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Spring forward

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, April 14,2006 1:14 a.m.

To close out the 2005 season, the IU football team lost six straight Big Ten games by an average of 25 points. In doing so, the Hoosiers struggled on both sides of the ball.

Taco Bell armpits

By Michelle Manchir · Friday, April 14,2006 12:33 a.m.

Almost every day, I take a shower. From my observations, it seems that, at least most days, the male peers whom I am typically around maintain sufficient hygiene by cleansing as well. I would presume that soap is involved somewhere in their endeavors, as it's certainly a primary tool in my own hygienic maintenance.

Bonds' shadow

By Bryan Schmidt · Friday, April 14,2006 12:30 a.m.

Major League Baseball is here again. In a few months, some of the cellar dwellers will once again resign themselves to finishing 30 games out of first place, but for now, every team is filled with hope. Even the Brewers and Tigers have gotten off to great starts (which may change by the time this makes print). But this season, the main story is Barry Bonds. Everything else falls under his unnaturally large shadow.

Coffee shop loser

By Matt Peyton · Friday, April 14,2006 12:29 a.m.

Let me paint the scene for you. It's 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. I just got off work and met my roommate, Oscar, to go to Starbucks so he could caffeinate himself to work on a paper.

Where da party at? Who cares?

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 14,2006 12:26 a.m.

Sometimes, it feels like the party's always going on at IU. Our fair University has been ranked No. 4 Party School in the nation by Playboy, and No. 6 Party School by the Princeton Review, leading some to ask whether these rankings affect IU negatively, positively, or at all.

Moussaoui testifies in 9-11 trial, criticizes his own lawyers

By Alyson Brodsy and Matthew Barakat · Friday, April 14,2006 12:22 a.m.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Confessed al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui returned to the witness stand Thursday, arguing that he could not get a fair trial so close to the Pentagon. He also denied that he was trying to sabotage his defense by testifying earlier that he was to have piloted a fifth plane during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

IU studying global warming

By Anne Purcell · Friday, April 14,2006 12:21 a.m.

Global warming used to seem like an issue of the distant future, but recently, it's been gaining more attention in the media. Scientists are divided on whether or not global warming is really a problem, and how to address the issue if it is. Recently, the Bush administration and Congress have been pressed for more research funding and some IU faculty and students say they think it's about time.

Gender identity ordinance stirs debate at Common Council

By Roy Maurer · Friday, April 14,2006 12:15 a.m.

The Sabbagh-Sturbaum sponsored ordinance to amend the Bloomington Municipal Code so that it recognizes gender identity as a protected class met with ardent arguments both in favor and against at Wednesday's Common Council meeting. The proposed ordinance adds gender identity to the list of protected classes which currently include race, religion, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation and disability.

Project provides pedals without peddling

By Amanda Robert · Friday, April 14,2006 12:13 a.m.

Bicycles of all sorts hang from the ceiling of the small garage on Madison Street. Many more line the walls of the attic upstairs. While some of these bicycles are now ready for purchase, most of them are just waiting for the right owner to give them another chance. These bicycles wait behind the multi-colored, checkered doors of the Community Bike Project, 214 N. Madison St. The nonprofit organization works to provide alternative transportation to Bloomington residents by teaching bicycle maintenance.

IU hosting several events in honor of Earth Week

By Zack Teibloom · Friday, April 14,2006 12:12 a.m.

Considering recent Time magazine reports on global warming and Earth's health, some IU student groups are hoping to make this year's Earth Week especially relevant. A campus-wide cleanup, film festivals and the Earth and Music Festival highlight the full slate of free activities lined up for Earth Week in Bloomington.

Festival offers food, music, Middle Ages fun

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Friday, April 14,2006 12:11 a.m.

As complicated as modern society has become, sometimes it's important to go back to a time when things were a bit simpler. Students and community members have a chance to do just that Saturday. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Dunn Meadow will be the site of the inaugural Bloomington Renaissance Faire. Attendees can expect a wide variety of entertainment.

