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Celebrated physicist in music dies at age72

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, May 2,2005 12:36 a.m.

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. -- Gordon Shaw, the physicist whose research on classical music's effect on the brain produced an often-quoted study that showed listening to Mozart raises a person's IQ, has died. He was 72.

Pubs and dubs in London

By Christopher Drayton · Monday, May 2,2005 12:35 a.m.

After doing extensive research on British culture before leaving Indiana (I watched "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Closer"), I arrived in London at the beginning of January expecting great things. I stood in immigration, waiting excitedly with passport in hand, and stepped up to the officer. I smiled, said hello, and waited for a response. Unfortunately, in the 10-minute quiz session that followed, the only thing I understood from his mouth was "'ello." The charming British accent I saw in the movies quickly turned annoying. Were they speaking a different language? What the heck was a queue? My class starts at 14:00? I was lost but not disenchanted. It was relatively easy to adapt to the British culture, and I quickly learned that the solution to any problem was to go to the pubs. Feeling alone? Go to the pubs. Tired of school? Go to the pubs.

Former missing Georgia bride could face charges for reporting nonexistant crime

By Alyson Brodsy and Charles Odum · Monday, May 2,2005 12:28 a.m.

DULUTH, Ga. -- On what was to be her wedding day, Jennifer Wilbanks wore not a white veil but an orange towel over her head to prevent the media from taking her picture. Instead of being led down the aisle by her father, she was led by police to an airplane that flew the runaway bride home.

U.S. claims no military wrongdoing in Italian official's death

By Alyson Brodsy and Frances D'Emilio · Monday, May 2,2005 12:26 a.m.

ROME -- The Italian government said Sunday it was preparing to release its report on the killing of an Italian intelligence agent by U.S. soldiers in Baghdad which would shed light on problems of coordination with American authorities in Iraq and with U.S. rules of engagement at checkpoints.

North Korea launches test missles into Sea of Japan Sunday

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, May 2,2005 12:24 a.m.

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea apparently test fired a missile into the Sea of Japan on Sunday, raising new fears about Pyongyang's nuclear intentions just days after a U.S. intelligence official said the secretive Stalinist state had the ability in theory to arm a missile with a nuclear warhead.

Opportunity better than vigilantes for immigration

By Alyson Brodsy and Brad Jones · Monday, May 2,2005 12:24 a.m.

Every country has to answer basic questions about goals, values and who is allowed to help further those objectives. Throughout its history, the United States has incurred long-term benefits and short-term strains from the inclusion of new residents, and immigration to the United States has been a controversial topic for almost every generation. The political aspects of illegal immigration continue this debate.

Services to memorialize 'Mr. Indiana History' Saturday

By Ryne Shadday · Friday, April 29,2005 5:24 p.m.

The man who many knew as "Mr. Indiana History" will be remembered by friends, colleagues and his family Saturday at a memorial service in the Meadowood Retirement Community, 2455 Tamarack Trail. Donald Carmony, who passed away in early February at 95, was a professor emeritus of history at IU. He won two Sagamores of the Wabash and was the editor of the Indiana Magazine of History, where he worked for more than 24 years.

A visit from the Reverend

By Michael Zennie · Friday, April 29,2005 1:18 p.m.

The IU Auditorium will play host to the dynamic and controversial words of an American civil rights icon tonight. The Indiana Memorial Union Board is bringing the Rev. Al Sharpton to campus today at 7:30 p.m.

Kendo club offers more than sparring

By Nathan Tomlanovich · Friday, April 29,2005 1:15 p.m.

There's no punching and there's no kicking. It's not karate, and it's not tae kwon do. But it is an exciting martial arts form here at IU of which most people have never heard. It's kendo.

UPDATE: Daylight saving time bill passes

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Friday, April 29,2005 12 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS - When 47 states spring forward an hour next April to mark the beginning of daylight-saving time once again, all of Indiana is expected to join them for the first time in decades. It will mark the end of Indiana's holdout on changing its clocks, and a freshman state representative who just a few weeks ago vowed to oppose the time switch is sure to get plenty of statewide fame - and blame - for making it so.

