Longform

Guns should be allowed on campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 7,2001 11:42 p.m.

I would like to respond to the March 5 article "2 robbed during weekend." I don't understand how these robberies could have taken place in the middle of campus like they did. Apparently, the robber(s) were unaware of the University's policy of no firearms on University property. I would hate to think the robber(s) would have the nerve to ignore the policy as if it didn't exist.

Crooked County learns the right lessons

By Jessica Halverson · Wednesday, March 7,2001 11:40 p.m.

Crooked County was driving home from a show in Texas when the always welcome sound of police sirens echoed through the air. Worried he would be ticketed for speeding, guitarist-vocalist Jason Purnell was talking to the officer when the copper noticed the cowboy hats lining the dash.

Bill should provide closure for families

By Eddie Fujawa · Wednesday, March 7,2001 11:37 p.m.

If any of my family members were ever the victim of a violent crime, I would see it as my mission to voice my feelings to the court trying the perpetrator.

IU must take more action about security breach

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 7,2001 11:36 p.m.

Let us say from the start that we are not writing to complain about the lack of security at the Bursar's office at IU, under Susan Cote, that allowed our, and more than 3,000 other students', Social Security numbers to be stolen. The lax security with vital information is troubling, and will be dealt with by the media, administration and possibly attorneys. What we are concerned with is the irresponsible and unsympathetic way the University has handled the situation.

Listen to the children

By Michael Moy · Wednesday, March 7,2001 11:30 p.m.

People who remember childhood as an idyllic time in their lives were never really children. They don't remember being a kid is hard, and that's part of the reason why the growing number of school shootings in suburban communities is still a mystery.

Spring break teaches life lessons

By Christina Jewett · Wednesday, March 7,2001 11:28 p.m.

Spending a semester in Washington, is an incredible learning experience. The politics, power structures and policies we've come to understand during the Washington Leadership Program have pulled most of us into the mental zone of the fully "politicized." I realized this starkly last Thursday at 11 a.m., when the federal budget was set to hit the Web. I sat with my mouse poised on the link to the budget "blueprint," and when the link connected I wrote down page numbers to print with the fervor of a spy decoding enemy secrets.

Davis good for players, fans

By Matt Csanyi · Wednesday, March 7,2001 11:25 p.m.

If I were an employer looking to hire you at McDonald's, what would I want to know about you, besides whether you had a pulse? I would want to have some idea of how you would perform on the job, right? Or make sure you wouldn't take half an hour to assemble a Happy Meal. Or spike the shake machine with a laxative. Or urinate wildly all over the bathroom walls when you were supposed to be mopping the floor. You get the idea -- employers want positive results from their employees.

Student ID system must be changed

Wednesday, March 7,2001 11:21 p.m.

From Jan. 26 to Feb. 6, more than 3,000 students' Bursar records became vulnerable when a person used an unprotected IU server to download audio music and video files. These students' security was compromised because of the use of Social Security numbers as student identification numbers. The University must find an alternative way to identify students if it wants to protect their privacy.

Napster agrees to block files

By Alyson Brodsy and Troy Barratt · Wednesday, March 7,2001 11:13 p.m.

In a blow to free music lovers everywhere, Napster has agreed to block the downloading of files containing copyrighted music. In a press release, Napster said it agreed to this in an attempt to prevent a looming injunction from forcing it to shut down entirely. Many believe this still isn't enough to allay the record industry's concerns. Court of Appeals Judge Marilyn Hall Patel said she still plans to issue an injunction that will severely handicap Napster. "It's no longer a question if we should issue an injunction. It's what it will look like," she told The Washington Post.

No spark from Matchbox Twenty

By Jason Gaddis · Wednesday, March 7,2001 11:02 p.m.

With a bill like Tuesday's Matchbox Twenty, Everclear and Lifehouse concert, two things are obvious. One: Lifehouse lucked out in scoring the opening act. Two: Everclear got shafted getting stuck as an opening act.

Play replicates dialect, costumes with care

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 7,2001 11:01 p.m.

