Women's Golf

Hoosiers look to 'boot' Boilers today

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 1:07 a.m.

The IU women's soccer team is looking for a win to guarantee a spot in the Big Ten tournament tonight. However, its game is about more than getting into the tournament. It's also about a boot.

Sox sweep for first title since 1917

By Alyson Brodsy and Ronald Blum · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 1:06 a.m.

HOUSTON -- The Chicago White Sox are World Series champions again at last, and yet another epic streak of futility is not just wiped away but swept away. After seven scoreless innings, Jermaine Dye singled home the only run in the eighth, and the White Sox beat the Houston Astros 1-0 Wednesday night to win their first title in 88 years. Just a year ago, the same story line captivated baseball when the long-suffering Boston Red Sox swept St. Louis to capture their first title in 86 years.

Folklore ghost walk takes students past IU spooks

By Chip Cutter · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 1:04 a.m.

The spirit of a girl has been seen at Read Center. Lights have gone off at La Casa. Screams have been heard at the Career Development Center. Nobody can confirm if they're true, but a select number of academic buildings, residence halls and green spaces on campus are reportedly home to ghosts. To tell the histories of these stories, just four days before Halloween, the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology will hold its annual campus ghost walk tonight, beginning at McNutt Quad and ending at the Career Development Center on North Jordan Avenue. Another walk, starting at the Department of Folklore at 504 N.

Former Federal Reserve vice chair to discuss polarization of American public at SPEA

By Peter Stevenson · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 1:02 a.m.

Bloomington native Alice Rivlin, former vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and Brookings Institution Scholar, will speak Thursday at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Rivlin will discuss the question "Are we too polarized to make public decisions?" at 5:30 p.m. in the SPEA atrium.

Man wearing wig reported to have entered women's HPER locker room

Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 1:02 a.m.

A young man wearing a blond wig tried to gain access to the women's locker room in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Monday, according to IU Police Department reports.

Scandalous display

By Amanda Dorman · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 12:48 a.m.

Attention: racy mannequins coming to a mall near you. Apparently, it's not so much about what the Victoria's Secret mannequins are wearing, but how they are posing that has recently upset dozens of shoppers in the Virginia Tyson's Corner mall.

Red hot or in the red?

By Megan Robb · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 12:47 a.m.

IU's reputation for Internet accessibility could be its bane, thanks to the Federal Communication Commission's rule mandating that all "facilities-based broadband Internet services" be updated to allow for more effective surveillance by the government. The FCC's rule will force IU and other American universities to update their systems to FBI-friendly standards, a process with an unfair price tag in the millions for large universities.

Extreme Supreme Court Challenge

By Joanna Borns · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 12:33 a.m.

The other night I snuggled up in a cozy blanket, sat down next to a roaring fire with a mug of hot cocoa and read the U.S. Constitution (like every red-blooded American citizen should). Because of the recent snowstorm of Supreme Court nominations, I needed a refresher on the president's enumerated powers, specifically the judge pickin' of Article II, Section Two.

Fear and folly in China

By Peter Chen · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 12:32 a.m.

Ah, the Bush administration -- pinnacle of diplomacy! Having finished his grand tour of burning bridges across Europe and the Middle East, it looks like President Bush is turning his attention to China. In America, China is regarded with a skeptical eye: What are those shifty Chinese up to this time? With booming economic growth and an expanding military, as well as an increasingly active role in diplomacy, it appears China is posturing to become a world superpower.

Bluegrass family attains early success

By Alyson Brodsy and John Gerome · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 12:22 a.m.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The family bluegrass group Cherryholmes was tearing through a song last summer at the Ryman Auditorium when a guitar string snapped. The lanky young picker in a white cowboy hat began working furiously to replace it on the fly. In just a few moments, the new string was in place and the group never missed a beat. Things happen fast for the Cherryholmes clan of Los Angeles.

Directors get creepy on Showtime's 'Masters of Horror' anthology series

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 12:22 a.m.

LOS ANGELES -- In Don Coscarelli's "Incident On and Off a Mountain Road," a seemingly defenseless woman gets to practice her survival skills against a serial killer. In Mick Garris' "Chocolate," a man experiences life through the eyes of a mysterious lady. And in Joe Dante's "Homecoming," deceased U.S. soldiers in Iraq rise from the grave to vote out the politicians who sent them there.

