Longform

Caribbean claims Little League World Series championship

By Alyson Brodsy and Dan Lewerenz · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:27 a.m.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Carlos Pineda struck out 11 and Jurickson Profar hit a two-run homer as Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curacao, took an early lead and held on for a 5-2 victory over Conejo Valley of Thousand Oaks, Calif., in the Little League World Series championship Sunday night. California scored both of its runs in the top of the sixth, and had runners on first and third with two outs. James Brady hit to first baseman Christopher Garia, who won a race to make the final out.

IU falls to Cal, beats Stanford

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:26 a.m.

IU women's field hockey team opened up the 2004-05 season this weekend with mixed results. The Hoosiers traveled west to northern California to face off against University of California-Berkeley and Stanford.

Rumblefish expensive, well served fare

By Adam B. Steer and Adam Steer · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:26 a.m.

As a general rule, fish restaurants can be divided fairly easily into two groups: dive-like fish-fry joints and the overly pricey formal fish restaurants. Dive-worthy fish places are great: There is nothing better than sitting on old rickety benches with a motley assortment of locals while eating fish that you swear was caught only minutes ago.

Hoosiers kick off season with Milwaukee Cup

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:26 a.m.

The IU women's soccer team started off its 2004 season by claiming ownership of the Milwaukee Cup. The Hoosiers were on their way to defeating Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sunday afternoon after senior forward Kim Grodek scored her first goal of the match in the fifth minute and then scored again in the 32nd minute, receiving a pass from freshman Lindsay McCarthy. IU was able to hold off Wisconsin-Milwaukee after building a two-goal lead with solid goaltending by junior goalkeeper Lauren Fabbro, who recorded four saves.

Knight files suit against University

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:25 a.m.

Six months ago, IU thought its court battle with former men's basketball coach Bobby Knight was finished, but Knight filled suit again Thursday. The suit names IU and the Indiana Insurance Co. as defendants in a lawsuit alleging IU did not pay for Knight's legal expenses during his court battle with former IU assistant coach Ron Felling as well as a breach of contract.

It's gonna be a good season

By Cory Steger · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:25 a.m.

This year's race for the Big Ten football title is already shaping up to be good one despite the fact none of teams have played a game yet. Six of the 11 teams have been ranked in the top 25 in preseason polls, with Michigan and Ohio State both cracking the top 10. Last season, Michigan State wasn't ranked in the preseason polls and then simply won seven of its first eight games, including wins over Minnesota and Iowa on the way to a top-15 ranking. So who will be this year's surprise team of the Big Ten?

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:24 a.m.

Colts waiting on physical before announcing deal INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts are waiting for second-round draft pick Bob Sanders to pass a physical before announcing he has signed a contract. Sanders, the last holdout from this year's draft, reportedly agreed to terms with the Colts Thursday night.

U.S. tops charts for third straight Summer Olympics

By Alyson Brodsy and David Crary · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:23 a.m.

ATHENS, Greece -- The United States finished atop the medal charts for the third straight Summer Olympics, with Russia the overall runner-up and China second in gold medals -- its best showing ever and the leading edge of a surge by Asian teams. Six nations won gold medals for the first time; the trailblazers included an Arab sheik marksman and an Israeli windsurfer. Two other countries, Paraguay and Eritrea, won their first medals of any sort.

Different eras, same predicament

By Dan Patrick · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:23 a.m.

As IU coach Gerry DiNardo enters his third year at the helm of the IU football program, the Hoosiers are still trying to find their way out of the proverbial doldrums of the bottom of the Big Ten.

From The Floor

Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:19 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Vice President Dick Cheney made an appearance at the Republican National Convention Sunday for a sound check on the stage inside Madison Square Garden. Cheney read from a teleprompter and adjusted the podium to his liking for Wednesday's speech.

Students get free bus rides

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:18 a.m.

