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The 300 CLUB

By Jonathan Hines · Monday, April 3,2006 3:25 p.m.

With a 5-2 win over Wisconsin on Sunday, the No. 26 IU women's tennis team propelled coach Lin Loring to his 300th Big Ten victory. The benchmark puts Loring in the company of legends. Former basketball coach Bob Knight and former baseball coach Bob Morgan are the only other coaches in IU history to have achieved 300 conference victories. Loring said the milestone was a reflection of the hard work of many people over the course of his 29 years at IU.

Pucker up for philanthropy

By Andrea Alumbaugh · Monday, April 3,2006 3:23 p.m.

function openWin(URL){ var theNewWindow = window.open(URL,"thewindow", "toolbars=no, width=600, height=450" ); theNewWindow.focus(); } Junior Chris Medlyn comes from an Evansville family with five drivers and two cars. When he was offered a summer internship in Indianapolis, he knew he would be able to stay with his grandparents in Bloomington, but he didn't know how he would make the commute. When he heard about a contest taking place at Delta Upsilon this Saturday, Medlyn saw his opportunity. Medlyn outlasted 24 puckering people Saturday to win a 1998 Ford Mustang in an attempt to raise $5,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Alpha Omicron Pi sorority teamed up with Delta Upsilon for Kiss-Off, the fraternity's longtime philanthropy project. The groups purchased the Mustang and sold $5 raffle tickets for a chance to kiss the car, and the person who continuously kissed the car the longest became the owner.

Clocks wind forward for 1st time smoothly

By Michael Zennie · Monday, April 3,2006 11:50 a.m.

With 47 members, the "Anti-Daylight Savings Timers" Facebook group proclaims, "This is for all the rebels who refuse to change their clocks since Indiana passed the Daylight Savings Time Bill." Despite this opposition, most students seemed to have weathered the Sunday morning switch to daylight-saving time by Sunday afternoon. Likewise, many Bloomington retailers reminded employees to "spring forward" and saw little tardiness Sunday.

Online only: Tornadoes and hail rake four states, injuring dozens

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 3,2006 11:50 a.m.

In Indianapolis, the storm hit with heavy wind and rain that shook downtown office towers as thousands of fans departed a free John Mellencamp concert.

SoFA Gallery features, celebrates student artwork

By David Schlegel · Monday, April 3,2006 2:11 a.m.

There are few places where student art can hang next to the work of famous artists. The School of Fine Arts Gallery is one of them. "SoFA has high standards," said Galo Moncayo, an IU professor of sculpture. "Every time students go, they get to see their peers' art alongside internationally known artists."

Slave era, struggle for freedom explored at dance performance this weekend

By Stacey Laskin · Monday, April 3,2006 2:10 a.m.

Academic-based dances sandwiched student collaborations at the African American Dance Company spring concert, "Moving the Movement: Dancing Liberation," Saturday evening at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Interim Director Deadra Nelson-Mason said she based the first and last pieces of the performance on research conducted for her thesis in African diaspora studies and dance at New York University.

'Code'-esque novel worth a read

By Alyson Brodsy and Brandon S Morley · Monday, April 3,2006 2:10 a.m.

What do you get when you mix the Knights Templar, buried treasure and a bunch of clues only a Sherlock Holmes with a religious studies degree would understand? A mediocre knock-off of "The Da Vinci Code." This one's called "The Templar Legacy," by Steve Berry. It came out in February and is part of a new genre of religious history/thriller novels filling up the spaces made for them on bestseller lists when Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" took off as a world-wide success.

Technical glitches fail to stop production's spring concert

By Alyson Brodsy and Stacey Laskin · Monday, April 3,2006 2:08 a.m.

Rows of black tights shook with laughter under the glare of lights, and the chorus of Paula Abdul's "Cold Hearted" played again and again, but Gary Wohlafka, listed in InMotion Dance Company's "Fusion" program as the lighting designer and audio technician, just couldn't seem to get it right. Several times, co-director and junior Justine Menter's blonde hair would flip up while she yelled, "Music? Music now, please," up to the sound booth.

Gators wary of UCLA's tough defense

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Long · Monday, April 3,2006 2:04 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- After spending several hours breaking down UCLA's defense Sunday, Florida's assistant coaches stepped out of the cramped video room for a short break. They were admittedly tired and maybe a little overwhelmed. The Gators haven't faced anyone like the Bruins, whose smothering, hounding, tempo-controlling defense could pose problems in the NCAA championship game Monday night.

4 Hoosiers notch personal bests in weekend invite

By Rick Harker · Monday, April 3,2006 2:03 a.m.

Four members of the IU women's track and field distance team competed in the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., notching two personal bests -- a regional qualifying mark and the second fastest 5K time in school history. Junior Jessica Gall made some gaudy predictions before the meet began and took it upon herself to follow through. "We would like to qualify as many people as possible for the regional meet and then get a lot of people through to nationals," Gall said.

