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By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 1:05 a.m.

No. 1 USC, No. 2 Oklahoma top poll again No. 1 University of Southern California and No. 2 University of Oklahoma have been the top two men's football teams in The Associated Press Top 25 since the preseason, a nine-poll run that is the longest to start a season in nine years.

Colts falter in AFC South divisional battle

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 1:02 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts could have taken a strong hold on the AFC South divisional lead Sunday when they faced the second-place Jacksonville Jaguars. Instead, Jacksonville (5-2) now finds itself with a half-game lead following its 27-24 win against the Colts at the RCA Dome.

OSU freshman rushes for 144 yards

By Dan Click · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 1:02 a.m.

COLUMBUS, OHIO -- The lack of an efficient ground game reared its ugly head as IU was out-rushed by Ohio State, 282 yards to the Hoosiers' 53 yards, in a 30-7 loss to the Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium.

Same ol' Hoosiers

By Dan Patrick · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 1:01 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It was Ohio State's first drive of the game, and the Hoosier defense forced a fumble from freshman running back Antonio Pittman on the Buckeye 41-yard line. However, the play was called back after a replay, only to have OSU sophomore quarterback Troy Smith complete a 59-yard touchdown pass on the very next play.

Task force dents gun traffic in northern Indiana, solves crime

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 1 a.m.

SOUTH BEND -- Six months after its creation, a police task force targeting gun trafficking in northern Indiana has dented the number of weapons on the street and helped solve several violent crimes.

Hopes stretched thin

By Cory Steger · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 1 a.m.

How low do you go before you make the decision to pull the plug? Is five losses in a row enough? If you ask Gerry DiNardo, the answer would without a doubt be 'no,' but the fact of the matter is that the Hoosiers need to win the rest of their games to become bowl eligible.

Hoosiers win 9th straight regular season title

By Steve Slivka · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:59 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- John Michael Hayden came through for the fourth straight time for No. 8 IU men's soccer team (11-3-1 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) as he scored the game-winning goal in the Hoosiers' 1-0 win against Ohio State (7-5-2 Overall, 3-1 Big Ten) yesterday at Jessie Owens Memorial Stadium.

Hoosiers hold protest rally against I-69

By Alyson Brodsy and Deanna Wrenn · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:59 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Business owners, farmers, students, and other opponents of a new-terrain route for Interstate 69 rallied Friday to send a message they're still fighting the highway.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:54 a.m.

Elections forum discusses issues The Department of Political Science will be holding a forum titled "The Presidential Elections: A Domestic Perspective" from 7 to 8:30 p.m tonight in Woodburn Hall, Room 101. A second forum, titled "The Presidential Elections: A Global Perspective" will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Jordan Hall, Room A100

Hillel cans for charity

By Ashley Lough · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:47 a.m.

Children from local neighborhoods and IU students will team up this week to gather canned food through "Halloween for the Hungry," a program sponsored by the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center. The drive will benefit two Bloomington charities: Middle Way House and The Rise.

Kiva Café undergoes changes in menu

By Eboni Gatlin · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:46 a.m.

It is a cozy, quaint place in the Indiana Memorial Union that few students are aware of. It is Kiva Café, an alternative eatery that offers students variation from the Market and Burger King.

Teter trick-or-treat excites local children

By Carrie Kunkel · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:45 a.m.

The Teter Student Government and Resident Assistant Progam hosted the sixth trick-or -treat for local kids at Teter Quad on Sunday evening. Freshman Amy Garrison, representative from the student government and freshman Aaron Bork, representative from the residential assistant program, headed the event.

Around The State

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:36 a.m.

State says gas company did not follow procedure EVANSVILLE -- State investigators said Vectren violated state and federal regulations before a house explosion that killed two women.

Powell spurns North Korean bid

By Alyson Brodsy and George Gedda · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:17 a.m.

TOKYO -- Calling it a matter of urgency, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday North Korea should resume participation in nuclear disarmament talks and set aside its concerns about new "hostile acts" by the United States against the communist government. Speaking at a news conference, Powell also gave assurances that President Bush seeks a peaceful solution to the long-running impasse over North Korea's nuclear weapons programs.

America's unjust war

By Jonathan Blanks · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:17 a.m.

Last Wednesday another "battle" was "won" by Indiana law enforcement in the "War on Drugs." In Marion, various agencies including the Grant County Sheriff's Department, Marion Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency seized 5,500 pounds of marijuana worth almost $11 million, according to the Marion Chronicle-Tribune.

President Bush signs new $136 billion tax-cut bill

By Alyson Brodsy and Pete Yost · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:16 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush showered $136 billion in new tax breaks on businesses, farmers and other groups Friday, quietly signing the most sweeping rewrite of corporate tax law in nearly two decades. Announcing the action without fanfare aboard Air Force One, the White House said the new law is good for America's workers because it will help create jobs here at home.

50 Iraqi soldiers killed

By Alyson Brodsy and Robert H. Reid · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:15 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- In one of their boldest and most brutal attacks yet, insurgents waylaid three minibuses carrying U.S.-trained Iraqi soldiers heading home on leave and massacred about 50 of them -- many of them shot in the head execution-style, officials said Sunday. A claim of responsibility posted on an Islamist Web site attributed the attack to followers of Jordanian-born terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

Series of earthquakes takes out power in Japan

By Alyson Brodsy and Eric Talmadge · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:14 a.m.

OJIYA, Japan -- Tens of thousands of Japanese huddled in emergency shelters Sunday after a series of earthquakes in northern Japan flattened homes, toppled bridges and derailed trains, killing at least 18 people and reportedly injuring some 1,500 others. A 6.8-magnitude quake rocked the largely rural Niigata prefecture Saturday evening, rattling buildings as far away as the Japanese capital. Several strong quakes followed through the night, and aftershocks continued to jolt the area Sunday.

What really matters

By Waddel Hamer · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:14 a.m.

I'll come right out and admit it: I am a hardcore political junkie. I have been following the presidential campaign of the two candidates since the summer of 2003. I watched last summer on C-SPAN when Vermont Governor Howard Dean announced he was running for the presidency. I watched the debates between the Democratic candidates.

Romantic film wins award

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 25,2004 12:12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- "Love's Brother," a romantic drama directed by Jan Sardi, won the $50,000 grand prize at the Heartland Film Festival. Sardi and actor Adam Garcia accepted the prize during a gala Saturday night at Conseco Fieldhouse. The festival honors filmmakers who create movies that portray positive, life-affirming messages.