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Cell phone drive rings good news

By Jamie Lusk · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 1:36 a.m.

Last week, Sprint PCS teamed up with the IU greek system to collect used cell phones and cell phone parts. Students on campus donated about 300 cell phones to raise money for charity. "It was a huge success," said senior Abby Massey, vice president of communication relations for the Panhellenic Association. Massey said the greek system collected around 300 cell phones and parts, and as of right now, there may be even more. Some chapters have not turned in a total count.

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IUSA gives out 400 NY Times

By Corinne Reynolds and Corrinne Reynolds · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 1:35 a.m.

Copies of The New York Times, widely held as one of the nation's best newspapers, will be available free of charge to IU Bloomington students starting today for the next nine weeks. IU Student Association is sponsoring the nine-week trial period as part of their "Work Hard" initiative to improve academic life on campus.

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Wolverines too much for IU

By Alex MelloanRuiz · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 1:35 a.m.

IU lost a hard fought match against Big Ten leader Michigan Sunday evening at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The Hoosiers gave up their first home loss of the season to the No. 9 Wolverines in a 2-0 shutout. In the first half, both team's defenses controlled the attacking, and IU was able to prevent the Big Ten's points leader, senior forward Abby Crumpton, from doing any damage. Right from the beginning of the second period, Michigan loaded the guns and started to fire. IU looked vulnerable for the first five minutes but calmed down and got the ball into their attacking third. Yet, that worked in favor of the Wolverines because in the 57th minute Michigan forced a fast break off an errant throw in and took advantage of IU's off balance defense. Freshman Wolverine forward Therese Heaton put the ball past junior goalkeeper Shaunna Daugherty off an assist from Crumpton.

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Around the game

Monday, Oct. 14,2002 1:33 a.m.

Women's volleyball ends four-game skid, Field hockey falls to Michigan State.

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Team prepares for tournament

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 1:30 a.m.

Heading into their last tournament of the fall season, the Hoosier men's golf team is looking for a breakthrough performance -- finally. That opportunity will come at the hands of the 17 other teams on Monday and Tuesday at the Xavier Invitational at the Grizzly Tournament Course at the Golf Center at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. The par 71, 6,550-yard PGA and Senior PGA caliber course has hosted tournaments for both associations in the last 30 years. "If (the course is) compared to Wisconsin, it's not long, and it's not tree-lined," coach Mike Mayer said. "But it does have holes that demand positioning and accuracy is the key."

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Hoosiers hopeful of earning No. 1 seed in Big Ten tournament heading into last conference game

By Aarno Retherford and Aaron Retherford · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 1:29 a.m.

The IU men's soccer team capped a three-game homestand Sunday with a pair of wins against Big Ten rivals Wisconsin and Northwestern. The wins increased the Hoosiers' Big Ten regular season win streak to 35 games heading into its final conference game against Ohio State (8-3-0, 2-0-0 in Big Ten), and could possibly decide the number one seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Ohio State must travel to Michigan and Northwestern to finish out its conference schedule after facing IU. The Hoosiers have outscored conference foes 15-3, and sophomore goalkeeper Jay Nolly has notched two of his seven shutouts against Big Ten opponents. IU (10-1-2, 5-0-0 in Big Ten) entered this weekend's games in very good position to take the conference crown riding sophomore Ned Grabavoy's hot streak and the defense's stifling play, but IU's season took a sudden turn for the worse before the Northwestern game. Sophomore Danny O'Rourke collided with a teammate during pregame warm-ups, fracturing his jaw in two places, leaving a huge void in the backfield. "He's been so crucial to the whole team," coach Jerry Yeagley. "He provides energy to everyone. We'll be a completely different team without Danny."

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Pair of weekend wins helps Hoosiers

By Colin Nowling · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 1:28 a.m.

In perhaps its biggest weekend of soccer this season, the IU men's soccer team came up big with a pair of victories over Wisconsin and Northwestern. The two victories extended IU's Big Ten conference game winning streak to 35 and put them in position to once again claim the bye for the first round of the Big Ten soccer tournament. The No. 4 ranked Hoosiers routed Wisconsin (7-5, 1-2 Big Ten) 5-1 Friday night to extend IU's winning streak over the Badgers to eight. IU (10-1-2, 5-0) downed Northwestern (5-7, 0-3) 1-0 Sunday as IU is now 19-0 all-time against the Wildcats.

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New-look Hoosiers debut at Midnight Madness

By Janie McCauley · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 1:26 a.m.

