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U.S. News ranks IU in 2nd tier

By Mitch Blacher · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:56 a.m.

As the euphoria of being named the No. 1 party school begins to wear off, U.S News & World Report is attempting to give IU a reason to get excited and throw one of those famed parties. The magazine uncovered its annual ranking last week of the nation's top colleges and universities, and recognized IU Bloomington and Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis for boasting "programs that work."

'Godfather of Soul' sued

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:53 a.m.

ATLANTA -- James Brown's daughters have filed a federal lawsuit against the Godfather of Soul, seeking more than $1 million in back royalties and damages for 25 songs they say they co-wrote. Deanna Brown Thomas, who works at a South Carolina radio station, and Dr. Yamma Brown Lumar, a Texas physician, say Brown has withheld royalties because of a family grudge.

Author loses Potter plagiarism lawsuit

By Alyson Brodsy and Hillel Italie · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:52 a.m.

NEW YORK -- A federal judge has rejected a writer's claims that she was plagiarized by "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling and in turn fined her $50,000, saying she "perpetuated a fraud."

La Casa celebrates Hispanic heritage month

By Christina Galoozis · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:52 a.m.

Sigma Lambda Gamma, a Latina-based sorority affiliated with the Latino Cultural Center, La Casa, is holding "Loteria," a night of fun and games, tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. Loteria has become an annual event for La Casa since the Psi chapter of Sigma Lambda Gamma was established at Indiana University in 1997. The sorority has sponsored Loteria night for the past five years.

Around the Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:49 a.m.

Copolla's 'The Godfather' tops survey for greatest movie 'Monsters, Inc' sets sales record U.S. defends artists' visa holdup Vives wins 2 Latin Grammys

Opportunities abound for dance majors, non-majors

By Katie Killebrew · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:47 a.m.

\"Love like you've never been hurt and dance like nobody's watching…" Mark Twain's inspirational words speak the truth when it comes to dancers at IU. Although IU offers a very intense ballet program through the School of Dance in which students dance all afternoon after their morning core classes, IU also offers many electives in all types of dance.

Nothin' but soul

By Michael G. Kraios · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:46 a.m.

Many great artists have defined rhythm and blues, but few have had the longtime recording power of The Temptations. Formed in 1961 in the heart of the Detroit Motown scene, The Temptations remain hard at work recording new material and performing the energetic pop, soul and funk that skyrocketed the group to the top of the charts in the '60s and '70s.

Around The Region

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:42 a.m.

State officals investigate fish kill Miss Indiana amoung winners in Miss America preliminary rounds Federal passenger screeners posted at Indianapolis

Judge orders clean up of Indiana rivers

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:41 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A judge has given the state four months to begin enforcing regulations aimed at keeping livestock waste out of Indiana rivers and streams or risk losing authority over the pollutant. U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker made the ruling Tuesday in a 1999 lawsuit alleging that the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency allowed confined-animal operations to violate the Clean Water Act.

State high in religious diversity

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 1:40 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A survey of the nation's religious leanings ranks Indiana seventh among the 50 states in terms of religious diversity, with 109 denominations active within its borders. In the report by the Glenmary Research Center, only much more populous states -- Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, California and New York -- beat Indiana in terms of their religious diversity.

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.