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Apes to emulate

By Alyson Brodsy and Grace Low · Sunday, Oct. 29,2006 10:44 p.m.

There seems to be something in the air lately. Perhaps the cold, rainy weather combined with the political climate, and so many of us juggling life, work and school, has put a damper on things. Whatever the reason, people around campus are having a noticeably rough time. Relationships are crumbling. People are falling in love with people they shouldn't, hurting people they don't mean to, being on the receiving end of those and generally being beaten to a pulp by circumstances out of their control. In short, most of the people I know are walking around with tired, crushed souls. Oh, and we have to focus on midterms -- hooray for us. With such a palpable pain in the air, I have been reminded of that well-known lyric: "All you need is love." Though I maintain that oxygen, shelter and sustenance are also necessities for living, those British boys might have been on to something.

Hunger for truth

By Alyson Brodsy and Michelle Manchir · Sunday, Oct. 29,2006 10:42 p.m.

On the occasions I'm up in time to watch it, rarely does NBC's "The Today Show" present me with any new or meaningful information -- but last week I was more annoyed than ever at a segment America's prom king Matt Lauer hosted called "Obesity: Living Large in America."

Police report fewer arrests at calmer U. Wisconsin Halloween party

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Oct. 29,2006 10:42 p.m.

MADISON, Wis. -- The crowd was a lot smaller but so were the problems at an annual Halloween party that ended without violence or the use of pepper spray as it had in recent years.

Standing tall

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian Stewart · Sunday, Oct. 29,2006 10:41 p.m.

No one seems to desire, let alone deserve, a chapter in "Profiles in Courage" anymore.

GOP, Democratic leaders spar over whether Rumsfeld should resign

By Alyson Brodsy and Nedra Pickler · Sunday, Oct. 29,2006 10:41 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- On Sunday, the No. 2 leader in the House said Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld is "the best thing that's happened to the Pentagon in 25 years," sparking a debate with Democrats who said the comments show why the GOP should be voted out of power.

Missing requirement

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Oct. 29,2006 10:40 p.m.

Students in the College of Arts and Sciences know the general education requirements: finite mathematics, elementary composition, at least a couple semesters of a foreign language and so on. But if you are in the School of Education, foreign languages are not required. And music, business and journalism students, to name a few, all have some similar requirements, but their differences prevent students from moving freely between other majors. Until recently, each school has had the autonomy to prescribe its own interpretation of minimal student competence.

Nigerian plane crashes with 104 aboard, including Muslim leader

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Oct. 29,2006 10:38 p.m.

ABUJA, Nigeria -- A Nigerian airliner carrying 104 people, including the man regarded as a spiritual leader of Nigeria's Sunni Muslims, crashed in a storm Sunday after taking off from the airport in Abuja. Most of those on board were feared dead, but at least six people survived.

Writer says he hopes to amuse, inspire people to find 'poetry in the ordinary'

By Ashley Wilson · Sunday, Oct. 29,2006 10:38 p.m.

When poet Richard Newman set out to write a sonnet about a monster, he had no idea the subject would become addictive. One monster sonnet turned into many more until Newman realized he needed to write about something else. "I actually had to make myself stop writing monster sonnets," Newman said. Newman will give a free poetry reading at 8 p.m. tonight in room A201 of the Lee Norvelle Theatre & Drama Center. He will read from his books, "Monster Gallery: 19 Terrifying and Amazing Monster Sonnets!" and "Borrowed Towns," as well as introduce new poems.

Open your mind and close your nose

By Alyson Brodsy and Teri Rosenbaum · Sunday, Oct. 29,2006 10:36 p.m.

Thrift stores really get me off. I don't know if it's the menagerie of "World's Best Boss" coffee mugs or the naked Cabbage Patch dolls with one arm and crayon-colored plastic faces, but I love 'em, and I know you do, too. It's the only place where you can literally find an outfit for every occasion, from an '80s prom to a first date at Starbucks. And for almost no money!

'Rocky Horror' de-virginizes and delights

By Alyson Brodsy and Rorye O'Connor · Sunday, Oct. 29,2006 10:35 p.m.

I was a virgin before Saturday night. A "Rocky Horror Picture Show" virgin, that is.

Beach Boys sing hits before varied crowd

By Shannon Valentine · Sunday, Oct. 29,2006 10:34 p.m.

After belting out about 15 songs, original Beach Boy Mike Love took a break from singing, wiped his brow and asked the audience, "Did anyone know there was a time where there were no Beach Boys songs on the radio?" From the crowd's reaction Saturday night at the IU Auditorium, the answer was no.

Five-year collective bargaining agreement awaits approval

By Alyson Brodsy and Ronald Blum · Sunday, Oct. 29,2006 6:21 p.m.

