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Michigan State loss puts conference record at 0-5, leaves team frustrated

By Brian Buckey · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 11:54 p.m.

The frustration was evident on the faces of the IU field hockey team.

IU volleyball team falls to 5-5 in Big Ten play with road loss to Michigan

By Brandon Smith · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 11:53 p.m.

Despite upsetting No. 15 Michigan in game one, the IU volleyball team (13-8, 5-5) lost the next three games to the Wolverines (30-28, 23-30, 18-30, 27-30) Friday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Sunday win completes unbeaten home season for IU womens soccer team

By Ryan Gregg · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 11:53 p.m.

Their unbeaten streak stopped at 13 on Friday night, but freshman midfielder Chloe McKay said the IU women’s soccer team is starting a new streak after the Hoosiers came from behind to defeat Oakland University on Sunday.

Humor, horror combine in ‘Shocktoberfest!’

By Sara Deuser · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 11:14 p.m.

The Rose Firebay at the John Waldron Arts Center was filled to capacity Saturday night for “Shocktoberfest!,” a series of short, spine-tingling plays presented by the Cardinal Stage Company. “The show is meant to be fun and not taken seriously,” said Cardinal Artistic Director Randy White.

‘The Real Thing’ keeps it real at Wells-Metz

By Jeff corso · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 11:14 p.m.

There has never been, and probably never will be, a theatrical production with this much raw, gritty and heart-felt emotion. “The Real Thing,” which opened Friday in the Wells-Metz Theatre, lived up to its name. From the opening scene, the players grabbed the audience by the throat and refused to let go until the very last line.

History unfolds through fan exhibit

By Sarah Hutchins · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 11:12 p.m.

Ostrich feathers, lace, spangles and hand-painted silk adorn the 100 fans on display at the “Fantasia: Fans from the Sage Collection” exhibit at the Monroe County History Center. The exhibit, which runs until Jan. 5, chronicles how fans were used throughout history.

Pettersen wins 4th tour victory of the year

By Associated Press and Aaron Beard · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 10:56 p.m.

Suzann Pettersen was prepared for another challenging round in the cold and wind. The Norwegian star ended up holding yet another trophy Sunday without even hitting a shot.

Bengals take advantage of Jets’ mistakes, win 38-31

By Joe Kay · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 10:55 p.m.

Don’t blame Chad Pennington solely for this one. He had a lot of help. Kenny Watson ran for 130 yards and three touchdowns in the best performance of his career, and the Cincinnati Bengals turned the New York Jets’ second-half meltdown into a 38-31 victory Sunday. Hardly a drive went by without a major gaffe by two of the NFL’s most disappointing teams.

Judge throws out statements in highway sniper trial

By Alexandra R. Moses · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 10:54 p.m.

BROWNSTOWN, Ind. – Statements to police made by a teenager accused of killing one man and wounding another in a series of highway sniper shootings cannot be admitted as evidence in the teen’s upcoming trial, a judge has ruled.

Fumbled away

By Tom Kir · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 10:53 p.m.

The offense scored 31 points against a team that was giving up an average of 12. The defense held Penn State to three field goals instead of three touchdowns on goal-line stands. Junior wide receiver James Hardy became IU’s all-time leader in touchdown receptions with 31, adding two on Saturday. But the biggest number of the game for the Hoosiers was four – as in four second half turnovers.

Mistakes from stars doom IU

By Matt Dollinger · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 10:52 p.m.

Remember the New York Yankees blowing the ALCS in 2004? Or how about Chris Webber in the closing seconds of the 1993 NCAA Championship game? Greg Norman’s notable Sunday meltdowns on the golf course? All of the above have had something slip through their hands. The same could be said for the Hoosiers on Saturday. In prime position to beat Penn State for the first time in history, the Hoosiers fumbled – four times, actually – their chances away and lost to the Nittany Lions, 36-31.

Police want teen driver in Gary charged

By Alexandra R. Moses · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 10:51 p.m.

GARY – Police will ask prosecutors to charge the driver of a car that crashed in September, killing two young men whose bodies were found hours later by the father of one of the victims.

Bilingual school joins international program

By Alexandra R. Moses · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 10:51 p.m.

FORT WAYNE – An elementary school where students spend half the day speaking Spanish has been invited to join a unique program sponsored by Spain’s government.

Reporters from NBC, ESPN to visit journalism school

By IDS staff and Ab D. Phillip · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 10:37 p.m.

Two prominent broadcast journalists will visit the School of Journalism this week. “NBC News” correspondent Bob Dotson and ESPN “First Take” host Dana Jacobson will visit a visual storytelling class today before holding separate lectures.

Study links iPod use to surge in robberies

By Ab D. Phillip and Elizabeth Murphy · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 10:36 p.m.

The popularity of iPods and other brands of MP3 players might be the cause for an increase in violent crime, according to a report issued by the Urban Institute. The report’s authors found that a time period when Apple sold nearly 90 million iPods correlated with the first national crime rate spike in 12 years.

Journalism professor follows Indian migration all over world

By Daniel Robison · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 10:35 p.m.

Steve Raymer set out to capture two centuries worth of photos all over the world, but only had four years to do it. The associate professor of journalism traveled the world in search of people of Indian origin living away from their homeland for his new book, “Images of a Journey: India in Diaspora,” published by the IU Press.

Around the World

By Associated Press and Arthur H. Rotstein · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 10:09 p.m.

U.S. and Iraqi forces, backed by Polish army helicopters, swept through Shiite militia strongholds south of Baghdad Saturday, rounding up dozens of militants and killing two.

Wildfire threatens Pepperdine

By Arthur H. Rotstein and Noaki Schwartz · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 10:07 p.m.

MALIBU, Calif. – A wildfire driven by powerful Santa Ana wind threatened a university and forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes in the Malibu Hills on Sunday

Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan rocks Assembly Hall

By Nick Mills and Nicholas Mills · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 7:53 p.m.

With silver buckets of incense burning behind the stage and an elaborate introduction, Bob Dylan took the stage at Assembly Hall on Friday night with his band members – all of whom were dressed in black, with Dylan looking like he was straight from an old Western movie.

Desperately seeking shuteye

By Abby Schwimmer · Sunday, Oct. 21,2007 7:43 p.m.

Have you ever been far away from a loved one? Have you ever missed someone so much that you think about them every minute of the day? Lately, this is how I have been feeling about the backs of my eyelids. Sometimes it’s school, sometimes it’s work and sometimes it’s even hanging out with friends that does it, but suffice it to say that I have been missing out on way too much sleep lately to go on functioning like a semi-normal human being. And judging by the lines at Starbucks this week and the number of Rockstar cans I’ve seen lying around campus, I’m not alone.