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Overcoming adversity to start training

By Tyler Hoeppner · Friday, Sept. 14,2001 1:53 a.m.

As the women's cross country team practices, senior Stephanie Magley can only watch. She attends the practices, but only to help time the other athletes. She said she wishes she could be out there running, but for now, she will have to wait. This was going to be Magley's senior year as a member of the cross country and track teams. A car crash with a semi changed all that. She said she's lucky to be alive.

Sophomore says being loud, 'crazy' comes with being a goalie

By Nate Rau · Friday, Sept. 14,2001 1:50 a.m.

Four games into the regular season and the only side effects sophomore goalkeeper Shaunna Daugherty has experienced are a couple of sore throats. Being a loudmouth is a part of the job description for being a goalkeeper. And being vocal on the field is something at which Daugherty excels. "It can take a number on your voice after games," Daugherty said. "You got to be talking continuously."

Teammate brings unique trait to team

By Natalie A. Trout · Friday, Sept. 14,2001 1:49 a.m.

Sophomore Melissa Brewer said it was easy to chose where she would attend college. She has always lived in Bloomington and said she plans to spend the rest of her life here. The 6'1" middle blocker said she loves her hometown. That was the deciding factor in where she would attend college. "Pretty much, if they offered me a spot on the team, I was coming here," Brewer said, "I didn't even look at any other schools. I just left it up to IU." Brewer said she noticed a major difference between playing for Bloomington North High School and playing as a Hoosier.

Men's team focuses on tragedy

By Pat Crowell · Friday, Sept. 14,2001 1:48 a.m.

The men's cross country meet scheduled for today at Purdue has been suspended out of respect for those who lost their lives in terrorist acts that have shaken the country to its foundation. The Indiana Intercollegiate meet was canceled along with all other Indiana athletic events this weekend. It follows the precedent set by Major League Baseball and other colleges around the country. Coach Robert Chapman referred his comment to the official IU athletic department press release.

Invitational postponed

By Gavin Lesnick · Friday, Sept. 14,2001 1:47 a.m.

The women's golf team had high hopes for their season debut at the Mary Fossum Invitational this weekend in East Lansing, Michigan. But in the aftermath of Tuesday's national tragedy and the wake of IU's across-the-board cancellation of all weekend athletic events, those hopes -- at least temporarily -- have been put on hold. "We're really wanting to play, because we've worked hard and it's time to go out there and see how we compare to other teams," junior Cara Stuckey said prior to the athletic department's decision. "We're ready to play, but if it does get canceled, we'll just move on to the next tournament."

Filling stadiums not an easy task

By Jason Recker · Friday, Sept. 14,2001 1:44 a.m.

Last season, in her effort to snatch tickets to a football game, a North Carolina State student ended up in the hospital. Bumps, scrapes and bruises all for a seat in Carter-Finley Stadium. David Lovell wishes he had the same problem. Lovell, the director of marketing and promotions for IU athletics, has a job that doesn't carry much glamour. At least each fall. Lovell heads the effort to fill Memorial Stadium, a 52,180-seat football facility that averaged a crowd of 30,639 fans per game last season, the lowest season-long average since 1964.

Coaches held in Maryland

Friday, Sept. 14,2001 1:43 a.m.

Two members of the men's basketball coaching staff were stuck in Maryland Tuesday night following the national tragedies in New York and Washington. Head coach Mike Davis and assistant coach Jim Thomas traveled to Maryland on a recruiting trip and planned to return Tuesday. But the shutdown of all commercial flights across the country left them stranded. Davis and Thomas attempted to rent a car Tuesday, but were unable to do so until Wednesday morning, when they drove back to Indiana.

City Council passes budget,with exception of firing range

By James Boyd · Friday, Sept. 14,2001 12:54 a.m.

The Bloomington City Council passed its 2002 operating budget Wednesday night, with an 8-1 vote. Councilman Jason Banach, expressing concerns over multiple issues in the budget, voted against it. Bloomington will operate on a $47.2 million dollar budget, up from $44.2 million last year. Property taxes will not increase more than 1.91 percent and the levy will increase no more than 2.44 percent, said City Controller Tom Guevara.

Culture month events begin today

By Lucretia Fernandez · Friday, Sept. 14,2001 12:22 a.m.

