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My New Year's resolution

By Kate Lombardi and Katie Lombardi · Sunday, Jan. 6,2002 10:40 p.m.

The holidays are over and the new year has arrived. And into 2002 came handfuls of people with resolutions to change some aspect of their lives. After failing miserably last year, I personally made no resolutions. Quite frankly, the more I think about it, the more I realize the odds are against us anyway. For one, it\'s winter -- it\'s cold, there\'s snow, wind and little daylight. That alone makes me want to crawl into my nice, warm bed and never leave my house. Also between Thanksgiving and New Year\'s, the average person gains five to 10 lbs. With all of the holiday eating, trips through the drive-thru and late night snacking on chocolate covered pretzels and Christmas tree cookies, I would say I have had my fair share of holiday feasting. I have yet to step on a scale and allow myself to become another statistic, but secretly I know it\'s true.

IU Athletics offers College Cup tickets

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 10,2001 5:11 p.m.

The IU Athletics Ticket Office still has ticket\'s available for this weekend\'s soccer tournament in Columbus, Ohio. The tickets are available from IU by calling 1-866-IUSPORTS.

American bombers hit Tora Bora caves

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Tomlinson · Monday, Dec. 10,2001 12:49 a.m.

TORA BORA, Afghanistan -- American bombers pounded the hills and caves of Tora Bora on Sunday, trying to soften al-Qaida defenses for a ground assault by Afghan tribesmen. Pakistani forces moved to seal off escape routes on their side of the border.

Cardinals knocked from perch

By Jason Recker · Monday, Dec. 10,2001 12:42 a.m.

Head coach Mike Davis would have bet on IU. Ball State head coach Tim Buckley acted as if he would have, too. Davis said he found it "funny" that fans and critics were picking No. 15 Ball State to upend IU on its home floor Saturday. Buckley said he didn't know who was picking Ball State to win.

Pardon me while I rant

By Brian Longly · Monday, Dec. 10,2001 12:36 a.m.

There are just a few things I want to talk about, and since this may be the last sports column I write, I wanted to touch all the bases. I might not get the chance to do so again. BCS Mess With LSU defeating Tennessee last night in the Southeastern Conference title game, the Bowl Championship Series is a big pile o' dung now. Who is going to play Miami in the title game? Will it be Oregon, Colorado, Nebraska, Florida? Who knows? The word playoffs just seems to be screaming out from all this mess.

Hoosiers crush Cougars

Monday, Dec. 10,2001 12:35 a.m.

SEATTLE -- Senior Heather Cassady scored 15 points as IU took advantage of its inside strength and defensive pressure to defeat Washington State 64-37 in the second round of the Pac-10/Big 10 Challenge on Sunday. The Hoosiers held Washington State without a basket for more than 10 minutes late in the first half and for more than eight minutes in the middle of the second half.

IU athletics deflates mascots

By Zack Eldridge · Monday, Dec. 10,2001 12:34 a.m.

From their penguin-like waddles to their attempts to knock each other over like bowling pins, the inflatable players at IU football games attempted to entertain both young and old fans. But the inflatable players have disappeared. "I didn't notice that they were gone," said senior Enoch DeMar, a starting offensive lineman. "I'm too busy playing and preparing for the game."

Hoosiers drop first dual meet

By Tyler Hoeppner · Monday, Dec. 10,2001 12:33 a.m.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Hoosiers (0-1) opened its dual season with a loss to the No. 16 Tigers of Missouri (2-0). The final tally was 21-16. The score was close the entire time, and the match could have gone either way. Head coach Duane Goldman said he believes his team had a chance. "We were in a position to win," he said. "They're a pretty decent team, but we felt we should have beaten them."

A time of transition

By Holly Johnson and Holy Johnson · Sunday, Dec. 9,2001 11:53 p.m.

Sept. 11: In the most devastating attack on U.S. soil to date, terrorists toppled two of the World Trade Center's five towers in the heart of downtown Manhattan; caused substantial damage on the Pentagon in Washington; and took down a plane in Pennsylvania.