Getting around Bloomington will never be freer than it will be today through Sept. 5. All Campus, Bloomington Transit routes and Express Lines of Rural Transit will celebrate the first week of classes by providing bus services free of charge. The annual "Free Week" will allow students to get acquainted with city and campus bus routes.

11 named Kelley Scholars

By Michael Zennie · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:18 a.m.

Unlike many of their classmates, 11 freshmen are attending their first day of classes with a clear path laid out for them. These are the 2004 Kelley Scholars. Each of these freshmen intend to major in the Kelley School of Business and were directly admitted to the school. The recipients of the award enjoy payment of tuition and fees for four years as well as a stipend for living expenses, the annual value of which is $14,000 for Indiana residents and $20,000 for non-residents.

Australian prime minister facing re-election after supporting Iraq war

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:17 a.m.

CANBERRA, Australia -- Prime Minister John Howard will become the first of three allied leaders who launched the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq to face voters, having announced Sunday that Australians will go to the polls Oct. 9. The date comes ahead of the U.S. presidential ballot Nov. 2 and British elections early next year. Howard, whose conservative coalition comfortably won a third, three-year term in November 2001 -- in the aftermath of the 9/11 al Qaeda attacks in the United States -- declared Sunday that trust will be the dominant issue of the election campaign.

3 killed in fraternity house fire at University of Mississippi

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:13 a.m.

OXFORD, Miss. -- Students at the University of Mississippi questioned the school's fire safety procedures as investigators returned to a charred fraternity house Saturday to find the cause of a blaze that killed three people. Twenty students and a house mother escaped the fire at the two-story, brick-and-wood frame Alpha Tau Omega house Friday.

New fashion helps good cause

By Maggie Bozich · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:11 a.m.

Move over Ugg boots and trucker hats, there is a new fashion must-have hitting campus -- a little yellow bracelet engraved with the word "LIVESTRONG." The Lance Armstrong Foundation began producing yellow plastic bracelets during the middle of May in efforts to raise $6 million dollars. LAF provides information and support for people living with cancer. Now, with more than 10 million sold, the bracelets are nearly impossible to find.

Play takes on excessive police force

By Jennifer Griffin · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:10 a.m.

The idea of police brutality and use of excessive force has been presented to the public in the form of news stories, fiction and non-fiction books, and now, thanks to the Bloomington Playwrights Project, in the form of a theatrical play.

The joy of budget travel

By Brandon S Morley · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 1:06 a.m.

In 2000, I spent two weeks touring England and Scotland and fell in love with the adventure travel creates. I'd always wanted to go back to Europe and see more. The opportunity to travel to Europe came alive my sophomore year at IU. I'd researched the variety of programs the Office of Overseas Study had to offer where you could study in the land by which you've always been fascinated and get college credit at the same time.

Presidential pimpin' for pop

By -Kehla West · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 12:45 a.m.

It's getting closer and closer to Nov. 2, and the stumping is getting more and more heated (read: panicked.) And now, George W. Bush and John Kerry are dragging their kids into it. Not dragging, per se, because I think the kids are doing it voluntarily, but the presidential offspring are definitely getting into it, and their involvement irritates me. I was almost as irritated as when I found out Brooks & Dunn were playing a gig at the Republican National Convention. (Why? I know many country music fans are Republicans, but from now on out, whenever I hear, "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone," I'll be thinking "I bet they're singing that for Dubya.")

No pay increase for legislators

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 12:45 a.m.

The Indiana state salary commission, a nine-member, legislator-created citizen's group, is recommending a 159 percent salary increase for Indiana legislators. That's nice, we say, because everybody likes to have more money, but this kind of pay hike is just insane.

A kick in the ads

By Tony Sams · Monday, Aug. 30,2004 12:45 a.m.

Wise people have often joked that we market our politicians like we market soda: it's all about image and which one leaves the best taste in your mouth. People say the inundation of advertising from the two major political parties, telling you which one is better, is strikingly similar to the inundation from the two soda giants.