Runcible Spoon is not your average spork

Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 12:21 a.m.

A loose translation for a runcible spoon is a "fork with three broad-curved prongs." It's also the name of an eclectic restaurant, which might be something out of the ordinary, but truly fits the nature of this Bloomington original. Located at 412 E. Sixth St., this restaurant offers gourmet food and coffee at a fraction of the gourmet price.

Historical Society focuses on death

By Sarah Neely · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 12:20 a.m.

Death is an inescapable part of life for all, regardless of sex, age, race or religion, but the practices of grieving and properly honoring a body after death differ greatly throughout the world. The Monroe County Historical Society explores these different practices in one of its newest exhibits, "Facing the Inevitable: Mourning and Mortuary Practices in Monroe County."

Saddam's lawyers suspend Iraqi tribunal dealings, seek U.N. help

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 12:17 a.m.

AMMAN, Jordan -- Iraqi lawyers defending Saddam Hussein said Wednesday they had suspended further dealings with the Special Tribunal trying him until their safety is guaranteed, citing the kidnapping and murder of a lawyer representing one of the former dictator's co-defendants last week. A statement signed by Khalil al-Dulaimi, who leads the former dictator's defense team, said poor security put the lawyers and their families in danger.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 12:16 a.m.

In "Shirt Hypocrisy" (Oct. 17), Amy Obermeyer makes an intriguing point about the exploitation of sweat shop laborers who produce T-shirts, which carry the even so exploited image of Che Guevara. Having thought about this after purchasing the first Che T-shirt, we decided to make our own, and have been doing so for a couple of years now with simply the name Che without using his image.

Iran's new president says Israel should be 'wiped off the map'

By Alyson Brodsy and Ali Akbar Dareini · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 12:12 a.m.

TEHRAN, Iran -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared Wednesday that Israel is a "disgraceful blot" that should be "wiped off the map" -- fiery words that Washington said underscores its concern over Iran's nuclear program. Ahmadinejad's speech to thousands of students at a "World without Zionism" conference set a hard-line foreign policy course sharply at odds with that of his moderate predecessor, echoing the sentiments of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution.

A legal way to listen

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 12:07 a.m.

If you own a computer and a pair of headphones, chances are you've stolen music. You're not alone. As this editorial is written there are 1,609,904 users logged on to Limewire sharing thousands of gigabytes of pirated media on the popular peer-to-peer file-sharing network. One of those users might be accessing the Internet through an IU server, which could put the University at risk under the watchful eye of the Recording Industry Association of America.

Jacob Kriese IDS
Senior forward D.J. White slams the ball over teammate Lance Stemler and Ohio State's Matt Terwilliger (42) Sunday night in Columbus, Ohio. White led the hoosiers with 21 points and 13 rebounds earning his 15th double-double.

A pop devolution

By Alyson Brodsy and John Barnett · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 12 a.m.

Poor Ashlee Simpson. Last year's meltdowns during both "Saturday Night Live" and the Orange Bowl halftime show left her horribly burned, but not altogether broken. As she explained back then, everyone uses backup tracks during live TV performances (I know a few thousand bands and artists who'd beg to differ), so why can't we all forgive her and give a listen to her new record of slightly raspy confectioner's sugar, I Am Me? We have our reasons.

Theron gives another Oscar performance

By -Kehla West and Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 12 a.m.

The premise of "North Country" had "Lifetime movie" written all over it. Josey Aimes, a single mother, moves back in with her parents and takes a job in a mine to provide for her children. She faces unspeakable sexual harassment, pressure from her son and father to quit and the general torment of the town for daring to "take a job away from a man." She then puts the wheels in motion for the first class-action sexual harassment suit and makes U.S. history.

'Unleashing' talent

By Alyson Brodsy and Daniel Hiester · Thursday, Oct. 27,2005 12 a.m.

It should've been obvious that "Danny the Dog" was doomed to fail in the American box office as soon as Jet Li was cast in the role of the title character. Most of the time, the only compelling reason to watch any of his movies is for the fight scenes. The crappy American name, "Unleashed," couldn't have helped, either. They did a great job hiding a good movie.