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All-Stars win back-to-back championships

By Joel Sanders · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 11:50 p.m.

Monday night, the Mike Standerski All-Stars wrapped up their second consecutive undefeated season by defeating the Pi Kappas 30-15 in the intramural whiffleball championship. The win makes 15 in a row for the All-Stars, bringing their three-year record to 21-2. "It's amazing," said junior Justin Ross. "We were upset when we didn't win our freshman year, but this has been unbelievable. It's fun to say you're back-to-back champions at a university like this. You don't get that opportunity every day, no matter what the sport is."

Jefferson makes impact in his last year

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 11:49 p.m.

Five years ago this month, Sean Jefferson, along with twin brother John, decided to run for the Hoosier cross country team. At the time, they had solid personal bests and elite credentials in both cross country and track. Sean was a multiple-time Florida state champion in the 3,200-meter and set the state record for the event. Despite this success, Sean's cross country abilities were less clear. Since his arrival at IU, Sean Jefferson has set an IU freshman record in the 5,000-meters with a time of 13 minutes, 58 seconds, earned three All-American awards and won an NCAA mile title. In addition, Jefferson made his presence known at the NCAA's highest level with a convincing mile victory at the 2004 Indoor Track and Field Championships, finishing in 4:00.2.

FBI agent urges students to speak out

By Kacie Foster · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 11:48 p.m.

Americans have a right and responsibility to stand up and speak out, said former FBI agent Gary Aldrich.

Autopsy shows Collier had enlarged heart

By Alyson Brodsy and Charles Odum · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 11:48 p.m.

DECATUR, Ga. -- Atlanta Hawks center Jason Collier died from a sudden heart rhythm disturbance caused by an abnormally enlarged heart, an autopsy showed. The state's chief medical examiner, Dr. Kris Sperry, said Tuesday his testing showed that electrocardiograms administered to Collier, who died Oct. 15 after having breathing troubles at his Georgia home, in 2003 and this year showed "some indication of electrical abnormalities."

Grilling the new guy

By Adam Aasen and Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 11:47 p.m.

Washington has been full of chatter about confirmation hearings. President Bush marked a success with an easy confirmation of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Then, in a complete turnaround, Harriet Miers' botched nomination tarnished the White House. Now, with conservative judge Sam Alito nominated to the Supreme Court, a battle is expected in D.C. What questions will be asked? Who will filibuster? Will make it through the confirmation hearings?

Pannozzo lost for senior season with hand injury

By Eamonn Brennan · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 11:46 p.m.

With three games left in its season and two wins still needed for bowl appearance, IU has lost senior linebacker John Pannozzo for the remainder of the season. Pannozzo is IU's second-leading tackler and the captain of a defense struggling for stops in the late stages of their Big Ten campaign.

Privatize this

By Alyson Brodsy and Patrick Schoettmer · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 11:44 p.m.

Last week, our Congress voted to allow the privatization of food stamps. Our governor, Mitch Daniels, is a strong proponent of privatizing, well, everything. When our governor was a Washington bureaucrat in service to George W. Bush, he said, "The business of government is not to provide services but to make sure that they are provided." As governor, he wants to privatize our roads, essentially selling them to companies who will charge us to drive on them. He wants to privatize hospitals, presumably because government isn't in the business of keeping people alive. With this most recent food stamp go-ahead, Indiana has begun to emulate that bastion of civil justice, Texas, and is looking to put the job of making sure hungry people have food to eat in the hands of a for-profit organization.

Digital Art -- New Art?

By Alyson Brodsy and Megan Robb · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 11:42 p.m.

Columnist Edmund Morris of The New York Times thinks technology can be an enemy of the arts. He suggested in a recent column that contemporary society uses technology as a substitute for artistic creation. Artists themselves, both in creative writing and studio art disciplines, have debated the value of physical art versus that created by computers and word processors. Technology has inspired new approaches to and uses for art. But in the end, technology is just another tool for the artist, albeit a powerful one.

Remember November

By Alyson Brodsy and Matt Peyton · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 11:39 p.m.

To be perfectly honest, I always feel a little indifferent toward November. November is like friends from high school whom you never talk to. You're mildly happy when you get to see them, but you tend to forget about them after they're gone. Now, I know what you're thinking, and yes, Thanksgiving rocks. However, it's so late in the month, I mentally moved it to December, or rather, the "holiday season."

Paid benefits for 'A' athletes?

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 11:37 p.m.

