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Frustrated: Football team falters on 3rd downs in loss to Minnesota

By Brandon Smith · Sunday, Oct. 5,2008 11:49 p.m.

MINNEAPOLIS – Coming into Saturday’s matchup against Minnesota, it looked as though the IU football team’s offense might be able to score big against the host Golden Gophers.The Hoosiers (2-3, 0-2) came into Saturday’s game ranked second in the conference in both total offense and rushing offense.By contrast, Minnesota entered the contest ranked ninth in both total defense and rushing defense. Statistics aren’t always what they appear to be.Despite the difference in rankings, the Gophers prevailed to defeat the Hoosiers, 16-7.In the first half, the Hoosiers only held the ball for 9:27, and out of their seven possessions in that frame, the visitors from Bloomington went three-and-out four times, and none lasted more than three plays.As a result, the Hoosiers were limited to 17 first-half plays as opposed to the 40 plays the Golden Gophers ran.

Media critic advocates for election reform

By Nicole Palmer · Sunday, Oct. 5,2008 10:13 p.m.

Miller spoke Thursday at IU with a lecture titled, “Rigged: Election Fraud and Media Coverage, 2000-2008,” an important issue because election fraud goes against the forefathers’ intentions for the country, Miller said.

IUSA offers Freshman Internship Program for ‘valuable experience’

By Amy Burke · Sunday, Oct. 5,2008 10:11 p.m.

The IU Student Association, government of the IU student body, is now accepting applications for its Freshman Internship Program through Oct. 15.

Greek councils meet to promote diversity, unity

By Haley Adams · Sunday, Oct. 5,2008 10:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Neo Unity event brought all four greek councils together for the first time to promote diversity in the community. The idea came to Ruchi Shah, the president of the Multi-Cultural Greek Council, two years ago when she saw a need to network with other councils outside her own.

7 p.m. Friday, October 3, in the Alumni Hall following more than four oriental performances, a Samulnori group led by Choi plays on traditional instruments in a festive display of celebration for The Asian Culture Centers 10th anniversary. The Center commemorates this event by recognizing His Honor, Judge Michael Witte with the Distinguished Asian Alumni Award and announcing its up and coming Asian American Studies Program.

Asian Culture Center celebrates 10th anniversary

By Amy Burke · Sunday, Oct. 5,2008 10:09 p.m.

The ACC held its 10th Anniversary Banquet on Friday evening in the Indiana Memorial Union’s Alumni Hall.

Rice rejects suggestions concerning U.S.-Russian ties

Sunday, Oct. 5,2008 9:14 p.m.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday rejected any suggestion that U.S. efforts to build closer ties to this former Soviet republic are meant to undermine Russian influence in Central Asia.

2 wounded in a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan

Sunday, Oct. 5,2008 9:13 p.m.

Two people wounded in a suspected U.S. missile strike in Pakistan’s northwest have died, bringing the death toll to 24 in an assault that has deeply angered the Taliban, intelligence officials said Sunday.

Fannie Mae to forgive woman after shooting herself

Sunday, Oct. 5,2008 9:13 p.m.

Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae said it is forgiving the mortgage debt of a 90-year-old woman who shot herself in the chest as sheriff’s deputies attempted to evict her.

O.J. Simpson is taken into custody after being found guilty on all 12 charges, including felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy on Friday at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. The verdict comes 13 years to the day after he was acquitted of double murder charges.

Simpson found guilty on all 12 charges

Sunday, Oct. 5,2008 9:06 p.m.

In a city where luck means everything, O.J. Simpson came out the big loser – and his unlucky number in a case full of bizarre twists was 13.

The debt of life

By Tyler Chernesky · Sunday, Oct. 5,2008 6:56 p.m.

Declined. At first, I didn’t believe it. “Could you try again?” I asked, but the answer came back unchanged. There I stood, in the checkout line at Target, ashamed.

Lafree makes a false experience argument

Sunday, Oct. 5,2008 6:55 p.m.

Let me preface my letter by pointing out that I haven’t seen or heard anybody compare Barack Obama to Ronald Reagan, so I think the question is rather pointless. But since Krista Lafree exploits the fact that some chump on some Web site makes the comparison as an excuse to write a bitter, vapid attack on Obama’s qualifications, let me address her argument.

