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(12/06/01 5:55am)
In his third season on the swim team, junior David Schulze has become one of the squad's most experienced swimmers as well as one of its most respected leaders. \n"One thing that Dave brings is leadership," sophomore teammate Adam Goff said. "He's always one of the hardest workers in practice and he's always got a great attitude about everything. He's a person everybody -- even a lot of the older kids -- can look up to and want to be like."\nHead coach Kris Kirchner agreed and said that Schulze, who began swimming at age 8, has improved each year to become one of the team's top swimmers. \n"He's developed into a high-powered member of the team, probably the go-to guy," Kirchner said. "He's matured in the whole process from a freshman who didn't have any experience with the week-to-week competition of college swimming to better the next year, and this year, better than ever."\nA native of Barrie, Canada, Schulze said he considered several Canadian schools but ultimately IU provided the best fit. Once here, Schulze didn't find it too difficult to adapt to his new surroundings. \n"The transition from Canada really wasn't that hard," Schulze said. "The hardest transition was just going from high school to college. But everybody goes through that."\nSchulze said that the example set by his sister had the greatest impact on his swimming career. \n"I think my older sister was the biggest influence on me," he said. "While I was growing up -- she's 10 years older than me -- she swam in college and did well. She never competed on as high a level as I do now, but I always looked up to her work ethic and dedication."\nSchulze has transformed that ethic and dedication into a successful collegiate career. So far this season, Schulze holds team season best times in the 100-and 200-yard breaststroke as well as in the 200-, 400- and 800-yard freestyle relays and the 200- and 400-yard medley relays. But Schulze credits his team with helping him to achieve success. \n"I think (my success) has been a combination of things," he said. "I like to think I have a good work ethic, but obviously having quality coaching and a good team to swim with are also very important."\nSchulze said his goals for the remainder of the season are to qualify for NCAAs and have a strong showing at the Big Ten Championship. As for his post-college swimming future, Schulze is still unsure.\n"That's something that I'll have to look at when I'm done college," he said. "If I'm still swimming at a world class level, maybe I'll keep going and swim with a national team."\nKirchner said he thinks Schulze has been an integral part of the team and has tremendous potential. \n"He's a very well-rounded person," Kirchner said. "Academically, he's a good student, and he's a hard worker. Sometimes I feel like I overlook him because he's consistent, doesn't say much, leads by example and is always working hard. Sometimes you kind of miss that, but I do appreciate him being on the team, that's for sure. I think he'll take to the limit what he's capable of doing"
(12/06/01 5:50am)
Sophomore Daniel Farahan knows all about terrorism in Israel. \nFarahan, who lived in Israel for two months, read his short story about the experience Wednesday outside the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center at a vigil for the victims of the recent terrorist attacks in Israel. \n"I wanted to write something from a different perspective," Farahan said. "I have a lot of family in Israel, and the attacks really hit close to home. (The vigil) helped the people who were here to understand and be close to other people who are being affected by this.\n"I think it's also very important in the grand scheme of things because the people in Israel really need our support right now. They're between a rock and a hard place." \nThe vigil, organized in the wake of four suicide attacks in Israel that left 30 dead and more than 300 wounded, offered students a chance to join in prayer while promoting solidarity. \n"It was to commemorate the victims of the attacks in Israel and also have an opportunity to come together and pray for peace," said Rabbi Sue Laikin Shifron, director of the Hillel Center. "I think it's important for people to really understand and learn more about what's happening in Israel and the Middle East, and I think it's important to gain support from each other."\nAt the vigil, students read prayers, recited poems and listened as the names and biographies of the 10 teenage victims of the Dec. 1 suicide bombing were read. Calli Schiller, co-chair of the Indiana-Israel Public Affairs Committee, proposed the idea for the vigil.\n"I think having a vigil is really important," she said. "I think it shows solidarity, not just between Jewish people or between students, because terrorism affects everyone, and it's important that people take the time out of their day to come by."\nIn addition to remembering and mourning, Shifron said the vigil promoted a better sense of understanding about what's really going on in Israel. \n"We see a lot of things on the news, and we only get a half picture of what's going on," Shifron said. "I think that a lot of people in America don't understand what it's like to live in a country like Israel where, in some areas, it's less than 10 miles across. Everywhere, at all the borders in Israel, there are hostile neighbors that are bent on their destruction.\n"Maybe after Sept. 11, we can begin to understand. There have been 1,600 terrorist attacks in Israel in the last year, and we don't see any of that on our media."\nSenior Ron Donenfeld said the vigil provided an opportunity to come together and learn the truth about what's happening in Israel. \n"People have to know that Israel is a country surrounded by people who hate it and want to see every Jew dead," Donenfeld said. "(Having the vigil was) very important; it keeps people together.\n"Too often, the biggest problem I find is people who don't know what's going on. It's important for people to share their feelings and to communicate with one another. It's important to have a sense of togetherness, because without it, people build up resentment and foster hatred." \nFarahan, who plans to return to Israel on Dec. 24 despite the recent attacks, said that giving in to fear would be letting the terrorists win. \nHe closed his story by speaking about a day he spent in Israel when a bomb went off in a crowded pizzeria. He was determined not to let fear keep him from going out in public places. \n"My lunch that day, at a pizzeria in Tel-Aviv," he said, "was the best pizza I have ever eaten"
(11/29/01 6:12am)
The Hoosiers travel to Nassau County Aquatic Center in East Meadow, N.Y., tomorrow for the start of the three-day U.S. Open swimming tournament. But the entire team will not go, as only 10 swimmers who swam times qualifying for USA Swimming standards will compete.\n"The U.S. Open is an excellent opportunity to swim fast, make some NCAA cuts, get some points for IU and show internationally that we have a viable team," head coach Kris Kirchner said. "I'm expecting (strong performances) from the 10 people that we're taking. That's the only reason for going." \nRepresenting the Hoosiers in the tournament are senior Heath Montgomery, juniors David Schulze and Rob Dabrowski, sophomores Claes Andersson, Matt Leach and Mike Payne and freshmen Richard Bryant, Murph Halasz,Val Milkov and David Winck. \n"I want to try and make the finals in my events," Bryant said. "And I know that making the finals is a big thing, because there's lots of world-class swimmers there. So, the competition is really high, but that's what I came here for."\nHalasz expects a strong showing. \n"I want to swim fast," Halasz said. "I've been working a lot more on my turns and my breakouts. (As a team), a lot of guys have been working hard in practice, and they should get faster throughout the year as they get used to college swimming."\nSchulze's qualifying times have him seeded third in the 200-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard individual medley and in fourth for the 100-yard breaststroke. The relay teams also posted high seedings, garnering the top spots in the 800- and 400-yard freestyle races, and in the 400-yard medley. \nThe U.S. Open traditionally has been a tournament where the top swimmers in the world compete. At the 1999 U.S. Open in San Antonio, 16 competing swimmers went on to win individual gold medals at the 2000 summer Olympics in Sydney. \nKirchner said the outcome of the U.S. Open was in the hands of the swimmers, but that he was confident in their ability. \n"I think it's up to them," he said. "We've prepared them, and physically, I think they'll be better than at the (Indiana) Invite. Everybody is going there to swim their best event. In a big meet situation, you don't get many opportunities to make mistakes at all, and you have to go over there with the intention of swimming really well." \nThe World Cup meet, a prestigious tournament that offers more than $60,000 in prize money to competing swimmers was held yesterday and continued today. The World Cup draws top competition, potentially toughening the field at the U.S. Open, Kirchner said.\n"Basically, the World Cup is a professional league-guys and girls racing for money," he said. "Those people can stay for the US Open, maybe not all of them, but most of them. So, that brings up the level of competition." \nThe event continues through Sunday, with prelims at 9:30 a.m. and finals beginning at 6 p.m.
