Solid defense and excellent free-throw shooting down the stretch lifted Kathi Bennett and the Hoosiers to their third straight win in a 69-58 victory Wednesday against South Carolina.
I find it difficult to understand how the editorial staff at the IDS could vote unanimously that the decision of Judge Baker to keep polls in St. Louis open was unfair ("Judge's order in St. Louis was unfair," Nov. 16). You write that "voters in a single district should not be afforded an extra opportunity to vote while the rest of the state sits by and watches." The voters of St. Louis were not afforded an extra opportunity; they were afforded an opportunity to vote, as were all the other voters of the state. There were no similar technical problems reported in any other voting district of Missouri, so the voters of all the other districts had an opportunity to vote. Those who waited hours in line in St. Louis would not have had it not been for the judge\'s decision.
Nov. 19, the IDS reported on a "study" performed here concerning the butterfly ballot ("Butterfly ballots put to the test"). A spokesperson claimed that "one could infer that about 12,000 ballots were intended for Gore by taking the 4.64 percent difference between Bush and Gore found in the study and applying it to Palm Beach County" but that it would "only be an estimate."
The men and women of America's police forces put their lives on the line every day to protect us and ensure our safety. They deal with many incidents and many different people, and they make many judgment calls. Mistakes inevitably happen, as they do in every profession. The news media has shown us numerous incidents of alleged police brutality or misconduct.
\'Tis the season for bad weather, pine needles and long lines at the store. I am a brilliant man, to be sure, but I made the not-so-brilliant move of trying to shop on the day after Thanksgiving. This was one of the worst mistakes I've ever made.
No matter what, this election is going to be a joke. Whoever wins can choose the four-year plan when he's renting a television for the Oval Office. And for at least the first two of those four years, no one is going to let George W. Bush or Al Gore forget that his presidency is the result of our country's closest, most contentious election ever.
Tom Paine\'s short story "Will You Say Something Monsieur Eliot?" details the saga of a smug and wealthy Princeton grad on top of the world. The piece kicks off Paine's sparkling debut collection of fiction, "Scar Vegas." Everything in life has been presented to Eliot on a silver platter. But his luck turns a sharp 180 degrees one fateful day. When out sailing off of the Florida coast, a fierce storm lays waste to his yacht. After drifting on his mast for days, he's picked up by a boatload of Haitian refugees.
One of the first printings of the Declaration of Independence, letters from George Washington and the New Testament of a Gutenberg Bible are just a few of the rare items visitors to the Lilly Library can see.
If a sports analogy can be applied to the musicology department, Distinguished Professor of Music Thomas Mathiesen recently won the triple crown of national awards.
I arrived in San Jose and tried to adjust accordingly. Although I was promised sun and warmth, I quickly found out shorts are not necessarily appropriate attire year-round in "Cali." Getting to the hotel at 5:45 p.m., I turned on the television to find out the Duke-Villanova game that started at seven was actually almost over. The time change was worse than I thought, but I did get a kick out of watching the 11 p.m. PST SportsCenter at 11 p.m. The time change allowed me to get to the second half of the Stanford-Fullerton match Saturday night, where I was fortunate enough to listen to the best hecklers I've come across so far at a soccer match. Although I was 2,000 miles from home, for the first time, I felt I was truly among my people.
The drop finally ended at Purdue University. From talk of a bowl berth and the nation's most improved defense to a 3-8 season, a last-place finish in the Big Ten and the nation's second-worst defense, the Hoosiers' season set the record for the longest roller-coaster drop ever.
Sophomore guard Tom Coverdale has always wanted to play a basketball game on the floor of Madison Square Garden. Coverdale will live out that dream when the Hoosiers face Temple at 7 p.m. Wednesday in New York. IU advanced by defeating South Alabama in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament Friday. Should the Hoosiers win, they'll play in the NIT finals at 9 p.m. Friday. If they lose, they'll play in the consolation game at 7 p.m. Friday.
The women's basketball team beat the buzzer again Monday night against Butler. But nothing rode on freshman guard Nicole Motto's last-second three-pointer.
It's been expected since September. But still, the news hit hard. General Electric told 735 employees at its Bloomington refrigerator factory Thursday that they'll be laid off Dec.
The men's soccer team supposedly put itself in a hole after losing three consecutive games heading into the NCAA tournament.
In light of the holiday season, Community Kitchen volunteers will be delivering meals Thanksgiving Day to the less fortunate in Bloomington and surrounding areas.
People of differing faiths gathered in a heated tent to celebrate religious diversity and recognize the power of understanding and peace Saturday. The group gathered at the Tibetan Cultural Center for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Chamtse Ling Temple.
I cannot believe what I am reading. In order to cut costs, RPS is closing dining facilities in three dorms. Chris Boudi says "While facilities will be closing, services will not be reduced." "Services" might be moving elsewhere, but "service" has long since disappeared.
An experiment was recently done in the Indianapolis Children's museum. A group of grade school students were all given copies of the controversial Florida ballot and told simply to vote for Gore. No other instructions were given and no questions were asked. When the results were in (although there was no official recount) the answer was clear. Gore won. Unanimously.
