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IU just 1 event short of beating Michigan

Confidence comes in many different forms for the No. 13-ranked IU men's swimming and diving team. The Hoosiers came up one event short of sweeping the weekend's meets against Michigan State and No. 8-ranked Michigan.

Hoosiers surprise with Big Ten opener win

The IU women's track and field team showed two of its Big Ten foes the players mean business in 2005.

No. 62 team suffers 1st season defeat

IU's men's tennis team suffered its first loss of the season in its first meet Saturday, falling to Notre Dame in South Bend, 5-2.

Local comics mourn late-night talk show legend Johnny Carson

'The Gates' art project takes shape in Central Park

NEW YORK -- It is a vision artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude have shared since 1979: thousands of yellow-gold fabric panels suspended above miles of footpaths in Central Park, hung from specially designed "gates" to create meandering passageways with billowing, almost floating ceilings.

on the SIDELINES

Unranked Villanova blows out No. 2 Kansas PHILADELPHIA -- Undefeated Kansas never stood a chance once Allen Ray, Curtis Sumpter and the rest of the spirited Villanova Wildcats got rolling.

Filling in the bubble

I remember the SATs. No, not the ones that are used to decide the rest of our lives, I'm talking about those old-school SATs; the ones we took in elementary school back in Georgia -- the Stanford Achievement Test. Now that was a test. I remember the questions vaguely, but I can recall something like, "One of these five things doesn't belong, which one is it?"

'Inside Deep Throat' shown at Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah -- It was shot for $25,000 in just six days. Its male star was a film-crew member shoved in front of the camera as a last-minute replacement. Its director readily conceded it was not even a good movie.

Belichick ready to capture 3rd ring after downing Steelers

PITTSBURGH -- Bill Belichick is one victory away from the Vince Lombardi trophy -- and one of Lombardi's most impressive records, too.

eagles up against experience

PHILADELPHIA -- His smile can light up a locker room, even a stadium. On Sunday, Donovan McNabb lit up the city. Break out the cheesesteaks, because this long-suffering quarterback is taking the Philadelphia Eagles to the Super Bowl at last.

Daniels brings changes to Indiana government

INDIANAPOLIS -- In the final words of his inaugural address, Gov. Mitch Daniels served notice that the freight train of change he had promised Indiana during 16 months on the campaign trail had left the station.

Man killed by police in Indy mall

INDIANAPOLIS -- An undercover police officer fatally shot a man Friday afternoon in the parking lot of one of the state's largest shopping malls after the man tried to run over the officer, authorities said.

IU community follows up on tsunami forum

Members of various IU departments and student organizations met Friday at the Asian Culture Center to evaluate the IU community's efforts in assisting those affected by the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia Dec. 26. The meeting was planned as a follow-up to a Jan. 13 academic forum on the tsunami held at IU.

Hollywood trumps hard news

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!Viva la generalization!

If there are private hells for the dead, Che Guevara certainly resides in his. The Cuban revolutionary, born in 1928 and executed in 1967, became the ideal symbol of radicalism. Yes, he was a communist, but not a "bad communist" like Castro or Stalin. He fought against the dictatorial Fulgencio Batista, but he also spurred revolution against the West in the Congo. Guevara fought strongly for his personal beliefs but oversaw the interrogations and executions of political dissidents.

Poetic license revoked

Please excuse me for throwing up, but some loose-haired, Bohemian chick expounding on the wonders of McDonald's new premium salads just frolicked through a green pasture and across my TV screen. "The (commercial) looks like the fresh, green, leafy thoughts a woman has when she's in a mood for a McDonald's Premium Salad," Vicky Free, a director of marketing for McDonald's said in an article for the Denver Post.

French actress given lead in 'Da Vinci Code'

PARIS -- Winsome French actress Audrey Tautou of "Amelie" fame has been chosen to play Tom Hanks' partner in cracking "The Da Vinci Code" in the film adaptation of the best-selling novel, the newspaper Le Parisien reported Saturday.

Library need not be luxurious

People come to the library to study because they would fall asleep elsewhere. Late on a Sunday night, you walk into the Main Library with an armful of books and a long night ahead. A clear table to get your work done eludes you -- there are couches instead. You've come to escape your roommates and all those other distractions in your living room or dorm room.

Gala guests show appreciation of theater

Silver star balloons, glowing candles, glitter, pictures and play brochures adorned an upstairs room at the John Waldron Arts Center Saturday evening for the Bloomington Playwrights Project's 25th birthday party.

Nixon panel foresaw terrorism in U.S.

WASHINGTON -- Nearly three decades before the Sept. 11 attacks, a high-level government panel developed plans to protect the nation against terrorist acts ranging from radiological "dirty bombs" to airline missile attacks, according to declassified documents obtained by The Associated Press.