(11/28/01 5:53am)
At age 10, tragedy hit close to home for freshman Richard Bryant when the best friend of his uncle drowned. Fearful of such an accident happening again, Bryant's mother enlisted the whole family in swimming lessons. \n"I was the worst," Bryant said of his skill at the time.\nBut Bryant has since developed into a polished swimmer, posting team season best times in the 200, 500, 1,000 and 1,650 yard freestyle races so far this year. \n"Richard works really hard," freshman teammate and roommate Murph Halasz said. "He always swims really fast and just doesn't like to lose." \nBryant said he credits his mother with keeping him on track to a successful swimming career. \n"My mom had the biggest influence on me without a doubt," Bryant said. "There were loads of times when I didn't want to go swimming in the morning. What she used to do was turn the light on, open the curtains and throw water on me. I'd be shivering in my bed, so that was horrible. She did that for years, but it helped."\nWhile the freestyle races are his specialty, Bryant has shown his versatility this year, competing in the 200 and 400 yard individual medleys, the 200-yard backstroke and the 200-yard butterfly events. \n"Swimming is a sport where you don't get injured a lot -- you don't have people tackling you or jumping on top of you," Bryant said. "I'm one of about three or four guys who can just jump in and compete in a lot of events."\nA native of Somerset, England, Bryant came to IU because he knew it boasted a top swimming program. Once here, Bryant said he found it hardest to adjust to the demands of school and the lack of a national enthusiasm for soccer.\n"It's been a very difficult transition, because I talk to my friends back home, and English universities are a joke," he said. "You don't have to do a lot to get a degree. So, it's been a real culture shock for me because you have to work really hard in class and after class as well. And there's no soccer, I can't believe it."\nHead coach Kris Kirchner said he feels Bryant has the potential to develop into an elite swimmer. \n"He's worked really hard and put up some really good times this season," he said. "However, he needs to buckle down and refine his little things-turns, push-offs-little things that add to the overall performance. \n"From the first day of practice, I knew he could be a great swimmer. One of his goals is to get to the Olympic games, and I think he can get there. But he does have some development to do, and the sooner he can get it over with, the better he'll be."\nBryant agreed and said that a determination to get better and a love of swimming are what motivate him. \n"Swimming takes up a lot of time, but I wouldn't do it if I didn't enjoy it," Bryant said. "It's a sport where you can't do it if you don't enjoy it. I'd like to carry on in swimming and do it as a profession, but I have to get a lot better before I can do that"
(11/27/01 5:49am)
Franco Gulli, an IU school of music faculty member and a distinguished violinist, passed away last Tuesday at the age of 75.\n"He was an extraordinary person, very kind and gracious and was just a very kind person," said Mauricio Fuks, a professor of music in violin. "It was wonderful for IU to have a person of that quality, it was wonderful for the students. I also think it was wonderful for the teachers -- for us to have a colleague like that, such a wonderful person and such a wonderful musician. We will miss him a lot."\nGulli, a native of Trieste, Italy, traveled worldwide for performances. Beginning his career as a concertmaster in the Milan Chamber Orchestra and as a soloist in the ensemble I Virtuosi di Roma, Gulli's performances took him all over the United States, across Europe, South America, Japan, the former Soviet Union and Africa.\n"He was the epitome of a gentleman," said senior Michael Evans, who studied under Gulli. "Different professors in the music school -- some of them can range from being friendly to pretty eccentric, but Mr. Gulli, no matter what, was always respectful and polite. When I first met him, he was 72 or 73, and all the women thought he was charming and all the guys thought he was great."\nFuks, who has known Gulli for six years, said his fondest memories of Gulli were of his kindness. \n"Sometimes he would give me a ride home in his car, if I was late," Fuks said. "And we would have such wonderful conversations in the car, about music, about life, about many things. He was such a delightful person, a wonderful man, a wonderful musician and a good friend." \nGulli had been at IU since 1972, having previously taught in Switzerland, France and England. He is survived by his wife, Enrica, his son, Francesco and his daughter, Donatella.\n"He was a real aristocrat, a great gentleman, a noble human being," said Paul Biss, a professor of music in violin. "He was a magnificent violinist and extremely humble. To IU, he was a pillar of artistic excellence, a great, great violinist. He was an example of what made this school of music what it was and what it became because it attracted musicians and instrumentalists of the highest caliber, and he was one of the great examples of that development."\nGulli was the recipient of the Prize of the Critic in 1966 for his recording of Mendelssohn's Concerto for Piano with his wife. Gulli's extensive discography includes his recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, the violin concerti of Mozart as well as his 1959, best-selling recording of the Paganini Concerto No. 5. After recording the Paganini Concerto, Evans said that people constantly wanted to talk to Gulli about it, bringing out Gulli's humorous side. \n"After that, lots of people -- famous people, not so famous people -- would call him up to request to study the piece with him," he said. "Once, he got a phone call during the lecture from one of these people who wanted to learn the piece from him. After he hung up the phone, he said, 'Sometimes, I think that was the best and the worst thing I did in my career.'"\nBiss said that above all he would best remember the times he got to hear Gulli play. \n"There are so many memories," Biss said. "There were so many times we spent together, but perhaps my fondest memory was hearing his magnificent playing right here in the recital halls of the school of music on many occasions. He will be forever remembered as a friend, a colleague, and, a great musician"
(11/19/01 5:05am)
