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Alcohol-related issues spur debate in greek system

In the last three years, two IU students have died after drinking alcohol at fraternity houses. When Joseph Bisanz, a fraternity member, died of asphyxiation Dec. 13, 1999, alcohol he had consumed at Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity was found in his body. Four months later, students and faculty gathered in Dunn Meadow for "Not Here ... Never Again," part of a national program advocating the prevention of alcohol abuse and alcohol-related deaths on campus.

Local organizations, residents involved in Week of Caring

Face lifts for some of Bloomington's public facilities are not the tasks of construction crews, but the hard work of hundreds of volunteers. Bloomington Volunteer Network pulled together human resources for a week of local fall clean up this week referred to as Week of Caring.

Reaching for the peak

YOU spins solid sophomore effort

Doherty tries to regroup Tar Heels

Joseph Forte went to the NBA along with Brendan Heywood. Ronald Curry and Julius Peppers decided to stick with football. Head Coach Matt Doherty knew this season would be hard for North Carolina, considering what he lost from a team that fell to Penn State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last March. Plus, the Tar Heels have to run through the rugged ACC, which is loaded with No. 1 Duke and No. 5 Maryland among others.

Kelley School fee up 107 percent

Students in the Kelley School of Business will be paying $430 more next year, due to a recent increase in the business fee.

Team holds youth workshops

Games and practices aren't the only thing the volleyball players do. On the Saturday mornings of home Big Ten matches, the players are at the University Gymnasium teaching volleyball techniques to about 100 children. The children who attend the clinics are known as Junior Hoosier Hitters. "We teach little kids the basic skills of volleyball and try and get them to have fun and be enthusiastic about it," sophomore Anna Makowski said.

Sisters' artwork part of exhibit at Waldron Arts Center

The two sets of artwork currently on exhibit in the Rosemary P. Miller Gallery at the John Waldron Arts Center, 122 S. Walnut St., don't appear to have much in common. One artist paints tranquil scenes of natural places around Bloomington. The other paints mystical, energetic scenes of angels and animals.

Little 500 riders take a stand

A group of Little 500 riders submitted an open letter Monday declaring their discontent about freshman Joshua Weir's participation in Saturday's race. Riders Council Chair and senior Michael Nierengarten said 15 teams signed the letter. The teams said they fully agree with IU Student Foundation and want the established rules to be followed.

New district lines to be drawn

Indiana House Democrats presented their redistricting maps Monday, and it's almost certain that Bloomington will fall into the 9th congressional district by the 2002 election. Under state and federal law, the General Assembly is required to redraw its legislative maps every 10 years. As a result of population shifts shown by last year's census, Indiana loses one of its 10 congressional seats.

Raising the bar on language

At its December meeting, the Bloomington Faculty Council passed new English proficiency standards for associate instructors, the first change in the policy since 1979. Under the new rules, AIs now have one semester in which to improve their English skills. In the meantime they are allowed to assume the duties and benefits of an AI (full tuition remission plus a stipend upwards of $3,000).

Taliban still holding ground

JABAL SARAJ, Afghanistan -- U.S. warplanes bombarded Taliban front lines, while the opposition pressed its attack Monday on three fronts near Mazar-e-Sharif, but the rebel fighters conceded they were facing stiff Taiban resistance around the key northern city.

Hoosiers set for Cinderella UNC-Wilmington

SACRAMENTO - Junior guard Tom Coverdale admits the Hoosiers were surprised when UNC-Wilmington knocked off USC in overtime Thursday night, 93-89, just before IU beat up on Utah. It's only natural there would be a little excitement, too, when you avoid playing the fourth seed and instead play the 13th-seeded Seahawks for a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. But Coverdale and the Hoosiers' thoughts of looking ahead to IU's first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 1994 were stopped when they took a closer look at UNC-Wilmington. "There wasn't much reaction because we we're trying to focus on Utah," Coverdale said of Thursday night. "I think we we're a little excited at first but then after watching the film we know we're probably playing the better of the two teams because they just totally outplayed USC.

Excerpts of editorials from Indiana newspapers.

Excerpts of editorials from Indiana newspapers on the topic of the attacks Tuesday in New York and Washington:

The road to Atlanta

Georgia Dome facts: · The Dome's total development cost was $214 million. · A total of 8,300 tons of reinforced steel was used to construct the Dome. That is more than the weight of iron and steel used in the Eiffel Tower. · A 437-mile sidewalk, from Atlanta to Cincinnati, could be built from the 110,000 cubic yards of concrete used at the Dome.

Athletes are students first

Myles Brand has always pushed "academics first," and if the Bloomington Faculty Council knows what is best for student athletes, they will take Brand's words seriously and endorse the Resolution on Intercollegiate Athletics; the same proposal endorsed by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation and the PAC-10.

Local pianist bops and boogies

Man challenges ban on guns

A gun enthusiast is challenging a 21-year-old county ordinance, claiming that it violates his constitutional right to bear arms. The ordinance prohibits anyone except a police officer from carrying a loaded gun within 500 feet of a plated subdivision in unincorporated Johnson County.

Holding off the Irish

Tom Coverdale doesn't know why, but there is something about playing against Notre Dame that brings out the best in him. Even when the game is on the line and the other team is trying to rattle him, Coverdale seems to like beating the Irish.

6 dead, 30 wounded after shooting attack

HADERA, Israel -- A Palestinian gunman walked into a banquet hall in northern Israel late Thursday and opened fire with an assault rifle, killing six people and injuring 30 during a bat mitzvah, police said. A militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, the deadliest in more than a month.