ST. LOUIS -- Bud Selig and Donald Fehr sat in the center of a dais, flanked by players and owners. For the second time in four years, they were proclaiming labor peace. "The last agreement produced stunning growth and revenue," Selig said. "I believe that five years from now people will be stunned how well we grew the sport." The five-year collective bargaining agreement, which runs through the 2011 season, is subject to ratification by both sides. The deal makes relatively minor changes to the previous agreement and doesn't alter baseball's drug rules. "This is the golden era in every way," Selig said. "The economics of our sport have improved dramatically, and that's good. That, after all, made for a more wholesome atmosphere. We didn't have to quarrel about a lot of things. So overall, it was a very, very important part of the environment that continues peace."

IU blows out Michigan State 46-21

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Sunday, Oct. 29,2006 5:40 p.m.

Coming off a disappointing loss at Ohio State last weekend, the IU football team bounced back in grand fashion Saturday, defeating Michigan State 46-21. The Homecoming victory lifted IU to 5-4 overall and 3-2 in conference.

UPDATE: Hoosiers take Big Ten title

By Michael Sanserino · Friday, Oct. 27,2006 11:23 p.m.

The IU men's soccer team clinched the Big Ten regular season championship with a 1-0 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers Friday night.

UPDATE:BEHRMAN DEFENSE RESTS

Friday, Oct. 27,2006 12:13 p.m.

The defense rested its case Friday morning in the trial against John R. Myers II after only a day and half of presenting its case to the jury.

Sampson's team still adjusting to intense new practices

By Eamonn Brennan · Friday, Oct. 27,2006 11:58 a.m.

The "bubble drill" sounds easy enough. Maybe gentle, even. It goes like this: a coach throws the ball off the hoop -- which is covered by a plastic "bubble" -- and it bounces wildly while four players under the hoop leap and grab for it. That's when the no fouls, no rules, no-holds-barred fight begins. Work hard enough, make it through the grasping and writhing and clawing, and you might get the ball. Congratulations. You get to go again in a couple minutes. Oh, and if you get out-rebounded? Start running, chump.

NCAA to recommend new, tighter controls on spending

By Alyson Brodsy and Steve Herman · Friday, Oct. 27,2006 1:05 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA will recommend tighter controls on spending by its member athletic departments, with the reforms coming from the schools themselves rather than through the adoption of national standards. A reform structure similar to one adopted recently for academic standards won't work for spending because the NCAA does not have authority to dictate how its member schools should manage their operating budgets, NCAA President Myles Brand said Thursday.

Hoosiers seeking No. 3 Big Ten seed

By John Wustrow · Friday, Oct. 27,2006 1:03 a.m.

It's been a motto for the IU women's soccer team all season long: The next game is the most important game of the players' lives. In terms of important games, Friday's road game against Purdue (12-4-3, 5-3-1 Big Ten) could certainly qualify. The Hoosiers (9-5-4, 5-3-1 Big Ten) look to snap a three-game losing streak, work toward a higher seed for next weekend's Big Ten Tournament and try to earn an NCAA Tournament bid -- not to mention they are playing their in-state rivals. "I think we've refocused and are prepared for a huge game this Friday," senior midfielder Carrie DeFreece said. "I think we're going to take out our anger from the frustration from the last three games and have a good game this weekend."

Landfall marks IU's last shot

By Kevin Kane · Friday, Oct. 27,2006 1:02 a.m.

This weekend is the IU men's golf team's last chance. Since the beginning of the season, the Hoosiers have professed their expectations and desires to have success in the fall. With a few exceptions, this fall has mirrored last year's. Beginning play today in the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C. -- IU's last event until February -- the Hoosiers have one last chance to do something memorable before 2007. Before IU surged through the spring toward an NCAA berth last season, the team struggled in the fall, multiplying the pressure on the players to play at a high level in every spring event. The Hoosiers got away with their competitive procrastination. In the six spring tournaments before the Big Ten Championship, IU won two events and finished below the top three only once. The Hoosiers were determined to start this season as they ended their last in hopes of a more comfortable route to another NCAA bid. However, with one finish in the top five thus far, IU has hardly accomplished its goals. Though the Hoosiers proved last year a great second half of a season can yield a postseason berth, they would like to end the fall on a positive note.

No. 14 IU looks to snap 2-game losing streak

By Matt Dollinger · Friday, Oct. 27,2006 1:01 a.m.

October has been a long month for the IU field hockey team. Rewind to the first of the month to a Hoosier team that was on an 11-game winning streak and coming off a victory against the previously unbeaten Ohio State Buckeyes. Now fast-forward to the present to where lies a Hoosier team that has lost three of its last five games, including its last two. "A season has its ups and downs, and the last two weeks have definitely been our down cycle," IU coach Amy Robertson said.