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No forms, no dorms, Penn State tells students - some lacking meningitis shots locked out

By Adrian Sainz and Dan Lewerenz · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003 6:07 a.m.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - About 300 students were denied access to their dormitories on Penn State University's main campus this week because they didn't comply with a new state law requiring meningitis vaccinations. The law, passed last summer, requires that students who live on campus be vaccinated or sign a waiver saying they understand the risks and choose not to be vaccinated.

Point Guard back in starting lineup after two-game demotion for poor play

By Alyson Brodsy and Dan Gelston · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003 12:46 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Jamaal Tinsley's judgment with his passes is as up and down as a bobblehead doll. At his best, they are crisp, accurate and aimed at an open man.

No cure for Davis's winter time blues

By Alex Hickey · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003 12:46 a.m.

If Mike Davis were the president of Indiana University, I have a feeling that he would be compelled to cancel winter break. That's because every year, the darndest things seem to happen to the Hoosiers while students are resting themselves for the holidays. Like Davis saying or doing something that stirs a controversy. Or IU playing flat, uninspired basketball.

Down and out early 'Down Under'

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003 12:45 a.m.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- For two weeks, Jennifer Capriati stayed out of sunlight, recovering from surgery to her eyes. She even considered skipping the Australian Open but felt an obligation to play as the two-time defending champion.

On the sidelines

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003 12:43 a.m.

Former Soccer star featured on Web site Sabres file for bankruptcy Former major leaguers to become owners

A coach's promise

By Zack Eldridge · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003 12:41 a.m.

IU women's basketball coach Kathi Bennett has always demanded a lot from her players. Now she has asked IU fans to toe the line in the annual Pack the Hall night.

Officials investigating phenom's car

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003 12:40 a.m.

CLEVELAND -- State high school officials are investigating whether LeBron James broke any eligibility rules with his new car. James, expected to be the No. 1 pick in this year's NBA draft if he goes pro, has been driving a Hummer H2 that he reportedly got as an 18th birthday gift from his mother, Gloria.

Sophomore wrestler has big goals

By Charlie Cunningham and Charlie Gillingham · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003 12:39 a.m.

On a team with only one senior, younger wrestlers need to become leaders. Pat DeGain, a sophomore from Clarkston, Mich., has done just that. "We do have a young team," said freshman Joe Dubuque, "but we want to compete and with guys like Pat, we will."

Senior wins Speedo American Cup title

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003 12:38 a.m.

In the history of IU diving, nine Olympians have competed and teams have won six NCAA titles. This past weekend, that winning tradition continued at the Speedo American Cup. The Cup, which concluded at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center on Sunday, is an illustrious meet where divers are invited to participate based on performances at previous competitions.

Nowadays, to call home is cool

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003 12:20 a.m.

Time was, parents deposited an incoming college freshman, along with stereo and other critical worldly goods, into a dorm room, and after a tearful hug or two, that was that. Henceforth, aside from a visit home at vacation time, or the regular pleas for a cash infusion, the generations were never to enjoy -- or chafe at -- the emotional intimacy that comes with living under the same roof.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003 12:19 a.m.

Dillon's column an unwitting preview of McCarthyism Purchasing college textbooks is highway robbery North Jordan "B" bus route is not the problem United States, not Iraq, has weapons of mass destruction

Resolve to think positive

By Elisha Sauers · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003 12:14 a.m.

With the commencement of a new year, millions of hopeful saps (including myself) resolve to better their lives and quit old habits; without any doubt, the most popular resolution among them is to shed the extra pounds accumulated over the holiday-binging feasts. Even George W. admits his number one priority for 2003 is to eat fewer cheeseburgers.

John Kerry for President

By Tony Sams · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003 12:12 a.m.

The late Senator Paul Wellstone once wrote he never understood the arguments for politicians to move closer to the center, or act more moderate, to become elected. Maybe that was because many of Wellstone's opponents had no problems throwing out the word "liberal" and "left" like they were curse words. Yet Wellstone took it all in stride because he believed left, right and center never mattered; people just want a politics they can believe in and know that it's about them.

IU's real porn problem

By Drew Buser · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003 12:11 a.m.

The firestorm over the IU porno scandal rages on. One of the biggest issues of the scandal is that taxpayer money was used to support Teter Quad's transformation from a "learning community" to a sweaty brothel. Indiana citizens, notorious for their conservative views, were outraged.

War with Iraq not needed

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 14,2003 12:09 a.m.

It used to be that the United States was the world's police force. We protected the little people, ousted ruthless dictators and made the world safe for democracy. At least that was the facade the United States had put on, but now, our nation looks more like a big bully, pushing around governments it doesn't like and threatening to go to war without proper cause.

Author's debut unimpressive

By Britany Ausmus and Brittany Ausmus · Monday, Jan. 13,2003 11:54 p.m.

Fevers of the Mind, the debut novel by Avery Z. Conner, is a detailed memoir of the author's descent into mental illness, as well as his slow and varied recovery. He painstakingly describes his life (all 30 years of it) in a verbose and self-serving story touting his own genius. While mental illness can be an extremely interesting topic, this novel degenerated from a somewhat interesting autobiography into a repetitive and boring recap of the author's mental state and medications.

Mystery reigns WWII-era films

By Alyson Brodsy and Brandon Morley · Monday, Jan. 13,2003 11:52 p.m.

When you think of the rotund Englishman Sydney Greenstreet, the next thought is that of Peter Lorre. The two made nine films together, beginning with "The Maltese Falcon" starring Humphrey Bogart.

U.S. may give North Korea energy aid

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 13,2003 11:49 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The White House asserted Monday that offering the prospect of energy assistance to North Korea does not amount to rewarding Pyongyang for its defiant stance in the dispute over its nuclear weapons program.

Top democrat: conflict inevitable

By Alyson Brodsy and Ken Guggenheim · Monday, Jan. 13,2003 11:49 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee says he believes war with Iraq is inevitable, and it could interfere with the country's fight against terror. "I'm convinced that the president is going to go in there, one way or the other," Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press.

Lieberman enters 2004 race

By Alyson Brodsy and Diane Scarponi · Monday, Jan. 13,2003 11:48 p.m.

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Sen. Joseph Lieberman jumped into the 2004 race for president Monday, criticizing President Bush while promising to "talk straight to the American people" and show them he is "a different kind of Democrat." Lieberman, who could become the nation's first Jewish president, told students at his old high school that during the Bush campaign two years ago, "we were promised a better America, but that promise has not been kept."