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Yugoslav protesters seize capital

By Alyson Brodsy and Dusan Stojanovic · Friday, Oct. 6,2000 2:12 a.m.

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia -- The 13-year rule of the Yugoslav president appeared to have collapsed. Earlier in the day, hundreds of thousands of people swarmed through the capital to demand that Milosevic accept his apparent electoral defeat by Vojislav Kostunica in the Sept. 24 election. The uprising developed with stunning speed, swelling as security forces showed little willingness to battle the largest anti-Milosevic protest ever. The government's Tanjug news agency, which defected to the opposition, said two people were killed and 65 injured in the rioting. All but 12 of the injured were treated and released from hospitals, Tanjug said.

Dell Computer recovers after stock declines to 52-week low

By Jim Poeppelman · Friday, Oct. 6,2000 1:24 a.m.

Dell Computer Corporation, the world's leading direct computer systems company and No. 2 personal computer maker, experienced a tremor in its solidified veneer as its stock declined to a 52-week low in the Nasdaq Stock Market Sept. 28. Dell recovered somewhat during the day, finishing at $32.44, a $1.19 drop.

Football team prepares for 1st conference road game against No. 22 Northwestern

By Guy Cipriano · Friday, Oct. 6,2000 1:15 a.m.

Each week, there's a new buzz in the world of Big Ten football. Last week, it was the conference office admitting the referees missed some crucial calls in Michigan's victory against Illinois. Two weeks ago, the buzz was Penn State's unlikely1-4 start.

Linebacker looks for improvement after Iowa win

By Guy Cipriano · Friday, Oct. 6,2000 1:14 a.m.

That IU football player who burst through Iowa's offensive line with ease last Saturday wasn't a safety. He might have displayed the explosive running ability of a safety, and he certainly had the size of one.

Unlikely Northwestern team in Big Ten lead

By Scott Powers · Friday, Oct. 6,2000 1:13 a.m.

What's up with Northwestern? Don't the Wildcats know almost everyone except their mommas picked them to close the Big Ten barn door after all the thoroughbreds trounced over them?

Hoosiers travel to Butler, play Michigan

By Nick Bowton · Friday, Oct. 6,2000 1:11 a.m.

Jerry Yeagley knows nobody is invincible in collegiate soccer this season. The men's soccer coach has seen his Hoosiers struggle to beat less talented teams. He's also seen top notch teams lose games they shouldn't.

Hoosiers to face old enemy and new foe

By John Koluder · Friday, Oct. 6,2000 1:11 a.m.

This weekend the men's soccer team faces two opponents with two distinctly different backgrounds.

Coaches travel the road from club to varsity

By Sarah Trotto · Friday, Oct. 6,2000 1:09 a.m.

At his first recruiting tournament as a varsity coach, Steve Burns was asked if he'd want to fill coach Jerry Yeagley's shoes at IU -- where he could maintain a men's soccer program that's won five national championships in 27 years.

IU running out of chances

Friday, Oct. 6,2000 1:06 a.m.

The agenda is starting to thin for the women's soccer team. And sitting in ninth place, the Hoosiers are running out of opportunities to climb the Big Ten ladder. With five games left in conference play, IU would not make the Big Ten tournament field the first weekend of November.

Upbeat Hoosiers need road wins

By Jason Recker · Friday, Oct. 6,2000 1:04 a.m.

Coach Katie Weismiller remains optimistic. Judging by her team's high morale, Weismiller's daily volleyball lessons must include steadfast adherence to upbeat attitudes. While it seems the volleyball team would be scattering and fretful after a 1-3 start in the Big Ten, it's not.

Field hockey faces Bucknell and Penn State

By Aarno Retherford and Aaron Retherford · Friday, Oct. 6,2000 1:02 a.m.

The field hockey team is riding a wave of momentum after earning its first win of the season Sunday in a 4-0 decision against Bellarmine University, and hopes to crash down onto Bucknell University and Penn State this weekend.

Tennis team to face stiffer test in invitational

By Alyson Brodsy and Dan Burch · Friday, Oct. 6,2000 1:01 a.m.

The women's tennis team continues its season this weekend in the Hoosier Classic Invitational. Five teams from around the country travel to compete with IU in what will be a stiffer test for the Hoosiers than the Indiana Fall Invitational.

Kirkwood construction honored

By Christie Griffin · Friday, Oct. 6,2000 12:54 a.m.

After months of construction in the heart of Bloomington, the payoffs and achievements are being recognized not only by the businesses and citizens, but by other parts of Indiana as well. Bloomington's downtown community, the City of Bloomington and Weddle Brothers Construction were named joint recipients of the "Downtown Public Improvement Award," during the 14th Annual Indiana Main Street Conference Sept. 28 in Indianapolis. Bloomington's application stood out because of the strong partnership existing between many different groups during the construction, Michaela Kendall, Indiana Main Street representative, said.

'Equus' confronts weighty themes

By Joseph S. Pete · Friday, Oct. 6,2000 12:53 a.m.

During its initial wave of productions in the early 1970s, many theaters banned Peter Schaffer's "Equus." With full frontal nudity, implied bestiality and an act of ghastly mutilation, the Tony award-winning play ruffled more than a few feathers. "It's a brutal work, shockingly violent, very disturbing," said professor Murray McGibbon, who directs the University Theatre production opening Friday. "It's a raw piece of total theater. Schaffer stripped away all of the theatrical artifice, leaving a work that haunts and resonates."

Leader promised too much

By Sheila Lalwani · Friday, Oct. 6,2000 12:01 a.m.

Then General Pervez Musharraf seized power in Pakistan a year ago, world leaders should have exercised common sense.

Ballet season opens with 'Les Sylphides'

By Olivia Ann Striffler · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 11:59 p.m.

"Les Sylphides" will open IU Ballet Theatre's fall program at 8 p.m. Friday in the Musical Arts Center. It is a Mikhail Fokine ballet, choreographed in 1908, set to the music of Fredric Chopin. "Les Sylphides" is a monumental piece of dance that has withstood the test of time and continues to be performed by ballet companies across the globe.

President right to expand bill

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 11:59 p.m.

Wednesday marked the two-year anniversary of the murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay college freshman whose life was cut short by violence and intolerance. The solemn day was noted by President Bill Clinton, who used Shepard as an example for the need to include the gay community in new hate crime legislation.

Dissent: Government should stay out of state affairs

By Brian Zell · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 11:55 p.m.

Before I even begin, I would like to say that beating someone based on his or her sexual orientation is the act of a despicable coward who needs to be prosecuted with the full extent of the law. That said, I believe the federal authorities need not be brought in when such a crime occurs, as proposed by President Bill Clinton in his anti-hate crime legislation currently languishing in Congress.

Freedom from religion

By Alyson Brodsy and Duncan Mitchel · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 11:51 p.m.

The Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, not freedom from religion," Sen. Joseph Lieberman said to worshippers in a Christian church one Sunday, shortly after he became Al Gore's running mate. This set off alarms for many Americans -- first, it disturbed many of Lieberman's fellow Jews because Lieberman was abandoning the secularism they have embraced in the public sphere; second, because he was using a deliberately misleading Christian-Right slogan.

College in the nude

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Gosman · Thursday, Oct. 5,2000 11:49 p.m.

Union Board has two really cool special events this weekend, and it got me to thinking, "What programs used to be popular with students?" Union Board has a 90-year history of sponsoring events on the Bloomington campus, and a quick look through our files revealed that student interests have both changed and stayed the same over the years.