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3-game weekend split for hockey team

By Brett Wallace · Monday, Feb. 12,2001 12:43 a.m.

The hockey team's three-game weekend with Minnesota and Illinois ended with mixed results. In their final contests before the conference championship series, the Hoosiers defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers 6-4 at the Frank Southern Center, then were swept Friday and Saturday at Illinois.

Junior comes back after year on bench

By Aaron Sharockman · Monday, Feb. 12,2001 12:42 a.m.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- It's been a long time coming for junior forward Erin McGinnis. After sitting out a year, and being on the bench for most of this one, McGinnis was in the spot she envisioned nearly two years ago when she transferred to IU from Auburn -- with the ball in her hands and the game on the line.

Buzzer shot stops Michigan State

By Aaron Sharockman · Monday, Feb. 12,2001 12:41 a.m.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State guard Christie Pung had a chance to play hero Sunday afternoon in front of 3,416 fans at the Breslin Center. She missed -- twice.

Indianapolis new home of Libertarian convention

By Sheila Lalwani · Sunday, Feb. 11,2001 11:52 p.m.

In July 2002, Indianapolis will host its first political party convention. But it won't be the Republicans or the Democrats -- it will be the Libertarian Party.

Candidates express views in IUSA executive debate

By Cory Schouten · Sunday, Feb. 11,2001 11:37 p.m.

The IU Student Association sponsored its annual executive debate Thursday at the Indiana Memorial Union. Questions posed to the tickets' presidential candidates ranged from the University's academic decline to ATMs on campus. After the debate, candidates said they found common ground but also had a chance to define individual goals.

AIDS Awareness Week to celebrate relationships

By by Jennifer Brewer · Sunday, Feb. 11,2001 11:35 p.m.

This year, AIDS Awareness Week will be celebrated with loving relationships in mind. AIDS Awareness Week/Safe Love 2001, which began Saturday and runs through Friday, will be celebrated on campus with events to include all students, not only those who have been touched by AIDS. This is the first year AIDS Awareness Week has included the additional focus on relationships and the concept of safe love.

Criticize policies, not character flaws

By Neil Waechter · Sunday, Feb. 11,2001 10:59 p.m.

There is a profound and deep-seated bigotry simmering on this campus. It is as stark and far-reaching as the anti-African sentiments of the deep South before the 1960s. It is as blatant and disturbing as the anti-semitism of the Nazis.

Hey NRA, protect your interests

By Brian Zell · Sunday, Feb. 11,2001 10:57 p.m.

I was visiting my uncle, an avid hunter, when I came across an advertising insert for a gun shop. I've been in the market for a nice handgun for some time since I want the ability to kill any uninvited guests who show up in my house at 3 a.m. Hey, if someone breaks into MY home to steal MY Sony Playstation, he or she deserves to have his or her brains splattered all over the walls. It says so right there in the Constitution.

Fed chairman to speak

By Trevor Davis · Sunday, Feb. 11,2001 10:51 p.m.

This week, a number of economic reports will be released, including the producer price index report and the retail sales report. Investors will examine the data released and attempt to determine how quickly the economy is slowing. If economic reports in the next few weeks are weaker than expected, fear of a recession might rise.

Alma Azul mixes it up at Second Story

By Jacob Frohnapple · Sunday, Feb. 11,2001 10:39 p.m.

Second Story Night club offered a mix of music and dancing Saturday night, the sound courtesy of Bloomington's Alma Azul.

Tintern Abbey brings funk, folk music

By Christopher Ensminger · Sunday, Feb. 11,2001 10:38 p.m.

Jenny Appleby, bassist for Tintern Abbey, growled into the microphone midway through the band's three-set performance Thursday at Kilroy's Sports, "You have lost all your clothes, but you can keep your hat on." His words summarized an evening of music that defied a classification into one genre.

Spirit of Sport returns

Sunday, Feb. 11,2001 4:10 p.m.

Spirit of Sport, an annual event sponsored by the IU Division of Recreational Sports, will start today at 5 p.m. in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation's Wildermuth Gymnasium, going until 5 a.m. The event is designed to raise money for Indiana Special Olympics.

Indiana must change with times

Friday, Feb. 9,2001 1:20 p.m.

It's about time Indiana joined the rest of the civilized world in observing daylight-saving time, falling an hour back in the fall and jumping an hour forward in the spring. Although Congress adopted daylight savings time nationally in 1966, states were allowed to opt out, and Indiana chose to do so.

Team to use 1st game as catalyst for season

By Nate Rau · Friday, Feb. 9,2001 1:11 a.m.

In the grand scheme of things, the softball team's first game at 3 p.m. Saturday at Evansville could be considered just another pre-season game. But coach Diane Stephenson sees it as a potential catalyst for a successful season.

Cassady carries Hoosiers in win

Friday, Feb. 9,2001 1:09 a.m.

Suspended IU senior Rachael Honegger wasn't the story in IU's 83-79 overtime win against Wisconsin Thursday. Junior guard Heather Cassady made sure of that -- in the game's first five minutes.

Rested Hoosiers ready for revenge

By David Uchiyama · Friday, Feb. 9,2001 1:05 a.m.

After a week off from games, sophomore guard Tom Coverdale said it's time to get back to business. Not that he hasn't enjoyed the time to rest -- he's averaging nearly 38 minutes per game -- but he's looking forward to playing Michigan at 1 p.m. Sunday in Assembly Hall.

Anti-harassment team offers help

By Peggy Trytko · Friday, Feb. 9,2001 12:49 a.m.

Racial slurs and swastikas carved into doorways and walls of campus buildings. Anti-gay messages on dry-erase boards in the residence halls. An associate instructor making fun of a Jewish student's religion. These are only three examples of discrimination cases that were reported to IU's anti-discrimination teams.

Gunman left warning signs

By Joseph S. Pete · Friday, Feb. 9,2001 12:47 a.m.

It was not unusual for Robert Pickett, an IU alumnus and Evansville accountant who fired shots outside of the White House Wednesday, to take unannounced time off of work and drive to Washington, D.C. Clients and his employer say he often made the trip "to consult a lawyer" in his ongoing litigation with a former employer, the Internal Revenue Service. Sometimes he would disappear for weeks at a time during the tax season.

Bayh to head Democratic centrist group

By Joseph S. Pete · Friday, Feb. 9,2001 12:45 a.m.

It would be hard to disagree that Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., is a rising star in the Democratic party. Tuesday, he was appointed chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, a centrist group. The council of "New Democrats" has helped launch the national careers of many former chairmen, including then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton and House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri.

Volunteers' efforts help Special Olympians

By Carrie Waggoner · Friday, Feb. 9,2001 12:44 a.m.

From helping the Special Olympians put on their bowling shoes to cheering for them as they bowled, the Spirit of Sport volunteers bonded with the athletes at the Special Olympic bowling tournament last November. The bonding experience at the tournament helped the volunteers focus on what they are working toward for this weekend's Spirit of Sport events, said Christine Geary, the assistant director of special events for Recreational Sports.