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Weekend reviews editor Karen Green and IDS photo editor Chris Jesse try to become Konga masters.

Konga me impressed

By J.P. Benitez and JP Benitez · Thursday, Oct. 21,2004 12 a.m.

Kid-tendo?It's not "Dance Dance Revolution," but it'll make you shake your kongas.

Union Board shows free films at Whittenberger Auditorium

By Rhett Umphress · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 2:28 a.m.

The hottest films come to IU thanks to Hashim Hathaway, junior and director of Union Board films.

Student ticket demand down for season

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 2:17 a.m.

Last year's 14-15 record for the IU men's basketball team didn't just diminish enthusiasm of fans, players and students; it took a toll at the ticket office, as well.

HANGING AROUND

By David A. Nosko · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 2:17 a.m.

Throughout the neighborhoods surrounding IU's campus community, pairs of tennis shoes dangle alone or in groups from telephone and electrical wires in collections of one pair to a dozen.

Women expand male role in rally

By Joanna Penn · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 2:17 a.m.

Nearly 30 years after first taking to the streets in San Francisco, participants in "Take Back the Night" will come together again in Bloomington tonight. While the chants to end rape and domestic violence will be the same, the voices heard might be slightly more masculine.

BFC ponders problem of research space on Bloomington, IUPUI campuses

By Kristin Huett · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 2:17 a.m.

Across campus, students, graduate students and faculty struggle on a daily basis to find space within IU's jam-packed world to take part in daily life.

With unbeaten streak snapped, IU hopes to rebound versus Butler

By Brian Janosch · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:55 a.m.

After being on the receiving end of one of the biggest upsets of the college soccer season, IU will look to rebound in Indianapolis Wednesday against the Butler Bulldogs (10-3-1).

Director of CARE Iraq abducted in Bagdad, mortar attack kills four

By Alyson Brodsy and Robert H. Reid · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:54 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen seized the head of CARE International's operations in Iraq -- a woman who has worked on behalf of Iraqis for three decades -- as the British government on Tuesday weighed a politically volatile American request to transfer soldiers to dangerous areas near the capital.

Freshman helps Hoosiers to first Big Ten victory

By Kevin Dwire · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:52 a.m.

The IU women's volleyball team did something Saturday evening that had eluded the squad for more than a month -- win. Last Friday night, the Hoosiers came close to putting all the pieces together, forcing conference rival Wisconsin to a fifth and decisive game, before falling to the Badgers, extending the Hoosiers' losing streak to 10 matches.

Freshman strikes twice to give IU overtime win

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:50 a.m.

With a 2-1 overtime win against Miami University of Ohio, IU improved its record to 9-6 on the season. Nine victories is the most wins in a season for the Hoosiers in the five years the program has existed.

Hoosiers, Davis get second commitment

By John Rodgers · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:50 a.m.

For the second time in as many weeks, the IU men's basketball team received a verbal commitment -- this time from an in-state product, multiple reports confirmed Tuesday.

Trojans and Sooners have the horses

By Ryan Phillips · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:48 a.m.

Doesn't karma suck? The first Bowl Championship Series rankings came out this week, and there is already controversy. The Oklahoma Sooners are currently third behind USC and Miami despite being ranked second in both human polls.

Boston wins 4-2, forces Game 7

By Alyson Brodsy and Ronald Blum · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:47 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Gritting his teeth and grimacing throughout, Curt Schilling willed away the pain in his right ankle and the Boston Red Sox got the benefit of two reversed calls to move within one win of the most shocking comeback in baseball postseason history.

Ever done it in a Wonkavator?

By Colin Dugdale · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:45 a.m.

I recently discovered that "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," one of my favorite childhood movies, was remade into a porno. In the remake, Willy is a pimp by the name of "Sugar Daddy." The entire film comprises Willy punishing his "naughty Oompa Loompas," shackling them with handcuffs made of truffle and striking their tiny, orange duffs with a licorice whip. Though some of the lines from the original script were retained, such as, "Augustus! Get out of the tube!," they were used in vastly different contexts. The remake was appropriately titled, "Willy's Wonka and the S&M Factory."

Internet sites tackle problem of plagiarism

By Cecelia Wolford · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:22 a.m.

A 1998 study by "Who's Who Among American High School Students," an annual publication recognizing outstanding high schoolers, states that four out of five students have cheated on schoolwork before reaching college. This can be a problem, especially with Web sites such as www.cheathouse.com, which has free papers available online for students to plagiarize.

IU to host teaching conference

By Nellie Summerfield · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:20 a.m.

An inaugural conference will be held at the Indiana Memorial Union Oct. 21 through 24, bringing together international scholars to discuss higher education teaching and learning. The newly formed International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning is having its first conference at IU to discuss ways to improve post-secondary learning and teaching and to encourage the development of the field.

Draft issue key among young voters

By Alyson Brodsy and Ron Fournier · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:20 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Kerry says re-electing President George W. Bush would create "the great potential of a draft." Not so, responds the incumbent: "The best way to avoid the draft is to vote for me."

ROTC marches to victory at weekend contest

By Tim Callahan · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:19 a.m.

There is strength in unity. The IU ROTC unit solidified as a team this weekend as they competed against teams from surrounding ROTC programs in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. The three-day Ranger challenge competition is the premiere ROTC competition of the year and was held in Columbus, Ind.

American Indian museum opens in D.C.

By Waddel Hamer and Waddell Hamer · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:17 a.m.

When freshman Jasmine Alfonso witnessed the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., last month, she had never seen so many American Indians in one place in her life.

La Casa explores culture through film

By C. Warner Sills · Wednesday, Oct. 20,2004 1:16 a.m.

The Latino Cultural Center will explore culture at 7 p.m. tonight in a film screening of the Mexican film "El Coronel No Tiene Quien Le Escriba," or "No One Writes to the Colonel," at La Casa, 715 E. Seventh St.