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Formation of new Iraqi government stalled as legislative session delayed

By Alyson Brodsy and Vanessa Arrington · Monday, April 17,2006 12 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The U.S. military said four Marines were killed during combat Saturday in the volatile Anbar province west of Baghdad raising the number of American service members killed so far this month to nearly 50.

Pope focuses on Middle East peace in 1st Easter message

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, April 16,2006 11:59 p.m.

VATICAN CITY -- In his first Easter message as pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged nations to use diplomacy to defuse nuclear crises -- a clear reference to worries over Iran -- and prayed that Palestinians would one day have their own state alongside Israel.

Bloomingtoid

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, April 16,2006 11:57 p.m.

Indiana is ranked as the 29th most violent state in the country, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Indiana has about 325 incidences of violence per 100,000 Hoosiers.

Local disc golfers taking sport to next level

By Zack Teibloom · Sunday, April 16,2006 11:57 p.m.

Contrary to popular opinion, "frolf," or sometimes, "frisbee golf," is not just a nonchalant game for hippies to play barefooted. For starters, it's called disc golf and the sport is flourishing in Bloomington, which is home to three courses and an active club, which takes its sport seriously. The Bloomington Disc Golf Club competes in league-play twice a week and holds frequent tournaments, even in the winter.

Volunteers encourage students to donate furniture to charity

By Katrina Babin · Sunday, April 16,2006 11:57 p.m.

Unwanted furniture might be the last thing on the minds of IU's graduating seniors, but Anne Pollard and Ned Wenstrup know from seeing curbside couches the lack of options students have when moving out at the end of the year. Pollard and Wenstrup are volunteers for Bloomington's chapter of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, an international nonprofit charitable organization for the impoverished. For the last 15 years, the Catholic service has collected used furniture from locals to deliver to those in need.

IDS, Arbutus name future publication leaders

By Lee Hurwitz · Sunday, April 16,2006 11:55 p.m.

Friday the student media board announced new editors for the Indiana Daily Student and the Arbutus yearbook. The board named junior Eamonn Brennan the summer editor in chief for the IDS, junior Michael Zennie as fall editor of the IDS and junior Lauren Cooper as the editor in chief of Arbutus.

Black Thursdays organizers out to make awareness fashion

By Dana Tesser · Sunday, April 16,2006 11:55 p.m.

For those having trouble deciding what to wear Thursdays, the choice has been made a little easier by the IU Men's Coalition. The group is encouraging IU community members to wear black every Thursday in April, which is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, as part of the international campaign, "Thursdays in Black."

For some people across the nation, decorating eggs isn't just for Easter

By Alyson Brodsy and F.N. D’Alessio · Sunday, April 16,2006 11:53 p.m.

BELVIDERE, Ill. -- Decorated eggs aren't just for Easter anymore. That was the message Donna Thomas of Belvidere and Julia Smith of Beloit, Wis., conveyed as they set out their "eggery" one early spring morning. They were preparing not for the holiday, but for the 13th annual Rockford Egg Show and Sale, which featured the works of eggshell artists from eight states, including California and Oklahoma.

Saul Williams at IU tomorrow

By Nina Mehta · Sunday, April 16,2006 11:52 p.m.

The famed slam poet and modern-day Renaissance man Saul Williams will perform a free concert 7 p.m. Tuesday as part of the Hip-Hop Awareness Festival, hosted by Union Board. The rapper-poet-writer-actor-singer-preacher will guest perform his spoken-word poetry. Describing Williams as one of the most multi-visioned artists that he knows, senior Alfonso Lerma, Union Board diversity performance director, said he already had Williams in mind last year for this event.

Dance-heavy 'A Chorus Line' on stage now through Saturday

By Brandon S Morley · Sunday, April 16,2006 11:51 p.m.

It was July 25, 1975, when "A Chorus Line" opened on Broadway, letting audiences know there was still life to be lived by big musicals. This big musical paid tribute to the thousands of chorus dancers called "gypsies" roaming New York City's cast calls. The IU Department of Theatre & Drama's season finale is a show about dancers trying to get a job in a dance chorus. The production opened Friday at the Ruth N. Halls Theatre with additional performances to be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Lost at Sea

By Gavin Lesnick · Sunday, April 16,2006 9:26 p.m.

In 1888, John Crafton buried his second child at Rose Hill Cemetery. A son, Woodard, had perished from brain fever before reaching his first birthday.

Horses of hope

By Hannah Lodge · Sunday, April 16,2006 7:24 p.m.

Meet Navaar. Following a serious accident, Navaar's right eye-socket was shattered, and his face was half-paralyzed. His survival seemed unlikely. Navaar's story is one of tragedy, struggle and defying the odds. Navaar is a horse.

ONLINE ONLY: Cardinal errors

By Adam Sedia · Sunday, April 16,2006 6:07 p.m.

For Catholics everywhere, like myself, we are in the middle of Holy Week, the final time of fast and prayer before the celebration of Easter. But some church leaders in this country are using Holy Week as an excuse to make a political stunt. The Archbishop of Los Angeles, Cardinal Roger Mahony, called for the faithful of his archdiocese to fast as a sign of solidarity for illegal immigrants and pray for "just" immigration reform (read: amnesty).

Assistants have Indiana connections

By Brian Janosch · Friday, April 14,2006 3:31 p.m.

IU formally announced the hiring of two assistant men's basketball coaches Thursday, quelling some of the flames that lingered from the hiring of new coach Kelvin Sampson. Ray McCallum follows Sampson from Oklahoma while Jeff Meyer comes to IU after spending two seasons as an assistant at Missouri. Each man brings a resume that can ease some of the doubt raised over Sampson's hire. They are both Indiana natives, they have both taken in-state teams to the NCAA Tournament and they both bring favorable graduation rates to IU.

Runners readying for Little 50

By Michelle Manchir · Friday, April 14,2006 1:33 a.m.

During qualifications for the fourth annual Little 50 running race, the entire cheering section for Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority danced to Cascada's techno song, "Every Time We Touch."

IU cyclotron innovator reflects on 35-year career

By Ashley Wilson · Friday, April 14,2006 1:31 a.m.

When Dennis Friesel first came to IU in 1970, he expected to stay just 18 months. A post-doctorate physicist straight from the University of Notre Dame, Friesel had been enlisted to be part of a four-member team building a new cyclotron facility. The IU Cyclotron was to be the first of its kind in the United States. But 18 months quickly turned into a five-year stay when the cyclotron was completed. Now, with retirement set for this summer, 35 years have passed for Friesel.

Officer in Duke rape investigation: 'She's just passed out drunk'

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 14,2006 1:31 a.m.

DURHAM, N.C. -- A woman who claims she was raped by members of Duke University's lacrosse team was described as "just passed-out drunk" by one of the first police officers to see her, according to a recording of radio traffic obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.

IU ready for final home meet against Minnesota

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Friday, April 14,2006 1:28 a.m.

With its last meet at home quickly approaching, the women's rowing team has been busy preparing for what may come. Despite poor racing conditions last Saturday and Sunday, assistant coach Fran O'Rourke sees the team's aggressiveness as a good sign of things to come.

Reports: Grand jury investigating whether Bonds committed perjury

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 14,2006 1:27 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal grand jury is investigating whether Barry Bonds committed perjury when he testified in 2003 that he never used steroids, according to media reports.

Hoosiers look for back-to-back titles

By Kevin Kane · Friday, April 14,2006 1:25 a.m.

One week after its dominating victory at the Boilermaker Invitational, the men's golf team will enter the Kepler Intercollegiate in Dublin, Ohio, this weekend looking for its second championship in as many weeks.