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Shaping the future

By Stefania Marghitu · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 7:21 p.m.

It is extraordinary that an industry like Hollywood, frequently known for its superficiality, is acknowledging an almost forgotten brand of beauty. Women who are proud of their thick sizes are the shining stars of this year's Golden Globe Awards and Academy Award nominations.

UPDATE 5:32 p.m. : Man jumps out of window after baseball-bat attack

By Michael Reschke · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 6 p.m.

Bloomington police are looking for a man who attacked two men with a bat Sunday morning. The Bloomington Police Department was called about 3:44 a.m. when a Bloomington man, 35, was screaming for help in the 400 block of East Hillside Drive.

Search for Steffey on Saturday ends with no clues

By Alberto D. Morales · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 5:24 p.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- Hundreds of volunteers concluded their Saturday search for missing Purdue University student Wade Steffey early because of freezing temperatures and high winds.

Just wait till next year

By Trevor brown · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 5:04 p.m.

Today it is likely that a sizable portion of the IU population will be sporting Indianapolis Colts jerseys as they celebrate a well-deserved win. I, on the other hand, will be one of the very few who will show up to class wearing my Bears jersey. Just as many in the media predicted, Rex Grossman didn't show up to play. Instead his evil twin, Bad Rex, showed up in Miami.

BLUE REIGN

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 4 p.m.

In the waning moments of Super Bowl XLI, Colts fans at Nick's English Hut did not want to jinx their team. They were afraid anything could happen with time still left in the game. Once the clock hit zero, they were able to start the party. The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears 29-17 on Sunday night to give the Circle City its first major championship -- and many in the Bloomington community celebrated, too. "(The) Colts are a team of destiny," junior Ty Ferraro said. "It's meant be -- everything lined up for them this year. Peyton Manning's the best quarterback in the league." Despite the number of IU students from Chicago, the crowd at Nick's English Hut was full of Colts fans. "I love my Colts," senior Katie Fagan said after the game. "They (were) absolutely fantastic today. (Colts coach) Tony Dungy deserves this more than any other coach in the NFL. I just love it." The IU campus roared in rejoice as the Colts finally won the big game that had eluded them so many times. Despite their love for the Colts, many fans seemed to find more joy in downing the Bears and quarterback Rex Grossman.

U.S. Department of Justice to release court orders on domestic spy program

By Lara Jakes Jordan · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 1:39 p.m.

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Wednesday he will turn over secret documents detailing the government's domestic spying program, ending a two-week standoff with the Senate Judiciary Committee over surveillance targeting terror suspects.

Campus readies for 'Super' Sunday

By John Wustrow · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 1:31 p.m.

Are you ready for some football? As the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears prepare to face off in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday in Miami, campus is buzzing with one question: Colts or Bears? "I think its it's split pretty evenly," junior Nick Farrell said. "I see a lot of Colts jerseys and a lot of Bears jerseys. A lot of people from Chicago go here at IU." Farrell, a Colts fan, said the fact there are so many Bears fans at IU, coupled with the campus being just an hour south of Indianapolis, has led to a bit of trash talk for the last two weeks. "Rex Grossman sucks, Peyton Manning sucks," Farrell said, describing the trash talk. "I don't see how you couldn't like Peyton, though." Freshman Tim Perez is also a Colts fan. He said that his residence hall, Teter Quad, is split pretty evenly between fans of both teams -- and it has resulted in some verbal sparring on his floor. "Colts fans always say how Peyton Manning is better," he said. "And Bears fans try to argue that they have a better defense." Incidents around campus involving fans of the two teams have been relatively mild according to sophomore Marc Momcilovich, a Bears fan. Momcilovich has had four-letter expletives yelled outside his door, "but besides that it's no big deal," he said. "We'll see on Sunday." Not everyone at IU is a fan of the Bears or Colts.

Delta Zeta women Go Red for friend

By Whitney Mitchell · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 12:23 p.m.

While the color red is usually associated with Valentine's Day this time of year, the women of Delta Zeta are promoting it to spread awareness about heart disease in women.

Beating a dead horse

By Brian Janosch · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 9:30 a.m.

A horse is a horse / Of course, of course, And no one can talk to a horse, of course / That is, of course, unless the horse Is the famous Barbaro! Go right to the source and ask the horse / You cameras and anchors and newsmen, of course. Who needs a story when a horse is the source? Go talk to Barbaro!

