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Community policing builds bonds between IUPD cadets, campus

By Nesa Nourmohammadi · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 9:58 p.m.

Whether patrolling the dorms on foot or biking through campus, the IU Police Department makes its presence visible to the IU community as part of a law enforcement technique known as community policing.

Golf club finds home, success

Monday, Oct. 20,2008 9:51 p.m.

The only thing better than starting something new is starting it and being successful, too. The IU golf club team has found instant success this fall after being founded last spring. “I was really surprised to find that there was no club team,” said founder and current club president, junior Preston Linville.

Bernard Hopkins, right, lands a punch on Kelly Pavlik during the 7th round of light heavyweight boxing match on Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J. Hopkins won by unanimous decision in 12 rounds.

Boxing legend proves knowledge comes with age

By Bryan Payton · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 9:50 p.m.

Saturday night, Kelly Pavlik learned a lesson in boxing – a lesson from a legend of the sport he will not soon forget. The 26-year-old Pavlik was outclassed by 43-year-old Bernard Hopkins, handing the Youngstown, Ohio, native the first loss of his career. The fight was held at a catch weight of 170 pounds.

Staying perfect: Hoosiers move to 6-0 after sweep

By Tyler James Perry · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 9:47 p.m.

The IU club hockey team routed the Dayton Flyers 8-2 on Friday. The team then continued its dominance of the Flyers with a 4-1 victory Saturday in Ohio. The team is now 6-0 and will begin Great Midwest Hockey League play this weekend against Davenport.

UN: financial meltdown will create 20M lost jobs

Monday, Oct. 20,2008 9:10 p.m.

The U.N. labor chief says the world financial meltdown will lead to at least 20 million lost jobs.

Bush supports 2nd stimulus to energize economy

Monday, Oct. 20,2008 9:09 p.m.

President Bush is open to the idea of a second government stimulus to further boost the U.S. economy amid the financial crisis, the White House said Monday.

Wall Street higher on hopes of credit recovery

Monday, Oct. 20,2008 9:08 p.m.

Wall Street was mostly higher Monday as investors took signs of easing in the credit markets as evidence that government measures to revive the battered financial system are taking hold.

Zimbabwe opposition won’t attend summit

Monday, Oct. 20,2008 9:07 p.m.

Zimbabwe’s opposition party says it will not attend a regional summit called to try to resolve the country’s political impasse.

One thumb down for Ebert

By Chad Quandt · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 8:35 p.m.

Imagine you just finished production on a movie. With your job done, you wait for the release of the film so you can finally bask in your accomplishment. But there is one last obstacle you have forgotten: the film critic. Sitting comfortably in his theater chair, the critic spends a few hours picking apart what you spent months putting together. I actually feel a twinge of sympathy for even the worst films that get destroyed by critics. There must have been at least a few who did their job well, only to see a significant part of their lives receive a “D-.” Justin Babin of “Disaster Movie,” I’m talking about you.

Inexpressible pride

By Erin Chapman · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 8:33 p.m.

In a speech in Ohio last week, Sarah Palin had much to say about patriotism. As New York Times reporter Patrick Healy described, she talked about how much she loves America, and – no lie – fresh cut grass. She added, “Man, I love small-town USA, and I don’t care what anyone else says about small-town USA. You guys, you just get it.” The funny thing is that I am from a smallish town in Ohio that isn’t so different from the one where Palin was speaking, but I’m not sure that I “get” what cut grass has to do with loving one’s country.

Health news as simple as that?

By Sanjay Mohanty · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 8:32 p.m.

In two studies released this year and reported in several major newspapers, one in the Annals of Internal Medicine and the other in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers added more evidence to the sizable body of literature on the benefits and dangers of coffee and caffeine consumption.

Indiana is behind on hate crimes legislation

Monday, Oct. 20,2008 8:30 p.m.

Indiana and four other states – Arkansas, Wyoming, Georgia and South Carolina – are lagging behind the other 45 states in one major respect: They have no legislation in place to deal with hate crimes. Last year, legislators tried to address this problem with Indiana House Bill 1459, which defined a hate crime as a crime “in which an offender chooses a victim based on color, creed, disability, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or sex.” Some evangelical lobbyist groups cried foul over the inclusion of “sexual orientation” in the bill. One e-mail sent out to several churches and families claimed the bill “represents an attempt to give special protection to homosexuals and cross-dressers by stating that a crime against them is to be treated with more severity than a crime against a senior citizen, a child or a pregnant mother.” The bill failed when state Rep. Jackie Walorksi, after reviewing letters from “concerned citizens,” pushed through an amendment to the bill that included language that would make a crime against an unborn fetus a hate crime.

