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IU lawyers ask for early ruling

In a surprise move, lawyers for IU's board of trustees filed a motion for summary judgment just 15 days after a group of alumni and citizens filed suit against the trustees for allegedly violating Indiana's open meeting laws.

Meadowood gives retired residents taste of campus life

They work out, they go to the opera and they eat their meals in an on-campus dining hall. Some of them even attend classes occasionally. These aren't students, but the residents of Meadowood retirement community, just across from the stadium at 2455 Tamarack Trail.

Gubernatorial race focuses on state's future

Democrat Frank O'Bannon, the incumbent gubernatorial candidate, and running mate, Lt. Gov. Joe Kernan, are campaigning for re-election on a wide range of initiatives, including education, law enforcement and fuel usage.

Libertarian offers alternative voice among candidates

Indiana Libertarian chairman Mark Rutherford said he thinks his party's gubernatorial candidate, Andrew Horning, will offer an interesting alternative in the elections this fall from Democrats and Republicans -- a difference in opinion.

Chapman's offers little value

Although Bloomington restaurants have a reputation of making excellent food for the money, there are those exceptions. Chapman's restaurant is one of those restaurants that masks itself as an upscale steak and seafood restaurants.

Hoosiers not out of the woods yet

A gasp and then a cry of "not again" found its way around Memorial Stadium, as if in a crowd wave. Before the crowd's shrieks, the attention had been turned to IU's offense, which had been nearly perfect all day. But Minnesota had just scored early in the fourth quarter and now only trailed the Hoosiers 37-35.

Hoosiers outskate Rockets

Although the Hoosier hockey team was defeated 8-0 in its season opener at Eastern Michigan University Thursday night, it bounced back to trounce Toledo University 12-0 Friday and 7-0 Saturday.

Team meeting sparks Hoosiers

After a 58-0 loss to Michigan last weekend, coach Cam Cameron said he should be held responsible for the Hoosiers' poor performance. But after IU's 51-43 win against Minnesota, the players feel otherwise.

Balance creates choas in NFL

The results of Sunday's NFL contests proved one of two things. Either the league is so balanced that each week anything can happen, or I don't know much about football.

Big Ten woes sink hopes

The volleyball squad began hastily bouncing balls off the practice floor just before 2 p.m. Monday afternoon, sending noisy echoes throughout University Gym.

Man arrested in SRSC car thefts

Keyless vehicle entry devices are designed as a convenience to drivers. But at the Student Recreational Sports Center, these devices have been a convenience to a car thief. Two cars were taken from cars in the SRSC parking lot in early October. Police said the thief snatched the unattended keys from the complex and then located the vehicle via the keyless entry device.

Senior is all about Republican pride

College Republicans President Anne Scuffham, a senior political science major, knows a little about political campaigning -- she's been perfecting the skill for 16 years.

IUPD Blotter

Keep all dining facilities open

The IDS reported Oct. 19 that a Residential Programs and Services committee is considering closing underperforming dining halls to improve service at other locations. RPS mentioned Teter, McNutt and Forest quads as low-performing cafeterias that might be closed a last resort to help balance its budget. The committee needs to find another solution to its economic woes. RPS should not limit students' choices because it cannot manage the food system. Doing so would inconvenience students and further downgrade the service IU provides to students living in the dorms.

Ask the Sexpert: Toys

Dear Sexpert, Do you have any suggestions for cheap "toy substitutes" that can be found around the house, and which would keep my mom from learning too much about my sex life? Hands Are Tied

Libertarians: 'the Unparty'

Why should you vote for Libertarians this year? Libertarians will treat you like an adult. Republicans want to be your father. Democrats want to be your mother. Greens want to be your bossy stepmother. Libertarians just want to be your neighbor.

RPS has limits

For some reason, the University cannot make a meal plan work. Instead of working against Residential Programs and Services by protesting changes that are only a possibility at this point, students should work with RPS to figure out why the system isn't working.

Nader, Green Party support workers, unions

If you care about basic human rights in the workplace and the rights of working Americans to a dignified existence, then you're already a better person than George W. Bush and Al Gore. But government, the media and other institutions keep telling us to pick between only two options, Democrat or Republican. This is tragic if you value democracy, because more and more, these two options agree with each other on a host of issues.

Natural Law Party offers new perspective

The Natural Law Party and its independent coalition are fielding four candidates in Indiana -- John Hagelin and Nat Goldhaber at the presidential and vice presidential levels, and myself and Richard A. Crawford for governor and lieutenant governor. You can vote for all four by requesting a paper ballot at your polling site.

New research facility a good investment

I would like to remind the IDS staff that the primary purpose of a University is to educate its students. The conditions in the existing science buildings hinder the pursuit of education in the sciences. I cannot understand why the IDS criticizes IU President Myles Brand for making it a priority to build a building that would rectify this pressing and most distressing problem.