Urban League plans Reds end term with Tribe move near campus To the surprise of Indian's and none of them get signed." Schumacher told the group of report­ ■ Not-for-profit group will tions. busincwcN and government t, the Cincinnati ball ers at last week's press conference. bodies. 'T he signing of any ooe or two of relocate to Indiana Avenue The IUL has four major pro­ drops Indy as farm team. them would have gotten us over the gram concentrations: community Indianapolis hump. by early summer o f2000. education; education and training “I have an obligation to the fans of Bt Ed H oldawat to Louisville employment; human sen ices, Indianapolis to speak up for baseball SrotTs Editok Bt J am u O dom housing and economic develop­ 1999s in Indianapolis. I'm not looking to Sia m Wi i t i i ment and a youth development A major change is in store for the Within two bury any major league affiliate." said program called G*»al Identification weeks of that i for the termination of the Schumacher. One of lUPUI's community Today as.lncentives for Tomorrow, ftir the 2000 season, ankle, the In­ The next step for the Indians is to partners is making a drastic move a drug prevention program. u The Italians confirmed Sept. 9 that dians' Board of Directors approved The first incident dates back to the find a new affiliation for the 2000 in its efforts to better serve India­ Programs like GfTlT involve an extension with the Cincinnati 1996 season, when the parent club season. Tripk-A baseball guarantees napolis. The Indianapolis Urban IUPU1 students. Students in this their Player Development contract Reds. called up five of the Indians stars dur­ that each Triple-A team has a major League, a not-for-profit company program sene as mentors and tu­ With Indianapolis. Obviously, the Reds organization ing the stretch run of the season, thus league affiliation, thus assuring the that serves area individuals with tors to urban schools Involvement Indianapolis had served as the had another plan. lessening the Indians' chances for Indians will have a parent club by the various services, will relocate its in GITIT and similar projects is ¡-A affiliate for the Cincinnati Schumacher and the Indians were beginning of the 2000 season. offices to Indiana Avenue by May one way tlfPUl can interact with I since the 1992 season. surprised by Cincinnati's announce- The Milwaukee Brewers have con­ or June of next year. IUL. “For the past three months, we tacted the Indians about possibly The Indianapolis Urban League "We hope that students from "Ip a sense, we were caught off working a deal in the future. Subse­ was founded in the fall of 1965 as IUPUI come to the IUL to get ex­ to sign with Louis ville." said guard because we had been reassured quently, Louisville was the former af­ a non-profit, non-partisan, interra­ perience in fields of various disci­ all summer that there was no prob­ filiate of the Brewers. cial community-based social ser- plines like education. We will be of the Indians. “But the lem." said Schumacher. "In another 'They are the only club that is out vicc/civil rights organization. The able to provide internships in order lization continued to tell us sense, we were unable to get the Reds there at this time," Schumacher said. local affiliate is one of 114 for students to get practical experi­ bow happy they were with our city, to sit down and get together on a con­ “What I want to do is have them throughout the country united with ence in major areas of study." said the facility and the marketing efforts tract So. naturally we had to be skep- come to Indianapolis and give them a the National Urban League. The Otha Meadows. IUL executive of the Indianapolis organization. Ob­ tour of the city and of Victory Field. Indianapolis affiliate is^ one of six vice president. "We want to also viously, those rvmors were based on “It would be premature today to state Urban Leagues and is funded expand our technology by linking fret" incidents that had upset the Reds or­ by the United Way of Greater In­ On Juno 16. The Cincinnati Post ganization. but didn't believe that was ------------- B a r i g l i dianapolis. individuals, organiza- IMMOTE-Paga II IUPUI fares w ell in NCAA report on graduation rates ■ Athletes on scholarships graduated at higher rate than Naxt week Graduation rates among NCAA Wviwn I basketball players haye dropped other college students. 