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Presidential hopefuls debate again tonight

By Amy Oringer and Amy Orringer · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:39 a.m.

The presidential race is the closest America has seen in the past 20 years, and experts say tonight's debate could help determine the winner.

Republican stronghold in Indiana slipping

By Brian Holman · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:38 a.m.

Indiana has not contributed a single electoral college vote to the Democratic Party since 1964. For the last 36 years, Republicans have been able to claim victory in the state before the first voter closed the curtain and pulled the lever.

GLBT community celebrates national Coming Out Day

Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:37 a.m.

Many students, along with thousands of other participants across the country, will celebrate National Gay Pride Week 2000 with a plethora of educational and awareness events this week.

Scholar: Welfare act not a success yet

By Sean F. Driscoll · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:31 a.m.

When Congress passed the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, politicians on both sides of the ideological divide praised its changes to the decades-old federal system. They said it gave them the chance to help people get off welfare rolls and back to work.

New course to cover disabilities

By Ashley Keen · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:29 a.m.

This spring, the sociology department will offer a new course covering issues related to one of the largest, but least studied minority groups in America -- people with disabilities. The course -- S101: Social Aspects of Disability -- will meet at 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays next semester.

BPD Blotter

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:28 a.m.

Fight at Kilroy\'s on Kirkwood leads to arrests of 2 men; Man arrested for resisting police investigating noise complaint

Libertarians meet to explain ideas

By Alyson Brodsy and Christy LaFave · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:27 a.m.

At the IU Libertarians meeting Monday night, graduate student Erin Hollinden explained why voters might want to turn from the Democratic and Republican parties and vote Libertarian. She said voting Libertarian means voting with conscience, common sense and with the Constitution.

Commission to sponsor diversity forum

By Stacy Kess · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:26 a.m.

Only 7 percent of students on campus are considered minority students, according to the Commission on Multicultural Understanding. But COMU would like a better understanding of that diverse population.

Senior seeks to raise awareness of Green Party

By Alyson Brodsy and Christy LaFave · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:23 a.m.

Senior Nate Wolf said he loves politics so much he almost put his last semester at IU on hold to work on a third-party presidential campaign.

INPIRG needs student support

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:21 a.m.

The Indiana Public Interest Research Group has existed on the Bloomington campus for four years and has contributed tremendously to IU and the Bloomington community. Every year, volunteers stand up for the public interest, to speak up for students and to improve the campus and community.

Women's soccer team tries to end losing streak

By Ryan Gunterman · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:19 a.m.

The women's soccer team has won only one Big Ten game so far this season. It hasn't even won a conference game at home. It has been outscored 12-4 while only scoring one goal in five conference home games. It has had many injuries. Yet, the Hoosiers' frustration levels have remained fairly low.

Scoring woes continue as team battles for postseason berth

By Aaron Sharockman · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:18 a.m.

The women's soccer team thought the problem was solved.

Hoosiers stand alone atop Big Ten

By Nick Bowton · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:16 a.m.

The men's soccer team finds itself in familiar territory midway though its Big Ten schedule.

Freshman battles injury, plans return

By Jason Recker · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:13 a.m.

Freshman Katie Pollom plays the waiting game. By now, she's an unruffled pro. She waits. She watches. She anticipates the day she'll be able to step onto the volleyball court.

Truth uncovered in WWF mishap

By Eric Talbot · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:12 a.m.

After months of investigation, the identity of the man who ran over Stone Cold Steve Austin last November at Survivor Series was finally uncovered.

Hollywood yawns out another season

By Martin Tsai · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 1:11 a.m.

Hollywood is not only to blame for so many disappointing films this year, it is also responsible for offering some of the unimaginative TV programs this fall. Haven't the network executives realized that the most phenomenal programs in recent memory are reality shows, game shows and HBO's original programming?

Funk-fueled band to perform at Axis

By Jessica Halverson · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 12:59 a.m.

Fishbone will fill Axis, 419 N. Walnut St., with funk Wednesday night, entertaining a crowd of college students after spending time recording with the likes of Perry Farrell, the Red Hot Chili Pepper's Flea, John Fusciante and Chad Smith, Gwen Stefani and George Clinton.

ADD makes me special

By Alyson Brodsy and Matt Csayni · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 12:59 a.m.

Have you ever forgotten to read an assignment for class? Ever raised your hand to answer a question, only to find you have no idea what you were going to say? Ever been out on a date and discovered that, to your chagrin, you forgot to wear shoes?

Having fish is harder than it looks

By Nick Kapsa · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 12:55 a.m.

Goldfish. My roommate and I decided to have pet fish this year -- a choice we didn't realize would be so difficult. Just put some fish in a tank of water and feed them, right?

The political wasteland

By Steve Kress · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2000 12:39 a.m.

With Election Day less than a month away, Indiana's estimated 4 million registered voters have little time to sift through the candidates on this year's ballot. While they have some cushion time before hitting the polls Nov. 9, most others have already missed the boat.

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