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(10/25/06 2:21am)
In an interview for the Indiana Daily Student two years ago, Menahem Pressler, distinguished professor of piano for the IU Jacobs School of Music, said he did not expect his chamber music ensemble to have much longevity.\n"I expected it to last a week to make a record," Pressler said.\nBut much to the joy of chamber music lovers everywhere, Pressler's prediction was anything but accurate, as the ensemble, known as the Beaux Arts Trio, has now practiced and performed for half a century. This 50-year mark is currently being celebrated by the PBS documentary "Beaux Arts at 50," which was broadcast Monday. \nThe documentary features performance footage from the trio's 50th-anniversary concert at IU's Auer Hall from summer 2005 as well as interviews with the three ensemble members. The trio consists of British violinist Daniel Hope, cellist Antonio Meneses and pianist and founder Pressler.\nWhen asked to explain the group's longevity, Pressler tells the camera it must have to do with the satisfaction the music gives the audience and the members of the trio.\n"Pleasure is really the wrong word," he says in the movie. "In music, it is more than pleasure. It is the satisfaction of feeling filled. ... It is the search for that indefinable thing we call inspiration."\nThe inspiration for the 50th-anniversary concert came from Ludwig van Beethoven. The ensemble performed his trios at its debut concert in 1955 at the Berkshire Music Festival, now called the Tanglewood Music Festival\nEmphasizing the group's return to the repertoire of its birth was an integral part of the documentary, executive producer Steve Krahnke says on WTIU's Web site.\n"I think it is important for audiences to understand that, in some ways, music is both a historical artifact to be studied, but also an expression of new ideas," Krahnke said, according to the WTIU Web site. "The trio performed the Beethoven trios as its first public concert 50 years ago -- they've performed them since -- yet they are still discovering new meaning in each movement."\nOne of the more entertaining moments of the program is footage of the ensemble discovering this meaning together during a rehearsal in Auer Hall. Viewers have the chance to watch the members of the trio work through the subtleties of a group trill and witness them employ a method as elementary as counting beats aloud. But for a few moments, the audience is given a rare glimpse at the intimate level of collaboration required to produce the kind of effective, nuanced performances that have kept the Beaux Arts Trio at the top of the chamber music world for five decades.\nPressler summed up the ensemble's rehearsal method with a line from Irving Berlin's musical "Annie Get Your Gun": "Anything you can do, I can do better."\n"We try to better each other," Pressler says in the documentary.\nWTIU will rebroadcast "Beaux Arts at 50" at 3 p.m. Sunday. DVD and VHS copies of the hour-long program are also available for purchase at the PBS shop Web site, www.shoppbs.org.
(03/07/06 5:45am)
Bloomington police arrested two men early Saturday morning at a local White Castle who identified themselves as members of the Wisconsin wrestling team, said Drake, reading from the report.\nDrake said employees of the W. Jacob Drive White Castle called the BPD and said four males were outside the restaurant and had vandalized a sign and broken a water pipe.\nAccording to the report, the letters on the sign had been re-arranged to say "piss clam stew." According to the report, the water line had been broken off and water was shooting three feet into the air. Police found four subjects in the area who matched the description the White Castle employees gave.\nPolice arrested Zachary Menne, 20, and Daniel Sneider, 19, who told the officers that they were in Bloomington to wrestle in the Big Ten wrestling tournament. Police said the two men had been drinking. According to the report, the other two men who were with them, but not named, were of legal drinking age.\nDrake said Menne took complete responsibility for the damage and said the other three men had nothing to do with the vandalism. According to the report, Menne said he had messed with the sign and accidentally tripped over the water pipe. Officers said in the report that because of the severity of the damage to the water pipe, they did not believe that was possible.\nVince Sweeney, senior associate athletic director for external relations at the University of Wisconsin, said he had not heard of the situation.\n"I am not aware of the infractions, but I'm sure that the coach is and that we'll be taking the appropriate actions," Sweeney said. "I do not know what those are at this point"
(02/13/06 9:30pm)
Problems with IU's leadership structure prompted the largest set of administrative changes in IU history last month. Last week, IU President Adam Herbert took another step in fixing leadership problems.\nHerbert announced Feb. 3 the IU Leadership Development Project -- or "LeaD" for short -- a program aimed at training potential academic and administrative leaders. Thirty participants, including professors from all eight IU campuses, will attend two full-day sessions each month and learn about leadership and management techniques.\n"LeaD really shows the University's serious commitment to leadership development," said participant Matthew Auer, professor and director of Undergraduate Programs at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. "Whether we are talking about faculty, staff or students, we can't expect leaders to emerge spontaneously. Formal leadership development is a no-brainer."\nThe leadership seminars will cover a wide range of topics, including financial policy and management, dispute resolution, marketing, branding and other management strategies.\nAnother participant, SPEA professor and editor at the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management David Reingold, said the program is a good way for future leaders to network.\n"The content of the professional development training will be useful for those who have not had much experience running large public organizations," he said. "They will get a chance to understand the challenges and dilemmas leaders face when trying to oversee large and complex organizations."\nHerbert said in an IU press release he hopes the program can help identify and develop IU's future leaders. He added that the program's participants all have leadership potential and should take the program as an opportunity to better their management skills.\nThe seminar program was designed by a group of management specialists and IU leaders. There is also an "oversight group" made up of former IU senior officials who will advise the project.\nThough the program is intended to develop IU's future leaders, Reingold said IU will need to actually use those receiving training in leadership positions.\n"For this effort to be successful and taken seriously by participants, the administration needs to make sure that this training is tied to actual opportunities to assume leadership positions in the University," Reingold said. "Leadership development is a worthy goal for any organization, but participants will take it much more seriously if the administration actually starts to populate leadership positions across IU with those that have been through this training."\nHerbert proposed the project to the IU board of trustees in September 2005. Deans of some of IU's colleges and schools nominated professors for the special training, which is scheduled to begin this month and will continue through the end of 2006.
