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Decision malicious

I was recently appalled by a malicious decision on the part of the IDS to present what amounts to hate speech in the student newspaper. The fact that it is an advertisement only leads me to the assumption that you endorse this type of ideology even if this is not the case.

Youth looking to lead team in match against Cardinals

IU men's tennis (2-1) could use a victory after a disappointing loss at Louisville. The Hoosiers welcome Ball State (2-1) to the Tennis Center at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Ball St. also lost its last match, falling to No. 6 Illinois. IU holds a remarkable 34-7 all-time record versus in-state rivals. The Hoosiers next four matches will be at home. The home matches are an opportunity to acquire some momentum before conference play begins Feb. 23. "It's real important. We shouldn't lose matches at home," senior Rahman Smiley said. "Away matches are tougher to win." Smiley and senior Milan Rakvica are leading the Hoosiers this season. Smiley is undefeated in both spring singles and doubles matches. He boasts a 9-5 overall singles record and a 7-1 doubles mark this year. Rakvica is 8-5 in overall singles and 6-1 in doubles.

City to build kiosks along Kirkwood

It shouldn't be long before local bands will again be able to post fliers advertising their shows in the downtown area. City officials said they plan to put up kiosks along Kirkwood Avenue by the end of the year. For the past month, the city of Bloomington has enforced a long-standing but obscure ordinance banning the posting of fliers on telephone poles and other public property. The crackdown followed complaints by local merchants that the ubiquitous and often colorful fliers marred the attractiveness of the downtown shopping district.

Give the Patriots their due respect

Picked to finish dead last in their division -- so what? Opened season with two losses -- no problem. Lost $100 million quarterback -- big deal.

'Star' still fighting Knight ruling

In the latest chapter of legal maneuvers involving former IU men's basketball coach Bob Knight, The Indianapolis Star has taken to the offense, appealing a ruling that favored IU and withheld the public release of Knight's personnel documents. The Indianapolis Star filed an appeal Monday asking the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn last month's ruling by Morgan County Special Judge Jane Spencer Craney. If Craney grants the appeal, the records surrounding the termination of Knight would be made public and visible for public scrutiny.

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Philipps flows into 'Dawson's Creek'

After several years in the entertainment industry, Busy Philipps has become a familiar face to young audiences. Her big break came in 1999, when she was cast as high school outcast Kim Kelly on the short-lived but critically acclaimed NBC series "Freaks and Geeks." After the show's cancellation, the 22-year-old Philipps won roles in the independent film "The Smokers" and the MTV television movie "Anatomy of a Hate Crime."

Monroe County contested primary election results

BIG TEN CHAMPS

Nine minutes into the men's basketball game against Northwestern Saturday, IU coach Mike Davis wasn't worried about his Hoosiers starting the game 2 of 10 from the field or a 17-6 deficit staring them in the face. He was worried about hats. With a share of the Big Ten championship on the line -- commemorative hats and T-shirts and the shiny, gold trophy awaiting an IU victory -- the Hoosiers struggled out of the gate. But they rebounded to beat Northwestern 79-67.

State disclosure laws need to stay

The Indiana General Assembly is considering a bill that would exempt the group from the state's disclosure laws. Last week, the Senate Government and Regulatory Affairs Committee voted to endorse the legislation, which would limit public access to government records and personal communications between lawmakers and constituents.

Taliban government crumbling, Rumsfeld says

After four weeks of U.S. attacks, Afghanistan's ruling Taliban are no longer "functioning as a government," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday. But an opposition attack on a key northern city was reported faltering only hours after it was launched.

Mother guilty in battery case

A Bloomington woman who pleaded guilty to suffocating her 4-month-old son was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Defense rules the day in spring scrimmage

In the IU football team's scrimmage Saturday at Memorial Stadium, the defense dominated the offense. Yes, the same defense that has been scrutinized, criticized and demoralized in recent years completely controlled the offense in the team's first full-contact scrimmage of the spring practice schedule. With both sides of the ball split up into two teams, the Hoosier offense dealt with interceptions, dropped snaps, missed field-goal attempts and downfield fumbles leading to only two scores during the two-hour scrimmage.

Don't call them a bluegrass band

Graduate school rankings released

U.S. News and World Report magazine ranked 12 of IU's graduate programs among the top 25 in the country in its new edition of "Best Graduate Schools 2001-2001." University spokeswoman Susan Dillman said the University is pleased with the results, but said rankings can offer limited views of programs. "It's always good news to be ranked well, but it's sort of a mixed blessing," she said.

Students help make world's largest artificial reef with a flipped ship.

IU faculty and students experienced first-hand the creation of the world's largest artificial reef this past month while preparing an old U.S. Navy ship, the Spiegel Grove, for sinking off the coast of Florida.

Reaching for new heights

Global tourism shrinks 2.6 percent

MADRID, Spain - Revenues from international tourism shrank 2.6 percent last year because the Sept. 11 attacks "severely aggravated" the impact of a global economic slowdown, the World Tourism Organization said Tuesday.

Davis kicks off Big Brothers Big Sisters recruitment challenge

IU head basketball coach Mike Davis is a big brother. At a press conference Thursday morning at Assembly Hall, Davis accepted his position as the honorary chair person for the Big Brothers Big Sisters' new project. The "Think BIG Volunteer Recruitment Challenge" is aimed toward signing on 100 new volunteers. These volunteers are needed to help with One on One Brothers/Sisters and with school mentoring programs that Big Brothers Big Sisters carries out for the community throughout the year.

'LFB' proves to be a solid album