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IU sees highs and lows of Big 10 play

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:37 a.m.

It was an up-and-down weekend for Indiana. The wrestlers upset Michigan State Saturday in convincing style, only to be crushed on the road by Illinois. The Hoosiers took the mat at University Gym against Michigan State wondering whether senior heavyweight Pat DeGain would be able to go against the No. 12 Spartans. DeGain, ranked fifth, missed last weekend's match versus Wisconsin as well as most of practice this week with an injured shoulder.

IU claims first Big Ten road win of the season

By Dan Click · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:36 a.m.

When sophomore center Sarah McKay drained a hook shot at the end of Sunday's game at Northwestern, she sank a season's worth of road woes along with it.

South not quite hospitable to IU

By Eamonn Brennan · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:35 a.m.

The South is supposed to be known for its hospitality. At No. 9 Virginia Saturday, and No. 57 North Carolina State on Sunday, the IU Men's Tennis team instead found itself amongst inhospitable surroundings, dropping both of the trip's matches and moving to 2-4 on the spring season. The losses came as a mixture of encouragement and disappointment for the team.

Whipped into shape

By Matt Glenesk · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:31 a.m.

In last year's Valentine's Day edition of "Cakes' Takes," one can remember me lamenting about not having a date for National Singles' Awareness Day. Well thankfully, I've found that special someone who, for reasons unknown to any of my friends, finds me attractive. A blessing, right? Sorry baby, close your eyes -- a CURSE!

Haas breaks 5,000-meter record

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:31 a.m.

For the second straight weekend, Stephen Haas put himself atop the IU record books. Saturday evening at the Tyson Invitational, the junior from Huntersville, N.C., erased Chris Powers' 5,000-meter indoor record with a run of 13:41, breaking Powers' record by 18 seconds and Haas' own personal best by 25 seconds. His time gave him a second-place finish and another NCAA automatic-qualifying mark.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:30 a.m.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin McHale shook up the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, firing longtime friend Flip Saunders and taking over the coaching duties for the rest of the season. McHale, the team's vice president of basketball operations, called Saunders on Saturday morning to break the news.

Team overcomes free throw woes for 71-56 win over Gophers

By Gavin Lesnick · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:29 a.m.

Playing without one of its best players, the IU men's basketball team put together one of its best games. Despite leading scorer Bracey Wright being sidelined for the second-straight game, IU's bench rallied the team to a 71-56 win against Minnesota at Assembly Hall.

FIRE FROM THE BENCH

By John Rodgers · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:28 a.m.

Bracey Wright and D.J. White account for nearly 32 points per game on average. Saturday, the pair totaled nine. IU's bench overcame the lack of production from Wright and White by outscoring Minnesota's bench 27-5 en route to a 71-56 win.

Pom Mahakan and the Day of the Child

By Rick Newkirk · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:27 a.m.

Indiana Daily Student reporter Rick Newkirk conducted several interviews with IU-Purdue University Indianapolis International Affairs administrators Susan Sutton and Dave Jones, who recently returned from a trip to Thailand.

Poet's performance felt more deeply to quartet's music

By Joelle Petrus · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:22 a.m.

Yusef Komunyakaa's voice is like a cello when he reads, deep and melodious and blended. The Pulitzer Prize winner and former IU faculty member returned to Bloomington Saturday night to filled seats at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. To many of them, he was already a god. Joining him was the Susie Ibarra Quartet, a percussion-based jazz ensemble.

Man awaiting trial on charges of helping to hide body dies Thursday

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:19 a.m.

CROWN POINT, Ind. -- An Indiana man who died after Chicago police used a stun gun to subdue him was awaiting trial on charges that he helped hide the body of man whose decomposed remains were found buried two years ago in a farm field. The parents of Michael Denvit said Friday the news that Ronald Alan Hasse had died in Chicago makes them wonder if they will ever find out how their son was killed.

Assembly wants control

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:19 a.m.

The separation of power between university and state is not always a clear one. Senate Bill 369, a proposal that would allow legislators to determine state universities' financial directions, is currently up for debate. Indiana senators consider this bill every two years, and due to opposition, the bill likely will fail again.

Peace becoming possibility in Middle East

By Cameron Thibos · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:09 a.m.

No one could accuse Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas or Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of not trying. At the risk of alienating themselves from their own peoples, both men have taken definitive steps toward a peace that has eluded the region for nearly 60 years.

Practice makes prepared soldiers

By Janet Hamilton · Monday, Feb. 14,2005 12:08 a.m.

Two dozen Iraqis stand outside a gate guarded by a single unit of the U.S. Army, shouting curses and making violent gestures. People from the mob need medical attention, and a CNN crew is capturing it all on video.

Scan me at the border

By Evan Ross · Sunday, Feb. 13,2005 11:57 p.m.

In high school, a friend of mine got a tattoo of a barcode over his left wrist. When I asked him why he tattooed himself like a piece of merchandise, he responded by saying that eventually, human beings would be just another commodity for sale by "The Man," or something like that.

Love poems (remixed)

By Brian J. McFillen and Brain J. McFillen · Sunday, Feb. 13,2005 11:55 p.m.

Tired of stodgy, old Valentine's Day poems? To better reflect the reality of love in the 21st century, I've modernized a few classics: "22" by Emily Dickenson: I gave myself to him / And took himself for pay.

Jury of peers tough to find

By Alyson Brodsy and Tim Molloy · Sunday, Feb. 13,2005 11:55 p.m.

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- Attorneys in Michael Jackson's child-molestation trial are turning to the tough job of finding jurors who can judge the pop star not as a legend but as a defendant. Finding a jury of peers is a daunting task when the defendant lives in a storybook mansion with its own amusement park.

Central Park Opens 'Gates' to public

By Alyson Brodsy and Verena Dobnik · Sunday, Feb. 13,2005 11:55 p.m.

NEW YORK -- The biggest art project in New York City's history debuted Saturday in Central Park with the unfurling of saffron-colored fabric banners suspended in 16-foot-high frames, providing a splash of sunrise 26 years in the making.

Actor Ossie Davis remembered by stars, friends

By Alyson Brodsy and Deepti Hajela · Sunday, Feb. 13,2005 11:54 p.m.

NEW YORK -- The stars of Hollywood joined the people of Harlem to bid farewell Saturday to actor and activist Ossie Davis, filling a Manhattan church with laughter and tears as a parade of admirers recalled his integrity, courage and devotion to family. Friends, fans and family members crowded into the Riverside Church for the funeral, gazing at a video screen bearing his picture that was hung above an altar.

Corner stone

By Melanie Sims · Sunday, Feb. 13,2005 11:53 p.m.

My papa was not "a rolling stone." For those of you who don't have the 1972 song stashed away in your iPod, the song lyrics go: Papa was a rolling stone/ wherever he laid his hat was his home/ (and when he died) /all he left us was alone. Even as a kid, I knew that having a father consistently in my life made me an exception to the social norm. The terms "child support" and "deadbeat" found their way into my lexicon long before I heard the one hit wonder of B Rock and the Bizz, "That's Just My Baby Daddy."