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Black history month

By Duncan Teater · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

MLK day is short, celebratory and over before the ice-cream melts. And that's how us white folks like it. But if Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a short-lived celebration, then Black History Month is an unfulfilled commitment. That's right. Black History Month. You know…this month?

Protesters defy everything and accomplish nothing

By Ryan Hildebrandt · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

As a friend of mine drove past a group of protesters on the steps of the Monroe County Justice Building Friday night, he heard them yell at him, "How's your mama?" The group was protesting the arrest of six demonstrators earlier in the day during a cycling activist event. The police arrested some of the riders after they refused to stay in one lane so traffic could pass them.

Ozark folk music from back in the day

By Ryan Whirty · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Lance Randolph did most of his work in other people's kitchens or on other people's porches. The folklore collector spent nearly 50 years recording the music of the Ozark Mountain region, which covers parts of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Nestled in that rugged terrain, Randolph captured Ozark natives as they spilled forth the soul of a culture.

Student names given to FBI

By Holly Johnson and Holy Johnson · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Complying with a request to colleges and universities nationwide to aid terrorism investigations, records of about 3,200 IU students were released to federal authorities last week. Acting in collaboration with University legal counsel, the Office of International Services released the names of all nonimmigrant students who have taken intensive English-as-a-second-language courses during the past five years, according to OIS Associate Dean and Director Kenneth Rogers. Nonimmigrant students are classified as international students attending school in the United States on "F" or "J" visas.

Summer enrollment on rise

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Summer enrollment at some Indiana colleges is on the rise as summer school students try to get ahead or turn to college because of a slow job market.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Graf column overlooks part of greek life We are writing in response to Bridget Graf's column ("Local bars affected by rules," Jan. 30). We believe Ms. Graf has overlooked some major issues concerning the greek system, the law and the bar culture in Bloomington.

Chaos, fun for race fan

By Holly Johnson and Holy Johnson · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Okay, so I'm not your typical race fan, to say the least. Try as I may, I just can't do the kegstand thing, and I'd rather wear a skirt and tank than the typically requisite NASCAR vinyl jacket and bikini top. But I'll admit it: I love racing. I spent my formative years at the Haubstadt Motor Speedway a few miles from my hometown of Evansville, smashing Matchbox cars into one another as my father threw back Old Milwaukees while hurling obscenities at rival drivers.

Rematch on the road to Final Four

By Rob Mullally · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The fourth-seeded men's soccer team continues on its quest for a sixth National Championship this weekend, hosting No. 16 Rutgers in the sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The game will be played 2 p.m. Sunday at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The game marks the second meeting of the two schools this season, with IU (15-3-1) defeating host Rutgers (15-6-3) 1-0 Oct. 26. Both teams excelled defensively in the game with IU breaking through on a free kick by All-American junior Pat Noonan.

Senate to reopen college gambling debate

By Laurence Arnold · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Senators reopened work Thursday on a bill to ban betting on college sports, a proposal vigorously opposed by the casino industry as misguided and unfairly targeted at Nevada, the only state that allows such wagering.

Support group offers answers

By Emily Hendricks · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Judy Schroeder was homophobic until 1991, when her son came out of the closet. At first, she thought she did something wrong in raising her son, who is now 30. She had a lot of questions, and she wanted to talk to him about it. But he was struggling with his own issues, she said.

IU loses conference games

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Big Ten Conference play has proven to be a challenge to the women's volleyball team as they lost matches to Wisconsin and Northwestern Friday and Saturday. The Hoosiers began their weekend against Wisconsin, ranked seventh in the NCAA. Junior Laurie Gardner also faced her sister.

Basketball riots spur rule revision

By Josh Sanburn · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Last spring, the road to the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship trophy sparked riots and destructive behavior not only at IU and Bloomington, but across the nation. The University of Maryland witnessed some of the worst post-game festivities after beating IU in the championship game. The riots caused damage across Maryland's campus and now the university has put into effect policies ordering expulsion as the main punishment for students who participate in post-game rioting across any of the University of Maryland's 13 campuses, causing some universities to look at how they punish their partyers.

