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Africa must heal internal problems

By Sheila Lalwani · Friday, Sept. 8,2000 2:10 a.m.

Bravo to the world leaders of the United Nations Millennium Summit who called for a renewed commitment to bringing hope and stability to Africa. They've taken the first step. The society and culture of Africa is largely unknown to many of us because we only hear about the wars, famine, economic struggles and AIDS epidemic.

It's about time we play some football

By Scott Powers · Friday, Sept. 8,2000 1:48 a.m.

Blah, blah, blah, blah… All talk and no play makes Scotty a dull boy. The truth is I was supposed to write a column earlier in the week, but I told the editor I had nothing more to say about Saturday's game.

President's Corner

By Myles Brand · Friday, Sept. 8,2000 1:45 a.m.

Traditionally, IU's president discusses the broad range of opportunities and challenges facing IU in his State of the University address. In this year's speech, which I will give at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Frangipani Room at the Indiana Memorial Union, I plan to break with that tradition. I will instead focus on one issue of utmost importance to this campus, this University and this nation: the future of the arts and humanities.

Offense boasts four new players

By Guy Cipriano · Friday, Sept. 8,2000 1:42 a.m.

No position on the football team might have benefited more from the Hoosiers' 11-day training camp in Marshall, Ind., than the offensive line.

BPD blotter

Friday, Sept. 8,2000 1:33 a.m.

Police responded to the 900 block of West Seventh Street Wednesday on a public disturbance call to find two men fighting, police said.

College Republicans get involved

By Christy La Fave · Friday, Sept. 8,2000 1:28 a.m.

Ask Republican strategists for their pick of the most crucial battleground in this year's elections, and they might not give Bloomington ' a college town with a strong-voiced liberal sector ' as their first answer.

Union Board president makes a difference

By Melissa Arnold · Friday, Sept. 8,2000 1:23 a.m.

Walking through hordes of people, whose faces all blur together, students make their way through campus and arrive at intended destinations ' unaware of who or what they have passed.

Support group geared toward grad students

By Alana Nicole Zinn · Friday, Sept. 8,2000 1:22 a.m.

The dissertation: It arrives at the end of every graduate student's curriculum and separates the potential doctoral students from the students who are considered "A.B.D." ' all but dissertation. It is a grueling, lengthy assignment that leaves little to no time for extra-curricular activities, let alone any free time at all. Alli Glore, a graduate student, talks about the time restraints and responsibility it takes to commit to this frustrating task.

Students move out of lounges

By Elizabeth Egol and Liz Egol · Friday, Sept. 8,2000 1:19 a.m.

As the third week of the school year approaches, students who previously did not have room assignments are finally being placed in rooms. While learning to adjust to school in the first few weeks is often hard and stressful for freshmen, moving into another dorm after getting settled can add pressure.

Blue Moon Revue to play at City Grill

Friday, Sept. 8,2000 1:19 a.m.

Blending funk with southern rock, the Blue Moon Revue will play at 10 p.m. Friday at the City Grille, 216 S. College Ave. The cover charge is $3.

Asian film series begins

Friday, Sept. 8,2000 1:18 a.m.

The East Asian Studies Center is sponsoring a series of films. Admission is free to see films from Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea, which will be shown at 7:15 tonight in Fine Arts 102.

Team travels to Maryland, competes in classic

By Nick Bowton · Friday, Sept. 8,2000 1:15 a.m.

The men's soccer team opened the 2000 season with as tough a schedule as anybody, losing to top-5 teams Portland and UCLA in its first two games. As strange as it may sound, the Hoosiers' next two games may be tougher than the first.

Newcomer to promote album

By Gerry Welling · Friday, Sept. 8,2000 1:13 a.m.

"I think it's the finest work I've ever done … it's a little darker, a little edgier …" This is how Carrie Newcomer describes her latest album, The Age of Possibility, for which she is currently touring. The tour kicks off a two-month, 60-date stint with a concert at 8 p.m. Friday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. The performance is being filmed by WTIU for an hour-long PBS special.

Jazz Fables begins new fall season

By Jessica Halverson · Friday, Sept. 8,2000 1:07 a.m.

Bear's Place, 1316 E. Third St., swung to the sounds of Jazz Fables 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The 11-year-old tradition continues Thursdays this fall with a variety of local and regional musicians gathering to jam for a dedicated and diverse crowd.

Watch out bookstores, E-books are now here

By Bryan Harris · Thursday, Sept. 7,2000 11:51 p.m.

Forget about flipping through a book: more and more people are scrolling through them. The electronic publishing industry is growing, thanks to new technology and online school books.

Women in science are leveling the mortar board across genders

By Kyle Kimble · Thursday, Sept. 7,2000 11:46 p.m.

SPEA research scientist Stephanie Buehler is one of a few women in her field. She said because of that, she gets more funding and guidance in her work.

A sexual orientation to IU

By Mark A. Price · Thursday, Sept. 7,2000 5:23 p.m.

Welcome back or welcome for the first time -- you've gone through orientation or you are an old hand, a veteran of getting to class with no one watching your every move. College is a wonderful experience either way.

This one's for Gary

By Mark A. Price · Thursday, Sept. 7,2000 5:07 p.m.

January 1998, I'm on the futon in Chuck's apartment, reading. Between Vanity Fair (the novel, not the magazine) and the admission materials for the School of Library and Information Science, I read drug labels and information materials from my excellent pharmacists at Kroger Seminary Square.

Floccinaucinihili-pilification

By Michael Moy · Thursday, Sept. 7,2000 2:40 a.m.

The metaphorical stuff is hitting the fan in the Internet universe. The title of "Most Downloaded Woman" is currently being debated, and all kinds of people are losing sleep.

Dissent - Government is not the correct answer

By Ashley Keen · Thursday, Sept. 7,2000 2:36 a.m.

When Mayor John Fernandez offered to help the Bloomington Area Arts Council resolve its financial woes, the plan sounded like a good thing. Save the council and a downtown theater, the mayor seemed to say, and you'll save this town. Yet that is a narrow view of the many things Bloomington has to offer, including other venues for the performing arts. Many organizations and businesses struggle to pay operating expenses, and all of those are important to at least some members of the community.