(04/26/05 4:38am)
The lights come up, and a young girl and her tutor sit at a long, stately table, both costumed in pieces reminiscent of the early 19th century. The young girl, Thomasina Coverly, asks her tutor, "Septimus, what is carnal embrace?" He replies, "Carnal embrace is the practice of throwing one's arms around a side of beef."\nAnd so begins "Arcadia," Tom Stoppard's heralded play about the negotiation of time and its subsequent formulation of the past in the present mind, crisscrossed with more intricacies than this review could hope to enumerate. \nDirector Courtney Giddings said it succinctly in the play's program: "While 'Arcadia' does challenge us to wade into some fairly deep intellectual waters, it never ceases to be about the everyday experiences of being human -- people we love and people we should not, things we endeavor to understand and things we never will. The very big, the very small and everything in between are all part of the dance."\nDancing in the cosmos include sex, gardening, Romanticism, the Enlightenment, chaos theory, thermodynamics, waltzing, the Industrial Revolution, architecture, historicity and who knows what else. \nAmidst these dancers are characters whose ambitions lead to them stepping on each others' toes. Septimus Hodge, played by Todd Aiello, and tutor Thomasina, played by Lauren Clemmons, tries to keep Thomasina in the dark about his affair with her mother, Lady Croom, splendidly played by Amanda Renee Baker. The show's ensemble work provides a strong backbone. Daniel J. Petrie displays an enviable grasp of period pretension as Ezra Chater, and Alex Shotts brings an equally impressive reserve to the gloomy but loveable Valentine Coverly. Even the smallest role -- the architect Richard Noakes, a daft intellectual enamored with "the picturesque style" -- is fully developed by T. Dennis Schwering.\nThe ensemble work is further supported by solid design work. Lighting designer Ryan Davies blends cools and warms to support the transitions between past and present, and his dominant use of soft lighting adds dimension to Amanda Renee Baker's costumes. Set designers Jim Hettmer, who also co-directed, and Danielle Bruce coordinate the set with the auditorium's hardwood floor and sweeping horizontal dimensions. Sound designer Greg Jacobs deepens the impact of the onstage action through a mixture of music and sound like gunfire and a steam pump.\nThe chief shortcoming in Giddings' production is probably the same problem that has and will continue to daunt anyone who mounts a Stoppard play -- in the end, the language overpowers the performance. \nIt's understandable: it would be a select audience who can catch and comprehend all of Stoppard's subtle acrobatics, like comparing a "Newtonian" with an "Etonian." Furthermore, Stoppard juxtaposes his exemplary wit with more premises than most human brains can handle at once. \nAnd maybe it's Stoppard having the last laugh. Like his characters in "Arcadia," scrambling to uncover answers to the past while the present remains equally shrouded in mystery, his work ultimately comes off comically in spite of its seriousness. Maybe an audience's attempt to figure it all out is the funniest thing of all: the absurdity of trying to understand everything at once.
(10/05/04 5:36am)
State revenue tops September target by $12.6 million\nINDIANAPOLIS -- State revenues in September came in $12.6 million, or 1.2 percent, above projections, officials said Monday.\nThat report puts state revenues for the first three months of the 2005 budget year at $44.5 million more than was forecast.\nTwo of the state's three main revenue streams came in above forecast for September, with sales taxes $5.9 million better than expected and corporate income taxes $20.7 million above projections.\nIndividual income tax revenue, however, fell short by 2.3 percent, or $9.3 million.\nThe 2005 budget year revenue was 6.3 percent, or $157.6 million, more than the state collected during the same three-month period last year.\nState Budget Director Marilyn Schultz said Indiana has achieved three consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth in sales tax money, with growth exceeding 5 percent in seven of nine months.\n"The steady increase in sales tax revenue over the last nine months indicates a strengthening economy," Schultz said. "When combined with nearly 40 percent growth in corporate income tax in the first quarter, this is a good sign that Indiana may finally be getting past the national recession."\nThe state faces a budget deficit of about $830 million, and owes more than $710 million in back payments to schools, universities and local governments. Lawmakers will begin writing a new two-year budget in January.\nRepublican Mitch Daniels, who is challenging Gov. Joe Kernan in the November election, has pointed out that the state's revenue projections were based on a forecast for 2005 that was revised downward in January by $190.5 million.
(07/26/04 12:59am)
For the first time in school history, IU soccer's recruiting class was headed by someone other than Jerry Yeagley.\nIn his first year taking over for former coach Yeagley, Mike Freitag inherited the reigning national champions and completed his first ever recruiting class, which garnered the No. 14 ranking in the nation, according to College Soccer News.\nThe list includes: Ian Clair (Telford, Pa.), Erek Kozlowski (Westerville, Ohio), John Mellencamp (West Chester, Ohio), Kevin Noschang (Cincinnati, Ohio), Doug Reisinger (Lewis Center, Ohio), Kiki Wallace (Bloomington), Billy Weaver (Lake Orion, Mich.) and Brad Yuska (Corte Madera, Calif.).\n"I think our class is a very good one. One that will contribute to IU soccer," Freitag said. "It's a tough task for (the recruits) trying to do it with a veteran squad, but they will be up to fight for playing time. We have a very strong squad from top to bottom, and hopefully we'll meet our challenges and get right back on track."\nNine starters return from the 2003 National Championship team, which welcomes back forward Mike Ambersley, who sat out all of last season for disciplinary reasons. \nWith an established core intact, playing time will be at a premium for the recruits, but having extreme depth at numerous positions is a situation Freitag said he welcomes with open arms. \n"With any kid, I am hoping he can contribute right away. That will be determined when they get here," he said. "Hopefully our older players in the program will be better than our freshmen. It should be difficult for freshmen to play at a top program. At the same time, I know the men we have coming in are very talented and have the potential to play right away."\nThis season, the Hoosiers face six of the nation's top 20 recruiting classes, while UCLA, who IU defeated in last year's quarterfinals, earned College Soccer News No.1 recruiting class. \nLast year's championship certainly helps the recruiting process, but Freitag said last year's run can also sway certain potential recruits to play elsewhere.\n"A lot of it depends on the confidence of the player you are talking to," Freitag said. "We've had some players we have gone after that aren't sure if they can play here with so many good players. With that said, I'd prefer it to be this way then it being the other way." \nIU was the lone Big Ten squad in the top 15 recruiting classes while the Atlantic Coast Conference saw six of its teams fill the top 15.\n"It's (rankings) all in the eyes of the beholder," Freitag said. "I don't know who says what class is better than another, but it's just that person's opinion. There are kids on the national teams I would not recruit, and players on other teams that I would. It's not bad stuff, it's just someone's opinion."\nAs the recruiting class comes in, the Hoosiers will lose Drew Shinabarger, Vjay Dias and Ned Grabavoy from last year's championship team. \nHowever, Grabavoy said he feels confident in the Hoosiers continuing on last year's success.\n"Even though the team lost myself, Vijay and Shiny (Shinabarger), they always seem to find guys that will run up and down the field," Grabavoy said. "They get Ambersely back and a more mature (Jacob) Peterson. This is the kind of year they will be ranked really high going in and will have to prove themselves when everyone is gunning for them."\nBut with an established core of solid players, former IU stars such as New England Revolution forward Pat Noonan said he sees a bright future under the new coach.\n"I'm sure Freitag will continue the success," he said. "Everyone has no doubt he will succeed in taking over the program. It's pride, really."\n-- Contact staff writer Daniel Cohen at djcohen@indiana.edu.