Sunday, the third and final day of finals for the Indiana Invitational at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center, the Hoosiers had yet to place first in a single event. That changed in the second to last race, as freshman Murph Halasz posted a 1:49.78 time in the 200-yard butterfly to win the event. \n"I did pretty good," Halasz said. "I was definitely hurting for the last 75, but it's the 200-fly, you're supposed to hurt."\nAs a team, the Hoosiers placed second to the Texas A & M Aggies' team score of 1351 with an 825.50. Rounding out the standings at the six-team invitational were the University of Cincinnati in third (546.5), followed by Evansville (526), the University of Kentucky divers (127) and the University of Tennessee (125). \nIn the 400-yard medley relay, the A relay team came within five hundredths of a second of taking first. The team, composed of sophomore Matt Leach, junior David Schulze, Halasz and sophomore Claes Andersson, posted a 3:23.46 time, second only to the Aggie A-team's 3:23.51 time. \nBut, the 800-yard freestyle relay proved to be the most dramatic event. The Hoosiers led most of the way, as Bryant, senior Heath Montgomery and Schulze ended the first 600 yards with a 4.62 second lead over the Aggie A-team. But, freshman Val Milkov gradually lost the edge, eventually losing the lead in the final 25 yards and missing first by only three hundredths of a second, with a time of 6:46.19. \nFreshman Richard Bryant was the lone Hoosier in the 500-yard freestyle finals amid a field of five Aggies and one Bearcat. Bryant placed second, with a season-best time of 4:29.90. In the 200-yard freestyle, Bryant set another season best, placing fourth with a 1:41.39 time. \nHead coach Kris Kirchner said Bryant always seemed to be getting better. \n"About every time (Bryant) swam, he got a best time," he said. "And every time he swam, he got better."\nIn the 200-yard breaststroke, Schulze maintained a slight edge from the first lap to the opening strokes of the final 25 yards. But Aggie freshman Alfredo Jacobo outraced Schulze's 2:04.19 time by .35 seconds. Schulze also swam to a second place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke with a season-best 57.02 time as well as third place finish in the 200-yard individual medley with a 1:52.83 time. In the 100-yard breaststroke, Schulze competed against all Aggies, as Texas & M sent seven swimmers to the finals.\n"I had a good meet, a lot of events," Schulze said. "I thought I raced well in all of them. Overall, there's some improvement I need to work on at the end of races, being able to finish better. But that's just going to come with resting at the end of the season. So, right now, I'm happy with how I did."\nIn the one-meter diving event, sophomore Marc Carlton finished in fifth, scoring a 287.60, and junior Adam Hazes finished in seventh with a 248.55 score. Carlton moved up to third place on the three-meter platform, posting a 523.80 score. \n"On the three meter especially, I did some really good dives," Carlton said. "I did some really good things, and, in the ten-meter and one-meter, I just needed to dive like I did in practice." \nCarlton said his gainer two and a half pike dive proved to be his strongest.\n"We competed on Friday, and I nailed it for eights the first time and then in finals, I nailed it again for 7.5s and eights. And, on Saturday, I nailed it again for eights, so I never missed when I did it this weekend."\nIn the collegiate tower competition, dives from the 10-meter platform, Carlton finished in fifth with a 394.20 score. \nHead coach Jeff Huber said the potential for the diving team is very encouraging, regardless of any of the team's performances at the Invitational. \nThe Hoosiers next compete when the swim team takes part in the U.S. Open Finals in East Meadows, N.Y., Nov. 29 through Dec. 1.
(11/16/01 5:19am)
Christopher Simpson, former IU vice president for public affairs and government relations, has collected $35,000 so far acting as a consultant to the University. Simpson agreed to a one-year contract that paid him $10,000 a month. The deal went into effect the same day as he tendered his resignation, July 15. \n"He's needed just for continuity purposes, it's a transition issue," said IU board of trustees Vice President Frederick Eichhorn. "Anytime you make a change, you want some overlap so that there isn't anything that gets lost in the transition."\nSimpson said IU President Myles Brand wanted to keep Simpson's marketing momentum moving. \n"If you look at the Office of Communications and Marketing, which I use to lead, in the six-to-12 months prior to my departure the two top people had left," Simpson said. "There was an obvious dearth in expertise when I departed, I was the one that designed and implemented a five-year long marketing strategy that has dramatically increased IU's national presence as well as IU's enrollment. \n"The president was concerned we'd lose some of the ground we made." \nUnder the terms of the contract, Simpson stayed to consult IU during the transitional period in which special assistant to Brand, Bill Stephan, took over the vice president for public affairs office on an interim basis. \n"I think it's to ensure consistency and continuity of efforts, particularly in our marketing and communications area," Stephan said. "In the last year, in addition to Christopher Simpson, there have been the departures of Sandra Conn and J.T. Forbes, two other key staff. Really, you had in the span of a year, the departure of three different people in this one particular area."\nThe contract highlights a number of expectations for Simpson in his consulting role. These include continuing a University-wide marketing campaign, designing an international marketing campaign, designing a crisis communications plan for all IU campuses except Bloomington and meeting with the Public Affairs and Government Relations staff on a variety of marketing subjects.\nSimpson said much hasn't changed in his new role.\n"I don't oversee a staff of 55 people, but other than that it's very similar," Simpson said. "It's a very extensive contract." \nBut, the contract maintains that all input by Simpson as a consultant is advisory, not set in stone.\nStephan said he and Simpson maintain contact through phone calls, e-mail and monthly meetings. \nSimpson said he holds contracts with institutions across the country as well as in Europe. But IU is special to him.\n"I spent seven years building a very important marketing strategy," Simpson said. "I've got a very strong spot in my heart for Indiana University. Let me put it this way, reporters have been trying to call me Monday and last Friday, and I couldn't get back to them because I was at meetings at Indiana University."\nStephan said the monthly payouts to Simpson are reasonable.\n"I don't know that it's fair (to criticize it) if you take into account that we lost the three senior-most staff in the entire operation and that in that you're trying to help safeguard against any slippage in terms of the effort," Stephan said. "It's not uncommon, there's precedent for it in the private sector, where you engage an individual to assist staff as you move forward. I understand why folks may be asking some questions about it, that's certainly fair enough, but I don't think that it's inappropriate."\nStephan said he would seek the vice president for public affairs position full-time.\n"I hope to discuss that with President Brand before the year is out and assess where things stand," Stephan said. "It would certainly be my hope to remain in this position longterm."\nAlthough Brand made the decision to give Simpson a consulting position, Eichhorn said it was not against the views of the board.\n"It was mentioned to us, but we did not make that decision," he said. "But I think it's a good idea to provide for transition." \nSimpson's contract expires July 14, 2002, but Stephan said it would be possible for circumstances to arise that led to extending Simpson's contract, but that it was too early to speculate. \n"I certainly would like it to be a longterm partnership," he said. \nSimpson, who came to IU in 1995, left to pursue development of Simpson Communications LLC, a company Simpson co-created with his wife, Millie. The Bloomington-based firm focuses on marketing and public relations services.
