Community Arts

'80s band still 'Shout'ing

By Melissa Harrold · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 12:49 p.m.

They've been out of the game for a while, but '80s synth-pop group Tears for Fears have broken out of their hiatus with an album that's as "sweet as homemade apple pie," as they call one song in their liner notes.

(Literally) Underground Rock

By George Lyle IV · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 12:46 p.m.

Four up-and-coming rock bands played to a packed venue last Friday night. Holy Bible, Verktum, Lords and Raiders of the Lost Sparks came, saw and rocked the house. Literally.

Anatomy of a mosh pit

By Benjames Derrick and Benjamin Derrick · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 12:46 p.m.

Nowadays, guttural vocals, double bass drumming and mosh pits are not only common but expected elements in the world of heavy metal and punk rock. Moshing is a form of dance interpreting angry, loud, rebellious and masculine music.

Hang up on reality to like this thriller

By Jake Wheeler · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 12:37 p.m.

Rule number one when watching any Hollywood movie: Suspend reality. In fact, don't just suspend reality, throw it out the window and run it over as you drive off. "Cellular" is a thriller for which this rule fits perfectly.

Herbert delivers State of University speech

By Mike Malik · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 2:05 a.m.

As IU President Adam Herbert approached the podium in the Frangipani Room of the Indiana Memorial Union, more than 200 pairs of eyes watched him intently while just as many sets of ears waited to hear what would be his first State of the University address since he took office last year. The title of Herbert's speech was "Strengthening the Foundations for Distinction," and that is exactly what he did by proposing numerous goals to improve the University.

Annual event extends to community

By Maggie Bozich · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 2:05 a.m.

Philanthropy is a major part of greek life, and Greek Week is an important aspect of the charity work and social life in which sororities and fraternities participate. Greek Week began Monday with a barbecue in the Tundra, the grassy area between Foster Quad and Kappa Delta. A Children's Carnival in Dunn Meadow was held Tuesday for local children's organizations. Four members of each greek chapter worked and participated in the games.

Kernan trailing Daniels in 2 polls

By Tony Sams · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 2:05 a.m.

Two polls released in the last week show Republican challenger Mitch Daniels leading Democratic Gov. Joe Kernan in the contest for the Indiana statehouse, but both campaigns say the election is still contentiously neck-and-neck and too close to judge through a poll.

Oracle bids to take over PeopleSoft company

By Annie Tasker · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 2:05 a.m.

PeopleSoft has been causing problems for many IU students since it was implemented last spring. But the company has been dealing with problems of its own for more than a year, as Oracle, a California-based software company, has attempted to buy PeopleSoft without its consent. A takeover by Oracle would mean great expense to the thousands of higher learning institutions using PeopleSoft software, said PeopleSoft spokesman Steve Swasey.

Report card flunks U.S. colleges on affordability

By Alyson Brodsy and Justin Pope · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 1:18 a.m.

A new, independent report card flunks America's colleges in a key subject for many students and parents: affordability. While noting progress in areas such as student preparation, the biennial study by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education drops the country to an "F" in affordability from the "D" it received in the nonprofit group's report two years ago.

Just like NFL, flag football season opens

By Evan Harris · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 1:10 a.m.

The time of year has arrived: the semester is finally in motion and the influx of football into students' daily routines is here. The National Football League has just completed its first week of regular season play, while the college football season officially kicked off during the preceding week. But one of the more significant football varieties that directly affect the lives of roughly 3,700 students this fall is the start of the intramural sport -- flag football.

Mr. Morley goes off the deep end

By Alyson Brodsy and Brandon S Morley · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 1:08 a.m.

Alright world, come at me and watch the smack down get slapped on you!" That's the feeling I leave the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation with three mornings a week after I swim for an hour. I like splashing around in the Royer Pool with its 250,000 gallons of chlorine-tinted blue water because its an energizing workout that doesn't make me sweat like I just ran a marathon -- and I don't throw up like I just did, either.

Cubs, Astros win to remain in tight race

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 1:08 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Corey Patterson hit a tying, two-run homer in the eighth inning and a game-winning shot in the 12th, giving the Chicago Cubs a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. The Cubs remained a half-game behind the San Francisco Giants in the NL wild-card race.

Hoosiers win 5-set thriller over IPFW

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 1:06 a.m.

After this weekend's tournament in Arlington, Texas, the IU women's volleyball team returned home to face IU-Purdue University Fort Wayne Tuesday. In a match where neither team was able to get on track, the Hoosiers won in thrilling fashion in five games, 30-32, 30-16, 24-30, 30-22, 15-11. Both the Hoosiers and the Mastodons played inconsistently throughout, with neither team able to put the other away.

2-0 Hoosiers prepare for annual border war with Kentucky Saturday

By Dan Click · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 1:05 a.m.

After a 2003 season in which the Hoosiers gave up 30 points nine times and only forced 20 turnovers, the 2004 squad is working to reverse those trends this season.

Around The State

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 1:04 a.m.

Work on 6-year I-65 project nears end JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. -- Crews are working on the final sections of a project to widen a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 65 in southern Indiana, meaning the last of six years of construction headaches could be gone by Thanksgiving.

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?

By Matt Mattucci · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 1:03 a.m.

The NFL and college football seasons have begun, which can mean only one thing: Time for IU students to shed their cream and crimson and throw on those lovely Cubs hats that have been sitting in their closets gathering dust since October.

Time to dispel the luck of the Irish

By Steve Slivka · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 1:02 a.m.

The No. 1 ranked IU men's soccer team faces what the team is calling their biggest opponent on the schedule thus far this season: No. 17 Notre Dame (3-0-1).

Schools shuffling dollars to support special education

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 1:01 a.m.

FORT WAYNE -- A look inside Marcia Rayl's special education preschool classroom at Arcola Elementary School reveals a brightly decorated learning wonderland. In one corner, eight chairs form a semicircle around a board plastered with a huge red apple and a calendar. Another corner is filled with wooden toy trucks, colored plastic blocks and toy model farms and dollhouses.

Arson in Gary draws FBI probe

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 12:58 a.m.

GARY -- Federal agents joined the investigation of an arson that damaged a newly constructed Habitat for Humanity home in a predominantly white neighborhood a week before a black family was to move in. Agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Monday joined Gary police in investigating the fire that damaged the home in the Black Oak neighborhood early Saturday. The fire was ruled to be arson.

Students taking shorter trips abroad

By Alyson Brodsy and Gavin Lesnick · Wednesday, Sept. 15,2004 12:49 a.m.

Glenn Gass and his class of Beatles fans had just arrived in Liverpool in the summer of 2003 when Beatlemania struck. Gass, a music professor at IU, was leading the third installment of a month-long study abroad program focusing on the Fab Four when someone excitedly noticed a familiar face: that of Paul McCartney.