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There's hope for next year

By Alex Hickey · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 2:50 a.m.

It's hard for me to form a coherent sentence right now. Hell, it's hard for me to form an incoherent one. But I must labor on. For the umpthousandth time in my life, the Cubs have ripped my heart out of my chest and said, "Whoops, didn't know you'd be needing that." If there is anything positive to be taken out of this experience, it is this: at least we know who the true Cubs fans are now.

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tonight at midnight, begins the madness

By Natalie A. Trout · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 2:46 a.m.

Even six months after the IU men's basketball team made it to the NCAA Championship in 2002, the magic of it all still lingered in the fans around campus and made for one hyped-up crowd on the night of Midnight Madness. With last season's team losing to the University of Pittsburgh in the second round of the tournament and finishing with a 21-13 record, one might think the excitement would be down for tonight's Midnight Madness. But the players know better.

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Courtroom heats up in Bryant case

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 2:43 a.m.

EAGLE, Colo. -- Prosecutors tried to portray Kobe Bryant as an arrogant superstar who forced himself on a woman and wouldn't take "No" for an answer. Defense attorneys were just as rough with his accuser, suggesting she had sex with several men in the days before she said Bryant raped her.

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Republicans defend ballots

By Colin Kearns · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 1:53 a.m.

Monroe County Republican Chairman Martin Stephens denounced local Democrats for their attempts to "intimidate and disenfranchise" student voters at a press conference Thursday at City Hall.

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Sperber still known as Knight critic 3 years after firing

By Matt Lahr · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 1:53 a.m.

To those who followed the Bob Knight controversy in fall 2000, English professor Murray Sperber was known as Knight's biggest critic. Unbeknownst to many, Sperber, who has written several books about college sports, never actually met the former coach and admits he doesn't even follow IU basketball.

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Walk the plank

By Stephanie Susman · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 1:53 a.m.

When sophomore Rachel Taxman received an e-mail last winter break telling her that she had downloaded illegal files and needed to delete them, she wasn't too concerned.

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Radio host to visit IU

By Brian Janosch · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 1:41 a.m.

The Smiley morning radio show, hosted by Dave Smiley heard on 99.5 WZPL in Indianapolis, will be coming to IU as a part of its campus invasion tour. The group has already been to Ball State University, Purdue University and Butler University and they are wrapping the tour up from 5 to 10 a.m. today in the Indiana Memorial Union.

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Union Board plans road trip to Atlanta

By Colin Burns · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 1:40 a.m.

Escaping with a car full of buddies for a few days of excitement on a road trip gives students the opportunity to avoid endless lectures and long reading assignments.

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NCAA evaluates graduation policies

By Alex Hickey · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 1:39 a.m.

The NCAA has proposed a new set of academic standards it believes will give a clearer picture of how well schools are graduating their student-athletes.

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Jugglers meet at club

By Doug Evans · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 1:39 a.m.

Amos Batto starts out tossing three clubs every which way. After a few warm-up juggles, he pulls out his unicycle for few laps around the gym. When he gets tired of this, he decides to combine the two, juggling his clubs while simultaneously riding his unicycle both forward and backward around the gym.

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Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 1:37 a.m.

Alpha Gamma Delta to teeter-totter for charity Alpha Gamma Delta sorority will hold it's annual philanthropy event from noon this Saturday to noon Sunday at its house located at 1314 North Jordan Ave.

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Unemployment still a problem

By Obaid Khawaja · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 1:35 a.m.

The national unemployment rate -- currently at 6.4 percent -- continues to drop, and IU economists expect this decrease to continue until sometime next year, causing some students to worry about finding a job after graduation. Almost two years after the recession, the job market is still in the slump it was in after the information technology boom.

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Dancing shoes

By Andrew Smith · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 1:34 a.m.

Every Monday night from 8 to 11 p.m., Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union is transformed by an endless number of feet moving in rhythm as the IU Swing Dance Club holds its weekly meetings. The club may be relatively new on campus, but swing dancing has existed in the United States for more than 80 years. The Lindy Hop is one of the popular swing dances that the club teaches. The Lindy Hop, which actually has roots in African tribal music, European social dancing and jazz, was founded at the Savoy Ballroom in New York City during the 1920s. Other popular dances include the East Coast Swing and the Push.

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Around The Nation

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 12:40 a.m.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Jury selection in the trial of sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad slowed Thursday as several would-be jurors said they believe he is guilty in the string of shootings that terrorized the Washington area a year ago.

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11th ferry victim presumed dead

By Alyson Brodsy and Larry McShane · Friday, Oct. 17,2003 12:38 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Divers searched for an 11th person missing and presumed dead Thursday as a probe into the horrific crash of a Staten Island ferry focused on whether its pilot fell unconscious while crossing New York Harbor.

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