Community Arts

Former soccer star finds success in professional league

By Sarah Trotto · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 2:15 a.m.

Nick Garcia misses the color of changing leaves in autumn, Malibu Grill and eating "Big Ten" pizza specials in Bloomington. He left behind his senior year at IU to play professional soccer, two years from earning a legal studies degree.

Randle El honored as player of week

By Guy Cipriano · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 2:14 a.m.

Junior quarterback Antwaan Randle El reached a few milestones earlier this season, and this week he's receiving another award for his already stuffed trophy case. Tuesday, for the fifth time in 29 games, Randle El was named the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Week. Monday, he received national player of the week honors from CNN/SI. He was also one of two players mentioned as a Heisman candidate "on fire" in Monday's USA Today.

No one can predict election, not even polls

By Bryan Harris · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 2:13 a.m.

In the final weeks of presidential campaigning, Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore are splitting hairs in the polls. Five national polling organizations have reported Bush would win by 2 percent of the popular vote if the election were held Oct. 22. But Bush lost his lead in the Gallup poll Tuesday at 45 to 46 percent in Gore's favor. Bush had been leading Gore in the Gallup Poll by more than a 4 percent margin of error since Oct. 17. Journalism professor David Weaver, who studies polling, said he wouldn't bet that the polls will accurately predict the next president of the United States.

Science pitted against religion

By Kalpana Ramgopal · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 2:12 a.m.

How would a scientist and teacher react if he were asked to teach that oxygen and hydrogen fused to form water by the will of God, and not because of a chemical reaction?

Local theater receives grant, avoids closing

By Joseph S. Pete · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 2:10 a.m.

The Buskirk-Chumley Theatre is deeply in the red. But things seem to be on the upswing. The publicly funded Indiana Arts Commission has extended $68,000 in grant money it had previously withheld, citing the absence of a financial plan. The money will cover operating expenses.

Randle El continues to impress

By Guy Cipriano · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:42 a.m.

Defensive tackle Paul Mandina, a fifth-year senior, has witnessed many players passing through the IU football program since he arrived in Bloomington, but none like junior quarterback Antwaan Randle El.

Sophomore outside hitter keeps positive attitude despite loss

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:34 a.m.

The volleyball team is on a two-game losing streak after dropping matches to conference foes Penn State and Ohio State. The Hoosiers (12-8, 3-7 in conference play) are tied for seventh in the Big Ten with Michigan, heading into a game with Michigan State Friday.

Green could be money

By Benjy Ekhaus · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:32 a.m.

The chaos has begun. The team nobody could figure out is now scratching its head. Fans across the country have rediscovered hope that their team's championship chances have increased with what has recently occurred with the St. Louis Rams.

New WWF champion emerges

By Eric Talbot · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:31 a.m.

This week's episode of Monday Night Raw was pleasing to the fans in Hartford, Conn., thanks to the spillover of matches from Sunday's pay-per-view, "No Mercy." A new WWF champion fought, and Stone Cold Steve Austin continued to raise hell.

Lorca play addresses current issues

By Kailash V. Murthi · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:29 a.m.

Federico Garcia Lorca could be called Spain's greatest modern writer. Throughout his life, he stood for justice and the freedom of mankind. These ideals were perhaps best portrayed in his final play, "The House of Bernarda Alba." This was his last masterpiece, written in 1936. He was killed by the new fascist regime shortly afterward.

Rambling on about sports

By Pete Newmann and Peter Newmann · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:28 a.m.

I hate the Mets. I don't particularly like the Yankees either. A "Subway Series" is probably the worst thing that could have happened to major league baseball. If I were from New York, I would love it. Two hated rivals battling for supremacy. One city cheering for two teams. It would be a great atmosphere to be a part of. But I'm not from New York. And this series sucks.

Nomadic documentary team joins Hollywood starlet

By Martin Tsai · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:27 a.m.

It's difficult to picture successful Hollywood stars without attitude, glamour and luxury. Most actors seem to be unsophisticated and shallow and have no desire to step out of their comfortable surroundings.

Junior goalkeeper receives Big Ten player of week award

By Nick Bowton · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:25 a.m.

Colin Rogers hadn't started a game in his collegiate soccer career until four weeks ago. Since then, the IU junior goalkeeper has started and won seven consecutive games.

Marching to the music

By Justin Dohoney · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:24 a.m.

They give up every weekend for two months. They practice in the sweltering heat of mid-July and the frigid early morning chill of late October. Up to five months of the year is spent perfecting a seven-minute show.

Middle East crisis might influence swing voters

By Kara Salge · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:18 a.m.

International conflict has competed with the presidential race for the nation's attention recently, but opinions are mixed as to whether it will have lasting effect on the outcome of the election. The attack on the USS Cole in Yemen and the violence in the Middle East will not affect the candidates to a great extent, but if it were to affect either candidate, it would only marginally help Vice President Al Gore, said John Aldrich, professor of political science at Duke University. He said Gore could benefit from this situation because of voters' tendencies to "rally around the flag."

Soft money could play important role in presidential campaign

By Bryan Harris · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:17 a.m.

Becoming president isn't cheap, and many criticize how political campaigns are funded. Thus far in the campaign, Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore combined have raised more than $300 million dollars, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The number is based on the candidates' reports to the Federal Election Commission, which oversees federal campaign fund raising and is commonly referred to as "hard money."

'Thrill in the 'ville'

By Kara Salge · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:17 a.m.

In their only debate, vice presidential candidates Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) and Former Defense Secretary Dick Cheney discussed campaign topics including military, foreign policy and social issues -- while consistently throughout the 90-minute session vowing to keep the discussion positive and void of personal attack.

Centre College prepares for debate

Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:16 a.m.

DANVILLE, Ky. -- Today marks the only Vice Presidential Debate in this year's election cycle. They will debate at 9 p.m. EDT today. Both vice presidential candidates, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) and former defense secretary and Republican Dick Cheney, will debate in a town hall forum at Centre College's Norton Center for the Arts.

Campuses play host to candidates

By Christy LaFave · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:16 a.m.

In a speech Wednesday to Political Science Professor Gerald Wright's Election 2000 class, Democratic congressional candidate Paul Perry told students how he deals with critics who say a political newcomer can't win a district known as the "Bloody 8th."

A war of words

By Bryan Harris · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2000 1:15 a.m.

The issues came pouring out Tuesday night at the University of Massachusetts in Boston as Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush and Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore traded blows in the first of three presidential debates.