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Former dean left lasting impression on university

■ Jo se p h Thom as Taylor, the first dean o f the School o f Liberal A its at IU PU I, died Sept. 23.

B y H t a t h t r A l t o n Sufi T im t He was an educator who came University at Indianapolis before IUPUI exist­

ed and worked with the residents of an estab­

lished African American community on plans to build the new university there. He was a sociologist who investigated the race relations between African Americans and the while majority in the early pan of the civil rights bridges between die many different schools that would join to form what we know today as IUPUI.

Joseph Thomas Taylor, dean emeritus and the first dean of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, died S ep t 23.

“He was critical to this school and this cam­

pus." said Miriam Langsam. “When we moved here there was a community here and many were poor but many owned their own homes.

Joe was working with some pretty upset peo­

ple."

Taylor went on to work for the university for more than twenty years as a professor o f soci­

ology. dean o f the Indianapolis Regional Campus, dean of the sociology departm ent dean of the School o f Liberal Arts, and special assistant to the Vice President.

*’Dr. Joseph Taylor was one of the giants of ty." said IUPUI Chancellor Gerald B epka “His legacy of high achievement will be sustained in all the thousands of people whose lives he touched, and we will create a fitting memorial to his greatness here at IUPUI."

Taylor's interest in helping students and minorities didn't stop at a university level. Just a year into his second decade at IUPUI. Taylor was commissioned by Federal Judge S. Hugh Dillin to formulate desegregation plans for Indianapolis Public Schools.

“He didn’t take any flack from anybody. He just did his job." Dillin said. “He has been a outstanding citizen and has done a lot for Indianapolis, in education, particularly."

When asked if he was easy to work with Langsam said. “I don't recall him ever losing his temper."

IU P U I plans to offer more student housing on cam pus

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■ T hree-ph ase project will eventually allow 2,000 to 3,000 students to live on cam pus..

S u n T u r n Expansion to IUPUI’s student housing is underway.

Currently, IUPUI houses around 500 students between the Ball Residence Hall. Warthin bouses, but it is not enough to han-

“Wc have hundreds of people on waiting list for campus bousing."

said Richard Slocum. Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Life and Diversity.

An apartment-style housing cocn-

I be constructed on the cor­

ner of Porto Allegre and Limestone Streets. The site b on the south side of Michigan Street just before th t White River.

The pew building will house about 700 people, more than twice what Warthin accommodates, allowing IUPUI to house more than 1000 students. The addition will be available to undergraduate, graduate and professional students.

Ground breaking is tentatively scheduled for June 2001. Warthin will be demolished before the new building b started. Warthin resi­

dents have been notified they can­

not renew their leases past June 2001; they may request a move to

Karen Whitney. Vice Chancellor of Student Life and Diversity. “Our goal is to have everything complet­

ed by August 2002."

“The construction should take approximately 14 months," said

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lUPm is in t * process of praráng a

phase project Plans csl tor fis Vires sitos to be at fie west end cf campus. Phase one «fl be txB at Podo Alegre and Umeetone Streets Phase two wAgoip near entratala Stole Board of HmBl Phase fires wê be located on tv tie currently occupied by the edmwatratai baking.

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This housing project b the first in a three-phase project. If demand for student housing is still high after the new building is complete

— which it is expected to be.

according to Slocum — a second phase of construction will begin.

The next two phase sites are near the State Board of Health building and the site o f the current adminis­

tration I A new

have to open before the current buiUJing is demolished. There are no concrete plans as to when this will take place.

The new housing will help IUPUI meet more of its student-oriented goals.

“We want to be able to house 10 percent of the student body," said Whitney. This means IUPUI would have 2,000 to 3,000 students living on campus. Whitney b optimistic

life, chances o f student success

“As more students have the rich and challenging college experience they hope for, our reputation will to grow which will and retention," said Whitney.

“A greater proportion [of incom­

ing students) will want to look in to campus housing." said Slocum.

Whitney pointed out that present­

ing prospective students with qual­

ity housing options, on and off campus, will help cement a stu­

dent’s choice of IUPUI. Incoming complex decisions, and deciding housing is often the most chal-

“As such, the easier we can make [a student's decision on housing]

and the more we can communicate our sincere interest in the student.

enrollment positively “by creating a stronger sense of community and a more robust student presence on the campus "

“We have parents very satisfied with our academic standards, but when they visit the university, they aren't pleased with the housing opportunities." said Slocum. With lU PU l's increasing enrollment.

recruiting and retaining students through graduation." said Whitney.

Whitney said the university does­

n 't have any hard numbers of how many students go elsewhere of limited campus hous- she did say that it b com-

According to Whitney. IUPUI has experienced increasing num­

bers of young students and stu­

dents taking full-time course loads in the past few years. IUPUI b becoming more of a multiple pop-

“over 25 part-time student who typically works full-time and has many obligations in (his or her]

life, but increasingly the 1&-22- year-old student who b coming to IUPUI (Jyll-tiine and works pan­

time," she said.

“lU PU l's greatest challenge isn't recruiting students, it's retaining them," said Whitney. By making the campus the bean of a student's

much easier things would be for them if they could live on campus.