Looking back at 4 months

By Gina Czark · Sunday, Dec. 9,2001 11:37 p.m.

It's hard to believe how fast the semester went by. The humid August days when we first returned to the newsroom seem like only yesterday, but many things have changed. My staff and I lived and worked through one of our nation's darkest days.

No respect at home is 'funny'

By Ryan Lengerich · Sunday, Dec. 9,2001 11:21 p.m.

When someone comes in favored to win at your gym, it is an insult," point guard Donald Perry said after his team's 74-61 bouncing of No. 15 Ball State. I agree. The basketball team has given their student fans a clear conscience heading into this week's final examinations, and it has put a smile on the face of the die-hard alumni as the holidays approach. Furthermore, IU clearly has momentum for the upcoming contest against Miami and the showdown with highly ranked Kentucky Dec. 22 in Indianapolis.

Team's depth gives Hoosiers playing time

By Dan Cortez · Sunday, Dec. 9,2001 11:20 p.m.

Coach Mike Davis isn't kidding when he says he has options when it comes to whom he can play. And he isn't afraid to use that bench. All eight Hoosiers who got into the game Saturday played at least 15 minutes. That balance in playing time has led to more contributions from different players. While sophomore Jared Jeffries led the way Saturday with 22 points and junior guard Tom Coverdale had 19, every player had at least three.

Finals bring problem of late-night binging

By Carolyn Bilsky · Sunday, Dec. 9,2001 11:06 p.m.

The words on the page blur and concentration melts away as another long night of studying for finals begins to take its toll.

Students undertake online businesses

By Coleen Iudice and Colleen Iudice · Sunday, Dec. 9,2001 11:03 p.m.

Freshman Brian Urbanski and graduate student Mike Zabel have jumped onto the Internet bandwagon and are taking advantage of some opportunities available in the 21st century. Urbanski and Zabel are both full time students who create, maintain and sometimes -- if they're lucky -- profit from their own Web sites.

Oakman won't run for 2nd term

By Katherine Helmke and Kathryn Helmke · Sunday, Dec. 9,2001 10:56 p.m.

IU Student Association President Jake Oakman has announced that he will not run for reelection. Earlier in the semester the senior expressed interest in running again, but said he still needed time to consider it.

Parties discuss recession plans

By U Jae Kang · Sunday, Dec. 9,2001 10:52 p.m.

Democrats and Republicans are wrangling over solutions for the current recession, and each party has its own ideas.

Afghanistan recieves relief from Uzbeks

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Dec. 9,2001 10:48 p.m.

HAIRATON, Afghanistan -- A train rumbled across the only bridge from Uzbekistan into Afghanistan for the first time in four years Sunday, carrying humanitarian aid for refugees battling winter cold, disease and hunger.

The new McCarthy era

By Gabriel Lewin · Sunday, Dec. 9,2001 10:42 p.m.

Attorney General John Ashcroft has given voice to an executive plan to fight terrorism in the United States and in Afghanistan. The plan shall effectively limit certain American civil liberties, while conspicuously leaving others alone. One civil liberty the Republican Administration's plan shall infringe upon is the FBI's auditing of gun purchasing records by those they detained for questioning in the Sept. 11 attacks, according to the New York Times.

Erin Brokovich reporting ...

By Duncan Teater · Sunday, Dec. 9,2001 10:36 p.m.

In this mass-mediated culture someone is always trying to convince you that nothing can really happen.

Wrestlers open dual season against Missouri

By Tyler Hoeppner · Friday, Dec. 7,2001 1:14 a.m.

The No.18 Hoosiers head to the University of Missouri Friday night to take on the No. 16 Tigers. It will be the first dual meet of the season for IU, while Missouri defeated No.14 Illinois in its first dual meet. The Hoosiers experienced success against Missouri in the past, winning the last eight matches. But the Tigers are having an up year and the contest should be a battle.