(06/10/04 4:00am)
From the sufficiently twisted minds that brought you "Road Trip" and "Old School" comes "Eurotrip," a thoroughly mediocre but ultimately pleasing teen sex comedy. Written by former "Seinfeld" scribes Jeff Schaffer, Alec Berg and Daniel Goldberg, one would expect more than a retread of teen movie staples, but what we get is just that, albeit sprinkled with tiny bits of hilarity here and there.\nAs the cast trod through Europe hoping for their share of sexcapades, the film's best parts turn out to be cameos by the likes of Matt Damon, Jeffrey Tambor and "SNL" veteran Fred Armisen, as well as a pleasing performance by Jacob Pitts, who gleefully fills the goofy best friend role.\nDon't be fooled by this disc's unrated status, as the film is still planted firmly in R-rated territory. All we get are a few additional T&A scenes that tend to aggravate more than titillate.\nThe special features here are quite plentiful, including a ton of deleted scenes, an alternate (and better) ending and a mini-doc on the filming of the much-touted letdown of a nude beach scene featuring more penises than anyone should ever have to endure viewing in one place.\n"Eurotrip" is worth a rental if you're in the mood for some guilty laughs, but don't expect anything more.\nWarning: Do not rent this DVD if your specific goal is to catch a glimpse of gorgeous "Buffy" alum Michelle Trachtenberg in the buff. Regardless of what the TV ads and DVD cover would have you believe, we are not afforded that gift.
(06/10/04 1:58am)
From the sufficiently twisted minds that brought you "Road Trip" and "Old School" comes "Eurotrip," a thoroughly mediocre but ultimately pleasing teen sex comedy. Written by former "Seinfeld" scribes Jeff Schaffer, Alec Berg and Daniel Goldberg, one would expect more than a retread of teen movie staples, but what we get is just that, albeit sprinkled with tiny bits of hilarity here and there.\nAs the cast trod through Europe hoping for their share of sexcapades, the film's best parts turn out to be cameos by the likes of Matt Damon, Jeffrey Tambor and "SNL" veteran Fred Armisen, as well as a pleasing performance by Jacob Pitts, who gleefully fills the goofy best friend role.\nDon't be fooled by this disc's unrated status, as the film is still planted firmly in R-rated territory. All we get are a few additional T&A scenes that tend to aggravate more than titillate.\nThe special features here are quite plentiful, including a ton of deleted scenes, an alternate (and better) ending and a mini-doc on the filming of the much-touted letdown of a nude beach scene featuring more penises than anyone should ever have to endure viewing in one place.\n"Eurotrip" is worth a rental if you're in the mood for some guilty laughs, but don't expect anything more.\nWarning: Do not rent this DVD if your specific goal is to catch a glimpse of gorgeous "Buffy" alum Michelle Trachtenberg in the buff. Regardless of what the TV ads and DVD cover would have you believe, we are not afforded that gift.
(03/30/04 5:44am)
The following activity was reported by the IU Police Department:\nMarch 10\n•Sophomore Jeffrey M. Spector, 19, resident of Foster Quad, was issued a citation for illegal possession of alcohol at Sembower Field.
(03/29/04 4:18am)
Film lovers and connoisseurs will soon be treated to a nostalgic film experience unrivaled by today's corporate theater. The Buskirk-Chumley Theater, a historic establishment in downtown Bloomington known for its concentration on visual arts, has announced a new regular film series to begin this fall. The series marks the first permanent series presented by the theater since 1995.\nThe new film series, which will take place Monday and Tuesday nights, is the result of a collaboration between the Buskirk-Chumley and the IU Department of Communication and Culture. Two classes of approximately 100 students, History of Hollywood and Introduction to Media, will view the films as an extension of the class. The showings will be open to the public for $4. \nOriginally built in 1922 as the Indiana Theater, the venue was a site for silent movies and vaudeville performances, drawing large crowds from Bloomington. In the last 30 years, though, interest in the theater declined, and after a series of ownership changes, the Buskirk-Chumley was sold to the Bloomington Area Arts Council in 1995 and turned into a live performance venue. \nIn 2001, the theater was sold to Buskirk-Chumley Theater Management, Inc., a non-profit organization. Though the theater has been used to host festivities like the Banff Mountain Film Festival Tour and the Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour, until recently, the ownership restricted regular film screenings, a ban that will be lifted this fall.\nThe film series will feature a wide array of cinema, ranging from the works of D.W. Griffith to Golden Age staples such as "Casablanca" and "Singing in the Rain" to modern blockbusters like "Die Hard" and "The Matrix." In addition, documentaries like as Michael Moore's controversial "Bowling for Columbine" and even occasional television series episodes will be shown. BCT Marketing Director Suzanne Strick said she hopes the theater will continue to attract local organizations to hold their own film screenings.\n"As well as bringing weekly film programming to the downtown area, this … will also transform the Buskirk-Chumley Theater into a public access film screening facility," she said. \nThe new film series is being sponsored by Smallwood Plaza, a new downtown development on College Avenue set for completion in the near future. The developers have provided the theater with a state-of-the-art, 30-by-20-foot projector screen, hoping the screenings will provide a nostalgic feel and entertain the community. Danielle McClelland, director of the Buskirk-Chumley said the theater will combine elements particular to Bloomington in order to appeal to the community.\n"Through involvement with the University, as well as Smallwood's sponsorship … we're creating an experience that combines student education with the general public's enjoyment," McClelland said. "We're thrilled to be able to again give viewers a nostalgic and luxurious movie house experience."\nThis fall, the theater is providing popcorn, sodas and candy sold through the venue by Bloomingfoods Theater Café, as well as a modern touch, including short film introductions by IU film experts to enhance the viewers' appreciation of the film. The theater hopes that 114 E. Kirkwood Ave., the location of the theater, will be the place to be Monday and Tuesday nights. Smallwood developer John Jacobs said he hopes it will rival home theater systems\n"Big-screen TVs and home theater systems are booming," Jacobs said "But, to experience the big screen in a classic environment with a large audience, along with a live lecture -- that's hard to match."\n-- Contact staff writer John Kastrinsky at jkastrin@indiana.edu.