(11/16/01 4:40am)
The Hoosiers return home today following a road loss to Michigan Nov. 2, hoping to transform solid performance into a victory. Head coach Kris Kirchner said that, despite the 160-82.5 loss to Michigan, the team is swimming well. \n"I wasn't very disappointed in our Michigan performance," Kirchner said. "Our team swam well, except in one area -- our sprinter core group. Our speed guys were not right, they were a little off. That comes from training and being tired from over-training. \n"So, I'm looking for a little more performance out of them overall. But, in general, I'm expecting everybody to swim well, their best to this point."\nAgainst Michigan, junior David Schulze won the 200-yard individual medley, sophomore Murph Halasz won the 200-yard butterfly and freshman Richard Bryant placed third and fourth in the 500- and 1650-yard freestyle events, respectively. \nKirchner said he will look for repeat performances from all three, as well as the rest of the team. \n"This is the first three-day competition, it's a mirror of the Big Ten meet," Kirchner said. "We're looking forward to a lot of swimming, which is important in our endeavors towards the end of the year at the Big Tens. We have a lot of events to swim in three days, and everybody will be swimming their best event. So, I'm looking for some fast times and possible NCAA qualifying times."\nBryant said a win would boost team morale.\n"It's very important (for us to win)," Bryant said. "We were disappointed on the way back from Michigan, we all had our heads down it seems, so this is a meet where we can get back up. And, at the moment, I haven't seen any weak points. We have swimmers in every event that can really perform. I can't see any weak points at the moment."\nJoining IU at the event are the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, the Evansville Purple Aces, the Texas A & M Aggies and Kentucky's diving squad. IU beat Evansville 189-103 in their first meet of the year Oct. 20.\nKirchnir said the toughest competition will come from the south.\n"Texas A & M is probably the best team at the competition overall, and they will put forth a good effort, I'm sure," Kirchner said. "They're deep in every event, so it'll be a great meet."\nOn the diving side, head coach Jeff Huber said the team is ahead of the pace they set last year, in a season where the Hoosiers won their seventh and eighth consecutive national titles. \n"It's still early to do a lot of evaluation, but I think in general, we look a lot better," Huber said. "I mean, based on what we looked like this time last year, we're way ahead."\nHuber will use the Indiana Invitational to test out some of the more difficult dives, despite the fact it could mean a drop-off in points.\n"We're going to use this to increase our degree of difficulty, our harder dives, by quite a bit -- almost all the way down the line, with everybody on the team," Huber said. "We're probably not going to be as ready as we will be for Big Tens, but it should be interesting. They'll be some very good divers here and I think we'll have some good performances. \n"We'll have some people trying some very difficult dives, and we may see some not-so-good scores, but that's OK."\nSophomore Marc Carlton, whose career-best second place finishes off the one-meter and three-meter boards against Michigan earned him co-Big Ten diver of the week, said he looks forward to trying some of the harder dives.\n"This is going to be the first time we're throwing our 10 meter lift and that's actually been going the best it's ever been," Carlton said. "I'm throwing a reverse three-and-a-half dive, which is a very hard dive that I've never thrown before, so I think I should do really well up there. I want to nail some dives."\nThe Indiana Invitational continues through Sunday. The Hoosiers next compete at the U.S. Open Swimming meet Nov. 29 through Dec. 1.
(11/15/01 5:16am)
Sophomore Marc Carlton has been around diving all his life. Carlton's mom, Carolyn, won two national diving championships and now coaches in Rochester, N.Y. At age 10 Carlton became interested in diving, and has since forged that interest into a successful career as a Hoosier, most recently culminating in the Big Ten co-diver of the week award following his performance at Michigan Nov. 2.\n"To me, it just means all the hard work I did last year is going to come into play this year," Carlton said of the award. "I did work really hard last year, but I just didn't get to compete up to where I should have. But this year, I'm just going to keep working hard and competing up to where I should be this year. I think that's just a good start, to show how the year's going to go."\nAt Michigan, Carlton scored a lifetime best 319.95 on the one-meter board and a second-career best 320.17 on the three-meter board. Carlton said he credits the teaching of head coach Dr. Jeff Huber with how far he's been able to come in diving.\n"He taught me everything I know in power," Carlton said. "Before I worked with him, I couldn't even do a dive off 10-meter."\nHuber said he's been impressed by Carlton's performance, but that Carlton also brings a lot of other dimensions to the team. \n"He brings a lot of enthusiasm, hard work and dedication and he, among other people, has provided a lot of good leadership for us," Huber said. "It's not so much what you say, it's what you do, and he gives a 100% effort every day in practice."\nCarlton said he admires former Hoosier diver Mike Collier, who was a four-time Indiana Diver of the year from 1996 to 1999. \n"Mike Collier is a big hero of mine," Carlton said. "He came to Jeff (Huber) without knowing anything about diving and he left being a top contender for the Olympic team. And, with a little better meet, he would've been on the Olympic team, so I really look up to Mike and admire how fast he could get better."\nIn addition to diving, Carlton said he enjoys playing the guitar and is working on taping a demo with a band, although he's found it hard to fit in diving, music and school. \n"I'm real big into music and recording," Carlton said. "Right now, I'm working with some singers to get out a demo. Music is my other main thing, other than diving."\nSophomore teammate Alex Burns said Carlton brings a number of positive facets to the team.\n"He's a great diver, there's no doubt about that," he said. "He brings some leadership and a lot of motivation to the team. He's very enthusiastic about the team and what we're all doing."\nCarlton will dive at the Indiana Invitational on Nov. 16-18 at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center. There, Carlton will look to better his scores and take a step forward in achieving his goals. \n"I really think I can do really well on all levels," he said. "I'm hoping I can win Big Tens at at least one of the levels"
(11/08/01 5:30am)