Hoosier offense takes on Ohio State's conference-best defense

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 29,2005 2:23 a.m.

Coming off a 16-2 thrashing of IU-Southeast on Wednesday, the IU baseball team packs its bags for a four-game set against Ohio State this weekend. So far this season, IU has established a dismal 4-12 record against the Big Ten. The Hoosiers have finished with one win and three losses in each of the last four conference series games they have played. The 20-14 Buckeyes are coming off a doubleheader sweep against Central Michigan. OSU has a Big Ten leading .971 fielding percentage and is second in the conference with a 3.80 ERA, despite its 4-9 Big Ten record and .290 team batting average.

Mavericks beat Rockets 106-102 in shootout

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 29,2005 2:22 a.m.

HOUSTON -- Playing with the desperation of a team facing elimination, even though they weren't, the Dallas Mavericks clawed their way back into their first-round series against the Houston Rockets on Thursday night. It took a rejuvenated Dirk Nowitzki to save them in a 106-102 victory. Nowitzki emerged from a two-game slump to score 28 points and keyed a 17-0 run in the fourth quarter that deflated the Rockets in Game 3.

4-year finale

By Megan Hubartt · Friday, April 29,2005 2:14 a.m.

By 6 p.m. Thursday night, the nearly 700 students from the graduating class of 2005 who attended the Senior Salute, hosted by the IU Alumni Association, had started to dwindle.

Exams week leaves main library crowded; students find other places to study for tests

By Michelle Manchir · Friday, April 29,2005 2:14 a.m.

Finals week is the time of the year that makes college students shudder with disgust. Nonetheless, it's just around the corner.

Students raise funds for Crouse award

By Mike Wilson · Friday, April 29,2005 2:14 a.m.

There's a new scholarship at IU named for Ashley Crouse. But big donors won't be behind this award. Instead, it will comprise crumpled $5 bills, change, checks, books and skipping meals -- it is a scholarship funded by the students whose lives Crouse touched. The Ashley Crouse Memorial Scholarship will ensure that she will continue to touch students in the years to come, said Senior Adam Nevel, a friend of Crouse's and a member of a linguistics class that is spearheading the scholarship effort.

Air Canada can't save New Jersey against Heat

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Sheridan · Friday, April 29,2005 1:49 a.m.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- One of the luckiest bounces of Vince Carter's career -- five or six bounces, actually -- couldn't keep the New Jersey Nets from falling behind 3-0 to the Miami Heat. Carter forced double overtime with a shot that danced all around the backboard and rim before dropping through, but there was no more magic for the Nets after that in a 108-105 double-overtime loss to the Heat on Thursday night.

'Boom Baby!' still alive as Pacers win

By Alyson Brodsy and Steve Herman · Friday, April 29,2005 1:48 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Reggie Miller had no sympathy for the Boston Celtics. He didn't need any favorable treatment from the officials, either. Miller scored 33 points Thursday night, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and Indiana pulled away to a 99-76 victory and a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven first-round playoff series. Game four will be in Indianapolis Saturday night and the series will return to Boston on Tuesday.

Hoosiers look to finish strong

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, April 29,2005 1:46 a.m.

After beginning its six-game road trip on a high note Wednesday, the IU softball team will travel this weekend to Ohio State and Penn State to play four crucial Big Ten games. Wednesday, the Hoosiers started their road trip right, defeating the Evansville Aces 5-0 behind junior Mariangee Bogado, who threw her first career no-hitter.

IU math curriculum makes national impact

By Anne Zelek · Friday, April 29,2005 1:45 a.m.

The Mathematics Throughout the Curriculum program, first formed in 1994, is facing its most ambitious project yet. MTC is going national. The program's focus has gone from creating course prototypes to a widespread process of "dissemination" -- taking its message across the country by way of books, newsletters and workshops.

IU ready to push into Big Tens

By Chris Engel · Friday, April 29,2005 1:44 a.m.

With only one week to go before postseason play beings, the IU men's golf team knows there is a lot of work to be done to complete a successful season. "Right now we are in a race for an NCAA berth," said IU coach Mike Mayer. "We need to really find ourselves and come together this weekend."