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New plan promotes virtual technology, hands-on learning

IU students will soon get the chance to go places and meet people without leaving their houses or residence hall rooms as part of IU's system-wide Strategic Plan for Distributed Education. The plan includes seven general recommendations and 35 proposed actions that are aiming to increase technological innovations and provide greater access to educational resources at IU to both students and non-students.

More than books online: Digital library expands under new leadership

One day, walking to the library will be obsolete. Yet that day is far off, as the trend of digitizing information from libraries and other sources is still relatively new to many universities and organizations. But the process of putting library information on the Web is not new to IU ' the digital library has been established for four years.

Mellencamp comes home

John Mellencamp's free performance in Woodlawn Field Thursday drew a crowd of fans, both students and community members. "I think it was pretty good," he said in a press conference following the show. "It was pretty hot, but nothing like Nashville was."

Junior sees politics firsthand in Los Angeles

Despite the coughing, wheezing and rain-soaked clothes, junior Tiffany Benjamin's enthusiasm fueled her. One more person, she thought to herself, one more person. Last year, Benjamin and 10 other volunteers went out into the community on a rainy afternoon to get signatures for a local political candidate. They got the signatures, along with a cold the next week.

New partnership encourages growth

Technological development took center stage Thursday as three Indiana entities united to work toward a common future. The Indiana Technology Partnership, a statewide organization working to boost high-tech growth, and leaders from IU and Bloomington came together for a day-long conference about improving Indiana's technological culture.

Around the Game

Field hockey returns after 18 years

One of the buzzes in the athletic department this weekend doesn't involve the basketball or football teams. Nearly two decades after IU fielded its last varsity field hockey team, the sport makes its anticipated return 1 p.m. Saturday against Slippery Rock in Mellencamp Pavilion.

Rugby team starts season against Purdue

Scores of new club rugby players, some with experience and some without, hope to start their season with a victory against rival Purdue. The Mudsharks begin the season against Purdue at 1 p.m., Sept. 9 in West Lafayette, Ind.

No Dayne, no problem for Badgers

National championship and Wisconsin are two words rarely used in the same sentence. Wisconsin has never won a national title, and from 1963 until Barry Alvarez took over as head coach in 1990, the Badgers were one of the Big Ten's pushovers.

Colts travel to Kansas City

For Colts fans everywhere, it is the day they have been waiting for since Jan. 16. On that winter day, Indianapolis dropped a 19-16 decision to Tennessee at the RCA Dome in a Divisional playoff game. In a three-hour span, everything the Colts had worked for during the 1999 season was gone.

Volleyball to open against Cincinnati

The volleyball team found itself having to adjust to a new setting last night, before it faced Cincinnati. Only hours before their practice, the Hoosiers found that instead of playing in the University Gym, where their matches are usually held, they were to play in Assembly Hall, which is noticeably larger.

Freshman goalie to make debut in tournament

After watching just one game from the sidelines, freshman Shaunna Daugherty will get her shot this weekend as the women's soccer team travels for a pair of games in the Vermont Classic. "She's going to play," coach Joe Kelley said. "We're not sure which game yet, but she's going to get a chance.

Texas soccer transfer fills defensive position

Josh Rife could've stayed with the Texas Christian University soccer team this season, retained his starting position in the midfield and perhaps won more All-WAC honors. But Rife didn't want what he had at TCU ' job security. He wanted to play for the best.

Former player returns as coach

From the bench during IU men's soccer games, a voice bellows louder and more often than coach Jerry Yeagley's. Assistant coach Caleb Porter gets out of his seat, points at players and shouts commands as he helps lead the two-time defending NCAA championship team.

Hoosiers hold annual soccer classic

IU soccer coach Jerry Yeagley remembers the last time one of his teams played Portland. He found his Hoosiers in a familiar situation ' an NCAA final four. The year was 1988, and the Pilots boasted Kasey Keller, current U.S. national team goalkeeper, in the net. They had allowed six goals on the season to the Hoosiers' 11.

Mellencamp rocks Woodlawn field with free concert

Red, sweaty babies cried. Students passed out. Body heat bounced around, hitting every member of the crowd, who were packed like sardines. The midday sun was relentless, but then again, so were the fans of John Mellencamp. At 1:25 p.m. Thursday, when a blue Chevy Suburban delivered Mellencamp to Woodlawn field, thousands of ecstatic fans focused on the heat coming from the hometown rock star and forgot about the heat of the afternoon. The singer opened the free concert, part of his Goodwill tour, with what has become the Bloomington-pride anthem, "Small Town." Directly after that, he sang "Where I Come From." If he was trying to get on the crowd's good side straight away, it worked. He kept it rocking to a fairly mellow beat for the rest of the 11-song set.

Soccer's best rivalry returns to Bloomington

Supposedly, the best match-up of this opening weekend in men's college soccer is taking place Saturday in Storrs, Connecticut, where No. 2 UConn is hosting No. 1 Duke, according to Soccer America's rankings. However, it turns out that the eyes of the soccer world will be focused right here in Bloomington, where the country's two most storied programs will face off against each other … again. This is the Lakers vs. the Celtics. The Yankees vs. the Dodgers. This is Indiana vs. UCLA. And in college soccer, it gets no better.

Knight passes on classroom coaching

Students enrolled in coach Bob Knight's basketball coaching class began the semester with a shock. Assistant coaches Mike Davis and John Treolar told students Knight would no longer be co-teaching the class with former athletic department administrative assistant Norm Ellenberger.

City introduces new e-mail service

Mayor John Fernandez and other city officials have worked to implement a new city e-mail service, Newsflash, to better keep residents informed of city happenings. Introduced Aug. 9, Newsflash allows subscribers to receive official media news releases via e-mail.

Soak in surroundings of a beautiful campus

I would like to echo President Brand's letter to the students regarding respecting the landscape of the Bloomington Campus. As an alumnus, I smile when I think of the lush lawn of the Arboretum, the crack of the leaves in the fall through Dunn Meadow and the gentle sounds of the Jordan River. Respect what you have now, because you will dream of it when you leave after graduation. Living in California, I relish the times I am back in Bloomington and walk the paths I did when I was a student. IU-Bloomington is one of the most beautiful campuses you will ever encounter.