Playing in their fourth and final tournament of the fall, the Hoosiers posted their top finish at the Pine Needles tournament, which concluded Tuesday. After placing fourth in all three of their previous tournaments, the Hoosiers moved up a spot, finishing third. But coach Sam Carmichael said he saw room for improvement. \n"I think we had the same play we've had all fall, very inconsistent," Carmichael said. "Having to count an 80 the first round and an 82 the second round was just really hard on our scores. If I looked at the scores, I'd have to say we're not playing as well now as we were at the first of the year."\nSophomore Karen Dennison led the Hoosiers in scoring for the third time this season, shooting a 75 and a 74, good for a tie for fifth place in the individual standings.\n"I played pretty well, I hit the ball pretty good," Dennison said. "We definitely could have played a lot better, but we still played pretty good as a team and shot some low scores. It feels a little better to be third instead of fourth, we're moving down the ladder. But we definitely have some better finishes to come, we can finish better than third."\nDennison nearly placed even higher, but triple-bogeyed the 17th hole and bogeyed the last hole.\n"They're both very good holes, but she just got unfortunate and got some bad lies on 17, but her play was good," Carmichael said. \nSophomore Mary Lidester also cracked the top 10, shooting a 77 and a 76 for a tie for ninth place.\n"I struck the ball really well, I just didn't make any putts," Lidester said. "I could have made a lot more, which would have helped a lot. I think I'm stroking the ball well, just none of our putts have fallen yet this fall, so hopefully we're saving them for the spring." \nSophomore Danah Ford tied for 14th overall with a 154 two-day score, senior Tiffany Fisher shot a 158 for a 25th place tie and sophomore Ambry Bishop tied for 52nd place with a 166. \nAs a team, IU shot a first-round 307 and a 311 the next day. Finishing ahead of the Hoosiers were\nMichigan State (603) and Kent State (605).\nThe team has high expectations for when play resumes in February. \n"We look to win Big Tens and qualify for the NCAA tournament in the spring and try to put on a good show there," Lidester said. "We should be able to win a few tournaments, I know that we have a pretty good schedule. So, we're pretty excited. Right now, we're just trying to stay in shape and keep the feel of our swings."\nBut Carmichael said he isn't as worried about winning as he is with improving by the spring. \n"I don't worry about where people finish in tournaments, my concern is that I want to see people get better," he said. "I'm not sure I've seen the team improve from the beginning of September to the first of November. I hope we'll come out with a little more of the enthusiasm for playing that we had in early September"
(11/07/01 5:41am)
Nancy Comiskey, a senior editor at The Indianapolis Star, was named as interim IDS publisher Tuesday. Current publisher David Adams made the announcement at the newspaper's Publications Board meeting. The Publications Board, composed of three professional journalists, three students and faculty members, later chose senior Christina Jewett as the spring IDS editor in chief.\nComiskey, who has been an editor at The Indianapolis Star for the past 10 years, is currently assistant managing editor for features at the paper. Comiskey is an alumnus and a former IDS staff member.\n"I want to build on what the staff this semester has already accomplished," Comiskey said. "I want to face the challenges that come our way, and I look forward to working with Christina. A big part of my job will be getting to know everyone and getting to know how things work around the newsroom."\nComiskey said she looks forward to working with developing writers, a role she has filled before.\n"When I first came to The Star, I was the writing coach, so I have some experience working with young journalists," Comiskey said. \nComiskey said starting a semester with a new editor and a new publisher won't be a problem.\n"I think we'll both have to find our way," she said. "We'll have to take it slowly. I came from a professional newsroom, and in this role I'll be much more advisory."\nTrevor Brown, dean of the School of Journalism and a member of the Publications Board, said the change shouldn't have any effect on the work of the newspaper. \n"(The IDS) is an enterprise that's been in existence since 1867. It has a very, very strong tradition," he said. "It's very capable of withstanding change. There are many students who work semester to semester. I don't have any concern."\nAdams, who has been IDS publisher for 13 years, is taking a yearlong leave of absence to teach at Hawaii-Pacific University. He will work with graduate students and international students in the communications field. \nAdams said he feels confident leaving Comiskey in charge.\n"I think she brings a wealth of news editorial management experience," Adams said. "She just seems very capable and very confident. To come on a job where you're filling in on a temporary basis is always a challenge, but she has lots of experience." \nJewett, now the IDS general assignments editor, and senior Michael Eisenstadt, current managing editor, each answered a series of questions from the Publications Board and the audience before the panel voted to select the editor in chief for next semester. The panel deliberated for an hour before choosing Jewett.\n"I'm excited. There's a lot of pressure that comes along with 100-odd years of history," Jewett said. "I'm very excited to see what kinds of positive changes I can make. It's going to be a lot of pressure, but it's going to be a lot of fun"
(11/05/01 6:23am)
Former presidential candidate and once president of the American Red Cross Elizabeth Dole will speak 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at the IU Auditorium.\nTickets are free with a valid student ID and go on sale 10 a.m. today at the Indiana Memorial Union Activities Desk and the IU Auditorium box office. One student can obtain up to four tickets with four student IDs. Remaining tickets will be distributed to the general public 10 a.m. Friday with a two-ticket limit. \n"(Students) have the chance to hear firsthand from one of the most politically active women in this country," said Union Board Lectures Director Nick Hillman, a junior. "Students should do it for their education, just to take an active role in their education. I think she can draw a pretty diverse crowd. Political science students, business students, health students, women in general. She can touch a few categories on campus, she can relate to quite a few people."\nThe lecture, sponsored by UB and the IU Foundation is titled, "An America We Can Be." The event will consist of an opening 50-minute lecture by Dole, followed by a question-and-answer session. Students can ask questions by e-mailing them in advance to lecture@indiana.edu. Hillman said a panel of professors is being formed to choose which questions will be asked.\n"I think it's a testament to the greatness of Indiana University, that we can bring these events that are so meaningful to so many people," said UB President Vaughn Allen, a senior. "Elizabeth Dole is a phenomenal dignitary with all of her experience in the Red Cross and with the presidential election, there's a lot of great stories that'll be a lot of fun to hear about," he said. \nIn 1998, Dole pursued the Republican presidential nomination, leaving her eight-year role as president of the American Red Cross. Her experience includes posts as secretary of transportation and secretary of labor. She has also served as deputy assistant for consumer affairs under former President Richard Nixon; as a member of the Federal Trade Commission; and as assistant to former President Ronald Reagan for Public Liaison. \nNow, Dole has announced her intentions to run for Sen. Jesse Helms' North Carolina senate seat. Her husband, Bob Dole, was the Republican presidential nominee in 1996 and the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate\nA 1998 Gallup Poll placed her among the world's three most admired women, and the January 1998 issue of Good Housekeeping ranked her as one of the 10 "Most Admired Women" in America -- her third appearance on the magazine's list. \nShe has been awarded 39 honorary doctorates and has received honors from the National Commission Against Drunk Driving, Women Executives in State Government, Safety and Health Hall of Fame International, the Christian Woman of the Year Association and the League of Women Voters. She has represented the nation on humanitarian missions to countries such as Kuwait and Somalia.