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No. 30 Hoosiers aim to ace Buckeyes on road

By Jonathan Hines · Friday, April 7,2006 2:09 a.m.

The IU women's tennis team will travel to Columbus, Ohio this weekend to take on No. 68 Ohio State. The No. 30 Hoosiers are seeking their fifth Big Ten win of the season to remain in the upper-echelon of the conference. IU coach Lin Loring enters the contest confident his team will excel. Last season, the Hoosiers swept the doubles competition against the Buckeyes and four current Hoosiers claimed singles wins in the 7-0 victory. "Ohio State is a little down right now," Loring said. "We match up well with them."

Hoosiers head north to Michigan

By Chris Sauer · Friday, April 7,2006 2:05 a.m.

IU will take its season on the road for the first time since it started playing Big Ten competition. The Hoosiers will travel north to take on Michigan and Michigan State this weekend, who sit in second and third place respectively in the Big Ten standings. Though the season is still young, the team does not want to lose ground in the competitive conference. IU will look to rebound after a disappointing loss to interstate rival Evansville early this week, sophomore Anna Olson said.

IU holds first outdoor meet of season

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 7,2006 2:04 a.m.

The IU men's track and field team will host its first meet of the outdoor season this weekend with the third annual Indiana Relays. Beginning Friday afternoon, the Hoosiers square off against in-state foes, the University of Indianapolis and Butler University, as well as two schools from across the Ohio River -- the University of Louisville and Bellarmine University. The meet will also feature several Indiana high school track and field teams, offering an opportunity for recruiting in-state talent.

Overton returns to advise IU

By Kevin Kane · Friday, April 7,2006 1:59 a.m.

As IU heads to West Lafayette this weekend to compete in the Boilermaker Invitational, the players will take with them the guidance of IU alum and PGA golfer Jeff Overton. Overton, a two-time All American and two-time Big Ten Player of the Year, earned his PGA tour card at the end of December's six-round Q-School tournament -- the PGA's qualifying process -- just months after graduating. With the Hoosiers beginning their most grueling portion of the spring this weekend, Overton came to Bloomington on Wednesday to provide some insight to the young IU lineup.

Hoosiers continue road trip at Northwestern

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Friday, April 7,2006 1:56 a.m.

The IU baseball team, in the middle of an 11-game road trip, will resume Big Ten play this weekend with a four-game set against the Northwestern Wildcats. The Hoosiers lost three of four games to open the conference schedule last weekend at Michigan State. After a road loss to the University of Evansville on Tuesday, the Hoosiers (8-15) fell to 2-11 on the road this season and 3-4 at neutral sites. IU has played only three home games and is 3-0 at Sembower Field so far this season. "If we go out and do what we're supposed to do, it shouldn't make a difference (whether we're at home or on the road)," sophomore catcher Jon Fixler said. "We're baseball players; we should get the job done."

Boston College advances to 1st ever NCAA championship game

By Alyson Brodsy and Colin Fly · Friday, April 7,2006 1:49 a.m.

MILWAUKEE -- Chris Collins made North Dakota pay for its mistakes, and Boston College's unselfish play helped the Eagles advance to the NCAA Frozen Four title game for the first time since 2001. Streaking in alone in the second period, Collins got a pass from teammate Benn Ferriero and buried the puck in the back of the net to lead Boston College to a 6-5 victory over North Dakota on Thursday in the semifinals.

Singh leads Masters; Woods, Mickelson in contention

By Alyson Brodsy and Paul Newberry · Friday, April 7,2006 1:46 a.m.

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Vijay Singh was at the top of the Masters leaderboard. No surprise there. Phil Mickelson was right in the mix. That's to be expected. Tiger Woods got off to a sluggish start at Augusta National. Sounds about right. Still, there were plenty of surprises on Day 1: Rocco Mediate and Arron Oberholser were Singh's closest challengers, and Ben Crenshaw -- who was talking retirement a day earlier -- put himself in contention with a stunning round.

Team to volunteer at canned food drive

By Andrew Smith and Drew Smith · Friday, April 7,2006 1:42 a.m.

With two games coming up Sunday afternoon, the IU women's soccer team has been working hard to showcase their skills to the community that continually supports them. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hoosier Hills Food Bank the team will be reciprocating this form of support when it volunteers at Hoosier Hills Food Bank. Last weekend, the team prepared hundreds of empty bags and had the Bloomington Herald-Times distribute them to homes, organizations, businesses and other locations around Bloomington in their newspaper.

Title match

By Alyson Brodsy and Bryan Schmidt · Friday, April 7,2006 1:31 a.m.

Encyclopaedia Britannica (EB) and the science journal Nature are colliding in a cage match of epic proportions. As you probably know, EB is one of the world's foremost sources of information, and it takes pride in the quality of its scholarship. As you may not know, Nature is one of the world's leading scientific journals, which certainly has the same level of pride. The source of their its contention? Wikipedia. As you must know, Wikipedia is the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

Never Again?

By Alyson Brodsy and Ayesha Awan · Friday, April 7,2006 1:29 a.m.

It's difficult to trace the anti-genocide motto "Never Again" to a particular person, but general consensus attributes it to the events following World War II. In the wake of the Holocaust, the worst recorded genocide in history, the newly created United Nations and the world adopted this informal slogan. At the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the term "genocide" was officially defined and deemed a crime. The United Nations confirmed that "genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish."