10 the lowest rate since the introduction of tighter e ig h ty requirements established more than 10 years ago Next week. The Sagamore wil review Bt Doug Iaggiis lUPUTs place among the statistics of what the NCAA has caled a Asiignmixt Editoi According to a recent NCAA re­ port, IUPUI scholarship athletes are At more than 1 would've done on my four times more likely to graduate IUPUI. athletes have their ad- own," he said. “I definitely have bet­ than the rest of the student body. viser, access to tutors and ter study habits now than I did in high The 1999 NCAA Graduation Rates Report, released Aug. 30. T hey have a lot of people looking lUPUI's athletic graduation rate showed that seven out of 10 scholar­ out for them." Shambaugh said. put it near the average of Indiana's ship athletes that entered IUPUI as "Our coaches are also a big plus." NCAA Division I universities, even freshmen in 1992 graduated by 1998. Shambaugh added. 'They're serious though'thc athletics department was Freshmen not on athletic scholarship part of the National Association of In- # graduated at a rate of 17 percent. Andy Dudley, a pitcher for the Jag­ tcrcollcgiatc Athletics until 1993.* Bret Shambaugh. IUPUI NCAA uar baseball team, said the athletic IUPUI became a member of the compliance coordinator and aca- memoring has helped him become a NCAA Division II 1993 and then demie adviser, said athletes tend to better student at IUPUI. graduate at higher rales because of “The six hours of study tables is III NCAA Ph i ! gam Court commission 100-plus companies * Willie Entertainers from all backgrounds, in­ expected at next cluding Dave Matthews Band. Bare Na­ Nelsons ked Ladies and Susan Tcdeschi. were to week's job lair performance at i arming for a living has become in­ creasingly difficult over the years. Since 1985. the organization, founded to cut short list to 3 Deer Creek by Willie Nelson — whose lour recently rough on American farmers. The made a stop in Jndianapolts — has ■ Governor to interview trio After a scries of interviews with Music Center one-two punch of low crop prices and a candidates, the Court's seven-mem­ The IUPUI Career Center will was just a taste drought of historic proportions could put struggles of American farmers and pro­ of diverse candidates after ber Judicial Nominating Committee offer free job-search help to the some farms under. vide assistance to those whose livelihood — headed up by Chief Justice campus’ students, alumni, faculty of annual Farm Sunday, thousands of musk fans were commission trims list Sept. 15. Randall T. Shepard — narrowed the and staff~5cpt. 22 at University \id benefit. scheduled to gather in the Nissan Jist of potential appointees to seven Place Conference Center. More Pavillion at Bristow, Va. for Farm Aid ‘99. Sm HUE • toga I Sept. 3 and will trim it again to three than 100 companies are expected Sept. 15. jto be at the IUPUI Career Focus Four of the seven candidates arc '99 Job frair looking to fill profes­ Considering the gender and ethnk w omen and the same percentage are sional positions ranging from en­ make up of nominees for an open scat gineer u> retail manager. artist to return to IU-B campus on the Indiana Supreme Court, it is The majority of the candidates are The fair will be from noon to sitting judges. They are: Judge Tonya day classes at the Ait Institute of likely Gov. Frank O’Bannon will ap­ 3:30 p.m. on the first-floor south Bt Kk is t i* M. Ba s ii Chicago. Her family believed in point either a woman or a minority to Walton-Pratt, Marion County Supe­ wing of the conference center and equal rights for men and women, rior Court. Criminal Division I; will follow a career workshop. Judge Lorenzo Ancndando. Lake Cck and they never discouraged her The open scat will be vacated The fair is open to all juniors, when Associate Justice Myra C. Circuit Court; and Judges Robert (U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON. Ind. seniors, graduate students and Selby — the first woman and first Af­ Rucker and Patricia Riley. Court of — Judy Chicago, born in Chicago It wasn't until Chicago arrived at alumni. The events are free and re­ rican-American appointed to the Appeals, Fifth and Fourth Districts, ) Judy Cohen, started the Univenity of Califbrnia-Los quire no advance registration. Court — steps down to return to pri­ respectively. I she was 3-ycarvold. Angeles and showed her works to For more information, visit the vate law practice, an announcement the age of 5, event's website: www.iupui.edu/ she made in July. i m c m i raw i i -focusday. C ity Life VIEWPOINTS P a c i 7 P a c i 9 ■ Gut» «Morid» picks through voters optier* CtMMBOl nt« CO among Bopublcans vying lor prwidency 11 P ù .e 1 • Monday.