Cancer society head to finish series

By Elizabeth Crosbie · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

An international leader in health education and disease prevention will finish on Thursday a series of lectures about cancer. The talk leads up to the second annual "Hoosiers Outrun Cancer" walk and run. John Seffrin, CEO of the American Cancer Society will conduct a lecture on "The Present and Future State of Cancer" at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Indiana Memorial Union's Whittenberger Auditorium. Seffrin will be returning to IU for the lecture after his 13-year term as professor of health education in the school of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and as chairman of the Department of Applied Health Science. The public talk will be the last in the series presented by the HPER.

Lastest release cooked-up leftovers

By -Mitchell Tellstrom · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

The "new" Pixies album is made up of leftovers from The Purple Tape, the infamous first recording session for the Pixies. It consisted of 17 songs, eight of which were chosen for the mini-album Come On, Pilgrim. So the "new" Pixies album is really the oldest Pixies album.

Final hopes

By Jason Recker · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Of the 26 teams IU played this season, the Hoosiers have only one with which to compare Oklahoma. Not Illinois. Not Louisville. Not Kentucky. After pondering the question several seconds, junior guard Kyle Hornsby started to speak. "The…closest I can come…to comparing them to anybody…might be…Duke," Hornsby said slowly. The Sooners aren't a carbon copy of the Blue Devils, who IU upset in the South Regional Semifinal 74-73, but they are close. OU is strong, physical and any player on the floor can score. The Sooners play tight defense, can beat nearly anyone in a half-court game and can run and dunk with nearly anyone else.

Music of Angels

By Colleen Koch and Colleen Star Koch · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Amid the harsh noise of blaring brass and clashing violin that ricochet through the music school, the gentle strumming of Elzbieta Szmyt's harp seems to be the music of angels. As uncluttered and pure as the music she plays, Szmyt smiles and welcomes guests and students alike into her studio, a space adorned with a simple Japanese print in shades of rose and cream and posters from the numerous harp events she has performed in worldwide. Szmyt is an assistant professor of music and the director of the Pre-College Harp Program in IU's harp department, which is the largest in the world. She has performed internationally, including at the World Harp Congresses in Denmark and Prague. Szymt teaches students ranging in age from 6 to late 20's and travels around the world performing and teaching at master classes.

GAO focuses on reality

By Ken Halcom and Kenneth Halcom · Thursday, July 25,2002 4:23 p.m.

Last week, the General Accounting Office, the Republican-headed investigative arm of Congress, announced that it will sue the White House for information regarding Vice President Richard Cheney's contacts with energy industry executives last spring. Mr. Cheney refuses to turn over the records, citing executive privilege, while not using the term executive privilege itself. Understandably, his refusal has generated suspicion. Some say, "If there's nothing to hide, why not turn it over?"

DMB's latest album far from 'Busted'

By Ryan Gunterman · Thursday, July 25,2002 12 a.m.

If I'm former long-time Dave Matthews Band producer Steve Lillywhite, I'm not happy. He produces the deepest and most personal DMB album ever, only to be replaced by pop-producer Glen Ballard on the more-poppy Everyday; but that's not the worst part.

'Eight Legged' sci-fi retread entertains

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, July 25,2002 12 a.m.

Eight Legged Freaks" harkens back to the tacky sci-fi flicks of the '50s (most of which involved insect mutations and human mutilations i.e. "Them!"), and in that respect it delivers. For once there's a film that's exactly what it purports to be… a needlessly entertaining schlock-fest featuring ham-fisted acting, funny death scenes, less funny dialogue, good lookin' babes and big-ass spiders. If any of the aforementioned traits interest you, go see "Eight Legged Freaks," if not, go catch "Juwanna Man" again.

'Yoshimi' the usual Lips masterful crafting

By Michael Tapscott and Mike Tapscott · Thursday, July 25,2002 12 a.m.

Robert Christgau once wrote about the Flaming Lips in his Village Voice "Consumer Guide" that, "these guys are Not Joking. Ever. Which makes them hopelessly ridiculous." Though I don't plan to contend the validity of this comment, Christgau seems to miss the point.