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(03/08/04 5:36am)
INDIANAPOLIS -- After fighting back from a 14-4 deficit early in the first half, the Hoosiers showed the No. 5 Penn State Nittany Lions what state they were playing in. \nUnfortunately for the Hoosiers, it was not to be, as the Lady Lions opened the second half with a 18-7 run and never looked back.\nAfter starting the second half down by only one point, IU was outscored 43-31 in the period. \n"I think the attitude going into the second half was that we're going to come out and get it," junior Jenny DeMuth said. "We were fired up and ready, but we didn't start the second half like we wanted to, and I think that caused the loss."\nTurnovers plagued IU throughout the game, as the Hoosiers finished with 17 turnovers, compared to Penn State's 11.\n"I really thought we were going to win this game. I felt like we were prepared," IU coach Kathi Bennett said. "But they scored 12 points off of turnovers, and we lost by 13. That was the difference in this game."\nTurnovers weren't the only stat troubling IU, as five Hoosiers finished with three fouls or more and freshman Leah Enterline fouling out of the contest. In total, Penn State made 12 more free throws than IU -- one less point than the Hoosiers' margin of loss. \nIU sophomore Cyndi Valentin attributed the turnovers and foul trouble to Penn State's tough style of play. However, Valentin expected her team to handle the pressure better.\n"We knew what they would do," Valentin said. "They are a pressure team, and they like to change their defense around just to throw teams off. I think we could have handled it better."\nFacing a 14-4 deficit early in the first half, the Hoosiers managed to fight their way back into the game on a 15-4 run of their own, capped off by a three-point play by Valentin to take the 19-18 advantage, their first lead of the afternoon. \nGood shooting from both teams kept the score tight throughout the game, while the Hoosiers managed to keep their lead until Penn State junior Jess Strom hit a three-pointer with eight seconds left in the half to give PSU its first lead in over nine minutes. The three gave Penn State the 36-35 advantage to end the first half. \nWhile the Hoosiers held PSU standout senior Kelly Mazzante to a mere seven points in the first half, the 6-foot guard showed why she is the Big Ten's Player of the Year by finishing with a game-high 25 points. Mazzante wasn't the only Lady Lion packing a bite, as Tanisha Wright plagued the Hoosiers with a 22-point, five-assist and four-steal outing. \nValentin paced IU with 18 points, while DeMuth finished the contest with 17 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. \nWhile the majority of Penn State's attention was relegated to Valentin and DeMuth, IU found a much-needed third weapon in freshman center Sarah McKay. The 6-foot-7 Canadian put up the numbers for the Cream and Crimson, finishing with 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.\n"I feel like Sarah was having success, and they were just playing her one-on-one," Bennett said. "We needed to find a way to score. We went away from it for a while, and we needed to go back to her."\nWhile the 2003-04 season is officially over, Bennett is optimistic about IU's future, as every member of the Hoosier team will be returning for next year's crusade. \n"This is a hard-working group," Bennett said. "I know they're going to spend time to get better. We're going to get every single person back, and that's exciting."\n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
(03/05/04 5:19am)
After having IU's hard-fought lead whittled down to only one point with five seconds left in the first half, Hoosier sophomore Cyndi Valentin quickly dribbled up the court and sent a blind shot into the air from behind the arc with no time left on the clock. The shot bounced off of the glass, went around the rim and dropped through the ring, giving the Hoosiers the four point advantage at the half. \nFrom then on, the Hoosiers never looked back. \nAs the ninth seed, IU took the opening game of the women's Big Ten Tournament against eighth seed Wisconsin, 57-39, improving the Hoosiers' record to 12-16 and ending Wisconsin's season for the second straight year. After Valentin hit the desperation shot to send the Hoosiers into the locker room, IU outscored the Badgers 31-17 in the second half. \n"I'm really excited about our defensive performance," IU coach Kathi Bennett said. "In the second half, we came out ready. I thought the adjustments we made at half were good. We just found a way in the second half to respond to some crucial situations."\nJunior Jenny DeMuth led the Hoosiers with 15 points and eight rebounds, while Valentin turned in 12 points of her own. Freshman Sarah McKay rounded out the Hoosier scoring with 10 points, while sophomore Angela Hawkins nearly scored a double-double with eight points and 13 rebounds. \nPrior to the game, Wisconsin coach Lisa Stone said rebounding was crucial if her Badgers wanted to take the game. Fortunately for IU, Stone was right, as the Hoosiers out-rebounded the Badgers 42-33.\n"We've got to rebound," Stone said. "They'll push the ball in transition. We've got to contest high and hard. We have to rebound. We'll have a size advantage, and rebounding obviously is going to be a very key stat for us."\nAs a result of the win, IU will face the Big Ten's top seed, No. 5 Penn State, in the second round of the tournament. The Lady Lions finished the regular season at 23-4 and lead the conference with a 15-1 record against Big Ten opponents.\nPSU is led by Kelly Mazzante, who ranks at third in the conference in scoring with a 20.6 points per game average. Mazzante paces three other Lady Lions with double-digit scoring averages. \nDespite the high ranking of its opponent, DeMuth said her team is poised to get an upset in the same manner as IU's 2002 Big Ten Tournament Championship. DeMuth is the only active Hoosier who played during the championship run. \n"We showed tonight that we're ready, and we're going to fight for everything we can get," DeMuth said. "Penn State is the number one seed, but look what happened two years ago when we beat the number one seed."\n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
(03/04/04 5:21am)
New game, "new" season, same old opponents. The Hoosiers will have a chance to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three years if they are able to defeat four Big Ten conference opponents, starting with the Wisconsin Badgers. IU will face Wisconsin in the opening game of the Big Ten Tournament at 3 p.m. today.\nThe Hoosiers come into the game with an 11-16 overall record and 4-12 record in Big Ten contests. While the Hoosiers' anemic .250 winning percentage leaves a lot to be desired, their opponents have had an extremely similar run in the regular season, finishing with a 10-16 overall record and a identical 4-12 conference record. \nDuring the regular season, the Hoosiers traded victories with the Badgers, with Wisconsin taking the most recent contest 66-62.\n"We split with them during the year and feel like this is a game that we are going to need to play well to win," sophomore Cyndi Valentin said. "They really hurt us inside last time we played them and we need to make sure we take away some of those easy looks."\nThe Badgers are led offensively by sophomore Ashley Josephson who averages 12.7 points per game. But Wisconsin will have to play without two of their starters as junior point guard Stephanie Rich and sophomore forward Kjersten Bakke recently suffered injuries. Prior to the injury, Rich ranked as the team's second leading scorer with a 10.3 ppg average.\nJunior Jenny DeMuth and Valentin's play has led to recognition of both the Big Ten conference and media as both players earned All-Big Ten accolades. DeMuth was a second team selection by the media and earned third team accolades from conference coaches. \n"Jenny is having a remarkable season and deserves all the honors she is getting," Indiana head coach Kathi Bennett said. "She has really taken her game to another level this year, and we are excited to see her continue in her development."\nDeMuth currently averages 18.