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Depth troubles IU in Big Ten stretch

By Zachary Osterman · Monday, Feb. 16,2009 12:56 a.m.

It’s now been nine days since Devan Dumes logged game minutes for the IU men’s basketball team because of his program-enforced suspension.

IU freshman guard Nick Williams battles for an offensive rebound with three Ilinois defenders during the first half of IU's 65-52 loss Sunday at Assembly Hall. Ilinois had 37 rebounds.

Point, counterpoint: Hoosiers fail to match up

By Tom Kirby · Monday, Feb. 16,2009 12:53 a.m.

Almost every time the Hoosiers address and temporarily fix a problem that’s plagued them recently, a new weakness is exploited.

Senior Molly Beckwith leads the pack down the frontstretch during the women's 800-meter run Jan. 31 at Gladstein Fieldhouse. Beckwith finished second in the event improving her season's best time to 2:07:33.

Around Sports

By IDS staff · Monday, Feb. 16,2009 12:51 a.m.

Check out this weekend's results in IU athletics.

Freshman guard Ashlee Mells charges into the lane during the Hoosiers 71-65 loss to Michigan State Thursday evening at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers face Wisconsin on the road today in Madison, Wisc..

IU can't find reasons for drop in standings

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Monday, Feb. 16,2009 12:47 a.m.

After a day off, the Hoosiers (15-8, 8-6) returned to practice Saturday in preparation for tonight’s trip to Madison to face Wisconsin (15-10, 5-9). But the Hoosiers’ four-game losing streak still weighed on their minds.

Matt Kenseth celebrates after winning the rain-shortened NASCAR Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway Sunday in Daytona Beach, Fla..

One More Hour: Kenseth wins Daytona 500

By Geoffrey Miller · Monday, Feb. 16,2009 12:44 a.m.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – What a difference an hour makes. Sunday night, Matt Kenseth took home the coveted Harley J. Earl trophy and the title of Daytona 500 champion after NASCAR called the race 48 laps from the finish due to a heavy rain shower that persisted through the evening.

IU freshman guard Matt Roth shoots a three-pointer during the second half of IU's 65-52 loss to Illinois Sunday evening at Assembly Hall. Roth led the team with 13 points on three of six shooting from behind the three-point line.

Hoosiers make history with 18th loss

By Matt Dollinger · Monday, Feb. 16,2009 12:22 a.m.

On Sunday, in front of a striped-out, sold-out Assembly Hall crowd, the Hoosiers' 65-52 loss to No. 22 Illinois marked the the team's 18th loss of the year, the most in IU history

Peter Kaczmarczyk holds a sign Friday afternoon at the Sample Gates. Protesters gathered to speak out about the wages of IU and decisions to spend money on buildings.

IU support staff pushes for 'livable wages'

By Haley Adams · Monday, Feb. 16,2009 12:19 a.m.

The Communications Workers of America 4730, a union representing many IU employees, held a press conference Friday at the Sample Gates pushing for higher raises for the upcoming fiscal year.

Union workers react to stimulus

Monday, Feb. 16,2009 12:16 a.m.

Union members who took part in weekend rallies across Indiana mixed complaints about the nation’s recent job losses with calls for consumers to “Buy American.”

Jacobs School of Music's best set for D.C. concert

By Amy Burke · Monday, Feb. 16,2009 12:16 a.m.

Eight students from the Jacobs School of Music will perform Tuesday in the Terrace Theater at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.

Volunteers and visiters look at the soup bowls during the Soup Bowl Benefit. The bowls are made for the event by artists, and guests can take them home as part of their donation to the event.

Food and art come together for charitable cause

By Stephanie Doctrow · Monday, Feb. 16,2009 12:14 a.m.

The Hoosier Hills Food Bank’s 15th annual Soup Bowl Benefit raised a record-breaking $80,000 last night to combat hunger in Bloomington.

$15m gift to boost Kelley building expansion

By Alex Benson · Monday, Feb. 16,2009 12:13 a.m.

As part of an effort to raise $60 million to renovate and expand undergraduate facilities at the Kelley School of Business, a $15 million donation to the school aims to jumpstart that campaign.

Junior Ian McCabe prepares to read Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 for Irma Cassels, 94, Saturday afternoon outside her house on Wiley Street. McCabe was delivering a Love-You-Gram to Cassels as an actor from the Bloomington Playwrights Project through their Valentine's Day service which is in its fifth year.

Love-You-Gram actors bring romance back to town

By Danielle Paquette · Sunday, Feb. 15,2009 11:53 p.m.

Love-You-Grams, a fundraiser of the playwrights project, featured live poetry performances by trained actors and actresses sent from one friend or lover to another, and deliveries startled many recipients all over Bloomington Feb. 13 and 14.

Theatre of the People presents night of seduction

By Desiree Lestingi · Sunday, Feb. 15,2009 11:52 p.m.

Theatre of the People sold out on opening night and added more seats for the two one-act plays in “Ladies of Lust: Oscar Wilde’s ‘Salome’ and August Strindberg’s ‘Miss Julie.’”

Visitors look at a pickle jar art lighting installment by Chicago professional artist Jason Kravarty during the display's opening Friday evening in the McCalla School at 10th Street and Indiana Avenue. The lighting, which is run on a 15,000 high volt low amp power box, will stay on display for two weeks.

Artist uses neon, glass to create art at Fuller Projects exhibit

By Alex Brown · Sunday, Feb. 15,2009 11:51 p.m.

A stark-white tube of light pierced through the sides of glass jars, the tops suspended from wooden shelves lining the perimeter of an empty room.Artist Jason Chakavarty showed his latest exhibit, “Pickled – to Preserve or Flavor,” Friday night in the Fuller Projects gallery in Bloomington.

IU honored with Tree Campus USA title

By Jessica Myren · Sunday, Feb. 15,2009 11:34 p.m.

IU has been known for its tree-filled campus for many years, but a new honor from the Arbor Day Foundation called Tree Campus USA has made this reputation official.

IU Libraries names sustainability officer

By Peter Christopher · Sunday, Feb. 15,2009 11:29 p.m.

After taking recommendations from its own sustainability task force, the IU Bloomington Libraries named Kathy McCarnes, director of business affairs and facilities, to the newly formed position of sustainability officer.

Groups canvas for Hoosier Hills

By Jessica Myren · Sunday, Feb. 15,2009 11:23 p.m.

Students for Barack Obama worked with Volunteers for Change, walking door to door to collect about 1,200 pounds of food and $1,138 in donations for Hoosier Hills Food Bank this weekend.

Student reports rape in campus lot

By Nick Cusack · Sunday, Feb. 15,2009 11:18 p.m.

An IU student told Kentucky police Saturday she was raped in the White Lot at IU’s Memorial Stadium. Kentucky State Police contacted IU Police Department at 3:30 a.m. Feb. 14 about a woman who reported she was raped in the parking lot at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 12, according to a press release.

Churchgoers mourn Australian wildfire victims

Sunday, Feb. 15,2009 10:47 p.m.

Australians mourned the victims of deadly wildfires at church services across the country Sunday as news emerged of a class action lawsuit against a power company over the cause of one of the blazes.

Taliban nears peace deal with militants