Experience on death row discussed

By Katrina Babin · Friday, April 14,2006 12:10 a.m.

Kirk Bloodsworth, the first death row inmate to be exonerated by DNA evidence, spoke Thursday night in Ballantine Hall about his being wrongfully convicted in 1989 for the rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl named Dawn Hamilton in 1984. IU's criminal justice department sponsored the lecture. At the time of his arrest, Bloodsworth was a 22-year-old ex-Marine staying in Baltimore.

Gaming: Boobs over 6-packs

By Alyson Brodsy and Bethany Bannister-Andrews · Friday, April 14,2006 12:08 a.m.

From Lara Croft in "Tomb Raider" to gamers featured on www.suicidegirls.com and other Web sites, scantily clad women have long had associations with gaming, supposedly fulfilling fantasies of dating-challenged heterosexual male gamers. As female gaming interest has risen, so have incidences of women gamers who, regardless of talent, have found success based on their breast size.

Pakistani man dons dress, makeup to become praised talk-show diva

By Zarar Khan · Friday, April 14,2006 12:07 a.m.

KARACHI, Pakistan -- Born a boy, Ali Salim long prayed to God to make him a girl. Years later, he is the most famous female TV identity in this devoutly Muslim, male-dominated country, even if his physiology remains unchanged.

Area dance troupe recalls Nirvana, The Rolling Stones in performance Saturday

By Stacey Laskin · Friday, April 14,2006 12:07 a.m.

Hoping to ignite a passion for dance in the community, Bloomington's Windfall Dance Company's spring show centers on the history of rock 'n' roll, said co-director Laura McCain.

Indian music concert aims to raise funds, celebrate diverse sounds this weekend

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Friday, April 14,2006 12:06 a.m.

Mandawuy Yunupingu, founder of the Aboriginal music group, Yothu Yindi, once said that "music is a universal language without prejudice." IU's Association for India's Development intends to prove him correct when the organization presents "Maithreem: An Indian Music Concert" at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center.

New Kinsey exhibit expands meaning of erotic art

By Bethany BannisterAndrews · Friday, April 14,2006 12:05 a.m.

Erotic art has a new home. The first annual Kinsey Institute Juried Erotic Art Show premieres at 5 p.m. Friday with a public reception. The show will feature almost 40 contemporary artworks created by artists from 19 different states, said organizer Garry Milius.

Sampson's pay tied to sanctions

By Andy Romey · Thursday, April 13,2006 3:30 a.m.

IU men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson's million-dollar salary could be reduced if the NCAA files sanctions against him for recruiting violations incurred at the University of Oklahoma. The agreement between Sampson and IU, obtained by the Indiana Daily Student, states the University might adjust the newly ordained coach's salary to reflect any sanctions that follow him.

Hoosiers beat Xavier to close 11-game road trip

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Thursday, April 13,2006 2:27 a.m.

If the IU baseball team wanted to gain momentum heading into this weekend's series with Purdue, starting with a victory against Xavier was a good way to do it. Senior pitcher Adam Poole (1-0) threw three innings of scoreless relief, and junior second baseman Keith Haas went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to help IU to its first mid-week win since the beginning of the Big Ten season. "We just came to the field relaxed, we came out and hit the ball," Haas said. Poole struck out one and walked two in his three innings of work.

Duke University boosters, others hire former federal prosecutor, Clinton lawyer

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 13,2006 2:25 a.m.

DURHAM, N.C. -- A small group of boosters and others close to the Duke University lacrosse team have hired President Bill Clinton's former lawyer as part of an aggressive public relations effort to argue that the players did not rape a woman at an off-campus party. Bob Bennett, a former federal prosecutor and Washington attorney who represented Clinton in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case, is serving as a spokesman for a group calling itself the Committee for Fairness to Duke Families.