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Athletics key part of college

A year ago January, IU President Myles Brand delivered his speech, "Academics first: Reforming intercollegiate athletics," to the National Press Club. President Brand commented on how there exists a "disconnect" between the mission of academic institutions and the proliferation of NCAA Division IA athletics. The example he used to demonstrate the "disconnect" is the public's response to the Knight firing as compared to its response to a $105 million Lilly endowment donation to the Indiana Genomics Initiative.

Typhoon Danas hits Japan, killing two

TOKYO -- Typhoon Danas dumped heavy rains Monday across Japan, where two people were swept away and killed in a mudslide, hundreds spent the night huddled in evacuation centers and thousands of travelers were stranded in airports. In northwestern Japan, a 30-yard-long mudslide enveloped the home of an elderly couple trapped inside. In Tokyo, meanwhile, a tornado swept through the western part of the city, felling trees and ripping the roofs off at least 30 houses.

Parks departments showcase the "Art of Nature"

The sounds of children running, banjos playing and people laughing could be heard at Karst Farm Park, Saturday during. The Bloomington and Monroe County Parks and Recreation department sponsored the annual event in order to raise awareness about local environmental issues and provide fun nature-based activities.

Police continue search for missing ISU student

The missing persons case of ISU junior Scott Javins teetered on the edge of finality Sunday, as relatives and friends waited with anxiety, frustration, but above all, hope.

Festival connects campus, community with culture

Latin dance sounds from Orquesta Son, a group of local musicians, filled Dunn Meadow Saturday as people danced in salsa steps, lounged on blankets, dined on ethnic foods and simply enjoyed Festival Latino. The event, now in its fourth year, is a way to celebrate Latino culture on campus and in Bloomington. Festival Latino serves to connect the Latino campus and community with music and to provide information about services available on campus.

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Painting of Behrman to be unveiled today Accomplished Russian translator to lecture

IUSF raises funds

IU victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will forever be memorialized in three scholarships established by the IU Student Foundation thanks to more than $100,000 raised from the 2002 Little 500 and individual donors.

Punishment needed

If you act like an idiot, you should be treated like an idiot. That's the new policy the University of Maryland implemented after post-NCAA championship riots. If any Maryland student is caught being disruptive (i.e. rioting) on the University's campus the main punishment for those actions is expulsion. While expulsion is a bit harsh, the basic idea of the new rule is a good one. IU's policy is geared in the same direction for unruly students, but the standards are held to students off campus as well as on, and, thankfully, Dean of Students Richard McKaig said expulsion is rare.

Back of pack hopeful about race day

The final row in the 2001 women's Little 500 is no different than the final rows in the men's race; most of the teams in the back of the pack lack experience. This row is no different. The final qualifier lost a team member two days before qualifications, and another squad hasn't raced since 1997.

Out the door of academia

With the coming and going of Aug. 27, another fall semester kicked off at IU. It should have started with the yelling of "It has begun!" by that guy from the "Mortal Kombat" movie. (Only you TBS connoisseurs know what I'm talking about.)

Financial aid faces change

Congressman Mark Souder (R-Ind.) never intended for the legislation that he drafted to be so harsh. In 1998 Souder added a clause to the Higher Education Act that was supposed to strip students of federal financial aid if convicted of possessing or selling drugs while enrolled in college, not including all previous infractions. Now the Bush administration is using the provision to deny students funding if they fail to answer a question on financial aid applications about former drug offenses.

Going bananas over simple comfort food

We live in an age of high fashion food; hence, the commonplace banana has no more glamour than a nylon nightgown. But glamour can be exhausting, and slowing down to savor the familiar goodness of a banana is one of life's pleasures.

Basketball notebook: Haston makes 3rd-team All-American squad

SAN DIEGO -- Junior forward Kirk Haston was named to the third team All-American squad Tuesday by the Associated Press. The first-team All-Big Ten player averaged 18.7 points and 8.7 rebounds in all games. During the Big Ten season he led the league in scoring (20.3 points per game), and finished second in rebounding (9.4 rebounds per game).

NIN album packed with emotion

Trent Reznor's music is anything but fragile. His dark industrial sounds jump out of the shadows, and the painful lyrics carry a backbone. The music of Nine Inch Nails is more action and less whine -- though he's pissed off, the music is a statement, not album upon album of crying, like some other dark rock artists.

Seasoned entertainer has 'broad appeal'

Hilarious and shocking are just two of the adjectives you could use to describe entertainer Margaret Cho. Cho is coming to the IU Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. and will speak in honor of the National Day of Silence and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

Students hit hard by attack on nation

Eight freshmen from the East Coast sat entranced by the 13-inch television in McNutt Quad Crone 200, completely unaware that a ninth had wandered in with an armful of food in an attempt to lighten the somber mood.

Cup ends in grand fashion

No more. No more late nights and early mornings to watch the world's greatest sporting event. Maybe now I can have a quasi-regular sleep schedule. The World Cup definitely has been worth all these sleepless nights and red-eyed mornings. The final game was a classic. The tournament's two most historically-successful teams faced each other for the first time in the World Cup. One in every four people on the planet watched them do it too.

Are opinions respected anymore?

The controversy surrounding John Walker has me quite perplexed. Here's an American citizen who, at the age of 16, decided to convert from Roman Catholicism to Islam and to join a terrorist training camp in an effort to plot attacks against the U.S. Now, when I first heard the story that Walker would be charged with plotting against the U.S., I have to admit I didn't think that was fair. We live in a country where we have freedoms that are valued greatly, such as the freedom of speech, religion and press, which allow us to express our opinions freely. Teachers in classrooms all across America have taught us to respect others' opinions. When I first heard that Walker may get life in prison, I couldn't believe people were forgetting that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion, including Walker. So he ended up hating the fact that he was from the U.S. So he pretended he was Irish so that people would not think he was actually American. Big deal, I thought. People hate broccoli, the Jerry Springer show, and some even prefer cats to dogs. That's their opinion.

Davis gets praise for success on the court

Mike Davis saw the highlights from IU's win Thursday night on "Sportscenter," brief as they might have been. And he also heard what the anchor had to say. "She said that my critics can leave me alone now because I've won a game in the NCAA (Tournament)," Davis said, smiling. Several people and most of the national media said that same thing in Sacramento this weekend, and that might include some Hoosier fans who still might not believe Davis is the best man to coach IU. With two regular seasons gone and one first round tournament loss last year to No. 13 seed Kent State, Davis said he felt the pressure Thursday night before the win against Utah, probably the same pressure he has felt every day since he was given the job at an interim level in September of 2000.

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