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Police still searching for former baseball star

By Alyson Brodsy and Mitch Stacy · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:28 a.m.

TAMPA, Fla. - Police talked to relatives and acquaintances of Dwight Gooden for a third day in a row in their effort to find and arrest the former baseball star, who fled after being pulled over on suspicion of drunken driving.

NCAA adds extra year to South Carolina's probation

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:26 a.m.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The NCAA added an extra year to South Carolina's self-imposed two years' probation, but did not impose sanctions on TV or postseason appearances for 10 violations that occurred during the tenure of retired football coach Lou Holtz.

Atlanta edges Chicago 3-1

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:25 a.m.

Two bunts, a bad throw and a tricky hop turned around the Atlanta Braves' day and sent Mark Prior and the Chicago Cubs to another numbing defeat at Wrigley Field.

IU's incoming freshmen on display in scrimmage

By Chris Engel · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:20 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The new faces of Hoosier basketball continued giving fans a glimpse of upcoming seasons Tuesday night as a statewide exhibition tour wound through Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis.

Tour director: Armstrong 'fooled' the sports world

By Alyson Brodsy and Angela Doland · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:19 a.m.

PARIS - Sounding convinced that Lance Armstrong is guilty of doping, the director of the Tour de France said "we were all fooled" and the seven-time champion owes an explanation for "proven scientific facts" from a newspaper report alleging he cheated to win cycling's most prestigious event. Jean-Marie Leblanc's comments appeared in the French sports daily L'Equipe Wednesday, a day after the newspaper reported that six urine samples provided by Armstrong during the '99 Tour tested positive for the red blood cell-booster EPO.

Turkish center picks Hoosiers instead of Tar Heels, Gators

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:17 a.m.

The IU basketball community was finally able to stop holding its breath Wednesday regarding prep star Brandon Rush -- even if only to say "who?" Turkish standout Cem Dinc made his own recruiting waves Thursday when he expressed interest in attending IU this year. The 6-foot-10, 255-pound center cancelled visits to the University of Florida and the University of North Carolina after spending the early part of the week in Bloomington.

A dirty shame

By Peter Chen · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:16 a.m.

If you've looked in a urinal around campus lately, you may have seen a curious screen under that urinal cake. Ladies, you'll just have to take my word on this one. They are typical urinal screens, but instead of a reminder to flush, they read: "You hold in your hand the power to stop sexual assault."

Indebted to debt

By Alyson Brodsy and Adam Sedia · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:15 a.m.

For any college student (except those with a parental carte blanche), debt remains a very real threat, if not a reality already. I know economics tends to be a dry subject, but for any student with debt or soon to be accumulating debt, the subject of bankruptcy is urgent.

Hot or not?

By Maggie Bozich · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:15 a.m.

Before the technology gurus at IU pat themselves on the back, there are still some improvements to be made to our "hot" technology campus. In 2001, Time magazine named IU "College of the Year" among research institutions. In 2002, IU took home another ranking from The Princeton Review as the No. 1 party school.

Chavez uses assassination call to bolster Venezuelan support

By Alyson Brodsy and Ian James · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:14 a.m.

CARACAS, Venezuela -- A call by Pat Robertson for the United States to assassinate Hugo Chavez is playing into the Venezuelan leader's favor, putting him in the international limelight.

Rankings, shmankings

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:14 a.m.

IU's position in the recent college rankings reflects the good, the bad and the ugly. Though Newsweek ranked IU the Hottest Big State School, it also took a No. 1 position for beer consumption, as well as No. 6 party school by The Princeton Review. In the overall college rankings in U.S. News & World Report, IU fell from No. 71 last year to No. 74.

Tropical storm nearing Florida

By Alyson Brodsy and John Pain · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:13 a.m.

MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Katrina threatened to dump more than a foot of rain on parts of water-logged Florida as it approached the state Wednesday, with forecasters expecting it to strengthen to a weak hurricane before hitting the coast.

Pentagon orders 1,500 troops to Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy and John J. Lumpkin · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:12 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon has ordered 1,500 paratroopers to Iraq to provide security in advance of two upcoming national votes, the military announced Wednesday.

Around the state

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:08 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The former executive director of the state senate Republican campaign committee pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing thousands of dollars from the group and filing a false campaign finance report.

Panel votes to keep 150 jobs at nearby Crane

By Alyson Brodsy and Charles Wilson · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:05 a.m.

The Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center in southern Indiana would keep 152 jobs it had been expected to lose under a recommendation approved Wednesday by the federal Base Realignment and Closure Commission.

Smoldering wires close Kirkwood

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 1:04 a.m.

The Bloomington Fire Department blocked off Kirkwood Avenue between Grant and Dunn Streets late Wednesday afternoon after receiving a call about smoke coming from power lines in a protective metal sleeve behind Cafe Pizzaria, 405 E. Kirkwood Ave.

Purdue beefs up smoking policy

By Kristin Huett · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 12:58 a.m.

Purdue University implemented changes to the smoking policy on campus for the fall of 2005. The new policy is strikingly similar to the one in place at IU.

News ways to work your iPOD

By -Kehla West · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 12:58 a.m.

When a word warrants entry into the Oxford English Dictionary, it's clearly made an impact.

Barenboim and Beethoven, not bombs

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 12:57 a.m.

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Conductor Daniel Barenboim brought together Israeli and Arab musicians for a concert that was as much about communication as it was about Beethoven and Mozart. Though Barenboim has often appeared in Ramallah, Sunday was the first time that his orchestra, whose 100 musicians come from Israel, Palestinian territories, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, has performed here.

Diversity, food highlight CultureFest

By Stephanie Susman · Thursday, Aug. 25,2005 12:56 a.m.

After a day and a half of "being oriented," many freshman are ready for fun. And fun is what they will get at CultureFest at 4:30 p.m. today in the IU Auditorium and around Showalter Fountain. The event, for new and old students, will last into the evening. Office of Orientation Programs Graduate Assistant Emily McCallister said many current students call CultureFest the most memorable part of Welcome Week. The office is expecting thousands to attend.