’l l would save a lot of time and frustration if I did live on campus,"

said Tun Taylor, a freshman psy­

chology major, who drives to IUPUI up to five days a week from

“My friends and social activities are mostly downtown, on or near campus," he continued, also men­

tioning he'd save on gas and not have to worry about perking.

Taylor intended to apply for housing, but didn't bother after finding out about the waiting list.

“I simply didn't see the point in applying." he said.

Students who cannot get into campus housing because of from the university in locating a place to live through Collegiate Housing Services. Students can contact this program by calling (317)274-7200.

Young elected G reen Party candidate courts student voters comptroller

■ lU P U l’s Student S enate elects senior psychology, political science m ajor to finance post.

By D oug J a g g a r s Edik* in Chid

■ R alp h N ader pays visit to Y oungstown State U niversity, hopes to inform people about his party.

The IUPUI Student Senate elected a new comptroller last Friday. Sarah Young will fill the vacancy left when Tracey Hergert failed to show up after he was sworn into office last spring

Young and Rick Loperena were nominated to run for the position during last m onth's Undergraduate Student Assembly meeting.

Loperena had the endorsement of Senate President Andrew Abdul and former leaders of the Undergraduate Student Assembly, but it was not enough to get him elected.

The competition was friendly. Loperena con­

gratulated Young after the meeting and gave her a hug.

Young is a senior in the School of Liberal A m . majoring in political science and psychol­

ogy. She is a co-founder of the National Association for Students for Higher Education, a lobbyist group for college students.

By Vutorto Bannnr The Jut!*! (YocgstosvSun l ) YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Ralph Nader, the Green Party presidential

in the Chestnut Room, Kilcawley Center. Nader said his main focus is not to become president but to get people informed about the Green Party’s platforms.

Betsy Johnquest. co-founder o f the Mahoning Valley Green Party, intro­

duced Nader, explaining that he b an alternative to the traditional party

T h e two political parties are mor­

phing into one head wearing differ­

ent make up," he said.

Nader spoke for approximately an

three things: the environment, work- Nader, who was at Youngstown State University Sept. 27. spoke to a crowd of about 700 people at 2 p.m.

“The more you find out about George Bush, the more your stom­

ach turns. The more you find out about A1 Gore, the more you become disappointed with the Democratic Party." she said.

Nader echoed her sentiments dur­

ing his speech.

workers, consumers and the environ­

ment. Afterward, he briefly answered questions from the audi­

ence.

N ader's running mate. W inona LaDuke. a Native American woman, was not present.

Shawna Leonard, co-founder of the Mahoning Valley Green Patty, said

people who added their names to the Green Party mailing list.

Nader spoke briefly in the Chestnut Room, and at length during the press conference that followed, about rebuilding inner cities such as Youngstown. Nader said police offi­

cers should live in the city, and com­

munity credit unions, universal health insurance plans, public tranits and strong educational systems should be implemented.

Nader said minimum wage today, when adjusting for inflation, is $2 lovyer than it was more than 30 people who signed the petition to get

Nader on the televised debates with Gore and Bush and the number of

Violence may deplete pool o f potential teachers

the Louisiana State University College of Education.

Although the College of Education does not have any official facts on how school violence b affecting the school's enrollment, officials do have some feelings on the subject

Some in the college said they want to make the distinction between vio­

lence and discipline to people con­

cerned with the problems in the pub- A problem which was once just becoming more concerned with College of Education has 2.000 stu- associaied with Columbine High

School and Gainesville. Fla., hit a little closer to home with ao act of violence in New Orleans Sept. 26.

At Woodson Middle School, a 13- year-old boy shot a 15-year-old boy with a handgun slipped to him through a fence by a former student This year she has been part of the Joint ing. knife-concealing people - no. only to have the victim disarm him

~ . Now she will chair the th b b not the local parish prison. It and shoot back. Both boys were in students* decisions on critical condition the following day.

With the media placing more atten-

■ T h o se w ho m ight be teachers could choose o ther ca reer paths due to perception o f schools.

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committee along with Ann Bechdolt. co-comp­

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A major problem in the school sys­

tem is lack of discipline, rather than violence, said Richard Foesey, asso­

ciate dean o f the College of ing public schools, which may be

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K n ig h t’s la w y e r re p lie s to B ran d ’s le tte r, ‘m is in fo rm a tio n ’

■ A dm in istration accused o f run n ing ’ ‘cam paign o f m isinform ation* against form er III coach.

By D avid U c h ly a m a Ivwiw Dui\ SUDtXTÌÌXDUW V.)

BLOOMINGTON. Ind - The storytelling ami name calling between thè Indiana University administration and former bas­

ketball coach Bob K night's camp continues.

Russell Yates. Knight's attor­

ney, sent out two letters Wednesday. One was sent to the Indiana Daily Student, calling for IU to “immediatelyiliscon- tinue their campaign of misin­

formation that is apparently intended to publicly justify the U niversity's firing of Coach Knight without true cause."

He also sent a letter to University Counsel Dorothy Frapwcll suggesting the two sides meet and come to an agreement over items related to

Knight's contract. Frapwcll said it was a very cordial letter but had not replied as o f late Wednesday night.

