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Assassination attempt on Karzai fails

By Alyson Brodsy and Tini Tran · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 2:32 a.m.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- An assailant dressed in the uniform of the new Afghan army fired on a car carrying President Hamid Karzai on Thursday, hours after an explosives-packed car tore through a crowded Kabul market, killing at least 10 people.

Bush visits Indiana

By Emily Veach · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 2:31 a.m.

SOUTH BEND -- President George W. Bush met an enthusiastic crowd when he stopped in South Bend Thursday to raise money for Indiana Republicans. Although his speech was slated to be non-political in nature, Bush hinted at some of the tension in Congress as the House and Senate are under tight deadlines to push through legislation.

Contest excludes students

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 2:30 a.m.

IUSA's decision to give away a $61,000 Corvette following November's general election was aimed toward increasing the number of student voters. Through project "Vote Hard," IUSA hopes to strengthen the University's voice in the state's General Assembly. But, the project doesn't include all students.

Dream Team wakes up

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 2:30 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- U.S. team coach George Karl paced left with less than a minute to go in the fourth quarter. Then he paced right.

Bloomington Faculty Council sets academic calendar, handles issues

By Holly Johnson and Holy Johnson · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 2:25 a.m.

While its Purdue and Ball State University counterparts dozed in the sun or shook off hangovers Monday, over 30,000 IU students returned to classes, and they had the Bloomington Faculty Council to thank.

Host Hoosiers ready for tourney

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 2:12 a.m.

The TIS/Taylor Imprinted Sportswear Classic kicks off tonight at the University Gym. The tournament brings four teams to Bloomington for three matches each. The host IU Hoosiers begin their first match at 7 p.m. when they face the Dayton Flyers. Saturday brings the Evansville Aces and the Cal State Fullerton Titans to meet the Hoosiers at noon and 7:30 p.m. respectively. IU is coming off an energizing Northern Illinois Invitational sweep that sets the Hoosiers at 3-0.

Team ready for new season; fresh start

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 2:11 a.m.

Today the Hoosiers men's golf team begins their bounce back from last season, during which they learned a lot about themselves as a team and as men. Returning their top eight players, the Hoosiers begin action today with the Badger Invitational at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Round one begins at 1 p.m. shotgun start and continues through the weekend with 8 a.m. tee-times Saturday and Sunday.

New student section has some upset

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 2:07 a.m.

After relocating the student section this year, IU student football fans found themselves playing musical chairs at last Saturday's game against William and Mary. The student section was moved to the far north end of Memorial Stadium, and the band was moved to the endzone. The goal of the move was to create a better environment for the fans in an effort to make the crowd more enthusiastic, said Assistant Athletic Director Jeff Fanter.

Team hopes to defend home turf

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 2:05 a.m.

If at first you don't succeed, try try again. That could be the motto for the IU field hockey team (1-1) in their quest to defend its home turf against Ball State (0-0) Friday and UC Berkeley (2-1) Sunday.

A's look to extend streak

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 2:03 a.m.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics have won 20 straight games, yet they all know they haven't won anything yet. One look at the standings reveals what manager Art Howe reminds his players: Despite their thrilling charge to baseball's longest winning streak in 67 years, Oakland is just 3 games in front of Anaheim for the AL West lead. With one poor series in the A's final 23 games, the longest winning streak in AL history could become a bittersweet memory.

Finally, the NFL season begins again

By Alyson Brodsy and Benjy Ekhaus · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 2:01 a.m.

There was one moment last February where everything was silent in the NFL. There was one relaxed split-second, where the speculation stopped, the predictions ceased and the experts just sat and watched. That instant came after the New England Patriots took the ball downfield in Super Bowl XXXVI. Adam Vinatieri's kick had sailed through the goal posts -- giving New England their first ever championship. Across the country, fans and general managers alike stopped, took a deep breath and waited for the ball to drop.

on the Sidelines

Friday, Sept. 6,2002 1:56 a.m.

Women\'s cross country, women\'s soccer, and MLB labor contract approval

Hoosiers hope to earn first victory

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 1:52 a.m.

