Women's Golf

New-look Hoosiers debut at Midnight Madness

By Janie McCauley · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 1:23 a.m.

Assembly Hall sounded like a New York City street on New Year's Eve Friday night. When the countdown clock hit two minutes before the official start of the IU basketball season, it was like Dick Clark and his ball were at center court. With the more than 10,000 fans filling both sides of the stadium, the basketball-crazy students, faculty and public went wild at the first sight of their NCAA runner-up men's team and the Big Ten tournament champions women's team at the 2002 Midnight Madness. "We kept peeking out, looking up and seeing how many people were here," freshman guard Bracey Wright said. "Then they darkened the lights, and everybody started screaming. When they called my name, I ran out, and the place went wild. It was great." One-by-one, each member of both the men's and women's squad got their place under that single spotlight. Following the introductions, the competitions that mark the first "practice" kicked off.

On the sidelines

By Janie McCauley · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 1:21 a.m.

Vanderjagt powers Colts to victory, Hoosiers ousted from tournament and novices take first at regatta.

Hamdam's heroics help team score last 22 points of the game

By Alex Hickey · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 1:17 a.m.

Sometimes, football's greatest performances come in unexpected packages. The greatest comeback in football history, a playoff rally from a 35-3 deficit, was led by a backup quarterback, Frank Reich of the Buffalo Bills. For IU, a great performance blossomed in the form of senior quarterback Gibran Hamdan, who went from a backup on opening day to a hero Saturday. In just his fourth career start as quarterback, Hamdan proved his mettle as a comeback artist, leading IU back from a 19-point deficit to stun No. 23 Wisconsin, 32-29. The victory represents the Hoosiers' biggest comeback since they erased a 21-point deficit against Illinois in 1999. It was also the third-largest comeback in school history. Hamdan put up career-highs in every statistical category, completing 24 of 36 passes for 310 yards and four touchdowns. It was the first 300-yard passing performance by an IU quarterback since Antwaan Randle El threw for 329 yards against Purdue in 1999.

Twisted fairy tales make enjoyable fun

By Brett Martel and Jonathon Sanders · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:44 a.m.

Saturday night was a good night for theater in Bloomington. The Buskirk-Chumley theater was filled with families eager to see the Bloomington Music Works' performance of Stephen Soundheim's "Into The Woods." And by the end of the evening, it was clear that few, if any, had been disappointed. "Into The Woods'" is a different take on the fairy tales we've all grown up with. The difference is that throughout the plot, all of the characters and stories are interacting with each other. And the traditional "happy ending" happens before the first act even ends. So during the second act, you're given a story that is completely original and ultimately entertaining to say the least.

'ART' more about friendship than aesthetics

By Adam Sedia · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:43 a.m.

Ever walk into a modern art gallery, see a painting, and think, "I could do better myself?" Well, Yasmina Reza's play "ART" deals with exactly these sentiments over modern art. A character named Serge (played by Sam Wooten) has purchased a white-on-white painting for 200,000 Francs. His friend Marc (Jonathan Molitor) doesn't think very highly of the painting and criticizes his friend for spending a fortune for nothing more than an ostensibly blank canvas. Marc and Serge bring a third friend, Yvan (José Antonio García), into the quarrel by forcing him to take sides over the new painting, even though he could care less. Yvan, after all, is about to be married and has his own family difficulties to overcome. The three have a brawl and nearly lose their friendship. At the climactic moment, Serge offers Marc a marker. Marc draws a skier on the painting, and the three friends have dinner. The conflict is finally resolved when all three friends erase the drawing and retie their bonds of friendship, although on shakier grounds than before. The IU performance, which opened this past Friday, had some extremely convincing acting. Wooten conveyed every bit of the elitism and self-congratulation characteristic of modern art lovers while remaining a rather bland professional, which is what Serge is. Molitor gave a wonderfully vivid portrayal of a fanatic who tries to impress his views on others without concern for their friendship.

Kenny Rogers makes new fans

By Michael G. Kraios · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:42 a.m.

