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Hoosiers close season with series of wins

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Nov. 18,2003 12:33 a.m.

The Hoosiers headed up to Ann Arbor, Mich., this past weekend to participate in the Big Ten Singles Championships, in which every player was able to pick up at least one victory, and one was able to win a bracket.

Grabavoy, Moor to join National Team

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Tuesday, Nov. 18,2003 12:32 a.m.

Yesterday was a bittersweet day for the Hoosiers in finding out that they will begin their chase for the College Cup as the No. 8 seed beginning next Wednesday in Bloomington, but will have to do so without All-American Ned Grabavoy and sophomore defender Drew Moor. Both players were selected and will join the U20 National Team in representing the United States at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates from Nov. 27 through Dec. 19.

This one's for Tom

By Phil Kijak · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 4:33 p.m.

If you don't know where to look, you probably don't even know it's there. Tucked away behind Soma coffee shop and Laughing Planet is TD's CDs and LPs, a place where many have found a musical haven in a record shop smaller than a Teter floor lounge run by a guy named Tom.

The desert of the real

By Anna Dittmer · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 4:31 p.m.

Garry Kasparov, ranked No. 1 in the world by the International Chess Federation, is in the midst of a match with a computer: "X3D Fritz" (Reuters, Thursday). The novel thing here isn't that Kasparov is battling a machine.

Hindsight is 20/20

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 4:28 p.m.

Anyone who has paid the horrendously overpriced amount for a football game ticket or applied for basketball tickets has met woes over the past few weeks.

U.S. to investigate helicopter crashes

By Abdullah AlShihri and Louis Meixler · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 4:20 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The U.S. military tried to determine Sunday whether insurgent gunfire caused the crash of two Black Hawk helicopters, killing 17 soldiers in the worst single loss of American life since the war in Iraq began.

Bestselling author to speak on 'The Real War' in Iraq

By -Meghan Dwyer and Megan Dwyer · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 4:19 p.m.

New York Times and internationally best-selling author William Rivers Pitt will speak at 7 p.m. tonight on "The Real War" in Iraq in the Grand Hall of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center.

'Septet' performs, honors legend

By Michael Beal · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 4:17 p.m.

Bear's Place and the Al Cobine Septet celebrated the late jazz composer Hoagy Carmichael Thursday night on what would be Carmichael's 104th birthday.

Kings challenge gender with drag show

By -Jenny Kobiela · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 4:16 p.m.

The B-Town Kings show started 20 minutes late Friday night with a crowd packed in Collins' Coffeehouse. Bloomington's only drag king troupe lip-syncs to masculine songs while acting out the song.

Love story draws praise from audience

By Jill Sankey · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 4:15 p.m.

The Ruth N. Halls Theatre was filled Friday evening for the Department of Theatre and Drama's production of "Romeo and Juliet." The audience included a combination of Bloomington residents and IU students.

Dean gains voter support in Indiana

By Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 3:59 p.m.

FORT WAYNE -- Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean's campaign is winning him some fans among Indiana voters -- Democrats and Republicans alike -- intrigued by his message and grass-roots campaign.

Seminar addresses domestic violence

By Lyndsey Williams · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 3:58 p.m.

Every nine seconds a woman is beaten in the United States, said Jeffrey Gulley in the opening of his speech on domestic violence Friday.

Memorial held for Ball State student

By Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 3:57 p.m.

MUNCIE -- Dozens of Ball State University students held a candlelight memorial service Friday for a Ball State University student who was unarmed when he was shot and killed by a campus police officer.

Grant awarded to youth projects

By Monica Dix · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 3:56 p.m.

Bloomington's Parks and Recreation Department has been awarded two different grants this month that will help aid in community related youth projects across Bloomington.

Columbia professor visits IU to discuss Iraqi culture, history

By Rami Chami · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 3:53 p.m.

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures honored its founder Thursday evening by hosting the second annual Wadie Jwaideh Memorial Lecture.

NoSweat! working for living wage

By Mike McElroy · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 3:53 p.m.

Members of No Sweat!, a student-led labor solidarity organization, want to start a Bloomington living wage to help members of the community. However, city council members said the proposal has issues that need to be ironed out.

Muslim group to hold forum on tolerance, interfaith relations tonight

By Aaron Uslan · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 3:50 p.m.

The Bloomington Muslim Dialogue Group will hold a forum on the status of interfaith relations at 7 p.m. tonight in the Frangipani Room in the Indiana Memorial Union.

IU's research under review

By -Kehla West · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 3:48 p.m.

IU is in the midst of a large scale review of research involving human subjects. The review, formerly limited to the IU-South Bend campus, has now expanded to campuses in Gary, Kokomo, Richmond and New Albany, and it could reach the IU-Bloomington campus once records are checked.

Hoosiers nab 1st road win

By Aaron Beard · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 3:43 p.m.

IU attained its first road win of the season as it split its weekend road trip. The Hoosiers defeated Iowa 28-30, 30-26, 30-26, 30-27 Friday, but then were swept in its match against Minnesota 30-22, 30-25, 30-17.

Hoosiers finish 4th in Regional Meet

By Steve Slivka · Monday, Nov. 17,2003 3:43 p.m.

TERRE HAUTE -- The No. 33 IU women's cross country team knew heading into the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Meet on a cold and rainy Saturday afternoon, it would have a tough task ahead to qualify for the NCAA National Championship meet.