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Woman reports rape at Foster

By Lori Geller · Monday, April 11,2005 2:55 a.m.

A 19-year-old woman visiting a friend at IU reported being raped by four males at Foster Quad early Sunday morning. The woman reported the rape to police at 12:10 p.m. Sunday.

Ms. Gay IU contestants reign fabulous in Friday's competition

By Jessica Levco · Monday, April 11,2005 2:55 a.m.

Senior Michaela Martin-Almy, president of OUT, wants people to know that it wasn't "just all the gay kids on campus" who attended Friday night's Ms. Gay IU Pageant. "It brought all different kinds of people together," Martin-Almy said. "It's a healthy and positive way to address weighty subjects like sex and gender."

Hoosiers name new women's basketball coach

By Dan Click · Monday, April 11,2005 2:49 a.m.

From 1984 to 1988, Sharon Versyp made West Lafayette her home as a player. Now Versyp will make Bloomington her new home after being named the IU women's basketball coach Friday. Versyp, a native of Mishawaka, Ind., will return to Indiana after five years as coach at the University of Maine, where she compiled a 98-51 record and a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2004. Versyp replaces former coach Kathi Bennett, who resigned March 1 after five years at IU. Bennett left with a 72-75 record.

IU Varsity 8 loses 1st meet

By Bill Meehan · Monday, April 11,2005 2:38 a.m.

Irish eyes are smiling in boathouses across Hoosierland. Notre Dame crews swept all but one race against IU, Purdue, Louisville and Northwestern on Eagle Creek in Indianapolis Saturday. One of the Irish wins included the Indiana State Championship in the Varsity 8 category.

Hoosiers streak snapped at 6 by OSU

By Eamonn Brennan · Monday, April 11,2005 2:37 a.m.

After winning six matches in a row and failing to surrender a contest in a month, the IU men's tennis team suffered a streak-stopping loss at No. 33 Ohio State Saturday, 6-1. Despite the defeat, senior Jakub Praibis believes that he and his teammates have nothing to hang their heads about.

IU narrowly falls to Notre Dame

By Andy Romey · Monday, April 11,2005 2:36 a.m.

The sunburn painted on both athletes' and spectators' faces was an indication of the type of match played Sunday at IU's Varsity Tennis Courts. A warm morning scorched itself into a hot afternoon, but the sun's pounding and the fight of the Irish proved to be just barely too much for the Hoosiers, who narrowly fell to Notre Dame 4-3.

Hoosiers avoid series sweep

By Matt Mattucci · Monday, April 11,2005 2:35 a.m.

The Big Ten conference has not been kind to the IU baseball team so far this season. After defeating Northwestern April 2, the Hoosiers went on a six-game losing streak in conference play. This past weekend IU lost the first three games in its series against Minnesota, but was able to pick up the win in Sunday's finale and end the Golden Gophers' seven-game winning streak in Big Ten play.

University Athletics Club sweeps Little Fifty race

By Ryan Corazza · Monday, April 11,2005 2:34 a.m.

It started as an idea to get IU runners to train together and ended with this year's men's and women's Little Fifty champions. The University Athletics Club, a new running group started this year, grabbed most of the medals at Billy Hayes Track Saturday afternoon, placing teams first and second in the men's race and first and fourth in the women's.

IDS, Arbutus name new editors in chief

By Hannah Lodge · Monday, April 11,2005 2:04 a.m.

In meetings Thursday and Friday, the Board of Publications for the Indiana Daily Student and the Arbutus yearbook named junior Adam Aasen fall editor in chief, senior Gavin Lesnick summer IDS editor in chief, and sophomore Katie Farrer editor in chief for the 2005-06 edition of the Arbutus. All three candidates ran unopposed.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 11,2005 2:03 a.m.

4 IU professors named Guggenheim fellows Composer Don Freund, historian Michael Grossberg and biologists Lynda Delph and Jeffrey Palmer were all elected as Guggenheim fellows, bringing IU's total to 117. Since 1998, at least one IU faculty member has earned a Guggenheim fellowship and has more total fellows than all other state institutions combined.

Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 11,2005 1:57 a.m.

Twins beat White Sox 5-2 Sunday MINNEAPOLIS -- Johan Santana made sure the Minnesota Twins' first losing streak of the season didn't last too long. After watching teammates Kyle Lohse and Brad Radke get roughed up in consecutive losses to the Chicago White Sox, Santana stopped the skid with 11 strikeouts in seven innings to help Minnesota avoid getting swept by its division rivals with a 5-2 victory Sunday night.

Road Trip Nation to visit IU campus Wednesday

By Sarah Walden · Monday, April 11,2005 1:54 a.m.

In 2001, a neon green RV lumbered down the highway with the words, "What's your road, man?" painted on its side. The RV crossed the country, stopping in San Francisco, Boulder, Colo., Austin, Texas and other not-so-famous cities.

Tiger Woods wins 4th Masters

By Alyson Brodsy and Doug Ferguson · Monday, April 11,2005 1:51 a.m.

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Tiger Woods is the Masters champion once again, turning back a surprising challenge Sunday with a shot of sheer magic and a birdie putt to win a playoff he never expected. A spectacular finish of birdies and bogeys finally ended when Woods produced the most important shot of all -- a 15-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to capture his fourth green jacket and finally put away the gritty Chris DiMarco.

Pershing rifles take 2nd place competition

By David Bracho · Monday, April 11,2005 1:51 a.m.

The sound of boots and the buttstock of weapons hitting the drill pad resounded during IU's first hosting of the National Pershing Rifle competition Saturday in Assembly Hall. Twenty-three Pershing rifle teams gathered in Assembly Hall to compete for top honors as the best Pershing Rifle company in the land.

Hoosiers extend spring preseason winning streak to 3

By Steve Slivka · Monday, April 11,2005 1:49 a.m.

Before the start of the spring soccer season, IU coach Mike Freitag said redshirt freshman Kevin Noschang was one of the emerging players from the class of 2008. In the team's first two games, Noschang had three goals and he scored his fourth in the team's 2-0 win over St. Louis Friday night.

IU competes before largest regular season crowd ever as team travels to West Coast

By John Fischer · Monday, April 11,2005 1:48 a.m.

Imagine traveling back to the days of the ancient Olympics, when neither football nor basketball could fill a stadium like track and field did. The Hoosiers could have confused the present for the past when they arrived Saturday at the annual Pepsi Invitational to a marvelous stadium and a crowd in the thousands in Eugene, Ore.

Neville takes 2 victories at Pepsi Invite

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 11,2005 1:45 a.m.

Competing without its top distance runners, who will debut next weekend, IU finished third in its first trip to the Pepsi Team Invitational with Oregon capturing first. Sophomore All-American David Neville offered IU's best performance, sweeping the 200 and 400-meter dashes. After posting an NCAA Regional qualifier in the 200 meters last weekend, Neville got his 400-meter qualifier in a narrow 46.20 second victory.

IU sweeps Illinois for 1st Big Ten wins

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Monday, April 11,2005 1:40 a.m.

After struggling last weekend against Michigan State and losing a heartbreaker to Louisville Wednesday, the IU softball team traveled to Illinois and Iowa this weekend for four conference games. The Hoosiers wasted no time turning things around, beating the Illini 4-3 Friday evening.

Hoosiers hope for 'Wright' decision

By Matt Glenesk · Monday, April 11,2005 1:35 a.m.

Mike Davis has been frustrated over the past few seasons as he struggles to find players who can comprehend and execute his system. Davis is a system coach, and believe it or not, that offensive system that fans groan and moan about can work and has. However, Davis -- a system coach -- needs system players. It has become apparent some of his players simply haven't caught on.

New IU football coach Terry Hoeppner brings a balanced personality for 2005 -- full of passion, enthusiasm and loyalty

By Dan Click · Monday, April 11,2005 1:33 a.m.

The Indiana fight song echoes through IU football coach Terry Hoeppner's office. It's not from game tape. It's not from a CD. It's his crimson-colored cell phone. It's just one of the little things Hoeppner does to show his recently acquired passion and dedication to IU.