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I don't want my MTV

By Anna Dittmer · Wednesday, July 16,2003 8:49 p.m.

When I was growing up, I often sensed that I was somehow ... different from most of my peers. No, this feeling was not because I had any special abilities, nor (to my knowledge) did I ever sprout horns. Rather, I felt different because my family is among the less than two percent of American households that does not own a television.

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Enron is not the problem

By Mathew S. Schoettmer and Matthew S. Schoettmer · Wednesday, July 16,2003 8:49 p.m.

The future of man is intricately entwined with our technological advances. Those advances will continue to change the way we do business. If we are to stay abreast of the future, we must embrace this change and harness its momentum. The rapidly advancing future of finance might not be bright. Indeed, it might be an impending disaster.

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Lakers sign Malone, Payton to contracts

By John Nadel · Wednesday, July 16,2003 8:49 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- True to their word, future Hall of Famers Karl Malone and Gary Payton signed contracts with the Los Angeles Lakers. And they did so at just about the earliest possible moment. Team spokesman John Black said Malone and Payton, who verbally committed to join the Lakers at discount prices last week, signed shortly after midnight EDT on Wednesday.

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The hardest still to come for Armstrong

By Jerome Pugmire · Wednesday, July 16,2003 8:48 p.m.

MARSEILLE, France -- Ahead of the pack at the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong can't help but peek over his shoulder. The four-time champion held the overall lead by a handful of seconds following Tuesday's 10th stage. He is by no means clear of the chasing pack just a few days before Friday's individual time trials.

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Swallow the pea on whistleblowers

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Wednesday, July 16,2003 8:47 p.m.

One thing about being college-educated is that you learn never to stop asking questions. A recent edition of ESPN's Outside the Lines focused on whistleblowers in college sports. The show reported some of the physical and psychological effects as well as threats suffered by those who had reported violations of NCAA rules by their own schools. IU professor Murray Sperber was one of the guests, but the most interesting part of the show was a profile of Jan Gangelhoff.

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Dream bullpen can't close out game

By Nancy Armour · Wednesday, July 16,2003 8:46 p.m.

CHICAGO -- With a three-run lead and Billy Wagner, John Smoltz and Eric Gagne in the bullpen, the National League figured this All-Star game was pretty well wrapped up. "It's a pretty neat feeling," Smoltz said. "You feel pretty much armed. That whole staff, that's something undescribable. In a normal situation, you don't have that kind of ammunition." But this time, that overpowering arsenal misfired. Wagner allowed a solo homer to Jason Giambi in the seventh inning, and Gagne gave up three runs, including a pinch-hit, two-run homer to Hank Blalock, in the eighth as the American League rallied for a 7-6 victory Tuesday night. "I'll take the blame for the National League," Gagne said. "Sorry, but that's the way it is if you want to be a closer." But this was hardly the performance NL manager Dusty Baker expected when he put together his pitching staff. Smoltz (34), Gagne (31) and Wagner (25) lead the NL in saves, and Gagne has converted 39 consecutive saves going back to last season. From May 31 to June 13, he retired 24 straight batters.

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Men's head coach retires

By Rob DeWitte · Wednesday, July 16,2003 8:46 p.m.

"Forty-three years -- it's a long time." After 21 years of service to IU's track and field teams and 22 more spent coaching high school track and cross country in Illinois and Indiana, men's head coach Marshall Goss has decided to retire from coaching.

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Lawsuit filed against doctor

Wednesday, July 16,2003 8:43 p.m.

NORTH VERNON, Ind. -- Several families have sued a doctor convicted of overprescribing OxyContin, using a state law that holds drug dealers liable for civil damages. Randolph W. Lievertz, a former Indianapolis physician, is serving a prison term of more than four years after pleading guilty to seven counts of unlawfully distributing the painkiller and one count of Medicaid fraud.

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Ivy Tech student found dead on IU campus

By Brandon Morley · Wednesday, July 16,2003 10:30 a.m.

An Ivy Tech student renting housing space at IU was found dead by a Resident Assistant in the first floor shower of Ashton Center's Weatherly Hall Saturday evening. Douglas A. Weddle's body was discovered at approximately 7:30 p.m. when another resident reported the shower being used by Weddle had been running for roughly an hour.

