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Festival to celebrate writer through storytelling, screening

By Christina Galoozis · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:17 a.m.

Zora Neale Hurston's literary voice will spring back to life today as the Black Film Center/Archive and the Department of African-American and African Diaspora Studies co-sponsor a three-day celebration of Hurston's works, entitled Zora, O Zora! Hurston, a graduate of Howard University and Barnard College, is considered among the 20th century's most important writers. She is best known for her novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937) and for her active participation in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Dr. Audrey McCluskey, director of the Black Film Center/Archive, has been a long time fan of Hurston's work. Audrey has taught Hurston's work in many of her courses.

Chancellor announces office hours

By Samantha Thompson · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:15 a.m.

IU students, student groups and faculty who have complaints about any issues facing the campus now have a new and influential outlet to voice their opinions. Chancellor Sharon Brehm announced Tuesday she will be holding open office hours for the remainder of the academic year. "I look forward to these conversations," Brehm said in a statement. "It's all too easy to get caught up in the daily routine. Having the open hours available should help me keep in touch with matters of interest to the campus community." The first of the monthly office hours will be held Nov. 20 from 3 to 5 p.m. The time will be set aside for students to bring in complaints, concerns or other items concerning the University. "The hours are scheduled once a month throughout the school year," said Perry Metz, associate vice president. "She thought it was a way to keep in closer touch to campus issues and what concerns people have."

'Tuck' makes a better book than feature film

By Laurinda Lee · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:11 a.m.

If you could, would you really want to live forever? The very question is so intriguing that it's too bad "Tuck Everlasting" couldn't seize the opportunity to answer it. Jay Russell directs Disney's latest, a sweeping romance based on the classic American novel by Natalie Babbitt. It tells the story of Winifred "Winnie" Foster (Alexis Bledel) who decides, at the age of 15, that she hates her life. Feeling a little rebellious, she decides to (ooh, here it comes!) leave her front yard and take a hike in the family woods, where she gets a little lost.

Author is a natural speaker

By Roman Bailey · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:11 a.m.

Anna Edey, activist, lecturer and author of a book titled "Solviva: How to Grow $500,000 on one Acre and Peace on Earth," spoke at the Collins Living Learning Center last weekend. Friday night she presented the contents of her book, and she gave lectures on self-sustainable living Saturday and Sunday. In her presentation Friday, Edey explained simple, cost-effective means for maintaining self-sustainable, ecologically friendly living environments. Edey's own discoveries began in 1976 on Martha's Vineyard, where she still resides. After working as a successful craftswoman, she became increasingly unhappy with the irresponsibility she said she believes our society holds when generating power, food, transportation and other such environmental issues. She first experimented with her backyard garden, discovering that human urine was a marvelous fertilizer because of the high nitrogen content. Soon Edey had discovered natural ways to heat her water, manage her waste and generate heat and energy. Her house runs on solar panels and uses natural ventilation for cooling. An alternative to a septic tank was an insulated box with compost and earthworms.

'Knockaround' nothing but not-so-wise guys

By Parker Witman and Parker Wittman · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:10 a.m.

You'd think that, with its respectable cast and decent writers, "Knockaround Guys" could have at least been entertaining. Not that Vin Diesel and Seth Green are the best of actors working in Hollywood today, but with the team of writers who conjured up the enjoyable poker flick, "Rounders," behind the helm and John Malkovich on board, I was hoping to see something adequate, maybe even pleasantly surprising, out of "Knockaround Guys." But now, having waited through this uninteresting celluloid identity crisis, I know the reason it has been shelved for nearly three years after shooting wrapped in 1999 -- it just isn't any good.

'Party' binges on pop culture

By by Isaac Edwards and Isaac Edwards · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:09 a.m.

If you're not having an epileptic seizure by the end of the credit sequence to Michael Winterbottom's new film, "24 Hour Party People," you're in for a journey through the beginnings of punk and into the birth of the rave scene.

Diggs, Lathan make perfect mix in 'Brown Sugar'

By Natalie A. Trout · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:07 a.m.