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game, ranking her at fifth in scoring, fourth in rebounding and fifth in steals. The 5-foot-10 guard is the only player in the conference to rank in the top five in three categories. While DeMuth is proud of the accolade, she remains humble in light of the award. \n"This is a tremendous honor to receive," DeMuth said. "There are so many good players in the Big Ten this year and to be recognized as an All-Big Ten selection is very special and something I don't take for granted."\nDeMuth's right-hand woman, Valentin, earned a honorable mention nomination from the media after averaging 15.6 ppg and shooting at a .924 clip from the charity stripe. Valentin's scoring average is the top for conference sophomores, and she ranks at No. 2 in the nation in free-throw percentage. Valentin also set IU's record for consecutive free throws in Sunday's loss against Michigan State. \n"I am happy to be honored like this," Valentin said. "It really is something special and I hope that we are able to use this as a springboard going into the Big Ten Tournament."\nBennett said her team needs to treat the conference tournament as a do-or-die situation. \n"The great thing about a conference tournament is that everyone goes into (it) with an 0-0 record," Bennett said. "Our record doesn't dictate that we are going to go to the NCAA Tournament unless we win the whole thing, so we are going to have to go into the conference tournament with the mindset that this is our national championship"
(03/02/04 6:00am)
Sophomore Benjamin Brodsky was found guilty at a Judicial Board hearing Monday night for hacking into the IU-Bloomington Emergency Web site Jan. 26. \nAccording to a letter from Chairman of the Campus Judicial Board Sara Roszkowski, Brodsky violated the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct and was found guilty of both "disorderly conduct which interferes with teaching, research, administration, or other university or university-authorized activity," and "violation of other published university regulations, policies, or rules."\nAfter being found guilty of both violations, Brodsky was given disciplinary probation until May 2005, he said. Brodsky said he intends to appeal the decision. \n"They've got $2.5 million to spend on security, and if they spent $5, I'd work for an hour and do it," Brodsky said. "If they can't get five more dollars to spend on Homeland Security, then I'm transferring at the end of the year."\nDuring the original incident in January, Brodsky and his roommate junior Tim Johnson, logged on to the Web site and posted a bulletin stating students should "call up your congressman and suggest the educational process at Indiana University be suspended on Monday," due to winter weather.\nJohnson, who served as Brodsky's character witness for the hearing, said he found nothing wrong with their actions.\n"I told them what happened and how we went on the site and changed it," Johnson said. "They asked me if I thought it was okay to do this, and I told them I thought it was because there was nothing on there to say we couldn't."\nWhile Brodsky said the Emergency Web site is flawed, Dean of Students Richard McKaig said the Web site may not be flawed at all.\n"It may well be that it's his perception that the Web site is flawed and not the University's," McKaig said.\nChief of Information Technology Security Mark Bruhn was called as a witness for the University.\nUITS already blocked both Johnson and Brodsky from the Emergency Web site. They argue IU is breaking the law by blocking their access to the site, which is meant to alert IU students about everything from bad weather to terrorist attacks.\nBrodsky said he is worried his technology fee might have been misused because one of the most secure Web sites has been compromised. \n"I think every student has to pay about $200 in IT tuition, and if they can't secure it, and if there was something like a terrorist attack, then I don't want to stay here," Brodsky said.\nMcKaig said discplinary probation is essentially a warning.\n"There's a definition of probation in the code, and it's basically a serious warning," McKaig said. And if there are further violations, that would result in a harsher punishment."\nBrodsky was selling "tickets" to his judicial hearing for $1 each. In order to use the ticket, Brodsky requested that the buyer be a character witness at his trial.\n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
(03/01/04 6:20am)
It was like David and Goliath, the 4-12 Hoosiers going up against the No. 22 Michigan State Spartans. Facing a 51-48 deficit, IU sophomore Cyndi Valentin's last-second, running three-pointer shot into the air like the aforementioned rock and struck its mark -- only this time, Goliath got up.\nAfter hitting the three pointer at the final second to force the game into overtime, the Spartans won, 60-51. \nThe Hoosiers fought the Spartans doggedly in the second half, never trailing by more than four points in the period and even taking the lead for five minutes. \nFollowing a lay-up by MSU junior Kelly Roehrig with nine seconds left in the game, IU was facing a three-point deficit until Valentin connected on a deep three pointer with no time left on the clock. \n"We just came down, and we were trying to get our two guards open on the wing," Valentin said. "Sarah (McKay) set a screen, and it was open, so I shot it." \nPrior to the shot, the Hoosiers suffered offensive woes early in the game, as they were only able to put up one point in the first five minutes while Michigan State put nine on the board. MSU sophomore Lindsay Bowen sunk a three-pointer from the top of the key to bring the score to 16-5 in the Spartans' favor with 11:42 left in the half.\nFacing an 11-point deficit, the Hoosiers decided to make a game out of the contest with a 13-2 run spearheaded by junior Jenny DeMuth and freshman Leah Enterline to tie the score at 18 apiece. \n"I think our defense picked up," Valentin said. "We weren't hitting shots in the beginning, but they were getting easy scores and our defense picked up a lot, so they didn't score so well."\nDuring the run, the Hoosiers showed some defensive prowess, as freshman Sarah McKay garnered her 50th block of the season, making her the only IU freshman ever to amass 50 blocks as a rookie. McKay finished the game with seven total blocks, breaking her own freshman single-game record and setting the all-time mark for freshmen with 52, breaking Shirley Bryant's 1992 record of 47.\nMcKay said she is proud of the accomplishment but never worried about it because she did not know about the record until after the game.\n"Actually, I didn't know about the whole freshman record thing until about two seconds ago," McKay said. "I do what I can to help my teammates when they get beat in the middle and in the paint most of the time, and I try to do my part and affect some shots."\nMcKay wasn't the only Hoosier setting marks with Valentin and DeMuth breaking records of their own. Valentin finished with a perfect 6 of 6 from the charity stripe, good for 40 straight made free throws, breaking Pat Graham's overall IU basketball 1991 record of 38. \nDeMuth's team-leading 23 points also gave her an even 500 points on the season, making her only the fifth Hoosier to score 500 in a single season. \nWhile DeMuth is proud of her accomplishment, she downplayed the milestone because the team did not win.\n"It feels good," DeMuth said. "Yeah it feels good, but we didn't get the win tonight, so it really doesn't mean anything." \n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
(02/27/04 6:01am)
