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Networking Web site expands to IU

By Lori Snow · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 1:12 a.m.

Taking the Web-savvy campus by storm, www.thefacebook.com, a social networking Web site created for college students, recently added IU to its list of participating schools. The site, started by Harvard University student Mark Zuckerberg in February, began as a networking system for students at Harvard to meet friends, friends of friends, and so on.

Team spirit alive in locker room

By Dan Patrick · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 1:10 a.m.

Some athletes can find pregame inspiration in a pair of socks, a ritualistic mix of songs or some other good luck charm. However, for most Hoosier football players, their inspiration comes from a "higher" source - religion. For some Hoosier football players, spirituality plays a large part in their life - both on and off the field. While some express their commitment through personal prayers, the IU team holds a voluntary gameday chapel session for those in need of metaphysical boost.

Slow news week

By Ryan Phillips · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 1:09 a.m.

It's been a really slow week for sports, so I figured I would just save you the trouble of looking and just wrap all of the top stories into one article for you. In case you weren't watching Tuesday night, and judging by the ratings you weren't, Canada won hockey's World Cup tournament for the first time in 13 years. The bigger story, however, is that this may be the last time we see hockey for a very long time. With a lockout announced, this could be a very long and ugly process. My question: Who cares?

Young team looks to 5th-year senior for leadership

By Ricardo Hernandez · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 1:06 a.m.

Whether it is on the volleyball court, in the classroom or at home, fifth-year senior Katie Pollom sets the example. The 6-foot-3 middle blocker from Indianapolis proves her strength on IU's volleyball squad by standing out above the rest as a leader and friend. IU coach Katie Weismiller has known Pollom for six years, when she first began recruiting her.

No. 1 Hoosiers best No. 5 Irish

By Brian Janosch · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 1:05 a.m.

The last time the IU men's soccer team tasted defeat on its home field was Oct. 17, 2001. The Hoosiers' opponent -- Notre Dame. The last time the Hoosiers tasted defeat, home or away, was Sept. 18, 2003. Their opponent -- Notre Dame. Since that loss, the Hoosiers ripped off 22 straight games without being left with that taste of defeat in their mouths. And last night, against those same Fighting Irish, the Hoosiers made it 23.

Around The State

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 12:49 a.m.

Daniels reaches out for Hispanic support INDIANAPOLIS -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Mitch Daniels courts Hispanic voters in their native language in a television commercial his campaign plans to start airing in the next week. The decision to produce an ad entirely in Spanish was a natural one given the growing number of Hispanic voters in the state, campaign manager Bill Oesterle said Wednesday.

Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 12:45 a.m.

At 8 p.m. Saturday, the Bloomington Playwrights Project will hold a night of comedy. The season premiere of the original sketch comedy troupe All Sorts of Trouble for The Boy in The Bubble will be kicking off its third fall season after a short summer hiatus.

UITS debuts anti-spam software

By David A. Nosko · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 12:39 a.m.

Many students feel like they are engaged in an ongoing battle with their e-mail accounts. Fortunately, you are the best weapon you possess in the war against spam -- Internet slang for unsolicited commercial and bulk e-mail, which continues to infiltrate many student and faculty e-mail accounts, according to University Information Technology Services.

Israelis to withdraw from Gaza, not follow road map

By Alyson Brodsy and Karin Laub · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 12:39 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Israel will not follow the U.S.-backed "road map" peace plan and could remain in much of the West Bank for an extended period after it withdraws from the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in a newspaper interview published Wednesday.

Grad students might unionize

By Adam Van Osdol and Adam VanOsdol · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 12:38 a.m.

IU graduate student employees who hope to form a union and bargain for dental insurance are waiting for the results of a vote to take place next week by members of the Clerical Worker's Association.

Students find file-sharing options

By Lindsey Fox · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 12:37 a.m.

Numerous students can be seen listening to their iPods to make the trek across campus seem a little bit shorter. With thousands of songs to choose from to store in this new gadget, the question still remains as to from where these songs are coming.

IUSA seeks to provide new initiatives to aid students

By Eric Tash · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 12:36 a.m.

The IU Student Association will begin this year with new promises and objectives to make life more enjoyable for IU students. Members of IUSA hope the work they put in during the summer will pay off. The underlying goal on IUSA's agenda is to give students a clear path to express their opinions and give input on matters that might affect them.

The MAC reopens with IU Philharmonic

By Eric Anderson · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 12:34 a.m.

After months of nail-biting and negotiating, the music school has at last reopened the doors to its monumental Musical Arts Center, complete with updated heating, cooling and sound systems, but more importantly, sans the asbestos. Following a benefit dinner for the Friends of Music Society, the IU Philharmonic, under the able baton of maestro David Effron, gave the MAC its first public performance since its closing at the beginning of the summer for renovations.

Groups demand explanation for revoking scholar's work visa

By Alyson Brodsy and Ken Kusmer · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 12:26 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Scholars and critics worldwide are demanding the U.S. government explain why it revoked the work visa of a Muslim scholar hired at the University of Notre Dame, saying the action threatens academic freedoms. But few answers are forthcoming from the Department of Homeland Security, which cited security concerns when it barred Tariq Ramadan from entering the country.

Senate blocks new overtime rules

By Alyson Brodsy and Alan Fram · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 12:20 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee voted Wednesday to scuttle new rules that critics say would deny overtime pay to millions of workers, as Democrats won the latest round in their election-year bout with President George w. Bush over the issue. The 16-13 vote by the Republican-run Senate Appropriations Committee came less than a week after the GOP-led House embarrassed Bush by approving a similar measure.

'BloomingOUT' celebrates one year of promoting diversity

By Maurina Paradise · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 12:17 a.m.

WFHB, Bloomington's community radio station, is celebrating the one year anniversary of "BloomingOUT," Indiana's first and only locally produced Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender-themed radio program Oct. 7. The hour-long program airs 6 p.m. Thursdays on 91.3 and 98.1 FM.

Braking away

By Matt Peyton · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 12:15 a.m.

Last week, I kid you not, I was afraid to ride my bike to class. I felt like a freaking 3-year-old. Seriously, an 18-year-old guy who is legally allowed to be in control of a motorized vehicle should not be losing sleep over two wheels connected by a piece of metal.

WFIU celebrates music professor's 80th birthday

By Eric Anderson · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 12:14 a.m.

Classical music fans in the Bloomington area have just two chances left to hear broadcasts of selected performances by Janos Starker, internationally acclaimed cellist and IU distinguished professor of music. In honor of Starker's 80th birthday, which he celebrated over the summer, WFIU, IU's educational radio station, has declared Starker its Artist of the Month for September.

Let's get subversive

By -Kehla West · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 12:13 a.m.

Are you ready to get subversive? I am. I'm ready to honk off parents, librarians and ministers everywhere. The American Library Association's Banned Books Week is coming up, Sept. 25 through Oct. 2. It celebrates books that are challenged or banned, and the ALA's efforts to keep challenged or banned books in libraries.

Jesus is NOT your homeboy

By George Lyle IV · Thursday, Sept. 16,2004 12:11 a.m.

I am so sick of people using Jesus as a personal trump card. From national elections to conflicts homegrown on our otherwise idyllic Bloomington campus, people on the right and the left are using Jesus like Green Bay uses Brett Favre.