“I want to get his deferred compensation resolved, then I want to talk about the noncom­

pete clause." Yates said. “I hope we can have an amicable meet­

ing. and then everybody can go.

their ow n w ay."

The University has deposited

$1.3 million in the compensa­

tion fund, and it has grown to more than $4.5 million thanks to interest. It is to be paid out over a 10-year'span, but the start date is in question.

The noncompete clause states Knight will forfeit the deferred compensation if he joins a Division I program in Kentucky. Indiana or in the Big Ten.

Yates wrote the Indiana Daily Student in response to a letter written by President Myles Brand on Sept. 13 that was addressed. “Dear Friends." and

relieve Coach Knight o f his duties as basketball coach.

‘Included among these inci­

dents was a meeting in which Coach Knight verbally abused a female IU administrator with

Knight, shown hart in ty» first yaar a distributed to alumni. Brand recapped and re-affirmed his decision to release Coach Knight from his contract.

“ Unfortunately, as weeks passed. I received more and more reports of hostile, difficult and uncooperative behavior by

IU. was firad by Brand Sept 10.

Coach Knight toward fellow IU employees and toward the University." Brand wrote. “This continuing series of events over several months left us with no real alternative. With the sup­

port of a strong majority of the hoard of trustees. I decided to

refusal tò work through the chain of command angry and inflammatory remarks he made in public and private ...;

and his refusal to appear at pre­

viously scheduled pre-season Varsity Club events ..."

Yates said most of Brand’s comments are “misleading, incomplete and wrong."

“Suffice ft tò say. President Brand, as *ell as (Christopher) Simpson, based on our review of the facts and our investiga­

tion. have twisted the facts to suit the result they have long desired." Yates wrote at the conclusion of his letter.

“I see nothing to be gained by going hack over those issues."

Simpson said. “The last time I talked with a person of the

media was 10 days ago. so I’m not sure I understand this 'cam ­ paign of misinformation’.”

Yales was upset by Brand's comments, 'T h e overriding issue here is that no person • no president, coach, faculty mem­

ber student or trustee - is bigger than Indiana University," and that. "Coach Knight wrote the final chapter to his career here."

Replied Yates: "Knight has had a greater and more positive history with Indiana University than either Myles Brand or Christopher Simpson have, or will ever have."

Simpson was unaffected by the insult and said he had no comment regarding the person­

al attack.

“When y ou're the chief spokesman for a university this size, (derogatory remarks) come with the territory."

Simpson said. “We wish Coach Knight the absolute best, and we're I JO percent behind coach (Mike) Davis and his team."

Internet provides tools for voters; amount o f information may overwhelm

■ W ebsites o ffer curious voters everything from text o f speeches to cam paign finance info.

The media circus is rolling across America keeping us informed on such important campaign issues as Al and Tipper’s 'soul kiss* and who George W. thinks is a major league... well you know the story.

Amazingly enough, a CNN poll last week complained that voter apathy, especially among younger voters, is on the rise.

While this may or may not be accurate, the question really should be why the voters aren’t more apathetic.

Powcrlevsness breeds apathy.

and if we depend only on tradi­

tional news, then odds arc we aren’t going to feel empowered.

Fortunately there is a cure. Let's say it together. 'T h e World Wide Web."

For years now the ubergeek movement • filled with such people as John Perry Barlow.

Grateful Dead lyricist and founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation - have told us the Internet would democra­

tize information. The implica­

tion is that any person could get on the Internet, access its mas­

sive resources and make deci­

sions without the traditional network news fillers.

Unfortunately, nothing is ever that easy.

Yes. the Internet is full of But the upcoming

election is replete with every- sites is CN N ’s AllPolitics, thing from full-text speeches to w w w .c n n .c o m /A L L P O L I - bumper sticker order forms. TICS/. CNN is starling to How and where is that infor- understand the power of the motion? And where is

a good place to start?

To the average user the amount of informa­

tion is overwhelming.

There arc a couple of sites to explore that will give time-pinched students a good start-

internet should not be just a rehash of the daily new s or print editions of news­

papers. C N N 's AllPolitics web site is full of analysis. poll i n f o r m a t i o n , is any- D i r i T M news, and best of thing but a complete H i A r V* all, a zip code- list o f Internet L /lliI.M s e a r c h a b l e resources and if read- BS/ J ° b fi H « rrln resource giving

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In the past finding out who was financing a campaign required politically savvy.

Newspapers assigned dozens of reporters to do nothing more than make copies of Federal Election Committee forms.

The average voter would have had to quit his or her job just to figure out where and when to get the information.

Fortunately this is no longer the case. Money follows power, and now voters can follow the money.

Curious about who is financ­

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tion? Curious about which PACs arc giving to which can­

didates?

Well, the resources arc out re, and here are two good

— to begin

Investigative Reporters and Editors, a professional journal­

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that tracks campaign finance on a slate-by-state basis.

Contributor's records, articles on how money affects elections and who the players really are in the campaign process are all searchable subjects.

