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IU supports awareness of nation's public transit

By Stephanie Susman · Monday, Oct. 13,2003 1:24 a.m.

In an attempt to create more support for public transportation across the nation, IU's Institute for Urban Transportation is assisting in Communities in Motion Day Thursday.

Indiana court rules on abortion consent law

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 13,2003 12:38 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Minors need the consent of only one parent to get an abortion, even if their parents are divorced and have joint custody, an Indiana Court of Appeals panel decided.

Study tables offered at schools

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 13,2003 12:38 a.m.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Not content being a C-average student, seventh-grader Bakari Flemmings stays after school three days a week, giving up an hour of playtime to study and do homework.

Taking credit, taking blame

By Anna Dittmer · Monday, Oct. 13,2003 12:30 a.m.

I love free stuff. I've dedicated considerable effort to disproving the economists' maxim, "There's no such thing as a free lunch."

Lest we sleep the sleep of death

By Paul Musgrave · Monday, Oct. 13,2003 12:29 a.m.

John Whittenberger was the archetypal big man on campus: football player, fraternity man and founder of Union Board.

No shirt, no shoes, no disco

By Vincent Carr · Monday, Oct. 13,2003 12:27 a.m.

About a month ago, Axis Night Club, 419 N. Walnut St., hosted Lezbend, the female DJ trio from Warsaw, Poland.

Getting by with a little help

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 13,2003 12:26 a.m.

After every tailgate, whether or not we bag a victory, there's a University employee out there bagging cans. They're mowing the grass, wiping off the chalkboards and answering phones.

Poles celebrate pope's 25th anniversary

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 13,2003 12:23 a.m.

KRAKOW, Poland -- Troubled by television pictures of a stooped and frail Pope John Paul II, Poles on Sunday celebrated the 25th anniversary of their native son's papacy with prayers for his health and memories of his inspiration for their overthrow of communism.

Car bomb rocks center of Baghdad

By Alyson Brodsy and Charles J. Hanley · Monday, Oct. 13,2003 12:23 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Suicide attackers struck again Sunday in Iraq, this time with twin car bombs in the heart of Baghdad that fell short of a hotel full of Americans but exploded on a busy commercial street, killing six bystanders and wounding dozens, U.S. military and Iraqi officials said.

Dark, demented 'Vacation'

By Nikolas Priest · Monday, Oct. 13,2003 12:20 a.m.

The IU Theatre and Drama Department opened its season with a daring and slightly unconventional choice of Christopher Durang's "Betty's Summer Vacation," and the effect was everything one could expect from a satire.

Students share fiction, poetry works

By Jennifer Jackson · Monday, Oct. 13,2003 12:18 a.m.

In an otherwise deserted campus, a crowd of about 40 people gathered Friday night in Ballantine Hall Room 109 for the second of two nights of readings from first year Master of Fine Arts students in IU's Creative Writing Program.

French jazz group visits IU

By Mike Carey · Monday, Oct. 13,2003 12:18 a.m.

Flamenco, Stevie Wonder, Definitely Django Reinhardt, the B-52's and G-Love and the Special Sauce.

Local, regional acts of all genres featured in performance series

By Josh Hamm and Joshua Hamm · Monday, Oct. 13,2003 12:17 a.m.

Every week mobs of students flock to The Bluebird and Bear's Place to relax and check out the sounds of the latest emerging local bands.

Gallery uses music to connect with visitors

By -Jenny Kobiela · Monday, Oct. 13,2003 12:16 a.m.

Nine art displays by IU faculty, alumni and Indianapolis artists and music by DJ Ionman from WFHB were featured in "Lounge" at the School of Fine Arts Gallery Friday night. The event highlighted numerous forms of media art, including video, film projection and 3-D art.

Deadline today for student tickets

By Natalie A. Trout · Friday, Oct. 10,2003 3:24 a.m.

According to the IU Ticket Office, today is the last day students can purchase guaranteed seats for the 2003-2004 men's basketball season. And many students are wondering how many games will be included in this year's package. After the IU men's basketball team made its unexpected run to the Final Four in 2002, more students than in the past rushed out to buy tickets for last year's season.

Police use lost dentures to track down break-in burglar

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 10,2003 3:19 a.m.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Ind. -- Police didn't have to use DNA or fingerprints to track down a man accused of breaking into a vacant house -- they traced his dentures. Investigators said Paul D. Lee's false teeth apparently fell out when he stumbled after breaking into a house that was being remodeled.

South Bend's dilapidated Bayer factory sold to charity for $1

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 10,2003 3:18 a.m.

ELKHART, Ind. -- A massive building formerly used to make tablets to relieve indigestion will now be used to store food to feed the poor. Feed the Children, a not-for-profit Christian charity based in Oklahoma City, announced Wednesday it has bought Bayer Corp.'s vacant 933,000-square-foot factory. The $1 cost of the building is less than the cost of a package of Alka-Seltzer, which was once made in the building.

Judge rules voting card unfair to Democratic party

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 10,2003 3:17 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Marion County officials must redesign and print an entirely new ballot before the Nov. 4 election, a judge ruled Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by Democrats who objected to the voting card's design.

Bloomington teacher wins statewide award

By Brittany Hite · Friday, Oct. 10,2003 3:15 a.m.

Eric Mjolsnes is more than a normal teacher at a local Bloomington school. Mjolsnes, head teacher for the upper elementary classroom at Bloomington Montessori School, was chosen as one of 10 teachers statewide selected annually to receive the Project E "Excellence in Education" Teacher Award. The award is sponsored by Project E, a non-profit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1999 to promote major improvements in Indiana's K-12 schools.

2 people killed in airplane crash

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Friday, Oct. 10,2003 2:50 a.m.

Two people were killed when an ultralight plane crashed in southwest Lawrence County, near Springville, Ind. Police said the plane crashed between 6 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening, but the crash wasn't discovered until 7 a.m. Thursday morning. David L. Kimmell, 60, of Springville, and Jamie R. Umphress, 29, of Mitchell, were killed. Kimmell's father, Charles, discovered the wreckage early Thursday. Investigators said there were no witnesses and no obvious reason for the crash.

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