The IU men's soccer team continues its tough season-opening schedule this weekend as they travel to Jamaica, New York, for the St. John's Classic. IU will go head-to-head with William & Mary and No. 15 St. John's Friday and Saturday as the Hoosiers are in search of their first victory of the season. The match against St. John's will be the Hoosiers third game against a nationally ranked opponent. Senior back John Swann said IU schedules tough opposition early in the year in hopes of improving as the season progresses. "We don't schedule weak teams; we like to schedule hard teams so they exploit our weaknesses early," Swann said. "Then we can go back in practice and work on improving those weaknesses." IU is coming off a pair of ties against No. 5 Clemson and No. 20 Rutgers in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic. The season-opening ties marked the fourth time in Hoosier history that IU recorded back-to-back ties. The last time IU played consecutive ties was in 1992.

\'Niners last-second FG defeats Giants

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 1:50 a.m.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- What seemed like a dud of a season-opening party for the NFL actually turned into a thriller. Jose Cortez kicked a 36-yard field goal with :06 to play, giving the San Francisco 49ers a 16-13 victory over the New York Giants in a Thursday night season opener. Cortez also had field goals of 23 and 33 yards and Garrison Hearst score on a 9-yard pass for the Niners.

Thin air, high hopes

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 1:48 a.m.

In February, Utah's Rice-Eccles Stadium played host to the world for the Winter Olympics. On Saturday, it will play host to the Hoosiers (1-0) as they take on the Utes (1-0) at 7 p.m. EST. The long flight out to Salt Lake City will mark IU's furthest westward jaunt since they took on Baylor in the 1991 Copper Bowl in Tucson, Ariz. Senior quarterback Tommy Jones said he doesn't think that being cooped up on a long plane ride will have an effect on the team.

Corvette or conscience

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 1:45 a.m.

Let's gather a group of four or five college educated people, and ask them what they would do with $60,000. What ideas would they come up with? Buying a house, dividing the money evenly, donating to the poor or financing grad school, are perhaps some of the possibilities that might come out of such a convocation. Apparently, the IU Student Association executive board didn't pay attention in their respective math classes during their time here at IU. They are planning on wasting $60,000 that would normally go to student organizations, on a Corvette. IUSA only appropriated $10,000 this year for the Grass Roots Initiative Fund, which gives money to politically and religiously affiliated student groups through generated IU credit card revenue. The extra revenue, this $60,000, will pay for the car.

Happy, um, Labor Day?

By Alyson Brodsy and Jim Harper · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 1:43 a.m.

\"Happy Labor Day" is not a phrase that was spoken with frequency on Monday (yes, I know, "Happy Labor Day" doesn't have quite the ring of "Merry Christmas"). But, I seriously question how many students knew it was Labor Day, and, more significantly, how many thought about the holiday's meaning. Too often, the only discussion of Labor Day at IU consists of complaints about having to attend class on the holiday. "How dare the administration make us go to class on a day that represents … it represents … uh … well, how dare they?" That might be sort of how the refrain goes.

A synthetic kind of special

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 1:42 a.m.

Elizabeth grew up in a rather large house with very nice furniture and a purebred dog. But don't be drawn to the obvious conclusion. She was not mainstream. A fiercely original character, standing out amidst the generic run of SUV-driving, Abercrombie-clad products of Nuevo-riche suburbia -- she was different. She spat at mainstream film and music, railed against American foreign policy. Her favorite word was "organic." Her least favorite, "corporate." Yes, indeed, Elizabeth was like no one else I've ever met in college. And while I can't say that I agreed with all of her convictions, she held to them strongly with, well, conviction.

Before the tarnish

By Alyson Brodsy and JP Benitez · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 1:41 a.m.

I think we all know that it's nearing a time to remember. Innocence. I think I can picture Sept. 10 like it was almost yesterday. It was still fairly nice out, not too hot, not too cold. The Indiana Indian summer was in full swing, and I was walking home from a class in Ballantine Hall. I was just getting used to seeing the same faces walking to and from my Spanish class -- the ones we never say "hi" to, but notice when they're missing. I remember that then, I had no idea what they were thinking.

Community board nice idea, wrong reasoning

By Laurent Castelucci · Friday, Sept. 6,2002 1:30 a.m.

"So in an attempt to improve... we're building a separate staff of seven to construct our opinions." ("New staff, same goals," Aug. 30) I'm sorry, I'm still laughing from that line. Someone (the online edition still doesn't have the name of the writer) has a good future in politics.