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Preseason game chance to build for IU

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, Nov. 12,2004 12:47 a.m.

In its last preparation before the start of the 2004-05 regular season, the IU men's basketball team plays host to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at 8 p.m. tonight at Assembly Hall.

U.S. battles militants in Fallujah

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Nov. 12,2004 12:47 a.m.

FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Insurgents tried to break through the U.S. cordon surrounding Fallujah on Thursday as American forces launched an offensive against concentrations of militants in the south of the city. Some 600 insurgents, 18 U.S. troops and five Iraqi soldiers have been killed in the four-day assault, the U.S. military said.

Hoosier quest for repeat titles starts today

By Brian Janosch · Friday, Nov. 12,2004 12:46 a.m.

Seven. Seven deadly sins, seven days in a week. Seven: the name stolen from George Costanza. Seven is also the number of games that lies between the IU men's soccer team and a successful defense of last year's NCAA Championship season. The Hoosiers will begin that defense at 11:30 a.m. today against Michigan State in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Nov. 12,2004 12:44 a.m.

Overton ranked No. 1 golfer in nation by Golfstat IU senior golfer Jeff Overton sits atop the most recent Golfstat rankings following the Evansville native's performance this fall. This is not Overton's first time at the No. 1 ranking. Last season, Overton reached No. 1 during a year in which he was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Year.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Nov. 12,2004 12:44 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins was a unanimous choice for the American League Cy Young Award Thursday, rewarded for a stellar second half that helped his team win its third straight division title.

Hoosiers take on Big Ten in singles tourney

By Eamonn Brennan · Friday, Nov. 12,2004 12:43 a.m.

Tennis, by nature, is a sport of the individual. Even when a team concept is at hand, success rides on the collection of singular efforts. The IU men's tennis team will test the strength of its individual parts this weekend as the Hoosiers close their fall season with the Big Ten Singles Championship at the Nielson Tennis Stadium at the University of Wisconsin.

One Last Time

By Dan Patrick · Friday, Nov. 12,2004 12:43 a.m.

One last hurrah. The 2004 class of Hoosier football players will suit up for the final time at Memorial Stadium Saturday against the 2-7 Penn State Nittany Lions. While 18 players will say goodbye to their home turf, all the players remain vigilant in their quest to beat Penn State despite the lack of a bowl bid. Senior safety Herana-Daze Jones said the team still has high expectations for Saturday's game, and he fully believes the Hoosiers can pull out a victory.

Former 'Times of India' editor speaks at IU

By Hina Alam · Friday, Nov. 12,2004 12:19 a.m.

There is more to India than it just being a country to which jobs are outsourced. It is an example of a democracy that works in its truest sense. This was the message of Gautam Adhikari, former executive editor for The Times of India, a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a consultant at the World Bank, who spoke Thursday evening in the Student Building.

N. Korea rights act passes

By Obaid Khawaja · Friday, Nov. 12,2004 12:18 a.m.

The North Korean Human Rights Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush Oct. 18 after months of lobbying by four IU student groups. The bill enables North Koreans to stay in the United States as refugees and includes a humanitarian aid package, as well as the appointment of a special envoy for North Korean human rights.

Many TV stations saving 'Private Ryan' over FCC sanctions

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Nov. 12,2004 12:17 a.m.

NEW YORK -- More than 20 ABC affiliates around the country announced that they wouldn't take part in the network's Veterans Day airing of "Saving Private Ryan," saying the acclaimed film's violence and language could draw sanctions from the Federal Communications Commission.

'Cosmopolitan' captures New York, Paris

By Olivia Morales · Friday, Nov. 12,2004 12:17 a.m.

A girl kisses her beau on a city street outside a Paris café; a young movie star shares a moment with the camera on her first movie set; and a famous photographer contemplates his work from inside a New York gallery. All these scenes have found their ways into the select collection of photography now on display at the IU Art Museum.

'Polar Express' technology frees actors from their bodies

By Alyson Brodsy and Anthony Breznican · Friday, Nov. 12,2004 12:16 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Tom Hanks used experimental technology to morph into a little boy, a train conductor, a hobo and Santa Claus for the new Christmas adventure "The Polar Express."

Forum to discuss terrorism issues

By Michael Zennie · Friday, Nov. 12,2004 12:16 a.m.

Panelists and students will discuss some of the many facets of terrorism at a forum titled "Terrorism & War on Terrorism" from 1 to 5:30 p.m. today in the Frangipani Room of the Indiana Memorial Union. The forum will center around three moderated panel discussions, each addressing a different aspect of terrorism.

Chekhov's last play opens

By Patrick Doolin · Friday, Nov. 12,2004 12:15 a.m.

Anton Chekhov's last masterpiece, "The Cherry Orchard," which takes place on a Russian estate sustained by an unusually large cherry orchard, opens this weekend at IU's Ruth N. Halls Theatre.

Arafat's death ushers in new era

By Alyson Brodsy and Steven Gutkin · Friday, Nov. 12,2004 12:14 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Yasser Arafat's death brought a rare glimmer of optimism to the Middle East, with world leaders talking about the possibility of a new era. But the window of opportunity for peace could quickly close with a chaotic transition, a rise of militants or a failure by either side to seize the moment.

Keep your distance

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Nov. 11,2004 11:41 p.m.

Before Joanna Borns goes around petting the porkers that populate our campus ("The Squirrel Whisperer," Nov. 8), I feel it is my duty to warn you of one of their less than cuddle-worthy attributes: they carry the plague.

GLBT office still needed

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Nov. 11,2004 11:35 p.m.

Ten years ago, a proposal to use the back room of the house on 705 E. Seventh St. for the location of the then-Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Student Support Services office caused quite a stir among many community members, IU students and Indiana legislators.

Event promotes map technology

By Patrick Caldwell · Thursday, Nov. 11,2004 11:30 p.m.

During and after the 2004 election, the numbers streamed in: Bush won 72 of Ohio's 88 counties but won the vote by less than 135,000 votes. Media outlets, using Geographical Information Systems technology, created maps -- usually by region -- to reflect this data.

Around The State

Thursday, Nov. 11,2004 11:18 p.m.

Man hands note to police dispatcher, shoots himself WHITING, Ind. -- A man walked into the city's police station, handed the dispatcher a note through a bulletproof window, then pulled out a gun and shot himself once in the head, police said. Victor Midkiff, 54, an electrician's assistant for the city, fatally shot himself about 11 a.m. Wednesday. A note inside the envelope read, "Call my brother," and gave his phone number, Detective Donald Greer said.

Former professor reflects on life as civil liberties activist

By Stephanie Susman · Thursday, Nov. 11,2004 11:16 p.m.

Family, peers, education, religion and income are all examples of life conditions that influence political ideologies. Professor Emeritus of Germanic Studies Frank Banta grew up as a member of what he said he thinks was probably the only democratic family in a totally republican farm community. A friend once told Banta he is the "only living fifth-generation Hoosier Democrat."