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Business school dean to resign

By Dan Patrick · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2004 12:30 a.m.

After one of its most prosperous eras, the Kelley School of Business needs a new leader. Dean Dan Dalton, who created the Graduate and Executive Education Center and raised more than $150 million for the school, will step down from the position and return to a professorial role at the end of the semester. A new interim dean will be selected before Dalton's resignation goes into effect June 20.

Kelley School professors react to announcement

By Dan Patrick · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2004 12:29 a.m.

As Kelley School of Business Dean, Dan Dalton, prepares to step down at the end of the semester, new leadership will be sorely needed to continue the level of prestige the school has come to be known for.

Council discusses budget

By Brian Janosch · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2004 12:27 a.m.

In IU-Bloomington Interim Chancellor Ken Gros Louis' first time back heading the Bloomington Faculty Council since June 2000, IU President Adam Herbert sat down for an hour and a half discussion about administrative and budget issues.

SRSC thefts up this winter

By Alli Stolper and Writer Alli Stolper · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2004 12:27 a.m.

Weight isn't the only thing students venturing to the Student Recreational Sports Center are losing this year. The SRSC has reported increased incidents of the theft of personal belongings during the winter months. According to the Division of Recreational Sports Annual Report, from 2002-2003, a total of 23 incidents of theft were reported during the last school year in the months of December, through February. A total of 33 incidents of theft were reported for the entire year.

Bush sets campaign themes

By Alyson Brodsy and Terence Hunt · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2004 12:27 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush, wrapping the themes of his re-election campaign in his State of the Union address, asserted Tuesday night America is strengthening its economy and successfully combatting terrorism. "We have not come all this way -- through tragedy and trial and war -- only to falter, and leave our work unfinished," he said. In a stay-the-course appeal to a joint session of Congress, Bush said the nation faced important challenges and choices.

Holidays mean working days for Hoosiers

By Colin Burns · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2004 12:16 a.m.

The holiday break is a time for rest, relaxation and being lazy. Students travel away from Bloomington to distance themselves from the responsibilities of the past semester. The IU wrestling team had a different schedule.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T the P-A-T-R-I-O-T

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2004 12:15 a.m.

Aikman, Irvin and Smith. Ring a bell? Of course it does. These are recognizable names from the dominant Dallas Cowboys squad that earned the label of America's Team, but Brady, Bruski and Law? Are most people aware these are names representing the AFC in this year's Super Bowl?

Backcourt tandem helps lead IU into middle of Big Ten season

By Natalie A. Trout · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2004 12:14 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- There are two players on the IU men's basketball roster who have become quite the pair on the court -- at home, and away. Sophomore guards Bracey Wright and Marshall Strickland are IU's backcourt, and in the team's 69-61 road victory over Ohio State (9-8, 1-3 Big Ten), the two had a combined 47 points. The two guards were also the top scorers in Saturday's victory over Northwestern.

Late defensive stands hold off Buckeyes in Hoosier win

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2004 12:12 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two big steals down the stretch by sophomore Bracey Wright allowed IU to pull out another road win in the Big Ten against Ohio State 69-61, Tuesday at Value City Arena. The Hoosiers (9-6, 3-1 Big Ten) converted 10-12 free throws down the stretch to withstand a late Buckeye run. Wright led the Hoosiers with 28 points and IU sophomore Marshall Strickland finished with 19.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11:36 p.m.

Civil rights panel on Friday IU's Over a Cup of Tea series is hosting a panel discussion featuring IU Civil Rights activists. The presentation will feature Dr. Mary Ann Wynkoop, author of "Dissent in the Heartland: The Sixties at Indiana University," moderating a panel of alumni who were actively involved in the civil rights movement while students at IU.

Trespass reported at Bryan House

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11:31 p.m.

The IU Police Department responded to a trespass at the president's house Friday, issuing a warning to a homeless man. IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger said a groundskeeper at Bryan House called in the complaint after a suspect approached him about making a movie. "He stated there was a subject who came up to him acting rather strange, and talked about wanting to make a movie," Minger said. "But the groundskeeper indicated that the person acted a little odd, that he appeared as if he may have had some mental problems or been on medication or something."