Ohio State University and the University of Michigan have suffered smaller amounts of minority applicants after both schools revamped their admission systems for the 2003-2004 school year, according to a Chronicle of Higher Education article. \nThe retooling came after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Michigan's College of Literature, Science and the Arts violated the Constitution's 14th amendment, which guarantees equal protection under the laws, last June.\nBefore the ruling, the two universities used admission policies with point-based systems, which gave black, Hispanic and American-Indian applicants a 20-point bonus on a 150-point scale. The new policies dismiss the extra points given to minorities and instead require essays. \nAccording to the report, the number of black applicants to Ohio State University has fallen by 18.2 percent as of Feb. 7 of this year compared with the same time last year. OSU's total applications have also dropped by 9.6 percent, while the number of Hispanic applications has risen by 5.7 percent -- 472 to 499.\nThe University of Michigan reported a minority applicant drop of 23 percent from one year earlier. But like Ohio State, the total number of applications also dropped by 18 percent while the university's minority admissions were down 30 percent. \nIU Vice Chancellor Edwardo Rhodes said he doesn't think the point system needs to be reinstated at these universities, and the changes actually created more problems than they fixed. \n "The point system was a convenience, not a necessity," Rhodes said. "In the long run, it probably added more problems than what it was worth."\nRhodes also said the point system was used as a crutch for larger schools to deal with large loads of student applications.\n"You can use a more holistic approach when choosing students, but it requires more information," Rhodes said. "What points do is allow schools to avoid having to look at files in any great detail. So you can literally mechanically run them through. That's only a problem for large universities and selective universities. Smaller schools have always used a more holistic approach."\nRhodes said the essay system will separate the students who actually want to attend that university from those who only look at some colleges as stand-bys. \n"One of the nice things about the essay-based application system is that some students apply to 20 to 30 schools using a shotgun or machine gun, and not a rifle, so you don't aim that well," Rhodes said. "You will probably get a significant increase in yield because those that apply to your school will be much more serious about that school."\n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
(02/27/04 5:37am)
After suffering through a 1-8 record in the last nine games, the end is finally near for the Hoosiers. IU will enter its final game against the No. 22 Michigan State Spartans Sunday at home. \nThe 11-15 Hoosiers will have their hands full against MSU, as the Spartans come into the game with a 19-6 overall record. The Spartans are currently on a two-game losing streak, suffering losses at the hands of Ohio State and No. 4 Purdue. \nThe Spartans are led by sophomores Lindsay Bowen and Liz Shimek, who average 12.9 and 11.0 points per game, respectively. Shimek also has a nose for the ball, pulling in 8.2 rebounds per game, good for third in the Big Ten. \n"Michigan State is one of the best defensive teams around. They really get after it and dictate the tempo with their defense," IU coach Kathi Bennett said. "Offensively, they can hurt you a lot of ways. Liz Shimek is dangerous down low, Lindsay Bowen is one of the best shooters I've seen, (junior) Kristin Haynie does a good job running the point and (senior) Julie Pagel and (junior) Kelli Roehrig rebound the ball very well."\nFrom the first game of the season, and now into the final game, IU junior Jenny DeMuth and sophomore Cyndi Valentin have provided the offensive punch for the Hoosiers. DeMuth comes into the game with a 18.3 ppg and a 7.7 rpg average, good for No. 5 and No. 4 in the conference, respectively. DeMuth has also proved herself as quite the pickpocket, averaging 2.69 steals per game, good for third in the conference. DeMuth's play ranks her as the only player to rank among the top five in the conference in all three categories. \nValentin has long been the Abbott to DeMuth's Costello, averaging 15.5 ppg, good for No. 10 in the conference and the top scoring honors for all sophomores in the conference. \nThe last time the Hoosiers went up against Michigan State, IU was able to stay with the Spartans for much of the first half, but poor shooting in the second eventually led to the 59-41 loss.\n"We were with them in the first half, but we just couldn't get shots to fall in the second half," DeMuth said. "We played pretty well defensively up there, but we missed a lot of opportunities on the offensive end."\nIf the Hoosiers manage to slay the giant, Valentin said it will give IU some much-needed momentum heading into the Big Ten Tournament, which begins next Thursday in Indianapolis. \n"If we come out and do what we know we can do, this could be a nice boost for us going into the conference tournament," Valentin said. "We need to play better defensively and not allow any easy points. Ending the regular-season with two wins in our last three games will only help."\n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at
(02/23/04 5:39am)
Facing a 59-49 deficit with only five minutes left in the game, junior Jenny DeMuth and sophomore Cyndi Valentin were able to put together a 13-5 rally, cutting the Badgers' lead to two points with two minutes left to play. \nStill, the late rally was not enough, as the Hoosiers eventually fell to Wisconsin 66-62.\nThe loss drops IU to 4-11 in Big Ten play and 11-15 overall, while the Badgers improve to 3-11 in conference action and 9-15 overall. Sophomore forward Jordan Wilson and 6-foot-5 senior center Emily Ashbaugh led Wisconsin with 24 and 16 points, respectively. \nWisconsin coach Lisa Stone said Wilson's and Ashbaugh's tough inside play was the difference in the game.\n"Our kids really wanted this one," Stone said. "All we ran was a simple quick-hit (offense), and Jordan inside is what made it work. I'm very proud of her. She made the big shots in a timely manner."\nWhile the larger forwards and centers provided nearly two-thirds of the Badgers' offense, IU's guards Valentin and DeMuth proved to be the Hoosiers' heavy hitters. Valentin finished the game with 21 points and was perfect from the charity stripe, hitting all seven of her shots. With 12:52 left in the game, Valentin broke the all-time IU women's record for consecutive free throws with 34. She needs only five more to break IU's Pat Graham's all-time record of 38 consecutive makes, a mark he set during the 1990-91 season. \nCurrently shooting 91.9 percent from the free throw line, Valentin ranks at No. 2 in the country in that category. Earlier in the season, Valentin said she looked at making free throws as an essential part of her game.\n"I look at free throws as easy points," Valentin said. "So I can't let myself just leave those points on the table."\nValentin wasn't the only Hoosier breaking records, as DeMuth's 18 points moved her to No. 15 on IU's all-time scoring list with 1,033 career points. Scoring has never been DeMuth's only contribution, and her performance in Wisconsin followed suit with a team-leading seven rebounds.\nDeMuth and Valentin combined scored all of the Hoosiers' 15 points in the last five minutes of the game, including back-to-back three-pointers to whittle Wisconsin's lead down to two. While Bennett was happy with the team's intensity during the rally, she wasn't as pleased with its timing.\n"Our rally came too late," Bennett said. "We needed that intensity early in the game, and we needed it all game."\n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
(02/20/04 6:07am)
