dilts · Monday, April 10,2006 1 a.m.

Charging through the saturated, spring grasses of Bryan Park, a stampede of 350 adults reclaimed their childhood in this year's Bloomington Egg Scramble. This now eight-year-old tradition is a far cry from those egg hunts of youth. "This is my first (egg hunt)," said Bloomington resident Joe Blaylock. "The one when I was 7 doesn't count. I didn't find anything; my mother found something and gave it to me."

Not bitter at all (well, maybe a little)

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 10,2006 12:59 a.m.

Upon learning that IU women's basketball coach Sharon Versyp was heading for Purdue, many of our IDS colleagues were, at first, wishing her (and them) petulance.

Where on campus is this?

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 10,2006 12:58 a.m.

See Tuesday's Indiana Daily Student for the answer.

Wright Quad launches health food campaign

By Kim Cullman · Monday, April 10,2006 12:56 a.m.

After returning from spring break, students dining in the Wright Food Court were offered a healthy alternative to the usual cafeteria choices as Residential Programs and Services launched its new Eat Wright concept.

College Mentors run to collect funds for kids

By Kasey Hawrysz · Monday, April 10,2006 12:56 a.m.

After two days of violent weather, Mother Nature relented Sunday afternoon with sunny and temperate conditions for participants in College Mentors for Kids' 5K Run/Walk, as they grabbed their jogging gear to raise money for kids in need. Regardless of whether it was the weather or available late registration, the group's "Race for Higher Education" saw an increased turnout from 2005's inaugural race, with close to 160 students helping bring in about $1,000 for the program.

Around the Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 10,2006 12:55 a.m.

'Tranny Roadshow' extravaganza tonight in IMUG As part of the National Day of Silence, the Union Board is holding the Tranny Roadshow at 7 p.m. tonight in the IMUG at the Indiana Memorial Union. Admission is free.

Israelpalooza offers music, culture

By Savannah Worley · Monday, April 10,2006 12:54 a.m.

Students looking for a little spiritual wisdom found it Sunday in Dunn Meadow. All they needed was a nickel. Israelpalooza, held Sunday afternoon in Dunn Meadow, celebrated Israeli culture with music, food and a walk down Kirkwood Avenue.

Students question Facebook policies

By Lee Hurwitz · Monday, April 10,2006 12:52 a.m.

When freshman Noah Skube checked his Lee Corso Facebook profile last week, there was one problem. It wasn't there. Recently Facebook.com, the popular social networking Web site, has come under scrutiny for deactivating fake profiles, in addition to language in its terms and conditions that allows Facebook to distribute and release any information placed in profiles. This can include a user's groups or interests, as well as pictures that friends place on the Web site.

Local band Forever in Effigy releases album, contends for 2006 Warped Tour

By Jessica Hullinger · Monday, April 10,2006 12:51 a.m.

While most people soaked up the rays on warm, sunny beaches during spring break, members from the band Forever in Effigy found themselves in Bloomington all week, recording. If everything goes as planned, the result of their efforts will be a 12-track album titled "From Sleep and Shadows."

Russian, Brazilian, American among space station crew returning to Earth

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 10,2006 12:50 a.m.

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan -- American, Russian and Brazilian astronauts endured a bone-jarring, 3 1/2-hour ride from the international space station back to Earth on Sunday, landing on target in the freezing Kazakh steppe.

Roadside bombs, violence marks 'Freedom Day' in Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy and Vanessa Arrington · Monday, April 10,2006 12:50 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Roadside bombs killed at least three people in Iraq on Sunday, the three-year anniversary of Baghdad's fall to U.S. forces, as security forces bolstered security in the capital to prevent attacks on "Freedom Day."

Israel set to cut all ties with Palestinian Authority

Monday, April 10,2006 12:48 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Israel's Cabinet is set to cut all ties with the Palestinian Authority, ruling out the possibility that Israel will hold peace talks with the moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in an effort to bypass the new Hamas-led government, an official said Sunday.

Senators: Bush, Cheney should explain CIA leak

By Alyson Brodsy and Nedra Pickler · Monday, April 10,2006 12:47 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney should speak publicly about their involvement in the CIA leak case so people can understand what happened, a leading Republican senator said Sunday.

Storm victims survey weekend damage

By Alyson Brodsy and John Gerome · Monday, April 10,2006 12:45 a.m.

GALLATIN, Tenn. -- Diesel smoke filled the air as work crews used heavy equipment to clear paths through tornado-strewn debris and victims rummaged for mementos in the remains of their neighborhoods. Clumps of yellow insulation hung from trees like Spanish moss, and the sound of helicopters, chain saws and trucks created a loud, steady rumble.