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Women to face 2 ranked opponents

By Andy Romey · Friday, April 1,2005 12:37 a.m.

IU's women's tennis team might have a chance to experience the best of both worlds this weekend. The No. 36 Hoosiers will play host to No. 2 Northwestern at 4 p.m. Friday and No. 35 Wisconsin at 10 a.m. Sunday at the IU Varsity Tennis Courts, weather permitting.

Hoosiers try to earn wins against Big Ten foes

By Eamonn Brennan · Friday, April 1,2005 12:37 a.m.

For the past two weeks, the IU men's tennis team has had a buzzword: streak. Last week, the team concerned itself with ending its nine-year losing streak to Purdue. This week, the squad looks to maintain its four-match win streak as it takes a road trip to Northwestern and Wisconsin this Saturday and Sunday.

Hoosiers 'out for blood' in Cincinnati

By Bill Meehan · Friday, April 1,2005 12:36 a.m.

Improving the Varsity 8's technique is not a priority so early in the season, but a change of attitude is. Starting Saturday -- against Eastern Michigan University, the University of Dayton and host University of Cincinnati -- the Hoosiers intend to be merciless.

Hoosiers welcome Spartans to open Big Ten Season

By Kevin Dwire · Friday, April 1,2005 12:36 a.m.

The IU women's softball team saw it all this past Wednesday. After snapping the 11 game win streak of the University of Illinois-Chicago in the first game of a double header, the Hoosiers suffered their worst loss of the season in the second.

No. 9 IU plays at its pool for first, only time this season

By Steve Brennan · Friday, April 1,2005 12:35 a.m.

The No. 9 IU women's water polo team has been ranked in the top 10 for the past four weeks. It has posted a 17-8 record and has been ranked no lower than No. 11, despite playing 13 of the top 20 teams in the nation. All of those games have been on the road.

Women's sprinters will be main source of points this weekend

By John Fischer · Friday, April 1,2005 12:35 a.m.

The Hoosiers are a week behind. When weather rained on IU's parade at the Florida Relays, the Hoosiers lost a week of competition. IU hopes to rebound from the setback this afternoon and tomorrow when they host the annual Indiana Relays in one of only two regular season home meets.

IU to have its first outdoor home meet

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Friday, April 1,2005 12:34 a.m.

IU will hold its first home meet of the outdoor track season this weekend, holding the second-ever Indiana Relays at the E.C. Billy Hayes Outdoor Track and Field Complex. The meet is one of three home meets for IU, one of which is the National Collegiate Athletics Association Regional at the end of May.

IU Golf Course ready for last tourney

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Friday, April 1,2005 12:34 a.m.

The IU women's golf team is looking to improve its scores by taking advantage of the players' knowledge of the IU Golf Club's course this weekend. They play host to the 22nd Indiana Invitational Saturday and Sunday.

Steering the journalism ship

By George Lyle IV · Friday, April 1,2005 12:34 a.m.

As was covered in the Indiana Daily Student last week, the School of Journalism has a new dean-elect, ready to take over when current Dean Trevor Brown retires after more than 20 years this June. Yes, that's right. For everyone keeping score, we have a winner after two searches, hundreds of candidates and two sets of three finalists each. A very extensive search this was.

Hoosiers kick off Big Ten season

By Matt Mattucci · Friday, April 1,2005 12:33 a.m.

IU coach Bob Morgan wanted to add another game to the Hoosiers' schedule before entering the Big Ten season. The Hoosier players wanted to get some more innings and at-bats under their belts. This past week both of their wishes came true.

Kicking open the door to spring

By Steve Slivka · Friday, April 1,2005 12:32 a.m.

The rumbling of cyclists on a cinder track is not the only noise heard at Bill Armstrong Stadium right now. The IU men's soccer team plays at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Yeagley Field to kick off the two-time defending national champions' spring soccer season against Lindsay-Wilson, with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee against Bradley.

Year of parity should provide fast, close Women's race

By Brian Janosch · Friday, April 1,2005 12:30 a.m.

There's been a continuing trend in the women's field ever since the Spring Series Events were instituted in 2000. That year, eight riders finished within ten seconds of the Individual Time Trials winner. The next year there were 27. In 2002, it was back down to nine, but in 2003, back up to 30. Last year, eight riders finished within the ten second window, and this year, the trend continued.

Riders fill out brackets in event not to be 'missed'

By Katie Schoenbaechler and Katie Shoenbaechler · Friday, April 1,2005 12:29 a.m.

With the NCAA tournament and March winding down, many sports fans are starting to miss competitive sports brackets, but Saturday's Little 500 event should fill that void for a short time.

IU political groups hold yearly debate

By Ryne Shadday · Friday, April 1,2005 12:08 a.m.

The IU College Republicans and College Democrats kicked off their 2005 debates with a civil and scripted event Thursday night in the Georgian Room of Indiana Memorial Union. The debate touched upon events and issues each felt were important to their party. The night began with both sides presenting their main arguments as political science professor Marjorie Hershey moderated.

Recess in session at Assembly Hall

By Pat Giese · Friday, April 1,2005 12:07 a.m.

IU students will have a chance to play at recess one more time this weekend at Assembly Hall. Students from David Rubinstein's LAMP X333 class will be hosting four square games at Assembly Hall from 1 to 5 Saturday afternoon. For $5, students can relive their grade school glory days by playing four square -- and be entered in a raffle to win one of two iPod Shuffles -- with the proceeds going to benefit BloomingKids.

IU stuck between Coke, protesters

By Lydia Song · Friday, April 1,2005 12:07 a.m.

IU is in a stalemate situation as activist groups pressure IU into leveraging its contracted position on Coca-Cola, and Coca-Cola continues to deny any and all charges made against the company.

Singing Hoosiers celebrate 55 years of tradition

By Adam Sedia · Thursday, March 31,2005 11:30 p.m.

IU musicians are not confined to classical repertoires. The Singing Hoosiers vocal ensemble at the School of Music specializes in popular and Broadway styles, and have been belting tunes for 55 years.

Hans Christian Andersen honored in Denmark

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 31,2005 11:29 p.m.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- In the past months, Danes have lived in a true Hans Christian Andersen frenzy, which some say has been no fairy tale. As his countrymen get ready to celebrate his bicentennial, the image of Andersen, who wrote such classics as "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Little Mermaid," can be seen everywhere -- on coins, in post offices, on beer labels, on posters announcing shows celebrating the Dane, on dinnerware and on baby clothes and accessories especially designed for the jubilee.

Students aim to bring modern dance to IU

By Gillian Hurley · Thursday, March 31,2005 11:28 p.m.

Jamie Dowd and Ricardo Alvarez are preparing for their finals. The culmination of their studies at IU comes in the shape of a dance production; produced by them, danced by them, financed by them and designed by them. While most students might study countless hours for exams, Dowd and Alvarez said they have each spent more than 500 hours on this production, hoping to bring modern dance back to the IU community in this free venue.

God created evolution

By Adam Sedia · Thursday, March 31,2005 11:24 p.m.

Darwin's theory of evolution and the Bible are neither mutually exclusive nor irreconcilable. Yet t would appear from recent news that no one holds this position. The two sides have dug their trenches and now are embattled. The battleground: the U.S. education system. In a recent survey, 31 percent of American schoolteachers said they felt pressured to teach creationism and other non-scientific alternatives in the classroom. Only 5 percent of the teachers felt the pressure from school administrators.