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Hoosiers haunt Hall

Tuesday, Oct. 28,2008 12:25 a.m.

Bringing the number of preseason public scrimmages to three, IU Athletics announced the IU basketball team will hold its first-ever “Haunted Hall of Hoops” at 7 p.m. Friday at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers will open the event by passing out candy and signing autographs until 7:30 p.m. The team will then scrimmage with a costume parade for children at halftime.

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Predicting the unpredictable

By Kristi Oloffson · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2008 12:24 a.m.

In just one week, the polls surrounding the political world for months won’t matter anymore.But until then, politicians depend on them, and voters use them to determine how important their vote will be.Monday’s daily Gallup poll of likely voters gives Democratic nominee Barack Obama a 50 percent to 45 percent edge over Republican nominee John McCain. CNN’s latest average of national polls shows Obama up 51 to 43.But the reliability of those polls is more complicated than voters may realize.

Washington football coach Tyrone Willingham leaves the field after his team lost to Notre Dame on Saturday in Seattle. Notre Dame won 33-7.

Washington’s Willingham announces he will step down at the end of the season amidst criticism

By Tim Booth · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2008 12:22 a.m.

SEATTLE – Tyrone Willingham was fired Monday as Washington’s coach after failing to restore the Huskies to national prominence. Two days after Washington fell to 0-7, athletics director Scott Woodward said Willingham will step down at the end of the season. When asked Monday if this was his decision, Willingham said flatly, “No.” Willingham, appearing at his weekly news conference, added he never considered resigning. “No, it’s just not in my makeup,” he said.

Fred Glass, right, the Marion County Capital Improvements Board president, looks on as Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson speaks during a press conference on Dec. 20, 2004 in Indianapolis. Glass is now a partner at Baker and Daniels in Indianapolis.

Indy lawyer to be next athletics director

By Michael Sanserino and Sean Morrison · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2008 12:20 a.m.

Indianapolis attorney Fred Glass will replace Rick Greenspan as IU’s director of athletics, a source told the Indiana Daily Student on Monday night.The official announcement will be made at a press conference, which will take place at 10:15 a.m. today in the Virgil T. DeVault Alumni Center, across the street from Assembly Hall. The selection ends a three-month search for Greenspan’s successor.Glass, an IU alumnus, is a partner at Baker & Daniels, an Indianapolis-based law firm. PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

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Hoosiers drop 2 to defending champions

By Tyler James Perry · Tuesday, Oct. 28,2008 12:19 a.m.

The IU club hockey team struggled last weekend against Davenport, losing both games. On Friday, the Panthers dominated the Hoosiers, winning 9-2. Saturday’s game was closer, as they went into the latter part of the game tied 4-4, but Davenport rallied with three goals in the third period to take the 7-4 win. Davenport extends its undefeated season and is now at 13-0. The Hoosiers take its first two losses of the season and now stand at 6-2.

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Lack of confidence pushes Wall Street even lower

Monday, Oct. 27,2008 10:59 p.m.

Wall Street has ended another highly volatile session with a big last-minute loss as the market’s stubborn worries about a protracted economic downturn and tight credit erased budding optimism about a housing sector recovery. The Dow Jones industrial average skidded 203 points to its lowest close in 5 1/2 years, with almost all the decline coming in the last 10 minutes of the session.

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Flexibility key to securing cheap airfare

By Nick Cusack · Monday, Oct. 27,2008 10:57 p.m.

A little bit of flexibility can stretch your dollar a long way when it comes to finding the best deal for airline prices this Thanksgiving, other holidays and school breaks, travel experts say. Air travel is volatile, said Cassidy Young, a travel agent at the Bloomington branch of Carlson Wagonlit Travel. “It’s a difficult time right now,” she said. But it’s still possible to snag a deal.

Kiersten Thomson, a IU Sophomore majoring in Criminal Justice, carefully sorts through accessories for her mask on Monday night at Campus Costume, 2530 E. 10th St.

Halloween draws hoards of students to costume shops

By Sam Leffers · Monday, Oct. 27,2008 10:55 p.m.

Halloween weekend in Bloomington can sometimes resemble something out of a Hunter S. Thompson acid trip. Thanks to Bloomington’s costume shops, that experience can last year round. The city has two main costume shops in town – Campus Costumes at 2530 E. 10th St. and Costume Delights at 336 S. Walnut St. – that are open all year. Despite their popularity during the Halloween season, both stores say they have adapted their focus to attract more than just the ghost and goblin crowd. Theresa Williams, director of the Center for Education and Research in Retailing at the Kelley School of Business, says that’s crucial for the survival of such businesses.

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Shooting at Arkansas University kills 2, wounds 1

Monday, Oct. 27,2008 10:53 p.m.

The head of the University of Central Arkansas said Monday “our campus is safe” after a shooting left two students dead and a third person wounded. Police said there was no ongoing threat and that they were questioning two people.

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Suspected US strike kills up to 20 in Pakistan

Monday, Oct. 27,2008 10:52 p.m.

A suspected U.S. missile strike killed up to 20 people in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, officials said, the latest salvo in an intensifying assault on militant hide-outs near the Afghan border.

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Civilians attack 4 UN offices in eastern Congo

Monday, Oct. 27,2008 10:51 p.m.

Thousands of civilians threw rocks at four United Nations offices in eastern Congo on Monday, venting outrage at the organization’s inability to protect them from rebel forces advancing on the provincial capital of Goma.

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Body found in SUV identified as Hudson’s nephew

Monday, Oct. 27,2008 10:50 p.m.

 Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson’s 7-year-old nephew was found dead in the back of an SUV on Monday, ending a frantic search that began after the shooting deaths of her mother and brother three days earlier.

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Praise for anti-Zionism

By Yahya Chaudhry · Monday, Oct. 27,2008 10:39 p.m.

What if the United States elects an anti-Zionist president? That’s exactly what Rev. Jesse Jackson suggested when he said Barack Obama would rid the United States of “Zionist” control if elected. In response to these falsities, Obama spokesperson Wendy Morigi said, “Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is not an advisor to the Obama campaign and is therefore in no position to interpret or share Barack Obama’s views on Israel and foreign policy.” She went on to stress Obama’s loyalty to Israel. Obama quickly threw Jackson under the bus, just like he did to his pastor of more than 20 years, Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

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OMG! HSM3

By Erin Chapman · Monday, Oct. 27,2008 10:37 p.m.

The entertainment event of the century has come. Although, as college students, we have been sheltered from its apocalyptic ramifications, the musical messiah has in fact come – a third time. All weekend tweenie-boppers across the nation sang and danced their little hearts out to the beats of the newest cultural cataclysm: “High School Musical 3.” Ahh, the Disney marketing machine. They’ve proved once again that the recipe for big screen success is as simple as combining one teenage heartthrob, two pretty faces, several so-so voices and lots of singing and dancing. Just add water and several million dollars and POOF! Phenomenon.

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