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Construction noise annoying students before finals week

By David A. Nosko · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 1:43 a.m.

With finals week lingering like a leper knocking at the door, some students seem bothered by the whacking, hammering and pounding noise pollution penetrating the roofs and walls of the Briscoe and Forest Quad residential halls.

California Dreamin'

By Steve Slivka · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 1:43 a.m.

One win stands between the No. 2-seed IU men's soccer team and its seventh trip to the College Cup in the past eight seasons. IU hopes to calm the storm that the unseeded Tulsa Golden Hurricane brings to this year's NCAA tournament.

Running the Gauntlet

By John Rodgers · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 1:41 a.m.

When the goin' gets tough, the tough get goin'. The IU basketball team hopes to adopt this saying and take it into Saturday's match-up with defending national champion University of Connecticut. And believe it or not, after losing to run-and-gun No. 9 North Carolina Wednesday, things do get tougher for the Hoosiers.

DiNardo firing causes joy, disbelief with students

By Andrew Shaffer · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 1:31 a.m.

IU Athletics Director Rick Greenspan announced Wednesday Gerry DiNardo had been relieved of his duties as IU football coach. An attendance level reaching an average crowd of 28,4000 per game in a stadium that seats 52,000 marred a tenure spanning eight wins in three seasons.

Panel offers 'coming out' aid

By Lori Snow · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 1:28 a.m.

When junior Owen Sutkowski was 13 years old, he felt like he was somehow different from his peers. Then, when he surfed the Internet for the first time at his hometown's public library, within 10 minutes, he realized something.

Local man arrested after car chase

By Mike Wilson · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 1:28 a.m.

A high-speed car chase Thursday morning resulted in the arrest of Bloomington resident Marshall Bailey, 23, on charges of resisting law enforcement while fleeing in a vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident and operating while intoxicated, according to IU Police Department reports.

Single play might have turned season for Colts, Tennessee

By Alyson Brodsy and Jon Krawczynski · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 1:21 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts are in the middle of another promising season, while the Tennessee Titans are falling apart.

Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 1:02 a.m.

Women's swim and dive ready for Illini The No. 25-ranked IU women's swimming and diving team heads to Champaign, Ill., to face Big Ten rival Illinois in a dual match Saturday. The Hoosiers enter the meet 3-2, 0-1 in Big Ten competition with wins against the University of Evansville, Kentucky and Southwest Missouri State University.

NHL, union to resume negotiations for first time since September

By Alyson Brodsy and Ira Podell · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 1 a.m.

NEW YORK -- The NHL and the players' association will resume talks next week in an effort to end the 78-day lockout and save the season.

Bears hanging with Hutchinson

By Alyson Brodsy and Rick Gano · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 1 a.m.

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bears are turning to a surfer dude to perk up their listless offense, prompting the Minnesota Vikings to search the videotape archives and check out his moves.

BFC defends DiNardo firing

By Dan Patrick · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 12:59 a.m.

Dollar signs, W's and L's; three basic symbols the Bloomington Faculty Council's Athletics Committee are contending with in the wake of IU Athletics Director Rick Greenspan's decision to fire former IU football coach Gerry DiNardo.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 12:56 a.m.

Report: Notre Dame to meet with Utah's Urban Meyer NEW YORK -- Notre Dame has contacted University of Utah coach Urban Meyer about its coaching vacancy, and was to meet with him Thursday, The New York Times reported.

Yankees, league respond to Giambi

By Alyson Brodsy and Ronald Blum · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 12:53 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Jason Giambi's reported testimony that he used steroids might jeopardize his $120 million contract with the New York Yankees and allow baseball commissioner Bud Selig to discipline him.

Don't take offense

By Matt Glenesk · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 12:53 a.m.

Webmail: Cakes, what's the matter with you, writing this stuff? Don't you know you can't mess with people's Indiana basketball? I can't take this back and forth sparring. I have more important things to convey like exam schedules and www.thefacebook.com friend requests. Can't you just leave their basketball alone? My brain hurts.

Brand urges schools to consider minorities

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Marot · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 12:51 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- NCAA president Myles Brand is urging athletic directors to take a closer look at minority coaching candidates this year.

Rapture explored in latest BPP play

By Patrick Doolin · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 12:26 a.m.

"Accidental Rapture" opens this weekend at the Bloomington Playwrights Project. The play, written by former Bloomington resident Eric Pfeffinger, comes to life thanks to work by several BPP Ensemble of Artists members as well as several IU students.

Around The State

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 12:09 a.m.

Woman says God led her to van that fatally hit her son GREENWOOD, Ind. -- A woman says it was divine intervention that led her to find the van that authorities believe killed her 27-year-old son in an October hit-and-run.

Bloomington 25th safest metro area

By Jessica Levco · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 12:06 a.m.

Although junior Stephanie Pleiman grew up in Memphis, Tenn., she never experienced the downtown nightlife. Her parents were worried about her safety, and the few times she went to Beale Street with a group of friends, she was too distracted by the noise and the people to relax.

Bush nixes any notion of pushing back Iraqi elections set for Jan. 30

By Alyson Brodsy and Scott Lindlaw · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 12:04 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush said Thursday that Iraq's elections must not be delayed from their scheduled date of Jan. 30, rejecting calls from more than a dozen political parties there to postpone them until security at the polls can be ensured.

New administration to review Trump casino

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Friday, Dec. 3,2004 12:02 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Gaming Commission has agreed not to execute any final contract allowing Donald Trump's casino company to operate a casino in Indiana's Orange County until the deal is reviewed by incoming Governor-elect Mitch Daniels, the Daniels team said Thursday.

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