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Bank on Kirkwood robbed

By Sarah Core · Friday, March 3,2006 2:50 p.m.

A man robbed the Peoples State Bank at the corner of Kirkwood Avenue and Washington Street Thursday afternoon, according to police.

ONLINE ONLY: Hoosiers claim Big Ten first round

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, March 3,2006 1:37 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Coming off two tough road losses that saw them drop to the sixth seed in conference, the IU women's basketball team wasted no time Thursday night putting those defeats behind it, trouncing 11-seed Michigan 68-52.

IU swim team wins array of awards

By Joel Sanders · Friday, March 3,2006 11:45 a.m.

Throughout their championship season, the Indiana men's swimming and diving team constantly reiterated that it is always about the team, and never the individual. So when the Hoosiers nearly swept the Big Ten end of the year awards given at the finale of the championships Saturday, one should not be surprised to hear them put the team first yet again.

Black Student Union to protest trustee meeting

By Peter Stevenson · Friday, March 3,2006 11:30 a.m.

When members of the IU board of trustees walk into the Indiana Memorial Union Friday morning to convene for their March meeting, they will be met by members of the Black Student Union who want to let the board know they hope more blacks are hired for administrative and other University positions.

Hoosier wins IUSA election

By Stephanie Susman · Friday, March 3,2006 8:36 a.m.

After two days of nonstop campaigning, followed by one day of waiting, the IU Student Association election results are in: Hoosier with 4,505 votes and Red Hot with 3,064. Hoosier also swept congress with every Hoosier candidate winning a seat. Red Hot won two off-campus seats, said Elections Coordinator Keith Johnson. "I'm so excited," said Hoosier President-Elect and junior Betsy Henke. "We're very, very honored to be able to do this and have this opportunity. Our team really stepped up to the plate and did an amazing job. I think that shows in the number of people that voted and stood behind us well."

Football player arrested

By Audrie Garrison · Friday, March 3,2006 12:14 a.m.

IU Police Department officers arrested IU freshman football wide receiver James Bailey early Monday morning under suspicion of trespassing, intimidation and conversion -- a lesser theft charge -- said IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger, reading from the police report.

The competitive edge

By John Wustrow · Friday, March 3,2006 12:14 a.m.

When the referee lifted IU senior wrestler Joe Dubuque's hand after a 2-0 victory against Kyle Ott of Illinois last March, it wasn't just any victory. The win gave Dubuque a national title in the 125-pound division -- IU's first individual wrestling national championship since 1990.

The image of Islam

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 2,2006 11:56 p.m.

The reaction to the cartoon depiction of Mohammed represents a dual failure of societies. On one hand, Islam as a religion, and the importance of respecting all of the Prophets, has not been explained to non-Muslims in the West. On the other hand, we have seen a media unwilling to represent a positive Islam in any sense, and a Western culture that has not seen beyond the media's false representations of Islam.

W is for 'Wrong'

By Alyson Brodsy and Bryan Schmidt · Thursday, March 2,2006 11:54 p.m.

And now for something completely different. Last week, I wrote about an international issue (as I am wont to do) concerning the threat to freedom of speech in the international community. This week, I will focus on something a little closer to home to coincide with IUSA elections. I happened to peruse my transcript online at OneStart the other day to look for an old course number, when I came across what was probably my best academic performance in a single semester. But upon closer inspection, I rediscovered a detail I had forgotten until now: I have a W.

D'oh

By Alyson Brodsy and Ayesha Awan · Thursday, March 2,2006 11:53 p.m.

The "Simpsons" is one of the longest-running programs on TV, and hey, it is pretty popular. I was an avid Simpsons watcher in high school, faithfully tuning to Fox at 5:30 p.m. every weekday. But I guess I never truly appreciated the power that "The Simpsons" wielded until I read an article on www.Yahoo.com News on Wednesday. Apparently, more Americans can name all five Simpson family members correctly than can name the five freedoms guaranteed in the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America.