In a stellar 23 point, 12 rebound performance, IU junior Jenny DeMuth became the 18th IU player to reach the 1,000 point plateau and only the eighth Hoosier to do so in her junior season. DeMuth led the Hoosiers to a 65-52 win over Michigan. IU also managed to snap an seven game losing streak and improve their record to 11-14 and 4-10 in conference action.\nDeMuth's record breaking night placed her at No. 16 overall in IU's career scoring list with 1,015 total points, just two points behind Dani Thrush who stands at No. 15. Despite the feat, DeMuth downplayed the 1,000 point plateau. \n"I didn't even know about it until a few days ago when someone told me about it," DeMuth said. "But it feels good to get a thousand points. But I just think it's a team game."\nDeMuth wasn't the only one celebrating as the Hoosiers captured their first win since Jan. 22. Early in the game, the Hoosiers were looking at a 17-7 deficit before fighting back with a 29-7 run to place the score at 36-24. The Wolverines put their own run together to cut IU's lead down to four points with 10:21 left in the game, but IU never let Michigan back into the game. \n"I knew we could pull it through and in the last eight games, I don't know what happened," DeMuth said. "But this game, even when it wasn't going well I think we still believed and we knew we were going to get the win." \nIU will try to continue the new-found streak when they go against the Wisconsin Badgers Sunday. DeMuth and sophomore Cyndi Valentin are IU's main offensive weapons, averaging a combined 33.3 points per game. The duo make up for just over 50 percent of the Hoosiers' total offense. \nWhile DeMuth and Valentin have paced IU's offense all season long, this year's crop of freshmen have put up numbers of their own for the Hoosiers. The first year players account for nearly a third of IU's offense and rebounding. \nAs for Wisconsin, sophomore Ashley Josephson and junior Stephanie Rich lead the Badgers offensively, averaging 12.8 and 10.8 points respectively. Josephson and Rich are also deadly from behind the arc ranking at No. 4 and No. 12 respectively in the Big Ten in three-point efficiency. \nWhile Josephson and Rich provide the bulk of the scoring while 6-foot-7-inch senior Lello Gebisa and 6-foot-5-inch Emily Ashbaugh provide the muscle underneath. Together the duo average 19.0 ppg and add 11.9 rebounds per game. Gebisa also ranks among the top five in the Big Ten in blocks, swatting away 1.95 shots per game. \nWith weapons both inside and outside of the three point arc, IU coach Kathi Bennett said Wisconsin's balanced attack is can be very dangerous.\n"I think (Wisconsin's) offense is a high-low offense and they really try to get the ball inside to Lello Gebisa and Emily Ashbaugh," Bennett said. "I think Stephanie Rich is the main threat because she organizes them and I feel like we have to get great pressure on her because she's the one who's the key to their entire offense. Those are the three players we have to watch out for."\nWhile the six-foot-seven freshman Sarah Mckay and six-foot-three sophomore Angela Hawkins are not short by any stretch of the imagination, Bennett said they have a battle ahead of them when dealing with the Gebisa/-Ashbaugh duo.\n"(McKay and Hawkins) have to play team defense and do great double-teams," Bennett said. "Not one of them can guard her one-on-one they've got to get great position they can't give her garbage baskets off of offensive rebounds and we can't put them on the foul line I feel like they have to do that in tandem."\nSophomore April Williams said the Hoosiers will concentrate on defense when they meet with the Badgers on Sunday. \n"We have to come at them at the beginning of the game," Williams said. "We need to work hard on defense and get back in transition."\nWith only two more games left in the regular season, McKay said the team realizes that it is now or never, and will have to turn it up a notch in order to make it into the post season. \n"We know we have to turn it up," McKay said. "We know we have to win these next few games in order to break the .500 mark and for any hope of post season play. We're ready to go and we know we need to put it all on the floor." \n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
(02/19/04 5:13am)
Two weary boxers dance around the ring, waiting for the right moment to strike. Unfortunately, both the Michigan Wolverines and the Hoosiers have already been knocked out by their heavyweight conference opponents. While the championship belt may be out of reach, these two featherweights are trying to fight their way into the Big Ten Tournament. \nThe Hoosiers come into the bout on the wrong end of a seven-game streak and are currently 3-10 in conference action and 10-14 overall. Michigan also has its back against the ropes with a similar 4-9 Big Ten record and 11-15 overall record. \nIU has a pair of heavyweights in all-conference candidates junior Jenny DeMuth and sophomore Cyndi Valentin. The 5-foot-10 DeMuth is a veritable Oscar De La Hoya, as she is now only eight points shy of reaching the coveted 1,000 career point total. If she is successful in reaching the goal, she will become only the eighth IU player to reach the 1,000 point mark in her junior season. Currently, DeMuth is averaging 18.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.75 steals per game, making her the only player in the Big Ten to rank in the top five in all three categories. \n"Jenny (DeMuth) brings a lot of energy to the team," freshman Sarah McKay said. "She's a very good leader, she plays all-out all of the time, and I think that's something we need on the court."\nMake no mistake, Valentin is no Butterbean, as she is the only Big Ten sophomore currently ranked in the top 10 in scoring with a 15.1 ppg average. Valentin is also one of the most deadly shooters in the conference, placing herself in the top 10 in three-point field goal percentage (.369) and currently sits atop the conference in free throw percentage, hitting just over 91 percent from the charity stripe.\nWhile featherweights rule the roost in IU's corner, heavyweight post players provide the punch for the big blue. Senior center Jennifer Smith and junior forward Tabitha Pool provide the bulk of Michigan's offense. The 6-foot-4 Smith leads the Wolverines and stands at second in the Big Ten with a 21.1 ppg average and also ranks in the top 10 in rebounding with 7.4 rpg, while Pool averages 13.5 ppg and 7.4 rpg.\n"Jennifer Smith is probably one of the best players in the conference," Bennett said. "She had a great game the first time against us, and I feel like we're going to have to double or triple team her to get her stopped. Tabitha Pool is an all-conference candidate, too, and can create her own shots." \nThe last time the Hoosiers and Wolverines fought, IU suffered the TKO in a 65-59 battle. But Bennett said a lot has changed for the Hoosiers since the Jan. 10 contest.\n"I feel like we're better at defense since the last time we played them," Bennett said. "I think we're better at team defense. Offensively, I think we're struggling right now and hopefully we're going to find our way back."\nWhile the seven-game slide has been difficult for the team, Hoosier sophomore April Williams said her team isn't down for the count.\n"It's been tough, but we have each other as a team," Williams said. "We know we can pick it up and get through it, and we need to prepare for the Big Ten tourney"
(02/18/04 5:52am)
Opening up an e-mail seemingly from an IU friend could land your computer in serious trouble. \nIU accounts and mail distribution lists are being distributed without authorization of either the University or the holders of the e-mail accounts, according to the UITS Web site. The mail distribution lists are then being used by "spam-bots" that send out spam messages to the email addresses within the lists. An especially virulent element of the virus is its use of e-mail addresses contained within the address books of the victim, which masks the virus as a message from an acquaintance. \n"At first (the virus) came from 'The Monitor,' and I was about to open it because it normally comes from UITS," said senior Jill Narozny, who is a UITS employee. "Luckily, I couldn't open it and I got another one from the Adventure Club and I just had a customer come in who said they got it from a friend who didn't send it to him, so the virus is pretty tricky."\nUITS sent out a notification to staff and faculty accounts stating the e-mail load is exceeding the normal operating capacity of the Webmail server systems. The notification said the load of e-mails coming through the servers has increased by more than 400 percent in the past 10 days alone. UITS attributes the problem to IU server-hosts being used as spam-bots to fill IU accounts with unwanted e-mails.