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IU kicks off Big Ten conference play

By Alex Witteveld · Friday, April 2,2004 1:22 a.m.

The Hoosiers (16-7) will take their eight-game winning streak to Chicago this weekend to take on Northwestern in the opening game of Big Ten conference play.

Track record set in women's heat

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Friday, April 2,2004 1:22 a.m.

The Little 500 women's field is getting more competitive with each spring series event. Alpha Gamma Delta set the standard at qualifications as the first to break a track record this year. But Kappa Kappa Gamma soon followed -- beating the newly-set record. With a record-breaking precedent set for the 2004 series events, Individual Time Trials didn't disappoint.

Team hopes to keep streak alive

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 2,2004 1:21 a.m.

IU starts off the Big Ten season Friday when the Michigan Wolverines roll into Bloomington. The Hoosiers (21-16) will face possibly their toughest opponent, as Michigan (25-6) has earned the No. 11 ranking in the nation.

53 militants arrested in coordinated crackdown

By Alyson Brodsy and Selcan Hacaoglu · Friday, April 2,2004 1:21 a.m.

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey, Italy and Belgium arrested 53 militants Thursday in a coordinated crackdown on a Turkish Marxist group considered a terrorist organization by Washington, D.C., Turkey's Interior Ministry said. Police in Istanbul, Turkey, arrested 37 suspects of the Marxist Revolutionary People's Liberation Army-Front, or DHKP-C, while security forces in Italy and Belgium detained 16, an Interior Ministry official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Miss-N-Out third Little 5 series event

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, April 2,2004 1:21 a.m.

As riders stride closer the Little 500 races in late April, the preparation for the big day continues. The third installment of the Little 500 series events will take place tomorrow beginning at 10 a.m. at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Hoosiers look forward to only home tournament

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 2,2004 1:20 a.m.

The IU women's golf team will get to stay at home this weekend as it plays in its only home tournament of the year. The 2004 Indiana Invitational will be held Saturday and Sunday at the IU Golf Course. The women will be playing the Championship Course, and first round play begins at 8 a.m. Saturday. Teams will play 36 holes Saturday and their final 18 Sunday.

IU opens Big Ten play at home

By Jeff Fuldauer · Friday, April 2,2004 1:20 a.m.

Playing at home for the first time since March 6, the IU women's tennis team will hold a two-match home stand to kick off Big Ten action at the IU Tennis Center. The No. 34 Hoosiers play host to rivals No. 58 Ohio State and Penn State as they look to improve upon their 1-1 Big Ten record.

Thinking about Final Four

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Friday, April 2,2004 1:20 a.m.

Before I begin, I need to take a TV timeout. Can you imagine if after every four sentences I took a break? OK, fine, sometimes the columns read like that anyway, but stick with me on this one. In the three hours of a CBS-broadcast NCAA basketball game, one only watches 40 minutes of actual game coverage. And heaven forbid CBS stays on the game during a timeout. A player asking for a second to tie his shoe does not warrant another commercial.

Silent auction to benefit charity

By Mike LaFollette · Friday, April 2,2004 1:19 a.m.

More than 100 artists from all over the country have donated their works for the sixth annual "Palette to Palate" silent action to benefit the Community Kitchen of Monroe County. Attendees will have the opportunity to bid on mediums including ceramics, painting, photography, sculpture, stained glass, jewelry and much more. All proceeds from Saturday's auction will help fund the Community Kitchen's hunger-relief programs, which provided more than 125,000 meals in 2003.

IU faces 2 ranked foes on the road

By Dan Click · Friday, April 2,2004 1:19 a.m.

Going on the road is a challenge all teams face, but for the first time this season IU (7-7, 1-1) will play back-to-back days at different sites. The road for the Hoosiers will be tough as they face off against No. 16 Ohio State (13-2, 3-0) tomorrow at noon in Columbus, Ohio at the Stickney Tennis Center. IU battles No. 51 Penn State at noon in State College, PA., at the Surni Tennis Center Sunday.

Panel debates religion in election

By Rick Newkirk · Friday, April 2,2004 1:15 a.m.

A panel of religious leaders within and outside of the University spoke about the role of faith in the 2004 presidential election during a panel discussion Thursday in Jordan Hall. The topic of religious manipulation by both combating camps was the focus of the discussion.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 2,2004 1:13 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Team Rahal announced it will run three cars in the Indianapolis 500, the most entries in the race in team history. Buddy Rice will replace Kenny Brack on the Team Rahal roster for the May 30 race. Brack, the 1999 Indy 500 winner, is recovering from being seriously injured in a crash in the 2003 Indy Racing League finale at Texas Motor Speedway.

INPIRG faces problem with software

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Friday, April 2,2004 1:06 a.m.

The new OneStart registration program could be the last stop for the Indiana Student Public Interest Research Group. Since 1997, INPIRG has had an agreement with the University that it must obtain a $5 pledge from 10 percent of the student body each semester to remain on campus. These pledges are obtained through in-person events throughout campus.

Rocky switch to OneStart expected

By Laura Hilker · Friday, April 2,2004 1:06 a.m.

Fall registration is just beginning, and though some students sigh at the thought of another academic semester, this time, there is something different to grumble about.

Trustees voting on tuition today

By Mike McElroy · Friday, April 2,2004 1:06 a.m.

A mandatory $30 athletics fee, a 4 percent tuition hike and approval of the College Readership Program top the agenda for today's IU board of trustees meeting at IU-Southeast in New Albany, Ind.

Choosing peace

By Holly Johnson and Holy Johnson · Friday, April 2,2004 1:06 a.m.

Some faces, deeply wrinkled, registered awe at the sheer bustle of the nearly hundred-strong crowd; others, smooth with youth, beamed with a pride hate couldn't touch. Bodies -- some draped in rainbow-striped flags -- heads adorned with golden-tinged halos milled together, so in the dusk enveloping North Jordan Avenue, they almost seemed to move as one.

Friends stunned by arrest

By Mallory Simon · Friday, April 2,2004 1:06 a.m.

Police have connected suspect Carl St. Jacques to six minor thefts at the School of Music, including two newly-discovered incidents, IU Police Department Lt. Jerry Minger said earlier this week.

Romantic, moody Irish singer catching on

By Alyson Brodsy and David Bauder · Friday, April 2,2004 12:35 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Even with an audience including Julia Roberts, Renee Zellweger, George Clooney and Nicolas Cage, singer-songwriter Damien Rice is not a background kind of guy. All those stars attended a gig Rice had last year at the home of a Hollywood agent to introduce his music to the movie community. But it was a party with networking and laughing, so when the folksy Irishman began strumming his guitar, few people noticed.

Singing Hoosiers blend pop, classical, Broadway styles

By Stacey Laskin · Friday, April 2,2004 12:34 a.m.

He lifted his hands and the giggles and scattered conversations immediately transformed into song. Director Michael Schwartzkopf and the Singing Hoosiers struggled Tuesday afternoon at rehearsal to turn their expansive repertoire into a full-fledged musical production.

Middle Way House presents art

By -Jenny Kobiela · Friday, April 2,2004 12:33 a.m.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month started Thursday, and the Middle Way House is taking advantage by sponsoring a month-long show of community art at the Indiana Memorial Union Gallery throughout April. Middle Way House provides a safe place for women and children who have been victims of domestic and sexual abuse and assault. The presenting of artwork based on sexual assault is a way for Middle Way House to reach out to the community of Bloomington about this "silent epidemic."