There hasn't been a love story this good in a long time. From the director of "The Wood" comes a movie that will tug on your heartstrings and possibly make you look at your best friend of the opposite sex in a different light. "When Harry Met Sally" showed the world that men and women can't just be friends. "Brown Sugar" is also living proof of that. Dre (Taye Diggs) and Sidney (Sanaa Lathan) grew up together listening to hip hop, and eventually both establish careers in the hip-hop field.

World Series will bring Giants and Angels up to bat

By Janie McCauley and Josh Dubow · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:06 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Baseball will have another wild-card champion. The San Francisco Giants won the NL pennant on Monday night, setting up a World Series matchup of second-place teams when they play the AL champion Anaheim Angels. Game 1 is Saturday night at Edison Field, with Barry Bonds hoping to succeed in his first trip onto baseball's biggest stage against the Angels, who have never been to the Series and don't have any players who have, either. "Saturday, I'll get there finally," Bonds said. "It's pretty nice. Any World Series is nice."

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Golfers swing to 5th place finish

By Josh Weinfuss · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:05 a.m.

During a fall season that was marked with one bad round every tournament, the IU men's golf team concluded the first half of the 2002-2003 campaign with a fifth place finish at the Xavier Invitational Tuesday in Mason, Ohio. In a course of 48 hours, the Hoosiers bounced around the leaderboard. From starting the first round shooting a nine-over-par, 293 to taking the lead for the middle holes in the second round in which they finished in fourth place with a 287. This left them 12 shots back from the top spot to starting the third round in atrocious fashion, and finishing the round with a 288 which left them 16 shots from the tournament winner, Wright State. "We got off to a horrendous start in the third round, but these guys are tough and battled back as much as we could," coach Mike Mayer said. "They showed a lot of determination." Mayer contributes the awful start Tuesday as a carry over from the end of the second round. He said that a poor second round finish, their play carried over to the third round.

Injured runner returns with success

By Steve Hinson · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:03 a.m.

Junior Nate Purcell provided the men's cross country team with a pleasant surprise. Coming off a nagging heel injury last season, Purcell was forced into surgery last spring and it was undetermined when he would be back to full strength. Purcell's surgery limited the mileage he was able to run over the summer. His training consisted of running nearly half the amount that the rest of the team. Due to this, Purcell and coach Robert Chapman focused on the later part of the season. "With Nate, we both knew it would be a progressive process as the year goes on," Chapman said. "He's going to get a little better each week." Chapman referred to Purcell as a relief to the pressure of the younger runners. He said Purcell will pick up the slack if anyone falters.

Single senior leads team

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1:01 a.m.

What is so amazing about senior Hillary Toivonen is not that she is the lone senior on a 12-6 squad, or that she has played in over 60 straight matches in three years. Rather, it is that she is doing all of this when doctors told her it couldn't be done. A native of Muncie, Toivonen has defied the odds in her athletic career. In seventh grade, doctors diagnosed Toivonen with scoliosis. Her spinal curvature is off by 36 degrees from the normal curve. A condition to the extent of Toivonen's, especially in the back, creates serious problems for a person as athletic as herself. But it hasn't prevented Toivonen from reaching her goals.

Jazz series continues with casual class

By Heidi Dollinger · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 1 a.m.

Classy, but casual was the mood Monday night at the Musical Arts Center as students, faculty, and Bloomington residents stopped in for a jazz concert, part of the IU School of Music's Mac Jazz series.

Hitting back in postseason

By Benjy Ekhaus · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 12:59 a.m.

As the Anaheim Angels smacked hit after hit in the seventh inning of the ALCS's game five, I watched in awe and excitement. Every time Barry Bonds has been up to bat in the postseason, the intensity grows exponentially, as so often he has either come through himself or seen those behind him get the big hit. I have giddily watched this postseason, realizing that, finally, the bats are back. Sure, for years people have complained that hitting has gotten too easy, and that baseball is trying to increase scoring. But for too long, pitching has dominated the postseason. With the likes of Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling and others, powerful hitters have only starred in the regular season spotlight. Too often in the last dozen years, postseason baseball has provided us with low scoring pitchers' duels that eliminated an exciting element of the game. It's not that I don't appreciate solid pitching and the importance of dominant hurlers, but the change of pace is what I will enjoy. This year, the strategy won't be so much of "should the reliever come in now, or wait until the next inning," as it will be "should they pitch to Bonds here, considering how well Benito Santiago has hit behind him in the lineup."

