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Body found on Purdue campus

By Kristi Oloffson · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

An autopsy was conducted late Monday night to determine the identity of a body that was found at Purdue University earlier in the day. Investigators have not yet determined if the body is that of missing Purdue freshman Wade Steffey, 19, who disappeared Jan. 13, said Purdue spokeswoman Jeanne Norberg.

In case you missed it

By Scott Leadingham · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

Roll over lushes, it’s time to come back to reality! Spring break is a magical time filled with relaxing oceanic adventures, orgasmic boat tours and multiple trips to the porn store when your friends are out of town and you have less chance of getting caught. (Which reminds me, does anyone have a copy of “Are You My Daddy? Vol. 20” that I could borrow?)

Indiana architect Schellinger announces governor candidacy

By Alexandra R. Moses · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis architect Jim Schellinger, a Democrat who said he wants to make a great state better, established a candidate committee Monday that will allow him to run for governor in 2008.

Sweating the heat

By Natalie Avon · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

"Does global warming exist?” is no longer a question stumping citizens and scientists alike, says Philip Stevens, a professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Now, he says, the question is: “How do we fix it?” A coalition of IU organizations and local businesses are taking the first steps toward fighting global warming, according to a news release from the Indiana Public Interest Research Group. The contributors to this cause are INPIRG, the Environmental Management Association, the IU Environmental Law Society, and IUCoupons.com, according to the release. These players are working on turning the University from a “climate change contributor” to an “environmentally friendly institution.”

On 4th anniversary of Iraq war, Bush asks Americans for patience

By Abisalom Omolo and Ben Feller · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

WASHINGTON – With Democrats pushing for an end to the Iraq war now entering its fifth year, President Bush pleaded for more patience Monday, saying success is possible but “will take months, not days or weeks.”

Butler prepares for Sweet 16

By Aaron Beard and Michael Marot · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Joel Cornette was a busy man the last time Butler reached the NCAA’s regional semifinals. Maybe too busy. After leading the Bulldogs past Mississippi State and Louisville in the 2003 tournament, the then-senior spent the next week selling the school to the media and tickets to the game in Albany, N.Y.

Around the world

By Abisalom Omolo · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

Zimbabwe’s foreign minister warned a group of Western diplomats Monday that the government would not hesitate to expel them if they gave support to the opposition. The U.S. ambassador walked out of the meeting, envoys said. Foreign Minister Simearashe Mbengegwi told them that Western embassies had gone too far by offering food and water to opposition activists who were jailed last week.

IU Student Media pick up several awards at New York conference

By IDS staff and Ab D. Phillip · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

Representatives of IU Student Media traveled to New York City during spring break to take part in the College Media Advisers Spring National Convention. At the awards presentation concluding the conference, IU Student Media received five major awards.

New exhibit inspired by Romanian propaganda featured at SoFA Library

Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

More than 35 pieces of art will be on display this week in the IU Fine Arts Library Foyer. The exhibit, titled “Romania Redrawn,” features art based on old propaganda photos set out for disposal outside of the Romanian consulate in New York. Romanian artist Irina Hasnas Pascal found the photos and invited other artists to create works inspired by them.

Switch to cell phones drains local 911 money, officials say

By Alexandra R. Moses · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

FORT WAYNE – More people are deciding to rely on cell phones and do without land lines, draining a traditional source of revenue for county 911 services and possibly increasing users’ risk in emergencies, officials say.

White House officials to be subpoenaed over fired federal prosecutors

By Abdullah AlShihri and Hope Yen · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman said Sunday he intends to subpoena White House officials involved in ousting federal prosecutors and is dismissing anything short of their testimony in public.

IU returns to early form with big wins

By Jordan Cohen · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

The IU men’s tennis team traveled to Clemson, S.C., with hopes of snapping a three-match losing streak and winless record against nationally ranked opponents. After dropping their two Clemson Invitational matches March 10, the Hoosiers rebounded, upsetting No. 57 Furman and also defeating Wofford on Thursday.

UPDATE 4:15 p.m.: Dead body found in residence-hall utility room at Purdue

By AP Reports and Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE – A Purdue worker investigating a noise coming from a residence hall utility room found a body Monday inside, a campus official said.

What’s in a size? A lot.

By Teri Rosenbaum · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

In the 1950s, Marilyn Monroe was considered one of the sexiest women in existence. Not only was she glamorous, but she had that find-an-air-vent-and-pose thing totally down. She also had a classic beauty mark that puts Cindy Crawford’s to shame. (That’s not really true. To be honest, I’ve never had beauty mark preferences and I don’t plan on starting now.) She married a host of hotties and even got to sing a steamy version of “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to our nation’s most erotic president, John F. Kennedy. (Yum.)

‘Pretty Baby’ exhibit explores images of childhood

By Angela K Brown · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

FORT WORTH, Texas – From a sculpture of a pigtailed girl with four eyes to a photograph of a self-conscious teenager on the beach, works in the “Pretty Baby” art exhibit demonstrate that childhood can be anything but simple.

Congress holds hearing on funding for arts

By Brett Zongker · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

WASHINGTON – Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis, actor Chris Klein and Black Entertainment Television co-founder Sheila Johnson pressed Congress on March 13 to restore funding for the arts to levels from 15 years ago – before those funds were slashed.

Hoosiers finish strong at NCAA nationals during spring break

By Ryan Gregg · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

As some IU students were heading home or to the beach for spring break, three IU track and field athletes were kicking off their spring breaks with a trip to Fayetteville, Ark., for the NCAA indoor championships. Jumpers, junior Kyle Jenkins and senior Kiwan Lawson competed for the men, while freshman pole vaulter Vera Neuenswander competed on the women’s side.

Wells library west tower expands hours

By Chelsea Merta · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

After countless nights of being kicked out of the library’s upper floors at 2 a.m. and having to find somewhere else to go, IU students can stop worrying about having a place to study late into the night. Starting today, the second through fifth floors of the Herman B Wells Library’s west tower will experiment with remaining open 24 hours a day, Sunday through Thursday, until the end of the semester.

Thousands cheer multi-cultural St. Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin

By Shawn Pogatchnik · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

DUBLIN, Ireland – Lithuanian musicians, drum-beating Punjabis and West African dancers used Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday to celebrate their place in a booming Ireland that has become a land of immigrants.

Johnson grabs win with late pass on Stewart

By Aaron Beard and Mike Harris · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

HAMPTON, Ga. – Jimmie Johnson already has his eye on the big prize. The reigning NASCAR Nextel Cup champion passed Tony Stewart three laps from the end Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway and went on to win his second straight race. “We’re thinking championship already,” said Johnson, only four races into the 36-race season. “That’s really the mode anymore. You have to think about points and being in the top 12 all the time.” Johnson had the car to beat Sunday, leading 132 of the first 238 laps. But the only laps he led the rest of the way in the 325-lap event on Atlanta’s 1.5-mile oval were the last three.