\nThe spam problem is especially infuriating as many students said they expect their IU e-mail accounts to be more secure than accounts from free e-mail services or Internet service providers. \n"I just don't understand why I get spammed in my IU account," junior Jacob Armstrong said. "I understand getting spam in my Yahoo! account, but I don't even know where it's coming from. I just set this account up about a month ago and it's quite annoying to think that I might have something important in here, and get down to the bottom and see it's just the same routine spam mail."\nAccording to the staff e-mail, the current plan is to employ a series of changes within the e-mail security systems. UITS plans to implement an encrypted connection from mail hosts to prevent further mail-service problems. Other changes include the use of a new mail relay service to replace the current mail relays that have been compromised by the spammers. The mail relay system acts as the mailman to the respective addresses, delivering the e-mail messages to the receiver. \nUITS also plans to create a "Quarantine" spam box in Webmail accounts rating incoming e-mails on a risk percentage. If the e-mail has a risk percentage of more than 50, the e-mail will be held in quarantine for five days. UITS plans a pilot program with 5,000 participants to test the Quarantine system, and are encouraging students and faculty to sign up at mas.iu.edu/filterRegistration.\nNot only viruses are contained with the e-mails, as some students have also received spam as attachments. \n"I received an e-mail with 'Hey' in the title and there's nothing written down and an unnamed file attached to it," Armstrong said. "I did open it once just to see what it was, and it was an advertisement for some sexual dysfunction drug."\nAs for the current virus problems, the UITS Web site advises students and faculty to refrain from opening suspicious messages and to delete them immediately as they could contain viruses.\n"I would advise people to just be careful what they open," Narozny said. "If it looks strange with your ID in the subject line, then don't open it."\n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
(02/17/04 4:37am)
The stellar play of junior Jenny DeMuth and sophomore Cyndi Valentin allow the 6-foot-3 sophomore Angela Hawkins and 6-foot-7 freshman Sarah McKay to sli "under" the radar. What the duo lacks in high scoring averages, with both players scoring 6.2 points per game, the two make up for in defensive prowess and energy. \nIU coach Kathi Bennett said the intangibility of Hawkins' energy is an asset the Hoosiers thrive upon.\n"(Hawkins) has been a bright spot (during the losing streak)," Bennett said. "I think she's played with a high amount of energy and has really been consistent. She's starting to do some things off of the dribble and she really is making strides with her passing. She's really improved over the course of the season." \nThere is one stat expected out of every post player, regardless of the level -- rebounding -- and the Hawkins/McKay duo fill the bill with a combined 12.3 rebounds per game. The two also flank each other's rebounding skills well, as Hawkins is currently in the top 10 in conference defensive rebounding while McKay is in the top 10 in offensive rebounding. \nRebounding isn't the only area where Hawkins and McKay compliment each other with a relationship that stretches beyond Assembly Hall.\n"We're friends both on and off of the court," McKay said. "When we're on the court, we always make sure to cover each other, but we're also friends when the game's over."\nWhile rebounding ability is the bread and butter of post players everywhere, shot blocking is another must for any center or forward. This is a skill these two players have in spades. \nWith three games left in the regular season, McKay has already changed the trajectory of 44 shots, placing her in a tie for seventh all-time in IU's single season list. Currently, she is on pace to reach 50 blocks, which would make McKay the only freshman to reach that plateau in the program's history. McKay also set a new Indiana single-game freshman record with her six-block performance Jan. 22 against Illinois.\nMcKay's blocking prowess has also placed her among the Big Ten's elite, averaging 2.54 blocks per game in conference action, good for second in the Big Ten. \nHawkins is also no slouch at blocking shots. She amassed a game-high four rejections in Sunday's loss against Iowa. Hawkins currently stands at second on IU's squad with 24 blocks this season.\nAfter her four-block outing against Iowa, Hawkins explained the fundamentals of shot blocking aren't that complicated after all. \n"You just have to get past, avoid the foul and go for the ball," Hawkins said. "You just have to keep them from hitting the shot." \nHawkin's energetic play has become a sparkplug of sorts for the Hoosier team. Hawkins' energy has even garnered the respect of opponents over the last few contests.\n"I think Angela Hawkins has a nice game," Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said after Sunday's game. "She rebounds well and she brings a lot of heart and energy to her game."\n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
(02/16/04 5:53am)
IU put up 69 points Sunday, good for its largest point total in a Big Ten game this season, and also shot at an impressive 50 percent for its second-best shooting game of the season. Yet the scoring was just not enough as the Iowa Hawkeyes (14-9, 8-4 Big Ten) defeated IU (10-14, 3-10). \nThe Hoosiers were firmly in control of the game for the first 10 minutes, taking a 25-10 lead off of a three-pointer by sophomore Cyndi Valentin. IU also showed suffocating defense during the stretch, holding the Hawkeyes to only two points for the first seven minutes of the game, while the Hoosiers managed to pour in 16 points. During the streak, the Hoosiers displayed phenomenal shooting, hitting nearly 70 percent of their shots.\n"Indiana came out and played wonderful defense," Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. "They were denying, they made it hard for us to run our offense, they pressured the ball very well and we missed a couple of shots that we normally make, but the main reason for the drought was Indiana's defense." \nStill, the Hawkeyes were able to turn the tide in their favor as Iowa put together a 16-0 run to give Iowa its first lead at 26-25 with 4:10 left in the first half. IU and Iowa then duked it out for the rest of the half to give the Hawkeyes a 35-33 at the break. \n"We came out with a lot of energy, and our defense was really good in the first ten minutes," Valentin said. "Then I think we broke down defensively at the end of the first half and into the second half."\nIU took little time to make it into a game, knotting the score at 35 just 15 seconds into the second half on two free throws by junior Jenny DeMuth. The game remained a dogfight with neither team garnering more than a three-point lead in the first 10 minutes of the second half until IU freshman Jamey Chapman hit a three from the top of the key to place the score at 56-52 in the Hoosiers' favor.\nThe lead changed hands 10 times in the game. Iowa went on an 8-2 run with under four minutes left in the game to give the Hawkeyes all they needed to take the game, 78-69.\nIU suffered from foul trouble throughout the game, with three Hoosiers finishing with four fouls and freshman Leah Enterline fouling out. As a result of IU's fouling woes, Iowa finished the game at 22-26 from the charity stripe, while the Hoosiers connected only 10-15 from the line. Bluder said Iowa's free-throw shooting may have been the difference in the game.\n"We did stay neck-and-neck," Bluder said. "We were trading baskets for much of the second half, but Jamie Cavey hit some really key buckets for us inside, and we got to the free-throw line a lot more than they did." \nDeMuth and Valentin led the way for the Hoosiers, scoring 20 points each. DeMuth also added four assists and seven boards and amassed five steals. Sophomore Angela Hawkins also added nine points and nine rebounds, while batting away four shots. \n"DeMuth is really good, and Valentin is a great shooter," Iowa junior Jamie Cavey said. "DeMuth is just awesome on defense, and she pushed our guards. Hawkins was also really good defensively. I think they are just a really good team."\n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
(02/13/04 5:58am)
