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Div. 1-AA foe Southern Illinois scores 28 second-half points

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:30 p.m.

Down seven points in the final five minutes of Saturday's game, the IU football team had two chances to tie the game against Southern Illinois. Despite those chances, the Hoosiers came up empty in their 35-28 loss to the Salukis.

Hoosiers continue losing skid at Saint Louis

By Michael Sanserino · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:29 p.m.

ST. LOUIS -- A dejected Brad Ring kept his head down as he answered questions in the shadows of Robert R. Hermann Stadium Friday night. The sophomore midfielder stood outside the IU men's soccer team's locker room, lamenting the team's third loss in four games.

Colts offense manhandles Texans 43-24

By Cordell Eddings and Cordell M. Eddings · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:24 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- All Texans cornerback Dunta Robinson could do was shake his head after the Colts poured 43 points on him and his team. Houston just wanted to contain the Colts' dangerous offense.

IU Ethics Bowl squad looking for participants to debate issues

By Whitney Mitchell · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:21 p.m.

The IU Ethics Bowl is looking for students to apply to compete with the team in their annual intercollegiate tournament. Thirty-two teams from different colleges around the country take part in the event to tackle hypothetical ethical situations in a head-to-head debate.

New group focuses on politics

By Beka Mech · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:20 p.m.

The Democracy for IU group held its first ever meeting Thursday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Indiana Memorial Union State Room East. The four people in attendance discussed various goals, political views and how they could influence the community.

La Casa center kicks off National Hispanic Heritage Month

By Whitney Mitchell · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:19 p.m.

In celebration of the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, La Casa, the Latino Cultural Center, held a kick-off gathering Friday afternoon to relish the spirit of Hispanic history, achievements and culture.

'Battle for blood' against Purdue University begins

By Ryan McLaughlin · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:16 p.m.

The football rivalry between IU and Purdue might have begun with the introduction of the Old Oaken Bucket in 1925, but a more recent tradition between the schools has created a rivalry that truly runs in the veins of fans.

Infants die from apparent drug overdose in hospital

By Alyson Brodsy and Charles Wilson · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11:02 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — Two premature infants died after receiving adult dosages of a blood thinner, a hospital said Sunday.

Man beaten by police in August dies after life support removed

Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 11 p.m.

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. -- The FBI is investigating the death of a diabetic man who lapsed into a coma after a beating by police and died when he was taken off life support.

Poll: Most Hoosiers against toll road

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 10:59 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A statewide poll has found a majority of Hoosiers disapprove of the leasing of the Indiana Toll Road to a private operator, a plan pushed through the General Assembly this year by Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels.

Missing IU student found in New York

By Zack Teibloom · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 10:56 p.m.

The anxious wait is over for Daniel Eliot's friends and family. Eliot, an IU student who went missing at the end of August, was found in Manhattan Saturday, said Ronald Eliot, his father. Tracing his ATM account and the global positioning system in his phone brought police to him and he is currently being held at a center in New York until his parents bring him home.

Family planning clinic to hold grand opening Tuesday night

By Michael Reschke · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 10:55 p.m.

Starting Tuesday, Bloomington residents will have more resources for reproductive health. The Futures Family Health Clinic, 338 S. Walnut St., will have its grand opening from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, offering tours and refreshments. The clinic's focus is promoting healthy lifestyles for young adults and family planning.

Boy fires gunshot just off high school grounds

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 10:52 p.m.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested Friday after police say he fired a handgun just off Bloomington High School North property before school started to scare another student, police said.

Freedom of speech: the people

By Grace Low · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 10:52 p.m.

In the wake of last week's docudrama "The Road to 9/11," criticism from the left has rained down like patriot missiles on an al-Qaida barbecue. On the Web sites of liberal media criticism outlets such as Media Matters for America and Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, the docudrama is attacked as conservative propaganda that put the Clinton Administration in a disproportionately bad light in comparison to how the Bush Administration was portrayed.

Ladies first?

By Michelle Manchir · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 10:50 p.m.

Ladies get in free! Logically it seems wrong for me, a "lady" by society's definition, to question such an offer -- usually promoted by sports bars or any other location that aims to capitalize on women's sexuality. It's easy on my wallet, after all.

Pope says Sunday he is 'deeply sorry' about controversial remarks on Islam

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 10:49 p.m.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy-- Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that he was "deeply sorry" about the angry reaction to his recent remarks about Islam, which he said came from a text that did not reflect his personal opinion.

Fighting words

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian Stewart · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 10:48 p.m.

Last week I sat down to write my view of Sept. 11 as a call to defend liberty with something more than the half-baked phrases so prevalent in the commemorative discourse. Although very few people were in agreement with the basic but useful assertion that consolation was to be found in the assault on American civil society, I'm not sure what I wrote requires any revising. But I would like to take some time to complete and round off the argument I only begun.

5 college basketball players shot

By Alyson Brodsy and Alan Robinson · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 10:48 p.m.

PITTSBURGH -- Five Duquesne University basketball players, all but one of them new players who enrolled only this month, were shot early Sunday morning during an apparent act of random violence on campus. Two players were in critical condition at a hospital.

About-Face

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 10:46 p.m.

Facebook was thrust into the spotlight once again this week after statements revealed the company's intent to take the site public. Soon, Facebook is expected to announce that membership, originally limited to college students (though later expanded to include high school students and employees of some companies) will now be available to the general public. Soon only a valid e-mail address will be required when registering for an account, with new users being grouped by region.

Shoppers change their buying habits after E. coli contamination of spinach

By Alyson Brodsy and Robert Jablon · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 10:46 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Shoppers changed their buying habits Saturday as spinach was pulled from grocery store shelves because of the outbreak of E. coli bacteria that had killed one person and sickened more than 100 others.