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Cartoons should remind us to balance freedom of expression with incitement to violence

Nearly six months have passed since the infamous Muhammad cartoon controversy first erupted in Denmark.

Hoosiers set for Big Ten competition

The IU men's track and field team leaves Friday for Iowa to compete in the 2006 Big Ten Indoor Championships. Last weekend's Hoosier Hills Invitational provided a final competitive gear-up before the team takes on nationally ranked Big Ten talent in the postseason.

Track preps for Big Ten championship

After seven meets this season, the IU women's track and field team will compete in the Big Ten Championships. The Hoosiers, along with the rest of the 11-member conference, will compete on Saturday and Sunday in Madison, Wis. IU expects to see more fierce competition than it saw in its earliest meets, and looks to test themselves against the best in the Big Ten.

Inside the reporter's notebook: Ann Coulter

A look at some of the notes reporter Adam Aasen made while covering Ann Coulter's speech at the IU Auditorium Thursday. Some made the final story, while others didn't. Ann Coulter "You don't want the republicans in power, does that mean you want a dictatorship, gay boy?" she said. "Evan Bayh isn't as insane as other democrats," she said. "But he certainly isn't as good as the worst republican."

A trial of testosterone

Your Honor, I unknowingly urinated outside of Ballantine Hall. Your Honor, I unknowingly ran naked through the Arboretum. Your Honor, I unknowingly hit on that girl in the bar, and her boyfriend unknowingly beat the hell out of me.

New-look Hoosiers travel to Charlotte for season opener

New faces, both on the diamond and in the dugout, characterize the IU baseball team as they travel to Charlotte to begin the 2006 season with a three-game set against the University of North Carolina Charlotte 49ers. With 14 newcomers on the roster, and a new coach in Tracy Smith, the 2006 Hoosiers bear only a slight resemblance to the 2005 squad that finished 26-30. Smith, who coached nine successful seasons at Miami University of Ohio, said he is eager to begin his tenure at IU.

Hoosiers in 1st place after day 1 of Big Tens

The No. 11 IU men's swimming and diving team broke four records en route to a first-place finish at the end of day one of the 2006 Big Ten Championships at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center Thursday.

Senior Day surprise?

If the Hoosiers hope to win their final home game of the season, something has to change. Though I loved their effort and intensity during their win against Penn State Wednesday, they need to tighten some things up if they hope to hang with Michigan State on Sunday.

IU not able to get on track vs. Minnesota

With the chance to clinch a top-five spot for next week's Big Ten Tournament, the IU women's basketball team failed to capitalize against No. 22 Minnesota Thursday night in a 65-58 loss.

Former Hoosier star returns to Bloomington

Times are tough for IU basketball, but former Hoosier Landon Turner knows about even tougher seasons. The 1981 national championship winner visited Opie Taylor's restaurant Thursday to sign copies of his new book, "Landon Turner's Tales from the 1980-81 Indiana Hoosiers."

BASKING IN THE SUN

HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP

Circle of Life brings Greek Challenge

As Kevin MacCauley was preparing for a midterm and final exam one year, he discovered a lump on his body. Though it was diagnosed as a benign cyst, the experience changed his perspective on cancer. "I had the realization that people go through this every day -- people our age," MacCauley, a junior, said. Knowing that paying for college and medical bills is difficult for many cancer survivors, MacCauley wanted to relieve a survivor of the financial burden. His organization -- Circle of Life -- and the greek community will provide a full-ride scholarship to a cancer survivor.

Gene modification debated by ethics scholars

Gene enhancement might one day alter the face of the world -- literally. Thursday afternoon's Matthew Vandivier Sims Memorial Lecture featured a discussion on enhancement in human development. The lecture invited Professor Ronald M. Green, from Dartmouth College, to deliver some of his research and thoughts about the topic to an audience of students, professors and members of the community.

Hoeppner: Do the best you can

It was a scene straight out of an IU athletics marketing poster. IU football coach Terry Hoeppner, clad in an IU track jacket, track pants and a red IU hat, walked toward the sideline at Assembly Hall. Only this time, he was not trying to get his audience to buy tickets. Instead, Hoeppner discussed leadership qualities in his "Building the Team" speech, sponsored by the Council for Advancing Student Leadership.

2 arrested after $87 million stolen in British bank heist

TONBRIDGE, England -- After one of Britain's biggest and most audacious robberies, police say they have arrested a 29-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman Thursday in connection with the crime. The heist was pulled off when the robbers abducted the cash depot manager's family while another tied up the guards and made off with up to $87 million.

Seamingly unfazed

When the IU baseball team steps onto Phillips Baseball Field in Charlotte, N.C., today to open its season, it will be a vastly different team from the one that began last season with a victory against DePauw at Sembower Field in Bloomington.

Bush accused of ignoring port sale law

WASHINGTON -- The senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee angrily accused the Bush administration Thursday of ignoring the law by refusing to extend an investigation of a United Arab Emirates company's takeover of significant U.S. port operations. Clashing with a Treasury Department official on a mission to calm a political uproar, Sen. Carl Levin said the law has language specifically requiring a longer review than the one that an interagency committee conducted, if a business deal affects national security.

More than 111 killed after attack on shrine

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- At least 111 people were believed killed in two days of sectarian rage unleashed by Wednesday's attack on the revered Shiite Askariya shrine in Samarra, as Sunni Arabs suspended their participation in talks on a new government. Gunmen killed 47 civilians and left their bodies in a ditch near Baghdad Thursday as militia battles and sectarian reprisals raged on between Sunni and Shiite religious groups.

Free Irving

David Irving is pretty much a huge asshole, but what happened to him is terribly, terribly wrong.