Colleges across the country can start making money by churning out intellectual athletes. A plan approved last Thursday by the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Board of Directors is going to pay colleges up to $100,000 each if their athletes do well in the classroom. The biggest payouts will be reserved for programs that make improvements in graduating players. After all, as the NCAA suggests, this economic incentive is part of a plan to get more athletes to graduate from their respective universities.

The 'mod' look receives new life

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 11:37 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- A banner reading "1966" hangs above DJ Rena Durrant and her turntables at Club Satisfaction in Hollywood. On the dance floor, doe-eyed girls in polyester A-line dresses and bobbed hair shimmy and shake alongside boys in three-button suits and Beatle boots. A 60s R&B tune fills the room. A film shoot for an "Austin Powers" prequel? Is "American Dreams" returning to prime-time?

Violent children's films raise fears

By Alyson Brodsy and Sandy Cohen · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 11:35 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- A shotgun-wielding hunter mercilessly pursues his target. Angry space aliens vaporize a defenseless town. A bloodthirsty shark preys on the weak and tiny.

Documentary explores legend of 'Ballets Russes'

By Alyson Brodsy and Claudia La Rocco · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 11:34 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Agnes de Mille was in London in the summer of 1933 when the new Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo came to town. For the young American choreographer, seeing a Leonide Massine ballet became one of the season's "great erotic pleasures."

Herbert abandons 3 finalists for IUB chancellor

By Brian Baker · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 12:35 a.m.

IU President Adam Herbert announced Monday he has dropped the three finalists for the IU-Bloomington chancellor position, and the search will begin again despite efforts to fill the post by Friday's board of trustees meeting.

Students say IUPD incident 'resolved'

By Peter Stevenson · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 12:35 a.m.

Students who were mistakenly handcuffed and searched after a Sept. 18 dance at the Indiana Memorial Union are disappointed with the results of an IU Police Department investigation of their cases. But the students are aware officers were following IUPD protocols and expected an internal investigation to recommend no action against the officers involved.

Clark: Reform foreign policy

By Ben Woodson · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 12:35 a.m.

Retired Gen. Wesley Clark gave what he believes is a new strategy for America Monday night at the IU Auditorium during a speech sponsored by the Union Board. Clark, a 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, was the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO forces Europe and led the allied forces during the Kosovo conflict in the late '90s. America is in a time of transition right now from the old outdated strategy to a new one, he said, but the problem is that President Bush has not defined one yet.

IU professors say Alito fight will get rough

By Michael Sanserino · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 12:35 a.m.

In a swift change of direction from his nomination of Harriet Miers, President Bush announced Monday veteran appellate judge Samuel Alito Jr. as his nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Alito, 55, has served as a judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals since 1990 and has a strong conservative track record. In 1992, Alito voiced his support for spousal notification in abortions as the lone dissenter in the landmark case Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

'HELL HOUSE' terrifies tricksters seeking treats

By David A. Nosko · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 12:27 a.m.

ELLETTSVILLE -- Halloween is often associated with ghouls, ghosts, goblins and costumed children and adults prowling community streets in search of candy and other festive treats from neighbors and local businesses. But for Pastor Larry Mitchell of the House of Prayer Ellettsville, 4100 N. Hartstrait Rd., Halloween is a night in which "millions of Christians will encourage their children to pay respect to the devil and his gang of evil spirits," according to a church pamphlet. Pastor Mitchell's parish, in response, has continued its holiday tradition of furthering the Rev. Jerry Falwell's three-decade evangelistic quest to proselytize community members about Jesus Christ during the Halloween season by transforming their church into a "HELL HOUSE."

Suit up, NBA is back

By Alyson Brodsy and Kevin Dwire · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 12:20 a.m.

After a long and tumultuous offseason, the NBA is back tonight and dressed better than ever. The passing of the summer has brought the Zen master and his meditation back to Los Angeles, 'Toine is now in Miami Beach, and the Hornets will be playing their home games in Oklahoma City. Because of all the faces changing places, Down to the Dwire is going to provide seven things you must know about the upcoming professional basketball season.

Mr. Greenspan, stop shafting the students

By Ryan Phillips · Tuesday, Nov. 1,2005 12:19 a.m.

No sports tradition is more revered in this country than the link between the people of Indiana and basketball. Everyone associates the state with the sport, regardless of where you go or who you talk to. I'm not a native Hoosier. I grew up on the sun-soaked beaches of Southern California, but even from 2,090 miles away I was drawn to the mystique surrounding the Hoosier state and its obsession with roundball. As a 6-foot-2-inch, comically un-athletic shooting guard, Indiana basketball was something I looked at with hope for most of my high school years.