Women's Golf

Pacino shines but 'Simone' falls flat

By Colleen Koch · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 10:07 p.m.

Who is Simone? That's the question on everyone's mind as they leave the movie, directed by Andrew Niccol and featuring veteran actor Al Pacino. "Simone," a fun satire of the Hollywood film industry, makes its point, but falls somehow flat in the process.

Homage to the Godfathers of heavy metal

By Yahya Chami · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 10:03 p.m.

Fire and brimstone is not just the domain of Southern Baptist preachers. Before Rob Zombie, before Marilyn Manson, before the antics of all sorts of rockers, there was Black Sabbath. Sabbath is the origin of heavy metal. If James Brown is the Godfather of Soul, Sabbath is the Godfather of all of today's big metal bands, from Korn to Metallica to Def Leppard.

Case's sexy voice carries new album

By Michael Tapscott · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 10:01 p.m.

Neko Case, or her producers, seem dead-set on making you realize that she has a fabulous voice. On her new album, Blacklisted, her voice sits amongst voluminous amounts of reverb and echo. All of this is used to make her voice sound as sweltering and sexy as possible, and it works. Her bare midriff portrait on the cover makes a nice visual companion for the disc.

At the Drive-In members move on to better things

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 9:50 p.m.

If you arrived early at Weezer's show last month at the Verizon Wireless Music Center, the opening band you saw was Sparta. Sparta has unusually good credentials, featuring three former members of At the Drive-In. Jim Ward, Paul Hinojos and Tony Hajjar might as well be known as The Guys in At the Drive-In Who Didn't Have Afros. And unlike Samson, perhaps they have gained strength without all that hair.

Bloomington Fest 2002

By Jennifer Mehalik · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 9:35 p.m.

Bloomington may be dead right now as students continue to move in and get their dorms and apartments in order, but that's all about to change. Tonight Bloomington will come alive.

Throw a party -- but don't get busted

By Natalie A. Trout · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 9:32 p.m.

The smell of beer, liquor and cigarettes, the blurred vision and the sight of flashing blue and red lights through the window is a scene all too familiar to many college students. It's the scene of cops busting a party. The Princeton Review may have given IU its new national reputation as the No. 1 party school, but that doesn't mean students can party all year long and not worry about getting busted.

Summer brought drafts, hirings, Nike to IU sports

By -Val Tsoutsouris and Aaron Beard · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 8:57 p.m.

This summer for an IU sports fan was more about questions than answers and worries than affirmations. Does the football team have a shot to beat William and Mary Aug. 31? Why haven't we gotten any big-time men's basketball recruits? What is the Sears Directors' Cup? What goes with cream and crimson? Football head coach Gerry DiNardo has both done and said interesting things over the summer. He vowed to go to every high school in the state and to introduce himself to the state's coaches upon his hiring and made it to about half of them before recruiting rules forced him off the road. He will visit the second half next offseason.

What party?

By Elise LeBlanc · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 3:48 a.m.

IU was ranked the number one party school in the United States last week, based on what administrators said was an unscientific survey conducted by the Princeton Review in its annual Best 345 Colleges, released Aug. 20. This ranking was determined by individual questions about the school's social scene, in which students responded that IU had an abundance of beer, hard liquor, marijuana and a large greek presence. All IU surveys were submitted online -- the method the administration preferred in cooperating with the Review.

Packing up, moving out

By Jackie Corgan · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 3:36 a.m.

It's that time of year again. Parents are packing up the U-hauls, and students are scurrying to jam everything they can into minivans and the trunks of their cars. While most new students are moving in for fall classes today, those who experienced Intensive Freshman Seminars are already settled in.

Enrollment not affected by Sept. 11

By Adam Van Osdol and Adam VanOsdol · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 3:36 a.m.

Early figures from the Office of International Services show that Sept. 11 appears to have had no detrimental effect on the enrollment of international students at IU. In fact, Lynn Schoch, associate director of the OIS, expects the number of new foreign students to increase this fall.

