A time of transition

September\nSept. 10: Former IU Alumni Association president Jerry Tardy died following a long battle with cancer. Known as "Uncle Jerry," Tardy served as president of the IU Varsity Club and the IU Foundation. A 1962 IU graduate, Tardy began working for the University in 1968 and helped raise $5.2 million to construct the Virgil T. DeVault Alumni Center. He also helped sign a contract with 20th Century Fox studios for the movie "Breaking Away," based on the annual Little 500 race.\nSept. 10: Regarding the one-year \nanniversary of the Bob Knight firing, IU President Myles Brand says "The University has moved on, I've moved on."\nSept. 11: In the most devastating attack on U.S. soil to date, terrorists toppled two of the World Trade Center's five towers in the heart of downtown Manhattan; caused substantial damage on the Pentagon in Washington; and took down a plane in Pennsylvania. \nSept. 25: 38-year-old NBA legend Michael Jordan announced his intent to return to professional basketball with the Washington Wizards. \nOctober\nOct. 1: Four unregistered solicitors were banned from campus after illegally soliciting student information through fake credit card applications. The IU Police Department was dispatched to the Indiana Memorial Union after students reported the solicitors. \nOct. 2: The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a $345 spending bill that would raise military salaries and increase federal spending for President George W. Bush's missile defense program. \nOct. 4: Dean of Students Richard McKaig formally expelled Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity from campus after a sophomore pledge was hospitalized with a blood-alcohol level four times the legal limit, making the chapter the fifth expelled within the last 18 months. The chapter unsuccessfully appealed the board's unanimous two-year expulsion to the greek judicial board, and members of the chapter were forced to move out of the house at 1012 E. Third St. \nOct. 4: Men's soccer coach Jerry Yeagley gains 500th career victory.\nOct. 7: The U.S. and Britain launched the first in a series of missile attacks against Osama bin Laden's training camps in Afghanistan under campaign "Enduring Freedom." Bin Laden responded with a videotaped statement calling United States officials "full of fear."\nOct. 8: Voicing protest to U.S. bombings of Afghanistan, a group of self-described "peace campers" created a tent city in Dunn Meadow, a section of campus designated for expression of free speech. Maintained by members of Students for a Nonviolent Solution, the tent city is still intact. \nOct. 9: Alpha Omicron Pi sorority canceled all planned events for Homecoming one week after a chapter member reported an alleged rape at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house. There were no witnesses to the incident. \nOct. 10: Former Ohio State University Provost Sharon Brehm was formally installed as Chancellor of the Bloomington campus in a ceremony at the IU Auditorium. \nOct. 12: About $1,300 was stolen from the IU Student Association offices. The money was \ndesignated for the Red Cross and other relief charities.\nOct. 15: The threat of anthrax exploded on a national scale as letters sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and an ABC News employee were reported to contain amounts of the hazardous substance. \nOct. 16: A national scare spread to campus as \nhazardous materials teams responded to three reports of anthrax exposure in Wright and Foster Quads. All three substances proved harmless. The federal government \ncontinued to warn Americans of the seriousness of the possibility of \nepidemic, claiming those who fake anthrax scares will face federal \nprosecution.\nOct. 17: The Genocide Awareness Project displays posters and pamphlets inside the Sample Gates.\nOct. 18: President George W. Bush nominates IU board of trustees president James T. Morris to serve as ambassador to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Rome.\nOct. 23: IU trustee John Walda accepts post as new executive director of federal relations for the University. IU President Myles Brand created the new position.\nOct. 25: A Bloomington man faces charges of attempted murder after two sherrif's deputies were shot in a shootout.\nOct. 26: IU Dance Marathon raises more than $400,000 for Riley Hospital for Children. The 36-hour fundraiser took place in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building.\nOct. 26: $2,300 from student basketball season ticket funds were stolen from the IU Athletic ticket office.\nOct. 30: After two unsuccessful attempts by the Eigenmann Resident Association to merge with the Residence Halls Association, Eigenmann Hall residents passed a 183-42 referendum allowing the historically self-governing living unit to merge with RHA. \nNovember\nNov. 4: After only four years in professional baseball, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the New York Yankees to win the World Series.