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Parks Department up for award

By Monica Dix · Monday, May 3,2004 2:39 a.m.

Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department is a finalist for the 2004 National Gold Medal Award presented by the American Academy for Parks and Recreation Administration and the National Recreation Park Association.

College students prepare to graduate into military

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, May 3,2004 2:36 a.m.

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Months after Andrew Vincent walks off the stage this May, proudly clutching a University of California diploma, he expects to go into combat.

Pain in the pump

By Allison Ricket · Monday, May 3,2004 2:33 a.m.

Foreign supply of crude oil, the summer travelling season and a lack of emergency reserves have driven gasoline prices to record highs, with no sign of relief in the future.

Trustees to vote on new charge

By Rick Newkirk · Monday, May 3,2004 2:33 a.m.

The stage is set for a tense meeting between University officials Thursday and Friday. The IU board of trustees will meet for the first time since President Adam Herbert asked to delay the athletic fee vote April 2. Trustees President Fred Eichhorn said he will be opposed to a mandatory athletic fee, which he said would wrongly place the financial burden on students.

First in the family

By Amy Barnicle · Monday, May 3,2004 2:33 a.m.

The road to college can be long and rocky for some students, as money trouble and social problems can make the chance of attending college a rough go. And for some, the pressure of being the first college graduate in the family can be a burden on its own.

Ballantine jumper healing

By Rick Newkirk · Monday, May 3,2004 2:33 a.m.

An IU student wrote late February in his Internet diary that he hated his life and wanted to die. That student leapt from a window on the eighth floor of Ballantine Hall April 19 and nearly lost his life. Now, he lies in a Bloomington Hospital room with two broken legs surrounded by his family. His mother said she wants the Bloomington community to know her son is out of critical care and is recovering.

Students vote no to $30 fee

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Monday, May 3,2004 2:33 a.m.

The students have spoken. During Friday's closed-door meeting between student-group representatives, a consensus was reached. "Under the terms given to us now, the athletic fee is not in our best interest," IU Student Association President Tyson Chastain said.

Ivy Tech launches new institute

By Jenica Schultz · Monday, May 3,2004 2:18 a.m.

Ivy Tech State College of Bloomington kicked off the launch of its O'Bannon Institute for Community Service Friday with a day-long conference dedicated to making people more involved with politics and local volunteer efforts.

Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, May 3,2004 1:57 a.m.

Hoosiers hold off field in East Lansing For the first time since the Xavier Provident Invitational Oct. 13, the IU men's golf team found its way back to the winners' circle by taking first place at the Fossum/Taylor Made Invitational in East Lansing during the weekend. The victory was the Hoosiers fourth of the season -- their highest single season total since the 1974-75 team also earned four.

Team drops close meet to Purdue, 94-92

By Steve Slivka · Monday, May 3,2004 1:55 a.m.

Mother Nature's skies above the Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex held off her spring showers until the conclusion of the last event Saturday -- the men's 4x400-meter relay. Visiting arch-rival Purdue arrived at the stadium Saturday for the annual dual-meet to rain and both IU and Purdue decided to cancel the meet. But, as Purdue's buses started to leave the parking lot, the rain stopped, Purdue stayed in Bloomington and took advantage of a break in the weather by winning the women's portion of the meet, scoring 94 points to IU's 92.

OSU sweeps IU in 4-game series

By Cory Steger · Monday, May 3,2004 1:54 a.m.

The Hoosiers Big Ten struggles continued this weekend after being swept in a four-game series by Ohio State. The Buckeyes (24-17, 13-7 Big Ten) out muscled the Hoosiers (23-21, 7-13 Big Ten), collecting more than 50 total hits. The sweep by Ohio State marks the first time since 1986 the Hoosiers have been swept in a four-game series at home. Senior pitcher Adam Pegg said the sweep was embarrassing for the entire baseball program.

Hoosiers pound Purdue in meet

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Monday, May 3,2004 1:53 a.m.

IU finished its final dual meet of the season by trouncing in-state arch rival Purdue 108-76. The Hoosiers put on a dominant display, winning 14 of 18 total events.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, May 3,2004 1:52 a.m.

CWPA honors 3 IU All Americans Three water polo players represented IU on the Collegiate Water Polo Associations All American team. The CWPA announced the team Tuesday, and Juniors Krista Peterson, Kandace Waldthaler and Jessica Goldner were all named to the team.

Women's team upset by No. 40 Iowa; Regionals next

By Jeff Fuldauer · Monday, May 3,2004 1:51 a.m.

After notching upset after upset to clinch a share of the Big Ten regular season title, the second seeded IU women's tennis team found themselves on the wrong side of an upset for the first time all year. The No. 21 Hoosiers fell in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten championships to No. 40 and seventh seed Iowa, 4-3.

Hoosiers ousted from Big Ten tournaments

By Dan Click · Monday, May 3,2004 1:50 a.m.

The No. 61 Hoosiers (12-12, 6-6 Big Ten) continued their battle in the Big Ten conference tournament Saturday against No. 35 Minnesota (14-8, 9-2 Big Ten) in East Lansing, Mich. In a match typifying the season for the sixth-seeded IU, the Hoosiers lost to the third seed, Minnesota, 4-3, which could have possibly ended their season. The team will find out Wednesday, whether or not it is selected for the NCAA Tournament.

What does the future hold?

By Alex Hickey · Monday, May 3,2004 1:49 a.m.

What does the future hold? It's a question a lot of us graduating types are asking right now. And it's a tough question to answer when the hardest decision you are used to making each day is "Do I want fries with that?"

Professor studies swimming, aging

By Chris Jesse · Monday, May 3,2004 1:22 a.m.

Sophomore Emily Schmitt reluctantly awakens at 6 a.m., four times a week during water polo season and goes to the Student Recreational Sports Center pool for practice.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, May 3,2004 1:16 a.m.

I would like to point out a discrepancy in the story "Independent Candidate Nader Speaks to Full House" published April 26. The article states that outside the Union, student groups supporting candidates Kerry and Bush protested Nader's speech.

Wait. I'm graduating?

By Alyson Brodsy and Jack Silverstein · Monday, May 3,2004 1:02 a.m.

The first thing I learned at IU three and-a-half years ago was it's pronounced "Loo-vle," not "Louie-ville" as I had always assumed. The next thing I learned was it takes a while for them to figure out you're not actually in the Optometry building, which means you can park there for free for a couple of weeks.

A certain sense of Bloomington

By Alyson Brodsy and Paul Musgrave · Monday, May 3,2004 12:51 a.m.

SHANGHAI -- I have been in this city of 16 million people for nearly three months now. Already, Bloomington is a memory, and a faintly unbelievable one at that. Can any city really have only 100 thousand people living there? Does the town really have that many ethnic restaurants? Are college students really rich enough to have their own cars, computers and apartments? I exaggerate. Slightly.

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