The other site is really an information powerhouse well worth searching. FECInfo (www.tray.com) is a for-profit research group that brings together FEC election data in convenient formats. While some o f the information is behind a membership section, most of the useful information is provided free.

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Indy Bark Park gives dogs a chance to romp

■ N ew park for canines allow s ow ners to get their pets out o f the house and o ff the leash.________

B y C ric k e t T ry o n S u n trtiTti

German Shepard in particular padded briskly from one tree to another, stopping only momen­

tarily at each one to hike his leg.

Intrigued bystanders wondered

even the gloomiest o f days upon entering into the Bark Park, a two-acre plot of land occupying the front of Broad Ripple Park. In July, the Bark P ari celebrated its first year of providing unique opportunities for dogs and their owners to get out away from the house and socialize with other pets and their ow ners. Here, sturdy oaks act to provide shade as well as to occupy the dogs that arc seemingly obsessed with mark­

ing their territory. One male

danced on the comers of their traied German Shepard com­

pleted his circuit only to find that another one of his four- legged friends had already des­

ecrated his'territory. Such are the woes o f man’s best fricnd.To spectators, the Bark Park evokes a sense of serenity.

It is difficult to harbor frustra­

tion about the daily dilemmas of life when you bear witness to the irate German Shepard run­

ning him self ragged, only to find, in the end. that his cohorts have carelessly betrayed him.

These phenomena act as the dissolving agent to all the sim­

ple aggravations that accumu­

late on any given day.The furry' newcomers, on the other hand, yield excitedly to the butt-sniff- ing fiasco that ensues upon entering the Bark Park. It is the blissful way in which canines introduce themselves to each other. It is nearly enough to send first-time visitors into a belly-aching howl o f laughter, as they imagine uhat life would be like if humans were to greet each other in this fashion.

Julie Spychalski. a senior at the Kelley School of Business, introduced me to her von Jacob.

Jacob is a five-month old boxer, brimming with energy. He danced excitedly at my feet, as I literally tried to make heads or

tails of his contorting body. He licked my hands until they w ere glistening with slobber, and then quickly became disinter­

ested as he sported a group of dogs barking and chasing each other.

Julie explained that she lives in an apartment that has no place where she could safely let Jacob bum off excess energy.

For Julie, the Bark Park pro­

vides a safe haven wherein Jacob can run excitedly without reeking havoc upon everything in sight. Julie pointed out that it also gives Jacob a rare opportu­

nity to interact with other dogs in an area o f neutral territory, one fact the German Shepard evidently chose to overlook.

The good thing about neutrkK territory is that none of the dogs

have any need to feel threatened or intimidated. It is amazing that of the fifty-dog capacity, the entire populous seems peaceful. Julie said.

"Sometimes the owners get anxious about the dogs playing aggressively, but as an owner, you know when things get seri­

ous and it is time to intervene.”

Behaviors such as harking and even mild humping arc accept­

able. as the dogs utilize these behaviors to establish a pecking order within the pack. Just as a safeguard, the owners are responsible for supervising their pets from within the park in the event that playing docs get too serious.

Angie Dye, spokesperson for the Bark Park, said that no inci­

dences of fighting have ever

been reported to the park rangers. "I guess it's the new*

trend.” she said, as she explained to me that the number o f dog parks nationwide jumped from 230 to 400 in the past year alone. Indianapolis having two o f those. No« only docs the Broad Ripple Park boast a two-acre facility, but there is also a Bark Park at Eagle Creek Park, spanning According to Dye. there are annual as well as daily passes made available to the two sepa­

rate facilities. The owners have to provide proof of their dogs' distemper, parvo and rabies vaccinations at the time they purchase the passes; this infor­

mation is then placed into the dog's file at the respective park.

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S ta ff R e p o rt One IUPUI student will get the chance to appear on the popular TV game show

Hollywood Squares.

Representatives of the show will come to campus Oct. 6 to look for a contestant.

• Producers will test up to 180 students and choose one winner to participate in the game show’s College Tournament taping in January.

Students can sign up at IUPUI bookstores in Cavanaugh Hall and the Union Building to par­

ticipate in the test sessions.

If more than 180 students sign up. the participants will be chosen through a random draw­

ing and will be notified by phone or e-mail on Oct. 5.

Participants will also be

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Testing sessions will be from 10 a m .- 12:30 p.m. and from 2- 4:30 p.m.. Oct. 6 in LE 103.

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Hollywood Squares will noti­

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IUPUI professor gets $1.5 million grant Teachers

and the only way to protect fac­

ulty b to give teacher* as much

the highest suspension rates, Fotsry said.

Kids a he said.

There was a shooting 15 y ean

ago at Glen Oaks High School, This new breed of public school LSU

they pay close attention to the public school system.

Nicole McGinnis, a junior which the public school system majoring in education, decided

said David Corona, assistant superintendent of instruction

i for area three.

is bringing a new breed of her.

who leave the 1 get very worried a n d « about working in

according to Corona.

“In today's world, people walk not only having a problem find- in office buildings and shoot ing teachers but retaining them

percent o f teachers said. “I plan to work in a private leave the profession within two school after 1 graduate. There is no way in the world I would work in an inner-city school - 1 w ould quit first.*' Teachers should not have to put people for '

T h i s can happen any- Fossey said he believes the low themselves in dangerous posi- he as well, Fosscy said.