Before Kenny Rogers concert at the IU Auditorium Friday, I would have in no way called myself a fan or even said I knew any of his music. I knew of two Kenny Rogers songs, "The Gambler" and "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)." The latter, a psychedelic single from the '60s, is heavily featured on the soundtrack of the Coen Brothers cult classic film "The Big Lebowski." The former, a late '70s chart-topper, is now a cliché, and people use the refrain as a phrase in everyday speech, "You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em." Probably most college students recognize the native Texan not as a musician but as a restaurateur running "Kenny Rogers' Roasters" which has been parodied on television shows from Seinfeld to Jackass.

Coach firing justified

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:36 a.m.

IU men's assistant tennis coach Mark Keil was arrested Sept. 23 for illegally entering a neighbor's apartment. Bloomington Police Department records say this took place while Keil was intoxicated. A month earlier on Aug. 18, he was arrested for public intoxication by the IU Police Department -- this just 13 days after he was hired as coach. Hired, then fired -- and with reason.

City Council candidates discuss taxes, economics

By Adam Van Osdol and Adam VanOsdol · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:33 a.m.

Voters at Thursday's Monroe County Council candidate forum focused their questions and concerns to each candidate about shoring up the county's limping economy while still protecting the environment. The candidates varied in responses, each pressing their own issues to get their ideas out to the public. Nine candidates from the four districts shared their positions on tax abatements, income taxes and economic growth in a 90-minute televised forum at the Monroe County Public Library. Trenton A. Jones, Republican candidate for the second district, said he supported the limited use of tax abatements to draw new business into the county.

Anti-war Demonstrators speak for peace

By Charles Wilson · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:31 a.m.

Anti-war demonstrators held peace events in downtown Evansville and at Purdue and Ball State universities the day after Congress voted to give President Bush the authority to use military force against Iraq. About 100 people took part in a march Friday on Ball State's campus in Muncie, with signs reading "Speak for peace, stand for truth" and similar sentiments. "They don't have enough of a reason (for war with Iraq), if there is such a thing as a good reason to go to war," Ball State student Jonathan Nolte said. "The only thing war brings about is more violence." About 30 people carried anti-war signs outside the Evansville federal building before four people were arrested after a three-hour sit-in at the regional office of Sen. Evan Bayh, a co-sponsor of the Senate's Iraq resolution.

Explosion disrupts Finland town

By Aida Sultanova and Matti Huuhtanen · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:26 a.m.

VANTAA, Finland -- Police searched for a motive Saturday behind a blast in a quiet suburban Helsinki shopping mall that killed seven people, including the suspected bomber, injured 80 others and shocked this normally peaceful nation. "Nothing like this has happened in Finland before," Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen said of Friday's bombing at a crowded mall in Vantaa, about 10 miles north of the capital, Helsinki. Police said the male suspect, a Finnish chemistry student with no criminal record, was killed in the blast, but did not say why they thought he set off the bomb, which was packed with shotgun pellets. Police said they had no evidence to indicate it was an organized terrorist attack. Lipponen said he believed it was an isolated incident with no connections to terrorism. "We have no motive," said Chief Superintendent Tero Haapala of the National Bureau of Investigation, who headed the investigation. "Some sort of professional knowledge was necessary" to construct the device," Haapala said. "There were several kilograms (pounds) of the explosives."

Iraqi elections set for Tuesday

By Alyson Brodsy and Ellen Knickmeyer · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:25 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The victory rallies are set and the tributes are ready. In an Iraqi yes-or-no vote on re-electing Saddam Hussein, the only cliffhanger in Tuesday's vote is whether the two-decade Iraqi leader will beat his last showing: 99.96 percent. In Iraq, where many believe war with the United States is coming, that 1995 result for Saddam is now seen as somewhat tepid. "This time, 100 percent!" worker Mayad Aiwan cried Sunday. "Because the Iraqi people love our leader!" But as the ballot on which only Saddam's name appears suggests, it's not as if Saddam's people have much choice.

Search for sniper persists

By Alyson Brodsy and David Dishneau · Monday, Oct. 14,2002 12:22 a.m.

