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NASCAR comes to Indiana

Wednesday, July 30,2003 10:16 p.m.

This weekend will bring hundreds of thousands of race fans to the Indianapolis for the 10th running of the Brickyard 400. This year's race will boast some of the best racers in the NASCAR Winston Cup series.

Theater pays tribute to Bob Hope

By Ed Johnson · Wednesday, July 30,2003 10:15 p.m.

LONDON -- News of Hope's death at age 100 led evening news broadcasts in Britain, and SKY TV News ran lengthy film clips and tributes. The comedian's book "I Never Left Home" referred to England. "He got back there as often as he could to play golf, to do shows, fund-raisers or to visit," said his longtime publicist, Ward Grant. "He just loved going back there." The veteran entertainer died Sunday at his home in the Los Angeles area of pneumonia.

American spy caught with secrets

By Jonathan D. Salant · Wednesday, July 30,2003 10:04 p.m.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Brian Patrick Regan buried 20,000 classified documents, five CD-ROMs and five videotapes, the government said Wednesday, evidence of the convicted spy's intention to sell national security secrets to Iraq and other countries for millions of dollars.

Mears' maturity impresses

By Dick Brinster · Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:54 p.m.

The name Mears is synonymous with excellence in open-wheel racing, but the youngest member of the family has chosen a different road in pursuit of stardom. Uncle Rick won the Indianapolis 500 a record-tying four times, and father Roger was an off-road champion. Casey Mears decided to try NASCAR, and despite the growing pains of a rookie, he is making an impression that belies his 25 years. "I always try to think things out rather than let the excitement or disappointment dictate decisions on what I may or may not do with the car," he said. "Just growing up in a racing family, I've learned so much." Uncle Rick won the Indianapolis 500 a record-tying four times, and father Roger was an off-road champion. Casey Mears decided to try NASCAR, and despite the growing pains of a rookie, he is making an impression that belies his 25 years.

Thanks for the memories

By Brandon Morley · Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:53 p.m.

When Bob Hope's candle of life went out, it marked the end of an era marked by comic legends such as Jack Benny, George Burns and Milton Berle, who not only seemed to pioneer the "science of comedy" in the 20th century, but also managed to revolutionize it for every new medium they performed in. Hope's centennial birthday was May 29. Those hundred years point as evidence to his ability to touch those he knew or entertained.

Research center gets new director

By Widjoyo Pranapauw · Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:42 p.m.

Jim Conover officially has become the new director of IU's Indiana Business Research Center, replacing Morton Marcus, who had led the center for more than 15 years.

Fighting rages in Liberia despite 'cease-fire'

By Alexandra Zavis · Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:40 p.m.

MONROVIA, Liberia -- Heavy fighting raged in Liberia's besieged capital Wednesday despite rebel declarations of a cease-fire, with President Charles Taylor's troops battling rebels trying to advance on his downtown stronghold. Mortar shells crashed into neighborhoods of tin-roof shacks overnight, killing at least one person and wounding eight adults and a dozen children on the government-controlled side of the capital, aid workers said.

Pugh takes over position

By Devon Thomas · Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:40 p.m.

Susan Pugh, former director of the Office of Student Financial Assistance for IU and interim executive director of Student Financial Assistance, has been named associate vice chancellor for Enrollment Services.

Kansas woman's claim to be girl missing since 1986 a hoax, police say

By Ryan Lenz · Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:39 p.m.

THORNTOWN, Ind. -- A woman who called the parents of a missing girl and claimed she might be their long-lost daughter was charged Wednesday with committing a hoax. Donna L. Walker, 35, of Topeka, Kan., was charged with identity deception and false reporting. Her whereabouts were not known Wednesday, authorities said.

Alumnus steps into stock market

By Gary Guffey · Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:38 p.m.

Where did you get those cool shoes? They just might have an IU connection.

Volunteers to help keep campus clean Sunday

By Joe Grace · Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:35 p.m.

A school of little brown minnows darts through the legs of two young girls standing in the Jordan River by the Indiana Memorial Union trying to catch the slippery fish in a paper cup. The water around them is crisp and clear. Graduate student Amanda Robbins wants it to stay that way.

Man admits to killing kids

Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:35 p.m.

CONCORD, N.H. -- A man accused of killing his two children told authorities he shot them in New Hampshire and buried them in a shallow grave in the Midwest after saying a prayer and making a duct tape cross on each child's chest, according to court documents released Wednesday.

Jazz orchestra comes to IU

By Kelly Phillips · Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:35 p.m.

Thirteen years ago, David Baker had a vision. The IU Distinguished Professor of Music wanted a way to convey jazz music the way the composers and arrangers intended it to be played. In order to re-create original big band jazz music, he needed a talented orchestra capable of reconstructing the music of the biggest jazz masters. He needed "a vehicle to play the masterworks," Baker said.

Herbert to take office on Friday

By Aaron Uslan · Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:35 p.m.

IU officials are anticipating the arrival of the newly appointed IU president, Dr. Adam Herbert, to the Bloomington campus Friday. Herbert will be residing in the Bryan House, the on-campus home reserved for IU presidents. "We are all eager to start working with Dr. Herbert," said IU-Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm. "This is a very exciting moment for IU and a great opportunity for us to grow as a community."

Legislation takes effect Friday

By Jordan Seeder · Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:35 p.m.

The public smoking ban for Bloomington and all of Monroe County will take effect Friday. The ordinance encompasses all public buildings, including office buildings and restaurants. The only exception is private clubs and businesses, which do not admit minors and already have smoking sections. These places will have to be smoke-free by January 1, 2005.

IU alumnus, former senator dies

Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Former Sen. Vance Hartke, a liberal Indiana Democrat whose staunch opposition to the Vietnam War put him at odds with President Lyndon B. Johnson, died Sunday from heart failure. He was 84.

Playboy mansion, Hustler monastery

By Anna Dittmer · Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:06 p.m.

A few weeks ago, while listening to the car radio, I learned that my traffic report was brought to me by California peaches. Actually, I'm not entirely sure it was peaches because I was so astonished by the notion of any sort of fruit collecting traffic information and broadcasting it over the radio that I found it difficult to concentrate on anything else.

Viva la Lance

By Marc Samardzija · Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:04 p.m.

What is a hero? According to "Webster's Dictionary," the definition of a hero is someone who is noted for their feats of courage or notability that serves a higher purpose in society. Pretty clear if you ask me; yet the term hero seems to be misused greatly by our generation, especially in the world of sports. Surprisingly, it seems everyone with an endorsement deal is a role model, which forces me back to my original question, "What exactly is a hero?"

Watching out for your butt

By Mathew S. Schoettmer and Matthew Schoettmer · Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:03 p.m.

Young, skinny, wimpy dudes have been taking it from behind for ages. Literally. In 1824, at the conclusion of a prison tour along the East Cost and in the South, Reverend Louis Dwight remarked: "I have found melancholy testimony to establish one general fact, videlicet, that boys are prostituted to the lust of old convicts."

If a baloo is a bear …

Wednesday, July 30,2003 9:02 p.m.

Marion County schools are being pressured by state officials to change the time-tested A-B-C grading system to a numerical score of one, two or three. These scores would be given in different areas of each subject, three meaning the child has mastered the subject, one and two meaning that the child needs more work.