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Suspended from play

By Alyson Brodsy and Amanda Dorman · Wednesday, April 5,2006 1:01 a.m.

The future was looking bright for the Duke lacrosse team: The team has been ranked No. 2 in the nation and was expected to contend for another NCAA championship title this season. That is until recently, when it was suspended for the rest of the season following charges of gang rape.

Down with Smallwood

By Alyson Brodsy and Christina Galoozis · Wednesday, April 5,2006 1 a.m.

I love Bloomington. It's the only city I know where you can find an elderly man in overalls wearing an NRA cap and a slew of obnoxious East Coast girls in the same restaurant.

Stuck in the middle with IU

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:59 a.m.

Recently members of the IUPUI staff and faculty have voiced concerns regarding, what they perceive to be, lack of attention from IU President Adam Herbert. Some feel the Bloomington campus receives far too much attention and far too many resources from University administrators, which is a claim that is not entirely unfounded. It is true that the Bloomington campus does receive a disproportionate amount of attention relative to other campuses, but it does so for good reasons.

IU can provide grad students better benefits now or later. It's in the University's best interests to do it now.

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian J. McFillen · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:58 a.m.

It's not often that I make common cause with the Graduate Employees Organization. Don't get me wrong, there are folks in the GEO who I know and I quite like -- it's just that our ideological differences tend to lead us to disagree on things. However, regarding the University's short-changing of graduate student health and dental insurance, we find ourselves on the same page. Furthermore, recent statements made by officials of the Graduate and Professional Students Organization -- grad students' official voice with the administration -- indicate that the GPSO is on this very page as well.

DeLay to resign House seat

By Alyson Brodsy and David Espo · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:56 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Succumbing to scandal, former Majority Leader Tom DeLay said Tuesday he will resign from Congress in the face of a tough re-election race, closing out a career that blended unflinching conservatism with a bare-knuckled political style.

Millions march in France over labor laws

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:55 a.m.

PARIS -- Demonstrators opposed to a new jobs law swarmed parts of downtown Paris Tuesday, throwing stones, tearing down street signs and ripping up park benches. Riot police, firing tear gas canisters and making several charges, carried away protesters in handcuffs. Police said at least 1 million people poured into the streets around the country in the latest protests against the law, which makes it easier to fire young workers. Organizers said 3 million people marched.

Weather service confirms 3 tornado touched down in Indiana on Sunday

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:52 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The National Weather Service confirmed that three tornadoes touched down in Indiana during Sunday's storms.

Business student takes leadership in Red Cross

By Brittany Harder · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:51 a.m.

Getting involved in clubs and organizations -- both on and off campus -- can be an important part of the college experience. With classes, homework and everything else a student deals with, finding time for extra involvement can put a person's time management skills to work.

Police link flat screen TV scam to oven door thefts

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:50 a.m.

SOUTH BEND -- A rash of oven-door thefts might be linked to a recent case in which a woman bought what she thought was a flat-screen television, only to discover that the package held an old oven door, police said.

IU student elected Village Idiot

By Ryan McLaughlin · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:49 a.m.

Approximately 25 miles outside of Bloomington lies the town of Story, Ind., a town that consists of hardly more than one building -- the Story Inn. A popular tourist attraction and Indiana's oldest bed and breakfast, the inn is the sole employer in this tiny Brown County town.

Student arrested after locking herself in police car

By Audrie Garrison · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:43 a.m.

Bloomington Police Department officer Brandon Lopossa arrested junior Lauren Yoder on preliminary charges of public intoxication after she locked herself inside a marked squad car, said BPD Det. Sgt. David Drake, reading from the police report.

The smell of success

By Alyson Brodsy and Megan Robb · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:42 a.m.

When 12:30 weekday classes end in Ballantine Hall, students lift their noses in the air, hoping to catch a whiff of pizza from the lobby. Often the smell of hot Papa John's pies permeates the first three floors of the academic building to devastating effect. Hungry students, professors and staff gather, ready to fork over cash to whichever student organization has laid a claim to the lobby that day.

In search of a centerpiece

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:42 a.m.

Each day readers of the Indiana Daily Student pick up the newspaper to see the top stories of the day. But when it comes time to plan the front page, more elements are considered than just the biggest news.

Conference at IMU offers networking, advice for writers

By Andrea Alumbaugh · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:41 a.m.

The WriteStuff Writers' Conference will kick off its 2006 season from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday in the Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union. In addition to the editing services offered all year by the Indianapolis-based organization, this and other conferences throughout the season offer writers a chance to learn new strategies, receive awards and network.

Is it l33t or is it Shakespeare?

By Alyson Brodsy and Derek Kagemann · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:39 a.m.

Fan fiction, I condemn thee to hell! That was the fire and brimstone message of last week's column. But surely there must be some soothing balm of sweet salvation for aspiring writers desperate to waste the sum of their waking hours on the Internet.

New film series explores nationality, race

By MichaelLyn McBride · Wednesday, April 5,2006 12:39 a.m.

Lovers of unique and controversial cinema will be happily surprised if they wander into The Cinemat any Thursday night in April, as they will find the first-ever German and Turkish series in Bloomington.

GATOR-MADE

By Eamonn Brennan · Tuesday, April 4,2006 2:56 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- As Joakim Noah came off the RCA Dome floor Monday night, he turned to the corner full of Florida fans and flexed every inch of his seven-foot wingspan. Those arms had just risen up and tallied 16 points and six blocked shots -- an NCAA tournament record. Now, finally for Gator fans, those arms spread out and welcomed Florida to its first NCAA tournament title celebration.

National championship game blog

By Alyson Brodsy and Eamonn Brennan · Tuesday, April 4,2006 2:53 a.m.

6 p.m. -- I arrive in Indy. Only three hours from game time, I still get a parking spot immediately and spend no more than five minutes driving around downtown. That's convenience. It's hard to ignore the majesty of the Final Four, though. Capitol Street in Indy is absolutely loaded with pedestrians, one of whom I almost run into as a I take a good long look at the RCA Dome's exterior decorations. It took about 3 minutes after I got back into town, and my eyes, glazed and droopy from the weekend, are immediately opened.

Rollins stretches hitting streak to 37 games

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 4,2006 2:14 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA -- Jimmy Rollins stretched his hitting streak to 37 games Monday with a double in the eighth inning of Philadelphia's season opening 13-5 loss to St. Louis. Rollins ended the 2005 season with a 36-game hitting streak, the ninth-longest over one season in big league history, and the longest in the majors since 1987, when Paul Molitor hit safely in 39 consecutive games. Rollins extended his streak by lining a 3-0 pitch off Adam Wainwright down the right-field line. He got a standing ovation from those remaining among the sellout crowd of 44,614 at Citizens Bank Park, tipped his hat to the fans and made sure he got the ball for a keepsake.

Winning streaks becoming commonplace for Nets under IU grad Lawrence Frank

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 4,2006 2:13 a.m.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Nobody can start the Nets on a winning streak quite like coach Lawrence Frank. In the last 30 years, New Jersey has been on a 10-game winning streak or better all of five times. The last three all came under Frank, and two of those were this season -- something only the Nets have done. Now New Jersey is on a 12-game roll, two victories away from the franchise record set, perhaps not coincidentally, when Frank took over for the fired Byron Scott two season ago. And to think Frank was the subject of job-security whispers as the Nets struggled early in the season.