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Buzz words buzz in

By Michael Stanley Young · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 11:33 p.m.

Words. As the simplest constituents of every human language, they are the most basic element of our communication. Yet right now, Americans should be having some of the most eventful and important public discussions in our history, with opinion writers and public speakers operating at peak performance -- and we're fumbling all over the words.

Theta Chi should be sued

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 11:28 p.m.

On Jan. 27 of this year, freshman Seth Korona attended a party at Theta Chi fraternity. While there, he was one of several people who did a keg stand -- a headstand on top of a keg while drinking through the nozzle. Afterwards, Korona fell and hit his head on a metal door frame. Korona was hospitalized two days after the party and remained in a coma until he was taken off life support.

Final Florida recount favors Bush

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 11:20 p.m.

A vote-by-vote review of untallied ballots in the 2000 Florida presidential election indicates George W. Bush would have narrowly prevailed in the partial recounts sought by Al Gore, but Gore might have reversed the outcome, by the barest of margins, had he pursued and gained a complete statewide recount.

WTO working on trade talks as deadline approaches

By Alyson Brodsy and Naomi Koppel · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 11:17 p.m.

DOHA, Qatar -- With a deadline looming, movement on two issues important to the United States raised hopes Monday that the World Trade Organization would clinch a deal allowing a new round of global trade talks to get under way.

Commission approves death penalty statute

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 11:17 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- It was never supposed to be a review to determine whether Indiana should have the death penalty, and it isn't going to end with any such conclusion. Not officially. Indiana's capital punishment statute and system got a stamp of approval, however, and it's likely to last for years. When Gov. Frank O'Bannon took the dormant Criminal Law Study Commission from his shelf of available boards and commissions and committees and councils, and blew the dust off in March 2000, he gave the panel that hadn't met for a year a sort-of mission: Take your time, no hurry, but take a close look at Indiana's death penalty law and determine whether it's being used fairly and has adequate safeguards to keep innocent people from being executed.

Gulf veterans allege anthrax vaccine unsafe

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 11:15 p.m.

LANSING, Mich. -- As the only American manufacturer of an anthrax vaccine prepares for an inspection to decide whether it can be used, people who have long opposed giving the vaccine to U.S. troops are trying to call attention to what they say are its potential dangers.

Kabul residents fear opposition attack

By Alyson Brodsy and Kathy Gannon · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 11:04 p.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Sitting hunched in a wooden chair outside his bicycle parts store in north Kabul, Saeed Abbas said he feared war would soon land on his doorstep.

Hoosiers swim past Hawkeyes for win

By Colin Nowling · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 1:20 a.m.

Going into their meet against Iowa, IU women\'s swimming coach Dorsey Tierney was looking for senior Susan Woessner and junior Anne Williams to step up for the Hoosiers.

Friend turns foe at scrimmage

By Tyler Hoeppner · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 1:16 a.m.

For an intrasquad scrimmage, the IU wrestling team took their opponents very seriously. One wrestler was even sent to the emergency room for stitches.

Football compiles first season winning streak, beats Michigan State 37-28

By Nick Bowton · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 1:15 a.m.

Cam Cameron has given up on conventional methods of playing football. Now in his fifth season as IU head coach, Cameron has tried what's supposed to work. This season he's trying something else. The different approach worked Saturday in a 37-28 victory over No. 22 Michigan State.

Hoosiers finish season at Regionals`

By Pat Crowell · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 1:13 a.m.

The men's cross country team ran in the Great Lakes Regionals this weekend. The team's goal was to qualify for the NCAA Championship, and it needed an impressive performance by everyone to advance. IU was unable to put it together and finished seventh overall.

Nuclear statement questioned

By Abdullah AlShihri and Matt Kelley · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 1:13 a.m.

Osama bin Laden likely has some chemical or biological weapons, and U.S. forces have bombed some sites in Afghanistan that could have been involved in producing them, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday. Rumsfeld and other top Bush administration officials said they doubt bin Laden's al-Qaeda network has a nuclear weapon, as bin Laden told a Pakistani journalist in a recent interview.

Hoosiers hang tough against top-ranked teams

By Dan Patrick · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 1:09 a.m.

Game one of Friday night's volleyball match against the No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes saw a hard-fought OSU lead at 13-9, only to have the Hoosiers claw back to a 25-24 deficit, before the Buckeyes wone the game, 30-27. Such was the weekend for the Hoosier women's volleyball team.

Alliance keeps Taliban on the run

By Abdullah AlShihri and Steven Gutkin · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 1:09 a.m.

Opposition forces claimed to have the Taliban on the run across much of northern Afghanistan on Sunday, as the ruling Islamic militia abandoned stronghold after stronghold in a withdrawal south toward the capital, Kabul. The foreign minister of the northern alliance, Abdullah, claimed the opposition had seized half the country in the past two days and dealt the Taliban a severe blow as a fighting force. U.S. officials warned that a counterattack was possible.

The rivalry is back

By Brian Longly · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 1:06 a.m.

For those of you who read this space frequently, you know that a couple weeks ago I was pretty critical of the Chicago sports scene. I noted how the Cubs had blown another chance at the playoffs, the White Sox were continually bad, the Bulls were ridiculously young, and the Bears and Blackhawks were both teams in turmoil with no hope for the near future.

Women's rush begins with 19 Party

By Elise LeBlanc and Ab D. Phillip · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 1:05 a.m.

A group of women stood in front of every sorority house on campus at about 11 a.m. Saturday, nervously laughing and doing some last-minute clasping and readjusting of their outfits and accessories. When the doors finally opened, the women stared raptly ahead as the deafening cheers of the sorority members trembled and erupted out of the houses.

Team honored at annual banquet

By Matt Pera · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 1 a.m.

Madison, Wis. -- Thursday night, before the men's soccer team claimed the Big Ten Championship crown, many Hoosier players were honored at the Big Ten awards banquet.

Forwards step up, lead Hoosiers to victory

By Sarah Trotto · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 12:57 a.m.

In the closing minutes of Friday's game, senior guard Tara Jones stood tall with her back to the basket and blocked a desperate shot by the Premier All-Stars' Tez Kraft. Kraft is listed as an inch shorter than Jones, but at that moment Jones towered over the former University of Massachusetts forward.

Big Ten televised games decrease

By Jason Recker · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 12:55 a.m.

After seasons of constant television coverage, the men's basketball team will take a hit this season. And we have the economy to thank, IU Media Relations Director Jeff Fanter said. Seven of IU's first 12 games -- including two exhibition contests -- will not be televised.

Pacifism provides delusion of utopia

By Joshua Claybourn · Monday, Nov. 12,2001 12:48 a.m.

The trouble with Dunn Meadow peace campers is, as you may have noticed, the peace campers themselves. They just can't seem to shake the image of being "crazy hippies." Grubby long beards, disheveled clothes, and an odd odor don't help in converting people. Besides, they rotate who stays there at night. That's sort of like having a hunger strike, but rotating who fasts and who doesn't.