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Streak busted: IU loses to Wildcats

By John Wustrow · Monday, Oct. 16,2006 12:05 a.m.

Needing only one win to etch its name into the program's history books, the IU women's soccer team fell short. The No 16. Hoosiers (9-3-4, 5-1-1 Big Ten) lost 1-0 to Northwestern Sunday, ending their unbeaten streak at 13 games, just one short of the school record of 14 games which spanned the 1993 and 1994 seasons. The loss was the first for the Hoosiers since falling to Creighton University 2-1 Aug. 27.

IU tops Ohio State 1-0 in Columbus

By Michael Sanserino · Monday, Oct. 16,2006 12:02 a.m.

With a header from junior defender Greg Stevning and a career game from sophomore goalkeeper Chay Cain, the IU men's soccer team spoiled Ohio State's party.

More than 14,000 attend Hoosier Hysteria Friday

By Matt Mattucci · Monday, Oct. 16,2006 12:01 a.m.

Junior D.J. White, senior Earl Calloway and freshman Xavier Keeling huddled together underneath the south basket in Assembly Hall.

First-year coach Legette-Jack ready for season with squad

By Lee Hurwitz · Monday, Oct. 16,2006 12 a.m.

With a wide smile and a few dance shimmies, Felisha Legette-Jack introduced her first IU team to a crowd of more than 14,000 at Hoosier Hysteria Friday night.

Rocket men

By Alyson Brodsy and Andrew Shaffer · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 11:57 p.m.

Both IU and Iowa fans had reason to cry Saturday. Iowa fans shed tears with shock, leaving them unable to swallow the lump in their throats. IU fans, meanwhile, cried tears of victory, as a day of deluge impeded years of drought. Even IU coach Terry Hoeppner was holding his emotions back, only able to focus on the sky above as an ESPN sideline reporter interviewed him after the game.

IU's dynamic duo

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 11:56 p.m.

James Hardy and Kellen Lewis are still getting to know each other. With Lewis having started only three games heading into Saturday, the sophomore receiver and the freshman quarterback were just trying to get on the same page.

Student group to expand Katrina relief

By Carly Dachis · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 10:54 p.m.

Three months after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, hundreds of people from around the country volunteered their time in hopes of fixing what had been destroyed. Of those volunteers, six IU students got together with the intent to plan a trip to the region over winter break. A little more than a year later, the students have formed a new group called Y'ALL and are attempting to establish themselves as a new student leadership organization.

Probation denied

By Alyson Brodsy and Grace Low · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 10:53 p.m.

A court decision came out of LaPorte, Ind., Tuesday in a case regarding Kristopher Gliva, a 20-year-old man who broke into a little girl's bedroom, snatched her from her bed, dragged her through a window, took her out behind a shed and stripped her. He might or might not have molested her before the neighbor's dog scared him away. Though she was spared any more physical injury, Gliva told her he would be back for her.

Fraternity philanthropy makes noise

By Brian Spegele · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 10:53 p.m.

Screaming football fans weren't the only ones making noise near Assembly Hall this weekend. Sunday afternoon, revving engines and booming subwoofers created a different sort of commotion in the nearby parking lot during Phi Kappa Sigma's Charity Auto and Cycle Show. The event raised about $800 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the fraternity's national philanthropy, said Phi Kappa Sigma member and IU junior Joe Boscia, who organized the event.

Unhappy Halloween

By Alyson Brodsy and Michelle Manchir · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 10:50 p.m.

With fall come crystal blue skies, football games, apple orchards, pumpkin patches and arguably the best holiday of the year: Labor Day.

Ruckus makes its IU debut, offers free music downloading

By Julie Mahomed · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 10:48 p.m.

Ruckus, the music downloading service the IU Student Association brought to campus, will be available to students today, providing free, legal access to 1.5 million licensed songs. Students will not be charged to download music, and IUSA is not spending any portion of student fees or University funding on the service, said Garrett Scharton, IUSA chief of external affairs.

Bring your own responsibility

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 10:48 p.m.

Sorry, Interfraternity Council, but we don't buy it.

Singer Freddy Fender dies at 69 from lung cancer

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 10:44 p.m.

SAN BENITO, Texas -- Freddy Fender, the "Bebop Kid" of the Texas-Mexico border who later turned his twangy tenor into the smash country ballad "Before the Next Teardrop Falls," died Saturday. He was 69. Fender, who was diagnosed with lung cancer in early 2006, died at noon at his Corpus Christi, Texas, home with his family at his bedside, said Ron Rogers, a family spokesman.

U.S. coal plant boom poses big environmental, economic questions

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 10:44 p.m.

DALLAS -- A building boom that would add scores of new coal-fired power plants to the nation's power grid is creating a new dilemma for politicians, environmentalists and utility companies across the United States. Should power companies be permitted to build new plants that pollute more but are reliable and less expensive? Or should regulators push utilities toward cleaner burning coal plants, even if it means they will cost more and are based on newer, yet still unproven, technology?

At least my T-shirt can say 'nuclear'

By Alyson Brodsy and Teri Rosenbaum · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 10:44 p.m.

I am not political. I would rather watch a "Meerkat Manor" marathon than watch a political debate. I'm too busy getting anti-Ugg boot petitions signed to read about Iraq, so my knowledge of politics is limited.

2 Republican senators speak out, calling for new strategy in Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy and Nedra Pickler · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 10:43 p.m.

WASHINGTON - Two leading Republican senators called Sunday for a new strategy in Iraq, saying the situation is getting worse and leaving the United States with few options. Sens. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska and John Warner of Virginia are part of the growing list of Republicans speaking out against President Bush's current plan for Iraq as U.S. casualties rise.

One-woman show explains Cha Cha feminist life

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 10:43 p.m.

Maria Elena Fernandez, star of Thursday's one-woman autobiographical performance, "Confessions of a Cha Cha Feminist," showed up almost an hour late, danced on tables and threw plastic razors at the audience. And they loved it.

U.S. presses China to enforce economic sanctions on N. Korea

By Alyson Brodsy and Foster Klug · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 10:42 p.m.

WASHINGTON - The United States Sunday pressed China to enforce the U.N. punishment against North Korea and use economic leverage to persuade the communist ally to renounce its nuclear weapons program and rejoin international disarmament talks.

Benefit brings in more than $1,500

By Shannon Valentine · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 10:41 p.m.

Although the final amount raised Sunday night through the Hurricane Katrina benefit concert is not yet known, ticket and faculty CD sales generated at least $1,570, said event organizer Jenny Sherry.

Earthquake strikes Hawaii, knocking out power on islands

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Oct. 15,2006 10:39 p.m.

HONOLULU - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck Hawaii early Sunday morning, causing a landslide that blocked a major highway on Hawaii Island, the Pacific Tsunami Center said. Power was out across the state, and there were unconfirmed reports of injuries, according to the State Civil Defense. Problems with communication prevented more definite reports.