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Ohio University's in Athens, not Columbus

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 2:12 p.m.

Let's be completely straightforward. IU losing to Ohio State Saturday was not a surprise.

Where kids pull the strings

By Lindsay Baron · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:49 a.m.

The sound of trumpets, cellos and children's voices trickles through Borders Bookstore. Following the noise, one arrives at the store's southwest corner, where a group of parents and kids sit on planet, star and sun-speckled semi-circular steps. Amy Benson, John Richardson and Cheryl Schuster, Bloomington Symphony Orchestra violinists and the objects of the group's enchantment, sit at the bottom.

Arafat compound siege criticized

By Alyson Brodsy and Karin Laub · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:48 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon came under wall-to-wall criticism at home Monday for the bungled 10-day siege of Yasser Arafat's compound, which was aborted under intense U.S. pressure. Several Cabinet ministers said Israel underestimated Washington's opposition to the operation and its determination to keep the focus on Iraq ahead of a possible U.S. strike against Saddam Hussein.

Case to go to prosecutor

By Julia Balnford and Julia Blanford · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:47 a.m.

After 28 months of searching for missing IU student Jill Behrman, officials on the case are preparing reports for the final stage of the investigation before turning them over to the county prosecutor. Within the next several weeks, the FBI and Bloomington Police Department will turn over reports summarizing the entire investigation to Monroe County Prosecutor Carl Salzmann, BPD Detective Marty Deckard said. The summary will include the analytical values of all of the physical evidence found in the investigation, as well as the results of leads and tips, Deckard said.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:38 a.m.

Love Blattert's columns due to easily disputable arguments IU too classy to allow such blind-sighted hatred Irresponsible to wish harm on athletic opponents Step back and look at the bigger picture Wasteful war, use resources logically

Preacher will file legal action against IU

By Emily Hendricks · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:32 a.m.

Evangelist Jim Gilles said Friday he will take legal action against IU in response to a meeting last Tuesday in which administrators said he was violating the "campus demonstrations, picketing and assembly ground policy." The University instructed him to move from his position between Woodburn and Ballantine Hall to Dunn Meadow.

Trash to treasure

By Justin Helfrich · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:32 a.m.

A voice rises out of the piles of old shoes, dubbed cassettes and airbrushed pictures of Elvis and Bobby Knight. "You need a good chair?" asks Jo Fields, a seller at the flea market held at the Third Street Park last week. It's a brown chair from the 1960s, with a masking tape price tag reading "Sit on Me $10.

Little 500 founder Wilcox dies

By Josh Sanburn · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:32 a.m.

The father of the Little 500 and founder of the IU Student Foundation, Howard "Howdy" Wilcox, died Monday morning in Indianapolis. He was 82-years-old.

Campus eyesore staying put, renovation plans in the future

By Adam Van Osdol and Adam VanOsdol · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:27 a.m.

Most people really do try to speak nicely of Ballantine Hall. But it can be tricky. "Ballantine is a very vertical building," Vice President of Administration J. Terry Clapacs says. "It's uncongenial to say the least," says Bloomington Faculty Council President Bob Eno.

Iraq fires at US, British warplanes in no-fly zones

By Alyson Brodsy and Laura Meckler · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:25 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration criticized Iraq Monday for continuing to fire on U.S. and British warplanes patrolling over two no-fly zones, saying the skirmishes are more evidence of Saddam Hussein's defiance of the international community.

Business in Brief

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:21 a.m.

Dow ends down 110; Nasdaq, S&P also drop Exec admits fraud, falsifying balance sheets 401(k) losses may be fault of Enron's heads Dockworker dispute could cost $1 billion a day

Avoiding debt: easy in theory, tough in practice

By Erica Petty · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:17 a.m.

Credit card companies love customers like junior Keely Tober. She enjoys shopping and never carries cash. When she turned 18 last year, Tober saw her birthday as her chance to finally apply for a credit card, and it was the first thing she did that day.

Consumers spend less as war sparks anxiety

By Alyson Brodsy and Martin Crutsinger · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:16 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Consumer spending slowed in August from a sizzling July pace, and even with rising anxieties about a war with Iraq and further declines on Wall Street analysts said they believe there is plenty of demand to keep the economic recovery steaming ahead.

Bursting the real estate bubble

By Takashi Nakamichi · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:14 a.m.

Late last summer, Jaywant Pansare bought a $150,000 house south of campus in Canada Park. The Masters of Business Administration student and Otis Elevator Co. project manager mortgaged 90 percent of the payment.

Space for science

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:07 a.m.

Last week, the Board of Trustees approved a plan to construct a $50 million science building. The building, to be constructed behind Rawles and Myers Halls, is the first of a three-phase plan that would provide space for a badly overcrowded science department.

Deceased suspect's charges dismissed

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:05 a.m.

MARTINSVILLE -- A judge dismissed murder charges against a suspect who died, despite prosecutors' urging to keep the 34-year-old case open.

Police say discretion used in late-night stops arrests

By Stephanie Sims · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:05 a.m.

The Bloomington Police Department has come under fire in the last month because of a letter received from the IU Student Association, accusing police officers of using "unfair" tactics when patrolling.

Elves and other myths

By Alyson Brodsy and Robert Oprisko · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:04 a.m.

he United States is a marvelous nation which is determined to do its very best to allow individual citizens (and non-citizens) to think and believe whatever they wish. This marvelous sense of freedom comes, however, at a rather large price -- we get to hear all about said beliefs. If this were not true, you wouldn't be reading this article, fresh from the IDS.

Deadline looms for Nov. election

By Mark Skoskiewicz · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1:04 a.m.

The Oct. 7th deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Nov. 5 elections is fast approaching, and if past statistics are repeated, it is not likely that more than 30 percent of people under 24 will vote.

U.N. inspectors want unfettered access

By Alyson Brodsy and William J. Kole · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2002 1 a.m.

VIENNA, Austria -- Opening talks with Iraqi experts Monday, the chief U.N. weapons inspector said he expected unfettered access to suspect sites if his teams return and full cooperation in the meantime to make that happen.