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Seniors say goodbye at final home meet

By Andrew Petersen · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 1:04 a.m.

Tonight marks a sad goodbye for seniors Mike Simpson and Pat DeGain as they take the mat at University Gym for the last time. The Hoosiers take on Purdue at 7 p.m. tonight. Sunday will be their final regular season meet as IU travels to Iowa for a showdown with the Hawkeyes. Both have had years marked by missed time -- Simpson missed several weeks with a head injury and the flu, and DeGain has missed the last two weekends of competition with an injured shoulder. Both wrestlers stressed their desires to get one last victory in front of the Hoosier faithful. "The way I go out is more important than any dual meet in the last two years," Simpson said. "It's great to beat Purdue anywhere, but at home would be the best."

Young squad looks for offense in tournament

By Kevin Dwire · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 1:02 a.m.

Although defense wins championships, every team needs a little offense. The IU women's softball team is looking for that offense after struggling in the batter's box last weekend in the Alexis Resort Classic in Las Vegas, Nev. In the tournament, despite only giving up nine runs in four games, the team managed to come out with just a single win. After combining for only 17 hits in five games, practice has focused clearly on offense to prepare them for their second tournament of the year, the LSU Tiger Classic, in Baton Rouge, La.

Louisville presents challenge for IU

By Eamonn Brennan · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 1 a.m.

For the second time this year, the IU men's tennis team finds itself on the rebound. The first time came after an away loss against Notre Dame, after which IU came home and won two matches 7-0, failing to yield even a set to the opposition. The second time comes today, with the Hoosiers looking to avenge two weekend losses with another home match -- this time against No. 26 Louisville at the IU Tennis Center.

Weekend ends tough non-conference stretch

By Andy Romey · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:59 a.m.

IU's women's tennis team is going up against two highly ranked opponents on the road this weekend -- No. 19 Tennessee and No. 7 Kentucky. But this isn't the only reason for the No. 29 Hoosiers to anticipate Sunday evening.

IU fine tunes its skills at Hoosier Hills

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:58 a.m.

One more week. Members of the men's track team have been repeating this mantra fairly often recently. At first they looked to two elite meets to try to get qualifying marks, and now they are set for the Big Ten Championships Feb. 26 amd 27 at Purdue. "I think the team is really excited about Big Ten's," said sophomore All-American David Neville. "We really have a chance to win the meet as a whole, so we're getting ready to start peaking fast."

Mile-high All-Star game is LeBron's first

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Sheridan · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:56 a.m.

DENVER -- A mile above sea level, just a little to the left of America's midsection, the NBA All-Star game has arrived lacking a clear-cut theme. It will be LeBron James' first appearance and Shaquille O'Neal's 12th in the league's showcase event, and in between those two on the frequency meter are 22 other well-deserving players of various shapes and sizes -- though there's nary a Nugget to represent the host team, and no compelling story line to reel in the casual fan.

Diving records smashed in Big Ten's

By Doug Klausen · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:54 a.m.

Apparently, size does matter. Penn State capitalized on the depth of its squad Thursday night at the Women's Big Ten Championships in Bloomington. Penn State took the lead after the second night of competition, telling the rest of the Big Ten they were going to have to play catch up if they are going to take the lead from them. "We came out on fire today especially in the prelims," Penn State coach Bill Dorenkott said. "We are pretty excited about our swimming today and one of our big assets is the depth we have."

Texas A&M-CC wins on Hoosiers' home court 59-49

By Dan Click · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:51 a.m.

When IU hit Branch McCracken court Thursday night the Hoosiers had the chance to win back-to-back games for the first time since mid-December. Instead IU will have to start back at square one after a loss to Texas A&M Corpus Christi 59-49.

Iran warns off attack on nuke facilities

By Alyson Brodsy and Ali Akbar Dareini · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:50 a.m.

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran warned that any strike on its nuclear facilities would draw a swift and crushing response and called Thursday for an expansion of its newly emerging strategic alliance with Syria to create a powerful united Islamic front that could confront Washington and Israel.

Freitag signs No. 1 class for 2005

By Steve Slivka · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:24 a.m.

Mike Freitag has not missed a step in his first season since taking over for former IU men's soccer coach Jerry Yeagley.

Perry-ed away

By Matt Glenesk · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:21 a.m.

I woke up yesterday morning, walked outside my front door and headed for the news stand. My jaw dropped as the headline screamed at me: "Perry to leave IU basketball." D.P. gone?

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:19 a.m.

DENVER -- Aiming to prevent another brawl between players and fans, the NBA issued standard security guidelines for all its arenas Thursday, including a ban on alcohol sales during the fourth quarter.

Broadcaster Dick Enberg to visit IU

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:18 a.m.

Dick Enberg will be visiting IU to sign copies of his new book at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 26. The event will be held at the Virgil E. DeVault Alumni Center, 1000 E. 17th St. The event is free and open to all willing to come. He will give a brief address before beginning the signing of his book, "Dick Enberg: Oh My!"

IU looks for every win to be able to 'dance'

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:17 a.m.

With five games left in the regular season, IU needs everything to go their way to dance with 63 other teams in March. Heading north for Sunday's game against Michigan, the Hoosiers will look to their seven-game winning streak against the Wolverines as inspiration to begin a stretch they need to stay above .500 for a shot at post-season play.

Overlooked IMU dining

By Monica Dix · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:17 a.m.

Stepping into the Tudor Room restaurant on the third floor of the Indiana Memorial Union feels like stepping into a country club. The high ceilings, big open windows and delicate artwork make it easy to forget that the restaurant is located on IU's campus. But don't be fooled. The Tudor Room is rich in IU tradition. The high ceilings are adorned with flags that represent different schools of the University.

Chargers put franchise tag on star quarterback

By Bernie Wilson · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:14 a.m.

SAN DIEGO -- For a guy who wasn't expected to do much last season, Drew Brees sure got a nice raise. The San Diego Chargers used their franchise tag Thursday on Brees and will offer him a one-year contract at just more than $8 million. The quarterback made $1.56 million in base pay last season, when he led the Chargers out of the NFL's basement to the AFC West title at 12-4. The Chargers needed to put the tag on Brees, the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year, to keep him from leaving as an unrestricted free agent.

New service SimpleDine now accessible to IU students

By Sam Nissen · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:13 a.m.

As Web sites like eBay and Froogle supplant shopping malls, a new market for online purchasing is surging. The expansive Internet use by students, coupled with students' tendencies to regularly eat delivery, has invited a new online dining business to IU.

What is liberal?

By George Lyle IV and Stephen Graham · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:12 a.m.

Some of you readers haven't even gotten to this sentence, due to the markedly obvious title of this column. Some of you have read to here, but you read wondering what kind of liberal propaganda I'm about to pour onto this page.

'Our Championship Game'

By Dan Click · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:12 a.m.

The annual IU-Purdue match-up always has a lot at stake -- but the stakes are even higher this year. For the third consecutive year, the Hoosiers will "Pack the Hall" in order break the school's attendance record and raise money for breast cancer research 2 p.m. Sunday at Assembly Hall.

Journalism dean candidates narrowed to 2

By Michael Zennie · Friday, Feb. 18,2005 12:10 a.m.

The roster of potential replacements for School of Journalism Dean Trevor Brown has been narrowed to two. The journalism dean search committee voted to send the names of Bradley Hamm and Christine Martin to IU-Bloomington Interim Chancellor Ken Gros Louis Feb. 11.