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U-M lawyer clarifies court ruling

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 1:07 a.m.

The lawyer who won the University of Michigan law school case in the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stern warning Wednesday to colleges nationwide: The court's ruling is not a blank check to use race to boost minority enrollment. Universities must make sure their admissions process is fair and gives individual consideration to each applicant, Maureen Mahoney said in an interview in Ann Arbor. Mahoney is a partner at Latham & Watkins in Washington D.C.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 1:05 a.m.

Night Walk to raise safety awareness The Commission on Personal Safety will hold its annual Fall Night Walk at 7:30 p.m. tonight. The walk aims to ensure that all designated walkways and parking lots are well lit and to raise awareness about overall campus safety.

Ramadan begins for IU Muslims

Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:59 a.m.

As the sun set Sunday evening, the holiest month for Muslims effectively began. Ramadan is a month on the Muslim calendar observed mainly through fasting and prayer.

Program helps students quit

By Josh Hamm and Joshua Hamm · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:58 a.m.

Anne Reese was a smoker. But a hiking trip on the mountains of Colorado changed her life. It forced her to choose between her health and her habit. "One year I went on a hiking trip with some of my friends from college in Colorado, and as we began to climb higher, I began to feel sick," Reese said. "I felt so sick that I couldn't continue hiking. I asked myself why I couldn't finish the trip like my friends and that's when I realized that the difference between me and my friends was that I smoked. I was so embarrassed that I decided to quit."

'Death' comes to IU at annual campus Ghost Walk

By Colin Kearns · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:56 a.m.

Sounds of witches laughing and victims screaming blared from a stereo, and smoke machines spit white clouds into the night's chilly breeze, as a swarm of scary story enthusiasts huddled on the sidewalk outside the Folklore and Ethnomusicology building.

Hoosiers finish 3rd in Big Ten tourney

By Jacob Surface · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:53 a.m.

The IU men's club water polo team capped off a successful season with a third place finish in the Big Ten Tournament this weekend.

Hoosiers drop game, lose trophy to Purdue

By Cory Steger · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:52 a.m.

With the Golden Boot on the line, the Hoosiers weren't able to muster enough offense to take down rival Purdue in their final regular season conference game of the year. The Boilermakers got their 10th win of the season in a 2-1 victory Friday night, holding the Hoosiers scoreless for most of the game.

Purdue, Penn State named favorites

By Ryan Cost · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:51 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Women's basketball Big Ten coaches and media weighed in on their league favorites and player of the year candidates at the conference's annual media day Sunday. The media tabbed Purdue as their pre-season front-runner, while the coaches earmarked defending conference champion Penn State.

Wright named to All-Big Ten team

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:50 a.m.

CHICAGO -- The men's basketball season hasn't even started and Bracey Wright already has expectations to fill. The sophomore guard was selected to the Big Ten preseason All-Conference Team by the coaches and the media.

Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:49 a.m.

Swimming and diving places 3rd at SMU Classic The women's swimming and diving team wrapped up the weekend Saturday at the SMU Classic with a third-place finish. IU finished the classic with 252 points, behind No. 2 Florida and No. 5 SMU.

Protest held against Iraq war

By Vanessa Caruso · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:46 a.m.

Protests were held around the world Saturday to oppose the U.S.-led war in Iraq. The protest in Washington D.C. drew the largest number of people, totaling somewhere between 10 and 15 thousand protesters. They marched under the banner "End the Occupation of Iraq, Bring the Troops Home Now!" Here in Bloomington, local residents gathered on the courthouse steps on a dreary Saturday afternoon to express their support for the removal of U.S.

Marlins ride Beckett's arm to World Series title

By Alyson Brodsy and Ronald Blum · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:46 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Josh Beckett ran off the mound, picked up the last ball and applied the final tag -- the one that finished off the big, bad Yankees. He pitched with the determined demeanor of a Bob Gibson or a Sandy Koufax and came up with the game of his life on baseball's grandest stage.

Local man convicted of voyeurism

By Elise Baker · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:46 a.m.

Eustan J. Lampkins was convicted of voyeurism Tuesday after he allegedly videotaped his mother-in-law showering and undressing for bed while she was visiting him and his wife last December.

Panel to discuss domestic violence

By Mike McElroy · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:45 a.m.

The Bloomington Women's Equity Committee will host a panel discussion at 7 p.m. tonight in the Monroe County Public Library Auditorium, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave. The discussion, called "Violence Against Women -- Monroe County's Response," will address the problem of violence against women as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which is a congressionally sponsored month.

Democrats speak out in support of Bloomington environment

By Sarah Schwimmer · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:45 a.m.

Democratic mayoral candidate Mark Kruzan, along with District IV representative Dave Rollo, addressed a crowd of approximately 50 people on the steps of Bloomington's City Hall Friday.

Welcome to O-H-I-O West

By Alex Hickey · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:44 a.m.

Ohio State has played six home games this year. Saturday, they played their seventh. If you closed your eyes and just listened, you wouldn't know where you were. Chants of "O-H-I-O" ran around constantly. Cheers drowned out the sound of the IU band. The Hoosiers were booed coming out of the locker room.

IU shows no offense while defense can't shut down OSU onslaught

By Gavin Lesnick · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:42 a.m.

Through three quarters of play Saturday, IU was outgained in yards by the Buckeyes more than nine times over, 461 to 51. While the Hoosier offense was going against the top defense in the Big Ten and one of the best in the country, the IU defense faced a Buckeye squad that ranked 10th in the conference in both pass and run offense.

Hoosiers dominated by OSU

By John Rodgers · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:41 a.m.

Senior Joe Gonzalez sat in front of his locker Saturday afternoon with disgust on his face. The safety had just seen IU's defense surrender 603 yards of total offense to the Ohio State Buckeyes in their 35-6 win over the Hoosiers.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:38 a.m.

Big Ten Tourney in Indy in 2006 INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis has been awarded the Big Ten men's basketball tournament for March 9-12, 2006, conference officials announced Sunday. Three weeks later, the NCAA Final Four will be held at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.

Hamas says it is ready to renew talks

By Alyson Brodsy and Josef Federman · Monday, Oct. 27,2003 12:36 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- Hamas said Sunday it is ready to talk to the Palestinian prime minister about halting attacks on Israelis, even though the Islamic militant group participated in a deadly attack on a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip two days earlier.