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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.

Trustees approve interim chancellor

Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:42 a.m.

The IU board of trustees approved Ken Gros Louis as the new interim chancellor of IU-Bloomington Friday on the IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis campus. Gros Louis also will serve as interim senior vice president for academic affairs beginning Jan. 1 after IUB Chancellor Sharon Brehm steps down. President Adam Herbert recommended Gros Louis Nov. 21. Herbert said Gros Louis will assume many responsibilities as the highest academic officer, including making the transfer of credits between campuses easier and leading IU's effort to work with Indiana's blueprint for higher education.

Buses fight pollution with soy fuel

By Monica Dix · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:41 a.m.

Bloomington has taken another step toward cleaner air by test-running 10 buses on soy biodiesel. Bloomington is the first city in Indiana to use soy biodiesel within the community's three major transportation organizations. The Monroe County School System, IU Transportation Department and the Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation began running "test busses" on soy biodiesel Dec. 1.

Interim library director appointed

By Katie Killebrew · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:39 a.m.

The Monroe County Library recently appointed Cass Owens as new interim director after the previous director, David Ivy, resigned. John Anderson, associate director of Main Library Services, said Owens, the associate director of Outreach and Support Services, would act as director until a new director is appointed by the board.

Kruzan to replace 3 staffers; final staff to be announced Tuesday

By Sarah Schwimmer · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:38 a.m.

Mayor-elect Mark Kruzan will not officially take office until next month, but he has already begun making changes at City Hall. When Kruzan takes over for current Bloomington Mayor John Fernandez at the beginning of the new year, the mayor's staff will be absent of at least three people.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:32 a.m.

An end-of-semester session for all service learning students will be held at 7 p.m. today in the Oak Room of the Indiana Memorial Union. Speakers will answer questions and help guide students in formulating a workable conclusion fusing learning acquired in the classroom with learning gained in the community.

IU receives $5.5 million from endowment

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:25 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Grants totaling $38.9 million will target Indiana's prolonged "brain drain" by encouraging graduates from the state's colleges to remain in the state, lured by the prospect of internships, degree programs and job opportunities.

Stone Age Institute opens

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:25 a.m.

The IU Center for Research into the Anthropological Foundations of Technology Stone Age Institute, the first center in the world devoted to early human culture, has been completed and soon will hire scientists from around world.

Herbert chosen as graduation speaker

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:24 a.m.

President Adam Herbert has been selected to speak at winter commencement Dec. 20 in Assembly Hall, IU officials announced Friday. The commencement ceremony, which will be presented to a total of 1,959 eligible graduates this year, includes a formal presentation of the graduating class by IU-Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm. Herbert then will follow with his speech.

Wylie House holds open house

By Rachel Ward · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:24 a.m.

Candlelight filled the air and smells of warm apple cider sifted through the Wylie House Museum, 307 E. Second St., Saturday, as the home was showcased for the annual "Wylie House by Candlelight" open house.

Trustees informed of IU promotions

Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:23 a.m.

The IU board of trustees met with representatives from the IU Varsity Club and IU Alumni Association to discuss new strategies and programs for promotion Friday on the IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis campus.

Residents tired of alarms

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:22 a.m.

The ninth and 10th fire alarms of the semester at Read Center Sunday morning have led one student to send a letter about the plight of residents to the IU administration. Although the two alarms were due to actual smoke unlike six previous Read alarms, senior William Harvey sent an e-mail demanding action on the matter to IU President Adam Herbert and IU-Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm, among others.

Investigators looking into slain prosecutor's relationships, finances

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian Witte · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:18 a.m.

BALTIMORE -- Federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna traveled in recent months to the area of Pennsylvania where his body was found, and authorities were not immediately aware of any work-related business that would have taken him to the region, The Associated Press learned Sunday.

'Last Samurai' cruises to box office win

By Alyson Brodsy and Anthony Breznican · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:18 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- "The Last Samurai" came in first at the weekend box office as the Tom Cruise war epic cut down the competition with $24.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Around The World

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 8,2003 12:18 a.m.

U.N. disarmament opens in Liberia CAMP SCHIEFFELIN, Liberia -- Thrusting AK-47s in the air one last time, Liberia's fighters started surrendering weapons to U.N. peacekeepers on Sunday, a major step toward ending 14 years of bloodshed and one of West Africa's most vicious conflicts.