(12/15/03 6:29am)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- For the sixth time in school history, the Hoosiers captured the NCAA National Championship Sunday, capping IU coach Jerry Yeagley's 31-year career.\nIU beat St. John's 2-1 Sunday as a snow storm swirled at Crew Stadium. The win gives the Hoosiers their first title since 1999 and sixth in the 31-year history of the program. \n"This group just never felt they couldn't win, and that's part of the IU tradition. When you are in championships and the most important game is on the line, that's when we are at our best," Yeagley said. "I couldn't be any happier for our guys. I couldn't be any more proud."\nIU junior goalkeeper Jay Nolly fought off a heavy St. John's attack during a snowstorm that began with about 15 minutes remaining. The Red Storm outshot the Hoosiers 19-7 and 9-2 in the second half. Nolly's lone surrendered goal came with 12:04 left in the second half when freshman Ashley Kozicki snuck behind the IU defense and chipped in a goal.\n"It was tough because it kept blowing in my eyes, and when you're winning a game late, it's tough not to sit back and kind of just let them come at you," Nolly said. "I was getting a little nervous because everything started to get wet, and they started pumping shots into the box."\nNolly was able to withstand the attack and preserve the win for IU.\nAs snow swirled around the early morning hours in Columbus, so were rumors of the return of junior forward Ned Grabavoy and sophomore defender Drew Moor for the title game. Both U20 players were able to arrive in Columbus and start for the Hoosiers. Grabavoy arrived in Columbus Saturday night, but Moor, who suffered flight connection problems, caught a flight from New York and made it to Columbus two hours before kickoff.\nGrabavoy, who took the restart kicks for the U20 team, scored IU's first goal off a restart with 30:01 remaining in the first half. \nThe junior co-captain blasted a shot to the lower right hand corner of the net, beating a sprawling keeper for his 11th goal of the season. The goal was IU's first restart goal of the season, which according to Yeagley usually accounts for about 40 percent of the Hoosier's scoring. \n"Sometimes you just have the feeling that it is going in," Grabavoy said. "To get on the board first in the championship game was very huge for our team."\nThe Hoosiers' second goal and eventual game winner came with 25:46 remaining in the first half when freshman forward Jacob Peterson broke loose at midfield and drove to the box, where he fired a shot to the lower left corner of the net. \nThe goal was Peterson's seventh of the season and first of the tournament, where he was awarded Most Outstanding Offensive Player. Peterson has yet to turn 18 years old.\n"I did not think I deserved to be the Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the tournament. It is kind of a big honor for me," Peterson said. "Last year, I knew coming to IU we could play for the National Championship. It is just a great feeling. It's the biggest win I've had in my career."\nThe Hoosiers endured a scare in the first half with 24:45 left when Nolly deflected a shot from senior Simone Salinno that wound up at the foot of sophomore Jean Camere who whistled a shot into the arms of Nolly for the save.\nAt 2-3-4 on Oct. 2, Yeagley said he knew the Hoosiers would be a different team come the second half of the season. He didn't imagine they would be the best team. \n"I said this team will be different at mid-season than at the beginning, while others were discounting us since we were off to our worst start in team history," Yeagley said. "But the players knew that we had a good team, and we were paying well and just couldn't catch a break. You have to be good and have to catch some breaks to win a championship."\nThe Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the tournament was awarded to Nolly, who recorded 10 saves in the final match and 15 for the entire tournament.\nSeven Hoosiers were selected to the All-Tournament team including freshmen defender Jed Zayner and midfielder Josh Tudela, and seniors midfielders Danny O'Rourke and Drew Shinabarger. Peterson, Grabavoy and Nolly were selected, as well. \n"We've had others (teams) get a star, but no other group that has won a championship in our jersey has achieved more from the start of the season to the end in terms of development and growth," Yeagley said. "That's what's special about this championship. It was a total team effort with a group of guys who came together and played their hearts out and worked for each other."\n-- Contact staff writer Daniel Cohen at djcohen@indiana.edu.
