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THE BALL STATE MONDAY February 14, 2005 Vol. 84, Issue 98 DAILYMUNCIEDAILY WWW.BSUDAILYNEWS.COM NEWSNEWS INDIANA INTERNATIONAL DNNEWS See what is going on across the nation. NEW YORK Shiites, New generation of Manhattan madams allegedly Kurds made mint off oldest profession (AP) — The blue blood sweep Mayflower Madam argued that the oldest profession was merely ‘‘naughty,’’ not criminal. More than two decades after her high-priced service was election shut down, police are cracking Bush congratulates down on a new generation of Manhattan madams who alleg- Iraqis for ‘defying edly became wealthy by running prostitution rings for big spend- terrorist threats’ ers, and like Mayflower Madam Robert H. Reid ■ Associated Press Sydney Biddle Barrows, one of them wonders what all the fuss BAGHDAD, Iraq — Clergy- is about. backed Shiites and indepen- ‘‘It’s the oldest game in town,’’ dence-minded Kurds swept to victory in Iraq’s landmark elec- Julie Moya said before surren- tion, propelling to power the dering to a vice squad late last groups that suffered most un- month. ‘‘We don’t hurt anyone. der Saddam Hussein and forc- We just offer pleasure.’’ ing Sunni Arabs to the margins Prostitution ‘‘has become the DN Illustration / CHAD YODER for the first time in modern crime du jour,’’ said Moya’s at- history, according to final re- torney, Dan Ollen. sults released Sunday. But the Shiites’ 48 percent ‘‘There’s a tremendous amount of the vote is far short of the of money involved,’’ said Inspec- two-thirds majority needed to tor James P. O’Neill, head of the control the New York Police Department’s Agenda 275-member vice enforcement division. The assembly’s National As- Streetwalking has waned in the first task is to sembly. The Big Apple, but Internet sex has results threw ‘Affairs of the heart’ elect a presi- immediate fo- flourished. In each of the three Ball State students take a closer look at the next step their lives dent and two cus on Iraqi recent cases, the defendants vice presidents leaders’ back- used provocative Web sites to ad- Martha Irvine ■ Associated Press bed. an assistant professor of psychology at by a two-thirds door dealmak- vertise their escorts and arranged But not Mike Toscano, a 21-year-old se- Purchase College, part of the State Univer- ing to create a cott Hall wants to spark a discus- nior: ‘‘It’s not ‘Oh she looks cute and she sity of New York. majority. dates by phone, authorities said. new coalition sion, so he asks his students some- cooked a pot pie,’’’ he said. ‘‘I want to be In recent years, though, some professors government — thing bound to provoke a reaction: held once in a while, too, y’all.’’ have moved beyond theory, making the possibly in an alliance with the PORTLAND, ORE. Do women want more out of mar- The comment draws more laughter, as discussion more personal to students by Kurds — and on efforts to lure riage than men? Toscano blushes and smiles. teaching relationship skills they can use Sunnis into the fold and away Police say Oregon SThe conversation starter is heard more ‘‘I’m glad he feels that way,’’ Anitra Mont- outside the classroom. from a bloody insurgency. man had been often in college classrooms these days. gomery, a 22-year-old junior, responds to Some call it Relationships 101 — a con- Interim Prime Minister Ayad soliciting suicides Affairs of the heart — love, relationships the class. ‘‘But he is rare!’’ cept that has proven wildly popular on Allawi, the secular Shiite cho- and marriage — have gone from being an Over the last 30 years, academics have campuses across the country. sen by the United States to lead for at least five obsession outside class to the reason for been developing the study of ‘‘close rela- Toscano, the Ball State senior, said he this country for the last eight years class. tionships,’’ as they call it, forming the In- and his girlfriend, Bethany Ringrose, de- turbulent months, fared poorly The students in Hall’s course on mar- ternational Association for Relationship cided to take the class together this term — his ticket finishing a distant (AP) — A man who used an riage at Ball State University — many of Research to share resources and data. to see if they want to take their relation- third behind the religious Shi- them women — laugh and nod at his ques- Such research is ‘‘not just about what ship to the next level. ites and Kurds. Internet chat room to try to set tion. Most of them agree with research he makes people happy, but how relation- ‘‘It helps me understand my actions and up a mass suicide on Valentine’s ‘‘This is a new birth for Iraq,’’ cites stating that men are most interested ships can affect other things — for in- election commission spokes- Day had been trying to persuade in a partner who’s attractive and good in stance, someone’s health,’’ said Lisa Baker, Please see LOVE, page 2 man Farid Ayar said, announc- women for at least five years to ing results of the Jan. 30 poll- engage in sex acts with him and ing, the first free election in then kill themselves, a sheriff said Iraq in more than 50 years Sunday. ENTERTAINMENT and the first since Saddam fell. Gerald Krein faces charges of Iraqi voters ‘‘became a legend solicitation to commit murder, in their confrontation with ter- rorists.’’ but prosecutors are expected to Ray Charles wins best album, record Iraqi Kurds danced in the increase the charge to attempted streets and waved Kurdish flags Norah Jones and best pop col- performance by a duo or Grammys for her debut album, manslaughter Monday, said when results were announced Alicia Keys, Usher laboration with vocals for the group, while Green Day, the ‘‘Songs in A Minor,’’ becoming in the oil-rich, ethnically mixed Klamath County Sheriff Tim same song. most nominated only the second woman to win city of Kirkuk. Thousands Evinger. take home award ‘‘I think it just Recap rock act with six that many in one night. (Lau- more Kurds — a people who Combing through old chat room shows how wonder- nods for its po- ryn Hill won five in 1999; so were gassed and forced from records, investigators discovered ful music can be,’’ litically charged did Jones in 2003.) for R&B performance their homes by Saddam’s forces Jones said as she punk rock opera The most-nominated artist of that Krein had been enticing — turned out in Sulaimaniyah, Nekesa Mumbi Moody accepted the trophy ‘‘American Idiot,’’ the year may be the most mul- women across North America firing weapons in the air and ■ Associated Press for record of the won best rock al- tifaceted -- Kanye West, the to commit suicide as far back as carrying posters of their lead- year. bum. songwriter-producer who ers. 2000, Evinger said. Krein told LOS ANGELES — Ray Charles, Other winners in- ‘‘Rock ’n’ roll made his rap debut in 2004 ‘‘I feel that I am born again,’’ investigators he elicited more than whose rich musical legacy cluded Alicia Keys can be danger- with the cutting-edge CD ‘‘The Ray Charles’ duets said Bakhtiyar Mohammed, 42. two dozen suicide pledges for the erased boundaries between and Usher, each ous and fun at College Dropout.’’ West was album “Genius Loves ‘‘I am very happy because we genres and generations, re- nominated for eight the same time, so nominated for 10 Grammys, Valentine’s Day plot, authorities Company,” won eight suffered a lot. Now I can say ceived a fitting musical eulogy Grammys. By mid- thanks a lot,’’ lead including album of the year. said. that I am an Iraqi Kurd with Sunday night as his final al- evening Keys had Grammys Sunday singer Billie Joe In the pre-telecast ceremony 'The common theme is that pride.’’ bum, ‘‘Genius Loves Compa- won four while Ush- night, including album Armstrong said he won two, including best rap these were women who were vul- President Bush praised Iraqis ny,’’ won a leading eight Gram- er had three. They of the year. The ballad as he accepted the song for ‘‘Jesus Walks.’’ and said America and its allies nerable, who were depressed. He mys. shared one award, award. But he was upset in the best “Here We Go Again,” should be proud for making the invited them to engage in certain ‘‘Genius Loves Company,’’ a for best R&B perfor- Keys was chasing new artist category, losing to a duet with Norah election possible. ‘‘I congratu- sexual acts with him — and then duets album recorded in the mance by a duo or a record Grammy Maroon 5 in a race that also in- Jones, also won late the Iraqi people for defying final months of his life, was group with vocals haul -- she could cluded country singer Gretch- they were to hang themselves record of the year and terrorist threats and setting the clear sentimental favorite. for their No. 1 duet, have won more en Wilson, the Los Lonely Boys naked from a beam in his house,’’ their country on the path of de- It won album of the year, best ‘‘My Boo.’’ best pop collaboration. than any other and soul siren Joss Stone. the sheriff said. ‘‘He was indicat- mocracy and freedom,’’ he ing in these chat groups to these pop album, record of the year U2 also had three woman in one eve- for ‘‘Here We Go Again’’ with awards, including best rock ning. In 2002, Keys won five women that he had a beam and Please see AWARDS, page 3 Please see ELECTIONS, page 2 that it would hold multiple people.’’ No deaths had been found that were linked to Krein, the CAMPUS sheriff said, but he said he would not be surprised if someone had killed herself as a result of Krein’s Fisk Jubilee Singers reflect on background of organization alleged activities.

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