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Packrats thrive in cyberspace

By Jessica Levco · Wednesday, Sept. 8,2004 12:14 a.m.

When Claudia Crowley came across a picture of a cow skull on the Internet, she knew it would hang perfectly on the back of her father's Southern-style fence. Best of all, the skull -- with glued-on horns and a bullet through its head -- was free. A few days later, she had the skull in her home. When she gave her father the three-pound cow cranium, it was then she realized that The Freecycle Network, www.freecycle.org, an international Yahoo! community group, actually worked. In fact, it was genius.

Post addition: IU adds player for upcoming season

By Alyson Brodsy and John Rodgers · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 8:51 p.m.

IU coach Mike Davis announced today he will have one more big body on the inside this season, and he doesn't hail from the U.S. Lucas Steijn, a 6-10, 230-pound center, is from Muiderberg, Netherlands. Steijn played last season after playing for Notre Dame Academy in Middleburg, Va. He helped Notre Dame win the Virginia Division II state title after averaging 12 points and eight rebounds per game.

GLBT celebrates 10 years

By Tony Sams · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:55 a.m.

A sign has hung in the back office at the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Student Support Services building since it opened. It reads, quite simply, "Welcome Home." Doug Bauder, the coordinator of the GLBT Student Support Services center, which celebrates its 10th anniversary later this year, says the idea of a welcoming space is an excellent summary of who the staff are and what they provide.

7 U.S. Marines, 3 Iraqi soldiers killed in car bombing

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Krane · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:55 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An apparent suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle on the outskirts of Fallujah Monday, killing seven U.S. Marines and three Iraqi national guardsmen, the U.S. military said. It was the deadliest day for U.S. forces in four months of fighting. In Baghdad, an Interior Ministry spokesman said medical tests on a man being held in custody showed he is not former president Saddam Hussein's deputy, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, ending conflicting claims about his purported arrest.

Dorm theft suspect nabbed

By Mike Wilson · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:55 a.m.

The IU Police Department recovered more than $4,000 in CDs, DVDs, computer and video game equipment, and stereo components Sunday evening after the items had been stolen from a Forest Quad residence hall room earlier that afternoon. The two victims, freshman roommates Brett Goldenhorn and Ernest Moore, left their room Sunday afternoon, and came back to find $4,500 worth of their possessions missing, according to an IUPD report.

IU open to adding fall break

By Amber Kerezman · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:55 a.m.

On Oct. 11 and 12, students at Purdue University will be out of the classroom and into leisure activities, celebrating Purdue's fall break. On Oct. 18 and 19, students at Ball State University will do the same in recognition of their own fall recess. During these same four days, students at IU will truck from Ballantine Hall to Swain West and back to the Stadium Lot for another round of first-semester classes because IU is the only school in the state that does not implement a fall break.

Particles

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:35 a.m.

Study on parrot tongues published by IU scientists In a study published in today's issue of Current Biology, scientists from IU and Leiden University in the Netherlands have shown for the first time that parrots, like humans, use their tongues to shape and create sound. Parrots use an organ between their trachea and lungs called the syrinx to produce sounds, but until now, it was unknown what happens to the sound as it leaves the throat.

A subtly woven tale

By Britany Ausmus and Brittany Ausmus · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:33 a.m.

An immigrant world teeming with secrets, hostility and love is the setting Monica Ali chose for her debut novel "Brick Lane."

Singh knocks Woods from No. 1

By Alyson Brodsy and Jimmy Golen · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:30 a.m.

Vijay Singh won a head-to-head matchup with Tiger Woods to end his record reign atop golf's ultimate leaderboard.

At least 13 Palestinians killed, dozens wounded in attacks

By Alyson Brodsy and Ibrahim Barzak · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:30 a.m.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training field early Tuesday, killing at least 13 Palestinians and wounding 25 in the bloodiest strike in Gaza in months, officials from both sides said. Most of the casualties were members of the anti-Israeli militant group. The attack came a week after Hamas carried out a double suicide bombing in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, killing 16 Israelis and breaking a six-month lull in major violence against the Jewish state.

deep water detectives

By Erika Biga Lee · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:28 a.m.

Senior Adam Gutwein's college experiences have taken him coast to coast -- and then down to 130 feet underwater. He's a scuba diver earning degrees in underwater science and anthropology -- and though Bloomington's landlocked campus seems like an unlikely location for an Underwater Science program, an interdepartmental effort and the passion of one man have given Gutwein the chance to be involved in one of the nation's top programs.

Agassi reaches U.S. Open quarterfinals

By Alyson Brodsy and Ben Walker · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:22 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Andre Agassi made short work of marathon man Sargis Sargsian on Labor Day and moved on to an incredibly attractive matchup at the U.S. Open: Next up, top-seeded Roger Federer in the quarterfinals.

Local artists use postcards for expression

By Olivia Morales · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:19 a.m.

For three straight years, Jan Ley entered the Bloomington Area Arts Council's annual postcard competition. The first two times, nothing happened. After two years of waiting and anticipating, this year, for the first time, she was selected among the top 10 in the competition with her photograph titled "Farmers' Market: August 5, 2000."

Cubs, Astros wins ensure wild playoff chase

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:11 a.m.

Cubs 9, Expos 1 CHICAGO -- Four days off suited Aramis Ramirez just fine. Ramirez hit a pair of two-run homers and Carlos Zambrano allowed four hits in eight innings to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 9-1 victory over the Montreal Expos Monday.

A nightmare or a trip to Spain?

By Andrea Opperman · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:09 a.m.

I'm leaving for Spain soon and all I can think is disaster. A friend that was in the program with me just backed out, leaving me with a two-room reservation in a hostel and five days to roam Seville by myself.

Record crowds at Burning Man festival

By Alyson Brodsy and Don Thompson · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 1:06 a.m.

BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. -- As jugglers danced with hoops and spirals of fire, vehicles belched flames and hypnotic drums echoed through the night, more than 35,000 costumed revelers ritually burned a 40-foot neon-and-wooden icon of a man deep in the Nevada desert.

No computer geeks allowed

By Matt Mattucci · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 12:54 a.m.

It's very obvious nowadays that technology has taken over the world. The latest gadgets and gizmos are being distributed faster than Deion Sanders runs the 40-yard dash. College students are perhaps the most notorious for constantly using the latest technology in the place of human interaction.

Sophomore overcomes injury to pace team

By Ryan Corazza · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 12:50 a.m.

If sophomore Jessica Gall were a motorized vehicle, she'd be a full-sized pick-up truck with tons of horsepower. If she were a prize fighter, she'd be Rocky Balboa. And if Gall were a brand of paper towel, she'd most definitely be Bounty.

Senior leading young Hoosier team on and off court

By Kevin Dwire · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 12:46 a.m.

Every collegiate coach wants an upperclassman on her team whose etiquette and demeanor on the court rub off onto younger players getting accustomed to the college game. Very few coaches get a player whose actions in the community combine with this knowledge of the sport to set an example for how to make the most out of college life. IU women's volleyball coach Katie Weismiller has exactly that player in senior middle blocker Katie Pollom.

SRSC elliptical stress

By Alyson Brodsy and Stacie Vasko · Tuesday, Sept. 7,2004 12:40 a.m.

I do too much. With a part-time job at the Indiana Daily Student, sorority functions, an internship at a TV station, five classes and trying to start up a new journalism organization on campus, I have a hard time finding time to relieve the stress that my life brings. And not only do all of these things stress me out, I'm a stressball. So to keep my sanity, I require just one hour a day to unwind and de-stress.