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Noblesville residents recover from worst area of storm damage

By Dan Lines and Daniel Lines · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:52 p.m.

Piles of discarded belongings were dumped on top of piles of heartache as Noblesville residents began the long process of regaining their lives after last week's record-setting flood left many of their homes underwater. Noblesville, located just northeast of Indianapolis, is situated on the banks of the White River. Torrential downpours for the greater part of last week brought the White River, which reaches flood stage at 14 feet, to a record level of 21.84 feet, putting this years flood just short of the all time high of 23.8 feet in 1913.

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Nearby areas suffer from floods

By Aaron Uslan · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:24 p.m.

Tornados and floods struck parts of western Indiana last week including the areas of Terre Haute, Rosedale and Brazil. Hundreds of homes in the area were damaged and about 20 families were forced to evacuate to hotels. The disasters, which have been grouped together because of their location, have been ranked a level four out of five on the National Red Cross disaster scale, which calls for $250,000 to $2.5 million in aid. The aid money will go to help those whose homes were lost or severely damaged by flooding or heavy winds.

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Orientation session different for transfer students

By Bonnie Real · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:21 p.m.

Incoming freshmen made way for a more seasoned crowd Friday when IU welcomed its third round of fall transfer students for orientation. Though the New Student Orientation program is required for all new students, the one-day schedule at the end of the week is dedicated to the transferees.

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Collegiate Copies faces suit

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:21 p.m.

Students aren't the only ones who must adhere to honesty policies. Collegiate Copies, 1434 E. Third St., is the defendant in a case filed last week in the U.S. District Court in Indianapolis by five major publishing corporations. The corporations are suing Collegiate Copies and its owners for copyright infringement.

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Stadium set to undergo facelift

By Alyson Brodsy and Dan Patrick · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:21 p.m.

During the last two years, the IU football program has gone through its fair share of facelifts. First came the introduction of head coach Gerry DiNardo in January 2002, then the $3.5 million skybox renovations, followed by the Trent Green-sponsored locker room renovation and, finally, a donor-sponsored AstroPlay surface upgrade for Memorial Stadium.

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All-Star controversy is silly

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:21 p.m.

I went to the Braves-Cubs game last Friday, and I witnessed a collision more vicious than any I had seen at any IU football game. Cubs' All-Star pitcher Mark Prior was on first base and began running to second on a ground ball right at Braves All-Star second baseman Marcus Giles while Giles was standing in the baseline. Prior, Giles and the ball all arrived simultaneously, and their meeting was violent.

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Armstrong takes overall lead in Tour de France

By John Leicester · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:19 p.m.

L'ALPE D'HUEZ, France - Lance Armstrong took the overall leader's yellow jersey for the first time in the Tour de France after finishing third in the second mountain stage of the race Sunday. Iban Mayo of Spain dominated a battle with Armstrong and other chasing riders on the legendary L'Alpe d'Huez climb, powering up the 8.5-mile ascent and its 21 hairpin bends to win the eighth stage.

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Iraqi governing council named Sunday

By Hamza Hendawi · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:17 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A 25-member governing council of prominent Iraqis from diverse political and religious backgrounds was named at an inaugural meeting Sunday, the first national body since the fall of Saddam Hussein and a crucial first step on the nation's path to democracy.

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Liberia's president ready to step down

By Glenn McKenzie · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:17 p.m.

MONROVIA, Liberia -- Liberia's embattled warlord-turned-president repeated his oft-broken pledge to step down Saturday, telling die-hard party supporters that U.N. sanctions had crippled the economy and left his government unable to defend itself against foreign-backed rebels.

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'Pirates' earns box office gold

By Alyson Brodsy and David Germain · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:16 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Disney was rolling in doubloons as "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" plundered the box office for $46.4 million in its first weekend. Based on the Disney theme-park attraction, the movie starring Johnny Depp had taken in $70.4 million since opening Wednesday, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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'Pirates' earns box office gold

By Alyson Brodsy and David Germain · Sunday, July 13,2003 9:16 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Disney was rolling in doubloons as "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" plundered the box office for $46.4 million in its first weekend. Based on the Disney theme-park attraction, the movie starring Johnny Depp had taken in $70.4 million since opening Wednesday, according to studio estimates Sunday.

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