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Brand wants integrity reasserted

By Alex Hickey · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2004 1:18 a.m.

Against a backdrop of college bowl games sponsored by everything from cell phones to auto parts stores, NCAA President Myles Brand sent out a warning that the collegiate model of athletics as we know it will continue to see itself challenged by commercialism. Brand told delegates at the 98th annual NCAA Convention in Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday, he wanted to reassert the integrity and value of college sports. He warned that Division I schools, as well as those in Divisions II and III, are vulnerable to being too much like pro franchises by allowing athletics to become separate from the rest of the university. "Intercollegiate athletics is not a freestanding, wholly autonomous enterprise. We have seen the type of drift to the professional model that will diminish, and in the long run will eliminate the value of the program to its university," Brand said. Though Brand believes that professional sports has an important role in soceity, he warned that "college sports must not be allowed to be drawn to the professional model like a moth drawn to a flame."

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Israel builds wall to encircle Jerusalem

By Alyson Brodsy and Ravi Nessman · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2004 1:16 a.m.

ABU DIS, West Bank -- With the thud of tons of concrete hitting soft earth, Israel worked Monday to build a 25-foot-tall wall on the edge of Jerusalem, signaling that Israel's encirclement of the city is becoming permanent. The wall, running down the center of a main road in the Palestinian neighborhood of Abu Dis, separates thousands of residents from Jerusalem, a city they consider home.

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Residence hall graffiti dominates harassment complaints

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2004 1:15 a.m.

Someone, perhaps maliciously, perhaps not knowing the impact it would have, scrawled the words "Nazi's rule" on a residence hall wall last year. The graffiti was reported to the Racial Incidents Team, which, along with the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Anti-Harassment Team, assists students who have been victims of discrimination based on race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation or gender.

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High oil, natural gas prices investigated

By Alyson Brodsy and Brad Foss · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2004 1:15 a.m.

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission and the New York Mercantile Exchange said Friday they have stepped up their surveillance of natural gas trading in the past week and industry sources said traders' telephone records have been subpoenaed as part of that effort. CFTC officials visited the trading pit this week, an employee of one New York-based trading firm that was subpoenaed said Friday. "They didn't give any specific indication that they're targeting a specific trade, a specific trader or a specific (trading) house," said the employee, speaking on condition of anonymity. R. David Gary, a spokesman for the CFTC in Washington, said the agency has increased surveillance because of recent volatility and high prices of natural gas trading activity on Nymex since the start of the month. But, as a matter of policy, he said the agency would neither confirm nor deny the existence of any formal investigation. Nymex spokeswoman Nachamah Jacobovits said the focus of the scrutiny is to "make sure that futures prices are reflective of what's happening on cash markets and that there's no manipulation."

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Soldier discusses his time in Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2004 1:14 a.m.

KOKOMO -- Of all the care packages Maj. Anthony Jocius received during his recent stint in Iraq, the one he talked about the most contained something few would suspect a soldier to crave: powdered drink mix. The water in Baqubah, where Jocius is stationed, is drawn from a river that might make some creeks look clean. The water is cleaned through a reverse-osmosis process that leaves the water with a chlorinated taste.

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Winning words

By Dan Patrick · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2004 1:10 a.m.

Former IU Distinguished Professor Willis Barnstone has published 46 books, taught during two wars and one cultural revolution and translated texts from Chinese, Spanish, French, Latin, ancient and modern Greek and Biblical Hebrew. And Barnstone was just the beginning of his family's poetic legacy.

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Lady initiates don new Greek letters

By Mike McElroy · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2004 1:09 a.m.

Exhausted but satisfied, IU's Greek women faced their next big challenge Monday: classes. The women's recruitment process culminated Sunday night with the Panhellenic Bid Ceremony, where participating women learned which chapter they would call home for the remainder of their IU career. And behind the scenes, months of careful planning and organization came to fruition.

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Kruzan plans to integrate his goals

By Sarah Schwimmer · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2004 1:05 a.m.

