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Avoiding concrete exposure

By Alyson Brodsy and Katie Flege · Monday, Sept. 16,2002 1:32 a.m.

While riding my bike to class I became blue as I realized I was the only cyclist wearing a helmet. Or maybe I turned blue from the breathlessness that ensued as I tried to pedal up the hill between SPEA and Jordan Avenue (Hey, an incline is an incline, no matter how steep it isn't). Nonetheless I noticed a serious lack of helmet clad cyclists. Now I might not have the best fashion sense in the world. I still might occasionally wear the Babysitters Club T-shirt I got for my 9th birthday. But overall I'd say I'm a sharp dressed girl. And has a helmet impeded my future modeling career? The answer is no; my good looks impede on my modeling career. So if fashion is preventing you from using common sense, don't worry, you can always get different color helmets for different outfits.

'Born Yesterday' a message for us all

By Alyson Brodsy and Adam Sedia · Monday, Sept. 16,2002 1:09 a.m.

In wake of the anniversary of the Sept. 11 tragedies, Garson Kanin's play "Born Yesterday," running at the John Waldron Arts Center through Sept. 22, sends the audience a powerful message about the ideals upon which America is founded. The play, set in Washington D.C. in 1947, focuses on the efforts of a horribly rich, self-absorbed, and avaricious tycoon named Harry Brock to refine his incredibly naive mistress, Billie Dawn, through education, but he gets more than he bargained for. His mistress' tutor, Paul Verral, instructs her not only in grammar and etiquette, but also in the ideas and beliefs of America's founding fathers. It is through these that Billie sees her lover's immoral business practices and personal cruelty, and so she frees herself from his oppressive grasp.

Anorexic comedy opens at BPP

By Alyson Brodsy and Brandon Morley · Monday, Sept. 16,2002 1:08 a.m.

"Schoolgirl Figure" opened at the Bloomington Playwrights Project on Friday the 13th. Written by Wendy MacLeod, the play tells the story of a bunch of pathetic high school girls competing to be the thinnest girl. The competition follows the idea that thin is beautiful, and through this, they all hope to win the masculine favor of the school's star athlete called The Bradley. The curtain rose on the BPP's badly ventilated Black Box theatre to reveal an almost full house. The audience was mixed in its composition of Bloomington residents and members of the IU campus.

Trio jazzes up IMUG

By Alyson Brodsy and Joelle Petrus · Monday, Sept. 16,2002 1:02 a.m.

I should have deluged my system with caffeine before seeing Ben Himpel Trio Friday. Jazz can really put you to sleep. Sitting in the IMU Gallery on one of those blue vinyl chairs that only mimic comfort, I was watching the people trickle in before the show, perhaps lured inside only with the promise of pretzels and soda. I admit I was a bit unsure what to expect from this concert, though I figured, with the Live from Bloomington committee sponsoring it through Union Board, you can't really go astray.

Hoosiers finding birds with virus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 16,2002 12:59 a.m.

SOUTH BEND -- Northern Indiana residents have turned in scores of sick or dead hawks and owls they suspect may have been infected with the West Nile virus. "The birds are listless. They can just sit there unaware of their surroundings," said Carole Riewe, director of Rum Village Nature Center, which has received several of the birds.

State officials report second West Nile death

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 16,2002 12:59 a.m.

MUNCIE -- A Muncie man is believed to be Indiana's second fatality from the West Nile virus. Leo Stigler, 72, died Sunday at Ball Memorial Hospital after being admitted to the hospital two days earlier. Stigler's wife, Esser Stigler, told The Star Press that a recent illness had curtailed her husband's hobbies of hunting and fishing, and she believes he was bitten by a mosquito near their home.

Gunman in restaurant dies of self-inflicted wounds

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 16,2002 12:58 a.m.

RICHMOND, Ind. -- A former restaurant employee who returned to the eatery and fatally shot a cook died late Friday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound as he was being moved to an Indianapolis hospital. Capt. William Shake of the Richmond Police Department said Saturday that Shu Jeh Lee, 47, died from the gunshot wound to his head shortly after the ambulance left Richmond's Reid Memorial Hospital.

Latino community highlighted in photographer's work

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 16,2002 12:57 a.m.

National Hispanic Heritage month kicked off in Bloomington Sunday with a reception at the Mathers Museum for the work of local photographer Tyagan Miller. The collection, called "La Cara Latina de Bloomington" (The Hispanic Face of Bloomington), is a series of portraits and biographical captions of some of the many people of Latin decent in the Bloomington area.

Week of Caring ends as a success

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 16,2002 12:55 a.m.