\nDole graduated from Duke University in 1958. She holds a law degree from Harvard Law School and a master's degree in education and government from Harvard University.\n"I think it's great because it's a great service to the student to be able to experience something like this," said Vice President of Membership of Union Board Tristan Dee, a senior. "She's obviously someone that's very important, and for her to share her views and what she has to say is something everyone should experience in college. For Union Board, it's wonderful to be able to provide something like that"
(11/05/01 6:01am)
In their final tournament of the fall season today, the Pine Needles Invitational, the Hoosiers look to improve on the fourth place finishes that have characterized all three of the year's tournaments. \n"Our expectations for finishing, I don't know so much about it, I'd just like to see us play up to our potential one week this year," head coach Sam Carmichael said. "I don't think we've done that all year. But, certainly, I'd like to go down there with the aspect of winning the tournament. But at this point, I'd just like to see people go down there and play to their potential, and I think if we did that, it'd take care of the team scoring."\nPlaying for Carmichael are sophomores Karen Dennison, Mary Lidester, Danah Ford, Ambry Bishop and senior captain Tiffany Fisher. Dennison, who is ranked 88th in the nation by Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, leads the team with a 75 stroke average. Fisher, who struggled early in the season, hopes to build on her tie for 10th place at IU's last tournament, the Hatter Fall Classic on Oct. 19-21. \n"I felt like I played pretty well (at the Hatter Fall Classic), I felt like I played the best at that tournament of the fall," Fisher said. "I think we'll go down there trying to improve and get a better finish than we've gotten this fall so far. Now the level of competition is so much higher, but we can compete there. So I think that should be our goal -- to go out and try and win it." \nThe tournament, added midseason to take the place of the canceled Mary Fossum Invitational, will be held at the Pine Needles Golf Club, the site of the 2001 U.S. Women\'s Open.\n"It's an excellent golf course, it's a great golf course," Carmichael said. "It'll be a good challenge for the players, and I'm sure it'll be in great condition, and hopefully we'll have some nice weather so it'll be a great two days."\nDennison said she looks forward to playing on such a renowned golf course. \n"I can't wait," she said. "I've heard so much about this course. I'm just excited to play it."\nJoining IU in the 14-team field are Michigan State, Kent State, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Illinois, James Madison, Miami (Ohio), North Carolina State, Rollins, Stetson, Ohio and Georgetown. \nIn addition to finishing fourth in every tournament this year, the Hoosiers have also watched\nMichigan take first in each tournament. But Dennison said the Hoosiers expect to win, with or without Michigan in the field. \n"We can beat Michigan, so it's not that big of a deal, but they have placed first in all of our tournaments, so we'll have a chance to win," Dennison said. "We'll see what happens. But we can still beat Michigan. Any day"
(11/05/01 5:53am)
The Hoosiers fell to the Michigan Wolverines Friday at the Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor, Mich. 160.5 to 82.5, dropping their record to 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the Big Ten. \n"It's always nice to win; however, in this sport of swimming, not many people understand exactly what your purpose is," head coach Kris Kirchner said. "Certainly, the box score tells you the win or loss, but really there's a lot more to swimming than the point totals. There's a lot of individual performances and time, and if you can improve your times, the outcome will take care of itself."\nJunior David Schulze placed first in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:52.46 and placed second in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:05.00. Schulze also tied for first place in the 200-yard medley relay with sophomore Matt Leach, freshman Murph Halasz, and sophomore Claes Andersson on the A-relay team with a time of 1:32.98. \nHalasz placed first in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:49.72, more than two seconds faster than the second-place Michigan finisher. Halasz also placed fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:08:23). \n"We have a really young team, I don't know what we're capable of," Halasz said. "I know a lot of guys come from programs where they just did a few yards a day and they're getting into shape and should explode swimming-wise by the end. They should be really fast by Big Tens and NCAAs, hopefully."\nLeach overtook Michigan junior Ryan Earhart in the final 50 yards of the 200-yard backstroke to secure a second place finish (1:50.90), .21 seconds out of first. \nSenior Heath Montgomery finished second in 200-yard freestyle (1:41.97) and freshman Val Milkov finished fifth in the same event (1:45.24). Montgomery also placed fourth in the 200-yard butterfly with a 1:53.79 time and swam out of the fourth spot of the B-relay team (freshmen David Winck, Nicholas Burgess, and Russell Hunt) that finished third in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The A-relay team (sophomore Michael Payne, Andersson, sophomore Dale Ramsy and Milkov)\nplaced second in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:24.53. \nBryant, who won the 500 and 1,000 yard freestyle events against Evansville, took fourth in the 1,650-yard freestyle (15:59.90) and third in the 500-yard freestyle (4:34.82). \nBryant said over the course of the season, he expects the team will get stronger. \n"As a whole, I think the team has gone really well," Bryant said. "The teamwork between us has been absolutely great. We all work out together, do everything together, so we're very team-like. I know we're a lot stronger than we were last year, and I wasn't here last year."\nSophomore Marc Carlton placed second in both the 1- and 3-meter diving events, with scores of 319.95 and 320.17, respectively. Junior Adam Hazes placed third (247.22) in the 1 meter event while sophomore Alex Burns placed third (274.42) in the 3-meter event.\n"I think it's very important to get off on the right foot on the first day of practice, I don't know\nthat one dual meet really matters," head diving coach Jeff Huber said. "But I think really the tone we set in the first week of practice is the most important. I'm a firm believer in laying a strong\nfoundation for the season, and that starts in practice. If we're not doing it in practice, we're not\ngoing to do it in the meet."\nThe Hoosiers' next competition is at the Indiana Invitational at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics\nCenter Nov. 16-18.
