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IU student shares experience of military service overseas

By Hina Alam · Monday, Sept. 13,2004 12:36 a.m.

School has reopened, and students are back to learning math, English, science or journalism. But Katherine Lowry is having lessons of a different kind: lessons of life, lessons for life. Pvt. Lowry, a senior majoring in anthropology, is in the medical unit of the National Guard, which is presently deployed in Afghanistan. She wrote to the Indiana Daily Student about her life at Camp Phoenix in Kabul via e-mail.

Nevada key state for environmental issues

By Alyson Brodsy and John Heilprin · Monday, Sept. 13,2004 12:17 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- For environmentalists hoping to turn anger at President George W. Bush into electoral votes for Sen. John Kerry, the biggest and perhaps only field of dreams is a nuclear waste dump site in Nevada.

Nearly 60 killed fighting in Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy and Robert H. Reid · Monday, Sept. 13,2004 12:16 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Insurgents hammered central Baghdad Sunday with one of their most intense mortar and rocket barrages ever in the heart of the capital, heralding a day of violence which killed nearly 60 people nationwide as security appeared to spiral out of control.

September 11 memorial events

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 2:08 a.m.

What: InterFaith Commemoration Where: Dunn Meadow 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. "A Time of Sharing" -- Circled in groups of 10 to 12, people discuss what they have learned since 9-11.

IUSF announces scholarship winners

By Michael Zennie · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 1:39 a.m.

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, left an incredible impact on the entire nation, and IU was no exception. When the smoke from the World Trade Center Towers cleared, three IU students had lost family members in the destruction.

InterFaith commemoration to memorialize anniversary

By Kathleen Quilligan and Kathleen Quilligen · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 1:33 a.m.

Freshman Lindsay Bell's only concrete plans for the weekend include going home to Greenfield. Ordinarily, this might not be enough to raise an eyebrow, but since Saturday marks the third anniversary of two planes hitting the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, it feels a bit empty.

Powell says killings in Sudan amounts to genocide

By Alyson Brodsy and George Gedda · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 1:29 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration for the first time Thursday called attacks in Sudan's Darfur region by government-backed Arab militia against black Africans "genocide." The designation by Secretary of State Colin Powell came as a U.S. proposal in the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions against Sudan encountered opposition. Powell told Congress that Sudan's government is to blame for the killing of tens of thousands and uprooting of 1.2 million people.

Air strikes in 2 key areas lead crackdown

By Alyson Brodsy and Robert H. Reid · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 1:28 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- American warplanes struck militant positions in two insurgent-controlled cities Thursday, and U.S. and Iraqi troops quietly took control of a third city in a sweeping crackdown following a spike in attacks against U.S. forces. More than 60 people were reported killed, most of them in Tal Afar, one of several cities that American officials acknowledged this week had fallen under insurgent control and become "no-go" zones.

Hurricane Ivan devastates Grenada

By Alyson Brodsy and Ian James · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 1:27 a.m.

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada -- Hurricane Ivan took aim Thursday at Jamaica and possibly Florida after killing 23 people in five countries and devastating Grenada, where police fired tear gas to stop a looting frenzy and frightened students armed themselves with knives and sticks.

Israeli official speaks at IU

By Brittany Terwilliger · Friday, Sept. 10,2004 1:25 a.m.

Israeli Deputy Consul General to the Midwest, Andy David lectured in the Indiana Memorial Union's Georgian Room Thursday night at 7 p.m. David's message focused on informing students about MASHAV, Israel's center for International Cooperation within the ministry of foreign affairs. MASHAV assists developing countries in improving agriculture, combating desertification, empowering women and aiding in disaster relief.

Deputy Consul General for Israel to speak at IU today

By Brittany Terwilliger · Thursday, Sept. 9,2004 1:26 a.m.

Israeli Deputy Consul General at the Israeli Consulate General to the Midwest, Andy David will give a lecture today at 7 p.m. in the Indiana Memorial Union's Georgian Room. The lecture, which is open to the public, will encompass Israel's role in international cooperation, David's area of expertise.

Nebraska judge finds Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 9,2004 1:03 a.m.

LINCOLN, Neb. -- A third federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act is unconstitutional, saying it fails to include an exception when a woman's health is in danger. U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf in Lincoln, Neb., said Congress ignored the most experienced doctors in determining that the banned procedure would never be necessary.

U.S. military deaths in Iraq pass 1,000

By Alyson Brodsy and Hamza Hendawi · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2:25 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed 1,000 Tuesday, an Associated Press tally showed, as a spike in fighting with both Sunni and Shiite insurgents killed seven Americans in scattered clashes in the Baghdad area.

Campaigning begins for Afghan presidential election

By Stephen Graham · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2:13 a.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's historic election campaign got under way Tuesday, pitting 17 hopefuls against interim leader Hamid Karzai in the race to become the country's first popularly elected president.

Qureia: Retaliation for air strike is 'justified'

By Ibrahim Barzak · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2:12 a.m.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia condemned an Israeli air strike that killed 14 Hamas militants in unusually harsh terms Tuesday, warning the attack will invite a tough response from the militant group and saying retaliation will be "justified."

Vice president warns electing Kerry could lead to more terrorist attacks

By Amy Lorentzen · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2:11 a.m.

DES MOINES -- Vice President Dick Cheney warned Americans Tuesday about voting for Democratic Sen. John Kerry, saying that if the nation makes the wrong choice on Election Day it faces the threat of another terrorist attack.

Politicians take shots at opponents

By Darlene Superville · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2:09 a.m.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Tuesday's projection of a record budget deficit this election year and the continuing movement of U.S. jobs overseas shows President Bush is taking the country down the wrong economic track.

Hurricane Ivan destroys scores of homes

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2:01 a.m.

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada -- Packing ferocious winds, Hurricane Ivan made a direct hit on Grenada Tuesday, blasting apart scores of homes and forcing hundreds of evacuations before growing even stronger as it moved in Jamaica's direction.

7 U.S. Marines, 3 Iraqi soldiers killed in car bombing

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Krane · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:55 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An apparent suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle on the outskirts of Fallujah Monday, killing seven U.S. Marines and three Iraqi national guardsmen, the U.S. military said. It was the deadliest day for U.S. forces in four months of fighting. In Baghdad, an Interior Ministry spokesman said medical tests on a man being held in custody showed he is not former president Saddam Hussein's deputy, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, ending conflicting claims about his purported arrest.

Particles

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:35 a.m.

Study on parrot tongues published by IU scientists In a study published in today's issue of Current Biology, scientists from IU and Leiden University in the Netherlands have shown for the first time that parrots, like humans, use their tongues to shape and create sound. Parrots use an organ between their trachea and lungs called the syrinx to produce sounds, but until now, it was unknown what happens to the sound as it leaves the throat.