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Basketball tradition does not need Knight

By Tim Dawson · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 3:21 a.m.

I felt a need to respond to the Nick Bowton column of Sept. 11 entitled "Time to Get Out of Here." Nick criticizes IU student Kent Harvey for his behavior with the Bob Knight incident. In particular, he writes "Perhaps (Harvey) doesn't like Coach Bob Knight or IU basketball. Perhaps he thought it would be entertaining to get Knight in trouble. Perhaps he just wanted to be on TV or in the news. Perhaps he should have thought before he acted."

Columnist guilty of promoting himself

By Glenn Reisch · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 3:20 a.m.

I felt a need to respond to the Nick Bowton column of Sept. 11 entitled "Time to Get Out of Here." Nick criticizes IU student Kent Harvey for his behavior with the Bob Knight incident. In particular, he writes "Perhaps (Harvey) doesn't like Coach Bob Knight or IU basketball. Perhaps he thought it would be entertaining to get Knight in trouble. Perhaps he just wanted to be on TV or in the news. Perhaps he should have thought before he acted."

Columnist's word a veiled threat

By Robert Goyer · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 3:18 a.m.

Nick Bowton's thinly veiled public threat against the young man who was accosted by Coach Bob Knight underscores everything that is wrong with the ex-Coach's supporters ("Time to get out of here," Sept. 11). While Bowton waxed eloquent, and then some, on the supposed possible shortcomings of student Kent Harvey, he failed to explain why Coach Knight, considering his track record of violence and abuse, deserves anyone's loyalty.

Student reaction to firing 'disturbing'

By C. Monty Reeves · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 3:17 a.m.

As a proud former attendee of IU and supporter of Coach Knight, I find myself embarrassed and perplexed by his and the students' reaction to his ouster. The photos on the IDS Web site are especially disturbing.

Student riots an insult to good cause

By Nora Phillips · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 3:03 a.m.

My roommates were walking home last night, and, upon walking in the door, were greeted with a "Hey, Nora! We were in the middle of a riot about an hour ago!" I immediately think "riot at IU equals NRA meeting in Unitarian church basement." The mental images evoked from the word "riot" include: civil rights, gay rights, emotional protest over gender equality issues, human rights protests, etc., not the firing of a basketball coach after repeated, highly questionable acts.

Don't limit outcry to one night

By Sam Gibbs · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 3:02 a.m.

The reaction of Indiana students following the announcement of Coach Knight's dismissal Sunday night was both invigorating and shameful. On one hand, the student body rose as a collective to demand justice for a wrong, to defy the tyranny of a president whose laundry list of recent infractions by Coach Knight was obviously ... contrived... On the other, the night's demonstration gave credence to the idea that college kids will use any excuse to party and get out of control.

Integrity, credibility are primary issue

By Ken Epperson · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:59 a.m.

The University administrative personnel did the correct thing by "firing" Knight from the position of head coach.

Club cycling looks to continue successful season

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:56 a.m.

The tradition of great cycling at IU has long been at the center of campus attention. The student body embraced the annual Little 500 and the nation fell in love with the inspirational Bloomington-based film "Breaking Away." So it should come with no great surprise that the IU Cycling Club has attained great success.

Midfielder sets pace for Hoosiers

By Ryan Gunterman · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:55 a.m.

One might think when a team loses its leading scorer to graduation, the second leading returning scorer would feel added pressure to pick up the lead. Someone forgot to tell that to junior midfielder Kelly Kram. Kram shrugged off the pressure going into this year and is more focused on having fun and working together as a team to accomplish goals.

Two late goals boost IU to victory

By Nick Bowton · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:53 a.m.

IU's men's soccer team was as unlucky as possible Wednesday against IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis. The Hoosiers outshot the Jaguars 25-3 but still only managed two goals in a 2-0 victory. Both goals came in the final six minutes of play, with sophomore midfielder Pat Noonan finally giving the Hoosiers a 1-0 lead with 5:38 remaining. Junior midfielder Ryan Mack got IU an insurance goal just 59 seconds later, tapping in a rebound from just one yard away.

Hoosiers to face potent Wildcats

By Dan Cortez · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:48 a.m.

To put it in nice terms, the IU defense struggled in the Hoosiers' season-opening 41-38 loss to North Carolina State Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Things won't get much easier for the Hoosiers this Saturday night when they travel to Kentucky to take on the Wildcats and their "Air Raid" offense. Last weekend, IU saw Wolfpack freshman quarterback Philip Rivers throw for 401 yards and five touchdowns as he rallied his team back from deficits of 18 and 15 points. This week, Wildcat redshirt-freshman quarterback Jared Lorenzen will have his crack at the Hoosiers.

Coach reflects on 1987 championship game

By Pete Newmann and Peter Newmann · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:45 a.m.

Indiana was down 73-72 with under 15 seconds to play. Smart passed to Thomas in the post. Thomas kicked it back out to Smart. From the baseline, Smart, to win the game … In the 1987 NCAA title game, senior guard Keith Smart's 15-foot jumper from the left corner with six seconds remaining in the game won the national championship, 74-73 against Syracuse.

Universities are for education

By Jessica Mills · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:33 a.m.

Call me crazy. I thought I came to Indiana University to get a first-class education. But in all my four years here, I have yet to see our first-rate music school get the kind of attention that the basketball program does. And that's sad. It just goes to show that we respect a man like Bobby Knight ' a man who would be reviled as a bully in any other field ' just because he can tell boys how to throw a basketball.

Other programs as deserving of attention

By Tim Dawson · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:32 a.m.

The only thing sadder than the sheer outrageousness of Bobby Knight's behavior over a very long period of time is the behavior of IU students who would actually stand up for this embarrassment to your state.

City should be outraged by riots

By David A. Terret · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:22 a.m.

The student body and the citizens of Bloomington should immediately join in expressing outrage and condemnation at those responsible for burning or hanging people in effigy, issuing death threats and other acts of intimidation committed here this past Sunday. These are crimes of the utmost seriousness.

Zero-tolerance just an excuse

By Gary Kassel · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:17 a.m.

I do not agree with the firing of Coach Knight. That zero-tolerance policy just gave the University all the power it needed to use whenever it felt fit to use it.

University is more than basketball team

By Brian Thomas · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:16 a.m.

I am an Indiana native and IU alumnus. I am also a long-time admirer and supporter of Coach Knight. However, I have also spent the last year on the Cornell University campus as a graduate student. Over the past six months, I've come to realize the perception that others in the academic community have for our great school. Unfortunately, it is not flattering.

Knight was teacher, coach, friend

By Michael Tandy · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:13 a.m.

Dear Coach Knight, I am a 52-year-old alumnus of Indiana University, bachelor's through doctoral. You have been part of my history, and I want to thank you and send my support in this unfair time.

Riots blemish IU's long, rich tradition

Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:05 a.m.

I am writing this letter to express my concern about what took place on campus Sunday night. It seems ludicrous to me that people would go to such extremes of violence and damaging private property over a basketball coach. I know most people admire Coach Knight for what he has done for the University, but what these people seem to forget is that an institution such as Indiana University should be dedicated to education and not athletics.

Hannah House offers pregnant women a place to go

By Elvin Yavuz · Thursday, Sept. 14,2000 2:04 a.m.

An expectant mother has three options. She can have her baby and choose to be a parent, carry the baby to term and give it up for adoption or terminate her pregnancy. When a teenage girl chooses to have a baby, she might face pressure from her family and friends. The woman might be facing a crisis pregnancy and does not know where to turn for help. Hannah House is the place for answers, hope, love and education for many women who are experiencing crises pregnancies.