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Online Only: Ring-tone rage

By Julia Boriss · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 11:37 p.m.

Cellphones are far too important to turn off for a silly thing like class. I have classified those of you who seem to think this into three basic categories.

Women's intramural basketball still popular

By Linnea Coulter · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 11:37 p.m.

During intramural basketball season, the courts at the Wildermuth Intramural Center become jam-packed with sweaty male players shooting free throws, playing man-to-man defense and violently vying for rebounds.

Urlacher embraces small town roots

By Rick Gano · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 11:35 p.m.

MIAMI -- Brian Urlacher was so at ease, he slept on the flight to the Super Bowl. And when Sunday arrives, he'll make sure he tunes into his favorite morning fishing show on TV. Just to sort of chill.

Sosa has a contract, must make team

By Paul J. Weber · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 11:34 p.m.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Sammy Sosa has a contract with the Texas Rangers and a chance to get back to the major leagues. Now the former slugger has to go to spring training and earn a spot on the roster.

Nike Twill jersey vital to greatness

By Jacob Stewart · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 11:31 p.m.

IU athletics are currently fighting to get back on the right track to high prestige. With the importing of coaches Terry Hoeppner, Kelvin Sampson and Felisha Legette-Jack, Hoosier sports appear to be headed in the right direction. But there is one thing still missing. One characteristic of the greats that IU is currently without, that IU fans are reaching for and have thus far been left wanting. It isn't some new 7-foot recruit, or a coach of international prestige.

Foul shots 'key' for Hoosiers

By Eamonn Brennan · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 11:30 p.m.

With all of the hype surrounding any NCAA game -- let alone a game featuring the No. 2 team in the country -- it's easy to overanalyze the mental capacities of the players involved, to wonder if they'll be properly focused.

A burning proposal

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 11:12 p.m.

There is evidently something in the Hoosier character that relishes a really oppressive tax. This is our reaction upon hearing Gov. Mitch Daniels' popular proposal to increase duties on every pack of cigarettes by a quarter -- and the 62 percent of Hoosier voters who would support a $1 increase, according to a recent poll.

Seeking a BFF

By Joanna Borns · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 11:11 p.m.

Everyone needs a BFF. That means "best friend forever." I'm not trying to be condescending. There are some people who don't know what it stands for. I always used to think it meant "big fruit flavor," and that doesn't even make sense.

The road to Emmaus

By Peter Chen · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 11:10 p.m.

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France -- On the cold night of Jan. 31, 1954, a woman froze to death on the streets of Paris, clutching in her hands the eviction notice dated one day before. It was a forgettable tragedy, one in a million of the small tragedies that pass daily. But the next day, a 41-year-old priest barged into the studios of Radio Luxembourg to issue a plea that such tragedies should not be forgotten, that we can and must do more. "Friends, help!" he cried across the airwaves, and in that moment, the legend of Abbé Pierre began. His career built affordable housing, raised the poor out of poverty, and brought change to a frozen French government.

Bowl-ing together

By Brian J. McFillen and Brain J. McFillen · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 11:08 p.m.

This Sunday I'm going to my first Super Bowl Party since I was an undergraduate. As an Ohioan, I don't have any particular affiliation with either team. (My corner of the state is now Steelers' territory, thanks to the success of local hero Ben Roethlisberger.) And while I like football, I don't follow it closely -- I don't even know the (I'm sure) dramatic back stories behind these two teams. Also, I much prefer college ball to the NFL. The half-time show is almost guaranteed to be awful, not to mention nipple-free. Yet here I am, excited about it nonetheless.

Steffey still missing; Wabash scoured

By Alberto D. Morales · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 10:59 p.m.

The search for 19-year-old Purdue freshman Wade Steffey still continues as investigators search for more clues. Purdue University spokeswoman Jeanne Norberg said two officers from the Purdue Police Department spoke with some of Steffey's friends in Bloomington.

2-year-old recovers from burns

Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 10:54 p.m.

VALPARAISO, Ind. -- A toddler with more than 85 percent of his body burned when his older brother accidentally hit him with a flaming gas can has returned home after six months in Indianapolis hospitals. Two-year-old Christopher Madden arrived at his rural Valparaiso home Friday night with his mother, Lynn. "It's kind of like bringing home a newborn," his mother told the Post-Tribune of Merrillville for a Tuesday story.

Governors of Indiana, Illinois bet on Super Bowl

Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 10:53 p.m.

SPRINGFIED, Ill. -- The governors of Illinois and Indiana are betting pizza, cheesecake, candy, popcorn and more on the outcome of Sunday's Super Bowl between the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears.

Purdue doctoral student missing

Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 10:52 p.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- Purdue University police are involved in a search for a second missing Purdue student, but investigators do not believe the case is connected to that of a missing Purdue student from Bloomington.

Satellite campus mascots updated

By Shannon McEnerney · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 10:43 p.m.

IUPUI has a mascot -- it is the home of the Jaguars. The Pioneers represent the IU East campus. Along with those schools, IU Kokomo, IU South Bend, IU Southeast and IU Northwest all have mascots. Recently, through IU's Integrated Image Program, these mascots were "cleaned up" a little, said Lisa Townsend, director of University marketing and chair of the Integrated Image Policy Committee.

Irish shutout Hoosiers 7-0 in tennis blowout

By Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 10:42 p.m.

The men's tennis team traveled to South Bend on Monday with hopes of a big win, but instead it returned to Bloomington with its first loss of the season. Facing No. 13 Notre Dame, the No. 58 Hoosiers were swept, 7-0, losing each of the nine matches. "I am really, really disappointed," IU coach Ken Hydinger said. "We're better than this, and we didn't go out and fight."

Graduate's dream job combines art, history, chemistry

By Michael Reschke · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 10:33 p.m.

Most applicants to conservation schools are not admitted the first time they apply. IU graduate Preston H. Smith will find out in April if he has beaten the odds and been accepted on his first try. Smith applied to Buffalo State College in New York, one of three schools in the country that offer a conservation program.

Annual Middle Eastern Arts Festival endeavors to educate community

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 10:32 p.m.

There are three main goals of the Middle Eastern Arts Festival, which will be held Thursday to Feb. 10, says Naomi Spector, assistant outreach coordinator of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures.

IU Fine Arts faculty flaunts its stuff

By Kyle Meehan · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 10:31 p.m.

It's time for the faculty of the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts to show its students what it can do. For the next five weeks, the faculty's work will be the focus of "A Bloomington Biennial: Faculty Artists from IU's Hope School of Fine Arts" at the IU Art Museum.

Around the World

Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 10:16 p.m.

Airline pilots will be allowed to fly until they turn 65 instead of the current mandatory retirement age of 60 under a proposal to be announced Tuesday by Federal Aviation Administrator Marion Blakey.