IU wins Big Ten opener for 1st time since '97 season

By Chris Sauer · Monday, April 3,2006 2:03 a.m.

IU recorded victories over Ohio State and Penn State for the first time since 2004 and won its Big Ten opener for the first time since 1997 this weekend, a successful beginning to what the Hoosiers hope will be a successful conference run. The Hoosiers started out the weekend with two games against Ohio State on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, IU took the victory 4-1.

IU splits weekend home matches

By Evan Harris · Monday, April 3,2006 2:02 a.m.

The IU men's tennis team felt the effects of gusty winds swirling around the Varsity Tennis Courts during its first outdoor match of the season. After fighting off the wind and some pesky opponents, the Hoosiers defeated Wisconsin Friday, thanks in part to a come-from-behind effort by junior David Bubenicek in the No. 2 singles slot. After Bubenicek anchored the 4-3 win, the Hoosiers lost a tough 4-3 affair with No. 59 Northwestern Sunday, ending IU's eight-match winning streak.

Hoosiers bear down on Cincinnati in 1-0 home win

By Steve Slivka · Monday, April 3,2006 2:01 a.m.

Not even Mother Nature could stop two siblings from battling each other in IU's 1-0 win against Cincinnati Friday evening in front of about 300 people. Originally scheduled for an evening contest in Bill Armstrong Stadium as part of the Midwest Soccer Coaches Symposium, IU moved the contest to Memorial Stadium because of Friday morning's rain, which made Jerry Yeagley Field unplayable. But at the last minute, the game moved indoors to the John Mellencamp Pavilion because of lightning leading up to the game.

7 Hoosiers qualify for NCAA regionals in invite

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 3,2006 2 a.m.

The IU men's track and field team kicked off the outdoor season in fine form at this weekend's Diet Pepsi Invite in Gainesville, Fla., while three distance runners traveled cross-country to Palo Alto, Calif., for the Stanford Invitational. This year's performances were substantially checked by inclement weather.

Under pressure, IU takes 2 against Ohio opponents

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Monday, April 3,2006 2 a.m.

Still sore from its loss dealt by Michigan State, the women's rowing team jumped right back into action to capture four out of five events during the weekend. Both novice 8 boats tested the waters first, completing each of their races with first-place honors. The mostly freshman second novice 8 shell, led by Allison Parman and Madison Spruell, darted quickly out of the gate to open a two-boat lead against the University of Dayton. The team's speed, which gradually grew to a four shell gap between the boats, earned it a time of seven minutes, 30.4 seconds at the finish line. Dayton concluded their race at 8:13.2.

Hoosiers drop 3 of 4 in first conference weekend series

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Monday, April 3,2006 1:58 a.m.

The IU baseball team opened conference play this weekend by dropping three of four on the road against Michigan State. The Hoosiers lost two one-run decisions, falling to 8-14 overall and 1-3 in conference. "We're battling, we're just not getting over the hump," IU coach Tracy Smith said. "We just need to get that big hit or make that big play."

Students celebrate Indian culture at Teter

By Chip Cutter · Monday, April 3,2006 1:51 a.m.

Students screamed, ran and hid -- but they couldn't escape the color. It was purple, green, yellow and orange, and it was everywhere. About 100 people from the Indian Student Association came together in Teter Quad's south courtyard Friday night to celebrate Holi, an Indian holiday rooted in Hindu tradition, that recognizes the start of spring and beginning of the harvest.

Barren Web sites

By Tony Sams · Monday, April 3,2006 1:35 a.m.

I'm not much of an expert on Web sites -- I'm better versed in political matters -- but I know a bad site when I see it. So allow me to say: Baron Hill, your site sucks. Hill, the disposed congressman who represented the 9th district for three terms, seems the likely frontrunner in the four-way May 2 Democratic primary. If nominated, as I imagine he will be, he will face Republican Rep. Mike Sodrel for the third time in three elections.

Symbolic annihilation

By Brandon S Morley · Monday, April 3,2006 1:34 a.m.

The Jack Twist character played by Jake Gyllenhaal in "Brokeback Mountain" has a line summing up how I feel about the way homosexuals are portrayed in 21st century mainstream media: "This is a bitch of an unsatisfactory situation." Thanks to television shows like "Will & Grace," the gay culture is slowly creeping its way into mainstream entertainment, but just because it's creeping doesn't mean it's creeping in the right direction.

A call for outrage

By Melanie Sims · Monday, April 3,2006 1:34 a.m.

A 27-year-old student at North Carolina Central University in Durham was allegedly raped, strangled and pummeled with racial slurs at a house owned by three captains of Duke University's prestigious lacrosse team. And, quite frankly, I want you to be angry about it -- outraged, in fact. Acknowledge that she had been invited to the residence to dance but be angry when people suggest her occupation as an exotic dancer somehow justifies a violation against her.