Following a week filled with multiple community events, leaders and participants in Bloomington's Week of Caring met at noon on Friday to discuss the week's activities and give awards of appreciation to sponsors and participants. "This has been an incredible week for the community…and an emotional week for our country," Mayor John Fernandez said. He said the tribute during the week was better than could have been expected. This was the sixth year for Bloomington's Week of Caring, which was timed to coincide with the national Participate America week surrounding Sept. 11. The events were in celebration of democracy and in tribute to those who lost their lives a year ago.

Another Florida voting fiasco

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 16,2002 12:48 a.m.

MIAMI -- Eleven other Florida counties had the same kind of touch-screen voting machines used in Miami-Dade County, where voting irregularities have tied up another major election. They were operated by similar crews of mainly elderly volunteers who had worked low-tech elections for years. So why did Tuesday's primary go so well in those places and so miserably here?

Britain challenges U.N on Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 16,2002 12:47 a.m.

UNITED NATIONS -- Britain challenged the United Nations on Saturday to stand up to Iraq's defiance of Security Council resolutions, echoing the demand issued by President Bush under threat of unilateral U.S. military attack. "We have not just an interest, but a responsibility to ensure that Iraq complies fully with international law," British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw told the 190-nation General Assembly. "We have to be clear to Iraq and to ourselves about the consequences which will flow from a failure by Iraq to meet its obligations."

Election unrest spreads

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 16,2002 12:46 a.m.

SRINAGAR, India -- Indian soldiers shot and killed nine suspected Islamic rebels Sunday in a border sweep just hours before the start of Kashmir's crucial state elections. The shootout occurred after a key government minister survived an assassination attempt earlier in the day. Two guards of Tourism Minister Sakina Yatoo were killed when attackers ambushed her well-guarded campaign convoy, officials said. Three others were wounded.

Florida highway closed for terror concern; 3 detained

By Anthony Breznican and Catherine Wilson · Friday, Sept. 13,2002 12:01 p.m.

MIAMI -- Three people in two cars were detained Friday along a South Florida highway on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack. Authorities shut down the interstate as they used dogs and a robot to search for explosives.

Paying for our war with Iraq

By Jim Harper · Friday, Sept. 13,2002 2:34 a.m.

Having celebrated the first anniversary of the day which changed this country and the world forever, attention in the United States has shifted from terror and Afghanistan to Sadam Hussein and Iraq. In the midst of a possible American-led (or just "American") invasion of Iraq, serious questions and criticisms have been raised.

Webber pleads not guilty to charges of lying

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 13,2002 2:27 a.m.

DETROIT -- NBA All-Star Chris Webber pleaded innocent Wednesday to charges of obstructing justice and lying to a grand jury about his dealings with a University of Michigan booster.

Seniors hold high expectations

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, Sept. 13,2002 2:25 a.m.

Seniors bring experience, expertise and excitement. Two seniors on this years men's golf team are full of these attributes. Ben Davidson and Mike Miller have been playing competitively for IU since they were freshmen.

Experienced team tees-off

By Matt Glenesk · Friday, Sept. 13,2002 2:24 a.m.

The IU women's golf team opens its season with the Wolverine Invitational in Ann Arbor, Mich. this weekend. This will mark the fourth time that the team has taken part in the tournament, which will feature 11 teams from the Midwest region. The Hoosiers have performed well in this tournament previously, winning the event in 1996 and 1997.

IU faces tough weekend

By Ryan Cost · Friday, Sept. 13,2002 2:22 a.m.

The field hockey team heads north this weekend to take part in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge hosted by Syracuse University, the beginning of a six game road trip. They will battle Rutgers on Saturday afternoon and face off against Villanova on Sunday morning. Other teams representing the Big Ten in the tournament are Ohio State and Michigan State.

Hoosiers travel to Lexington to take on Wildcats, break streak

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Friday, Sept. 13,2002 2:19 a.m.

The Hoosiers have something to prove this weekend, but it won't be an easy task against an up-and-coming Kentucky team. The game kicks off at 6 p.m. in Lexington, Ky.

Air Force, Hartwick pose physical threats

By Colin Nowling · Friday, Sept. 13,2002 2:16 a.m.

Physical teams have caused the IU men's soccer team trouble early this season and that's just what they will face this weekend as they travel to the Butler Classic for a pair of weekend matches. The No. 9 ranked Hoosier squad will face the Air Force Academy at 6 p.m. tonight at Kuntz Field in Indianapolis and will then go to battle with Hartwick College at noon Sunday. The games begin a five-game road trip for the Hoosiers.