Community Arts

Major Taylor deserves respect

By George Lyle IV · Tuesday, April 23,2002 1:26 a.m.

Team Major Taylor deserves respect, despite anything that could be said to the contrary. No other team in the Little 500 field had to go through so much official red tape and so much unofficial hatred spread by some of the other riders. Major Taylor has dealt with disqualification, arbitration, controversy, paperwork, a competitor's walkout during practice and lawsuit filed just before the event to keep the team out of the race.

An open letter to Dean McKaig

By Cherry Blattert · Tuesday, April 23,2002 1:24 a.m.

Enough is enough. As much as I respect your position of authority, as a student, I question your refusal to apply campus rules equally. You have allowed a group of war-protesters to violate a University code. Perhaps you need a refresher. The code reads, "Overnight camping is not a form of expression and, therefore, permission will not be granted to cook or live in overnight structures." Certainly seems to me that you've granted these protesters permission.

Experience equals a better future

By Stephanie Sims · Tuesday, April 23,2002 1:22 a.m.

I recently interviewed for an internship. The editor-in-chief had to choose between me, a freshman at IU who writes opinion columns, and a junior at the University of Missouri, who reported stories, fact-checked and even had experience in publishing. Guess who got the internship?

Students have right to stay

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 23,2002 1:20 a.m.

Two students studying at Israel's Hebrew University will stay in the Middle East, in spite of concern from the Department of Overseas Study. After the recent outbursts of violence in Israel, an advisory group of senior IU international administrators and Jewish Studies faculty decided to ask the students to come home. Despite these concerns, junior Joe Osgood and senior Joel Goldsmith have decided to stay.

'A Glimpse of Africa'

By Alyson Brodsy and Virginia Vasquez · Tuesday, April 23,2002 1:13 a.m.

Cultures come together today to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month through the opening of a batik exhibit, "A Glimpse of Africa," by Filipino American, Valerie Jelski. The exhibit, sponsored by the Asian Culture Center and the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, opens at noon in the Bridgewater Lounge of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center and runs through April 29.

Differences, myths in sexuality explored

By Britany Ausmus and Brittany Ausmus · Tuesday, April 23,2002 1:09 a.m.

Speaking to a lively crowd Monday night, Cynthia Graham, Ph.D, director of graduate education at the Kinsey Institute, addressed issues concerning gender differences and sexual arousal. The lecture, sponsored by the Women's Student Association, was held in the Collins coffee shop last night to serve as a mass meeting for WSA.

Fire raises new safety concerns

By Bennet Haeberle and Bennett Haeberle · Tuesday, April 23,2002 1:06 a.m.

Students residing in the dorms should be safe from fire for the remainder of the year, officials at the IU Physical Plant said. The April 7 dorm fire at DePauw University has raised questions about the lengths IU is taking to ensure safe living environments for students on campus. The blaze at DePauw injured three fire fighters and cost estimated damages of $1 million.

Team battles Cardinals

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 23,2002 1:01 a.m.

Looking to rebound from a pair of shutouts at Minnesota last weekend, the IU softball team returns to the field today as they travel to face Ball State in a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.

All-stars compete at IU

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 23,2002 1 a.m.

After falling to Big Ten leader Ohio State in two of the three games last weekend, the Hoosiers desperately need to get back on track to catch the Buckeyes.

Is America ready to love this man?

By -Val Tsoutsouris and Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 23,2002 12:59 a.m.

Khalid Khannouchi had dreamed about this moment for a long time. When the Moroccan national track federation refused to pick up the marathoner's basic training expenses, he dreamed.

Ladies First present year-end show

By Alyson Brodsy and Eddie Anderson · Tuesday, April 23,2002 12:52 a.m.

Tonight, IU's premier women's a cappella group, Ladies First, will perform for the last time this year with all of its members. For those who are unfamiliar with the group, Ladies First began three years ago, when Natalie Perkins and Sarah Gibson founded the group in the fall of 1999 with the assistance of Walter Shilanskas, director emeritus of Straight No Chaser. The group of 10 women gained sponsorship from the IU Alumni Association in spring of 1999.

Flying family defies gravity

By Elise LeBlanc · Tuesday, April 23,2002 12:50 a.m.

Members of the Bloomington High Flyers fold and contort as they stack themselves three-deep on top of one another to create a grotesquely beautiful human pyramid. New age music crackles out of a chalk-coated stereo, providing a complement to the superhuman strength required to defy gravity and every other law of nature.

Scandals prompt meeting

By Victor L. Simpson · Tuesday, April 23,2002 12:44 a.m.

VATICAN CITY -- Even before formal talks begin Tuesday, American prelates are already at odds on how to deal with the sex abuse scandal. A main source of division appears to be the question of whether Boston's Cardinal Bernard Law should resign.

Reports say state not ready for possible terror attack

Tuesday, April 23,2002 12:41 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS --Despite several years of preparation, Indiana doesn't have enough trained people or specialized equipment to cope with a large terrorist attack, according to studies for the State Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Justice Department. One study looked at potential terrorist targets and the readiness of local agencies. The other outlined a three-year strategy for beefing up the state's resources.

Man dies after jumping from apartment building

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 22,2002 3:04 a.m.

A Boston native visiting Bloomington died Saturday afternoon after jumping off a two-story apartment building early Friday morning. John Wilfred Howard Simard, 21, died from resulting injuries at Bloomington Hospital at 2:15 p.m. Saturday.

Hoosiers do not go winless in Big Ten

By Zack Eldridge · Monday, April 22,2002 2:58 a.m.

With the last two regular season matches looming, the IU men's tennis team did not want to become the first IU men's tennis team to go winless in Big Ten action. Only one time since 1963 has the team finished with only one conference victory, that coming in 1982. Last year, IU won five conference matches.

Freshman's game leads team in Ohio

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 22,2002 2:55 a.m.

For the second straight week, IU played a tournament in Ohio and finished tied for sixth. And for the second straight week, freshman Jeff Overton posted a new career best in the final round of play.

Hoosiers finish in fourth place

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 22,2002 2:53 a.m.

Rain shortened the IU women's golf team's final tournament before the Big Ten championships and finalized a fourth place finish the team forged during the first two rounds. The ten-team field competed at the famous Par-72, 6,037-yard Ohio State University Scarlet Golf Course.

Hoosiers do well despite poor weather

By Pat Crowell · Monday, April 22,2002 2:46 a.m.

The men and women's track and field teams were unable to escape the weather this weekend as their meet, held on Illinois' campus, was cut short by lightning. The meet, which was Friday afternoon, was moved up a half hour in an attempt to get the meet finished before the bad weather moved in.

Minnesota shuts out Hoosier hitters

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 22,2002 2:40 a.m.

Minnesota's strong pitching tandem of Piper Marten and Angie Recknor shut down the IU offense in the Hoosiers' trip to Minneapolis for a pair of games over the weekend. Marten and Recknor each pitched shutouts while limiting the IU hitters to just seven hits in 12 innings of play. The Hoosiers were also scheduled to play Wisconsin in a doubleheader Sunday, but the games were canceled because of inclement weather.