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IU swinging one more time

By David Paulen · Friday, April 16,2004 1:39 a.m.

The IU women's golf team will travel to the Lady Boilermaker Invitational this weekend as it draws toward the end of the spring season. The tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Kampen Golf Course in West Lafayette. Teams will play 36 holes Saturday and the final 18 Sunday. Nine of the 11 Big Ten schools will be participating at the tournament, as only Ohio State and Penn State will not make the trip.

Hoosiers begin quest for conference championship

By Matt Ostrega · Friday, April 16,2004 1:38 a.m.

After wrapping up a solid regular season two weeks ago in the Fluid Four Invitational, the IU women's water polo team is gearing up for another run at the Collegiate Water Polo Association conference championship and a trip back to the NCAA Final Four.

IU hits road in search of first conference victory

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 16,2004 1:37 a.m.

The Hoosiers (23-23, 0-6) have been looking to snap their five-game losing streak for almost a week now. When their game Tuesday against the Evansville Aces was canceled, they had to look ahead to this weekend to get the bad taste out of their mouths. IU starts another Big Ten road trip Friday when it travels to Madison to take on Wisconsin (23-19, 3-5).

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 16,2004 1:36 a.m.

McKinney resigns as Bloomington North coach BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Tom McKinney, who coached Bloomington North to the state's final single-class boys basketball championship, has resigned after 17 years as the Cougars' coach. McKinney's Bloomington North teams went 303-99, including the 1997 state championship and a finish as runner up in the 2000 Class 4A tournament.

IU awaits Golden Gophers, Hawkeyes in home matches

By Dan Click · Friday, April 16,2004 1:34 a.m.

When the No. 56 Hoosiers (10-8, 4-2) hit the courts this weekend, they'll be facing polar opposites, as they'll put their three-match winning streak on the line against Minnesota at noon Saturday and Iowa at noon Sunday.

Hoosiers attempt to find consistency, wins

By Cory Steger · Friday, April 16,2004 1:33 a.m.

With a full week to prepare for Iowa, the Hoosiers have been working hard to overcome their recent struggles in conference play. Since IU (19-12, 3-5) has begun Big Ten action, the team has been plagued by errors and stranding runners on base. This weekend, the Hoosiers will get a chance to redeem themselves when they meet the Iowa Hawkeyes (8-19, 1-7 Big Ten) for a three-game series.

Ready, set, go: 2nd Little Fifty takes off

By Colin Burns · Friday, April 16,2004 1:32 a.m.

When people think of Little 500 week, thoughts of bicycles zooming around a track with spectators cheering pop into minds. The famed race caps off a wild week here at IU. However, a 12.5-mile foot race is what kicks off all the weekend festivities.

Brand portrait unveiled at IMU

By Craig Ginsberg · Friday, April 16,2004 1:27 a.m.

More than 100 attendees, including former IU presidents John Ryan, Tom Ehrlich and Gerald Bepko, as well as several trustees, came to the Indiana Memorial Union Thursday morning to witness the unveiling of the portrait of IU's 16th president, Myles Brand.

Lilly displays IU history

By Brittany Hite · Friday, April 16,2004 1:25 a.m.

Photos, hand-written speeches, letters and other mementoes from past presidential inaugurations are currently on display at the Lilly Library, coinciding with Thursday's inauguration of President Adam W. Herbert.

Low-income students find equal education comes with high price

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 16,2004 1:20 a.m.

Ever since she was in fifth grade, Lyah Holmes has wanted to be a doctor. But as she worked toward her diploma at Milwaukee's Rufus King High School, she began to worry. "I knew I couldn't afford the college tuition," Holmes said.

IMU art holds special value

By Krissy Wynkoop and Kristin Wynkoop · Friday, April 16,2004 1:19 a.m.

Shirley Colavito knows not to take what she sees for granted. If it weren't for the artwork that has greeted her at work everyday for 32 years, she could have been looking at blank walls.

Circle K to hold baby shower

By Jennifer Gunnels · Friday, April 16,2004 1:16 a.m.

The United Presbyterian Church will look like a nursery center Saturday as students and community members are encouraged to "shower" the location with diapers, baby formula, pacifiers, toys and other essential baby items.

Inflatables to take over Alumni Hall

By Matt Mattucci · Friday, April 16,2004 1:15 a.m.

As an alternative to the parties and chaos of Little 500 weekend, the Indiana Memorial Union Board will be giving students the opportunity to relax and expand upon their weekend activities.

'Googling' for research papers made easier

By Cecelia Wolford · Friday, April 16,2004 1:14 a.m.

For college students, researching is about to get a whole lot easier. The popular search engine www.Google.com has announced it will be adding a new feature for result sorting. Alongside 15 other universities, IU-Purdue University Indianapolis will be adding its collections of scholarly papers to the bank.

Lecture addresses Islamic studies in U.S.

By Obaid Khawaja · Friday, April 16,2004 1:04 a.m.

Noted Islamic studies scholar Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr spoke to a room of more than 100 about religious and Islamic studies in America Thursday in Woodburn Hall. The lecture was the second Victor Danner memorial lecture in Islamic studies and was sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, the Middle Eastern and Islamic studies program and funded by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Indiana counties fail EPA standards

By Alyson Brodsy and Rick Callahan · Friday, April 16,2004 12:28 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Twenty-four mostly urban Indiana counties do not meet new federal health standards for smog-causing ozone and have about five years to take steps to come into compliance, state environmental officials said Thursday.

Contest hopes to enlighten kids

By Monica Dix · Friday, April 16,2004 12:27 a.m.

Disability Awareness Month may have ended in March, but Options for Better Living Inc. is extending awareness through the month of April. OBL is sponsoring an essay contest about attitudes toward people with disabilities for Monroe County third- through eighth-graders.

NASA ambassador visits WonderLab

By Nellie Summerfield · Friday, April 16,2004 12:25 a.m.

After a two-day delay due to bad weather, Bloomington's WonderLab museum hosted an official NASA Solar System Ambassador, Dan Cervantes, to present a telescopic view of Venus, Jupiter and Saturn.

'KSpot' supplies WIFI service

By Andrea Opperman · Friday, April 16,2004 12:24 a.m.

Students and Bloomington residents can now unplug their laptops from their homes and take them to the latest hot spot, or "KSpot" that is. Kiva Networking and IU are behind the wireless frenzy on and off campus that has led Intel to name IU most unwired campus. This marvel came about in mid-September when IU and Kiva collaborated in providing Internet access to students and Bloomington residents.

Radio station raises money for spring drive

By Jessica Levco · Friday, April 16,2004 12:22 a.m.

For the past 12 years, Bob Kissel has played the blues on Bloomington's independent radio station 98.1 WFHB-FM. "I have enjoyed the opportunity to listen to local musicians perform right next to me in the studio," said Kissel. "I have learned so much about the characters that give the blues so much soul."