Community Arts

Invasion in Indy

By Alyson Brodsy and Sarah Meinecke · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 2 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Downtown Indianapolis, the middle of America, is getting an international flavor for the next 10 days. The Circle City has been taken over by 16 different countries to battle each other on the basketball court. The World Basketball Championships, a four-year event running opposite the Olympics, have landed in America for the first time.

Aggressive defense to anchor team

By Alyson Brodsy and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 1:59 a.m.

Out with the old, in with the new. When Gerry DiNardo was named head football coach, he brought with him a new staff. With a new staff comes new philosophies, and the biggest change may occur on the defensive side of the football. Defensive coordinator Tim Kish brings a lot of Big Ten experience to IU, working last with Illinois in 2000. He brings a new style that will be a stark contrast to the previous seasons.

Being Gerry DiNardo

By Alex Hickey · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 1:58 a.m.

This Saturday, Gerry DiNardo will take the field in his first game as coach of the IU football team. While he's not likely to drive the team into Memorial Stadium on a double-decker bus a la Lee Corso, DiNardo's road to Bloomington has been a wild one. He's seen Heaven, Notre Dame football, and the other place, Vince McMahon's folly, the XFL. Now he's here in Bloomington trying to lead the Hoosiers from football purgatory.

Don't forget to (stop and*) smell the roses

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 1:27 a.m.

Welcome back to Bloomington, the epicenter of arts in Indiana. The city of Bloomington and IU have much to offer in the coming semester. There is a variety of opportunities, ranging from classic to quirky, to satisfy your cultural hunger. We, the arts editors for fall 2002, look forward to embarking on this arts adventure alongside you.

Arts reputation intact

By John DeBoer · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 1:25 a.m.

As the curtain rises on another year at IU, it is time to look ahead to the exciting activities that await all students. Despite IU's reputation as a party school, IU is dedicated to the arts, which the Princeton Review recognized by naming the University one of the best theater schools.

Persistence pays for student job-seekers

By Alyson Brodsy and Takashi Nakamichi · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 1:19 a.m.

One summer day last year, junior Nichole Stucki walked into Nick's English Hut and told a bartender she wanted to work there part time. She filled out an application form and left. In a week, she got a call and learned she had a job.

Induction provides warm welcome

By Alyson Brodsy and Jackie Corgan · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 1:18 a.m.

Thousands of incoming freshmen filed into the rows of Assembly Hall Wednesday evening for IU's Freshman Induction Ceremony. As the IU Brass Ensemble led the event with a prelude and processional, speeches were given by IU representatives including President Myles Brand, Chancellor and Vice President for Academic Affairs Sharon Brehm, Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services Donald R. Hossler and IUSA president Bill Gray.

Poor economy slows IU fundraising

By Alyson Brodsy and Takashi Nakamichi · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 1:17 a.m.

During the 2001 fiscal year, IU received more private gifts and grants than any other public university in the United States. Since then, IU's fundraisers have been sweating bullets to keep up that pace in the slowing economy.

Seattle man tied to terror camp

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 12:56 a.m.

SEATTLE -- Federal authorities on Wednesday charged a former Seattle man with conspiring to help al Qaeda and set up a terrorist training camp in rural Oregon. Ernest James Ujaama was named in a two-count indictment that accused him of conspiracy to provide material support and resources for al Qaeda and with using, carrying, possessing and discharging firearms during a crime.

5 Detroit men charged with conspiring against U.S.

By Alyson Brodsy and John Solomon · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 12:55 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, the government charged five men with conspiring to provide "material support and resources" to terrorists for a series of attacks in the United States and overseas.

All red in the face

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 12:55 a.m.

BUNOL, Spain -- Tens of thousands of people stripped off their shirts and hurled tons of ripe, juicy tomatoes at each other in the annual Tomatina food fight, creating knee-deep rivers of tomato sauce on the streets of this Spanish town.

Germans charge Moroccan man with ties to Sept. 11 hijackers

By Alyson Brodsy and David Rising · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 12:54 a.m.

BERLIN -- Germany filed charges Wednesday against the only suspect in the Sept. 11 attacks apprehended in the country, raising the prospect of a trial in the city that was once home to several of the key hijackers.

WorldCom executive indicted

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 12:53 a.m.

NEW YORK -- The former chief financial officer for telecommunications giant WorldCom Inc. was indicted Wednesday on securities fraud and other charges after an apparent breakdown in plea negotiations.

Party rating overrated

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 12:37 a.m.

Funny. During the course of my senior year at Indiana University Bloomington, I didn't have time to respond to the Princeton Review's survey, which named IU-B its top party school.

Voicing opinions

By -Meghan Dwyer and Megan Dwyer · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 12:29 a.m.

For those of you who know me on a personal level you probably think it's oh so appropriate for me to be this semester's opinion editor. After all, there is none more vocal about their passions than I. But my gig this fall is not about my opinions. It's about your opinions.

Belief and the human psyche

By Terry Ord · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 12:24 a.m.

My roommate came home recently with a battered-looking mirror from a local "antique" store. The mirror had actually been sold to someone else, but they returned it convinced it was haunted.Understandably, they wanted their $5 back.

Three strikes and you're out

By Evan Ross · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 12:23 a.m.

At this time tomorrow, the great national pastime that our fathers and grandfathers enjoyed will be taken over by the great national pastime of our generation. On Aug. 30 baseball will shut down because of the infighting between players and owners. This will be the ninth work-stoppage of Major League Baseball since 1972, and the second season in recent memory that might end without a World Series. The players, coaches and men in the front office have decided that playing a game designed to bring joy to the spectators is not as enjoyable as playing a game designed to bring joy to themselves: the game of greed.

Lounge living not luxurious

Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 12:22 a.m.

Moving in to the dorms for the first time is an exciting experience, but a trying one. For new students adjusting to being away from home is supposed to be made easier by having a place to call their own, even if it is a 12 by 14 foot cinderblock room. But many freshmen this year were denied a dorm room, and instead were forced to live in a floor lounge for an indefinite period until more rooms open.

Bloomington Fest 2002

By Jennifer Mehalik · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 12 a.m.

Bloomington may be dead right now as students continue to move in and get their dorms and apartments in order, but that's all about to change. Tonight Bloomington will come alive.

Homage to the Godfathers of heavy metal

By Yahya Chami and Yayha Chami · Thursday, Aug. 29,2002 12 a.m.

Fire and brimstone is not just the domain of Southern Baptist preachers. Before Rob Zombie, before Marilyn Manson, before the antics of all sorts of rockers, there was Black Sabbath. Sabbath is the origin of heavy metal. If James Brown is the Godfather of Soul, Sabbath is the Godfather of all of today's big metal bands, from Korn to Metallica to Def Leppard.