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Passing through

By Julia Boriss · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

Every time I pass the window in my living room back home, I peer out onto the playground of the elementary school across the street. I am reminded of the nights when my friends and I claimed that playground and made it our own.

Spring practice begins without Hoeppner

By John Wustrow · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

It may have been the last day of winter, but for the IU football team Tuesday marked the first day of spring practices. “It’s nice, it’s a beautiful day out here,” junior fullback Josiah Sears said. “It was really fun to play football again, since it’s been a while.” It had been exactly 122 days since the Hoosiers’ 2006 campaign ended with a 28-19 loss to Purdue on Nov. 18, 2006. That loss left IU one game short of its first bowl appearance since 1993 with a 5-7 record.

Author to speak on the history of racism in the U.S.

By IDS staff and Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

Author James W. Loewen will speak about racism at several Bloomington locations March 21-23 in the United States through the years.

Off-the-beat bands headed to Bloomington for Little 500 weekend concerts at Bear’s Place, Bluebird

By Chelsea Merta · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

Three 6 Mafia, Yellowcard and O.A.R. might be playing during Little 500 week, but they won’t be the only talent coming to Bloomington. David Bazan of Pedro the Lion, Lightning Bolt, Brother Ali and PSALM One will be performing in various venues in Bloomington during Little 500 weekend.

LSU’s ‘Big Baby’ to leave school, enter NBA draft

By Aaron Beard · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana State University center Glen “Big Baby” Davis is moving on to the next stage of his basketball life. The 6-foot-9-inch, 290-pound junior said Tuesday he will skip his senior year to enter the NBA draft.

Trip to Florida for spring break leaves Hoosiers undefeated

By Kyle Wood · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

The IU club baseball team returned to Bloomington from its spring break trip in Plant City, Fla., with its perfect record still intact, winning all seven of its contests and improving to 9-0 on the season.

Vocalist to compete at the Met Sunday

By Eric Anderson · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

If Facebook is any standard, Jacobs School of Music graduate student Jamie Barton is already an established celebrity. There are not only one but two groups in her honor: “Jamie Barton is the most popular girl on Facebook,” which claims she has more wall posts and Facebook gifts than anyone, and the noticeably less-flattering “Jamie Barton steals my lunch money,” which accuses Barton of nothing less than being a “bully who kicks puppies and scares freshmen with wedgies and wet willies.”

Politics as usual

By Peter Chen · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France – No one can pinpoint exactly where it began, but sometime in the last quarter-century, a culture of scorched-earth politics was born that scourged our country. Mudslinging has become more important than policy, and culture wars stole civility from public discourse.

Butler finds itself in familiar role in Sweet Sixteen matchup against Florida Gators

By Aaron Beard and Michael Marot · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Butler guard A.J. Graves thinks Florida has the perfect combination to win another championship, and coach Todd Lickliter is still trying to find a weakness his team can exploit.

Plame speaks to congressional committee

By Aparna Venkatraman · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

THE FACTS: Former CIA agent Valerie Plame accused the Bush administration of “carelessly and recklessly” revealing her identity as retaliation for her husband, former ambassador Joseph Wilson, criticizing the war in Iraq. Lewis “Scooter” Libby was recently charged, not with leaking her identity but with perjury and obstruction of justice. There have been no charges for revealing her identity. Was the leak justified?

In remembrance

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

1987-2007

Saddam Hussein’s former aide hanged, buried near Baghdad

By Abisalom Omolo · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Saddam Hussein’s former deputy, hanged before dawn in what was once Iraq’s military intelligence headquarters, was buried Tuesday near the ousted dictator who died on the same gallows less than three months ago.

8th grader accused of urinating in teacher’s coffee during classes

By AP Reports and Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

An eighth-grader faces expulsion after admitting he put urine in a teacher’s coffee pot, officials said.

Dentists donate money from teeth whitening

By Erin Riley · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

For the second consecutive year, Bloomington dentist Luke Eades will donate half of the proceeds raised for the Smiles for Life Foundation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of south central Indiana.

IU finishes 2nd in Big Ten tournament

By Mike Abrams · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

The IU men’s club volleyball team placed second Saturday in the Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis, Minn.

Common shoes can cause injuries

By Ab D. Phillip and Harry Hoover · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Rachael Meyers , a North Carolina State University senior in business management, said her right ankle causes problems when she runs – an injury her doctor told her it is due to wearing the wrong shoes.

Got the low budget blues?

By Abra Oliver · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

Returning from spring break can leave students with an awful epiphany: There’s no more money! With vacation spending in the past and debt in the present, Indiana Daily Student columnists suggest ways to avoid financial difficulties during the rest of the semester.

Officer accused of extorting money, drugs

By AP Reports and Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

A former city police officer has been accused of threatening to arrest someone during a traffic stop unless the person turned over drugs and money, the U.S. attorney’s office said.

WIUX might switch to another frequency on FM dial

By Shannon McEnerney · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

IU’s student-run radio station WIUX-LP may be able to remain on the FM frequency after all. WIUX Station Manager Zach Pollakoff said it is unknown where the station will end up on the dial, but it will be different from the current 100.3 FM station they currently have.

Kuhn dies at 80, remembered for his passion for the game

By Aaron Beard and Ron Wood · Wednesday, March 21,2007 12 a.m.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – Bowie Kuhn was remembered Tuesday as a fierce and passionate advocate for baseball, dedicated to charitable work and now secure in the “big Hall of Fame.”

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