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Soccer team slides past Hillsdale

■ H erm ann slays hoi, leads Jaguars to l-0 victory o v er DII school.

$K«I* Eouot IUPUI men's soccer conch Sieve Franklin had a plan when he added tiny Hillsdale College to the schedule.

The match was sandwiched between matchups with the University o f Kentucky and Mid-Comment Conference foe Oakland University.

go as planned.

“Ideally tfi meant to be a i * i

falling 1-0 at the Michael A.

Carroll Soccer and Track Stadium on a chilly evening.

Senior Thcis Hermann opened the match in fine fash­

ion as he took a cross from sen­

ior Aaron Yoder and hammered a goal into the top-right corner o f the net in the third minute.

For Hermann it was his ninth goal of the season and the 39th of his illustrious career. It was Yoder's first assist of the It appeared a rout was in the works, but the Jaguars were unable to find the back o f the net the rest of the evening.

Hermann drilled a free kick off the right post early in the second half and Matt Roy's shot

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saved by Hillsdale goalkeeper Joel Hall.

Outside o f Hermann, the IUPUI offense has struggled No other Jaguar has scored a goal since freshman Mike

“When you move to higher lev­

els. technically, your game has to get sharper. Right now we have a lot of guys who are play­

ing like they have been off their game for a while.

T h e y ’re rusty."

let the stari- Erickson and sophomore Ben Hermann !

rusty though as he has scored nine o f the Jaguars 13 goals on the year. Including the Hillsdale victory. IUPUI is 4-1 w hen

skills and get their confidence up.”

But the Division II foe had other ideas for Franklin's troops as they hung tough before

trick against the Drury Panthers on Sept. 15.

T h a t comes from a lack of individuals taking care o f their fitness.” Franklin said o f his teams* o ffe n siv e struggles, everything

Even though the victory counts in the win column.

“You take a huge chance in playing these games because

10 2-6.

The m ea's soccer team trav- els to Springfield. Miss, on O d . 6 to face Drury University for month. The Jaguars won the previous matchup 4-2 in an lose.” Franklin ultra-physical affair.

Eastern Illinois knocks off Jaguars in volleyball

After opening their confer­

ence schedule with impressive victories over Oral Roberts and U M K C the Jaguars' volleyball

behind and rattled off 11 unan­

swered points for the 15-7 win.

Game four was a struggle, but EIU held a 14-9 lead and serve. The Jaguars continually answered the call, and took the lead at 16-15 on i with Eastern Illinois in

four games.

IUPUI started off strong by taking the opening game 15-12.

EIU dominated game two 15-5.

but IUPUI had the answer in game three.

The Jaguars jumped on top 7-4. but EIU surged from

The Jaguars were unable to put the nail in the coffm though as EIU tallied the next three points and the 18-16 win.

With the win. EIU remained undefeated at home this season.

Michelle Gniesbeck led IUPUI with 19 kills and five blocks while Sara Sparks added

18 and Hamblen had 11. Sparks led six Jaguars in double-figure digs with 23.

Senior setter Kristy Bums turned in a solid performance with 41 assists and 10 digs.

Junior Jennifer Mettz also saw some action with 18 assists and Leslie Przekwas led five Panthers in double-figure kills with a career-high 28. Karen Liss and Kim Blackwell added 17 apiece while Amy Heimann chipped in 15 kills and 27 digs and Carrie Stevens had 12 kills

and 24 digs. . *

The setting tandem o f Genevieve Ramos and Rebecca Ooyen combined for 77 assists and 21 digs.

ElU 's 271 attack attempts and 89 assists both set school records for a four-game match.

EIU also outhit the Jaguars .229-. 176. .

EIU improved to 7-4 overall The Jaguars fell to 6-10 overall.

IUPUI will be back in action this weekend w hen they travel to Youngstown State and Oakland to continue their Mid-

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Around the Mid-Con

Oakland got off to a very slow start, trailing the Butler Bulldogs 1-0 after the first half, put rallied for a 4-1 win.

Adam Heincmann got OU going in the 74th minute, as he scored off a pass from Eric Ttfaj. Inge Pederson scored the next two goals in a two-minute span, in the 77th and 78th minutes.

OU added another goal Late in the match to set the OU outshot Butler 17-3 in improving to 4-3-1 while Butler dropped to 2-5.

■ IUPUI’* B urns n a n o f tb s W eek

IUPUI senior volleyball player Kristy Bums Was named conference player of the week for her outstanding play against Oral Roberts and UMKC.

Bums not only averaged 12.4 assists per match, she also hit an outstanding .348 in tallying 19 kills. Equally as impressive were her 27 digs and seven service aces in the Jaguars two wins.

The Jaguars knocked off ORU 16-14.16-14,15-7 on Sept. 22 and rebounded to defeat UMKC 13-15, 15-3, 15-12, 15-13 the following evening.

It was the first time that IUPUI had ever beaten ORU iqypUfyball in five prior meetings.

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CMU woo the games by scores o f 15-4, 15-6, 15-9.

