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Hoosiers hoping for recruits

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 9:56 a.m.

The bad news is that the IU basketball team has zero agreements with any recruits. The good news is that two of the top high school players were in Bloomington during Homecoming weekend, and received a boisterous welcome from IU fans.

Former sheriff may face lawsuit

By Abdullah AlShihri and Gina Holland · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 1:11 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- A former California sheriff and his deputy can be sued for ordering the pepper-spraying of shackled anti-logging protesters, the Supreme Court said Monday in turning aside an appeal.

Ventura picks aide to replace Wellstone Wellstone

By Abdullah AlShihri and Ashley H. Grant · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 1:11 a.m.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A steaming-mad Gov. Jesse Ventura appointed a fellow independent to temporarily fill Sen. Paul Wellstone's seat Monday, while Walter Mondale went on the offensive against Republican Norm Coleman in the only debate of their compressed Senate campaign.

Engineers check Alaska pipeline

By Abdullah AlShihri and Dan Joling · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 1:10 a.m.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Engineers inspected the Alaska pipeline to determine the extent of the damage Monday after one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in the United States knocked out some of its supports and forced a shutdown in the flow of oil. Sunday's magnitude-7.9 quake was so strong that it opened cracks 6 feet wide in roads and rocked boats on lakes as far away as Louisiana. However, only one minor injury was reported -- a woman who broke her arm in a fall when she fled her home.

Police searching link to sniper shootings

By Abdullah AlShihri and Brian Witte · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 1:04 a.m.

BALTIMORE -- Authorities are investigating whether the suspects in the Washington-area sniper attacks may have shot and wounded two people a month earlier in the town where the ex-wife of one suspect lives. In one of the shootings, Paul LaRuffa was shot six times at close range after closing his restaurant on Sept. 5. Prince George's County police Capt. Andy Ellis said Sunday that the department is looking into whether the shooting in the town of Clinton is related to the sniper case.

Violence erupts across Israel

By Abdullah AlShihri and Greg Myre · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 1:02 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- In a pair of bombings Monday, a Palestinian suicide attacker killed an Israeli civilian and wounded 11 in central Israel, while two Palestinians died when a car carrying a wanted militant exploded in the West Bank.

Brehm delays provost search

By Bennet Haeberle and Bennett Haeberle · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 12:57 a.m.

IU-Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm said she underestimated faculty concerns when she initially announced her proposal to change the current position of Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculties to Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs earlier this year. Now others say she's fixed the situation.

Time to Vote

By Alexandra R. Moses and Jennie Arnold · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 12:57 a.m.

Bloomington voters will notice only minor changes to the voting process today as registered voters head to the polls. The polling sites in Bloomington will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at various locations across campus and Monroe County.

Fire destroys apartment; no one injured

By Cory Schouten · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 12:57 a.m.

IU graduate Jenny Gibson found her harmonica in working order, though it blows a little smokey. Her favorite T-shirt, emblazoned with Marilyn Manson, made it out only slightly scorched. And while altered by intense heat, photos of friends and family on her refrigerator remain recognizable. But as Gibson stepped over heaps of insulation, fallen ceiling panels and unidentifiable belongings hours after a fire gutted her Pavilion Dunn apartment Monday, what she was really looking for was her most prized possession, her 5-year-old gray cat, Blue.

Student groups prepare for campus voters

By Corinne Reynolds and Corrinne Reynolds · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 12:57 a.m.

Voter turnout among college students has been notoriously low in prior elections. To counter this trend, members of both the College Democrats and College Republicans want to make sure students have fewer excuses for not voting this Election Day.

Welch for State Rep. 60th District

By George Lyle IV · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 12:55 a.m.

Democratic incumbent Peggy Welch is the best choice to represent the 60th District in the Statehouse. Welch has a good record and has sponsored many beneficial bills in the House, ranging from medical issues to child safety and molestation prevention, as well as a host of other important topics. She first was elected to the Statehouse in 1998, and re-elected in 2000.

Teach for America helps deprived youths succeed

By Michelle Kilty · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 12:34 a.m.

Amy Steketee spent her first day teaching calling role in front of a crowded auditorium full of loud high school students. The next four weeks of school she spent teaching geography to ninth graders in the last four rows of the same auditorium, along with five other classes, including choir. She said that despite being the teacher, the education she received was profound.

Ohio State overtakes Miami for No. 2 in latest BCS standings

By Aaron Beard and Andrea Szulszeyn · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 12:12 a.m.

Look who's No. 2 in the new Bowl Championship Series standings. Ohio State, helped by a big quality win over Washington State earlier this year and Miami's drop in The Associated Press poll, has overtaken the Hurricanes in the standings released Monday.

It could be worse

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 12:11 a.m.

Saturday, my brother and I were probably the only two people in the state of Michigan who didn't care about the Michigan-Michigan State game. Well, actually, it was about as good and competitive a game as the IU-Northwestern game, which the Hoosiers lost. That's right. The Hoosiers lost to the Wildcats. IU has single-handedly managed to go backwards football-wise. I wasn't there, but from what I hear, I didn't miss much.

Freshman twins push team to 4th place conference finish

By Steve Hinson · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 12:09 a.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- Led by freshman twins John and Sean Jefferson, the 18th ranked men's cross country team ran to a fourth place finish at the Big Ten conference meet in Purdue Sunday. The Jeffersons have been the stars of the season, running most meets side by side as the number one and two runners all year long. John finished fourth with a time of 24 minutes, 7 seconds on the eight kilometer course and Sean finished five seconds later in sixth place.

Rare book turns 500

By Ab D. Phillip · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 12:08 a.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- Purdue University librarians are marking the 500th anniversary of the printing of a Latin love poetry book that is the oldest in the school's collection.

Staffer assaulted at Willkie

By Ab D. Phillip · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 12:08 a.m.

A female IU employee was assaulted Sunday night in the Willkie Center Building, according to IU Police Department reports. The assault occurred about 11:10 p.m.

Seniors finish regular season with overtime victory

By Aarno Retherford and Aaron Retherford · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 12:07 a.m.

IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis almost ruined Senior Day for No. 5 IU Sunday. But a storybook ending lifted the Hoosiers over the in-state rival in double overtime, 2-1.

Male breaks into sorority

By Ab D. Phillip · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 12:07 a.m.

Delta Delta Delta sorority received an unwelcome visitor Saturday, according to the IU Police Department. At 5 p.m., Tri Delta president Lauren Cross responded to someone pounding on the rear door of the house. The pounding would not stop, so Cross cracked the door open. As she did, the person attempted to push in the door. Cross told the person, whom she identified as male, that she would call the police. He subsequently ran back to his vehicle.

Business in Brief

By Adam Geller · Tuesday, Nov. 5,2002 12:02 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Wall Street's momentum extended into a new week Monday, its optimism from a month of gains boosted by approval of Microsoft's antitrust settlement. Technology enjoyed the biggest gain Monday. The Nasdaq composite index closed up 35.82, or 2.6 percent, to 1,396.52, according to preliminary calculations.