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A Train runs through it

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 2:41 a.m.

Indianapolis down to Bargersville. Morgantown south to Helmsburg. Across the Shuffle Creek trestle, then eight and a half miles to the north yard limit. The whistle blows, and Bloomington know it's here. Trains roll north and south through Bloomington every day, hauling Indiana coal to power plants, sugar and liquid sweetener for Hershey Chocolate, scrap metal for Chrysler and refrigerators for General Electric. Five days a week, trains go from Indianapolis to Bloomington and back. At most, there are about six train movements a day. Students can hear many of them loud and clear -- even at the wee hours of the morning -- because of the whistle that blows for several minutes to announce its arrival.

City council discusses local issues

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 2:41 a.m.

The Bloomington City Council met Wednesday, taking time to discuss a myriad of issues. The meeting opened at 7:30 p.m. with sympathetic words concerning former Bloomington Mayor Frank McCloskey, who was recently diagnosed with bladder cancer. Council member Jason Banach said the mayor would be in his thoughts, and encouraged the approximately 20 people present to do the same.

Bush to seek approval before taking action

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 2:38 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush, opening a public-relations offensive against Saddam Hussein, pledged Wednesday to seek congressional approval before taking action against the Iraqi leader and warned wary allies their "credibility is at stake" as they decide whether to back the United States. The president will argue his case before the United Nations General Assembly next week after a weekend huddle at Camp David with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, virtually alone among overseas leaders in supporting Bush's intent to see Saddam overthrown.

Activist 'spy files' opened to public

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 2:37 a.m.

DENVER -- Holding the just-released 18-page file that had been secretly compiled on her by police, activist Barbara Cohen smiled and shrugged her shoulders. "Don't I look like a dangerous criminal?" asked the barely 5-foot tall, 53-year-old gray-haired legal secretary.

Teenage girls listen to mom

By Alyson Brodsy and Laura Meckler · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 2:37 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Mothers worried that their daughters are having sex have more influence than they might imagine. Teenage girls who are close to their moms are more likely to stay virgins, researchers reported Wednesday. The key for parents, experts say, is not just talking about sex, but being deeply involved in their children's lives.

Peterson honored as the Big Ten Runner of the Week

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 2:34 a.m.

Sophomore Mindy Peterson was named Big Ten Runner of the Week for the period ending Sept. 1, the league office announced Wednesday. Peterson, a native of Milan, Ill., placed first in the 5k at the Indiana Open August 30. Her time of 18 minutes, 12.20 seconds led the Hoosiers to their first-place finish at the competition.

Title possible in eyes of new soccer coach

By Ira Klapper · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 2:33 a.m.

This season the women's soccer team is sporting new shades of cream and crimson on their jerseys. They also have a Purple Ace on the sideline. Patrolling the sideline this year for the Hoosiers is Mick Lyon, the former University of Evansville coach. Lyon spent nine seasons coaching the Purple Aces and has knowledge and experience coaching in the Hoosier state, winning six consecutive Missouri Valley Conference titles since 1996. In that same time period the Hoosiers have only mustered one Big Ten title.

Unbeaten Bearcats on deck

By Alex MelloanRuiz · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 2:32 a.m.

The women's soccer team takes to the road today to compete against No. 25 Cincinnati in their third game tonight at Meyer's Field. The Hoosiers are looking to build on the momentum they gained Sunday after beating Missouri 2-1 in double overtime at the Nike Tiger Invitational. The Hoosiers defeated Missouri after falling to Kentucky 3-1.

'Canes and Gators meet Saturday, rivalry continues

By Alyson Brodsy and Richard Rosenblatt · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 2:28 a.m.

After a 15-year wait, the Hurricanes and Gators resume their regular-season rivalry at The Swamp on Saturday with more than a national championship run riding on the outcome. There's bad blood between these rivals from the Florida Flop in 1971 to the flying peaches in 1980 to the Bourbon Street Brawl.

Fans come out when team starts winning

By Alyson Brodsy and Greg Beacham · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 2:27 a.m.