OU was without their top two hitters, Cannet Tripped and Tcss Pierce.

C lonctu Porter and Jamie Puckett each registered 12 frills, Andrea Cothreo 27 in the lost Porter hit .310 for the match while Puckett hit J 0 3

Senior Lisa Matiwijiw led the Golden Grizzlies with 13 digs.

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Crowe’s ‘Almost Famous’ is almost perfect

■ D irecto r finds his voice w ith “A lm ost F am ous,” a sem iautobiographica) trip through 70s rock-n-roll.

fty J e m O * » SlAH ftiUK The tin t thing that hits me about Cameron Crowe's films is their lousy titles. The arbi­

trary quote that creates an awk­

ward invitation to -...say anything."The bad pun of -Singles.^Perhaps the title -Jerry Maguire” is qjpropriate (albeit unimaginative).

e still gets the

Crowe tikes the band’s arc.

the easiness of their early cama­

raderie giving way to awed self-awareness, finally cmm-

•TO M CRU ISE!” in big. bold letters.

1 mention this because, until a few weeks before its release.

Crow e’s newest film was known simply as -U ntitled Cameron Crowe Project.”

Although the buzz on the pic­

ture was strong, ooe should have prepared themselves for a film that reflected that lack of -Alm ost Famous.- for the Crowe's hesitance to give this film a name is reflected in the opening credits sequence, which is scrawled in pencil by onto a pad o f yellow, legal- sized paper. Virtually every­

thing that follows is the work of

Crowe’s film is the semi-auto­

biographical story of William (Patrick Fugit) a high school whiz kid and rock-n-roll freak who hustles his way into a writ­

ing gig for Rolling Stone. His up and coming rock band, the fictitious Stillwater, and chart opening act to

places it alongside William’s transformation from unsure gecky kid. to cocky insider, to a more self-assured geek. It is a metamorphosis that Crowe depicts with a deftly light touch, all the while addressing one of the central paradoxes of criticism: As William comes to recognizes the absurdity of star worship, he never surrenders his willingness to keep wor­

shiping. his love for rock-n-roll continuing unabated, even while his milieu becomes over­

populated with sexist idiots.

Fugit. a newcomer to the big screen, is a terrific stand-in for the young Cameron Crowe (who, as a teenager in the early 70’s, really did write for Rolling Stone and tour with decadent rock bands). His over-sized features, suspended under an ungainly mop sweetly capture the director’s agenda of The Head versusNf o c Heart.

The Head in “A lm ostFIm ous’’

appears in the physical form of the great Phillip Seymour Hoffman, who portrays seminal rock critic Lester Bangs. Bangs, seen as a solitary figure within a fortress of L P’s. offers W illiam the sage advice of detachment. Although he may feel like the rock star’s best friend at times. William must remember that he is too

“uncool” for that role.

However. Bangs is quick to point out that being uncool has a poignancy and poetry all its own. None of which would matter without a good Heart, and -Alm ost Famous” has a doozy: Kale Hudson as leg­

endary groupie Penny Lane.

i a shot not to bt found In tha actual film, Crowa’s surrogata Patrick Fogg* »ho start at William walks away from tha Imaginary rock band Penny, with her hair in golden

ringlets with her eyes sexiiy and perpetually half shut, is the epitome of rock-n-roll’s age old. jailbait muse. But Hudson gives her a necessary dose of starry-eyed wonder as she jumps with both feet into the inhibition-free zone o f the Foghat-era. It is no wonder that William, his own head over­

flowing with talent and dreams, follows her with little appre­

hension.

That is the only real problem with “Almost Famous.” Crowe is so intent on making every character likeable, that the cen­

tral conflict dribbles away shortly after

with the band. Stillwater’s resi­

dent rock-god. guitarist Russell (Billy Cnidup. his star arriving in a big way) may proclaim himself a “golden god.” but he’s too thick-headed and thun­

derstruck by his sudden popu­

larity to be seen as egomama- cal.

For the role of Stillwater’s vocalist, Crowe was wise to cast Jason Lee, an actor impos­

sible to dislike, even os his character collapses into adoles­

cent tantrums (Lee’s specialty).

The conflict within William's family is also bereft of tension, p oth W illiam ’s mother (Frances McDormand). a rock V roll banning college

professor, and sister (Zooey Deschancl). w ho rebels against her mother by becoming a flight attendant, are too quirky- cute to generate any real fric­

tion.

Granted, this is a memory piece, and some folks tend to be a little forgiving in their recol­

lections. Still, one has to won­

der if Crowe simply didn’t w ant to step on any toes in this pro­

duction. “Just make us look cool,” Russell urges William.

His character may disregard that ud\ ice. but Crowe seems to follow it to the letter w ith every

speaking part.

A lot of critics w ill dismiss a film because none of the char­

acters were likeable. -Alm ost Famous” suffers because there’s no one to hate.

It is hard to fault Crowe for being such an earnest crowd- pleaser. With tw o films.

Cameron Crowe has done an impressive job humanizing two of the most despised creatures on Earth: the agent and the crit­

ic.