Whether it was being introduced in front of a vivacious crowd, competing in one of the various events or judging the men's slam dunk contest, the women's basketball team was rewarded at Midnight Madness Saturday morning for all of the hard work they have put in during individual workouts the past month. "To see all the people, it's amazing," coach Kathi Bennett said. The players were looking to feed off the energy the crowd provided and their goal was to have the best time they could. Junior Jamie Gathing said she wasn't nervous about the crowd. Instead, she said she was excited just to be a part of the event. "Last year ended on a really good note so I'm excited to come back and let people know we're here," Gathing said. "My freshman year we weren't included. Midnight Madness is so much better than it used to be years ago." Before Midnight Madness, senior Jill Hartman said a woman player needed to win the three-point shootout this year. Freshman Cyndi Valentin delivered. She won the shootout by knocking down 12 three-pointers in 45 seconds. It was a basket at the buzzer that clenched her win over sophomore Ryan Tapak. Valentin forced a playoff in the finals after she connected on her last four shots. The women's bench cheered louder after each Valentin three went through the net, as she defeated the defending three-point champion.

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New-look Hoosiers debut at Midnight Madness

By Janie McCauley · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 1:23 a.m.

Assembly Hall sounded like a New York City street on New Year's Eve Friday night. When the countdown clock hit two minutes before the official start of the IU basketball season, it was like Dick Clark and his ball were at center court. With the more than 10,000 fans filling both sides of the stadium, the basketball-crazy students, faculty and public went wild at the first sight of their NCAA runner-up men's team and the Big Ten tournament champions women's team at the 2002 Midnight Madness. "We kept peeking out, looking up and seeing how many people were here," freshman guard Bracey Wright said. "Then they darkened the lights, and everybody started screaming. When they called my name, I ran out, and the place went wild. It was great." One-by-one, each member of both the men's and women's squad got their place under that single spotlight. Following the introductions, the competitions that mark the first "practice" kicked off.

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On the sidelines

By Janie McCauley · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 1:21 a.m.

Vanderjagt powers Colts to victory, Hoosiers ousted from tournament and novices take first at regatta.

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Hamdam's heroics help team score last 22 points of the game

By Alex Hickey · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 1:17 a.m.

Sometimes, football's greatest performances come in unexpected packages. The greatest comeback in football history, a playoff rally from a 35-3 deficit, was led by a backup quarterback, Frank Reich of the Buffalo Bills. For IU, a great performance blossomed in the form of senior quarterback Gibran Hamdan, who went from a backup on opening day to a hero Saturday. In just his fourth career start as quarterback, Hamdan proved his mettle as a comeback artist, leading IU back from a 19-point deficit to stun No. 23 Wisconsin, 32-29. The victory represents the Hoosiers' biggest comeback since they erased a 21-point deficit against Illinois in 1999. It was also the third-largest comeback in school history. Hamdan put up career-highs in every statistical category, completing 24 of 36 passes for 310 yards and four touchdowns. It was the first 300-yard passing performance by an IU quarterback since Antwaan Randle El threw for 329 yards against Purdue in 1999.

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Twisted fairy tales make enjoyable fun

By Brett Martel and Jonathon Sanders · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:44 a.m.

Saturday night was a good night for theater in Bloomington. The Buskirk-Chumley theater was filled with families eager to see the Bloomington Music Works' performance of Stephen Soundheim's "Into The Woods." And by the end of the evening, it was clear that few, if any, had been disappointed. "Into The Woods'" is a different take on the fairy tales we've all grown up with. The difference is that throughout the plot, all of the characters and stories are interacting with each other. And the traditional "happy ending" happens before the first act even ends. So during the second act, you're given a story that is completely original and ultimately entertaining to say the least.

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'ART' more about friendship than aesthetics

By Adam Sedia · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:43 a.m.

Ever walk into a modern art gallery, see a painting, and think, "I could do better myself?" Well, Yasmina Reza's play "ART" deals with exactly these sentiments over modern art. A character named Serge (played by Sam Wooten) has purchased a white-on-white painting for 200,000 Francs. His friend Marc (Jonathan Molitor) doesn't think very highly of the painting and criticizes his friend for spending a fortune for nothing more than an ostensibly blank canvas. Marc and Serge bring a third friend, Yvan (José Antonio García), into the quarrel by forcing him to take sides over the new painting, even though he could care less. Yvan, after all, is about to be married and has his own family difficulties to overcome. The three have a brawl and nearly lose their friendship. At the climactic moment, Serge offers Marc a marker. Marc draws a skier on the painting, and the three friends have dinner. The conflict is finally resolved when all three friends erase the drawing and retie their bonds of friendship, although on shakier grounds than before. The IU performance, which opened this past Friday, had some extremely convincing acting. Wooten conveyed every bit of the elitism and self-congratulation characteristic of modern art lovers while remaining a rather bland professional, which is what Serge is. Molitor gave a wonderfully vivid portrayal of a fanatic who tries to impress his views on others without concern for their friendship.

