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Field of dreams

Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2:25 a.m.

He sits inside the glass-enclosed press box donning his newly issued crimson adidas golf shirt, complete with the stripes over the shoulders and a sixth star added to the arc over the IU trident logo, black dress pants and his trademark yellow-tinted glasses. He sits alone in the front row of the box and speaks positive words that only those near him can hear when the team he formerly coached does something well on the pitch below.

U.S. military deaths in Iraq pass 1,000

By Alyson Brodsy and Hamza Hendawi · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2:25 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed 1,000 Tuesday, an Associated Press tally showed, as a spike in fighting with both Sunni and Shiite insurgents killed seven Americans in scattered clashes in the Baghdad area.

Campaigning begins for Afghan presidential election

By Stephen Graham · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2:13 a.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's historic election campaign got under way Tuesday, pitting 17 hopefuls against interim leader Hamid Karzai in the race to become the country's first popularly elected president.

Qureia: Retaliation for air strike is 'justified'

By Ibrahim Barzak · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2:12 a.m.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia condemned an Israeli air strike that killed 14 Hamas militants in unusually harsh terms Tuesday, warning the attack will invite a tough response from the militant group and saying retaliation will be "justified."

Vice president warns electing Kerry could lead to more terrorist attacks

By Amy Lorentzen · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2:11 a.m.

DES MOINES -- Vice President Dick Cheney warned Americans Tuesday about voting for Democratic Sen. John Kerry, saying that if the nation makes the wrong choice on Election Day it faces the threat of another terrorist attack.

Politicians take shots at opponents

By Darlene Superville · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2:09 a.m.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Tuesday's projection of a record budget deficit this election year and the continuing movement of U.S. jobs overseas shows President Bush is taking the country down the wrong economic track.

Williams robbed of point in loss

By Alyson Brodsy and Howard Fendrich · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2:04 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Unfairly, unbelievably, Serena Williams was robbed of a point by an umpire's mistake at the U.S. Open, just like her sister was at Wimbledon.

Colts try to move on from 2003

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Marot · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2:02 a.m.

The key will be the defense. Indianapolis must replace four players: linebacker Marcus Washington, cornerbacks Walt Harris and David Macklin and defensive lineman Chad Bratzke. The Colts believe a quicker, more confident cast can get it done.

Hurricane Ivan destroys scores of homes

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2:01 a.m.

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada -- Packing ferocious winds, Hurricane Ivan made a direct hit on Grenada Tuesday, blasting apart scores of homes and forcing hundreds of evacuations before growing even stronger as it moved in Jamaica's direction.

Primed and ready: students pumped for start

By Jackie Faine · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 2 a.m.

Sweat, exhaustion, drive, and ambition. The only thing more thrilling than jumping back into another year at IU is the anticipation that comes with participating in one of the many challenging intramurals offered on campus.

Leave a message after the beep

By Ryan Phillips · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 1:58 a.m.

Don't call me this weekend. I'll be too busy to bother with trivial things like a social life or family members. I've got important things to tend to. So if you desperately need to get a hold of me this weekend, here's a little advice: call on Monday, I'll be watching football all weekend.

Softball moves to spring, flag football replaces it on schedule

By Alex Maloney · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 1:56 a.m.

Softball is the sister sport of America's favorite pastime. Now for the first time in three years the sibling sports will be played at the same time of year at IU. Intramural softball will no longer be featured in the early fall but instead in the late spring.

2 assistants added to team

By Bill Meehan · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 1:55 a.m.

When Steve Peterson took over the IU crew head coach duties in 2003, the collegiate rowing world took note. After all, he had spent two decades in an East Coast rowing establishment where, according to tradition, oarsmen stay for life.

Club hockey team to skate on after scandal

By David Resnik · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 1:54 a.m.

The IU ice hockey team is ready. Ready to make a name for themselves and ready to do something of which few other sports teams at IU are capable: the ability to bring a national championship to Bloomington.

Haas has his eyes on NCAA glory

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 1:53 a.m.

When the IU men's cross country team climbs into the van for the short drive to NCAAs Championships in Terre Haute early this November, the health of the team's core will be an important factor. Even with its recent success on the national level, the team has not gotten to the NCAA's grand finale with everyone 100 percent healthy.

Post addition: Hoosiers add new player for upcoming season

By John Rodgers · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 1:49 a.m.

Before three weeks ago, Lucas Steijn's knowledge about IU was pretty limited. He knew that Kerry Rupp was an assistant coach. He knew 'Hoosiers' was about basketball in Indiana. He watched IU hoops on TV last year.

From sneezy to sleazy

By Alyson Brodsy and Colin Dugdale · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 1:43 a.m.

It seemed like only a fortnight ago -- I was staring at a pair of misshapen, disease-ridden testicles. Crippled by my inability to look away from the equivalent of a car crash, I sat in disgusted awe at the nauseating STD pictures shown in my fifth grade sex-ed class.

Where's Winston?

By Alyson Brodsy and Brett Warnke · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 1:41 a.m.

Rising from the oak benches — sweaty-faced, red-cheeked, round-bellied — he clasps the lapels of his three-piece suit. The man's voice thunders, "In the last few months we have been subject to cruel, wanton, indiscriminate bombings of our cities. Our enemy hopes of killing large numbers of civilians that will terrorize and cow the people of this mighty city. We can take it, and victory shall be ours!" No, this is not an American or world leader after 9-11.

Phi Sigs relocate to original chapter house

By Maggie Bozich · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 1:41 a.m.

When alumni come back to visit IU, they often drive past an old dorm, apartment or greek house where they spent the best days of their lives. They may even knock on the door to see how much the place has changed over the past years.

Dresses for every body

By Alyson Brodsy and Jeff Alstott · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 1:39 a.m.

I've never worn a dress. Really. Say what you want about the Scottish, but men wearing skirts, dresses, spaghetti straps and those fancy schmancy sandals are frowned upon at best and ostracized at worst. As the world tries so hard to rid itself of bigotry of all kinds, I see we have not yet removed all the pebbles from our bowls of light, especially regarding male and female gender roles.