Almost famous

By Alyson Brodsy and Matt Peyton · Friday, April 7,2006 1:29 a.m.

Alright, I'll admit it. Sometimes, I want to be famous. And do you know what? That was a little hard to say. I mean, I feel like I just admitted that I beat kittens or that I cut down endangered trees for fun. But here's the thing, somewhere between flipping through the Details magazine with Patrick Dempsey on the cover (McDreamy, for all you Grey's Anatomy fans) and watching a DVD of a John Mayer concert, I was struck with this epiphany.

Medical battles after the war

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 7,2006 1:28 a.m.

IU and Ohio State University took a huge step forward last month in the fields of veteran care and medical studies. With a $2 million funding grant from the Department of Defense, the two universities will forge a partnership and establish the Indiana-Ohio Center for Traumatic Amputee Rehabilitation Research. The name is a mouthful, but the work is extraordinary. The goal is to collect as much data as possible from Vietnam amputees, the nation's largest surviving group with a lifetime of amputee experience.

Giuliani testifies in 9-11 terrorist case

By Alyson Brodsy and Matthew Barakat · Friday, April 7,2006 1:24 a.m.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani described the opening horrors of Sept. 11, 2001, to Zacarias Moussaoui's death penalty trial Thursday, saying he was unwilling to believe people were jumping to their deaths from the World Trade Center until he saw it with his own eyes. He said the image of two people jumping together, appearing to hold hands, sticks with him every day. Moussaoui affected a look of boredom when the prosecution played video of victims falling to their deaths.

Court papers: Bush authorized intel leak

By Alyson Brodsy and Pete Yost · Friday, April 7,2006 1:23 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide told prosecutors President Bush authorized the leak of sensitive intelligence information about Iraq, according to court papers filed by prosecutors in the CIA leak case. Before his indictment, I. Lewis Libby testified to the grand jury investigating the CIA leak that Cheney told him to pass on information and that it was Bush who authorized the disclosure, the court papers say. According to the documents, the authorization led to the July 8, 2003, conversation between Libby and New York Times reporter Judith Miller. There was no indication in the filing that either Bush or Cheney authorized Libby to disclose Valerie Plame's CIA identity.

Senate makes 'breakthrough' on immigration bill

By Alyson Brodsy and David Espo · Friday, April 7,2006 1:22 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans and Democrats closed in on a last-minute compromise Thursday on legislation opening the way to legal status and eventual citizenship for many of the 11 million immigrants living in the United States illegally. President Bush praised the lawmakers' efforts, noting the details were unfinished, and encouraged them "to work hard and get the bill done." Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he had been assured the president supports the emerging measure.

Adult reading rallies local support

By Tiffany Combs · Friday, April 7,2006 1:20 a.m.

Thirty-eight teams, composed of competitors ranging from middle school students to business professionals, will face off at the 23rd annual quiz bowl, while anxious bidders will battle for the last cent at a silent auction Monday -- all for the sake of increasing adult literacy. Volunteers in Tutoring Adult Learners, which is sponsoring the event, is a community service program offered by the Monroe County Public Library to teach adults how to read in both Bloomington and Ellettsville. Because VITAL is a confidential program, students and tutors are allowed to study without the stigma of social pressures.

New exhibit fosters cultural awareness

By Erica Ballard · Friday, April 7,2006 1:17 a.m.

The Mathers Museum has taken a step toward fulfilling its goal of increasing its audience's understanding of world cultures with its latest exhibit, "Japan-in-America: The Turn of the Twentieth Century." "This exhibit shows how different cultures interact, mingle and respond to different ethnicities," said Judy Kirk, assistant director of the museum. "It helps to illustrate how complex people's responses are to other cultures."

Mayor outlines future goals, reminisces accomplishments

By Roy Maurer · Friday, April 7,2006 1:16 a.m.

Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan laid out his plan for city governance in 2006 while expressing gratitude to the City Council and city staff for his administration's accomplishments in the past year. At Thursday's State of the City address titled "City Vision 2006," the mayor's hour-long speech focused on the promotion of community through four distinct themes: collaboration, commerce, condition and character.

Weekend trip outdoors offers chance for graduate students to de-stress

By Chip Cutter · Friday, April 7,2006 1:13 a.m.

Graduate students will have a chance to socialize and de-stress this weekend as part of a planned outdoor activity meant to coincide with the end of the graduate student appreciation week. The event, which includes kayaking, cave tours, canoeing and hiking, is coordinated by IU's Outdoor Adventures and sponsored by the Graduate and Professional Student Organization, which represents graduate students.

Saturday conference explores Central Eurasian cultures

By Kristi Oloffson · Friday, April 7,2006 1:13 a.m.

IU's Association of Central Eurasian Students are sponsoring their 13th annual conference from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in Ballantine Hall. The conference itself is unique because it is run entirely by graduate students, said Daniel Beben, president of the association. The organization is for graduate students who are studying the countries and people of the Central Eurasian region. Beben said many graduate students, scholars and professors from Russia, central Europe and China, among other countries, will be presenting papers in the form of panels for each session, which are open to the public.