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Popular vote better way to choose

As America waits for the results of Election 2000, it seems a few hundred votes will decide the next president because of one state's electoral votes. The Electoral College is an outdated system, which should be abolished to make elections more fair.

New building salutes culture

After decades of fund-raising, planning, anticipation and expectation, the new Neal-Marshall Education Center at IU is in its final stages of construction. Scheduled to open in the fall of 2001, the 18,000 square foot cultural center stands as a symbol of racial and ethnic pride, and as a permanent reminder of the contributions of African-American people on the Bloomington campus.

Summer work helps Hoosiers into better shape

Future doesn't faze interim coaches

Around the big 10

Prep school bulks up Roberts

Freshman class makes a fearsome foursome

Loss gives Moye perspective

Jeffries brings long resume to team

Juniors assume leadership on team without seniors

Season schedule

Player bios

Hoosiers face transitional year

Bad knees ended coach's career

Ready for redemption

Last season ended with a thud for the men's basketball team. Former coach Bob Knight was accused of choking Neil Reed, just in time for the first-round NCAA tournament game against Pepperdine in Buffalo, N.Y. Junior Kirk Haston was forced to watch his team lose 77-57 from the bench because he tore the lateral meniscus in his right knee during a collision early in the game.

Les Miserables to open tonight

Since setting attendance records in 1989, the IU Auditorium's most requested show will return with revolutionary glory Tuesday night for eight shows.

Interactive videos educate

Through two-way screens, students from across the state will be able to interact live and learn about the heritages of the most prevalent immigrant peoples in Indiana.

Offenders get sobering advice

Last night, the Binford Elementary School auditorium was filled to capacity with drunken driving offenders who had been court-ordered to attend a panel discussion as part of their probation agreement.

Men's soccer team makes tourney -- barely

The men's soccer team usually watches the NCAA tournament draw to see what seed it will get. Or who it will be host to in the first round. Monday, the Hoosiers, NCAA champions the past two seasons, tuned in to the draw to see if they made the tournament at all. They did.

Hockey team ekes out win, then loses second game

The hockey team split its series with Central Michigan University this weekend after two overtime battles. Even though its loss was to one of the top-ranked teams in the country, the Hoosiers (7-2, 6-0 Midwest Collegiate Hockey League) had hoped for a better performance.