(11/02/01 6:17am)
Freshman freestyler David Bryant is eager to take on a Michigan team that all but ignored him during his college search. While Bryant eventually ended up at IU and placed first in the 500-yard and 1000-yard freestyles in the team's opening victory against Evansville, he sent an e-mail to the Michigan coach looking for information and never heard back. Now he and the rest of the Hoosier squad, are eager to show the Wolverines what they missed. \n"I want to show him he should have replied," Bryant said. "I want to do my best for Indiana, but Michigan is some of the best in the world, so it'll be a good race. That's the reason I came to America (from England), I wanted to play the best players in the world, and Michigan's up at the top."\nBryant will get the chance to show Michigan his talent today and propel the Hoosiers' record to 2-0 when the Hoosiers take on the Wolverines at the Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor, Mich. Head coach Kirk Kirchner said that while the level of competition will be tougher than against Evansville, he has a positive outlook for the entire team. \n"Our expectations are really high. I'd like it to be a fast team performance, fastest to date, and win\nevents," Kirchner said. "I'm looking for solid performances from everybody on our team, actually. We\nhave a strong, deep team in each event, and I'd like to see some of the young people get up and race real well."\nFreshman Murph Halasz placed first in the 200-yard butterfly and second in the 100-yard butterfly in the season-opening meet against Evansville on Oct. 20 but hopes to better those results against Michigan.\n"My turns were really bad against Evansville, so I've been changing that and hopefully it'll help me get a lot faster," Halasz said. \nSophomore Claes Anderson, who placed first in the 50-yard freestyle against Evansville, said his performance would need to be even better against Michigan.\n"I'm just going to go out and try to swim faster," he said. "I thought I swam pretty well, but I think I can go faster."\nKirchner will also look for strong contributions from sophomore Matt Leach in the backstroke events, freshman Val Milkov in the freestyle events and junior David Schulze in the breaststroke events.\n "I had a good first meet of the year, but Michigan is going to be a lot harder than Evansville," Schulze said. "Their breaststrokers are going to go about 10 seconds faster, so it's a much higher level of competition."\n The diving team also has an optimistic outlook for the season. Fresh from head coach Dr. Jeff Huber's fourth consecutive U.S. Diving Outstanding Senior Diving Coach, the Hoosiers will also open their season at Michigan. \n"We're not quite ready to dive up to our best, hopefully we'll do that in February, March and April," Huber said. "But I think we'll give them a good contest. It's tough going into Ann Arbor and winning, they're always tough."\nHuber said he expects solid diving out of sophomore Marc Carlton and freshman Ryan Fagan, a five-time All American in high school. \n"I'm hoping we'll do really well, I'm hoping we'll all score and we'll win," Carlton said. "I think we've got a lot of talent. We just need to do some more work and we'll be real good."\nBut Huber said the seasons' success wouldn't be measured by wins and losses, but instead by individual divers' personal improvements. \n"Once it starts, we just try to improve and dive to our greatest potential and then show that in the meet," he said. "Where ever that places us, that's where we want to be. I try not to look at place of finish with my athletes, I just ask them to focus on their performance and the things they need to do to perform at their best level."\nAfter Michigan, the Hoosiers next compete in the Indiana Invitational Nov. 16-18.
(10/31/01 5:42am)
For senior and team captain Tiffany Fisher, it's been all golf for the past 10 months. Fisher has competed in 12 IU tournaments since the beginning of the year and also played during the summer. For Fisher and the women's golf team, the upcoming winter break will be a time to relax, but also a time to stay focused on the spring season.\n"They're probably pretty tired right now," coach Sam Carmichael said. "They've been playing since last February and they played all summer, so at some point it's nice to get away from it. I think it's really good and that way they come back a little more energized, excited and enthused about playing. And I think that's important."\nWhile the team had initially been scheduled to already have their midseason break under way, the cancellation of the Mary Fossum Invitational forced the addition of one more tournament, the Pine Needles Invitational Nov. 5-6. \nCarmichael said the team's play at Pine Needles may be somewhat different from their play at the spring opener -- the Central District Invitational on Feb. 25 and 26 -- because it is so hard to maintain their level of play over the winter. \n"There's always a little bit of drop-off after the winter break," Carmichael said. "But hopefully after we play a couple spring tournaments, we'll be playing well." \nSophomore Karen Dennison, who has led the Hoosiers' in scoring average and set her career mark with a 4th-place score at the Hatter Fall Classic in October, is looking forward to the break, even though it could mean a drop-off in her scores. \n"Right now, I'm looking forward to it," Dennison said. "We started last January, and I've been playing up to now, so we're kind of ready for a break. It's hard in the winter to keep your rhythm and keep your swing, but we'll be working out and gaining some strength, so that helps a lot. I need a little bit of rest."\nBut Fisher said the team won't spend the winter separated from golf entirely. \n"We work out in the weight room, do some running and other cardiovascular activities a couple of days a week," she said. "Whenever I can, I'll go to the fieldhouse and hit some balls just so it doesn't feel so weird in February."\nCarmichael said the team should start hitting balls on their own and be preparing for the official\nFebruary 1 start of practice for the spring season in early January. \n"Hopefully, they'll be motivated enough when they come back from Christmas break to start that early," he said. \nSophomore Mary Lidester said the team would still put in a lot of practice time, but there would still be time to relax. \n"We'll spend less time practicing on the course, but practice time will be equal in the winter to now," she said. "We'll workout and hit some balls indoors. It's a little less hectic and stressful, because you're not traveling, but it's a nice time to take some time out, too"
(10/22/01 6:18am)
The men's swimming and diving team opened its season yesterday at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Cen-ter with a 189-103 win over the University of Evansville Purple Aces. IU, undefeated in season openers in the past four years, got strong contributions from freshman Richard Bryant and junior David Schulze.\nBryant won both the 1000-yard freestyle, with a time of 9:30.72, and the 500-yard freestyle with a 4:39.57 time, a full 14 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor. \n"Since this was my first meet in a 25-yard pool, I felt I did really well," Bryant said. "I need to continue to improve on the technical aspects of my swimming, but I feel confident that I will improve quickly."\nSchulze placed first in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard breaststroke with times of 58.02 and 2:06.73.\n"Technically I felt that I did well today, but I can always improve," Schulze said. "At this point I feel way ahead of where I was at any time last year, and I hope to continue to improve on my times."\nSophomore Matt Leach took first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 51.46 and second in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:52.07. Sophomore Claes Andersson won the 50-yard freestyle (20.72), and was followed in the standings by sophomore teammates Mike Payne (21.36) and Dale Ramsy (21.59).\nSenior Heath Montgomery finished first in the 400-yard individual medley with a 4:03.91 time. Meantime, freshman Murph Halasz placed first in the 200-yard butterfly (1:52.36) and second in the 100-yard butterfly (51.25). \n"We have a very diversified team that competes well in every event," coach Kris Kirchner said. "We had a number of swims that were much better today. It is exciting to see our freshmen jumping in and competing well with tough competition."\nThe Hoosiers head to Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 2 to take on the Michigan Wolverines at Canham Natatorium. Kirchner said it is there that the team will look to continue their early success.\n"This was a great season-opening meet," Kirchner said. "This is only the beginning of the season and we will keep improving as the season continues"
(10/19/01 5:57am)