Internship Fair coming to IU

By Janet Nguyen · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11:30 p.m.

It's about that time again for many college students to make plans for their future, and look for internships. IU's Internship Fair 2004 is rapidly approaching Thursday at Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. The event begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. According to the IU Events Calendar, representatives from more than 70 different organizations, who will be accepting resumes and applications, will be present at the Internship Fair. Organizations such as Fripp Island Resort, Neiman Marcus, Teach for America, WXIN-59 and WTTV 4 from Indianapolis will visit campus.

Blood drive pits frats, sororities against each other

By Lindsay Lyon · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11:28 p.m.

Members of the Bloomington community will gather this week in the Main Library to participate in the second-annual Fraternity vs. Sorority Blood Challenge. The event was organized by IU's Panhellenic Association and the American Red Cross in response to a critical need for blood in the River Valley Region.

Search for victims continues

By Alyson Brodsy and Hassane Meftahi · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11:27 p.m.

ALGIERS, Algeria -- Searchers discovered ten more bodies at a natural gas complex rocked by an explosion, raising the death toll to 23, an official said Tuesday. Seventy-four people were injured and rescuers said as many as a dozen workers were believed missing. The cause of Monday evening's explosion in the Mediterranean port city of Skikda was still under investigation, Algeria energy minister Chakib Khelil told state radio.

Scientists attempt to trace bird flu

By Alyson Brodsy and Tini Tran · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11:25 p.m.

HANOI, Vietnam -- International health experts tried to trace the lines of transmission of a bird flu that has killed five people and millions of chickens across Asia, as China shut trade ports along its border with hard-hit Vietnam Tuesday.

Senate panel considers bill to further restrict seatbelt laws

By Alyson Brodsy and Deanna Wrenn · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11:01 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A top federal highway official is backing a bill to change Indiana's seatbelt law and require drivers of pickups and sport-utility vehicles to buckle up along with other motorists. Jeffrey Runge, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, planned to testify Tuesday before a state Senate committee considering the legislation. The bill is being sponsored by the panel's chairman, Republican Sen. Thomas Wyss of Fort Wayne.

Recycling an issue for renters

By Hannah Schroder · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11 p.m.

Blank metal cans, flattened cereal boxes and empty pop bottles lay heaped in a pile next to sophomore Cindy Woerner's trash can. They aren't there because the trash can is too full, or because Woerner is too lazy to throw them away. They are there because Woerner's off-campus apartment complex provides no way for her to recycle them.

House Republicans make plans for upcoming year

By Lindsey Jancek and Lindsay Jancek · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 10:59 p.m.

The Indiana House Republicans are looking in a new direction this year. With the release of the 2004 legislative agenda and the State of the State address, Republicans of the Indiana House of Representatives will look to topics such as job creation, eliminating executive branch scandal, taxpayer protection and the state's budget problems.

Hoosiers, justice, change

By Chris Farrar · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 10:57 p.m.

The Gentleman From Indiana, written by Booth Tarkington, is a descriptive account of what Indiana was like one hundred years ago. Published by the Doubleday, Page & Company in 1899, Tarkington tells an autobiographical story about an editor named John Harkless, who turns a small town's dilapidated weekly paper into a political capital. Set in Central Indiana, in the heart of the lonesome flattands of Indiana, where the winters are bleak and the summers are hot and sticky, Tarkington's story provides readers with a historical tale full of Indiana culture.

The next big thing

By Phil Kijak · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 10:50 p.m.

When you discover a band you really love that barely anyone knows about, it can be greatly rewarding. You read about them in Pitchfork or NME, give them a whirl and they end up becoming your own little thing, carving out a niche in your life, defining your personality and tastes to a T. You tell your friends, let them borrow an album, and if any of them decide to buy it, you get that fuzzy feeling in your heart knowing you helped spread the word.