Though Mark Kruzan only officially became the Bloomington mayor a week ago, he has been hard at work since his Nov. 4 election when he defeated Republican candidate Fred Prall. During his campaign, Kruzan based his platform on three aspects of concern to him in Bloomington: economic growth, physical growth and the widening income gap. Kruzan said the transition has been an easy one thanks to the support of two important people.

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Turning pro early

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2004 1:05 a.m.

Junior forward Ned Grabavoy will forgo his senior season of eligibility at IU and enter the 2004 MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 16 in Charlotte, N.C. The All-American has signed a contract with the MLS and is one of eight players signed as part of Major League Soccer's Nike Project-40 class that was recently unveiled by the league. In 2003, Grabavoy carried the Hoosiers to their sixth national championship, leading the team with 33 points on 11 goals and 11 assists in 21 games. As co-captain, Grabavoy was one of 15 finalists for the Missouri Athletic Club Herman Trophy handed out to the nation's top player.

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Student brings Chess Consortium back to life

By Kourtney Schepman · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2004 12:59 a.m.

Since last spring, IU has been without a chess organization. The lack of faculty support, sufficient finances and student involvement all contributed to the group's fallout. But with a graduate student's efforts, the organization has taken form again. Graduate student Ryan Lauer, an accomplished chess player, initiated a petition to the IU Club Sports Federation. Lauer was backed by support from a handful of interested students, and the Chess Consortium was reinstated. "I felt there was a need to bring chess back into the University under a formal banner and hopefully entice the myriad informal groups currently found around campus to get involved as well," Lauer said.

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Econ professor dies of cancer

By Gavin Lesnick · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2004 12:59 a.m.

For years, IU professors would gather at lunch to talk with Economics Professor Nicolas Spulber about any number of topics. They would have conversations on everything from current events to literature to politics and history to music. On Jan. 2, Spulber died of prostate cancer, leaving behind a legacy of respect among his peers. Economics Professor Michael Kaganovich, who joined Spulber's lunchtime discussion groups several times a week, said Spulber had a unique perspective on any topic.

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Healthy choices for the New Year

By Alyson Brodsy and Suzanne Lindemann · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2004 12:33 a.m.

Welcome back IU students! The New Year is here and with it comes the inevitable New Year's resolutions. The popular resolution seems to be one that combines healthy eating and exercise. So instead of jumping on the fad diet bandwagon for fast weight loss, try changing your eating habits. My sister, a registered dietician, preaches to her patients that the key to weight loss is changing daily eating habits. This doesn't mean having McDonald's for only one meal a day! Combining healthy diet and exercise is a foolproof way to ensure a healthy body in the future. The following are some easy recipes to keep a healthy lifestyle resolution on track.

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A Spanish trip in three bags

By Julia Balnford and Julia Blanford · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2004 12:29 a.m.

Packing for a study abroad semester in Madrid, Spain, is no fun. Because of weight and space restrictions, airlines only allow two suitcases and one carry-on. Normal people take a large suitcase on a vacation. I usually have to squeeze my clothes, shoes and hair rubber bands into two for a typical week-long jaunt. The airlines expect me to fit the next six months of my life into two suitcases -- less than seventy pounds each, and only one carry-on? That's ridiculous! Before packing both suitcases, I had to clean out my room to figure out what I wanted to take with me. Did I mention I have yet to unpack the boxes I brought home from fall semester?

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Cubs, rooftop owners reach agreement

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2004 12:24 a.m.

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs and most owners of rooftop bleachers that overlook Wrigley Field have reached an agreement that would require the owners to pay the team millions of dollars a year, officials said.

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Dungy: Colts must tackle better

By Alyson Brodsy and Steve Herman · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2004 12:23 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- As well as the Indianapolis Colts have looked on offense through the first two rounds of playoffs, there's still a big concern about their inconsistent defense heading into the AFC championship game at New England.

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