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Music festival remembers Behrman

By Yahya Chami · Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:38 a.m.

The legacy of Jill Behrman was remembered through both athletics and music Saturday. In conjunction with the Jill Behrman Run to the End Zone, a music festival was held at Dunn Meadow to raise money for Jill's House, a temporary home for cancer patients undergoing Proton Therapy at IU.

Indianapolis faces Colts

Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:37 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- With the Indianapolis Colts hinting they might leave the city if they do not receive a greater public subsidy, city officials and sports experts continue to ask: Are they worth it? Is it worth an additional $10 million annually from the city -- the lowest number the Colts suggest is needed -- to keep them financially viable in Indianapolis? "It's problematic because they play so infrequently and employ so few people," said Stanford University economist Roger Noll, considered a founder in the study of sports economics. "The right debate in Indianapolis is how much is it worth to you just to have the team." The Colts receive about $12 million a year in public funding, including $6.7 million in luxury suite sales. The city also pays about $1.2 million to the Colts to offset game-day expenses.

Keepin' it real

By Alex Hickey · Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:36 a.m.

This is the story of 1000 people who sat together at Kilroy's Sports on a Saturday afternoon. Together, they waited for an opportunity for fame and fortune by auditioning for MTV's "The Real World" and "Road Rules." I was one of those people.

Keep on moving

By Joe Ptak · Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:35 a.m.

I know you were hoping for another article about the Corvette, but we have a more urgent issue to discuss. Have you started looking for a place to live for next year? No? Well, while you're wasting time with your quest to solve the Biggie and Tupac murders, your tenacious classmates are already snatching up all of the hot spots near campus.

Sailor dies after fall from New York building

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:34 a.m.

NEW YORK -- An enlisted member of the Navy has been arrested after a fellow sailor fell to her death from a sixth-floor window of a Times Square hotel, police said Sunday. Petty Officer Brian Cooley, 29, of La Porte, Ind., was arrested on charges of second-degree murder in the death of Lisa Tedstone, 30, of Simpsonville, S.C., according to Sgt. Michael Wysokowski, a police spokesman. Tedstone, who held the rank of seaman E-3, fell from the window of the Milford Plaza hotel and was found by a passer-by at about 3:41 a.m. Saturday, police said.

Bush must present evidence

By Jason Grinblat · Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:34 a.m.

In seeking to gather support for a war against Iraq, the Bush administration has trumpeted the supposed link between Saddam Huessein's regime and al Qaeda. Bush has gone so far as to claim that the two are "equally as evil and equally as destructive" and that "you can't distinguish between al Qaeda and Saddam when you talk about the war on terror."

Evangelist on the move

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:32 a.m.

It used to be amusing. Now campus evangelical preaching has gotten out of hand. Evangelist Jim Giles knows how to draw a crowd. He calls IU's female students whores. He condemns smokers to hell. If you're gay, he says you're definitely going down under.

Port shutdowns will result in more plant closings

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:28 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- A second week of a West Coast port shutdown will cause a noticeable increase in plant closings, job losses and financial market turmoil, say analysts and business leaders who are increasingly skeptical of a quick end to the labor dispute.

Explosion engulfs French oil tanker

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:27 a.m.

SAN`A, Yemen -- An explosion and fire engulfed a French oil tanker on Sunday off the coast of Yemen, and the tanker owner said a small boat struck the vessel in a "deliberate attack."

Congress pressures Iraq to disarm

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:26 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Congressional leaders said Sunday a resolution authorizing war against Iraq, expected to pass with little dissent, will strengthen the U.S. hand at the United Nations and increase pressure on Saddam Hussein to disarm.

Take a minute for 'Quick Fiction'

By Britany Ausmus and Brittany Ausmus · Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:24 a.m.

When I picked up "Quick Fiction: Issue One" I didn't quite know what to expect. With its colorful cover art and thin size I thought I accidentally picked up a children's book. Much to my surprise, this thin volume contains some extremely hilarious and mature short stories. "Quick Fiction" publishes stories in collections that are extremely quick reads. The short stories in this collection are all less than 500 words, and some are significantly shorter. While extremely brief, all the stories were engaging. The true art of these authors is that they managed to say succinctly what many authors cannot do in page after page.

Around the Arts

Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:22 a.m.