As Steve Schott surveyed the steady stream of people crowding into the Coliseum before Wednesday night's game, he finally discovered the solution to the Oakland Athletics' perpetual lack of fan support. "I guess if we win 19 in a row every time, everybody will come out to support us," the A's owner said with a grin.

2 soccer players bring worldly experience home

By Colin Nowling · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 2:25 a.m.

As the IU men's soccer team prepared for their opening matches last week, two of the Hoosiers top scorers were nowhere to be found. Sophomore midfielder Ned Grabavoy and sophomore forward Mike Ambersley were in L'Alcudia, Spain, competing for the United States Under-20 National Team in the COTIF XIX Torneig Internacional.

Hoosiers look for respect

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 2:21 a.m.

Utah is giving the IU football team no respect. For that matter, neither is the rest of the country. The Utah Web site doesn't even bother to spell IU's head coach's name right. Gerry DiNardo turned into "Jerry" DiNardo in their press release. A "G" into a "J" is not a significant mistake, but still, if Utah was showing any respect for the undefeated Hoosiers, one would think they would care enough to make sure a name was spelled right.

Scholarship Allows Afghan Women Education

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 2 a.m.

BRISTOL, R.I. -- When the Taliban forbade education for girls past the age of 8, Forozan Farhat's father hired a personal teacher for her. And when Taliban officials asked if the man visiting their home in Kandahar every day was a teacher, Farhat's father said, "Teacher? No. He is Forozan's grandfather, come to check up on her health."

Buckle Up or Pay

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 1:59 a.m.

Are you $25 short? Perhaps you've already run out of meal points or spent too much time at the campus poster sale. Many Hoosiers are short in the pocketbook due to the latest installment of the "Click it or Ticket" program. The nationwide program to promote seat belt use started locally Aug. 25 and runs through Sept. 8. If anyone is caught without his seat belt, they're fined $25.

Fraternities shar hous; work together for common goal

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 1:58 a.m.

Currently, the two groups are residing in the old Zeta Beta Tau house, located at 1500 N. Jordan Ave. The two groups didn't have the capabilities of leasing each of their own on-campus fraternity houses, and the lack of members kept both from obtaining their own this year. As a result, they thought it was in the best interests of both groups to live and grow together. Come next year, the house will officially become the Phi Sigma Kappa house and Phi Kappa Sigma hopes to move into its own place once the year sublease is up.

Tibetan Travelers Arrive at Indiana

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 1:53 a.m.

The Tibetan culture's prominence in Bloomington is nothing new to much of the local community. And the oppression the people of Tibet have endured has been well documented globally. But many new IU students may not realize the strong presence and impact the local Tibetan community has on Bloomington. Long-term area residents might know Thubten Jigme Norbu, the Dalai Lama's oldest brother, a retired IU professor.

Psychology of voting scrutinized

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 1:03 a.m.

I applaud Paige Gray on her column in Tuesday's IDS ("Shame on us all," Sept. 3). I too find myself disheartened by current political trends, and some type of intervention seems appropriate. However, I'd take things a bit farther than Gray by saying that IUSA is making a huge mistake with the car raffle.

Denouncement of party school hypocritical

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 12:58 a.m.

I am a freshman here at IU, and while I was surprised to hear that Indiana was named the No. 1 party school in the country, I am not, as both your columnist Julie Sobel ("Where's the party?" Sept. 2), and the IU president who commented on the issue last week, so quick to defend IU and denounce the statement by the Princeton Review. I enrolled in IU long before the announcement came that we're not only the No. 1 party school, but also in the top ten for the amount of beer, marijuana and lack of studying by students. I cannot validate these statements as I did not participate in the statistical process and neither can your columnist nor IU's president. Both are clearly trying to defend IU in the wake of what I would call a "backfire."

Administration sends mixed messages on alcohol

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 5,2002 12:55 a.m.

I have just read with great interest President Brand and Chancellor Brehm's letter, as it was posted on the Web site of IU's Office Of Communications and Marketing, to the Princeton Review regarding its selection of IU as the number one party school in the country. You make strong arguments in showing why IU should not have been chosen for this dubious honor. You make a point of emphasizing the administration's crackdown on binge drinking and alcohol abuse by IU students.

Students get shafted by new football seats