Longform

'Don Giovanni' operatic delight

By Alyson Brodsy and Adam Sedia · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 1:13 a.m.

After months of anticipation and weeks of strenuous rehearsal, Mozart's world-renowned opera "Don Giovanni" had its opening performance at the Musical Arts Center this past Friday. Mozart set his music to the somewhat bawdy libretto written by Lorenzo da Ponte and first performed it in Prague in 1787. It tells the story of a character to whom many college students can relate.

Greek Week for fun, charity

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 1:13 a.m.

Every year, Greek Week takes place on the IU campus to give greek students a chance to get together, have fun and bond. This year's activities begin today. "It is just a good time to celebrate being Greek," said Abby Massey, vice president of community relations for the Interfraternity Council.

Students get a taste of army life

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 1:12 a.m.

JASPER, Ind. -- The men fall into formation. Some seem familiar with the drill. Others make missteps. Some wear fatigues. Others stand rigid, clad in jeans and T-shirts. The grassy grounds of Camp Atterbury are an assault on the senses and a forecast of later challenges. An ominous 40-foot tower stands tall. Rappelling ropes sway in a slight breeze. The crack-crack-crack sound of blanks and the thunderous crash of missile simulators linger in the air. Twice a year, recruiters from southwestern Indiana take groups of high school juniors, seniors and college students to the camp, a military training facility in Edinburgh, and let them get down and dirty. The camp is used to train nearly all branches of the military, including Navy Seals.

Leadership courses enhance resumes

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 1:12 a.m.

Employers might focus on grades, job experience and references when reviewing potential employees' resumes, but upon seeing "leadership," their eyes widen. Students on the Bloomington campus now have the resources available to make this eye-widening experience happen by enrolling in leadership classes and even fulfilling a newly created 15-credit undergraduate leadership minor.

Jazz duo heats up Malibu Grill

By Johnathon Sanders · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 12:45 a.m.

With the clouds hanging low over Bloomington and a steady drizzle keeping all but the most industrious people indoors, the music coming from inside the Malibu Grill Thursday was quite enticing. Piano and bass duo Paul Johnston and Steve Johnson entertained a small but loyal audience of jazz enthusiasts. Oh, and they managed to impress this lone music reviewer to boot. The duo spent the evening playing a mixture of both popular and lesser known jazz arrangements, keeping the music interesting through the entire set. Paul Johnston's flowing piano really got the people to listen, while Steve Johnson's jazz bass kept the groove in overdrive. The result was an enjoyable combination of good old-fashioned upbeat lounge jazz with a solid taste of soul to round out the mix.

Festival saitiates the senses

By Alyson Brodsy and Elizabeth Bahra · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 12:42 a.m.

Trapeze artists, middle school choir groups, cotton candy, a chair massage and a lollipop tree all in the same place. The annual Third and High Festival of the Arts celebrated its 20th anniversary Saturday and Sunday at St. Charles Church. The event is a fundraiser for both the parish and the school. It usually brings in about $20,000 and is split equally between the two.

Baring it all

By Alyson Brodsy and Jackie Corgan · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 12:40 a.m.

Breasts, fame and money. There's an attention-getter. All three of these have often caused people to wind up in lawsuits, and what better example to give than Girls Gone Wild, the world famous company specializing in videotaping women "baring it all."

Lunch series draws weekly crowd

By Alyson Brodsy and Obaid Khawaja · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 12:40 a.m.

A tarp, mic stands and an amplifier or two. This is the setting at People's Park (located across the street from Kilroys on Kirkwood) every Tuesday afternoon, and is part of the People's Park lunch series, which runs from mid-May to Oct. 8. From noon till 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, different local musicians bring their own style of music to the Bloomington community.

Israel begins withdrawing forces from Arafat compound

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 12:34 a.m.

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Israel bowed to U.N. demands and U.S. pressure Sunday, pulling troops and tanks out through the barbed wire that encircles Yasser Arafat's headquarters. The Palestinian leader said the move was only "cosmetic."

Voter turnout low as Kostunica wins first round in Serbia's presidential race

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 12:34 a.m.

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia -- Serbian voters stayed home in large numbers Sunday, showing little interest in the first presidential election since the ouster of Slobodan Milosevic. Voters chose among 11 candidates promising to elevate them from the political and economic morass fostered by the Balkan wars and international isolation under Milosevic's rule.

War preparations underway in Kuwait

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 12:31 a.m.

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait -- U.S. Marines rode massive green hovercraft last week onto the Kuwaiti shore. But instead of assaulting hostile Iraqi troops, they joined Kuwaiti allies for a three-week exercise in the desert.

Around the Region

Monday, Sept. 30,2002 12:29 a.m.

FORT WAYNE -- A fight among a large group of young adults that neighbors say spilled out from a house party into a street, led to a shooting in which three people were killed and two injured.

More people in 2001 without health insurance, census shows

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 12:28 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- About 1.4 million more people were without health insurance last year as the recession increased unemployment and forced businesses to scale back benefits, Census Bureau figures show. Roughly 41.2 million people, or 14.6 percent of U.S. residents, lacked health coverage for all of 2001, compare with 14.2 percent the previous year, according to bureau estimates being released Monday.

Despair looms over recovery effort

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 12:27 a.m.

DAKAR, Senegal -- The toll of victims missing and presumed dead in Senegal's ferry disaster soared by nearly 250 Sunday, with the government now saying 1,034 passengers and crew were on board. Only 64 people are known to have survived the ocean ferry's capsizing. All of those who survived were rescued by passing fishing boats in the first hours early Friday morning.

Missing flag, missing fun

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 12:08 a.m.

Now again I have witnessed what I loathe most about my peers. This weekend, in what was presumably an act of inebriation, the American flag that I proudly display at my residence was purloined.

School vouchers a problem

By Alyson Brodsy and Jason Grinblat · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 12:07 a.m.

On Aug. 5, a Leon County circuit court overturned Florida's statewide school voucher program, citing a violation of the state's constitution. The program, part of Governor Jeb Bush's 1999 education reform plan, offers the parents of children attending the lowest-ranked Florida public schools the choice of sending their children to other public schools, or using state-funded vouchers to send their children to private schools, many of which are religiously affiliated.

Freshman choice choked

By Alyson Brodsy and Katie Flege · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 12:06 a.m.

Three years ago, as a scared freshman not wanting to go to Wal-mart Midnight Madness alone, I introduced myself to a girl on my floor in Read Center. I just wanted someone to compare prices with, and now I'm getting ready to be a bridesmaid in my old floormate's wedding.

'John Walker's Blues' not so sad

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 30,2002 12:05 a.m.

Freedom of speech. Apparently Steve Earle, provocative Nashville musician and songwriter, is aware of this right as he's consistently exercised his liberties by pumping out such controversial songs as his released, "John Walker's Blues," on his new album, "Jerusalem."

Fallon tickets available

By Adrian Sainz · Saturday, Sept. 28,2002 3:35 a.m.

Fifty tickets for Jimmy Fallon's previously sold-out show Friday have been made available by Union Board. The tickets are available at Ticketmaster outlets, the IU Auditorium box office and at the Indiana Memorial Union student activities desk, Union Board marketing director Scott Dittmer said. They are $19 for students and $25 for nonstudents. The show is at 8 p.m. Friday at the IU Auditorium.

Hoosiers head to Minnesota invitational

By Aaron Beard and Steve Slivka · Friday, Sept. 27,2002 3:41 p.m.

The women's cross country team looks to continue their strong running this weekend at the Roy Griak Invitational on the University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course.