It was Dec. 5, 1998. Along with seven other members of the IU Crabb Band, I was on my way to Clemson -- driving up and over the Blue Ridge Parkway around 5 a.m. We had driven through the night from Bloomington to support Coach Yeagley and our varsity team at what was touted to be the championship match of the season. The 20-2-0 Hoosiers faced off against a strong 22-1-0 Clemson squad in the quarterfinals, thrilling all of us (tired as we were) with a 2-1 victory over the Tigers. After the game, Coach and the team let us know how much they appreciated us making the effort to get down there. Looking back on it, it's one of my fondest IU memories.\nThis weekend, IU and Clemson face off again in the quarterfinals on the road to the College Cup. Our 16-3-1 Hoosiers are going to need your support as they match up against a strong 19-4-0 Clemson squad. Once again, a trip to the Final Four is on the line, and once again, the Hoosiers come into the match with a wealth of experience, drive and talent. Join the Crimson cheerleading squad, the Crabb Band, and the rest of the die-hard IU Soccer "Super Fans" as they cheer Yeagley and his men on to their fifth Final Four trip in a row!\nFrustrated with IU Football? Can't score tickets to Assembly Hall? Don't want to begin to think about finals yet? Get yourself to "The Bill" at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon to see IU Soccer -- some of the best soccer in the nation!
Mike Simmons\nAlumnus, Corning, N.Y.
Barenaked Ladies review ill-advised\nI am on the larger end of the spectrum when it comes to being a Barenaked Ladies fan, and I know that people who write for the IDS may write reviews of a CD they would never listen to. In spite of this, I feel that there were some big problems with the review of the Barenaked Ladies new CD, Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits.\n1) The title does not necessarily imply that there will be more greatest hits CDs to come, it is from a line of the song, "Box Set" which was on their first CD.\n2) The CD was criticized for including songs which aren't necessarily the hits listeners are used to singing along with on the radio. "The Old Apartment," "Brian Wilson," "One Week," "If I Had $1,000,000," "Pinch Me," "Shoebox" and "It's All Been Done" are all on the CD. If anyone else has heard other songs on the radio or seen other videos more than once I would love to hear about it. If you were in Canada in 1992 you probably heard "Be My Yoko Ono" on the radio, it's on the CD also.\n3) The CD was criticized for having studio versions of classic songs as opposed to live versions. I agree that they are a much better band live. Hell, I'll be seeing them for the 18th time next week. But without a studio version, how does a song become a classic?\n4) The author stated that "Shoebox" and "Get In Line" have previously appeared only on TV soundtracks. That is true for "Get In Line," but "Shoebox" was on Born On A Pirate Ship.\n5) The article ends saying that you may as well create your own greatest hits CD, you'd get the songs you want. Interestingly enough, I did. Nearly every song on this CD is on the one I made.\nThese songs are BNL's best songs, they're the ones the fans like, and the ones that BNL's known for. The only thing I would have done differently would to include the song "Box Set."
Maggie Mechlin\nSenior
FBI needs right\nto see gun records\nNow more than ever, the Justice Department and law enforcement officials in every branch are being forced to juggle the personal freedoms of individuals with the need to track down those responsible for the attacks. This balancing act has taken a frighteningly absurd turn.\nIt appears that Attorney General John Ashcroft is finding that his yearning to invade personal rights has its limits. No, he doesn't appear so worried about the allegations of racial profiling around the nation; instead, it seems he has recently decided to pull in the reins on the terrorist investigation when it could interfere with a person's right to bear arms. Ashcroft has "reasoned" that the FBI cannot gain access to the Justice Department's files on gun purchases in the investigation of the terrorist attacks.\nThe Justice Department's refusal to allow the FBI to check detainees' gun purchasing history is absurd. \nPerhaps Ashcroft's reasoning is not purely political.\nPerhaps the current law is drafted (intentionally) to prevent this. If so, I think it is imperative that our lawmakers sidestep Ashcroft's decision and amend the current law to allow the FBI access to gun purchase records of suspected terrorists.\nIf any rights must to be trampled in this terrorist hunt, wouldn't weapons purchase records be the most logical ones on which to tread?
Chris Harrell\nThird year law student