Herbert: Smoking will be banned on all IU campuses

By Shannon McEnerney · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 12:21 a.m.

When freshmen J. Chang and Jin Kim learned IU President Adam Herbert will tell the leaders of IU to ban smoking across campus, they responded with a string of profanities and a promise of defiance. "I would still smoke," Kim said. "How would they enforce it?" Chang said. These views represent part of the challenge in Herbert's order, which he announced Friday at the board of trustees' meeting.

Outsourcing plan cuts 4 positions from motor pool

By Michael Zennie · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 12:21 a.m.

University officials say their plan to outsource the IU Motor Pool won't cause the massive job losses protested by IU employees and state and local government officials.

No. 59 IU sweeps weekend opponents

By Aaron Beard · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 12:13 a.m.

The IU men's tennis team swept through its weekend matches, posting a 6-1 record in wins against Marquette and Northern Illinois. The No. 59 Hoosiers improved their spring record to 6-1 with Saturday's victories. The only loss of the season came last week against Notre Dame, where the Hoosiers fell 7-0.

Hoosiers cruise to 8-0 record

By Kevin Kane · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 12:12 a.m.

As senior Laura McGaffigan battled Marquette's Kylie Moore through a tie-breaking third set, a row of seven other Hoosiers in the adjacent court encouraging their team captain. McGaffigan took the set, winning the match 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, to cap the first of the IU women's tennis team's pair of Sunday victories against Marquette and Ball State. The Hoosiers won all but one point on the day, sweeping Marquette 7-0 before beating Ball State 6-1.

Men, women individuals place well at Indiana Relays

By Ryan Gregg · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 12:11 a.m.

This weekend's Indiana Relays marked the fourth consecutive meet held in the Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse, and the meet provided a chance for the young Hoosier track and field teams to get a taste of what the Big Ten championships will be like.

I've got a message for all you doubters out there

By Chris Engel · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 12:10 a.m.

The football gods have tortured Colts fans since the move from Baltimore in 1984. Losing seasons became the norm for the blue and white until coach Ted Marchibroda and quarterback Jim Harbaugh caught lightning in a bottle with some deep runs into the playoffs in the 1990s. Despite some success, every season rooting for the Colts has ended in disappointment for me.

No. 20 Hoosiers struggle out west

By Tom Kir · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 12:09 a.m.

The No. 20 IU water polo team headed out west to the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., to face some of the nations' top ranked teams. And the competition lived up to its billing as the Hoosiers dropped all four games they played, falling to 3-5 on the season.

Wrestling squad loses twice during weekend

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 12:08 a.m.

The IU wrestling team fell on hard times again this weekend, dropping numerous matches to No. 1 Minnesota and North Carolina State at University Gym. The No. 18 Hoosiers lost to the top-ranked Gophers 29-7 on Friday night and followed with a 22-18 loss against the Wolfpack on Saturday.

Hoosier women win late against Gophers

By Lee Hurwitz · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 12:07 a.m.

Down by as many as 14 points early in the first half, the IU women's basketball team (15-9, 4-7) staged a second-half 69-65 comeback win against Minnesota (13-11, 5-6).

NO HORSING AROUND

By Aaron Beard and Eddie Pells · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 12:07 a.m.

MIAMI -- Purple rain at the Super Bowl. Golden memories for Peyton Manning, Tony Dungy and the Indianapolis Colts. In a sloppy, exciting, rain-soaked NFL title game Sunday, the Colts defeated the Bears 29-17 behind 247 yards passing from Manning, the star quarterback who finally won the big one after nine record-setting seasons. "We put a lot of hard work and a lot of effort into this," said Manning, who was named the game's Most Valuable Player. "It's all happening pretty fast right now. I'm excited. It's something we'll enjoy for quite some time." In a good ol'-fashioned South Florida soaker, the football squirted loose and bounced all over the waterlogged field. It resulted in eight turnovers, including two late interceptions thrown by Chicago's Rex Grossman that sealed the game for Indianapolis.

The long and winding road

By Ryan Corazza · Monday, Feb. 5,2007 12:06 a.m.

Kelvin Sampson can explain it to you quite simply. "Teams are better at home than they are on the road," he said in a press conference the day before IU's home win against Michigan on Jan. 27. When pressed by the same reporter to expand on the topic, he scoffed at the notion.