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UPDATE: 5:05 p.m.: Bloomington vigil held for friends, family of missing Purdue student

By Alberto D. Morales · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:45 p.m.

Nearly 200 people were in attendance Saturday at Evangelical Community Church at a vigil held for missing Purdue student Wade Steffey. Steffey, a Bloomington resident, was last seen in the early hours of Jan. 13 while attending a fraternity party at Purdue. He was reported missing three days later after the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

3 track athletes qualify for nationals in weekend road meet in Arkansas

By Ryan Gregg · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:31 p.m.

Three Hoosier track-and-field stars must have decided the weather in March will be better in Arkansas than in Bloomington. The three booked return trips this weekend for the NCAA Indoor Championships.

Undefeated no more: IU loses 2 during weekend

By Aaron Beard · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:30 p.m.

After nearly spending the entire first month of the season undefeated, the IU women's tennis team now sits at 8-2 after losses to Duke and North Carolina.

Hoosiers stumble on the road again

By John Wustrow · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:29 p.m.

The situation was eerily similar, but this time it ended differently. The IU women's basketball team fell behind by double digits against Minnesota on Sunday, just like they did a week earlier. But while the Hoosiers were able to escape the first meeting with a win, round two, this time in Minneapolis, was a 79-69 Golden Gophers victory.

Senior day helps Hoosiers rebound

By DeAntae Prince · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:28 p.m.

The No. 18 IU wrestling team (12-4, 3-3) experienced a resurgence just in time for senior day. Senior Josh Buuck is the only Hoosier who won't return to next year's squad, and he competed in his last two duals at home Friday and Sunday in University Gym.

U.S., Roddick bounce Czechs in Davis Cup

By Aaron Beard and Raf Casert · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:27 p.m.

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic -- Andy Roddick beat Tomas Berdych 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (4) Sunday to give the United States a victory against the Czech Republic and a place in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. The United States won the series 4-1 and will next play Spain on hard courts in Winston-Salem, N.C. It will be a rematch of the 2004 final in Seville, when the Spanish hosts beat the Americans on clay.

Lindgren, Belcher victorious in loss to Notre Dame

By Ari Shifron · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:25 p.m.

While most IU students were stuck in the cold weather in Bloomington this weekend, the IU women's golf team felt warmer Florida temperatures. Playing in their only dual match this season, the Hoosiers lost a Ryder Cup-style match to Notre Dame at the Legends Golf Club in Kissimmee, Fla.

Students take steps toward opening fair-trade store

By Paul Coover · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:06 p.m.

IU students and Bloomington residents sipped coffee and nibbled on muffins and banana bread Saturday as they listened to a presentation by Fair Trade Bloomington about opening a fair-trade retail store in Bloomington.

Allen County tests GPS tracking devices for some sex offenders

By AP Reports and Alexandra R. Moses · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:05 p.m.

State officials are using Allen County as a test ground for a new Global Positioning System intended to monitor sex offenders and violent offenders who are on parole.

Man arrested for strangling, scratching after fight with friend

By Michael Reschke · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 9:04 p.m.

A man was arrested on preliminary charges of strangulation Sunday, said Sgt. Mic Williams reading from a police report.

Not just a 1-dimensional show

By Shannon McEnerney · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 8:52 p.m.

The IU Health Center isn't the only place to get your cheek swabbed on campus anymore. Now, cheek swabbing is available in the School of Fine Arts Gallery. From 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, the SoFA Gallery will open a month-long exhibit: Human Nature II: Future Worlds. The performance piece in the opening reception Friday will feature artist Paul Vanouse swabbing participants' cheeks and using the DNA to work it into an artistic piece.

UPDATE: 4:51 p.m.: Police investigating aggravated battery case over a parking spot

By Michael Reschke · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 6:53 p.m.

Bloomington police are investigating an aggravated battery case involving a dispute over a parking space that occurred Saturday.

UPDATE: 4:40 p.m.: Man arrested on preliminary charges of strangulation

By Michael Reschke · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 6:50 p.m.

A man was arrested on preliminary charges of strangulation Sunday, according to the Bloomington Police Department. BPD officers were dispatched to the 700 block of South Clarizz Boulevard after a resident in a neighboring apartment heard a male and female screaming, said Sgt. Mic Williams.

UPDATE 4:40 p.m. Saturday: IU squeaks out victory against Illini

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 6:46 p.m.

The IU men's basketball team remained undefeated on Branch McCracken Court after picking up a 65-61 victory against the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday afternoon. See the IDS basketblog for more content.

Recycling old issues

By Mike McElroy · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 6:34 p.m.

Recently, IU received a D-plus on its environmental sustainability report card, and many weren't too impressed with its efforts to improve. But the University isn't the only one sending us headlong into a Kevin Costner movie. You are, too. Yeah -- you, in the back. The one who is too lazy to tell the difference between a residence hall recycling bin and a urinal. You're the reason this town dumps tons (literally) of recyclable garbage into private landfills every day.

Around the World

Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 6:33 p.m.

At least five people were killed Sunday in Somalia during a march that drew thousands in support of peacekeepers. Thousands had marched through Kismayo, Somalia, 260 miles southwest of the capital, Mogadishu, to support a proposed peacekeeping mission for the country.

Making a racket

By Matt Peyton · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 6:32 p.m.

This week, I've found myself starring angrily at the chalkboard more than a few times. No, it's not the cold weather. And no, it's not a difficult concept.

U.S.: Iranian government delivering bombs to Iraq

By Steven R. Hurst · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 6:32 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- High-tech roadside bombs that have proved particularly deadly to American soldiers are manufactured in Iran and delivered to Iraq on orders from the "highest levels" of the Iranian government, a senior intelligence officer said Sunday.

All you need is love

By Grace Low · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 6:28 p.m.

The two most powerful forces on this green Earth are love and anger. It's no wonder that these forces that elicit so much passion often intertwine in life and end up indecipherable from one another in their results. War, peace, abuse and social justice can all arise equally from these two seemingly opposite poles.

ONLINE ONLY: Traffic accident causes gas leak on Bloomington's west side; no injuries reported

By Michael Zennie · Saturday, Feb. 10,2007 4:40 p.m.

A driver hit a Vectren gas unit near the corner of Adams and Allen streets, causing the unit to break open and spill natural gas late Thursday night, said Bloomington Police Department Sergeant Bill Parker.