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Roommate puts IU student up for auction on Internet site

By Rick Newkirk · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 1:20 a.m.

The eBay post reads loud and clear: "IU ROOMMMATE FOR SALE!! MUST SELL! Finals are coming!" How much would you pay for a curly-haired, 19-year-old dorm-dweller? As of press time, at least $14.50.

Pine e-mail system to retire

By Gavin Lesnick · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 1:20 a.m.

To be or not to be, that is the question. For IU's Shakespeare systems, the answer is not to be. University Information Technology Services sent e-mails to IU users this week informing them that the Shakespeare and Jewel systems, on which the Pine client runs, will be retired at the beginning of spring semester, eliminating the once-popular textual alternative to Webmail.

Texans match-up may be cure for Manning's TD record goal

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 1:13 a.m.

HOUSTON -- With only a few seconds left in a certain victory for Miami, Peyton Manning threw a meaningless 6-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Harrison to cut the score to 24-15. The date was Sept. 6, 1998, and Manning had salvaged his rough NFL debut with the first touchdown pass of his pro career.

Suspended Pacers begin NBA arbitration

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Sheridan · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 1:11 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Ron Artest took the witness stand and described, in his words, one of the worst brawls in NBA history. Teammates Stephen Jackson, Jermaine O'Neal and Anthony Johnson did the same, and a union attorney and one of O'Neal's bodyguards also testified. It went on for six hours, with none of the witnesses being cross-examined by anyone from the league office.

Hoosiers continue 3-game road swing at Maine, Boston

By Matt Ostrega · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 1:08 a.m.

Team looks to snap road woes in back-to-back games

Where's Jimmy Chitwood?

Friday, Dec. 10,2004 12:41 a.m.

The diameter of the inside of a basketball rim measures 18 inches. The diameter of a basketball is 9.39 inches. How do these guys miss?

After 3 months, NHL talks negotiations

By Ira Podell · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 12:40 a.m.

TORONTO -- The NHL and the players' association returned to negotiations Thursday for the first time in three months, looking to end the lockout that has threatened the season. The sides met for about four hours at the NHL's office at the Air Canada Centre, home of the Toronto Maple Leafs, before calling it a day shortly after 3 p.m. The NHLPA invited the league back to the table last week and came with a new proposal.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 12:40 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State University imposed a one-year ban on postseason play by its men's basketball team. The action is a response to reports of $6,000 the University said former coach Jim O'Brien gave a recruit who never played for the school.

Coach search heats up as names are added, dropped

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 12:39 a.m.

As the search for the new IU football coach continues, more potential replacements have entered the mix, and one has possibly left the game. Early Thursday evening, former Nebraska football coach Frank Solich's agent, Jack Mills, said he didn't think his client was a candidate for the vacant IU head coaching job.

Behind Enemy Lines

By John Rodgers · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 12:37 a.m.

Last year, it was a debacle: One of college basketball's biggest rivalry games turned into a complete annihilation.

Nation's best duos face off in semifinal match

By Brian Janosch · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 12:34 a.m.

CARSON, Calif. -- When the Missouri Athletic Club selected the 15 best players in the country, only three teams were fortunate enough to have two players crack that list. Today, two of those three teams will battle for a right to play in Sunday's National Championship, and the battle between the Hermann Trophy candidates will take center stage.

Finding the reason behind the season

By David A. Nosko · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 12:33 a.m.

To shop or not to shop this holiday season? Naughty or nice throughout the year? What is this so-called holiday spirit? Students keep all of these issues in mind as they approach the stressful end to the semester.

Graham Colton Band to play B-town

By Lindsay DeWitte · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 12:32 a.m.

Rarely do bands from out of town make an impact on the local Bloomington music scene, but recently one Dallas band has been making waves.

Having a merry little Christmas with chimes

By Brandon S Morley and Riaz Khan · Friday, Dec. 10,2004 12:26 a.m.

The IU Auditorium and School of Music joined forces Wednesday night when the IU Singing Hoosiers took the stage with the support of the Wind Ensemble for yet another of IU's traditions -- "The Chimes of Christmas."

Workshop uses rhythms of the body to release emotion

By Eboni Gatlin · Thursday, Dec. 9,2004 11:59 p.m.

Amy Fortoul's work expresses her painful battle with confronting her own sexuality and an eating disorder "This is my body, my heart, my soul and my struggle."

Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Dec. 9,2004 11:56 p.m.

Jay-Z named president of Def Jam records LOS ANGELES -- Jay-Z, who has declared himself retired from his rap career, now has a new job to occupy his time -- president and chief executive of the Def Jam record label.

Students frustrated with campus bus delays

By Brad Keist · Thursday, Dec. 9,2004 11:54 p.m.

The C Bus sat idle on the street shoulder next to the Burger King on College Mall Road. All students accounted for. Bus driver? Sophomore Sherry Pate sat in her seat waiting for the driver to return. Ten minutes had passed. He didn't come back. Fed up, about 10 people got off and began walking.

Willie Nelson greets folk fans at Texas Roadhouse

By Gavin Lesnick · Thursday, Dec. 9,2004 11:47 p.m.

Each of the 183 Texas Roadhouse restaurants in the United States has a corner dedicated to Willie Nelson -- complete with a neon sign, autographed bandanas and other memorabilia of the country music legend. Thursday, the Bloomington location had the most prized item of them all: Willie himself.

Kmart-Sears merger could impact city economy

By Gavin Lesnick · Thursday, Dec. 9,2004 11:46 p.m.

When Kmart and Sears joined forces last month in a massive, $55 billion merger, the two companies combined to operate nearly 3,000 locations in the United States. With the aim of challenging industry leaders Wal-Mart and Target for profits, the two retailers are now trying to figure out if that many stores will mean closings, reinventions or other changes in communities like Bloomington where both stores are prevalent.

A calculated change

By Jeff Alsott and Jeff Alstott · Thursday, Dec. 9,2004 11:20 p.m.

Man, I love Asia. Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, rice, samurai, the Yin Yang, Mongols, seppuku, gunpowder. What more could you want from a continent? Well, there is one thing they could use, I suppose: human rights.