Letterman seeks to rename I-465 INDIANAPOLIS -- David Letterman has an offer: He'll pay for new road signs if Mayor Bart Peterson renames the highway that circles Indianapolis the "Dave Letterman Expressway." On the "Late Show" that aired on CBS Thursday night, the talk-show host extended the offer after joking for weeks about renaming Interstate 465. "How about this: What if we change the name of that to the 'Dave Letterman Expressway'?" Letterman said in an on-air conversation with Peterson. "You know, Dave, I will tell you, I like that idea," the mayor said. Letterman had been saying he would pay $10 million for the renaming rights, but when he actually reached the mayor he pledged only to pay for new signs. LOS ANGELES -- Jackie Chan received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, promising in return to "make better films."

5 Women Poets too academic

By Joelle Petrus · Monday, Oct. 7,2002 12:20 a.m.

Accidental Pentameters and Occasional Words," performed at the John Waldron Arts Center Saturday, marked the annual performance of "Five Women Poets", a 28-year-old writer's group that has actually grown to include eight poets instead of five. The basement of the JWAC where the event was held, boasted hard wood floors and an intimate seating capacity of approximately 50 people, which was the perfect size for the event. But the fact that the poems were delivered behind a white podium with flowered plants positioned around it, gave me the feeling of being in church listening to a sermon rather than a poetry reading. That's not to say the poems themselves were necessarily sermons, but rather, the spoken delivery of "Five Women Poets" tended to be a style doused with academic flavoring.

Police tell Wells witness not to talk

By Mitch Blacher · Sunday, Oct. 6,2002 5:28 p.m.

A press conference scheduled with the person who claims to have blown the whistle on Monroe County Councilman Scott Wells was canceled Friday, after the Indiana State Police asked all witnesses involved with Wells' arrest last week to keep quiet about what they saw.

Report of freshman with alcohol poisoning leads police to Chi Phi party

By Bennett Haeberle · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 5:24 p.m.

A report of a female student taken to Bloomington Hospital for alcohol poisoning prompted police to investigate a party at the Chi Phi fraternity early Friday. Freshman Kylie Mckay was cited at Bloomington Hospital for illegal consumption. Those with her at the hospital reported there was a party at the fraternity where Mckay had consumed 'punch,' said IU Police Department Sgt. Tim Lewis.

Sophomore remembered

By Alyson Brodsy and Jamie Lusk · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:38 p.m.

Chad Culver was one of the good guys. That's what makes saying good bye so hard, says close friend Brian Adkins. Culver died Wednesday night after his motorcycle careened of the 45/46 bypass, hitting a chainlink fence

The search for a new idol

By J.P. Benitez and JP Benitez · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:30 p.m.

Are you the next American Idol?" asks the Fox broadcasting Web site, announcing its upcoming auditions for the show's second season. I think we should take them seriously. After all, who do we look toward today to inspire us but our idols? Music, movies, talk show hosts? Is there anything short of 15 cent drafts that excites us beyond words? But what happened to that great orator or poet who called us to better ourselves from the inside out?

Lugar resists pressure on Iraq

By Jim Harper · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:29 p.m.

It has often been said that politics makes strange bedfellows. In few states is there a finer example of this statement than in Indiana. It would be expected that President Bush, a Republican, would find some of his staunchest supporters for a war with Iraq from Indiana Republicans (traditionally a very conservative group) and that he would find opposition to war from the state's Democrats.

Pre-packaged parks

By Terry Ord · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:29 p.m.

It was with much anticipation that I set out on my first trip west. I was looking forward to finally doing some camping. But I was to be disappointed and left feeling cheated. First, everything was so damn expensive -- $30 for an adventure pass, $13 for camping, $5 for firewood and $5 per day for parking anywhere other than campgrounds. If I had wanted to take a shower, it was an additional $1.25. That was in Angeles National Forest in California.

Hoosiers ready to face Ohio State after Louisville loss

By Alyson Brodsy and John Rodgers · Friday, Oct. 4,2002 4:28 p.m.

Close, so close. The IU field hockey team (2-8) will use those words for motivation as they prepare to face No. 20 Ohio State Saturday following their heartbreaking, 2-1 double overtime loss to No. 9 Louisville Wednesday. Although the loss to the Cardinals was discouraging, coach Amy Robertson said there were many positives she hopes will carry over to Saturday's contest with the Buckeyes.