The Hoosiers begin play in the three-day, 54-hole Hatter Fall Classic in Howley-In-The-Hills, Fla., today. The tournament will be played at the Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort's El Campeon Course. The NCAA Championships were played there last year. \n"Our expectations are good," said coach Sam Carmichael . "I think we've been playing well and I think it's a good course for us. It's an excellent golf course. It's got good tight fairways and nice length. You have to hit good shots, you can't get lucky and scatter the ball. But I think we'll hit the ball and it'll be a good course for us." \nCarmichael said he'll have sophomore Mary Lidester in the first spot, followed by sophomore Karen Dennison, junior Cara Stuckey, sophomore Danah Ford and senior captain Tiffany Fisher. \n"I think it's the same as it's always been, to try and win as a team," Lidester said. "We need to have everybody play their best and hopefully everybody will have a good day the same day."\nDennison said the team needs to build on its two, fourth-place finishes.\n"It should be a good tournament," Dennison said. "Hopefully we can play well, and finish in the top three. That's what I'm looking for."\nMichigan, one of the 18 teams at the tournament, has placed first in all three of its tournaments, including the Northern Invitational and the Legends Shootout. IU placed fourth in both of those tournaments. \n"It doesn't really matter who all is there," Stuckey said. "We're just competing with ourselves and we just want to go out there and get a better place finish than fourth." \nThe deluge of rain last week has set back several practices for the Hoosiers. The team had Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday off because of the rain. \n"We haven't been able to work too much, we've been rained out just about every day," Carmichael said.\n"The kids have been working just to maintain what their game was whenever they could get out to practice, but we just haven't had much opportunity since (our last tournament) the Legends to even play, it's just rained every day."\nThe lack of practice wouldn't deter the team, Carmichael said.\n"It certainly won't help anything, but we'll get down there and they have a good practice area," he said. "We haven't been off that long, so we shouldn't forget that quickly."\nThe Hatter Golf Classic will no longer mark the end of the Hoosiers' fall season, as Carmichael was able to enlist the team in the Pine Needles Invitational in Southern Pines, N.C. on Nov. 5-6. The tournament will replace the canceled Mary Fossum Invitational. \nThe team remains focused on the tournament. \n"I think we know we're capable of doing better than we have, it's just a matter of going out and doing it and putting four good scores in each round," Stuckey said. "I think that's one of our weak points, not getting that fourth good score in there. But, overall we're all confident in ourselves and each other and we just need a breakthrough tournament"
(10/19/01 5:48am)
President George W. Bush nominated IU Board of Trustees President James T. Morris to serve as ambassador to the United States Mission to the United Nations Agencies in Rome.\nThe position serves to overlook and maintain three particular legs of U.S. involvement in Rome: the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the U.N. World Food Program and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.\nThe nomination needs to be confirmed by the Senate before it becomes official. He has been asked by the White House not to comment until the Senate approves his nomination, although he said he is excited at the prospect of the position.\n"I'm really grateful to be selected by President Bush to do this important job," Morris said.\nMorris will be filling a position previously held by former senator George S. McGovern, who was appointed by former President Bill Clinton in 1998. McGovern left office as ambassador Sept. 30. \nIn addition to his work on the board of trustees, Morris is Chairman and chief executive officer of IWC Resources Corporation and Indianapolis Water Company, its principal subsidiary. He is also an active member of the United States Olympic Committee. \nA graduate of IU in 1965, Morris has worked on numerous educational and non-profit organizations including the Haskell Indiana College Foundation, the Indiana Pacers foundation and the NCAA foundation.\n"Jim Morris has an outstanding record of public service and of getting things done," IU President Myles Brand said in a press release. "We have been most pleased that he brought those attributes to our board of trustees, and I am certain he will have a similarly positive impact in this new role."\nMorris has donated more than $22,000 to Republicans and $1,000 to Democrats in campaign donation money. \n"I think it's a well-deserved honor for him," said board member Sue Talbot. "He has been one of the leaders in Indiana in philanthropic endeavors for many, many years. They couldn't have had a better candidate for this job. There isn't anyone they could find who'd be a better candidate." \nMorris was elected to the board of trustees by alumni in 1996. His term will end June 30.\nIf all goes well in the Senate, Morris will have to move overseas for the job, thereby losing his position with the board of trustees. The board requires its president live in the United States.\n"He can't commute, he has to live in Rome for this position," said WFP Director Joseph Scalise. \nIn the event Morris has to resign, Frederick Eichhorn, vice president of the board since 1992, would fill the position for the remainder of Morris' term.\n"I think it's wonderful, it's a fabulous choice," said trustee Stephen Backer. "If he had to resign (from the board), it'd be a tremendous loss. Jim's been a very good member and a very strong supporter of the University. He'll be an excellent choice."\nThe FAO works to improve nutritional and standard of living levels by promoting agricultural production in poverty-stricken, rural areas. The WFP receives monetary donations and buys food in malnourished countries. The organization is funding food drops in Afghanistan. The IFAD provides loans to agriculturally and rurally underdeveloped countries. \n"Generally, it's someone with background in agriculture in emergency situations or in businessrelated to agriculture," Scalise said. "(Morris') role is to represent the United States government, which is a major donor to all three of the agencies in Rome. He'll attend executive meetings for all three organizations and represent U.S. interests there"
(10/17/01 5:26am)
In the Hoosiers' first tournament at the Northern Invitational Sept. 21-23, sophomore Mary Lidester set a new personal three-round low. At the next opportunity, the Legends Shootout Oct. 8-9, Lidester shattered the record by eight strokes, posting a 220 three-round score. \n"Mary is a great girl," sophomore and teammate Karen Dennison said. "She brings a lot of humor to the team and she works really hard. She's out there practicing many hours a day and it just kind of helps you to get out there earlier just because she's out there so much. She brings a lot to the team. She brings some low scores and she's very consistent, so that's the kind of player we need."\nLidester grew up near a country club in Lafayette and began playing golf at an early age. \n"I started playing every day of the summer when I was 10," Lidester said. "I'd have my mom drive me to the golf course every morning and pick me up before dinner." \nLidester began competing in the Indiana state tournament at age 11, and then played in a variety of tournaments her father found for her. Lidester said her parents' role in developing her interest in the sport has had a profound impact on her. \n"My parents have had the biggest influence on my golfing career," Lidester said. "They never pushed me to have a golfing career. It was always my option. They never pushed me to go practice, I always did it on my own. They gave me so much support and they allowed me to achieve the goals I wanted to achieve." \nAt Lafayette Jefferson High School, Lidester posted impressive statistics on the golf team. She was a two-time conference medalist and earned all-state and MVP honors in all four high school seasons. \nTwice, she finished in second place in Indiana's state championship and was the recipient of the 1998 Indiana Mental Attitude Award. Golf was not Lidester's only focus; she also played basketball and ran track. \nSpending her true freshman year at Ohio State, Lidester competed in 20 rounds, posting an 81.9 stroke average. But following that year, Lidester transferred to IU. \n"I knew that coach (Sam) Carmichael was a great teacher and I believed in him," Lidester said. "I want to play after college and want to go to pro. I know that he knows a lot about golf and I wanted to be taught by him." \nLidester has a 74.7 stroke average this season, good enough for second on the team.\n"Mary has played very steadily," Carmichael said. \n"She played very well at the Legends." \nLidester spent as many as eight hours a day working on her game over the summer and dedicates as much time as she can to practicing for the team.\n"I just enjoy being out there," she said. "The team gets along so well, we're almost like sisters because we're so close. I really enjoy being on this team. I don't see it as working at all"