(12/01/03 5:30am)
Five Hoosiers scored as IU pounded Virginia Commonwealth 5-0 Sunday in the third round of the NCAA tournament, setting up a matchup against No. 1 UCLA this week for a ticket to the final four. \nSunday's win marked the final home game for coach Jerry Yeagley, who is one win from reaching the College Cup for the second time in three years and 16th time overall.\nLast season, Connecticut bounced IU from the tournament in the third round.\nThe Hoosiers and the Rams ended the first half scoreless Sunday, but 10 minutes into the second half, VCU forward McColm Cephas earned a red card for elbowing freshman back Julian Dieterle in the face, forcing the Rams to play a man down the rest of the way.\n"I couldn't be any more pleased with our performance today. (VCU) had a good year representing their conference, but they met the Hoosiers on a day that IU had its A-game -- all the players," IU coach Jerry Yeagley said. "We frustrated them, and as a result of their frustration, they lost a man."\nA man short, VCU broke out of its defensive shell, opening the door for an IU scoring outburst ignited by sophomore midfielder Brian Plotkin's penalty kick goal after junior forward Greg Badger was tackled in the box.\n"With the red card, they had kind of fallen back in, so it opened up a lot of space," Plotkin said. "So we just started finishing."\nEleven minutes later, freshman back Jed Zayner drove down the left side into the box, forcing the goaltender out while centering a pass to freshman midfielder Josh Tudela for the goal. \nInstead of laying back with a two-goal lead, IU buried a fading VCU team with three more goals in a 10-minute span. Freshman forward Jacob Peterson netted his second goal of the tournament from sophomore midfielder Pat Yates, who would score IU's next goal with four minutes left. \n"We have not scored five goals all year, and Plotkin tells me they did not score five goals in a game last year," Peterson said. "So a 5-0 win is what we wanted to give coach in his last possible home game."\nSophomore back Jordan Chirico scored the fifth and final goal with just 16 seconds left in the game. \nIn two tournament games, the Rams yielded seven goals, including two in their 5-2 second round win over Virginia Tech Wednesday. VCU finished the season with a 16-5 overall mark. \n"IU is a very good team, and the better team certainly won today. I was disappointed the way our season ended but in saying that, IU was awfully good," VCU coach Tim O'Sullivan said. "I felt we were very nervous, and I think we played scared. With IU being as sharp as they were, I think it was a matter of time, but I would not have imagined it would have been as bad as it was."\nBehind an offensive explosion without their leading goal scorer (junior Ned Grabavoy) was the Hoosier defense, which shut down a dangerous VCU offense without sophomore defender Drew Moor. \nEven a trip to the College Cup will not likely bring back Grabavoy or Moor as the U.S. U20 National Team won their opening match 3-1 over Paraguay. \n"Right now, more people are picking up the slack. Sure, we would like to have them back, but right now we are playing well as a team," Yeagley said. " Other people are picking up the slack. No one is feeling sorry and looking over their shoulder for Ned or Drew."\nIU beat Kentucky 2-1 Wednesday in double overtime on a corner kick which was pushed in by Badger for his first career goal. Peterson scored the Hoosiers' first goal after IU fell behind 1-0 in the first half.\nThe Hoosiers will now travel to Los Angeles to battle the nation's best who are 19-1-1 and a perfect 10-0 at home. The Bruins road to the quarters featured a 3-2 win over Tulsa and a 2-0 victory against Florida International.\n"We welcome the challenge, and we won't go out there and bunker in. We will just go and tee it up and go toe-to-toe with them," Yeagley said. "It is fun to be here, but our history makes it clear that we are not just satisfied being in the final eight."\n-- Contact staff writer Daniel Cohen at djcohen@indiana.edu.
(11/24/03 6:25am)
After earning a first-round bye in the NCAA tournament by capturing the Big Ten Tournament Title, the Hoosiers' road to the College Cup begins Wednesday when border rival Kentucky arrives in Bloomington for a second-round matchup. \nKentucky (12-6-1) heads to Bloomington after beating Cincinnati Saturday in penalty kicks (4-2) following a scoreless regulation and overtime.\nThe No. 8 seed Hoosiers are riding a 13-game unbeaten streak, last losing Sept. 18 at Notre Dame, but will play for the first time without points leader Ned Grabavoy and sophomore defenseman Drew Moor, who have joined the U.S. U20 National team. \nThe Hoosiers beat Kentucky 1-0 Nov. 2 in Bloomington on a Vijay Dias game winner in the 45th minute of the match.\n"From past experience, it's difficult beating the same good team twice. On the other hand, it would be the rubber match (one preseason game), but psychologically I think the fact that we beat them and played well last time might be a little bit in their favor," IU coach Jerry Yeagley said. "They will see a different IU team, and what we hope is that our players notch it up, and some of the their players say 'Hey without Grabavoy and Moor, they are not as good.' Maybe they will psychologically take their foot off the pedal."\nSince the inception of a varsity program in 1973, IU has made 28 tournament appearances while posting a dominating 63-22 mark. While the Hoosiers are in the midst of a 24-game home unbeaten streak, in tournament play, they are 40-3 at Armstrong Stadium. \n"Last time we played Kentucky, it was a good match. They fought hard," freshman Josh Tudela said. "Without Grabavoy up top, we don't have someone that can hold the ball like he does, so we'll need someone to go in and be able to hold the ball and keep possession while we get up and make good transition with the ball. We still are just as confident as a team with or without Ned and Drew." \nWith Grabavoy out, IU loses nearly a third of its scoring, forcing the likes of sophomore Brian Plotkin and freshmen Jacob Peterson and Tudela to fill the void. Yet all season IU has relied on fresh faces to step up and play significant roles in the team's success. \nThe Hoosiers own a 16-1-0 all-time record against their neighbors from the South including a 9-1 mark at home. \n"We're going to miss them (Grabavoy and Moor), but we have to cope with it, so I think a lot of guys are starting to step it up in practice. I think the confidence level is about the same," junior midfielder Danny O'Rourke said. "My game does not change that much. I may have to be more attacking once in a while, but a lot of people will have to change the way they play. I think it's hard to beat a team twice in one year. It's very tough to beat a team like Kentucky twice in one season."\nThe winner of IU/Kentucky will face the winner of the No. 9 Virginia Commonwealth/Virginia Tech game Sunday. Tech played a scoreless game with Clemson in the opening round but pulled the victory out 6-5 in a shootout. If IU wins, Sunday's third round match will be played in Bloomington. \nIf the seeds hold true, IU is guaranteed a home game until the quarterfinals. \n"We have good people. We are not as deep, of course, because Ned and Drew are in the special category," Yeagley said. "But we will not be playing guys that are not Division I top-caliber players. We will have good players out there."\n-- Contact staff writer Daniel Cohen at djcohen@indiana.edu.
