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Colts back will miss final tune-up

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 2:35 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS- Edgerrin James will be starting the NFL regular season without having taken any hits from opposing defenses on his surgically repaired left knee. Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy made it official Thursday that Edgerrin James would not play in the team\'s final preseason game Friday at New Orleans.

Down to the deadline: Players may walk today

By Alyson Brodsy and Ronald Blum · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 2:34 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Baseball negotiators worked relentlessly Thursday to avert a strike just hours before the deadline, leaving players, owners and fans across the country wondering whether the season would continue.

Senior a perfect fit for new position

By Dan Patrick · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 2:33 a.m.

The women's volleyball season begins this weekend with a three game invitational. The Northern Illinois Best Western Invitational will pair the team against Drake on Friday followed by two matches against IUPUI and Northern Illinois on Saturday.

Team on the attack for season opener

By John Rodgers · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 2:31 a.m.

For the IU field hockey team, the saying "third times a charm" sounds more than fitting as the Hoosiers prepare for their third season of existence.

Fan absence baffles visitors, vendors

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 2:30 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Tip-Off Celebration wasn't much of a celebration as few people came out to attend the festivities at the Pan American Plaza Thursday. To kick off the 11-day 2002 World Basketball Championships, an opening ceremony was planned. While bands performed and celebrities made appearances, there was a noticeable lack of fan interest and most obvious was that hardly any U.S. fans were found milling around outside the RCA Dome.

On the sidelines

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 2:28 a.m.

Maui Invitational schedule set Rain plagues U.S. Open, sun shines on Agassi With a 'Spark' in their eye, LA defeats NY

Hoosiers kick off 2002 season with Lyons

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 2:26 a.m.

The IU women's soccer team kicks off their 2002 campaign tonight in the Nike/Tiger Invitational, hosted by the Missouri Tigers. The two games are the first of the regular season, and begin the tenure of new coach Mick Lyon.

Team begins as No. 1

By Alex MelloanRuiz · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 2:23 a.m.

The IU soccer team begins the 2002 season as the consensus No. 1 team in the nation. They will be facing two fellow top ten teams this weekend, No. 9 Rutgers and No. 8 Clemson. Coach Jerry Yeagley will embark on his 30th season with Indiana this Friday. Yeagley, the winningest coach in college soccer history, has led IU to five straight Final Four appearances in the NCAA tournament including a trip to the championship game last season.

U.S. smashes Algeria in opening round

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 2:21 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- It didn't matter that at the end of the first period the U.S. team only scored 11 of its 20 field goal attempts. Or that U.S. team member Elton Brand scored all but 2 of the first 13 points for the team that has admitted an offensive weakness.

Career Fest orients new students with Development Center

By Bennet Haeberle · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 1:36 a.m.

Welcome freshmen. The phrase has spread itself all over campus this week. And once again, the class of 2006 are the centerpiece at a proverbial table filled with welcoming dishes.

Safety escort, sense keep students safe

By Ryota Kashiwa · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 1:35 a.m.

With move-in and Welcome Week comes many lessons in survival, how to navigate campus, how to buy books and how to remain safe at IU. Before the academics start, IU works to ensure the safety of its students.

Honors college chooses new dean

By Emily Hendricks · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 1:32 a.m.

Philosophy professor Karen Hanson has been named the new dean of the Honors College, and she began her position Aug. 1. Hanson has experience in administration. She became the chair of the philosophy department in 1997. She will teach classes in addition to her duties as dean, and she is also an adjunct professor of comparative literature, of American studies and of gender studies.

French join chorus, urge restraint

By Alyson Brodsy and Joseph Coleman · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 1:29 a.m.

PARIS -- French President Jacques Chirac insisted Thursday that any military action against Iraq be decided by the U.N. Security Council, joining the chorus of leaders urging Washington to exercise restraint in its plans against Baghdad.

Bush backs off flight restrictions

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 1:28 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration backed off a proposal Thursday to restrict foreign air carriers from flying over the three Sept. 11 crash sites during the anniversary of the attacks, a senior administration official said.

Sanctions aren't working

By Alyson Brodsy and Edith M. Lederer · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 1:27 a.m.

UNITED NATIONS -- The al Qaeda terror network has the money and recruits to strike again whenever and wherever it wants because a global campaign and U.N. sanctions have failed to stop the financing and support for Osama bin Laden's backers, a U.N. draft report said Thursday.

Around the Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 1:19 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Postal Service is heading for Broadway to honor one of the nation's most prolific and beloved songwriters.

'Party Animals' pose problem in capitol

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 1:18 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The idea seemed simple enough. Scatter some whimsical donkey and elephant statues around the nation's capital to coax some smiles. So what do the locals do? Turn it into politics, as usual.

London couple poses for art, safe sex

By Alyson Brodsy and Jill Lawless · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 1:17 a.m.

LONDON -- It may be the ultimate in public displays of affection. A London couple are spending a week in bed, on public view in the storefront window of a photography gallery, exposing themselves to curious gazes for the sake of art -- and safe sex.

Papa's novel shows a writer 'On the Verge'

By Jane Charney · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 1:15 a.m.

Life after college graduation in three words: "On the Verge." As the title of Ariella Papa's debut novel, this phrase perfectly describes the future of most recent graduates -- waiting for something, about to get the big break, but not quite there.

Worst summer for fests

By Alyson Brodsy and Robert Weller · Friday, Aug. 30,2002 1:03 a.m.

VAIL, Colo. -- It has been a midsummer's nightmare for arts festivals across the country because of visa restrictions imposed to tighten security after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Festival coordinators have had to find replacement performers at the last minute for top artists who have been denied entry, including performers at the recent Vail Valley International Dance Festival and the Lincoln Center Festival in New York City.