“Almost Famous” spills over w ith brisk dialogue and memo­

rable characters. The film ’s enthusiasm and affection for its time, place and subject matter is positively catchy. We can look forward to what Crowe docs next. No matter what he calls it

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ST A F F C O M M E N T A R Y

IPS officers armed and dangerous

■G u ard s carry G lock 9m m w eapons, sam e as 1PD The Indianapolis P ublic School Board unan i­

m ously approved a m easure last week that w ill p u t sem iautom atic w eapons in the hands o f the IPS police departm ent.

The seven board m em bers said they w ere acting on the best interest o f the com m unity in voting to arm the 87 full tim e officers.

T he w eapons o f choice are G lock 9m m sem iau­

tom atic, the sam e w eapons the Indianapolis P olice D epartm ent uses.

G iving guns to officers whose purpose is to keep the peace seem s redundant if they are also there to keep the peace. W hat happens in the hallw ays that would require a gun?

Violence is already prevalent in schools, but m ust we encourage it? M ost investigations at IPS schools are for nonviolent offenses. For exam ple, the m ajority o f the 1,841 arrests the past tw o years have been for disorderly conduct.

IPS investigated a sm aller num ber o f gun inci­

dents - 18 cases. B ut, according to IPS crim e statis­

tics, personal assaults and narcotics incidents are on the rise. Is it conceivable that IPS officers could get the sam e results w ith m ace and stunguns?

Is o ur society that far out o f control w here arm ed guards are now w alking the hallw ays and patrolling the cafeteria arm ed with sem iautom atic w eapons?

W hat type o f m essage does this send the future leaders o f our country? Isn 't the goal to keep vio­

lence out o f our schools and keep guns out o f the hands o f o ur children?

W ho are the guns supposed to protect? The o ffi­

cers, children, teachers or adm inistration? C o u ld n 't this be done without artillery? C o u ld n 't the o fficers break up a confrontation with m ace o r a stungun?

If we continue to show o ur kids that w eapons are a foundation fo r m aintaining peace they will grow - up believing peace can only be found in violence.

Is this the m essage we w ant to send?

T he display o f w eapons in o u r schools is not the messag<

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appropriate way to m aintain control o f the student body.

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D on’t blame violence on media

■Parents urged to watch m ovie, listen to m usic and understand what appeals to their teenagers.

Last year, two teenagers entered Columbine High School in Littleton. Colo, and shot and killed some of their classmates before turning the gun on themselves.Thc investi­

gators searched the boys*

homes, looking for answers.

Instead of probing into where the boy s got the guns, they cen­

tered their investigation on What

I have an idea - if you don't tike it. turn it off. Don't like the television show your youngster is watching? Turn it off. Don't he listens to?

Turn it off. Don’t like that web site? Unplug the computer.

Want your toddler to have bet­

ter role models? Step up to the plate, moms and dads - it's your turn.

If your child is

Do I think he's going to walk out of my home and kill people because of his music ? No. Do I think he will imitate a movie scene and blow up a hundred human beings? No. Do I think he will use his I

to? What were their favorite^

video games? Did they watch violent movies? Could enter­

tainment be factored into their Questions they didn't ask:

did the parents know what music their sons enjoyed? Did they communicate as a family?

I'm not saying it is the parent's fault; they arc not responsible for the actions of their children.

In recent weeks, the movie industry pledged to stop mar­

keting violent movies to minors. The move was spurred by a Federal Trade Commission report which accused the indus­

try of deliberately marketing graphic films to kids.

As a journalist. I'm tired of hearing how the media is responsible for violence around the world. As a parent, I am even more sick and tired of

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Tell why

what they are watching or lis­

tening to. Ask what it is about like. You might find something

‘ ut your My son is a normal. 15-year- old. hormone raging, attitude carrying, bigger-than-mom.

teenager. I don't have the luxu­

ry’ of walking into his room, and turning off his stereo. I can't walk into the room, take the remote and turn the station to Nickelodeon.

What I can do and did was talk to him while he was grow­

ing up. I don't I like his music.

I don’t understand it. ! don't

and ^weigh his decisions c a r e f u l l y ? Yes

The main point J s talk to >our kjfis as they grow.

We, as par- --- ents. have a lot o f responsibility to our kids

— to help them grow into pro­

ductive members of society, to raise them in a home w ith a U>\ - . com­

municate. communicate. Did I say communicate?

These, of course, are just a few. but you can see how important they are.

We all know the way to good relationships • whether with friends, loved ones, spouses or significant others. If you don’t have a firm foundation in com­

munication. your relationship will crumble. And I don't w ant my relationship with my son to

I'm not saying we have thri perfect relationship in that every lime we have a problem, we talk and everything corner out roses. He has crossed the path of mv furor; I took the phone out o f his room, put a 'secret pass word on the Internet, revoked his television privileges and worst of all - took the stereo out of his room.

Believe me. these arc only a few examples.

I. too. have crossed the path of his fu ry ;‘he’s refused to spend time with me. said my dress looked good when it did­

n't. and once he didn't speak to me for three days. (That one wasn't reall) a punishment for me. I

We've spent countless hours arguing and compromising, and at the end of the day. we feel better about our relationship and ourselves. The most excit­

ing part is finding out new things about him.

