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7-footer no match for Team USA

By Alyson Brodsy and Sarah Meinecke · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 2:20 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The U.S. team found itself in an unusual situation Saturday night. For the first time in the three-day old World Basketball Championships, the team had to dig itself out of a hole against Houston Rocket draftee Yao Ming and his China team. After being down by as much as 12 points, the U.S. team battled back and won 84-65. The U.S. team, 3-0 in its quest for the gold medal in the Championships, was aided greatly by its defense after faltering offensively.

Hoosiers offense slim in weekend matches

By Alyson Brodsy and Colin Nowling · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 2:17 a.m.

For the third straight season, the IU men's soccer squad failed to claim the championship as they hosted the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic this past weekend. The consensus No. 1 ranked Hoosiers took on No. 7 Rutgers on Friday night and No. 9 Clemson on Saturday evening. In a tight defensive battle, Rutgers and IU played to a 0-0 tie after two overtimes. Rutgers stymied the Hoosiers offensive attack by consistently putting nine and 10 men back on defense. Despite doubling the Scarlet Knights' shot output 16-8, IU was able to put just four shots on the goal of Rutgers senior keeper Ricky Zinter.

Hoosiers tie; Clemson takes tourney

By Alyson Brodsy and Colin Nowling · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 2:11 a.m.

On Friday and Saturday, the IU men's soccer team hosted the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic for the 20th consecutive season. The classic kicked off the Hoosiers' campaign for a sixth consecutive College Cup appearance. For just the second time since losing both games in 1992, the Hoosiers failed to win a game in the season opening tournament. "I would sure as heck like to win our own classic one of these years," Hoosier coach Jerry Yeagley said. "It seems like we are good hosts. But performance wise I am quite pleased although disappointed, and we can't be satisfied without finding a way to win."

Beanbag chairs to blinking lights

By George Lyle IV · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 1:42 a.m.

For the past five years, IU has been encouraging its new freshmen to go late-night shopping as a part of their introduction to Bloomington. So much so, they provide free shuttle buses to the store of choice.

France on a Plate

By Matthew Baber · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 1:30 a.m.

Practically every industrialized country on the face of the planet suffers from the ever popular, and ultimately disgusting, combination of fast food restaurants and franchised coffeehouses that characterize the streets of communities across the globe. Once in a while though a glimmering oasis of culinary delight surfaces among the dull, uninteresting restaurants that Americans in particular have grown to love. In Bloomington, Le Petit Café is just that gem, offering French bistro-style cuisine and atmosphere.

Donations leave center short on blood

Monday, Sept. 2,2002 1:28 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS - The surge in blood donations after last year's terrorist attacks has long since faded, leaving the blood center that covers much of central and southern Indiana with far less than its normal supplies. The Indiana Blood Center's shortage has been critical since April 17, prompting the center to try everything from a Greek cookout to merchandise giveaways to lure donors, spokeswoman Elise Brown said.

Man charged with 1968 murder dies from cancer

By Alyson Brodsy and Tom Davies · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 1:28 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS - A man arrested this spring after his daughter told police she saw him fatally stab a black encyclopedia saleswoman in Martinsville 34 years ago died Saturday having maintained his innocence. Kenneth C. Richmond, 70, died from bladder cancer at Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, where he had been treated for the last several weeks, defense attorney Steve Litz said. Richmond was charged in May with what prosecutors said was the racially motivated murder of 21-year-old Carol Marie Jenkins of Rushville.

Jazz musician leaves behind more than great music

By Alyson Brodsy and Larry McShane · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 1:27 a.m.

NEW YORK -- There was more than musical magic on stage that day in 1936 when Lionel Hampton joined Benny Goodman in a Manhattan ballroom; it was a breakthrough in American race relations. Hampton, a vibraphone virtuoso who died Saturday, broke a barrier that had kept black and white musicians from performing together in public. Through a six-decade career, he continued to build a name for himself as one of the greats in jazz history.

'Good Doctor' lives up to name

By Alyson Brodsy and John DeBoer · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 1:26 a.m.

