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Play uses simplicity to show emotion

By By Ryan Heath and Ryan Heath · Sunday, Jan. 13,2002 11:19 p.m.

The most successful dramas will capture the audience and put it into the minds of the characters. "Last Train to Nibroc," a touching romantic comedy by Arlene Hutton, does a nice job of doing just this. Using little more than two actors and a bench, this play is more appealing to the emotions than to the eyes.

Look beyond the name

By Judi Nitsch · Sunday, Jan. 13,2002 11:15 p.m.

The "anti-globalization" movement, constrained by the limits of language, is somewhat mislabeled.

Enron investigation in question

By Ben Piper · Sunday, Jan. 13,2002 11:08 p.m.

Enron was back in the news last week when new information regarding the firm's recent financial collapse was made public. As the investigation of the company's potentially illegal business dealings have gained momentum, congressional leaders and political pundits have increasingly turned their focus to the Bush administration and its ties to the now-defunct former Fortune 500 energy trader. But investigators should be careful not to allow what seems, at least preliminarily, to be a strictly financial matter from degenerating into a full fledged political circus.

Bush unaware of Enron's calls for help

By Alyson Brodsy and H. Josef Hebert · Sunday, Jan. 13,2002 11:07 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Two Bush cabinet members said Sunday they never considered intervening in Enron's spiral toward bankruptcy, nor informed President Bush of requests for help from the fallen energy giant. "Companies come and go. It's…part of the genius of capitalism," said Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill when asked if he was surprised at the sudden collapse of Enron.

Israel also combatting terrorism

By Daniel Farahan · Sunday, Jan. 13,2002 11:02 p.m.

We live in a country where terrorism has stuck out its ugly head. Every day people are wondering what we should do to combat terrorism. Over winter break I found out. I traveled to Israel and stayed in a hotel next to the old city of Jerusalem. One thing that was on my mind before I left was how the Israelis were coping with Palestinian terrorism.

Team heads to Virginia shorthanded

By Tyler Hoeppner · Friday, Jan. 11,2002 1:10 a.m.

The IU wrestlers will have a tough weekend ahead of them. Not only will the Hoosiers be traveling to Norfolk, Va., for the Virginia Duals this Friday and Saturday, they will be missing three starters and compete short-handed. Injuries and academics will make the Hoosiers' chance of improving last year's third place finish more difficult. Coyte Cooper sprained knee ligaments and will not be in action at 141 pounds. He looks to return next week to start the Big Ten season. Alex LaPointe (165-pounds) dislocated his shoulder at the Midlands Classic. His return date is not known yet. Jereme Maye (165) is forced to sit out the rest of the season after not making grades.

IU-Purdue rivalry takes to the ice

By Michael Sherman · Friday, Jan. 11,2002 1:09 a.m.

Superficially, there isn't much significance behind the IU-Purdue hockey matchup this weekend. Since the Hoosiers (10-3-1, 2-1-1 Great Midwest Hockey League) moved from the Midwest Collegiate Hockey League to the more competitive GMHL, the two aren't even in the same league anymore, making the results of this weekend's home game without much consequence in terms of postseason positioning. But this is no ordinary non-conference match-up, and this is no ordinary rivalry.

Team looks to tame Wolverines

By Pat Crowell · Friday, Jan. 11,2002 1:08 a.m.

The IU men's track team opens the indoor track season against the Michigan Wolverines tomorrow at noon in the Gladstein Fieldhouse. The Hoosiers are expecting big things this season. All-American pole vaulter Dino Efthimiou and Big Ten champion Contrell Ash, who runs the 100- and 200-meter dashes, are two of the many point-scorers who return this season for the Hoosiers.

Team well prepared to compete after long stint of practicing

By Gavin Lesnick · Friday, Jan. 11,2002 1:07 a.m.

For the IU men's swimming team, it's been all practice since Dec.1, when they closed out a second-place finish at the US Open. With Saturday's home dual meet approaching, the Hoosiers are eager to get back into competition. "Over the Christmas break, we did some tremendous training and obviously, we'd like to go fast enough to touch before Ohio State in a majority of events and win the meet," head coach Kris Kirchner said. "We're looking at seven more weeks until our Big Ten meet, and this is our first step, our first competition, in over a month. I'm looking forward to restarting the engine and getting things rolling back on track."

Hoosiers play host to Buckeyes in dual meet

By Colin Nowling · Friday, Jan. 11,2002 1:05 a.m.

After intensive winter break training, the IU women's swimming and diving team is anxious to start the spring season this weekend in Big Ten competition. While the diving team ended its training with its Winter Invitational and Dive-Off last weekend, the swimming team hasn't raced in competition since Dec. 1.