The Northwestern Wildcats dealt the Hoosiers their sixth straight loss last night, dropping IU to 3-9 in Big Ten action, and giving the Wildcats their first conference victory of the season. IU sophomore Cyndi Valentin led all scorers in the game with 15 points while sophomore Angela Hawkins scored eight points and coralled 13 rebounds, good for her second straight double-digit rebounding effort.\nAfter the Northwestern loss, IU will try to climb out of the cellar, while Iowa will seek to keep above .500. The Hoosiers and Hawkeyes will lock up for the second and final time Sunday. Iowa comes into the weekend with a 6-4 conference record and 12-9 overall record.\nThree Hawkeyes are placed in the top ten in conference scoring. Juniors Jamey Cavey, Jennie Lillis and Kristi Faulkner are sixth, eighth and No. 10 in the conference, respectively. Cavie averages 17.6 points per game while Lillis and Faulkner average just over 15 ppg. \nIU coach Kathi Bennett has nothing but respect for Iowa's triple threat because of their scoring ability. \n"Jennie Lillis and Kristi Faulkner are two potential first team All Big Ten players," Bennett said. "They're very good and very explosive. Jennie Lillis is one of the best offensive rebounders that I've seen and Kristi Faulkner can flat out shoot it off of the dribble or off of the screen. They're two very legit players while Jamey Cavie is great underneath the basket."\nBennett has a duet in junior Jenny DeMuth and Valentin to counter Iowa's trio. DeMuth and Valentin are placed amongst the top 15 in the conference with 18.6 and 14.9 ppg scoring.\nWhile IU doesn't have a dominant third scoring option, the team does have an emerging one-two punch underneath the basket. Freshman Sarah McKay and Hawkins are third and fourth on the Hoosier team in scoring with 6.5 and 6.0 ppg. Hawkins and McKay have also been on a tear as of late, as the duo have combined for an average 13.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game in IU's last four games. \nBennett said both players benefit from stretching out the post defense between both Hawkins and McKay.\n"Angie (Hawkins) benefits when she steps into the high post, usually, they're covering (McKay) with (Hawkins') player," Bennett said. "So when (Hawkins) steps to the high-low she's getting that catch and she's able to get to the rim and get more penetration."\nThe duo flank each other on and off of the court, as the two players are always ready to back each other up.\n"We always make it clear before games that we've got each other's back," McKay said. "Especially if we're going up against a really strong post, we know we're there for each other."\nHawkins has exploded in recent games, highlighted by an eight point, 15 rebound outing against Illinois. McKay had only good things to say about her partner in crime's recent play.\n "She's awesome," McKay said. "She's just all over the place. I just try to get out of her way because I don't want to step in her path sometimes. She's just amazing. We're always cheering each other on, and she helps me to not hang my head when I make mistakes."\nWith only four games left on the regular season schedule, Hawkins said there is a sense of urgency amongst the Hoosiers.\n"We know we've got to get together as a team," Hawkins said. "We only have a few games left and we know it's now or never."\n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
(02/12/04 5:44am)
Eleven players sit around a poker game desperately trying to read each other's faces, with the smell of cigar smoke and stale pretzels wafting through the air. While the 11-1 Purdue Boilermakers and Penn State Lady Lions have been drawing face cards all day long, the Hoosiers and the Northwestern Wildcats have been bluffing all season.\nIU comes into the game on the wrong end of a five-game streak, losing all but one game by double digit margins. Now IU sits at No. 9 in the Big Ten with a lowly 3-8 conference record and a 10-12 overall. Prior to the slide, the Hoosiers sat at a respectable 3-3 in the Big Ten and were 10-7 overall. \nWhile the Hoosiers aren't happy with their current stack of chips, IU's pains are nothing compared to Northwestern's current 0-11 conference record and 7-13 overall record. \nThe Wildcats haven't won against a Big Ten opponent since defeating the Hoosiers 50-46 Feb. 20 of last year. Since then, Northwestern has stumbled to a 0-14 conference record, losing by an average margin of 18.8 points.\nWhile the Wildcats remain winless in conference action, freshman Sarah McKay said the Hoosiers can't let their defensive guard down.\n"We have to make sure that we're there defensively and be ready," McKay said. "We have to make sure that we don't let any of their players go off on us."\nHowever, the last time the Hoosiers and 'Cats locked horns, Northwestern forced the game into overtime with IU eventually taking the 58-55 victory. The Wildcats aren't without their fair share of offensive weapons with a well-balanced starting lineup. Sophomore Ifeoma Okonkwo is Northwestern's main threat, averaging 10.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, while three other players are each averaging over eight points per game.\nThough Northwestern brings a more balanced hand to the table, Junior Jenny DeMuth and sophomore Cyndi Valentin remain as a pair of aces in IU coach Kathi Bennett's hand.\nDeMuth and Valentin currently average 18.6 and 14.9 points per game respectively. DeMuth also brings an all-around game to the table as she leads the Hoosiers in rebounding with 7.5 per game and steals with 2.3 per game. \nValentin has proved herself as quite an efficient shooter. She has hit 32 shots from behind the arc and is among the nation's best from the charity stripe, shooting at 90.5 percent clip.\nWhile DeMuth's performance has slipped as of late, averaging 13.4 ppg and 5.6 rpg, as opposed to 20.2 ppg and 8.1 rpg in the team's first 17 games, Bennett cites DeMuth wearing down and other teams gunning specifically for her.\n"I think it's a mixture of both," Bennett said. "We really need her on the court at all times, and I think that teams are definitely making sure they know where she is, sometimes denying her the ball, and she's having to work a lot harder."\nWhile Bennett said the 5-foot-10 guard may be tiring after playing 32 minutes per game for 22 games, DeMuth said she has no intent to fold her hand.\n"If you're tired, you can just overcome it," DeMuth said after Sunday's loss against Illinois. "It's a game, you can go home and rest if you need to, but I don't think that's a problem." \nWith the end of the regular season quickly approaching, Bennett said she feels that this is the time to put all the chips in the pot.\n"With only five games left, we feel like this is a really big game, and we know a win could change everything," Bennett said. "We need that confidence, and we're very aware of what Northwestern brings to the table, and we've got to find a way to win"
(02/12/04 5:25am)
The Kelley School of Business is now in the preliminary stages of forming a committee to find a new dean after last month's resignation of Dean Dan Dalton. \nWhile Dalton will step down as dean of the business school, he will remain with the University in a teaching capacity. \nIU-Bloomington Interim Chancellor Ken Gros Louis said the business school dean search process will vary from the search methods employed in other IU schools because of the business school's ties to the IUPUI campus.\n"It's a different process because the Kelley School technically reports to IUPUI, and the faculty both at the IUPUI and the Bloomington campus will recommend an interim dean," Gros Louis said. "We will then discuss the interim dean with the University president. However, there's no urgency because Dan is staying until the end of the academic year."\nGros Louis said the interim dean will most likely come from within the University. \n"The interim dean would be someone who's now in the business school," he said. "In the past, the interim dean has always been someone who's on-site."\nThe interim chancellor said the next dean could come from either external sources or within the University, but whoever takes the job will most likely have some experience in the front of a college classroom.