(10/13/03 3:46pm)
October 13, 1995, was the last time Wisconsin beat IU. It was also the last time the Hoosiers lost a Big Ten regular season game. This weekend they head up to Madison, Wisc. and Evanston, Ill., looking to extend their 41-game conference undefeated streak. \nIU (3-3-4, 1-0-1 Big Ten) will battle the Badgers tonight at 7 p.m. and less than 48 hours later will face Northwestern to conclude the weekend trip and three-game conference road swing. \n"This is the last time we will go on a road trip like this one," IU coach Jerry Yeagley said. "You won't see IU in the future playing a Friday and Sunday game in the conference. It will be a tough weekend."\nFacing the brutal weekend road trip, the Hoosiers will try to carry the momentum stemming from freshman forward Jacob Peterson's overtime goal last Sunday against Michigan into the McClimon Soccer Complex in Madison. \nWisconsin (7-6-0, 1-1-0), however, is fresh off its own enormous win upsetting Penn State 1-0 in Happy Valley. The Badgers have not allowed a goal in their last five victories and have won seven of 10 since opening the season with three loses. IU owns a 25-3-3 all-time record against Wisconsin in a series that began in 1975.\n"We will have our hands full at their place," Yeagley said. "We need to continue to play with confidence and hopefully after the Michigan game, we will be more confident." \nAfter a short bus trip to Evanston, the Hoosiers will play a Wildcat team (4-3-4) Sunday that they have never lost to. Their 19-0-0 all-time mark against NU began in 1983 with an 11-0 pummeling in Bloomington. But IU also entered its first conference game against Michigan State with a 30-0-0 all-time record and finished the game with a draw. \n"In years past we could play Northwestern with just a days rest and generally beat then with our reserves," Yeagley said. "But Northwestern is not the Northwestern of old."\nThe Hoosiers are in second place in the Big Ten, having played one less game than Michigan State (1-0-2 Big Ten). Junior forward Ned Grabavoy continues to lead the team with 13 points on five goals and three helpers. \n"I think we've been working hard the last couple games and playing well and finally got a big win in michigan, junior midfielder Danny O'Rourke said. "I think the momentum will keep on rolling. It is just that we are so accustomed to winning that when we don't win people get down on themselves."\nEven if IU runs the table for the remainder of the season, the 11 wins would be its lowest since its 10-win regular season in 1992. \n"The breaks have not been going our way, so hopefully we can (slow) the momentum and get on a roll," senior midfielder Vijay Dias said. "These games are important because they are both Big Ten games on the road. We will have to be ready."\n-- Contact staff writer Daniel Cohen at djcohen@indiana.edu.
(10/09/03 4:14am)
With eight minutes remaining in IU's Big Ten opener against Michigan State, it appeared freshman Jed Zayner's defensive misplay would cost the Hoosiers the game and their 39-game Big Ten winning streak.\nBut, as one freshman's miscue led to a goal, another freshman scored a goal. Jacob Peterson tied the game and salvaged the streak with a goal in the 82nd minute.\nAt times this season, half of the 11 IU players on the field have been freshmen and not since his son's 1991 squad can Coach Jerry Yeagley recall an IU team so young and inexperienced. \n"When you have 10 field players and half of them are freshmen, that is just unheard of at IU," Yeagley said. "But these guys are no longer freshmen now that they have a half season under their belt."\nFive freshmen, including Zayner, Peterson, Julian Dieterle and red shirts John Hayden and Josh Tudela have started at least five of the eight games this season. In fact, Zayner and Dieterle have started all eight games for the Hoosiers, six of which were against ranked opponents. \nThe Hoosiers, (2-3-3) are off to their worst start since becoming a varsity program in 1973. Their 36-game Big Ten winning streak was snapped and they enter today's tilt against in-state rival Butler. But Yeagley continues to believe that his unusually young team can still turn around this season. \n"We have been up against six ranked teams this year and five of our six non-wins have been overtime games," Yeagley said. "We have been in every game and felt we have had the better of every game but we did not come out with the result we wanted. Now our youth may have had something to do with that along with a heck of a lot of bad breaks and bad luck."\nOne of the freshmen hoping to change the bad luck and pick up some victories is Peterson, who at just 17 years old is the youngest of the group. The Portage, Mich., native has two points this season -- one on an assist and one game-tying, streak-saving goal. \n"Our first couple of games we made some mistakes, that when we get some more experience, we won't make those mistakes," Peterson said. "But, for me it is just going to take me getting used to how more physical and more developed everyone else is, which means I'll just have to hit the weights."\nAnother of the freshmen seeing significant minutes is Zayner, who along with Dieterle, patrols the Hoosiers defense. Zayner and Deiterle have only allowed eight goals on 30 less shots then IU has taken thus far.\nZayner said he is appreciative of every opportunity he gets to contribute, but also understands the advantage of playing on a team with so many freshmen. \n"I just thank God that we get to start and play because of how good this team really can be," Zayner said. "Playing this much is important to our success because it shows how much the freshmen really want to not just sit, but play." \nYeagley said he does not believe in using the freshmen as scapegoats or as excuses for the bad start, but does believe all six of the freshmen will have an enormous effect on the outcome of the season. \n"There is no doubt with these freshmen, on any given day, that we can play with anyone, but at the same time it has been more difficult to produce more goals," Yeagley said. "The freshmen will determine our success this year, they will either make us or break us."\n-- Contact staff writer Daniel Cohen at djcohen@indiana.edu.
