Longform

Poor rain lowers state corn crop

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:39 a.m.

One year after Indiana's corn yield broke records, untimely rains have hurt much of the state's corn crop and left most farmers expecting considerably lower yields. Recent crop reports from the Indiana Agricultural Statistics Service list only 26 percent of the state's corn crop in good to excellent condition -- down almost 50 percent from this time last year.

Volunteers needed to clear new trails in Brown County

By Lori Geller · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:39 a.m.

Volunteers from all over the Hoosier state will gather on Sept. 21 to help improve existing trails and build more for hikers to enjoy at Brown County State Park. Trail Day, headed by the Hoosier Hikers Council, will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday. Volunteers participating in the project will work to repair eroded trails that have become damaged by rainfall. In addition, they will do overall maintenance to clean up the area, cover old ditches and redesign major portions of the trails.

Fife drafted by CBA

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:04 a.m.

GARY -- The Gary Steelheads on Tuesday selected Indiana's Dane Fife as their top pick in the 2002 CBA Draft. Fife, the second overall pick in the draft, was the 2001-2002 Big Ten defensive player of the year and finished his career at IU as the school's all-time steals leader with 180 steals. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound guard was named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team and was an NCAA All-South Regional selection.

It's not foreign to them

By Alex Hickey · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:04 a.m.

If sophomore linebacker Martin Lapostolle or freshman punter Tyson Beattie are ever recognized as All-American players, there will be a certain amount of irony involved. After all, neither one is an American citizen. Lapostolle hails from Montreal, Canada, and Beattie is a native of Perth, Australia.

One step at a time

By Dan Patrick · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:02 a.m.

One match, one game, one point at a time. This doctrine has been the 2002 women's volleyball team's motto. The Hoosiers are off to one of their best starts in team history, going 7-2 after nine matches with one of the losses coming in the closing moments of the final game against the Dayton Flyers. With just one more win, the team will have already tied last season's total win column in a third of the matches.

Freshmen look to contribute this season

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:01 a.m.

Freshman Scott Seibert, Brad Marek and Joe Miller have it much easier than the freshman from last year men's golf team. They have time to adapt to the transition from high school golf to college golf because all of last year's starters returned to the team.

Juniors lead team to winning start

By Zach Rocha · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1 a.m.

The women's golf team finished the the Big Ten championship tournament with their worst performance in 19 years with a sixth place finish. The Hoosiers didn't improve their performance at the NCAA Central Regional, where they placed a disappointing 16th, failing to qualify for the NCAA Championship tournament. This season those records have all changed.

Win, lose or draw

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 12:59 a.m.

Central Michigan, a threat? As a Michigan native, that statement really shouldn't ever be uttered. At least not seriously. And definitely not as a description for this Saturday's football game when IU faces the Chippewas.

Cycling Club bound for nationals

By Jake Rossman · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 12:55 a.m.

When people hear the words "Bloomington" and "cycling" in the same sentence, they habitually think "Little 500." However, this annual event, which perpetuates IU's fabled "greatest college weekend," is far from the only race cyclists prepare for in this town.

Illinois top lawyer suing to stop hearings

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 12:50 a.m.

CHICAGO -- The state attorney general sued to stop hearings for nearly 160 death row inmates seeking clemency, calling planned time limits on the procedures unfair and unconstitutional.

Suicide bomber wounds policeman

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Lavie · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 12:49 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian blew himself up at a bus stop in northern Israel during evening rush hour Wednesday, killing a policeman and wounding an officer and a bystander in the first suicide attack against Israelis in six weeks.

Airstrike angers Afghan leaders

By Alyson Brodsy and Todd Pitman · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 12:48 a.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Afghan government rejects the findings of a U.S. military report that cleared an American warplane crew in the deaths of dozens of civilians at a wedding party, but it doesn't plan to press the matter because of its sensitivity, officials said Wednesday.

Rumsfeld implores Congress to move on Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy and Matt Kelley · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 12:47 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Congress must authorize the use of military force against Iraq before the U.N. Security Council votes on the issue, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told Congress Wednesday. "No terrorist state poses a greater and more immediate threat to the security of our people and the stability of the world than the regime of Saddam Hussein in Iraq," Rumsfeld told the House Armed Services Committee.

Buffoons, bass and balls

By Terry Ord · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 12:45 a.m.

Many a night I see a neon bullet shoot past my living room window, come to a violent stop at the end of the street (you can almost hear the baseball caps swivel to the front of their heads), and, after the briefest of moments, fart its way up the road towards downtown, all accompanied by throbbing bass.

Bombs over Baghdad?

By Evan Ross · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 12:43 a.m.

Each day, President Bush is moving our country closer to an unnecessary war. Each day, the trumpets of war sound in order to rally this country and its allies against Iraq, a war that the majority of Americans either oppose or are unsure of its necessity. Despite the dissent among the populace of this country (just check this campus as an example) and among our allies and the United Nations, Dubya is marching us headlong into all-out war against Iraq and against all common sense. Dubya is convinced that another Gulf War is the solution to a myriad of problems plaguing the world today, but this end-all solution might be nothing more than the match that starts off a powder keg of destruction. America should not go to war with Iraq, even though Dubya and his cronies are promoting it as the only feasible option.

Get a clue, lock 'em up

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 12:41 a.m.

They're all gems. Those stories our elders tell us of "way back when" and "a long time ago" when candy bars were a nickel and a gallon of gas was only a dime. And then there's the story from the '50s and '60s when, "we didn't have to even lock our doors in Gary. It was so safe back then; no one thought twice about leaving things open." Okay, not everyone has heard that spin, but some of us have, and it's a good comparative example when speaking of the recent outbreak of parking permit theft on the Bloomington campus.

Freedom and phobia

By Alyson Brodsy and Silvia ten Houten · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 12:40 a.m.

After a couple of culture-lacking weeks spent running around on campus and cruising Bloomington's raging nightlife, I decided I had enough of zipping between Sports (where everyone looked young, tight and eerily plasticified) and Nick's (which always had a fair share of wrinkled folks whenever I popped my nose in there). So I decided to do good and work on a real culture accumulation of sorts. I mean, I can't just come to IU and exclusively work on my beer intake, can I?

Mediocre announcer makes great games

By Tim Street · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 12 a.m.

Unless you enjoy being told what you already know, John Madden's football broadcasting skills aren't that impressive. But if you're a fan of realistic football video games (or simply a fan of Ace hardware stores), Madden is a true champion of the cause -- and not just for his goofy voice. Since 1994, the football broadcaster has teamed up with EA Sports in producing the most realistic, most advanced football gaming experience possible. And while Madden certainly isn't the greatest broadcaster ever, he's transformed into something much more immortal within the 10-year history of the game.

'Barbershop' more than just clippers

By Amy Oringer and Amy Orringer · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 12 a.m.

There is something about a shave and a haircut that can completely change the attitude of any given individual. This might be one of the reasons barbershops throughout the country are more than just places of business. They are more like clubhouses, centers of the community where men can go to get in a little bonding time.

WIUS sends out good vibes

By Jennifer Mehalik · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 12 a.m.

Friday nights in Bloomington are about to get a different vibe, and it's coming from WIUS. On Sept. 20, the student-operated radio will kick off this year's series of Bloomington Vibes from the station house located at 815 E. 8th St. "It's the only place in Bloomington where you can see free, all-ages shows with good bands," says Nick Blandford, station manager of WIUS.