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A war of words

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The issues came pouring out Tuesday night at the University of Massachusetts in Boston as Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush and Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore traded blows in the first of three presidential debates.


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Panel reacts to Tuesday's debate

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While Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore and Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush met in Massachusetts for the inaugural presidential debates for 2000, sophomore Heidi Westrick took notes.


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Ready to rumble: Gore vs. Bush

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Republican Presidential nominee George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore will hit the airwaves tonight as the presidential candidates square off in the first of three debates.


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Minority voters key for both parties in elections, experts say

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Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore picked Joe Lieberman, an orthodox Jew from Connecticut, to be his running mate. Lieberman is the first Jewish-American to be chosen for the second highest seat in the White House. The Republican Party is also reaching out - some say more than ever - to minorities, especially to Hispanics, who are a visible force in the 2000 elections.

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Journalist lectures on privacy in media

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Journalist Tom Wicker, former bureau chief and columnist for the New York Times, spoke to students and faculty Monday about ethics and privacy in journalism. Wicker, who wrote the "In the Nation" column for 25 years before his retirement in 1991, addressed a crowd of about 200 in his talk, "Privacy in the Media Age."


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Project examines racism against Asians

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Since 1996, reported incidents of racism against Asians have risen by nine percentage points, according to the Racial Incidents Team report. At the same time, incidents against Asian Americans have decreased by four percentage points. Daisy Rodriguez, a graduate student, said these incidents merit discussion, which is what she wants to do with the Responding to Incidents of Casual and Everyday Racism (RICER) Project.


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Do I belong in Hell House?

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If you like being scared at Halloween, you can visit a haunted house or a hell house. In a haunted house, someone will come at you with a rubber axe, a few goof walls will tremble, eyes will move in a portrait, you'll hear a "Shh, they're coming -- do you have your mask on?"


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A step in the right direction

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If you plan on drinking and driving, there's a new number you should become familiar with: 0.08. President Bill Clinton signed a bill Monday that requires states to implement the new blood alcohol content standard as the legal level by 2004. States that don't comply will loose millions of dollars in federal highway funds.



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A fine line between fact, opinion

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There's a good and obvious reason why articles written by columnists appear on a newspaper's opinion page. If I may be excused for stating the obvious just a bit, that reason is this: Columnists are full of, among other things, opinions.


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Congressional candidates agree to debate in September

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It's unlikely to have the historic magnitude of the Lincoln/Douglas debates. But Rep. John Hostettler (R-8th) and Democratic challenger Paul Perry will square off in early September in the format named after the famed 1858 U.S. Senate debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas.



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Poorly paid professors?

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It's not always just about the money. This year, salary increases given to the administration were higher than those given to the majority of faculty, and many professors are disappointed or frustrated with the distribution of salary increases.


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Alumnus finds success in Hollywood

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He went to Los Angeles wanting to be a DJ. He never got the job. Instead, he became a writer for the critically acclaimed show "MASH." John Rappaport, an IU graduate, talked to a sociology class Friday about his career in the media. He joked with students and talked about his memories.





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Dorms revise break policy

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Residential Programs and Services has revised its policy on residence halls closings for Thanksgiving break, after a meeting with concerned students Monday.


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IU lawyers ask for early ruling

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In a surprise move, lawyers for IU's board of trustees filed a motion for summary judgment just 15 days after a group of alumni and citizens filed suit against the trustees for allegedly violating Indiana's open meeting laws.


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Meadowood gives retired residents taste of campus life

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They work out, they go to the opera and they eat their meals in an on-campus dining hall. Some of them even attend classes occasionally. These aren't students, but the residents of Meadowood retirement community, just across from the stadium at 2455 Tamarack Trail.