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Kenny Rogers makes new fans

By Michael G. Kraios · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:42 a.m.

Before Kenny Rogers concert at the IU Auditorium Friday, I would have in no way called myself a fan or even said I knew any of his music. I knew of two Kenny Rogers songs, "The Gambler" and "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)." The latter, a psychedelic single from the '60s, is heavily featured on the soundtrack of the Coen Brothers cult classic film "The Big Lebowski." The former, a late '70s chart-topper, is now a cliché, and people use the refrain as a phrase in everyday speech, "You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em." Probably most college students recognize the native Texan not as a musician but as a restaurateur running "Kenny Rogers' Roasters" which has been parodied on television shows from Seinfeld to Jackass.

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Coach firing justified

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:36 a.m.

IU men's assistant tennis coach Mark Keil was arrested Sept. 23 for illegally entering a neighbor's apartment. Bloomington Police Department records say this took place while Keil was intoxicated. A month earlier on Aug. 18, he was arrested for public intoxication by the IU Police Department -- this just 13 days after he was hired as coach. Hired, then fired -- and with reason.

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City Council candidates discuss taxes, economics

By Adam Van Osdol and Adam VanOsdol · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:33 a.m.

Voters at Thursday's Monroe County Council candidate forum focused their questions and concerns to each candidate about shoring up the county's limping economy while still protecting the environment. The candidates varied in responses, each pressing their own issues to get their ideas out to the public. Nine candidates from the four districts shared their positions on tax abatements, income taxes and economic growth in a 90-minute televised forum at the Monroe County Public Library. Trenton A. Jones, Republican candidate for the second district, said he supported the limited use of tax abatements to draw new business into the county.

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Anti-war Demonstrators speak for peace

By Charles Wilson · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:31 a.m.

Anti-war demonstrators held peace events in downtown Evansville and at Purdue and Ball State universities the day after Congress voted to give President Bush the authority to use military force against Iraq. About 100 people took part in a march Friday on Ball State's campus in Muncie, with signs reading "Speak for peace, stand for truth" and similar sentiments. "They don't have enough of a reason (for war with Iraq), if there is such a thing as a good reason to go to war," Ball State student Jonathan Nolte said. "The only thing war brings about is more violence." About 30 people carried anti-war signs outside the Evansville federal building before four people were arrested after a three-hour sit-in at the regional office of Sen. Evan Bayh, a co-sponsor of the Senate's Iraq resolution.

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Explosion disrupts Finland town

By Aida Sultanova and Matti Huuhtanen · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:26 a.m.

VANTAA, Finland -- Police searched for a motive Saturday behind a blast in a quiet suburban Helsinki shopping mall that killed seven people, including the suspected bomber, injured 80 others and shocked this normally peaceful nation. "Nothing like this has happened in Finland before," Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen said of Friday's bombing at a crowded mall in Vantaa, about 10 miles north of the capital, Helsinki. Police said the male suspect, a Finnish chemistry student with no criminal record, was killed in the blast, but did not say why they thought he set off the bomb, which was packed with shotgun pellets. Police said they had no evidence to indicate it was an organized terrorist attack. Lipponen said he believed it was an isolated incident with no connections to terrorism. "We have no motive," said Chief Superintendent Tero Haapala of the National Bureau of Investigation, who headed the investigation. "Some sort of professional knowledge was necessary" to construct the device," Haapala said. "There were several kilograms (pounds) of the explosives."

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Iraqi elections set for Tuesday

By Alyson Brodsy and Ellen Knickmeyer · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:25 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The victory rallies are set and the tributes are ready. In an Iraqi yes-or-no vote on re-electing Saddam Hussein, the only cliffhanger in Tuesday's vote is whether the two-decade Iraqi leader will beat his last showing: 99.96 percent. In Iraq, where many believe war with the United States is coming, that 1995 result for Saddam is now seen as somewhat tepid. "This time, 100 percent!" worker Mayad Aiwan cried Sunday. "Because the Iraqi people love our leader!" But as the ballot on which only Saddam's name appears suggests, it's not as if Saddam's people have much choice.

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Search for sniper persists

By Alyson Brodsy and David Dishneau · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:22 a.m.

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Investigators hunting an increasingly brazen sniper defended their meager release of information, saying Sunday they don't want the killer to know what they know. Authorities pointed to the dangerous balance between pleading for public help and revealing too much. "We don't want to release anything that may cause ... anyone to think they're a suspect," said Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent Mike Bouchard. Montgomery County police Chief Charles Moose, meanwhile, has cut back on his news briefings while saying he wishes there was more he could reveal. "I wish we could give you a name, a mug shot and an address but we're not at that point," he said in one of four appearances he made Sunday on national TV talk shows.

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