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Fraternities recolonize

By Aaron Uslan · Tuesday, Dec. 9,2003 12:17 a.m.

Greek houses seem to pop up as quickly as they disappear. Over the last several years, Delta Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Theta Chi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon have had their chapters pulled from campus. However, many wonder what happens to these organizations after they are removed. Phi Kappa Tau recolonized last spring after being absent from campus for over four years and Beta Theta Pi and Sigma Lambda Beta already have colonized during this semester.

Woodlawn to be repaired

By Brandon Morley and Brandon S Morley · Tuesday, Dec. 9,2003 12:16 a.m.

IU's Division of Recreational Sports will close Woodlawn Field again from Dec. 15 until March 22, 2004, officials announced Monday. RecSports said it is closing the field to perform routine maintenance and to prevent extensive damage to the field from usage during inclement weather.

Fast food for finals

By Suzanne Lindemann · Tuesday, Dec. 9,2003 12:15 a.m.

Thanksgiving break has come and gone, and that means finals week is fast approaching. Food and meal preparation is probably the last thing on a studying student's mind. Still, hunger will eventually strike. And instead of going out to eat, stopping at the drive-through or getting take out, take the time to make a nutritious meal in around 30 minutes.

Concert pianist draws inspiration from composers, performance

By Patrice Worthy and Patricia Worthy · Tuesday, Dec. 9,2003 12:14 a.m.

During his four years at IU, senior Jason Lee became an artistic Renaissance man. Graduating in December, Lee said his final goodbye to IU in a recital Saturday in the Frangipani Room of the Indiana Memorial Union.

USC out of BCS title game

By Alyson Brodsy and Josh Dubow · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 1:43 a.m.

College football fans, get ready to crown not just one, but possibly two national champions. And get ready for a new round of controversy. That's because the computer rankings had Oklahoma as the country's top team Sunday while the human poll voters picked Southern California.

IU has strong showing in Iowa

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 1:42 a.m.

The IU wrestling team continued its hot streak at the Northern Iowa Open Saturday, posting four individual championships and eight team members in the top six in their respective weight classes.

Wins over Georgetown, VCU put IU at 4-2

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 1:41 a.m.

The women's basketball team ran its record to 4-2 with two road victories this weekend. The Hoosiers snapped a two-game losing streak Friday night with a 68-54 victory over Virginia Commonwealth and dominated the second half in Sunday's 72-62 win over Georgetown.

Loss to knock IU out of top 25

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 1:40 a.m.

The Hoosiers dropped their fifth consecutive dual meet Saturday, falling to No. 15 Texas A&M, 180.5-117.5. The loss, No. 25 IU's fourth straight to a ranked team will, in all probability, drop them out of the top 25 rankings.

Split team finishes 6th, 3rd

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 1:40 a.m.

The women's swimming and diving team concluded its long weekend in Washington and Ohio with a sixth place and third place finish, respectively. Five members of the team went to the U.S. Open and the team placed sixth. Freshman Leila Vaziri had a Spring National cut time in the 100-meter freestyle, which is one of her strongest events.

Colts survive scare from Titans, inch closer to title

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 1:39 a.m.

Colts 29, Titans 27 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Call the Indianapolis Colts road warriors -- and possibly AFC South champs. Edgerrin James ran for two touchdowns and Mike Vanderjagt kicked five field goals as the Colts beat Tennessee 29-27 to sweep the defending division champion Titans, taking control of the division with three games remaining. The Colts (10-3) improved to 6-1 on the road by scoring 19 straight points and forcing four fumbles, which they turned into nine points.

Paging Dr. Heimlich

By Alex Hickey · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 1:36 a.m.

Hey, does anyone know when NIT tickets go on sale? When Missouri center Arthur Johnson fouled out with 4:29 left to play, I figured, "Alright! This one's over." I was right. But not in the way I imagined. Sean Kline's free throws were the last points that IU would score the rest of the game.

'Ladies and gentlemen, spin your dreidels'

By -Kehla West · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 1:35 a.m.

