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No. 27 Hoosiers travel to Notre Dame for invite

By Alyson Brodsy and Andrew Rosen · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:20 p.m.

For the last month there have been strong expectations from the women's cross country team. Apparently, the voters for the FinishLynx NCAA Women's Cross Country Poll are starting to listen. Earlier this week, the Hoosiers were ranked for the first time since 1990, as they moved to No. 27 in the nation after a strong showing and a fifth-place finish at the Roy Griak Invitational last week.

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Team refocuses on remainder of season during off week

By Alex Hickey · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:20 p.m.

Saturday, Memorial Stadium will sit in silence. And it won't bother the Hoosiers one bit. Saturday represents IU's only bye of the season, giving the team a week off as they prepare to take on the No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers next week. "Off-weeks have become such a common thing in college football that everyone has them," said coach Gerry DiNardo, contrasting his playing days at Notre Dame with the present.

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Hoosiers shut out Bulldogs

By Colin Nowling · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:18 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS --Throughout Indiana's storied 30-year soccer history, the Hoosiers have put up some impressive records, including a 46-game unbeaten streak in 1983 and 1984 and a reigning streak of five consecutive College Cup appearances. Thursday night's 2-0 victory over Butler gave this year's Hoosier squad a tie of a school record with the 1981 team.

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Five shot to death in 16-hour suburban chaos

By Alyson Brodsy and Stephen Manning · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:16 p.m.

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Five people were slain within a few miles, gunned down one by one over 16 hours in public places in Washington's suburbs, authorities said Thursday. They said there was a "strong possibility" the killings were related. One of the victims was shot to death while riding a lawnmower, another while cleaning her car at a gas station.

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Air strikes shake allies

By Alyson Brodsy and Pauline Jelinek · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Allied forces dropped thousands of leaflets over southern Iraq Thursday, warning Saddam Hussein's troops against firing on British and U.S. planes that have been patrolling the no-fly zone. Iraqi forces fired on aircraft delivering the leaflets and allied forces bombed an air defense operations center in response, said officials at the U.S. Central Command.

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Five shot to death in 16-hour suburban chaos

By Alyson Brodsy and Stephen Manning · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:15 p.m.

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Five people were slain within a few miles, gunned down one by one over 16 hours in public places in Washington's suburbs, authorities said Thursday. They said there was a "strong possibility" the killings were related. One of the victims was shot to death while riding a lawnmower, another while cleaning her car at a gas station.

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Coach fired after arrest

By Alyson Brodsy and Zach Rocha · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:15 p.m.

After two alcohol-related arrests in the last two months, Mark Keil was fired from his position as IU men's assistant tennis coach late last week. He was hired Aug. 5 of this year by the IU Athletic Department. Assistant media relations director Gavin Lang confirmed the firing Thursday, saying Keil had "violated the University's code of conduct."

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Storm leaves with tail between its legs

By Alyson Brodsy and Allen G. Breed · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:15 p.m.

MONTEGUT, La. -- Hurricane Lili gave Louisiana's coast a 100 mph battering Thursday that swamped streets, knocked out power and snapped trees. But residents were thankful it was not the monster they were warned was coming. "It looks like we were lucky," said Gov. Mike Foster, who requested and received a statewide disaster declaration from President Bush.

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Stacking up new knowledge

By Alyson Brodsy and Maura Halpern · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:14 p.m.

After opening two large grayish-white doors, one enters a large, open room where the temperature falls to a crisp 50 degrees. Thirteen thousand nine hundred and sixty-four aluminum shelves, each extending 30 feet high surround the area of the new Ruth Lilly Auxiliary Library Facility -- a site that could woo any book guru or architectural-savvy individual. The new state-of-the-art facility, which also includes the E. Lingle Craig Preservation Laboratory, was unveiled Thursday afternoon during a ceremony presided over by IU President Myles Brand.

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Martha Stewart resigns from board

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:13 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Martha Stewart, under federal investigation on suspicion of insider trading, resigned Thursday from the board of directors of the New York Stock Exchange. "I did not want the media attention currently surrounding me to distract from the important work of the NYSE and thus felt it was appropriate to resign," Stewart said in a statement Thursday. Earlier in the day, she sent a letter of resignation to NYSE chairman and chief executive Dick Grasso before the exchange's board meeting.

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Bike ride gives people chance to take it easy

By Alyson Brodsy and Lindsay Baron · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:13 p.m.

The 35th Annual Hilly Hundred, a three-day bicycle event, will take place this weekend. The ride will take participants through the gentle, rolling hills and colorful fall landscapes of Brown, Morgan and Monroe counties. People of all ages can participate in the tour -- it is not a race, its organizers say.

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Accusations fly as election nears

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:13 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- It won't be listed on the election card, but the battle over control of the Indiana House is living up to its expectations of being the top billing on the ballot this year. There are new accusations and new questions about the campaign practices of both parties.

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Shots fired outside UN building

By Alyson Brodsy and Dafna Linzer · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:12 p.m.

UNITED NATIONS -- A man believed to have been born in North Korea emptied a seven-shot pistol in front of U.N. headquarters Thursday, hitting several offices but injuring no one in an apparent protest against the communist nation's leader. The gunman, who threw leaflets criticizing the North's government, was identified as Steve Kim, a naturalized U.S. citizen living in Des Plaines, Ill. FBI spokesman Jim Margolin said Kim was born in 1945 and that agents were trying to confirm he was born in North Korea.

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Conseco CEO resigns but still chairs board

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Jewell · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:12 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Gary Wendt resigned Thursday as chief executive officer of Conseco Inc., but said he would stay on as chairman of the insurance and finance company's board as it continues restructuring talks that could lead to a bankruptcy filing. The negotiations with creditors to restructure more than $6 billion in debt will continue under Bill Shea, Conseco's president and chief operating officer, the company said in a statement.

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Producer and director Paltrow dies at 58

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:12 p.m.

ROME -- Producer and director Bruce Paltrow, whose daughter, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who she once said was the "smartest person I've ever known," has died in Italy. He was 58. Paltrow, who was the husband of actress Blythe Danner, was known for the quirky karaoke road movie "Duets" (2000) and the TV hospital drama "St. Elsewhere." A U.S. diplomatic official said on condition of anonymity that Paltrow died in Rome, and that the American Embassy was informed of the death Thursday.

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'Grease' isn't the word

By Alyson Brodsy and David Isserman · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 1:18 p.m.

A large crowd gathered on Wednesday night anxious to see the ever-popular performance of Grease. Unfortunately, this performance might have enticed malevolent thoughts about paying upwards of $50 per ticket. From substandard acting to technical difficulties, this show could use a slight makeover.

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Appearance on TV a possibility

By Jackie Corgan · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 1:36 a.m.

Want to have your life put on national television? Live with six strangers? No? Well if you had the chance to do it in Paris, or perhaps the South Seas, then would you go?

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