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(11/07/11 4:56am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Last Time The Hoosiers had the IU Fall Invitational at Crooked Stick Golf Club. They placed fifth. The Set-upThe team caps its fall season with a 36-hole stroke play event at the Challenge at Onion Creek in Austin, Texas.The ContextIU will be among 13 teams, including Texas Tech, Michigan and Xavier. Onion Creek is a par-70 course that had the first Senior PGA Tour event in 1978 and the LPGA Tour Event from 1999 to 2001. Joining Senior Co-Captain Kristtini Cain in the lineup will be freshman Elizabeth Tong who finished tied for 15th at the IU Fall Invitational, her third top-25 finish this season. Also competing in the event are junior Co-Captain Kate Coons, junior Rosie Davies, junior Pamela Burneski and freshman Sophie Hayashi as an individual. Quote of Note “It’s the third year we have gone down there (Onion Creek), and we’re very excited for this year because it’s the second year on the same course,” IU Coach Clint Wallman said. “We’ll have more of a track record of what we’re doing and how the course plays.” Notable NumberThree. There have been three weeks of practice since the Hoosiers last event.
(10/12/11 3:14am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Even with a different lineup from 2010, the IU men’s golf team prevailed to defend their title at the Firestone Invitational. The Hoosiers carded three solid rounds to tie St. Mary’s at 854, five strokes ahead of third-placed Iowa State.Senior co-captain David Erdy, who tied for medalist honors at the North Course in 2010, did not play this year due to medical reasons. IU Coach Mike Mayer said he was very pleased with the team, especially on the road without one of its strongest players. “I saw a lot of positive things this week. We were strong every round which was what we needed to do,” Mayer said. “It always comes down to a stroke or two and this week was no exception. We stayed with it and never gave up.”The Hoosiers were well represented on the invite leaderboard, with senior co-captain Chase Wright finishing runner-up and sophomore David Mills tying for third. Wright said he felt comfortable from previous experience and carded five strokes less than last year at the event, when he placed sixth.“I just stayed patient all week and hit lots of greens to give myself chances and get myself in contention,” Wright said.Wright capped off his second round with birdies on three of the last four holes, which he said helped him hang in there for the final 18 holes. In the final round, the senior had an eagle and two birdies to offset his only bogey en route to a three-under-par 69.Mills had the low final round for the Hoosiers with a five-under-par 67, but he said he hopes to improve on his iron play and putting in the coming weeks.“Our mindset was to come out here and win, and we did just that,” Mills said. “We all did a lot of things right and I had a personal improvement from last year.”
(11/06/08 3:27am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Poverty is something college students at IU don’t have at the forefront of their minds. But with the economy in demise, this issue is growing across the nation, including Bloomington. About 40 percent of citizens in Bloomington are living in poverty, according to the United States Census Bureau. The middle class is falling into this category because of low income, and it is expanding every day.Although this includes a portion of the student body at IU, this is a topic that organizations in the community would like to address to all.Bloomington resident Tamyra d’Ippolito is one of the many people trying to inform and educate the community about the issue of poverty in the area. She is an active member in the community, co-owner of the Ragazzi Arte Café and recent founder of the Poor Club in Bloomington.“I want the community not to give solely in money, I want them to be aware and educated on ending poverty,” she said.She said she would like to share knowledge and awareness about poverty to IU students and the Bloomington community.She said she believes that by understanding the issue, volunteers and members of the community can act as a precedent for other cities in solving this crisis.D’Ippolito first addressed the poverty crisis by researching the issue on a national level, and then local.“Every day I’m learning something new,” she said. “People always like to blame it (poverty) on the students, but I’ve seen this all my life.”After investigation, d’Ippolito decided this was an issue of interest, a cause that she wanted to overcome.The Poor Club is an organization in which d’Ippolito created to increase education and awareness in regards to poverty. Their first meeting was held Oct. 30, at the Ragazzi Arte Café, where ideas were dispersed in regards to getting the community involved. Long-term goals such as an International Poverty Fair, publishing a handbook of services in Bloomington and making a database of volunteers were a handful of issues discussed at the club’s first meeting. However, the main topic of interest was planning the Day of Compassion.d’Ippolito said she is interested in holding a Day of Compassion in Bloomington on Nov. 15. The club would like each member of the public to give $1 to $50 to be donated to South Central Community Action Program (SCCAP), a program that assists the poor in providing information regarding job locations and opportunities. In return, businesses in the Bloomington community would have open houses and refreshments. The main goal of this day would be for “the big and small to come together for that one day to do something to benefit those less fortunate in our community,” d’Ippolito said.The Poor Club is currently looking for businesses in the community interested in holding open houses on this day.Another aspect included in the Day of Compassion would be a seminar held by Bonnie Vesely from SCCAP. Vesely will be speaking 8 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Ragazzi Arte Café concerning the issues of poverty as well as statistics, initiatives and facts about SCCAP. Vesely said she wants to create “a community strategy, by involving everyone, including the students of IU.”