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Tornado rips through southern Indiana and northern Kentucky

By Alyson Brodsy and Deanna Martin · Sunday, Nov. 6,2005 2:40 p.m.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A tornado ripped across southwestern Indiana and northern Kentucky while most residents were asleep early Sunday, killing at least 20 people. There were no deaths immediately reported in Kentucky, but authorities warned that the death toll in Indiana was likely to grow. About 200 people were injured in the two states.

Herbert pressured to pick chancellor

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 9:30 p.m.

RICHMOND, Ind. - The board of trustees Friday pressured IU President Adam Herbert to name a permanent chancellor for the Bloomington campus. In a unanimous resolution passed at IU-East, the board supported Herbert's decision to reopen the chancellor search but told him to "expedite the search process with the intent of filling the position as early as possible." Trustees said they hoped the search committee, headed by former School of Journalism Dean Trevor Brown, would find and recommend at least one suitable candidate by Jan. 1. FULL STORYClick to read a statement by Trustee president Stephen Ferguson. (.doc format)IUB chancellor search delay sparks professor unrest; in response, 130 vote to address issues at rare BFC meeting Faculty members will get a rare emergency session of the Bloomington Faculty Council to voice their discontent with IU President Adam Herbert's job performance, specifically his decision not to select College of Arts and Sciences Dean Kumble Subbaswamy as the next IUB chancellor.FULL STORYClick below for video footage from the meeting, courtesy of WTIU.Jeffrey IsaacBob EnoPDF of faculty letter to the board of trustees

Basketball ticket prices raised, student seats lowered

By Alyson Brodsy and Trevor brown · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 9:25 p.m.

RICHMOND, Ind. - Despite concerns by the IU Student Association, the board of trustees passed the athletics department's budget unanimously Friday. The budget plan will eliminate the athletic department budget deficit and allows the department to operate without the $30 student athletics fee. The plan also cuts 500 student basketball seats in Assembly Hall, which will be given to donors, and raises the price of student basketball tickets by $4 per game.

AKRON UNZIPPED

By Steve Slivka · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 1:30 a.m.

Brian Plotkin described it as a dream. In his final regular season home game, IU's co-captain scored the decisive overtime goal versus No. 1 Akron and ended the evening in a sea of cream and crimson as the fans stormed the field. On senior night, in front of 4,884 fans at Bill Armstrong Stadium, Plotkin and Jordan Chirico etched their names in the box score versus the Zips in the game's lone goal. Freshman striker Lee Nguyen played a cross from the right side of the six to Chirico who one-touched the ball to Plotkin. The Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy candidate said he had to get his right foot -- the weaker of the two -- on the ball but struck it hard enough to notch the game winner in overtime. "I was almost in a state of euphoria (when I dove on the field to celebrate the goal)," Plotkin said. "I was just happy. Everybody was going nuts and I just wanted to get off my feet so I just kinda dove. I've seen it on TV a few times, so I thought it might be fun to try." The goal was Plotkin's eighth of the season, keeping him on top of the Big Ten with 25 points. Nguyen now has 11 assists, while Chirico is third on the team with five.

IU doctor treated Armstrong

By Trevor brown · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:52 a.m.

He would have never won a record-setting seven consecutive Tour de France titles. He would not have been named the Associated Press Athlete of the Year three years running. He probably would not be alive today had it not been for the work of Dr. Lawrence H. Einhorn, a leading clinical oncologist at the IU Cancer Center and distinguished professor.

Bayh postures for 2008 presidential race

By Elizabeth Peacock · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:52 a.m.

From July to September, Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., raised $7.88 million -- twice as much as Indiana's other senator, Richard Lugar -- officially under the guise of his 2010 Senate campaign in the past year, said Bayh's spokeswoman, Meghan Keck. "Senator Bayh has traveled across the country primarily to help the Democratic Party and to help elect like-minded candidates running for office," Keck said.

Reporting class to tour New Orleans

By Peter Stevenson · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:52 a.m.

Nine IU journalism graduate students and a professor are traveling to Mississippi, the Gulf Coast and New Orleans Wednesday in an effort to report on recovery efforts several months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region. Journalism professor Carol Polsgrove and her Public Affairs Reporting class will drive to Mississippi and will return Nov. 14.

Faculty blast Herbert in emergency session

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:40 a.m.

Faculty members will get a rare emergency session of the Bloomington Faculty Council to voice their discontent with IU President Adam Herbert's job performance, specifically his decision not to select College of Arts and Sciences Dean Kumble Subbaswamy as the next IUB chancellor. In a meeting organized following Herbert's decision, 130 faculty members signed a petition for the emergency BFC session. In an unofficial vote, more than 100 faculty members supported Subbaswamy for chancellor, said Political Science Chair Jeffrey Isaac.

Pacers burn Heat in early season battle

By Alyson Brodsy and Tim Reynolds · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:21 a.m.

