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Manager leaves Auditorium after 6 years of service

For six years, IU Auditorium General Manager Bryan Rives has been welcoming patrons to performances of some of the biggest names in music, comedy and theater. Now, he'll be doing the welcoming in St. Louis. Rives is leaving IU to head performing arts operations at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. His last day at IU will be Dec. 31. He begins his new job Jan. 2, 2002.

Must win for a bowl

There are two ways to look at IU's meeting with Northwestern tomorrow. • The Wildcats lost their last two games, proving the defending Big Ten champs are beatable. • Those two losses mean they'll be hungry for a victory. Either way you size it up, two teams with two-game losing streaks meet at Memorial Stadium Saturday, and both need to win.

U.S. to send special forces to aid Afghans

WASHINGTON -- The United States is urgently working to land more clandestine warriors in Afghanistan to intensify pressure on the Taliban, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday.

Airstrikes focus on front lines

KABUL, Afghanistan -- American warplanes raided Kabul on Thursday for the first time in four days, striking targets in the northern edge of the capital. The strikes came after U.S. jets pounded Taliban front lines and other strongholds.

Season Finale

The men\'s soccer team closes out its 2001 regular season Sunday, hosting the IUPUI Jaguars at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The game begins at 2 p.m. IU (11-3-1) continues to climb in the rankings, as the Oct. 29 National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll has the Hoosiers at the No. 4 position. IUPUI (7-6-2) is not ranked. IU plays the role of the favorite once again, but coach Jerry Yeagley sees IUPUI as a dangerous underdog.

Nothing funny about cancer

Earlier this week, I received an e-mail from a friend back home. It included a picture of the costume he said he'd wear for Halloween. The costume basically involved a cardboard box on his head. The front was removed, with two half-circle slots cut in on the bottom edge of the box near his mouth. On top of the box was a sign: "Free Mammograms."

Fumes evacuate dress rehearsal

Shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday, a dress rehearsal for "Waiting for Godot" at the University Theatre was interrupted when students began to feel sick and nauseated from strong fumes. The fumes were reported, the building was evacuated and the IU Police Department, Bloomington Fire Department and Bloomington Ambulance Service responded, IUPD Sgt. David Rhodes said.

Manuscript could leave University, go 'On the Road' again

Would you pay more than $2 million for your favorite book? Jim Irsay did. Last summer, the Indianapolis Colts' owner purchased Jack Kerouac's original manuscript of the legendary Beat classic "On the Road." Irsay paid more for the manuscript -- which is currently in a temperature-controlled room in the Lilly Library -- than any other literary work ever sold. In fact, it was $1 million more than the listed value furnished by the auction house Christie's.

Alumni group goes for Purdue's jugular

IU is out for blood. The fifth annual IU versus Purdue Blood Donor Challenge is under way. The competition pits alumni, students, faculty and staff from both campuses against one another in an effort to raise the most units of blood. The drive is sponsored by the IU Alumni Association and Purdue Alumni Association along with other student-led organizations including the National Residence Hall Association.

Gene Clark's obscure imagery

Brubeck can still lay it down

Get ready for 'Harry Potter'

I coached baseball this summer. I would arrive early before practice, sit in the dugout in my solitude and restlessly read "Harry Potter," a genuine page-turner. And when it was time for practice to begin and the boys and girls came running onto the field with their gloves and their bats, they had no intention of playing baseball. They wanted me to read them "Harry Potter."

Bloomington offers numerous kinds of cheap entertainment fun

College students are notorious for being poor. So when one has limited funds, what is there to do for entertainment? Not to worry -- Bloomington has plenty to keep its students happy. The Indiana Memorial Union is a good place to start. The IMU offers many possibilities, says LaTasha Swanson, Union Board public relations director.

Nicaraguan group renews bid for power

MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Under pink banners proclaiming peace and love, Daniel Ortega is running hard to regain the presidency of Nicaragua more than a decade after a U.S.-backed military crusade helped drive his socialist Sandinista Party from power. "With love, we will build the promised land," Ortega pledges in banners that hang over the streets of Managua ahead of Sunday's presidential election. A Marxist revolutionary icon when he defied U.S. might in the 1970s and 1980s, Ortega now sounds more like John Lennon than Vladimir Lenin.

Around The Region

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Narcoleptics says it wants to 'just play a song'

One of the first things a person who picks up a Narcoleptics CD might notice is the song titles are humorous, but offbeat enough to make someone wonder. With titles like "You Can't Polish a Turd" and "Kill Your Parents, Eat Your Dog, Do Drugs," the Narcoleptics are sure to spark interest. Drummer John Canal says that the titles usually have nothing to do with the content of the songs themselves. "We write these song titles just as something to amuse ourselves with," Canal said.

Carlin spreads 'Braindroppings' on stage

"Whenever I see a large crowd, I always wonder what was the most disgusting thing any one of them ever did," said George Carlin in his 1997 book "Braindroppings." This will give the comedian a lot to think about when he performs to a sold out show at the Auditorium 8 p.m. Saturday. It will be his first appearance at the Auditorium.

Inspectors find spores in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS -- Trace amounts of anthrax spores were found on a piece of postal equipment sent to an Indiana postal maintenance facility from a contaminated mail processing center in Washington. Gov. Frank O'Bannon said Wednesday afternoon that one positive test for a few anthrax spores had been found after 44 tests on equipment that had been sent to the Critical Parts Center for cleaning and repairs. This is the first sign of anthrax contamination found outside the Eastern Seaboard.

Scaring up some Halloween fun

Ever hear the story about the hatchet-wielding murderer in McNutt Quad? Or about the woman who wanders the halls of La Casa? Maybe someone's heard the tale of the deceased doctor who roams the house on campus where he killed himself, now the site of the Career Development Center. Oh sure, it happened … or so they say. Tuesday evening, the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology led more than 70 spectators on its first annual Ghost Walk around campus, exploring all the legends and tales of those who once lived and worked at IU.

Emergency plan tested

After being in place for a decade, the IU emergency plan, which spells out what various people in the administration will do in case of a crisis, was tested Tuesday night. The surprise drill began at 6:45 p.m. with a call to the chancellor's office. From there, members of the risk management team, members of the IU Police Department and personnel from the administration met at the Emergency Operation Center located in the press room of Assembly Hall. The two-hour drill tested the effectiveness of communication within the divisions of IU in the event of an emergency. The team also set up a new set of phone banks and a new computing system in the EOC.