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Investigators hunting an increasingly brazen sniper defended their meager release of information, saying Sunday they don't want the killer to know what they know. Authorities pointed to the dangerous balance between pleading for public help and revealing too much. "We don't want to release anything that may cause ... anyone to think they're a suspect," said Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent Mike Bouchard. Montgomery County police Chief Charles Moose, meanwhile, has cut back on his news briefings while saying he wishes there was more he could reveal. "I wish we could give you a name, a mug shot and an address but we're not at that point," he said in one of four appearances he made Sunday on national TV talk shows.

Rowing team competes in Rock Regatta

By Aaron Beard and Cory Steger · Sunday, Oct. 13,2002 11:50 p.m.

The Hoosiers wrapped up a solid weekend at the Head of the Rock Regatta highlighted by the first place finish of the novice 4 at the time of 19:38. The boat was rowed by freshmen Laura Wharen, Kati Peiss, Lauren Anderson, Barret Belstra, Laura Teskoski. They beat out two strong Loyola Academy crews that finished second (19:52) and third (20:29). In the double race, the Hoosiers placed third (19:36), seventh (21:28), and eighth (21:33).

Field hockey falls to Michigan State

By Aaron Beard and John Rodgers · Sunday, Oct. 13,2002 11:49 p.m.

A second half scoring frenzy propelled the No. 5 Michigan State Spartans to a 5-1 victory over the IU field hockey team (3-9, 1-2 Big Ten) Saturday. The Spartans (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten) tallied all five of their goals in the second half, including three in the final nine minutes of regulation. Despite the final score, the Hoosiers stayed close for much of the game with the more experienced and talented Spartans.

Four game skid stanched

By Dan Patrick and Aaron Beard · Sunday, Oct. 13,2002 11:47 p.m.

The storm has subsided. After losing four straight games against Big Ten opponents, the Hoosier volleyball team has lurched back to life with an upset win against the No. 15 ranked Wisconsin Badgers Saturday. But, Saturday's win came with a price as the Hoosiers fell to the unranked Northwestern Wildcats just 24 hours earlier.

DVD shows why series excelled

By By Jonathan Sanders and Jonathan Sanders · Sunday, Oct. 13,2002 5:20 p.m.

Fox struck a virtual goldmine last season when it acquired the breakout television hit "24," which is one of the most addicting shows I've seen since "The Sopranos." Innovative and eye-catching, the show takes place over the course of a single day, through 24 one-hour episodes.

Hoosiers battle back to upset Badgers

By IDS staff and Adrian Sainz · Saturday, Oct. 12,2002 9:05 p.m.

IU scored 22 unanswered points late in the second half Saturday to mount an improbable come-from-behind victory over No. 22 Wisconsin, 32-29. The victory represents the Hoosiers' biggest comeback since they erased a 21-point deficit against Illinois in 1999. It is also IU's first win over a ranked opponent since an Oct. 21, 2000 victory over Minnesota.

Search for new IU president begins

By IDS staff and Adrian Sainz · Friday, Oct. 11,2002 4:22 p.m.

In a press conference held today in Indianapolis, IU board of trustees president Frederick Eichorn said the board will work quickly to develop transition plans and initiate a search to find a successor for IU President Myles Brand, following the announcement Thursday that Brand had accepted the position of president and chief executive of the NCAA.

Victory over No. 20 Ohio State is team's first ever in Big Ten

By Ryan Cost · Friday, Oct. 11,2002 1:46 p.m.

The fortunes of the IU field hockey squad took a turn for the better Saturday afternoon as the Hoosiers ended their four-game losing skid with a winning performance against No. 20 Ohio State. The victory was IU's first ever against a Big Ten opponent.

NCAA hire bolsters academics

By Alyson Brodsy and Katie Schoenbaechler · Friday, Oct. 11,2002 1:36 p.m.

Last year, IU President Myles Brand wrote a guest editorial for the NCAA about the need to slow down the "arms race" in college athletic departments. Apparently they liked what he wrote. Brand, now the president-elect of the NCAA, criticized big time athletics and called for "academics before athletics." The message the NCAA sent in luring Brand from higher education is that they agree.