Free films shown Fridays

By Graham Gardner · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 12:58 a.m.

When most buildings are empty on a Friday night, Ballantine Hall is the host of classic world cinema, shown in 16mm format for a price every student loves: free. City Lights, a program funded by the Department of Communication and Culture, does not utilize the latest in sound and image technology. Instead the Hollywood, foreign and independent films are shown in their original format, which is the main attraction for many audience members.

Hoosiers face rivals

By Aarno Retherford and Aaron Retherford · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 12:56 a.m.

IU will face Wildcats for the second game in a row, but this match up should prove to be much tougher. The Hoosiers are coming off of 5-1 and 1-0 wins against Wisconsin and the Northwestern Wildcats respectively this past weekend. IU (10-1-2) travels to Lexington to take on rival Kentucky (7-4-0) at 6:30 p.m. tonight. The two teams battled to a 1-1 tie in the preseason, and the Hoosiers look to come away with a victory to increase their winning streak to 10 games. The Hoosiers have dominated the Wildcats traditionally, only losing one of the 15 meetings between the two teams. But, a much-improved Kentucky team has given IU fits recently. IU needed two overtimes to beat Kentucky last year, and without sophomore Danny O'Rourke at the hub of the team, the Hoosiers will have a tough challenge on their hands. O'Rourke sustained a broken bone in his face during warm-ups before the Northwestern game.

The brew behind the beverage

By Chad Bohm · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 12:56 a.m.

Ed Herman, head brewer at Upland Brewery, explains that the process of brewing beer is quite a complicated procedure. It is done in a small warehouse behind the bar. Brewers begin by breaking the grains, then mashing them in one of the large silver barrels. This turns the starch into sugar. Because different temperatures produce different sugars, brewers have to monitor the sugar level to the exact amount.

Communication minimal for successful sophomore

By Colin Nowling · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 12:55 a.m.

In team competition, it is often vital to have good communication and unity amongst teammates. Soccer might be the best example of this technique as players are regularly calling out to their fellow teammates in order to organize plays and set up a possible goal opportunity. Thus when one sees IU sophomore midfielder Josh Reiher on the field and the success he has in communicating with his teammates, it may come as a surprise that Reiher is hearing impaired. Reiher regularly reads lips and sometimes uses sign language to communicate in everyday activity, he does the same on the field. Reiher, who came to IU from Homestead High School in Mequon, Wis., said he played all kinds of sports when he was a child and picked up soccer when he was 6-years-old. Soccer came easiest to Reiher and he said he loves the team aspect of the sport. While he admits communication was, at times, an issue in his younger days, but the IU coaching staff and players have been helpful in getting Reiher adjusted and involved on the field.

After quarter century, Japanese abductees return to Tokyo from North Korea

By Abdullah AlShihri and Hans Greimel · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 12:50 a.m.

TOKYO -- Five Japanese kidnapped a quarter-century ago by North Korean spies returned to Japan on Tuesday in the nation's most emotional homecoming since troops returned from World War II. The abductees' chartered jet touched down at Tokyo's Haneda airport after picking them up earlier in the day from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.

Government forces reclaim city in Ivory Coast cocoa belt

By Abdullah AlShihri and Clar Ni Chonghaile · Wednesday, Oct. 16,2002 12:48 a.m.

BOUAFLE, Ivory Coast -- After hours of gunfire and heavy explosions, government forces reclaimed a major city in the Ivory Coast cocoa belt--even as West African mediators pushed authorities and rebels to agree on a truce. Residents reached by telephone Tuesday said loyalist forces were circulating in Daloa, a city of 160,000 people whose capture Sunday was an important victory for rebels who have seized half the country.