\nNov. 7: President George W. Bush issued a national freeze on Afghan terrorist Osama bin Laden's financial networks in the first large-scale crackdown on Americans suspected of aiding terrorist efforts. \nNov. 8: The family of Seth Korona, an IU freshman killed following head injuries sustained at a Jan. 27 party at Theta Chi fraternity, announced plans to sue the fraternity's international headquarters, the local chapter and Bloomington Hospital. Korona died Feb. 4 of bleeding to the brain resulting from a skull fracture. The suit was filed in an Indianapolis federal district court Nov. 9. \nNov 8: The Indianapolis Star loses a lawsuit requesting \npublic disclosure of records relating to the investigation \nsurrounding former men's basketball coach Bob Knight. Appeals were anticipated.\nNov. 9: Men's soccer team members are honored with several awards. Coach Jerry Yeagley, coach of the year; Pat Noonan, player of the year; and Mike Ambersley, freshman of the year.\nNov. 11: The men's soccer team emerged the victor in the 11th Big Ten Championship in Madison, Wis., earning Coach Jerry Yeagley his team's ninth Big Ten title. IU (14-3-1) defeated No. 5 seed Michigan and No. 3 seed Michigan State in the tournament's final round.\nNov. 12: American Airlines 587 crashed in residential Queens, N.Y., three minutes following takeoff, killing all 260 passengers and crew on board. The National Transportation Safety Board credits mechanical failure with the plane's demise.\nNov. 13: President George W. Bush signs an order allowing the federal government to use a special military tribunal to indict accused terrorists more quickly and secretly. \nNov. 15: Gov. Frank O'Bannon proposes a state budget that would cut $55 million from IU's share of state subsidies. Indiana Higher Education Commissioner Stan Jones claimed large-scale tuition hikes, program cuts and \nlayoffs will likely result from the proposed plan.\nNov. 16: Former presidential candidate Elizabeth Dole speaks to students at the IU Auditorium. Her speech centers around the tragedies of Sept. 11.\nNov. 16: Former IU vice president for public affairs and government relations Christopher Simpson was revealed to be receiving at least $10,000 a month for acting on consulting basis to the University. Cited as a "transition issue" by IU board of trustees vice president Frederick Eichhorn, Simpson's contract enabled him to be employed by IU during the period in which Bill Stephan took over his position.\nNov. 24: The football team defeated rival Purdue 13-7 at home, claiming the Old Oaken Bucket in front of 36,685 fans at Memorial Stadium. Senior quarterback Antwaan Randle El passed former Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning in total yards.\nNov. 25: Boston-based Advanced Cell Technology announced the first cloning of human cells. The claim, which President George W. Bush deemed "morally wrong," sparked considerable controversy between liberal and conservative factions on Capitol Hill. \nNov. 27: Bloomington Sgt. Russell Brummett was suspended for 60 days by Sheriff Steven Sharp for his participation and assistance in an alleged domestic assault.\nNov. 29: Senior quarterback Antwaan Randle El announced as nation's first-team All-American quarterback by the Football Writers Association of America.\nNov. 28: University administrators announced plans to curb underage drinking on campus by imposing new restrictions on tailgating at athletic events. \nNov. 29: IU President Myles Brand announces the Unviersity will face "painful, real" budget cuts as a result of state budget cuts.\nNov. 27: The IU pom and crimson squads are told they have less than a week to raise about $17,000 to cover costs for a trip to a national cheer and dance competition in Orlando, Fla. IU Athletics director Michael McNeely claimed the team "blewe through" its budget. The team raised most of the $17,000 and planned to attend the competition.\nDecember \nDec. 2: Seven days after a suicide bombing aboard a bus in Haifa, Israel, left 15 dead, a similar terrorist attack in the same city left 29 wounded at a bus stop. \nDec. 2: Vice President of Administration Terry Clapacs says nine or 10 IU Physical Plant employees could lose their jobs.\nDec. 4: In a proposal supported by Athletics Director Michael McNeely and basketball coach Mike Davis, the Bloomington Faculty Council endorsed a resolution placing greater emphasis on IU academics and less on athletics.\nDec. 5: Athletics Director Michael McNeely announced the firing of football coach Cam Cameron. Cameron was fired after a five year stint at IU, having led the Hoosiers to an 18-37 record during his tenure. \nDec. 7: Former men's basketball coach Bob Knight decides to hold his lawsuit against IU until the end of the basketball season.\nDec. 7: An employee of a Goshen, Ind., plant went on a shooting rampage, killing one co-worker and wounding six others before killing himself. \nDec. 9: For the fifth consecutive year, the men's soccer team earns a trip to the College Cup. \nDec. 9: In an attempt to flush out terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, American warplanes began an intense air campaign in eastern Afghanistan.