The works of Neil Simon have a charm about them that is hard to explain. You want to dismiss them for being simple and uncomplicated, yet he is a master of whimsy and charm. It is fitting that the beginning of his play "The Good Doctor," which concluded its run at the Brown County Playhouse on Saturday, opens with its writer narrator, played by Jonathan Molitor, lamenting the fact that his works are praised for being charming, but never ground-breaking.

Singing for her supper

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 1:22 a.m.

IU masters candidate Twyla Robinson, a soprano, took home first place in the professional division at the MacAllister Awards competition, which was held at the Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis. The MacAllister Awards are an annual vocal competition named for P.E. MacAllister, an Indianapolis businessman, philanthropist and the president of the Indiana Opera Theater. This competition, which is in its 22nd year, draws a field of over 800 contestants in the high school, college and professional divisions.

Freshmen take a lesson in 'Spirit and Traditions' of IU pride

By Jackie Corgan · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 1:16 a.m.

Saturday's home-openers for the men's football and soccer teams were two more reasons to bring freshmen together to learn about the spirit of IU athletics. Just hours before IU's football bout with William and Mary, white and red clad students headed to Assembly Hall for "Spirit and Traditions 2002," to get pumped for another year of collegiate sports competition. Students were given free noisemakers and were taught the cheers and cries of their new home away from home. The Office of Orientation Programs, the IU Athletic Department and Residential Programs and Services sponsored the event.

Festival opens eyes to campus opportunities

By Jackie Corgan · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 1:15 a.m.

Socializing, free food, thumping music, bright green balloons -- and careers? That's what one could find at the Career Development Center's annual Career Fest on Friday. The corner of 10th Street and Jordan Avenue was one big celebration all in the name of directing students on the right career paths.

All the boys in the lounge

By Elise LeBlanc · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 1:14 a.m.

Due to overcrowded residence halls and a lack of housing cancellations, 38 students have been designated to live in lounges -- all of them male. Becky Kehrberg, who works assignments for Residential Programs Services, said males, statistically, are usually the latest applicants and therefore receive last priority for housing.

GOP pushes for gains

By Alyson Brodsy and Scott Lindlaw · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 12:24 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- The Republican Party chairman said the GOP is fighting "the tide of history" in trying to make gains in the November elections, as he and his Democratic counterpart previewed an acrid home stretch by trading bitter accusations on Bush administration policies.

Mideast violence continues

By Alyson Brodsy and Steven Gutkin · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 12:22 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Israeli soldiers, saying they had been warned of an attack, shot and killed four Palestinians near a Jewish settlement's vineyard in the West Bank on Sunday. The shootings brought the weekend Palestinian death toll to 12, including two children and several other civilians.

Florida tests for virus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 12:20 a.m.

MIAMI -- Health officials said Sunday they were testing a transplant patient who received an organ from a Georgia donor for West Nile virus, after the recipient of a heart from the same donor was diagnosed with the disease.

Keep cloning legal

By Jason Grinblat · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 12:17 a.m.

In July of last year, the House of Representatives passed the Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001. The ban would criminalize human cloning, providing up to ten years in prison and a one million dollar fine for violators. Senator Brownback (R-Kan.) drafted a similar version of the bill for debate within the Democrat-controlled Senate, where there is considerably more opposition. In response to growing pressure to bring the issue to resolution, President Bush created the President's Council on Bioethics last November to further research the prospect of human cloning. Yet Bush has made his position on the issue clear; he believes all forms of human cloning should be banned, and supports the Prohibition Act passed by the House.

Negotiators reach agreement

By Alyson Brodsy and Alexandra Zavis · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 12:17 a.m.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- As heads of state began arriving at the World Summit, bleary-eyed negotiators were upbeat Sunday about reaching a deal to tackle poverty and protect the environment.

Lugar urges caution on Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 12:15 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- A leading Republican lawmaker urged President Bush on Sunday to underpin any military action against Iraq with resolutions from the United Nations, demanding that weapons inspectors be allowed to return, and from Congress, giving its approval for action.

Not-so-great expectations

By Katie Flege · Monday, Sept. 2,2002 12:13 a.m.

In the midst of writing my dreaded junior term paper, I looked around at my Catholic all-girls high school and realized it was nothing like "Saved By the Bell." It's not that I had been so unobservant for two and half years to not see the difference between my plaid skirt and Lisa Turtle's stone-washed jeans.