La Casa, the IU Latino Cultural Center, will begin National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations today with a variety of local and campus events. Introduced in 1974, NHHM lasts until Oct. 15. The unique month marks the time when many Latin American countries gained their independence from colonial rule.

IU shows its colors: red, white and blue

By Katherine Helmke and Kathryn Helmke · Friday, Sept. 14,2001 12:20 a.m.

Penny Lane, a 4-month-old German shepherd and Akita mix, showed her support for America Thursday, marching around wearing the flag around her neck as a bandanna.

Vigil to be held at Showalter Fountain

By Bennett Haeberle · Thursday, Sept. 13,2001 2:20 a.m.

IU administrators and student leaders have planned a gathering today to mourn the loss of thousands of lives and to come together as a community two days after the worst terrorists attacks in U.S. history. Everyone is invited to the program, which begins at 5:30 p.m. at Showalter Fountain in the Fine Arts Plaza, organizers said.

Time for IU to unite

By Alyson Brodsy and Jake Oakman · Thursday, Sept. 13,2001 1:45 a.m.

On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the United States of America witnessed, firsthand, a tragedy, the likes of which this nation has never seen. Tens of thousands of American civilians perished at the hands of nameless, faceless terrorists. The will of all Americans has been tested, and we must now unite with a stoic resolve.

Stop the hate

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 13,2001 1:43 a.m.

There are many international students on this campus. None of them are to blame for the bombings that ripped our nation apart. None of them were on the plane, or even remotely involved. They are the same people they were two days ago as they are today. They are fellow students. They go to classes, they go out on the weekends and they belong here, at an academic institution, as much as everyone else.

Punk's not dead

By Jessica Halverson · Thursday, Sept. 13,2001 1:40 a.m.

Punk is not dead and the Dead Kennedys are still putting out albums. "RAGE: 20 Years of Punk Rock" thrashes to this ideal with interviews, music and concert footage from the Germs, Christian Death and more. But despite the fury "RAGE" falls short of a boot to the head for those who haven't delved deeply into the West Coast scene.

DVD entertaining back to front

By Mike D’Avria and Mike D’ Avria · Thursday, Sept. 13,2001 1:32 a.m.

That is why everyone should see this movie, and now that it is in DVD, everyone should see this movie more than once. The special features aren't amazing, but the movie stands on its own as a worthy buy. As mentioned before, this movie shocked audiences by being totally unconventional and surprising, thus making it astounding. Now, if you have seen "Memento" you can understand why the first paragraph is written as it is. If you have not, pay attention.

White House, Air Force One targeted in attacks

By Alyson Brodsy and Sandra Sobieraj · Thursday, Sept. 13,2001 1:28 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The White House and Air Force One, two potent symbols of the American presidency, were targets of Tuesday's suicide bombers, government officials said.

'Game' needs to work on strategy

By Natalie A. Fox · Thursday, Sept. 13,2001 1:28 a.m.

Think of everything you would expect to be in this movie, and that's exactly what you'll get. Entertaining, but predictable, "Two Can Play That Game" is full of some good one-liners, but not good enough to be remembered in years to come -- or even days, for that matter.

'The Musketeer' shoots blanks

By -Alec Toombs · Thursday, Sept. 13,2001 1:22 a.m.

The Musketeer" is the most recent in a long line of renditions of Alexandre Dumas' literary classic, "The Three Musketeers," and comes in the form of this stilted yet mildly entertaining flick.

Sex, drugs and rock n' roll

By Ryan Hildebrandt · Thursday, Sept. 13,2001 1:19 a.m.

Seeing Mark "Marky Mark" Wahlberg wearing heavy eye make-up is somewhat disturbing. Despite this factor, "Rock Star" puts on a good show of the ups and downs of the rock and roll life. Wahlberg plays Blood Pollution front man Chris Cole. Pollution is a Steel Dragon tribute band, and Cole dedicates his life to the music of the heavy metal kings. But Cole is a little too psychotic in his Steel Dragon devotion, and Blood Pollution boots him from frontman duties.

Time to mourn, not entertain

By Benjy Ekhaus · Thursday, Sept. 13,2001 1:10 a.m.

One of the many affected industries of the terrorist attack on America is the world of sports, which has come to a screeching halt. Since sports is essentially entertainment, it is a very tender issue after such a tragedy.