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Men's soccer team wins Big Ten game

The men's soccer team opened their Big Ten regular season Sunday, beating the Michigan State Spartans 3-0. The shutout was IU's fourth of the season. In the past 27 meetings with the Spartans, the Hoosiers have gone undefeated, outscoring them 95-6 overall.

Transportation plan approved

While many Bloomington children were out asking for candy Wednesday night, several residents were at City Hall asking for the City Council's approval of the city's proposed alternative transportation plan. The plan, which would implant sidewalks, pathways and multi-use trails over the next 10 years, passed unanimously, 7-0.

The drive to win

ATLANTA -- Dane Fife writes this story every week. The senior's defense shuts down an opponent's top scorer, frustrates him and then the opponent smiles about it afterward. Saturday was no different. Just ask Oklahoma leading scorer Hollis Price. "Fife did a great job," Price said. "He was so physical. I usually get around that. But tonight, I just didn't overcome it. He did a great job." Price finished 1 of 11 from the field and scored a season-low six points. He missed six of his seven three-pointers after shooting 39 percent from there this season, committed two turnovers and was never a factor in IU's 73-64 national semifinal victory in the Georgia Dome.

Hip-hop to get attention

Little 500 is done, and gone are the concerts and events that fill the week leading to the race. But that doesn't mean campus will be dead this week. Following a week with performances by hip-hop artists Nelly and Jurassic 5, the IU chapter of The Hip Hop Congress will host a hip-hop awareness festival today in Dunn Meadow.

Hindu Pilgrims Attacked in Kashmir

Suspected Islamic militants hurled grenades and opened fire on police, sleeping villagers and Hindu pilgrims in Kashmir, killing 12 people in the first such assaults in three weeks, Indian officials said today.

GPSO elects new officers

The Graduate and Professional Student Organization, the governing body of graduate and professional students on campus, elected new executive officers at its meeting Friday.

Rumsfeld likely to scale back jet patrols

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld indicated Sunday he probably will scale back the continuous fighter jet patrols over U.S. cities. He raised the possibility of tying the intensity of the patrols to different levels of threats against the U.S., as assessed by the government. "My personal view has been that what we need to do is what we have always done historically, and that's to have different threat levels. And as we see changes in the threat condition, adjust up or down," Rumsfeld said.

Indian cuisine pleases palate at Shanti

The Shanti Indian Cuisine is one of a few Indian places here in Bloomington. An extensive menu selection is complimented by a pleasant atmosphere. One of the most outstanding features of this cozy restaurant was the parade of pre-entree items brought to us. We were served a complimentary salad, something we think highly of in any restaurant, along with a crunchy, bread-like pita and salsa. By the end of the meal, our table was covered by various food selections.

Suspect in ecstacy case killed Saturday

In a morbid turn of events, one of the 14 people indicted on charges of smuggling ecstasy to be distributed in Bloomington, was found stabbed to death in Indianapolis Saturday morning.

Cheney drums up local support

EVANSVILLE -- Secret Servicemen clung to the walls inside The Centre in Evansville yesterday evening, discreetly playing with their ears and talking into their shoulders.

Strawberry shortcake a summer favorite

Sweet, ripe and naked -- that's how most people go for strawberries. Their juicy succulent flesh, curvaceous shape and seductive aroma are irresistible unadorned, but coupled with a warm buttery biscuit and crowned with a dollop of whipped cream? Ambrosia.

Hudson stars in forgettable DVD

'Count' beats being in a prison forever

This past weekend, Kevin Reynolds' adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' "The Count of Monte Cristo" swashbuckled its way across the silver screen, carving out smiles and stealing laughter from audiences. Reynolds has rebounded nicely from his last epic flop, "Waterworld," with a story full of intrigue, excitement, romance and revenge. Set in 19th-century France, the movie sweeps from one lush landscape to the next as we follow the demise of Edmund Dantes and the vengeful rise of the Count of Monte Cristo.

Doubles tennis team plays for national title

Tuesday the doubles tennis team of junior Karie Schlukebir and sophomore Linda Tran will try to put the finishing touches on a season that just keeps getting better.

DiNardo faces challenges with new recruit class

Football coach Gerry DiNardo recruited some big names at LSU. Quarterback Rohan Davey, wide receiver Josh Reed and linebacker Trev Faulk were talented football players who helped LSU claim Sugar Bowl and SEC championship game victories this past season. Every member of the trio should be dressing Sundays next fall, and they all signed their letters-of-intent during DiNardo's tenure.

Tibetan events held throughout weekend

At a Tibetan teach-in held Sunday, Larry Gerstein, a psychology professor at Ball State University and the president and co-founder of the International Tibet Independence Movement, began by asking his audience to whisper the words "free Tibet" repetitiously. He then explained that even whispering those words in the Tibetan region would prompt an arrest by the Chinese police and a prison sentence. Possession of a photo of the Dalai Lama, the religious and political leader of Tibet, or participation in a political demonstration would warrant the same punishment.

Eight migrants wounded in shootout in Mexican desert

Vehicles carrying Latin Americans trying to illegally enter the United States were shot at in the desert near the border city of Mexicali, leaving eight migrants wounded, newspapers reported Saturday.

Call a friend, revive a friendship

Stop reading this and call your best friend. Almost anything can wait the five minutes required to call and say, "Hi. Just wanted to see what's up." And if the conversation generated by that greeting stretches from five minutes to 45, that's even better. No, this isn't a lesson in procrastination. It's a life lesson.

Defense falters again

Familiarity is comforting, except when it's losing. And that's just what the Hoosiers did Saturday in Iowa City against the Hawkeyes. They lost 42-28, in an all too familiar fashion. A dominant offense, an invisible defense. The tone of the game was set a mere 1:45 seconds into the game when Iowa scored on a 75-yard touchdown run. The entire drive consisted of three plays, and from then out the Iowa offense scored on all but one possession in the first half.

IU's own police academy

Twenty-one IU Police Department cadets, dressed in full garb, attentively listen to David Toumey, the Monroe Country Coroner, as he describes each of the slides on his Power Point presentation. Cadets squint to make out details of the gruesome images before them: a blood-clotted brain, suicide hanging, strangulation homicide and bloated, decomposing carcasses. Some of them mutter comments under their breath while others wince at the pictures.