Moms. dads, grandparents, here's your challenge: Watch a movie with your kid. listen to a CD you hate and try to under­

stand wh> they like it. Just because it isn't something you would watch or listen to doesn't mean it’s bad for them. Thai's the beauty of being an individ­

ual - we re all different.

S T A F F C O M M E N T A R Y

Country has become society o f beggars

■ C and idates engaged in a popularity contest; G ore changes personality. Bush travels with grin.

In America today w t jftc experiencing one o f the longest runs in prosperity the world has ever seen.

In the past 17 yean we have seen only about six months of

nesses as Shirley McClain did eminent to fix all of our woes larity race, with the fall of the Roman because we are not capable to 'it be? '

the end of the Bush admin istra- Empire.

The credit belongs to the American people who spent their savings, time, energy and spirits starting companies and busted their humps to live their Who gets credit for this cco- H earing

nomic expansion? Apparently At Gore. It turns out he did more than just invent the Internet.

In parallel speeches last

week. Gore and Joe

Liebcrmann echoed the same

STAFF COMMENTARY

m ’’During the past eight years." Liebermann said, “we million new businesses. 22 mil­

lion new jobs, the lowest infla- African American and Hispanic unemployment rate in history.

the 224-year history o f the United Slates of America."

Gore had about as much to do with those jobs and busi-

A f r i c a n - A m e ric a n

a n d

H i s p a n i c c o m m u n i­

ties should

be up in --- arms. To paraphrase what was said. Gore and Liebcrmann helped all of the helpless minorities get jobs. The impli­

cation is that no one could do it themselves.

This is the theme of the 2000 elections. This is the year when we decide what we want the government to do for us. This country has created a society of beggars.

Everyone expects the gov-

do it ourselves.

Collectively, our president for the post eight years has con­

vinced many people that only he can save us.

For all of the flack Reagan takes about the deficit of the ---1 1980s. he never lost sight of w ho m a d e America and the economy great. “The way I see it."

farewell address m 1989, "the people o f America created - and filled - 19 million new jobs."

America has been convinced that we need the government - that we need them to create jobs and make sure we aren't treated unfairly.

We need it to spend our money for us. and we need them to take credit for all that is right.

Gore said this is not a popu-

The ttbdidaics seem to 'tte engaged in a popularity contest.

If not. why would Gore change his entire persona and George W. Bush travel with his smirk always present?

It Is so each can be liked more than the other. Each man has his own agenda, and what today's politician does for the people is really throw a bone to the pack so they can get back to what they ran to do anyway.

What that is varies from per­

son to person but it has very lit­

tle to do w ith the people.

The solution here is not voter apathy. We all need to vote. The key is to remind those that seek our vote who runs the show - or at least who is supposed to run the show.

When the American people stand up and in one loud voice claim the collective victory o f • country b> the people, the face of American political figures w ill change • but not a moment before.

G U E S T C O M M E N T A R Y

IOC the real dopes in Olympic scandals

■ Innocent athletes are stripped o f th eir accom plishm ents for sim ply attem pting to stay in good health.

teammates and their coach. Director Francois C anard, came down with a cold while “Any case of a positive drug competing in Sydney. test during a competition auto- In an apparent oversight, a matically leads to the invalida- tcam doctor provided them all lion of the result." he said. “We with the over-the-counter cold feel we have no choice."

medicine Nurofcu, which con- As it turns out, the IOC's tains the evil chemical pseu- decision was based on prece- At the 1 9 7 2 M u n i c h G a m e s , s w i m m e r

R i c k

Athletes from across the globe come together under a flag of peace to compete.

Nations extend goodwill to one another in friendly competition.

Athletes are expelled for good nutrition and colds.

Which of these doesn't fit?

Over the course of the last few days, athletes have come under intense public scrutiny for failing drug tests. In one case, a doctor gave an athlete over-the-counter medication to treat a cold.

The athlete was stripped of her gold medal and baned from

competition as a result o f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

disqualified Since when has having a sets, which relieves swelling in after winning the 400-meter cold been an international nasal tissues and allows for bet- freestyle because his asthma

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Oudmosu Dutt (l*.

DeMont of the United States was

blamed for getting sick and tak­

ing medication to get well than other gymnasts can be blamed for not getting sick.

Should an athlete have to choose between dying of asth­

ma and giving up his gold medal?

Is taking cold medicine a v a lid basts for snatching an ath­

lete's Olympic medal?

Doping is definitely detri­

mental to inti competition. But sense is all too among the members of the IOC. Doping must be fought.

the honor she earned for her outstanding ability a valid side effect o f a <

drug usage?

ter drainage.

Unfortunately, this causes the heart to beat faster, which is

why the International Olympic Nurofen gave Raducan an Canard said the major factor

Committee banned the drug. advantage, however

“We are not looking at slight, over the competition.

Andrea whether there was intent or This argument goes both Raducan. along with eight not." said IOC General ways. Raducan can i

being stripped of their accom­

plishments for simply attempt­

ing to stay well. There has to be some way to determine blatant

gold medal, for its shortsight­

edness which has tarnished a : be brilliant carrer.