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Big Ten heats up; leadership steps up

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 1:29 a.m.

Coming off a second place finish in last weekend's T.I.S. Bookstore Invitational, a young IU women's volleyball team will open conference play at home Friday against two rivals to the north. With more than half the team composed of freshmen, senior captains Mandy Eberle and Rachel Gerling will look to lead the team -- many of whom will be seeing Big Ten play for the first time -- against Michigan State and Michigan this weekend.

Hoosiers look to avenge tournament loss to Spartans

By Steve Slivka · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 1:17 a.m.

The last time the IU men's soccer team dropped a match was Nov. 12, 2004 versus Michigan State when the Hoosiers lost 2-1 in the Big Ten Tournament. After playing three top 25 teams in the first six matches this season, at 1 p.m. Sunday, IU returns to Yeagley Field to open Big Ten play against the Spartans.

In a town where basketball is the law, Lee nguyen and company just keep winning

By Chris Engel · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 1:16 a.m.

The scene: IU trails Oregon State 2-1, seven minutes left. The stakes: With a loss, the Hoosiers lose their No. 1 ranking. And then it happened.

Wasting away in Dunn Meadow: Buffett cover band to hold fundraising concert

By Michelle Manchir · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 12:51 a.m.

Attention Parrotheads: Don't "Jamaica Mistaica" and miss the Jimmy Buffett tribute band concert, Key West Express, Saturday evening at Dunn Meadow. The Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council are teaming up to play host to the performance, which is open to the public, at 7:30 p.m Saturday.

2 charged with possession of meth

By Gavin Lesnick · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 12:50 a.m.

Bloomington police arrested two people early Thursday morning on the 2300 block of North Headley Road after finding a substance appearing to be methamphetamine in their car.

Female assaulted at Teter Thursday

Friday, Sept. 23,2005 12:50 a.m.

A female student reported a sexual assault in Teter Quad Thursday, marking the third sexual assault reported to IUPD this week.

Runners race for cancer

By Andrea Opperman · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 12:48 a.m.

Six years ago, a dream was made into a reality. Karen Knight, wife of former IU men's basketball coach Bob Knight, was discussing goals and aspirations with Dorothy Ellis when the idea of a 5K to benefit cancer came up.

Online antics

By Alyson Brodsy and Ayesha Awan · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 12:44 a.m.

My academic demise will probably be a 15-inch blank screen. No, not my TV. My computer. Never having a computer in my room, I had no idea how distracting it would be until I came to college. It starts off simple enough. Let me just check my e-mail for five minutes. While I'm at it, why don't I go on Facebook for five minutes? And since I'm doing that how about I just sign on to instant messenger and catch up with some friends for five minutes?

Roberts nomination heads to Senate for confirmation as chief justice

By Alyson Brodsy and David Espo · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 12:41 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- John Roberts' nomination as chief justice cleared a Senate committee on a bipartisan vote of 13-5 Thursday, with next week's confirmation so certain that Republicans and Democrats turned increasing attention to President Bush's choice to fill a second Supreme Court vacancy.

Shiite cleric endorses constitution

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 12:40 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The country's most powerful Shiite cleric endorsed the draft constitution Thursday, rejecting opposition voiced by two popular leaders of Iraq's majority sect and underlining a rift also on display in anti-British violence in the southern city of Basra.

Rita's rain likely to re-flood hard-hit New Orleans

By Alyson Brodsy and Michelle Roberts · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 12:39 a.m.

NEW ORLEANS -- In a grim opening salvo from Hurricane Rita, a steady rain began falling Thursday on New Orleans for the first time since Katrina laid waste to the city, and engineers rushed to shore up the broken levees for fear of another ruinous round of flooding. The forecast called for 3 to 5 inches of rain in New Orleans in the coming days. That is dangerously close to the amount engineers said could send floodwaters pouring back into neighborhoods that have been dry for less than a week.

A civilization of clashes

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian Stewart · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 12:37 a.m.

On Valentine's Day in 1989, Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie. Rushdie's offense was that he had written a novel, "The Satanic Verses." For this, a large bounty was offered in public for Rushdie's head. Iranian authorities had dispatched death squads to England, and though Rushdie was unscathed, his Norwegian publisher was not so fortunate. This threat was a high challenge to civilized people everywhere. And the fatwa has recently been reaffirmed.

Nip/tuck nation

By Alyson Brodsy and Amanda Dorman · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 12:33 a.m.

It's your high school graduation and your parents offer to buy you a special gift. What do you ask for? A necklace from Tiffany & Co.? An Apple PowerBook? A European tour? These days, teenage girls have something else in mind: They are asking their parents for a new pair of $5,000 breasts. But hey, when it comes to your child's happiness, no price is too high. Or is it?

Theater's 'Second Helpings' warrants thirds

By Alyson Brodsy and David A. Nosko · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 12:33 a.m.

A trip to the local community theater is often an unpredictable test of patience and intrigue.

Don't request her to be your friend

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 12:31 a.m.

The decision made by the Panhellenic Association to bar sorority members from fraternizing with freshmen via Facebook might seem unnecessary, unwarranted and just silly to students not in the greek community. For non-greeks, there's a lot about the greek community that might seem silly. All the same, the new ordinance makes a certain sort of sense.

Japanese noodle maker to film Ramen commercial at International Space Station

By Alyson Brodsy and Hans Greimel · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 12:30 a.m.

TOKYO -- The makers of Japan's favorite instant ramen noodles will soon be airing a commercial that's truly out of this world.

'New' Bible text to be taught in publc schools

By Alyson Brodsy and Richard N. Ostling · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 12:29 a.m.

An interfaith group released a new textbook Thursday aimed at teaching public high school students about the Bible while avoiding legal and religious disputes.

Overlooked Mozart opera opens

By Adam Sedia · Friday, Sept. 23,2005 12:28 a.m.

Guest conductor Randall Behr passed away unexpectedly at a Bloomington hotel Sept. 8, but his legacy lives on as Mozart's "Così Fan Tutte" comes to the IU stage.

Lack of funds puts IU repairs on hold

By Mike Malik · Thursday, Sept. 22,2005 2:25 a.m.

A lack of state appropriations -- $77 million over the last four years -- has forced IU to halt a number of building upgrades and repair projects. Tom Swafford, director of Space Management, said he has a drawer full of repair and restoration requests that all need to be done, but the University doesn't have the funding.

Athletes receive more advising funds per person

By Megan Hubartt · Thursday, Sept. 22,2005 2:25 a.m.

The financial switch of academic athletic services to the IU-Bloomington annual budget announced last spring caused controversy that has carried over to this academic year.