Longform

'Pressure' is key to road trip

The women's soccer team is on the road this weekend for a two-game trip. They face off against the Penn State Nittany Lions (6-2-1, 0-0) Friday then make their way to Columbus, Ohio, to take on the Buckeyes (4-4, 0-1) Sunday afternoon.

High hopes for Reiling

Sara Reiling begins competition in her first Olympic Games today, participating in the preliminaries of the women's 10-meter platform diving competition in Sydney, Australia.

Depth key to Hoosiers' success

Oceans possess it. Stupid people do not. And coaches in every sport desire it. It is depth, and fortunately the 2000 men's soccer team is one of the program's deepest squads in history. Good thing, too, because it appears they will need every player to contribute in order to obtain success at season's end.

Men's soccer opens Big 10 season

For almost a decade, the men's soccer team has dominated the Big Ten. The Hoosiers won eight of nine conference championships, and they are undefeated in 25 games against Michigan State. But things could change in the 2000 season.

Men's soccer team successful at home

The men's soccer team continued its trend of scoreless first halves Thursday, lasting the first 45 minutes without a goal against Louisville. But the Hoosiers did end a trend of waiting until the game's waning minutes to score.

Graham returns kickoffs, contributes as a receiver

Kentucky's Brandon Sanders boots a kickoff high into the lights at Commonwealth Stadium. The ball sails to the 13-yard line where IU junior Derin Graham catches it and instinctively runs full speed down the middle of the field. He reaches the 20-yard line where he's greeted by a horde of Kentucky tacklers. Without fear, Graham jumps into the pile. He spins twice, and then, amazingly, Graham balances himself with one hand, breaking free from the pile.

Freshmen adapt, thanks to RPS groups

Hoosiers look to bounce back against Cincinnati

Three weeks, three dangerous offenses and three talented quarterbacks. This isn't the ideal situation for the football team to break in new defensive coordinator James Bell's system. In week one, the Hoosiers faced a North Carolina State offense featuring 18-year-old freshman quarterback Philip Rivers, who played well beyond his years in the Wolfpack's 41-38 victory.

Faculty committee urges Brand, trustees to examine low rankings

Four faculty members sent a letter to President Myles Brand and the board of trustees Friday urging them to take action to improve IU's "excellence and reputation" in light of low rankings by U.S. News and World Report and the Florida Center. In the letter, the faculty members suggest establishing an outside committee to look into ways IU can improve. "We need some independent evaluation of the directions we are taking," said Peter Bondanella, one of the drafters of the letter and a professor of West European Studies. "A blue-ribbon committee composed of outside citizens, scholars and government officials might well be able to ascertain where we need to change direction."

IU Opera's 'Elixir' to open at MAC

Classic "bel canto" (good singing) is what some would call IU Opera Theater's first production of the 2000-2001 season. Although Gaetano Donizetti, the composer of "The Elixir of Love," is most known for his dramatic works "Don Pasquale" and "Lucia Di Lammermoor," his lighter fare is also highly popular and contains some of his most beloved music.

Vida highlights vocalists at Lotus Fest tonight

This year, more so than ever before, the Lotus Music Festival has managed to attract a high number of world class vocalists. Among the list of vocalists at this year's festival is the group Vida. While many people might not find this name familiar, Vida is a group that has established itself as a force in the world of vocal music. The group will highlight its skills at 9 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 219 E. Fourth St.

Web site finds jobs

Graduate Business program ranked No. 20

Queerstory shows history of gay cinema

Asian Culture Center discusses racial profiling 'Over a Cup of Tea'

'Sylvia' offers light, comedic fare

To finalize this summer's Brown County Playhouse season, the Summer Stock Theatre of more than half a century has chosen to go out laughing. Using two of its former graduate students, a community actress of much repute and a current IU faculty member, IU and the BCP are looking to end its season with fervor and fun.

More people watching Olympics on the Web

Graduate student Madhusudhan Govindaraju watches the Olympics without a television. He wants to see the event which happens once in four years instantly. "I check out the results on the Web, as I believe in finding out results live," he said.

The new me and other lies

Don't go a week without us

What do you do at least 300 times a year? There is a very short list of things. In fact, most things one does often are considered necessities, such as sleeping, eating or showering. At Union Board we plan over 300 events each year for IU students, and although I don't expect you to attend all 300, I would urge you to make Union Board part of your weekly routine. Much like the ritual of watching your favorite prime time television show or reading the Sunday paper, if you let a week slip by without going to a Union Board event, you have missed out.

Indiana, we're still for you

My family is very much rooted in Bloomington. The first one in Bloomington was probably my great, great uncle Ely back in the 1920s when he came here to earn his degree after World War I. He started a progression of family members to Old IU: my great uncle got his master's degree in the '30s, another great uncle, class of '35, and his brother (my grandfather), class of '39. My father, his cousins and my mother earned their undergraduate degrees here in the late '60s and early '70s. My aunt earned her master's degree in speech and hearing sciences in the '70s, and my uncle taught here in the early '80s. Now, I am here studying.