\n"We are looking for someone who has some administrative experience, maybe someone who's been an associate dean or a dean at another business school," Gros Louis said. "We also look at CEOs or other business people with strong credentials who have taught in some capacity before."\nThe business school dean before Dalton was John Rau, a banker from Chicago who had very little teaching experience. \nThe search committee will choose both the interim dean and the person who will succed Dalton as dean of the business school. \nDuring his tenure, Dalton's focus fell largely upon internal affairs, such as the construction of the business school addition and the revamping of the MBA curriculum. Dalton said his successor will have to focus more upon the external affairs of the school. \n"A contemporary dean of a business school is going to spend a great deal of time on the road fundraising," Dalton said. "The new dean will also be working with alumni and working on corporate relationships that recruit our students for internships and full time jobs. Basically, their focus will be largely external."\nWhile Dalton's successor will focus more on the fundraising needs of the campus, IU's business school will be looking both inside and outside of the University for possible candidates.\n"The issue of whether the dean should come from within the University's faculty or from an external source is going to be one of the things we need to talk some more about," Bantz said. "I wish I could be more specific, but there are two sides to it, and we need to see what's best for the Kelley School."\nAccording to both Bantz and Gros Louis, there are pros and cons on whether the next dean will be a professor or a businessperson.\n"If there's an academic person chosen, then it is harder to move into the position in the middle of the academic year," Gros Louis said. "However, if it's a non-academic person, then they could potentially take the position as early as Jan. 1."\nWhile Gros Louis and Bantz will be searching for Dalton's replacement, they are both grateful for Dalton's work during his tenure as dean.\n"(Dalton) has done an excellent job," Bantz said. "The job he has done as dean has been exemplary, and he has become even more impressive as a scholar. Now, he'll be an important member of the faculty, but his leadership as dean will surely be missed."\n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
(02/10/04 10:25pm)
It's warm, there's beach music playing, people are playing volleyball and a surfboard strives to buck its rider into the waves. Yet, there is a significant lack of drunken college students foolishly showing off their unmentionables. \nInstead of a plethora of cameramen searching for their next unwitting victim, there will be college students dancing, Special Olympics athletes competing and children playing games -- all for the benefit of the Indiana Special Olympics at the 2004 Spirit of Sport.\nThis year's all-night event will feature a beach theme, complete with activities such as a Hula Hoop Contest, Cannonball Contest and Beach Bingo. \n"We will be having a limbo competition and a mechanical surfboard," President of Spirit of Sport, Stacy Dixon said. "It's similar to the mechanical bull we had last year, but it's a surfboard."\nIn its 27-year history, the event has raised more than $300,000 for the Special Olympics, and organizers intend to add to that money in this year's celebration.\n"This year our goal is to raise $15,000," Dixon said. "That was the amount of money we raised last year and I think we have the potential to raise more than that. If all goes well, we should get $20,000."\nThe IU Recreational Sports division will raise money through donations from Polar Bear Plunge participants, event entrance fees and a celebrity auction which begins at 8:45 p.m. Event organizers said the Polar Bear Plunge and the auction will provide the bulk of SOS' proceeds. \n"We also have a celebrity auction with items donated from IU athletic teams such as the men's and women's basketball teams, soccer teams and we also have a Drew Brees autographed jersey and Dallas Mavericks stuff," Dixon said.\nOne highlight that has been a constant through the event's history is the annual Special Olympic basketball games, where Olympians show off their basketball skills to hundreds of screaming fans. SOS organizers said this event is one of the most electrifying events in the SOS gala. \n"At 5:30 p.m., we have Special Olympic basketball games," Assistant Director of Special Events for Recreational Sports, Joanne Orrange said. "It's truly an experience to watch the enjoyment of the athletes, and the hundreds of students that cheer them on. The energy level that you feel is amazing."\nWhile the Special Olympic basketball game has been a staple of the SOS since its inception, there is one large difference between this year's SOS and the events of the past -- most of the events are free, thanks to increased sponsorship from the IU Union Board.\n"This year, we're expecting big things from the Polar Bear Plunge and a lot more of the events are free of charge," former SOS President Brad Logar said. "That's the main difference between this year's event and last year's SOS."\nWhile more than a year goes into planning and execution of the event, organizers said the actual Spirit of Sport, itself, is truly something to behold.\n"The Spirit of Sport is the highlight of every year in my career," Orrange said. "I get to work with dedicated students, and when you're there, you really do feel like you're a part of something bigger than your life through the energy that is created by the event."\nThe 2004 Spirit of Sport will take place from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday, Feb. 6 at HPER Wildermuth. \n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
(02/10/04 10:16pm)
Eight seconds were left on the clock, and Illinois had whittled IU's lead down to one. Sophomore Cyndi Valentin played damage control and drilled a jumper to put the score at 28-25 to give IU some breathing room, but Illinois junior Tiffanie Guthrie had a different idea as she heaved a 35-foot shot and drilled it to knot the game at 28.\nUnfortunately for IU, most of the second half went in a similar manner. \nIU was in control for the majority of the first half and held its largest lead at 22-15 with just over five minutes left in the half. Illinois then put together a 13-6 run, capped off by a 35-foot last-second shot that cut through the net and tied the score at 28 at the break. The Hoosiers showed impressive defense in the first half, forcing 13 turnovers on the Illini. \nIU started the second half in the driver's seat with a 36-30 lead, but Illinois was able to put together a 13-2 run to bring the score to 43-38 in Illinois' favor. After the run, IU was able to cut Illinois' lead down to one with 11:14 left in the half, but was never able to regain the lead. Five turnovers and nine of 12 missed shots later, Illinois took the 64-52 victory on IU's home turf. \nIU coach Kathi Bennett said flat play in the second half is nothing new for the Hoosiers as second half play has been lacking throughout the entire season.\n"We've tried to answer (why IU's second half play lags) the entire season," junior Jenny DeMuth said. "It seems like every game that we play, we're in it for the first half and then when we come out in the second half we come apart. Game after game, we're in it in the first half and then we're nonexistent in the second."\nWhile the team was unhappy with its performance in the second half, Bennett said one bright spot for IU was the play of sophomore Angela Hawkins. In 28 minutes of play, Hawkins grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and finished with eight points despite fouling out with 5:19 left in the game. Because of her energetic play, Hawkins even earned the respect of her opponents. \n"(Hawkins) is a hard worker and she goes in there and gets it," Illinois senior Cindy Dallas said. "I think people underestimate her because she's shorter than (Freshman center Sarah) McKay, but you can't forget about her because she's very athletic and she can rebound the ball." \nWhile Hawkins finished with nearly half of IU's 31 total rebounds, DeMuth and sophomore Cyndi Valentin led the Hoosiers in scoring with 17 and 15 points, respectively. Scoring wasn't DeMuth's only asset as she finished with six boards and four steals in 40 minutes of play. McKay was the only other IU player to reach double digits, finishing the game with 10 points, four rebounds and three blocks. \nIllinois' triple threat of Dallas and juniors Tiffanie Guthrie and Angelina Williams lived up to its billing in the contest as all three nearly finished with double-doubles. Dallas garnered her eighth double-double of the season with 19 points and 11 rebounds while junior Tiffanie Guthrie flanked Dallas' attack with 18 points and 9 rebounds of her own. Williams also turned in a fine performance for Illinois as she added 16 and 8 to the Fighting Illini cause. \nDespite suffering through a five game slide, the Hoosiers said the team can still turn the season around.\n"We've still got five more games to play and we can turn it around," Valentin said. "You can't just hold your head down and say 'Oh man, we've lost.' You have to move on and get better."\n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
