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Fans contribute to Knight book

By Sarah Payton · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

While perhaps few fans of former basketball coach Bob Knight would admit to being fans of the Backstreet Boys, publishing company Fans Illustrated plans to add a tribute book about Knight to a series that includes tributes to both Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync. Fans Illustrated, started in 1997 by the company's president Ken Jenkins, is a publishing company that enlists fans to write books about their favorite celebrities. According to Jenkins, Fans Illustrated gives fans "an opportunity to communicate with their favorite celebrity and other fans in a very unique manner."

City council approves Covenanter Hill project

By Joe Aamidor · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

A preliminary plan for expansion at the Covenanter Gardens development was approved by all council members in attendance at the Bloomington City Council on Wednesday. The council also approved a resolution to designate part of the property as an Economic Revitalization Zone.

A Hearing Aide

By Dan Holroyd · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Jared Schlanser arrives early to class to set up his stenography equipment, the laptop whirring on the desk next to him. Students nod to him as they enter the room. For the next hour he transcribes everything the teacher says for a hearing-impaired student to read from the screen. The student hears little, but is able to participate without missing a word. Schlanser works on campus for Accu-Type, a company that provides computer-aided, real-time transcription for the hearing impaired.

A balancing act

By Guy Cipriano · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Phi Delta Theta senior Brian Drummy never rode in a Little 500 before Saturday's race. Even after his team's victory, Drummy said he still felt like he hadn't experienced the physical hardship of riding in the grueling 200-lap event. "I don't have a word to describe it," Drummy said. "It's everything you work for, and when it comes through, it doesn't even feel real. I don't even feel like I rode in the race today."

A 'devil' of a challenge

By Dan Cortez · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Yes, Duke is the defending national champion. Yes, Jason Williams is the best player in the country. Yes, Mike Krzyzewski is one of the best coaches in the nation. But no, the Hoosiers are not going to back down.

Ad shows majority view

By Willie Sutherland · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

"I'm getting letters from journalists all over the country telling me I'll never get a job in journalism again," admitted Daniel Hernandez, the editor of Berkeley's campus newspaper the Daily Cal, after he decided to apologize for placing David Horowitz's ad. Yet this is exactly what members of "a group of graduate students representing MEA and BGSA" demanded the IDS editors do Sunday night -- apologize for and thus destroy any and all journalistic integrity and obligation they have. The national news media does not concur with Hernandez's actions.

Soccer team earns praise

Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The men's soccer team has been guided through the spectacular leadership coach Jerry Yeagley has shown for the past 28 years. Yeagley has built the program from scratch, making it more successful than any other Division I soccer team.

Hoosier track and field stumble at Championships

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The men's and women's track and field teams came away from the Bernie Moore Track Stadium on the campus of Louisiana State University with some unexpected performances at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Tattoos show toughness

By Tyler Hoeppner · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

People at IU have tattoos. What makes the wrestling team unique is the fact that in this small group, almost everyone has a tattoo. Wrestlers are seen as tough individuals, which might explain why tattoos are so prevalent on the team. Senior Brian Smiley said tattoos add to the toughness of a wrestler. "We all think that we are the toughest guys," Smiley said. "We think that we have to show it."

One year later: Family, friends of Seth Korona feel void left by tragic death

By Cory Schouten · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

When Seth Korona decided to attend IU, his younger brother, Elliott, 16, hoped to someday get a pilot's license and ferry his brother from their New Jersey home to Bloomington.

'Manon' lacks focus

By Gabriel Lewin · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Going to an IU Opera Theater production is often a brilliantly crushing experience. Opera regulars know the majority of the repertoire is tragic or melodramatic, with heavy singing and a mix of lighter comedic works from the world's most lush and exquisite composers. Settings at the Musical Arts Center are often feats of spectacle in themselves. Towering over the stage, they often heighten the emptiness of the lives of the characters they house.

Hundreds of bodies in Nigeria canal

By Glenn McKenzie · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

LAGOS, Nigeria — As onlookers wept and wailed, hundreds of bodies were pulled out of a canal in Nigeria's largest city Monday after they drowned while trying to flee explosions at an army weapons depot. Many victims apparently didn't realize how deep the water was and drowned when they ran and drove vehicles into the Oke Afa drainage canal in Lagos, witnesses said. They were fleeing explosions at the city's Ikeja military base, which propelled shrapnel and shock waves for miles Sunday night. Rescue volunteer Ben Nwachukwu said more than 200 bodies were pulled from just one part of the canal. Other volunteers said the death toll could be much higher, but getting an accurate count was difficult — in part because the current was carrying bodies downstream. Authorities issued no official death count.

March Madness magical but needs some changes

By Benjy Ekhaus · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The magical part of March Madness is that no matter what the NCAA does, the tournament will always be the most exciting sporting event of the year. That being said, there are a few things the NCAA should consider that would make the tournament a bit more fair and even a bit more exciting.

BFC considers resolution to push for open records

By Adam Van Osdol · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

A resolution that was introduced Tuesday at the Bloomington Faculty Council meeting urged President Myles Brand and the IU administration to stop fighting the lawsuits brought against the University by The Indianapolis Star. The proposal specifically endorses open access to public records and the insurance that "no further University funds are expended in support of efforts to prevent the release of public documents."

Science Foundation donates $1.3 million

By Josh Sanburn · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

A group of three IU mathematics professors in the School of Education will head a national program to improve mathematics education throughout the country thanks to a $1.3 million grant given to the school by the National Science Foundation.

Commission approves youth justice center

By Joe Aamidor · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The Bloomington Plan Commission approved a preliminary plan amendment to allow a new youth detention center and community corrections facility to be constructed just southwest of downtown Bloomington.

Taking to the skies

Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Senior Josh Wees has made the flight from Indianapolis to his home town of Omaha, Neb., more than a dozen times. But he said this year's challenge of booking a flight was more difficult. After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, IU students traveling home for the semester's first break will encounter fewer flights to choose from, increased security and warnings from concerned parents.

Activists concerned over Bush's abortion stance

By Alyson Brodsy and Liz Cole · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

New president-elect of the National Organization for Women Kim Gandy announced last week that she would do everything in her power to put more women's rights supporters in political office and prevent "right-wing political extremists" from receiving federal court appointments. What concerns Gandy are possible vacancies on the Supreme Court that will be filled by justices who will overturn Roe v. Wade.

Food banks in need of more donations

By Emily Hendricks · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Every day, workers at the Hoosier Hills Food Bank sort cans of food, plan food drives and distribute food to local charitable organizations. Every month, they feed 23,000 local hungry people.

Embracing native culture

By -Meghan Dwyer and Megan Dwyer · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Following the success of this weekend's inaugural First Nations at Indiana University American Indian pow wow, plans are currently in the air to bring the event back next year, making the pow wow an annual attempt to further the cultural awareness of the general public and dispel stereotypes concerning Native Americans.