Healthy Recker looks to lead Iowa

By Dan Cortez · Friday, Jan. 11,2002 1:03 a.m.

How could the Iowa Hawkeyes forget last season's games against IU? In the regular season, Iowa used one of its biggest comebacks to rally from being down 43-26 at halftime to beat IU 71-66 last Jan. 27 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Of course, that same day, former IU guard Luke Recker, who transferred to Arizona and then Iowa, led the comeback with 27 points before fracturing his kneecap. The injury knocked Recker out for the rest of the season, and the Hawkeyes lost seven of their next nine to fall out of postseason contention.

Hoosiers look to turn corner in Big Ten season

By Sarah Trotto · Friday, Jan. 11,2002 12:56 a.m.

Iowa coach Lisa Bluder recruited IU point guard Heather Cassady when Bluder was the coach at Drake University. So Bluder knows to keep an eye on Cassady when the Hawkeyes visit Assembly Hall Sunday afternoon. "I have always been a Heather Cassady fan...I think she's a tremendous point guard, and I think that's what makes Indiana so scary," said Bluder, the 2001 Big Ten Coach of the Year. "They have experience at those two very important positions: the post position and the point guard position."

First al Qaeda prisoners moved to U.S. military camp in Cuba

By Alyson Brodsy and Ellen Knickmeyer · Friday, Jan. 11,2002 12:52 a.m.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- The first planeload of al Qaeda prisoners departed a Marine base at Kandahar's airport Thursday night, flown to a U.S. military detention camp in Cuba, a spokesman said.

I-69 proposals spark controversy

By Mitch Blacher · Friday, Jan. 11,2002 12:50 a.m.

The two-lane adventure that is State Road 37 might soon be replaced by a state-of-the-art interstate, incorporating safety design and access to remote communities. The proposal to extend Interstate 69 south of Indianapolis has been researched and analyzed for two years, and soon a decision of where -- or if -- to expand the interstate will be reached.

Preparing for battle

By Jason Recker · Friday, Jan. 11,2002 12:46 a.m.

It's inevitable. Luke Recker will get the attention. He'll catch the eye of IU players and the ire of Hoosier fans. He'll play an immense role in Sunday's match-up between two early Big Ten contenders when IU and Iowa meet at 1 p.m. in Iowa City's Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hoosiers have lost there six consecutive times.

Promoting unity on campus

By Jonathan Hoffman · Friday, Jan. 11,2002 12:10 a.m.

As spring semester kicks off, culture centers on campus have settled readily into the flurry of activity, planning, programming and events promoting fellowship and fostering diversity. The centers seek to inform students of various ethnicities and racial backgrounds about topics relevant to their heritage while providing a permanent location for students to gather on campus.

Local attorney drops suit after students apologize

By Mitch Blacher · Thursday, Jan. 10,2002 11:26 p.m.

Joseph Ballinger and Steven Chadwick had luck on their side Thursday. The two IU seniors were caught on tape vandalizing Bloomington attorney Ken Nunn's office in October 2000. Nunn formally dropped his lawsuit against the two students yesterday after getting what he wanted -- an apology.

Palestinians linked to weapons ship

By Barry Schweid · Thursday, Jan. 10,2002 11:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell Thursday linked the Palestinian Authority to a ship laden with arms that was seized in the Red Sea by Israeli commandos, but said there was no proof Yasser Arafat was involved. If the ship had reached Palestinian territory and the weapons had been unloaded, Powell said, they "would have been put to the worst kind of use against Israel and others in the region." Powell was pleased Israel intercepted the ship last Thursday.

Broken: skyline and hearts

By Jeanne Wilson · Thursday, Jan. 10,2002 11:15 p.m.

I had a ritual. Whenever I drove home, as I approached Manhattan I'd watch for the skyline to appear. Then I'd hit play on the CD player. I always arrived home to Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind," my spirits lifting as first the World Trade Center tower and then the Empire State building loomed large. I loved the Manhattan skyline. It was a symbol of home and family to me. This is especially odd, as I'm from Eastern Long Island, and most Long Islanders loathe "The City." Not me, though. Even when I abandoned driving in favor of flying home, I'd watch for the skyline from my plane window.

Dating has gone down the drain

By Kate Lombardi and Katie Lombardi · Thursday, Jan. 10,2002 11:14 p.m.

I don't know why the dating scene has gone out the door or even where it went. But as far as traditional dating on campus goes, dates are few and far between. A report conducted by the Institute for American Values and financed by the Independent Women's Forum, found in August of last year that only 40 percent of women are happy with the social scene on their campus.