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Senior explores many interests
Carol Yuan's name might not sound familiar, but the senior is on her way to becoming one of the most well-known student musicians on campus.
Kelsey Grammer\'s \'Girlfriends\' sassy, funny
DVD Review
• Directed by Robert Zemeckis • Starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Harrison Ford • Rated R
Basketball teams, not 'Playboy,' should get front page
Opinion page is where student, community opinions belong
'IDS' needs to get off high horse
I write this letter in opposition to the Jan. 26 staff editorial "Bush policy hurts international clinics," the IDS editorial board's collective (though not unanimous) decision that George W. Bush's policy of "taking away money from programs simply because they include abortion as a family planning option is wrong."
Wanted: clear communication
I've had it. I have finally had the last straw. I'm done with it all. I am done trying to figure out women. This is not to say I'm done with women, just done trying to figure them out. Women are harder to figure out than this year's basketball team.
Tough love for political whiners
\"He's blurring the lines between church and state!" "He's taking government funds to aid religious organizations!" "He's a theist!" Blah, blah, blah.
Construction issues prompt support for gas tax hike
INDIANAPOLIS -- Not long ago, Indiana's rising fuel prices prompted Gov. Frank O'Bannon to suspend the state's sales tax on gasoline.
Probe into student's death intensifies
The investigation into the death of freshman Seth Korona intensified Tuesday, when a preliminary report from the coroner indicated he might not have died of natural causes. Police said the investigation is ongoing. Korona died Sunday after several days in a coma. He was transported Jan. 29 by ambulance from his Foster Quad room to Bloomington Hospital. Indications of blunt force trauma to the brain were revealed during a preliminary autopsy, said Monroe County Coroner David Toumey. Toumey said he has not determined the cause of death and he won't conclude the report until he has more information, including the results of the investigation.
Team looking for quick start
For softball coach Diane Stephenson, there is a great deal of uncertainty surrounding her squad this year. On top of the fact that her roster is dominated by underclassmen -- six freshmen and four sophomores -- poor weather has prevented the team from practicing outdoors, which has made it difficult for Stephenson to gauge her team's improvement.
Trustees officially deny skirting open door laws
Lawyers for the IU Board of Trustees filed their response to a request for admissions submitted by a group of 46 plaintiffs. The plaintiffs accused the board of violating Indiana's Open Door Laws by meeting in two groups of four the day before IU President Myles Brand fired former men's basketball coach Bob Knight. In a brief dated Jan. 16, the trustees claim many of the plaintiffs' 99 requests are irrelevant, including ones for Brand's private conversations with Knight, information regarding an executive session meeting May 14 and communications between Brand and various trustees.
Player of year to sign with soccer team
Ned Grabavoy Jr., the national high school soccer player of the year, plans to sign with the five-time national champion Hoosiers early next week, his father said Tuesday night. Grabavoy, a senior from Lincoln-Way High School in New Lenox, Ill., has chosen IU instead of Virginia, UCLA and professional teams in Holland and Germany.