Caution: Slow moving vehicles

By Elise LeBlanc · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 3:36 a.m.

The freshman experience of meeting the potluck roommate, decorating the new dorm room, smoking the paranoia-free cigarette and making the trip to a food court to seek the refreshment of a Dunkin' Donut Coolata will all be on delay today when students and families swarm onto campus for freshman move-in. Even wrong turns will be made at a tenth of a mile per hour due to road construction on Highway 37, a road well-traveled by IU students.

Bush addresses Saudi relations

By Ron Fournier · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 3:13 a.m.

President Bush confronted Saudi Arabia's top diplomat Tuesday over Iraq and other issues chilling relations between the uneasy allies, calling Saddam Hussein "a menace to the world." In an hour-long session with Saudi ambassador Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Bush expressed exasperation with the kingdom for failing to meet its commitment to provide financial assistance to the new government in Afghanistan.

Efforts ease transition for foreign students

By Yahya Chami · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 2:46 a.m.

Every year new students travel to IU to go through an orientation of the campus, college life and the community of Bloomington. "Any new students need help getting used to campus, even the ones from Bloomington," said Richard McKaig, dean of students. Students come not only from Indiana and across the country, but also from around the world. International students made up more than 10 percent of student population last spring, according to the Office of Registrar's Web site.

New York, San Francisco finalists for U.S. Olympic bid

By Alyson Brodsy and Nancy Armour · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 2:30 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Whether it's the picturesque views of San Francisco or the powerful story of New York, the United States is confident it has a winner. San Francisco and New York beat out Houston and Washington, D.C., on Tuesday when a U.S. Olympic Committee task force chose two finalists to be the American candidate for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Hoosiers go undefeated in exhibition

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 2:28 a.m.

So far, so good for new women's soccer coach Mick Lyon. The Hoosiers tied Valparaiso in their first action of the year last Wednesday and defeated IU-Purdue University Fort Wayne 6-1 Saturday. Although both games were exhibitions, they provided Lyon some insight into the make-up of a team buoyed by a new coaching staff and featuring eight freshman players.

Happy? Be sure not to tell

By -Val Tsoutsouris and Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 2:27 a.m.

Marat Safin runs the gamut of emotions. Anybody who saw Safin beat Nicolas Kiefer in a fifth-set tiebreaker at the U.S. Open saw it all Tuesday.

On the sidelines

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 2:24 a.m.

Sophomore makes waves on US team Softball adds 2 coaches to staff Miller questionable for World Championships

Teams start scrapping Thursday flights in preparation for strike

By Alyson Brodsy and Ronald Blum · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 2:22 a.m.

NEW YORK -- While baseball negotiators intensified their meetings in hopes of completing a deal, teams began pushing back travel plans to prepare for a possible strike Friday. The Chicago White Sox called off their Thursday charter to Detroit and said they would travel Friday only if there isn't a walkout. Boston rescheduled its charter to Cleveland for Friday, too, but St. Louis will travel Thursday for the following day's game at the Chicago Cubs, which would be the first game affected by a strike.

Team downs Cavs, tie Cats in preseason

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 2:19 a.m.

After being tabbed No. 1 in two different preseason college soccer rankings, the IU men's soccer team traveled to the Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne Soccer Showcase in Fort Wayne last weekend to take on Kentucky and Virginia in a pair of exhibition games. IU was ranked No. 1 by both the College Soccer News and the National Soccer Coaches' Association of America in their rankings released earlier this month.

IU unveils its new look for fall season

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Wednesday, Aug. 28,2002 2:16 a.m.

After months of research and surveys by the Athletic Department, the university unveiled IU's new colors and logos last spring. Monday, the new uniforms for IU's athletic teams with the new looks were unveiled at a Varsity Club event held in Indianapolis. The athletic department has gone back to the old cream and crimson and the block IU symbol. Athletic Director Michael McNeely said the new logo was the most recognizable icon by fans of IU and its athletics.