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Sharon: Nothing will deter Israeli pullout

By Alyson Brodsy and Josef Federman · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2004 12:09 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Facing unrelenting criticism from Jewish settlers, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday nothing would deter him from pushing forward with his plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.

Basketball ticket pack expands to 12

By John Rodgers · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 2 a.m.

Students will get to see all 12 men's basketball home games this season after all. The IU Athletic Ticket Office sent out an e-mail Saturday to students who purchased tickets alerting them that their season ticket package for men's basketball has been doubled to 12 games from the initial six.

Let the MADNESS BEGIN

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1:50 a.m.

For nine young men, Friday night was their introduction into the Hoosier mystique. Seven freshmen and two transfers donned the Crimson and Cream for the first time in front of the Hoosier faithful.

Webmail crash causes further delays

By Lori Geller · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1:43 a.m.

Ariel users who expected their Webmail systems to be up and running again Friday had to wait a little longer. University Information Technology Services originally scheduled the server to be fixed Friday; however, Ariel users didn't gain access to their accounts until Sunday at 1:45 p.m. Because of multiple failures on IMAP4, the mail storage server for Ariel, the system crashed Tuesday, leaving thousands of students at three IU campuses without access to their e-mail accounts.

Ambassadors seek enduring friendship

By Obaid Khawaja · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1:43 a.m.

The U.S. ambassador to Mongolia said she hopes the two nations can regard each other as "friendly neighbors" Friday at the annual Mongolia Society Conference.

The new Big Man on Campus

By Ashley Lough · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1:43 a.m.

The 2004 Big Man on Campus competition Saturday evening had three categories for contestants to score points, including a talent portion where several guys dedicated their musical renditions to Zeta Tau Alpha members, possibly to increase their scores.

Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1:22 a.m.

Men's swim and dive beats Evansville The IU men's swimming and diving team felt they had something to prove after its close loss to Texas last week. Going into Friday's dual meet against the University of Evansville, IU Coach Ray Looze's team was ready to get its first 'W' in the win column.

Hoosiers finish 8th at Pre-NCAA's

By Ryan Corazza · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1:20 a.m.

Sophomore Jessica Gall and her teammates were looking to break their racing slump this past Saturday at the NCAA Pre-National meet. "We've had good workouts but we hadn't been running up to our potential," Gall said.

Team clinches berth in Big Ten tourney with draw

By John Fischer · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1:19 a.m.

The IU women's soccer team wrapped up another tough weekend of Big Ten play Sunday after the Hoosiers suffered a 1-0 loss to Northwestern and drew with Illinois 1-1. IU lost its second consecutive conference game Friday afternoon when Northwestern scored in overtime to give the Wildcats a golden goal victory. Northwestern's Ashleigh Garmon scored off of a corner kick that sailed right into the IU penalty box with just three minutes left to play in the first overtime period.

Patriots hang on to beat Seahawks

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1:18 a.m.

FOXBORO, Mass. -- The New England Patriots got another victory -- but quite a scare -- as they extended their NFL record for consecutive wins. They stopped a late Seattle comeback to beat the Seahawks 30-20 Sunday, running their streak to 20 wins, including playoffs. They also tied the league record with their 17th consecutive regular-season victory.

Astros even series with new Killer B's

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1:15 a.m.

HOUSTON -- Julian Tavarez must have forgotten about Carlos Beltran when he said the Cardinals didn't think the Houston Astros were so special. Beltran struck again Sunday, homering in a record fifth straight postseason game and lifting the Astros over St. Louis 6-5 to even the NL championship series at 2.

IU's 5th place finish all but secures Nationals

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1:14 a.m.

The IU men's cross country squad entered its section of the weekend's Pre-National meet in Terre Haute in need of wins over quality teams, and also in need of another front-runner to join junior All-American Sean Jefferson, who finished fifth place overall.

Offseason gets Hoosiers in shape

By John Rodgers · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1:13 a.m.

Friday night's Midnight Madness festivities ended IU's nine-week preseason individual workouts. IU coach Mike Davis credited the program and summer workouts for noticeable improvements in the Hoosiers' physique coming into the 2004-05 season during Media Day, which preceded the event.

Women's three-point shooting display entertains crowd of 13,000 fans

By Dan Click · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1:11 a.m.

As the clock began to tick off the final seconds until midnight, a new season with new optimism awaited the Hoosier women's and men's basketball teams.

Els wins record sixth Match play title on birthday

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1:10 a.m.

VIRGINIA WATER, England -- On his 35th birthday, Ernie Els received a familiar present -- a World Match Play title. And he just might have his 96-year-old grandfather to thank. Els won the tournament for a record sixth time, beating Lee Westwood 2 and 1 Sunday to capture golf's biggest payday -- $1.8 million.

IU's 50-game Big Ten unbeaten streak snapped by

By Brian Janosch · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1:09 a.m.

The Hoosiers made history Friday night at Bill Armstrong Stadium by reaching 50 straight Big Ten conference regular season games without a loss. But by Sunday afternoon the streak was just that -- history. IU fell to Northwestern (8-3-2, 1-1-1) 1-0, breaking a 50-game Big Ten unbeaten streak, 30-game home unbeaten streak and a 20-0 all-time record against the Wildcats.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1:03 a.m.

SAA offering interviewing tips Sue Vargo, director of business communication for the Kelley School of Business, will present an interview skills workshop at 6 p.m., Tuesday at the Virgil T. DeVault Alumni Center. The seminar, hosted by the IU Student Alumni Association, will discuss interview preparation, impression formation and the importance of presentation. The cost is $5 for SAA members and $10 for non-members.

Hoosiers denied flu shots at local health fair

By Nellie Summerfield · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 1 a.m.

While the rest of Bloomington was still in bed, people began to line-up at 7:30 a.m., Saturday at the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce Health Fair hoping to receive a flu shot.

First 'SlowFest' block party promotes locally prepared food

By Janice Neaveil and Janice Neaveill · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 12:59 a.m.

Slow Food Bloomington hosted SlowFest, an outdoor block party, to celebrate the local fall harvest yesterday, with several local restaurants serving foods with local flavor — literally. All the ingredients in foods present were grown by local farmers, and were the tastes of community traditions, organizers said.

Study finds students fail to complete financial aid forms

By Lindsay Lyon · Monday, Oct. 18,2004 12:59 a.m.

The findings of a recent study left educators across the nation vexed over why millions of undergraduates failed to apply for financial aid they likely would have received.