Why break a record when you can smash one? Alumni Hall buzzed Sunday, if only for 10 seconds, with the sound of 713 dreidels spinning their way into the record books. The previous record, set by the University of Maryland at 536 dreidels for 10 seconds in 2000, was unofficially broken, pending confirmation by the Guinness Book of World Records. As the crowd gathered before the event, volunteer "spinners" signed in and received a colored plastic dreidel.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 1:34 a.m.

Bruce Smith breaks NFL career sacks record EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Bruce Smith became the NFL's career sacks leader Sunday when he tackled Jesse Palmer for a 7-yard loss in the fourth quarter of the Washington Redskins' game against the New York Giants Sunday.

Fans tune in to victory

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 1:32 a.m.

Gathered in front of their computers and huddled around their radio dials, Hoosier fans across the country tuned in Saturday night to one of IU coach Jerry Yeagley's biggest victories in 31 years. IU defeated No. 1 UCLA 2-1 to advance to this weekend's College Cup in Columbus, Ohio.

Hoosiers all business after defeating UCLA

By Zack Eldridge · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 1:32 a.m.

The IU men's soccer team was all business as they arrived back to Bloomington Sunday afternoon after their trip to UCLA. They grabbed their luggage from the baggage compartments of the bus and quickly walked to their parked cars. The players seemed to be over the euphoria of beating the defending national champions and No. 1-seed Bruins.

Hoosiers shoot lights out first half, but cool down to let No. 4 Missouri get back in game, prevail 63-58

By Natalie A. Trout · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 1:30 a.m.

IU junior guard Donald Perry scored a team- and career-high 13 points IU in Saturday's 63-58 loss to No. 4 Missouri. The 6-foot-3-inch Louisiana native also started as guard for the Hoosiers, his first start since his freshman year. Perry said he found out he would be starting the night after playing Wake Forest.

FALLING APART

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:47 a.m.

For the second time in the last week, IU gave away a double-digit halftime lead. This time, however, the Hoosiers weren't as lucky as No. 4 Missouri rallied from an 11-point halftime hole, and a 14-point deficit with 7:14 remaining, to steal a 63-58 win in Assembly Hall Saturday. IU was outscored 21-2 during that stretch. Two free throws by IU sophomore forward Sean Kline with 4:23 left to play were the last points the Hoosiers would score. "We fell apart in the last four minutes of the game," Kline said. "Up 10 with four minutes, and just everything fell apart. We stopped executing offensively, turned the ball over a couple of times and didn't recover to the shooters. That's it right there." Every time the Tigers would score in the second half, the Hoosiers would respond.

IU knocks off No. 1

By Zack Eldridge · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:42 a.m.

Once IU surrendered an early goal to UCLA on the road Saturday, most people probably thought the Hoosiers' chances of winning weren't that good. After all, the Bruins were unbeaten in their last 19 matches, a stretch that included 18 wins and last year's national championship.

Going Home, Coming Out

By Maura Halpern · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:42 a.m.

It turned out Cookie Sutkowski had known all along. When Owen, her 16-year-old son, came into her home office, bowed his head and told his mother he was gay, he looked up to see her turn around in the computer chair and tell him, "I already knew that." Cookie then left the room to find the photograph of her two twin sons when they were 2-and-a-half. The photograph depicts a young Owen and his fraternal twin, Garrett, who is standing in front with his arms crossed and an expression almost too stern for a 2-year-old.

Otis moving jobs from Bloomington

By Molly Erman · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:42 a.m.

At peak operating capacity in 1989, the Otis Elevator Plant in Bloomington employed 1,180 workers. Today, 365 employees report to work at the plant, and following Thursday's announcement that Otis will cease all local manufacturing operations by the end of 2004, the number will once again be reduced. Otis said the plant will eliminate 135 hourly and 30 salaried product manufacturing positions currently occupied by Bloomington residents. Two hundred salaried positions will remain in Bloomington.