IDS ignores incident

Monday, Oct. 20,2008 8:28 p.m.

I am writing to discuss my outrage with the Indiana Daily Student’s reporting. On Oct. 15, the IDS ran a story about Indiana quarterback Kellen Lewis, who injured his ankle in the IU versus Iowa game. What the IDS has neglected to report, three weeks late, is an incident that all IU students should be aware of.

AD search narrows to five

Monday, Oct. 20,2008 8:07 p.m.

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Embrace the necktie

By Bryan Payton · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 2:58 p.m.

The necktie is a small but very important part of a man’s formal uniform. What began as a small, knotted neckerchief worn by Croatian soldiers in the 1600’s is now a staple of the men’s suit that often helps add that last “something” to the entire outfit.

IU men's basketball coach Tom Crean waves to the crowd at Hoosier Hysteria on Friday night at Assembly Hall.

Crean looking to instill winning mentality in young team

By Tom Kirby · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 12:51 a.m.

With fans and media free to witness the IU men’s basketball team’s first official practice Friday night, the Hoosier faithful got a glimpse into the kinds of tactics IU coach Tom Crean is using to improve his current group. One aspect of Hoosier Hysteria that is expected to be a staple in Crean’s regular practices this season are drills that produced a winner and a loser. Crean said in his lecture at the IU Auditorium on Oct. 6 that 70 to 75 percent of all drills in practice need to have a clear winner to help train the team for the rigors of the upcoming season.

Fans unsure of new-look Hoosiers

By Zachary Osterman · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 12:49 a.m.

It was suggested by an esteemed media colleague Friday night that the less-than-capacity crowd inside Assembly Hall seemed timid at times, still feeling out this team of almost all new faces. Perhaps too many fans were trying to match faces and roster numbers in their heads. Perhaps reality finally set in that these last 12 months really weren’t a dream, and these Hoosiers in no way resemble those of yesteryear.

Sophmore guard Jori Davischeers for fans during Hoosier Hysteria on Friday night at Assembly Hall

Legette-Jack: “We can’t do it without you”

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 12:48 a.m.

IU basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack made a big impression at Hoosier Hysteria on Friday. She hopes the Hoosier Nation will share her passion for women’s basketball this year. “I don’t care how often they come, I just want them to come,” she said. “I think if they come once or twice, they’re going to think it’s a good enough sport they can come and support throughout the season.” Across the nation, attendance at women’s games is rising, but fans are not pouring into Assembly Hall in record numbers, something Legette-Jack said is needed for the success of the program. “We can’t do it without you,” she said to the crowd Friday.

Freshman Guard Verdell Jones III attempts a basket during Hoosier Hysteria on Friday night at Assembly Hall.

Jones family feels the emotion Friday night

By Matt Dollinger · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 12:47 a.m.

Never has a family from Champaign, Ill., enjoyed basketball in Bloomington so much.Then again, most people from that area don’t have a son who plays point guard for the Hoosiers.One by one, the Hoosiers’ 12 new players were introduced to an anxious Assembly Hall crowd Friday night. Sitting in the bleachers behind the scorer’s table were two people in particular who couldn’t wait for the night’s festivities to begin. Their son’s Facebook status read, “Today is the day!” and they had just made a three-hour drive to see that son take the Assembly Hall floor for the first time in an IU jersey.Proudly wearing custom-made No. 12 jerseys with “V’s Dad” and “V’s Mom” on the back, Verdell Jr. and Sheila Jones watched their son jog onto the floor for the first time.Looking back on it an hour later, Verdell Jones Jr. admitted, “I was just trying not to cry.“I’m just so proud of the fact that he has the opportunity to wear the Cream and Crimson and the candy stripes,” he said. “I was just trying not to be sissy and not to cry.”Verdell Jones Jr. wasn’t the only family member who felt a little emotional at Hoosier Hysteria. His son, Verdell Jones III, scored the first basket in the team’s scrimmage.“It gave me chills for the first five minutes playing on Assembly Hall’s floor,” the younger Jones said after the game.

Women's tennis team turns in solid performance in Nashville

By Lauren Savitskas · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 12:44 a.m.

The IU women’s tennis team traveled to Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday, matching up with six other teams to compete in the June Stewart Invitational at Vanderbilt. Team members said beforehand they were excited to match up with the different teams to gain experience and see how their abilities have developed throughout the past few weeks. “We are very excited to face the teams at this tournament, because they are strong competition.” said IU coach Lin Loring. “We won’t be matching up against each other. We get to see new competition.”