Hoosiers hit the road in search of first victory

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Thursday, March 2,2006 11:52 p.m.

If there's one thing the IU baseball team learned from losing three straight games against the Charlotte 49ers last weekend, it's that it has to take care of the little things to win.

BYOB seems A-OK

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 2,2006 11:52 p.m.

The easiest thing in the world is to see a problem and turn your head. It involves almost nothing on your part -- your eyes observe an event, your brain reflexively interprets it and then whatever level of required force is spent to close your eyes or use the muscles in your neck to turn your head elsewhere. The only lasting repercussions are, at most, conquering guilt.

Winning makes life easier

By Ryan Phillips · Thursday, March 2,2006 11:50 p.m.

What do the Hoosiers need to do at Michigan on Saturday? Just be themselves.

IU's numbers, play surging toward season's end

By Brian Janosch · Thursday, March 2,2006 11:49 p.m.

When the Hoosiers belted out "Auld Lang Syne" on New Year's Eve, they did so as one of the nation's top-scoring teams. They paced the Big Ten in assists and even led the nation in shooting percentage for a spell.

Bloomington Transit bus routes free to public for 'First Fridays' of months

By Carrie Ritchie · Thursday, March 2,2006 11:49 p.m.

Today all nine Bloomington Transit bus routes will be free to the public as part of Bloomington's "First Fridays," a program in which several downtown businesses offer special deals on the first Friday of every month to encourage people to explore the city. BT has been offering this promotion the first Friday of every month since October. "We try to have free days, so people can feel comfortable riding the bus," said Kristi Ross, customer service manager for BT. "We used to do free week, and it was the first week of the fall semester. This year we wanted to do something a little different."

Police: Intruder busts door, threatens 87-year-old woman

By Sarah Core · Thursday, March 2,2006 11:48 p.m.

An 87-year-old Bloomington woman said a man broke into her home and verbally attacked her Thursday morning, according to police reports. Steven J. Fernandez, 20, reportedly kicked in the back door of the elderly woman's home in the 700 block of East 12th Street at 2:13 a.m. Thursday. The victim said she was sitting in her living room during the early morning hours because she was unable to sleep when the man entered, approached her and began "yelling and screaming at her," according to the police report.

Anything but a 'Loozer'

By Alyson Brodsy and Ryan Corazza · Thursday, March 2,2006 11:47 p.m.

IU men's swimming and diving coach Ray Looze had a moment of clarity as his team worked its way to a Big Ten title Saturday afternoon at the Student Recreational Sports Center's Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center,

Council votes unanimously to oppose mail processing relocation to Indy

By Roy Maurer · Thursday, March 2,2006 11:47 p.m.

The Bloomington City Council voted unanimously Wednesday in opposition to the U.S. Postal Service's plan to relocate its mail processing facility from Bloomington to Indianapolis. "It just doesn't make sense," said Council Vice President Dave Rollo. The U.S. Postal Service has been considering relocating the facility since December 2005, with the stated goal of maximizing efficiency.

Hoosiers welcome Big Ten foes for tournament

By John Wustrow · Thursday, March 2,2006 11:46 p.m.

Some of the best college wrestlers in the country will arrive in Bloomington this weekend. The No. 17 Hoosiers host the Big Ten Wrestling Championships at Assembly Hall on Saturday and Sunday in a tournament that will feature five wrestlers who are ranked No. 1 in their respective weight class.

George H.W. Bush: Race a non-issue post-Katrina

By Michael Zennie · Thursday, March 2,2006 11:45 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush told a crowd of 11,000 at Butler University that bringing race into the discussion of the government's response to Hurricane Katrina was disheartening. "In fact, I think race has nothing to do with what happened there, and I am saddened that this has come into the national dialogue," he said. Bush said charges of racism like those levied on the government after Hurricane Katrina are counterproductive to a discussion of race relations and amount to a "race bating."