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The field is determined. The riders are ready. The track is set.

By Andy Romey · Friday, April 15,2005 2:32 a.m.

Like a fine wine, the quality of the women's Little 500 race improves each year, and this year, the race's value skyrocketed. Today's Little 500, scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. at Bill Armstrong Stadium, will bring 32 teams together all with the same dream of celebrating after lap 100. But unlike years past, there are more than just a couple of teams threatening to win it all.

Kappa Kappa Gamma rides to remember Crouse

By Brian Janosch · Friday, April 15,2005 2:32 a.m.

Some things are bigger than sport. For an entire year, Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority's primary focus rested on winning its second consecutive Little 500. That was until a gray Honda station wagon collided with a red Jeep Cherokee right outside the Kappa house late Monday evening. Kappa sorority member and former Little 500 teammate Ashley Crouse was in the backseat of the Jeep. She was pronounced dead early Tuesday morning.

Big Ten battle on Banks Field crucial for Hoosier revival

By Andrew Shaffer · Friday, April 15,2005 2:27 a.m.

In the fifth inning of the first game against Minnesota last week, junior second baseman Jay Brant received a ground ball hop straight to his jaw. Brant left the game and consequently lost his 19-game hitting streak, the longest such streak by a Hoosier this season.

Tragedy in the news

By George Lyle IV · Friday, April 15,2005 2:18 a.m.

This past Tuesday, as you all know, IU lost one of its own when Kappa Kappa Gamma senior Ashley Crouse lost her life in a car accident, right in front of her house. Not the way you want to end your days, for sure.

Eastern hip-hop comes to campus

By -Jenny Kobiela · Friday, April 15,2005 2:11 a.m.

Although many people do not often associate Asian-Americans with hip-hop, senior Aaron Berkowitz of the IU Hip Hop Congress said people should let go of their preconceived notions of hip-hop artists when the IU Asian Culture Center and IU Hip Hop Congress presents "The Rise of Asian Hip-Hop" at 7 p.m. today at the Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th St.

Chicago's Curry to miss rest of season

By Alyson Brodsy and Nancy Armour · Friday, April 15,2005 1:51 a.m.

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Eddy Curry and the Chicago Bulls are optimistic he'll play again, but the center will miss the rest of this season and the playoffs while more tests are done to determine the cause of an irregular heartbeat.

Boston takes game while NY takes hits

By Alyson Brodsy and Howard Ulman · Friday, April 15,2005 1:50 a.m.

BOSTON -- The New York Yankees got into another scuffle with fans on a testy night at Fenway Park. This time, Gary Sheffield was in the middle of it. Sheffield was fielding Jason Varitek's two-run triple along the right-field fence in the eighth inning of Boston's 8-5 victory Thursday night when a fan swung a short uppercut in his direction, appearing to graze the side of the slugger's face with his right arm.

IU to get back into swing in West Lafayette

By Chris Engel · Friday, April 15,2005 1:49 a.m.

After back-to-back third-place finishes, the men's golf team will head to West Lafayette looking for its second win of the year and first win of the spring season. The team will be well-rested heading into the tournament after having the last two weeks off.

IU ready for Hawkeyes, Golden Gophers

By Andy Romey · Friday, April 15,2005 1:48 a.m.

After Sunday's close loss to Notre Dame, the Hoosiers are hungry -- and Hawkeyes and Golden Gophers are on the menu. IU can solidify a second-place conference ranking with this weekend's pair of road matches against No. 75 Minnesota and No. 49 Iowa.

Hoosiers face Dayton Flyers to benefit Urban Soccer League

By Chris Engel · Friday, April 15,2005 1:47 a.m.

The men's soccer team continues its spring campaign as the Hoosiers take on the Dayton Flyers as a part of a fund-raiser for the Urban Soccer League at 8 p.m. tonight at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis.

Hoosiers head to Ohio State after best finish of spring

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 15,2005 1:45 a.m.

Coming off of its best performance of the spring season, the IU women's golf team will compete in the Lady Buckeye Invitational this weekend on the Ohio State University Scarlet Golf Course in Columbus, Ohio. This will be the Hoosiers' final tune-up before the Big Ten Championships.

Anime Club thrives on devotion to art form

By Bryan Lufkin and Byran Lufkin · Friday, April 15,2005 1:45 a.m.

With the ferocious fighting demons of shows like "InuYasha" and the futuristic gunfights of the sci-fi "Cowboy Bebop," the IU Anime Club appeals to the fiercely loyal fan following of the Eastern-style animation. "The club has been around for ages, since about '92 or '93 if I remember correctly," said President Josh Bonner. "But it didn't become an official University club until this year."

Hoosier rowers plan to 'empty the gas tanks' against No. 4 Ohio State, No. 19 Minnesota

By Bill Meehan · Friday, April 15,2005 1:44 a.m.

IU rowers face their biggest challenge of the season tomorrow when they get on the line next to No. 4 Ohio State and No. 19 Minnesota in Columbus. Hoosier coach Steve Peterson realizes the situation presented by the Big Ten rivals.

IU's budget system still proven 15 years after inception

By David Charles · Friday, April 15,2005 1:43 a.m.

With a proposal making its way through the Indiana Senate, budgeting at IU may very well get even tighter, renewing discussions of how IU's budgeting system works. Since 1989, IU has been under a budgeting system called Responsibility Centered Management. Basically, RCM makes the budgets of all the different schools of IU separate, but it's not that simple.

IU returns home to face 2 ranked foes in Michigan, Northwestern

By Kevin Dwire · Friday, April 15,2005 1:43 a.m.

The IU women's softball team will play host to two of the country's top teams this weekend whenthe No. 16 Northwestern Wildcats and No. 1 Michigan Wolverines make the trip to Bloomington.

The greatest college weekend?

By Matt Glenesk · Friday, April 15,2005 1:41 a.m.

The self-proclaimed "World's Greatest College Weekend" is upon us. That sounds awfully presumptuous, and I myself have doubts about Little 500. To believe that a late April weekend in Indiana has been termed the greatest of anything comes as a surprise to this Florida transplant. I would expect maybe the greatest ratio of tooth decay, but the "World's Greatest College Weekend?" Wow, that's a tough pill to swallow.

2nd alumni race brings former riders back for more

By Steve Slivka · Friday, April 15,2005 1:39 a.m.

Visitors and alumni swarming Bloomington for this year's Little 500 will have a hand in the weekend's events when they will participate in the Little 500 alumni race Saturday. The alumni race is divided into heats by the decade the rider attended IU.

Up 4 Grabs

By Dan Click · Friday, April 15,2005 1:38 a.m.

After waiting in the background for two seasons, four quarterbacks will get the chance to step up to center stage today during the spring football game at 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.

Smallwood gifts apartment

By David A. Nosko · Friday, April 15,2005 1:16 a.m.

Free rent and disc jockey joy are sure to draw a crowd. Bloomington residents, students and guests gathered for the second annual "Apartment Sweepstakes" goodwill event and gift give-a-way early Thursday evening at Smallwood Plaza, 455 N. College Ave. B97 radio station -- WBWB 96.7 -- provided musical morale for the party, and Smokin' Jack's Rib Shack offered free meat and soda pop.

Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 15,2005 12:44 a.m.

National Society of Arts & Letters gives 2005 awards The Bloomington Chapter of the National Society of Arts & Letters presents the 2005 Visual Arts and Performance Competition and Exhibition through April 18 in the Rosemary P. Miller Gallery at the John Waldron Arts Center, 122 S. Walnut St. IU students represented in the exhibition will showcase their work at 2 p.m. Sunday.