(10/09/03 4:10am)
Less than three minutes into the first overtime, freshman Jacob Peterson scored the game winner lifting IU over Michigan 2-1 and extending its regular season Big Ten unbeaten streak to 40 games.\nWith the victory, the Hoosiers (3-3-4, 1-0-1 Big Ten) began a difficult three-game conference road swing with a much needed win before heading north to Wisconsin and Northwestern next week. \nJunior Ned Grabavoy, credited with IU's first goal off a penalty kick, played a nice ball to Peterson on the left side, who chipped it past Michigan goalkeeper Peter Dzubay into the back of the net for the win. The goal was Peterson's second of the season, both coming in conference play. \n"I was glad to get one to end," Peterson said. "Hopefully it will get us going. It's halfway through the season, and things are starting to click."\nIU outshot Michigan 24-8 and now has outshot its opponents overall 157-100. Dzubay was forced to make six saves in the match.\nGrabavoy started the scoring for IU with a blast less then four minutes into the first half. The PK goal was the team's first restart goal of the season and Grabavoy's team-leading fifth goal of the year. \n"I feel like we've played well as a team the last four or five games, with the exception of the Michigan State game," Grabavoy said. "We've done a good job creating chances. Sometimes it's tough to dig yourself out of a hole after giving up the first goal, but this feels really good. To be successful, you have to get big wins on the road."\nLately, important wins have eluded the Hoosiers due to bad breaks and terrible luck, but these misfortunes changed in the 85th minute when Michigan's Knox Cameron hit the crossbar with a shot from about 12 yards out allowing the match to reach overtime. \n"As you can imagine, we really need this," Yeagley said. "I thought our performance certainly justified the result with the chances we created and how we possessed the ball. This may be our best overall performance of the season."\n-- Contact staff writer Daniel Cohen at djcohen@indiana.edu.
(09/22/03 7:05am)
The threat of losing their first Big Ten regular season game in over eight seasons loomed large over the Hoosiers Sunday against Michigan State until freshman forward Jacob Peterson netted his first goal of the season tying the score at 1-1 with just over seven minutes remaining.\nThe Big Ten opener for both teams would end in a draw halting IU men's soccer Big Ten regular season winning streak at 36 games, a streak that began on Oct. 18, 1996, against Wisconsin.\nThe Hoosiers, (2-3-3) fell behind 1-0 with just over 19 minutes left in the first half when freshman Jed Zayner misplayed a ball leading to a John Minagawa-Webster breakaway goal.\n"I wasn't focused," Zayner said. "I'm not really making an excuse even though it took a bad bounce, but I just have to be more focused every second of the game."\nBut as one freshman mistake led to the go-ahead goal, another freshman, Peterson, was able pick up his team, tying the game and saving the Hoosiers from their first Big Ten regular season defeat since 1995. \n"I don't really recall how the ball got out there, but I was one-on-one with the defender who kind of dove in to block the shot," Peterson said. "I was trying to shoot it low but it went high." \nThe final seven minutes of the second half included little scoring chances on both ends sending the game into overtime where with just over seven minutes left, junior Ned Grabavoy passed up a shot on a two-on-one break only to have his pass deflected by a Spartan defender. \nThe second overtime saw the Hoosiers once again with a two-on-one chance but this time Peterson was unable to control a pass pushing it right at the Michigan State goalkeeper Mike Robinson for an easy save. \nThe Hoosiers outshot MSU 12-8, but with an unforced goal and several scoring chances, the Hoosiers felt fortunate to leave the field with a tie.\n"I was proud of the boys and the way we fought," Coach Jerry Yeagley said. "It's not the way we wanted to start the Big Ten, but I think the guys came back and played with heart." \nOver 2,000 rowdy fans showed up for the Big Ten opener against the Spartans, a team IU owned a dominating 30-0-0 record against. Sunday's tie was the first time in IU's history that it had not beaten Michigan State.\n"Michigan State is a senior team, with six senior starters and three junior starters," Yeagley said. "They are big and strong and I thought they were more physical then we were. We should have capitalized. Our guys sort of took their foot off the petal and thought this would be one we wouldn't have to worry about."\nPeterson's goal late in the second half ended a scoreless streak of over 190 minutes that began after IU scored three goals last weekend against Fresno State.\n"It was an exciting college game." Yeagley said. "Michigan State is a good team, but a team you can't miss the opportunity against that we did and expect to beat them."\n-- Contact staff writer Daniel Cohen at djcohen@indiana.edu.
(09/12/03 6:51am)
Seeking to snap their first three game winless streak since the 2000 season, the Hoosiers head up-state to South Bend to face Akron today and Fresno State on Saturday as part of Notre Dame's Berticelli Memorial Tournament.\nAfter a tie and a defeat to Georgetown and UConn respectively in last week's UConn Classic, the Hoosiers (1-1-2) fell six spots from No. 5 to No. 11 in this weeks adidas/NSCAA poll. The Hoosiers will conclude the five game road swing next Thursday when they return to South Bend to face Notre Dame.\nThis weekend's opponents mark the first time IU will not be battling a preseason ranked squad. However, Friday's game against Akron is no walkover as the Zips return eight starters from their Mid-American conference champion team. \n"Akron may be the best team that we will have faced so far," coach Jerry Yeagley said. "They are an interesting blend of international and U.S. players who have very good speed and are a very experienced team. They will be a good test for us." \nAkron enters today's game with a 2-1 record, including wins over Seton Hall and IU-Fort Wayne. Junior Alex Odwell leads the Zips with seven total points on three goals and an assist. Head coach Ken Lolla is in the midst of his 11th season at the helm for Akron.\nOn Saturday, for the second time this season, IU will face an opponent seeking their first point of the season. In this case, Fresno State enters the tournament with an 0-2-0 mark, including defeats at the hands of UC Irvine and Santa Clara. The Bulldogs own a 2-1 lifetime record against IU, beating the Hoosiers 2-1 in 1999.\n"Fresno State is in the Pac-10, which is the No. 1 conference in soccer," Yeagley said. "They are capable on any day of beating any team.They are a talented and athletic squad."\nAs dissatisfied as IU is with its 1-1-2 record thus far, a sluggish start has become the norm for IU squads lately. Over the past four seasons, in which IU has finished no worse than the third round of the NCAA tournament, the Hoosiers have never won more then two of their first four games.\nEven freshman forward Jacob Peterson expects nothing but victories as part of the IU soccer tradition.\n"Especially here at IU we should not go into a weekend and lose one and tie one," Peterson said. "And we play a good team on Friday in Akron, so hopefully we can get down and get a couple of wins."\nBut even after leaving UConn last weekend without a win and heading to South Bend for two tough games, the players remain focused.\n"There is no sense of panic, but we just need to find a way to win," sophomore Pat Yates said. "Every game it seems we are finding ways to lose instead of ways to win, so we just need to go out this weekend and show these two tough teams how we can play."\nIn terms of changing their style, Yeagley will continue to do what has brought this program such great success the past three decades. That is, go on the road and try to take control of the game from their opponent.\n"These are two good matchups for us," he said. "We need to get up on these teams and not just sit back. We need to be aggressive and try to take the game to them." \n-- Contact staff writer Daniel Cohen at djcohen@indiana.edu.