MIAMI -- Jermaine O'Neal scored 27 points, six of them in the final three minutes to help the Indiana Pacers recover from wasting a 14-point second-half lead and beat the Miami Heat 105-102 Thursday night. Ron Artest, in his first post-suspension game in Miami, added 22 for the Pacers -- who've won 13 of their last 14 regular-season meetings with Miami.

Big Ten tourney begins with IU No. 2 seed

By Jordan Majewski · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:20 a.m.

The 14-3 IU field hockey team opens play in the Big Ten field hockey tournament today at Iowa as the Hoosiers look to extend their dream year into the postseason. IU enters the tournament with its highest seeding ever, No. 2, earned by a 4-2 conference record. The Hoosiers will play the first game of the tournament at 10 a.m. against No. 7 seed Northwestern. The Hoosiers defeated the Wildcats 3-1 Oct. 8 in their only matchup of the season.

IU falls to Spartans to end season

By Chris Sauer · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:19 a.m.

The final game of the IU women's soccer season symbolized the entire year for the Hoosiers. IU head coach Mick Lyon described the year as "a season that almost was." The Hoosiers ended their 2005 campaign with a 3-0 loss to Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament Thursday. The Spartans, who also beat IU earlier in the season, will move on to play either Purdue or Wisconsin in the second round. The teams played evenly throughout the first half, as the score remained tied at zero heading into halftime.

Hoosiers defeat Lady Stars 70-63 in exhibition opener

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:17 a.m.

The Sharon Versyp era started on a positive note Thursday night as the Hoosiers won their exhibition opener against the Hoosier Lady Stars, 70-63. "For the team, tonight was a whole new experience," Versyp said. "We did some good things, but other things not so well." IU got off to a slow start against the Lady Stars, falling behind 5-0. The Hoosiers scored their first points of the game on a free throw by senior Jenny DeMuth, who redshirted last season with a knee injury.

Hoosier motivation: Do it for John

By Alyson Brodsy and Andrew Shaffer · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:16 a.m.

If the times are a-changing, then what was it like before the changing? What was it like when IU routinely lost early and often? What was it like to be on a team that had, for the last three seasons, won only eight of 35 games played? IU senior linebacker John Pannozzo knows.

IU adjusting defense after injuries

By Matt Mattucci · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:15 a.m.

With four regular season wins and three games left, IU head coach Terry Hoeppner and the Hoosiers have only one number on their minds and their wrists -- 12. The Hoosiers will look to fulfill their motto embedded on bracelets the team has worn all season. But they will need at least two more victories in their next three games to ensure a possible bowl game berth, which would be a 12th game for the season.

Ready to run

By Andy Romey · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:12 a.m.

IU coach Mike Davis has long said he wants to construct a transition game, but he just hasn't had the tools to build it. In years past, preseason plans to pick up the pace have generally been foiled as the season unraveled.

Plotkin to miss first game of Big Tens

By Chris Engel · Friday, Nov. 4,2005 12:11 a.m.

A dream game for senior Brian Plotkin ended on a sour note as the midfielder will miss the first game of the Big Ten tournament Thursday. When center referee Abiodun Okulaja gave Plotkin a yellow card in the 68th minute it meant more than getting Plotkin's name in the ref's book. For his fifth yellow card of the season, Plotkin must serve a one-game suspension.

Judge withdraws from former Senate Majority Leader's case at prosecutor's request

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Nov. 3,2005 11:42 p.m.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Two days after Rep. Tom DeLay won a fight to get a new judge in his case, prosecutors Thursday succeeded in ousting the Republican responsible for selecting the new judge. Administrative Judge B.B. Schraub withdrew after District Attorney Ronnie Earle filed a request to have him removed.

Shock jock signs off

By Alyson Brodsy and Amanda Dorman · Thursday, Nov. 3,2005 11:42 p.m.

The self-proclaimed "King of All Media" has been pulled from the radio. What some deem as the end of an era, others consider a step toward moral progress. For fans and foes alike, the demise of Howard Stern's radio show is actually old news. In two months, Stern will be launching a new show on Sirius satellite radio, and "experts" have claimed no one could possibly fill his obnoxious shoes on public radio -- until now.

EU investigates reports of secret CIA prisons

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Nov. 3,2005 11:41 p.m.

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union and the continent's top human rights group said Thursday they will investigate allegations the CIA set up secret jails in eastern Europe and elsewhere to interrogate terror suspects, and the Red Cross demanded access to any prisoners.

Entrance strategy

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian Stewart · Thursday, Nov. 3,2005 11:41 p.m.

Charity begins at home, and for many it ends there, too. On this page last week, we urged readers to resist the urge of turning inward from the world. In light of the demoralization that recent global calamities have induced, we felt it necessary to reassert the case for remaining outward-looking and involved. This judgment won broad agreement. Just so. But the proof really is in the pudding.