(02/10/04 5:18am)
Whether a person's in the mood for Britney Spear's "Toxic" or in search of a classic Ted Nugent power ballad, one standard method of satiating the hungers of college music lovers is through MP3 file sharing.\nThe movie industry has also fallen victim to pirating, but has not pursued litigation against college students as aggressively as the music industry has.\nDespite recent crackdowns on filesharers of all walks of life from the recording industry, a survey of college technology officers said most students' downloading habits have not changed in the last year. The Chronicle of Higher Education's informal survey directly contrasts findings by the Pew Internet & American Life Project survey that said file sharing among college students has dropped substantially since the record industry's lawsuits began.\nAccording to Pew's January report, 24 percent of students admitted to downloading music in the fall as opposed to the 56 percent in the previous year. The Chronicle's report, however, found that only a few universities have seen significant drops in music trading on campus networks. \nAccording to The Chronicle's survey, Penn State University has seen the biggest drop in file sharing due to PSU's offer of Napster 2.0, a subscription based program offering song downloads legally. Because of the university's offering, Penn State has become an experiment of sorts for other universities who are seeking a solution to the pirating problem. \nOther legal music downloading venues such as iTunes have become a relatively popular alternative to downloading pirated files, but some students are either unwilling to pay the cost or do not know enough about the service. \n"I don't do that much downloading in the first place so I'm just going to download a couple of songs here and there," senior Tony Wellman said. "I don't do it that often, so I'm not that familiar with i-Tunes and how that works." \nSenior Adam Ledyard said he began file sharing at an early age and hasn't stopped since the lawsuits began. \n"File sharing is illegal, and if you get caught you should be punished, but I'll do it anyway," Ledyard said. "I've been pirating software since middle school, and it really doesn't scare me unless it gets really strict where everyone gets punished for it, then and only then would I completely stop." \nLedyard is not alone in his defiance against attempts to stave off the amount of illegal downloading on the Internet. Senior Nate Scholten said he has downloaded fewer songs off the Internet, but attributes his recent lack of downloading to a slower off-campus Internet connection rather than the recording industry's crackdown.\n"Yeah, I definitely downloaded fewer songs since I moved off-campus," Scholten said. "However, if I was still in the dorms, I probably would have found a different way because there's almost always a loophole or a different way to get files off of the Internet."\nWhile some students stand in defiance of both the recording industry and the University, some are sympathetic to the University's stance.\n"As a student I'd be frustrated, but as a University, that's what they've got to do," Wellman said. "I basically agree both ways. I think they should put a limit on (songs) for the extent of a few years and then after that, it should be free reign."\nWhile most college students realize file sharing is illegal, they remain unhindered in their search for free tunes, movies and software. Scholten said he would only stop file sharing if he was punished personally. \n"It would've stopped me if they punished me (for file sharing)," Scholten said. "If I was sent a warning or something from the University, I would have stopped downloading files. File sharing's mainly something you do until you get caught."\n-- Contact senior writer Dan Patrick at djpatric@indiana.edu.
(02/05/04 5:42am)
After suffering three straight losses at the hands of Big Ten opponents, the IU women's basketball team said they are hungry -- hungry for lion. The No. 5 Penn State Lady Lions will prowl into Assembly Hall to take on the Hoosiers at 8 p.m. tonight.\nThe Lady Lions come into the game with an undefeated 9-0 conference record and a 17-3 overall record while the Hoosiers stand at 3-6 in the conference and 10-10 overall. \nPSU is led by senior Kelly Mazzante, who comes into the game at second in the Big Ten in scoring with a 21.5 average. Mazzante also adds 4.1 rebounds per game and shoots at a .415 clip despite taking 175 shots from behind the arc. \nHoosier guard LeeAnn Stephenson said IU's goal is to slow down Mazzante's performance and limit her shot selection.\n"We're going to follow her wherever she goes on the court," Stephenson said. "We're going to stay tight on her, we're going to gap off players that we can gap off and we're going to try to shut her down."\nMazzante isn't the only Lady Lion who packs a bite as Tanisha Wright and Jess Strom average 14.6 and 10.8 ppg respectively. Wright and Strom are also adept at handing the ball out with 202 assists to their credit, thus far -- good for the total amount of assists for the entire IU women's basketball team. \nWith players like Wright and Strom, IU coach Kathi Bennett said the Lady Lions are certainly not a one-weapon team and Mazzante isn't the only player in the blue and white the Hoosiers need to worry about. \n"We want to shut their team down, I don't think you stop a great player like Kelly Mazzante," Bennett said. "I think your system wins out over another system. I feel like we need to be ready to play great defense, we have to have great pressure on the ball so they can't run their sets." \nThe Hoosier's share of IU's scoring duties have been relegated to junior Jenny DeMuth and sophomore Cyndi Valentin, who average 19.1 and 15.2 ppg, respectively. DeMuth also brings a complete package to IU's table, with the 5-foot-10 guard hauling in 7.7 rpg and has proved her worth as a pick-pocket with a 2.75 steals per game average. \nSix-foot-seven-inch freshman Sarah McKay has emerged as IU's much-needed third weapon with 6.2 ppg and 6.0 rpg averages. McKay also leads the team in blocks with 36 facials served to opponents, thus far. \nWhile IU's 3-6 Big Ten record looks lackluster at best, the Hoosiers would be at an even 3-3 if it wasn't for IU's recent three game slide. While a losing streak is tough on any team, the Hoosiers said they aren't going to dwell upon the losses.\n"We're using (the three losses) more as motivation than anything," McKay said. "Instead of thinking, 'Oh man, we've lost three in a row,' we're thinking it's time to end this streak and start winning some games."\nValentin, who is one of the more battle-tested of the Hoosiers at a ripe 19 years old, said such a losing streak can be extremely difficult upon a young team like the Hoosiers.\n"It's hard coming off of three losses, it's especially hard because we've got so many young players," Valentin said. "A lot of heads might be down but we're looking to get a win here at home and defend our home court"