The University Theatre audience erupted with applause at the conclusion of the opening night's production of "Translations." But that was only after more than a month of practicing four hours a day, five days a week.

Notre Dame joins group that monitors sweatshops

By Joseph S. Pete · Wednesday, March 7,2001 10:54 p.m.

When it comes to sweatshop abuses, the University of Notre Dame would rather err on the side of caution. Tuesday, officials announced that the university will join the Workers Rights Consortium, a watchdog group that monitors factories that produce collegiate apparel. Notre Dame already belongs to the Fair Labor Association, another such group, and conducts its own independent reviews of seven of its subcontracted factories. With 74 schools signed on, the consortium excludes corporate involvement, which the group feels would create a conflict of interest. But the Fair Labor Association involves manufacturers and human rights groups in the process.

Honegger might remain in jail

By Joseph S. Pete · Wednesday, March 7,2001 12:15 a.m.

While her former teammates are practicing in hopes of a tournament bid, senior Rachael Honegger is languishing in a jail cell where she might remain for more than two months. Bloomington police arrested the former women's basketball player, convicted of forgery in October, Sunday for violating the terms of her home arrest. Chief Probation Officer Linda Brady said Honegger made an unauthorized trip to Robinson, Ill., where her fiance, Chad Killinger, coaches at Lincoln Trail College.

Hoosiers on bubble for tournament

By Aaron Sharockman · Wednesday, March 7,2001 12:02 a.m.

It's out of their hands. After 29 games, the Indiana women's basketball team rested its case for a NCAA tournament spot Friday with a loss to Iowa in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament. The Hoosiers (19-10, 9-7 Big Ten) can now only wait and see if they are one of the 34 lucky teams chosen to fill the field Sunday.

Ford gives $2.5 million to IU school

By Erin Nave · Wednesday, March 7,2001 12 a.m.

The Kelley School of Business received a $2.5 million gift from Ford Motor Co. Tuesday as part of its continued participation in Ford's College Relations Sponsor Program. The gift, to be distributed over five years, will help fund the construction of a new high-tech auditorium, support recruitment and retention of faculty and students through fellowships and endow scholarships and departmental grants.

Hoosiers lead after Day 1

Tuesday, March 6,2001 11:56 p.m.

After 36 holes of golf, the IU women's golf team is atop 18 teams participating in the "Mo"morial tournament at Texas A & M.

Tennis player has 'big' game, successful record

By Greg Jenkins · Tuesday, March 6,2001 11:55 p.m.

Standing at 6-foot-4 and 214 pounds, men's tennis player Rahman Smiley would be an intimidating tight end. Just imagine stepping on the tennis court against him. And if the junior's size failed to frighten an opponent, a tennis ball flying his way at about 130 mph surely would.

Team ready to play after canceled games

By Ryan Gunterman · Tuesday, March 6,2001 11:55 p.m.

The baseball team just wants spring break to get here so it can play in Florida for a week. Tuesday's game against Xavier was canceled because of cold weather and even with a slight warm-up forecasted for today's game with Wright State, it will still be cold. Today's game will be the last one before the Hoosiers head south to Florida to play seven games in eight days during spring break.

4 women qualify for NCAA championships

By Sarah Trotto · Tuesday, March 6,2001 11:54 p.m.

If three athletes had thrown farther than senior shot putter Jenn Brown this season, she would have missed a trip to the NCAA indoor track and field championships for the first time in four years. Instead, Brown hovers near the bottom of the list of shot put qualifiers with the 14th best throw. Only 16 women qualified for the event, but Brown said she doesn't mind where she stands.

Title IX

By Sarah Trotto · Tuesday, March 6,2001 11:53 p.m.

For four years, senior Tania Hults wrote e-mails to set up field hockey tournaments. For four years, she washed uniforms she bought with her own money. So when the athletics department decided to elevate her team to the varsity level, she elected to stay at IU for a fifth year. Hults was the president of the women's field hockey team. Now, because of Title IX, she focuses on being a varsity athlete.