(09/01/03 5:41am)
For the first time since 1998, IU captured the 21st annual adidas/IU Credit Union Classic this weekend by beating No. 17 California 3-0 Friday night and battling Alabama-Birmingham to a 0-0 draw Saturday. \nThe win and tie over the weekend earned IU four points for the tournament, one ahead of Notre Dame (3), UAB (2) and Cal, who lost both games over the weekend. \nThe Hoosiers earned their ninth Classic win in their 21 years of holding the competitive tournament and are now 1-0-1 for the season. \n"It was fun to finally win our Classic," coach Jerry Yeagley said. "Even though we won 3-0 last night, I thought we played better tonight, especially defensively." \nAfter Notre Dame's overtime victory over Cal in the first game Saturday night, IU either needed a win or a tie against UAB. The latter came true for the Hoosiers as junior Jay Nolly posted his second shutout in as many games finishing in a 0-0 tie with the Blazers. \nIU was pressured from the start by a quick and tough UAB squad, which needed a victory by more then one goal to win the Classic after ending in a draw with the Irish the night before. \nThe first true scoring chance came off the foot of senior Vijay Dias. It was tipped just right of the post 13 minutes into the game. Sloppy play continued throughout the contest as foul after foul was racked up, totaling 27 by the end of the first half. \nThe Blazers and Hoosiers continued to fight into the second overtime, when with seven minutes left freshman Jacob Peterson was alone in front of the net, but his shot was deflected by goalkeeper Alberto Robles just left of the far post. \nUAB responded with a shot that smashed the right post just out of Nolly's reach with two minutes left in the game. The post conserved the victory for IU and earned them the Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic Championship.\n"I think we figured out that we have a very strong defense," Nolly said. "I feel I am playing at the top of my game and feel very comfortable especially with two shutouts."\nIf coach Yeagley held any doubts about how his team would start the season, they were quickly and convincingly erased as IU came out firing on all cylinders by scoring one minute and eight seconds into their season on a goal by Dias assisted by junior Ned Grabavoy.\nThe Golden Bears responded a minute later with a point blank shot blasted by Alex Martinez but was saved by Nolly as he dived to his right.\nWith 14 minutes remaining in the half, Grabavoy extended IU's lead to 2-0 with a low line-drive kick into the lower left corner past the diving Brian Walker, finding the back of the net. It was the first goal of the season for the junior who contemplated playing in Europe with Monaco but chose to stay in Bloomington.\nJust over five minutes later, the Hoosiers padded their already safe lead, as once again Grabavoy ignited a scoring flurry with a shot off the goalkeeper. It bounced back outside the goal box to sophomore Brian Plotkin, who landed it just outside the reach of Walker for his first goal of the season.\nThe Hoosiers would go into the locker room with a 3-0 lead and would cruise through the second half on their way to an opening day shutout of the Golden Bears. The game was initially delayed an hour and 17 minutes due to lightning in the first matchup between Notre Dame and UAB.\n"Our play at times was great but at other times was inconsistent throughout this game," Grabavoy said. "But we got a 3-0 win and that is what's important. \nThe Hoosiers take their Adidas/IU Credit Union championship to Storrs, Conn., for the UConn classic, beginning on Friday evening against Georgetown.\n-- Contact staff writer Daniel Cohen at djcohen@indiana.edu.
(05/19/03 11:47pm)
The IU baseball team took to the field Sunday against intrastate rival Purdue for a doubleheader. \nThe Hoosiers looked to this as a chance to earn points in the IU-Purdue Titan Series, as well as a boost before heading into the Big Ten Championships in two weeks. \nHowever, it was anything but a good day for the Hoosiers as the team dropped both games.\nAfter taking a 10-3 loss early in the day, freshman pitcher Ryan Parker stated the team would need to get better pitching and run support.\nInstead, Purdue picked up right where they left off by beating the Hoosiers 20-4. Things got off to a bad start for IU in the second inning when senior Daniel Underwood drove in his 11th homer of 2003. Purdue senior Nick McIntyre crushed his 10th homer of the season to start.\n"We didn't play well today, and the scoreboard shows it," junior Seth Bynum said. "We didn't pitch well, hit or play smart defense."\nIU tried to mount a comeback, but Purdue sophomore Scott Byrnes made sure that did not happen and struck out several batters over the next few innings.\nPurdue added to IU's miseries by scoring four runs in the fifth inning off errors and poor fielding. IU responded in the seventh as freshman Chris Hynes brought in two with an RBI double into left field. However, it was too late, as Purdue freshman Neal Gorka sealed a win for the Boilermakers.\nAfter the game, Coach Bob Morgan responded that everything that could go right for Purdue did. He said everything else went wrong for IU. Morgan said he will make some adjustments, and the team will be focused on their next game.\nIn the first game, IU got off to a quick start in the second when senior Nick Evans drove in an RBI off a triple into centerfield. That put the Hoosiers up 2-1.\nIn the third, Underwood hit a homerun off senior pitcher Jacob Carey to tie the game at 2-2. However, IU quickly responded at its next at bat when Bynum hit a homerun of his own to put the Hoosiers back on top 3-2.\nDuring the next two innings, the teams failed to put up any runs on the board as the game turned into a defensive duel. Senior third baseman Vasili Spanos made a couple of defensive gems while Carey caught a Purdue runner sleeping at first base.\nIn the sixth inning, IU fell apart as Purdue went on an offensive tear. Pitchers Jason Carey and Ryan Smith combined to give up eight unanswered runs on seven hits. Tyler Johnstone led the scoring barrage with a base-emptying triple that brought in two runners.\n"We played well until then," Morgan said. "But as soon as they got started, it was a snowball effect"