Bottled up energy

By Jordan Zaslow · Sunday, Oct. 5,2008 6:54 p.m.

I’m sitting at my laptop staring at three empty cups of coffee standing proudly at the edge of my desk and mocking me for my dependency. I’ve heard caffeine is a drug, and I’m sad to report I’ve recently become an addict. I wake up every morning – only a few hours after I went to sleep – and the anticipation of the climb to the caffeine high is my motivation for opening my eyes. My parents tell me to get more sleep, my friends tell me to better manage my time, and my agenda tells me to suck it up. I have no choice – and I’m not the only one.

Shallow debates

By Abby Schwimmer · Sunday, Oct. 5,2008 6:52 p.m.

Let the games begin. It’s election season again, which means it’s time for presidential debates chock-full of grammatical errors and bad personal hygiene and often lacking in the information department.

It is good to hire relevant speakers

Sunday, Oct. 5,2008 6:51 p.m.

It’s public knowledge that former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards had an extramarital affair while he was running for president in the 2008 Democratic primaries. However, that is not why IU is paying him $35,000 to speak in November. IU’s Union Board hired Edwards to speak Nov.11 about America’s economic and political future. As a man who was almost vice president, he might have something relevant to say. Some might be dismayed that IU is financially supporting a speech by Edwards, not least of all because of his lack of fidelity. But the University is simply doing its part as an academic institution.By having Edwards speak, IU acknowledges Edward’s might have a unique political understanding. In no way is IU supporting his questionable licentious actions.In truth, IU is fostering academic discourse about Edwards and his speech. The Union Board should be lauded for not pandering to people who are upset by Edwards’ actions.

2 men arrested for break-ins in library parking lot

By IDS staff · Saturday, Oct. 4,2008 5:09 p.m.

IU police arrested two men outside the Wells Library Friday night in connection with the break-in of four vehicles.

IU wide receiver Andrew Means barely misses a catch during the first half of a game verses Minnesota in the Metrodome in Minneapolis. IU lost 16-7.

Ineffective offense dooms Hoosiers on the road at Minnesota

Saturday, Oct. 4,2008 12:10 p.m.

MINNEAPOLIS - Converting on only one of 10 third downs and only recording a single score, the IU football team’s offense puttered to a 16-7 defeat on the road at Minnesota. Marcus Thigpen was the lone star for the Hoosiers, who for the second straight game scored a touchdown of more than 77 yards. This score came courtesy of a Ben Chappell loft, which found Thigpen wide open for a 77-yard touchdown reception.But unfortunately for the Hoosiers, Thigpen’s reception was the only time they would force the scoreboard technician to punch any buttons in the frame for their scoring

Congress approves bailout bill

Friday, Oct. 3,2008 2:18 p.m.

WASHINGTON – With the economy on the brink and elections looming, Congress approved an unprecedented $700 billion government bailout of the battered financial industry on Friday and sent it to President Bush for his certain signature.

Step out of the box with flamboyant fashion

By Bryan Payton · Friday, Oct. 3,2008 2:04 p.m.

Baggy jeans: check. Tall white T-shirt: check. XXL hoodie: check. Scuffed sneakers: check. If this is the process you find yourself going through each morning when you wake up, I urge you to change up your wardrobe routine. As young men, we often get much too used to the same ol’ thing, whether it’s clothing or the two-step.

Jake’s to host MTV casting

By Katrina Loh · Friday, Oct. 3,2008 12:55 a.m.

Jake’s Nightclub and Bar will open its doors on Saturday to people hoping to have their lives taped 24 hours a day and broadcast on national TV. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., there will be an open casting call for the 22nd season of the MTV reality show, “The Real World.”

St. Louis Fed president speaks on mortgage crisis

By Ben Phelps · Friday, Oct. 3,2008 12:54 a.m.

Just days after one of the biggest downfalls in the stock market’s history, James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, told an IU crowd that little was known about how the fallout would ultimately affect ordinary people. Bullard, an IU Ph.D. economics graduate of 1990, spoke to about 100 students and faculty Thursday night at Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union.