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Pre-NCAA invite promises prime competition

By Steve Hinson · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 1:27 a.m.

The men's cross country team will face their toughest test of the season Saturday when they travel to Terre Haute for the pre-nationals meet. The top teams in the nation will line up at Indiana State in preparation for the NCAA Championships, which are held at the same site Nov. 25.

Road trip next hurdle

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 1:25 a.m.

Coming off an upset victory over the No. 15 ranked Wisconsin Badgers last Saturday, the Hoosiers take to the road this weekend as they get ready to face the Illinois Fighting Illini and rival Purdue Boilermakers. IU (12-6, 2-4) has struggled in road games so far this season, as they have posted a 1-4 record away from Bloomington.

Ranked rival hits town

By Ryan Cost and Ryan J. Cost · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 1:24 a.m.

The field hockey team returns to the friendly confines of John Mellencamp Pavilion this weekend to host two games. The Hoosiers will face-off against No. 2 Michigan tonight and will play host to Div. III Lindenwood on Sunday afternoon.

Trips to Iowa, Illinois to prove conference potential

By Ira Klapper · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 1:23 a.m.

Ever since last year's disappointment of missing the Big Ten Tournament by the slimmest of margins, the IU women's soccer team has preached the importance of getting to the post-season this year. After tonight's game in Iowa City and Sunday's game in Champaign, Ill., they might have done enough to earn a trip to East Lansing, Mich., where the Big Ten Tournament will be held in three weeks, and the Hoosiers are looking to solidify their chances of competing in it.

IU has chance to clinch top seed

By Aarno Retherford and Aaron Retherford · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 1:22 a.m.

IU has a chance to clinch the No. 1 seed of the Big Ten Tournament outright with a win or tie Sunday. But it won't be easy against a hungry Ohio State team that is coming off a 1-0 heartbreaking loss to Penn State and a 3-0 drubbing of Oakland. The Hoosiers (11-1-2, 5-0-0 in Big Ten) are riding a ten-game winning streak, but the Buckeyes (9-4-0, 2-1-0 in Big Ten) are going to try to get back on track after Penn State ended their six-game winning streak.

Carter works selflessly

By Jim Harper · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 1:18 a.m.

Last week, former President Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The award, which the Nobel committee wanted to give him in 1978 (but couldn't because of a technicality), was well-deserved and is a testament to the compassionate and selfless nature of Mr. Carter.

Sopranos: nostalgia mafia

By J.P. Benitez and JP Benitez · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 1:16 a.m.

Lately I've been on a wicked Sopranos kick. I've never seen the show on TV, so a buddy of mine lent me his DVDs. Consequently, I'm hooked.

'Work hard' needs work

Friday, Oct. 18,2002 1:14 a.m.

Let's hope the Indiana University Student Association's Project "Work Hard" has a little more thought behind it than the failed "Vote Hard" Initiative. IUSA's next rambunctious move is a three-part plan to make educational life better for students.

Limestone brings noteriety to state

By Alexandra R. Moses and Beth Rosenburg · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 1:10 a.m.

OOLITIC, Ind. -- Most people have never heard of the tiny Indiana towns of Oolitic, Ellettsville and Stinesville. But anyone who has visited the Empire State Building, the Pentagon or the U.S. Capitol has seen the stately gray limestone that generations of Indiana stoneworkers have painstakingly pulled from earth around these towns, and hand-crafted into the building blocks that form banks, state capitols and courthouses throughout the country.

Bush vows to be diplomatic in dealing with North Korea

By Alyson Brodsy and George Gedda · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 1:09 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The United States and South Korea, stung by North Korea's admission that it has a secret nuclear weapons program, are calling on Pyongyang to reverse course and abide by promises to renounce development of these armaments.

US compromises with UN on Iraq inspections

By Alyson Brodsy and Edith M. Lederer · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 1:08 a.m.

UNITED NATIONS -- Facing strong opposition from dozens of nations, the United States has backed down from its demand that a new U.N. resolution must authorize military force if Baghdad fails to cooperate with weapons inspectors, diplomats told The Associated Press Thursday.

Witness account falsified

By Alyson Brodsy and Allen G. Breed · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 1:08 a.m.

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- A witness description of a cream-colored van at the Washington-area sniper's latest killing and descriptions of the suspect and weapons are not credible, investigators said Thursday.

Release of sniper movie postponed because of recent DC shootings

By Anthony Breznican · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 1 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- With a deadly sniper terrorizing the suburbs of the nation's capital, 20th Century Fox has decided to delay the release of a thriller about people being pinned down in a phone booth by a gunman they can't see. "Phone Booth," starring Kiefer Sutherland as the shooter, was to open Nov. 15.

Disaster, divinity at Orchestra

By Adam Sedia · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 12:59 a.m.

Wednesday's orchestra concert consisted of both the best and the worst in music. This time the featured ensemble was the Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Thomas Baldner. As usual, the quality of musicianship was excellent and spirited, although during the first piece it was quite difficult to tell if the orchestra made any mistakes because the entire piece sounded like one big mistake.

Cartoon makes timely appearance

By Martha Mendoza · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 12:58 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Cartoonist Larry Gonick knew he might be asking for trouble when he set out to draw a comic-strip version about the birth of Islam. He had no idea that the third volume in his "Cartoon History of the Universe" series, now in bookstores, would arrive at such a contentious time.

Ibsen's 'Doll's House' well worth the time

By Brandon Morley · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 12:57 a.m.

Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" opened last Friday night at the John Waldron Arts Center located at 122 S. Walnut Street. The show was directed by Terence Hartnett and based on the 1997 Tony Award winning pseudo-adaptation by Frank McGuiness.

'Shockwave' hits campus

By David Isserman · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 12:55 a.m.

This Friday and Saturday, the campus will be rocked by the sounds and sights of "Blast II: SHOCKWAVE" at the IU Auditorium. A sequel to the Tony- and Emmy-award-winning "Blast," the show consists of a compilation of music and special effects. "Finally the musicians have pushed away the chairs, thrown out the music stands and crawled out of the pit and onto the stage," said Jim Mason, the show's creator.

Around The Campus

By Ab D. Phillip · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 12:47 a.m.

IUB happenings

Fencing, poetry slam a part of IMU Homecoming celebration

By Ryota Kashiwa · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 12:43 a.m.

Students with or without plans tonight can enjoy some recreational activities at the Indiana Memorial Union. As a part of Homecoming, "Around The World Adventure" will take place from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. tonight at Alumni Hall and other locations in the IMU. The Union Board is sponsoring the event.

Colleges pay closer attention to adjustments freshmen must make

By Ab D. Phillip and Susan C. Thomson · Friday, Oct. 18,2002 12:42 a.m.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- For college freshmen, it used to be sink or swim. Today, many get swimming lessons -- special credit courses designed to get them used to college and to make the best of it. Colleges nationwide are paying more attention to "the first-year experience," as it has come to be called. The theory, backed by research, is that students who have a good first year will come back for more, do better academically and stay to graduate.