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Fort Wayne last on list

When freshman Clare Bircheff found that Men's Health magazine ranked her hometown Fort Wayne as the dumbest in the country, she was dumbfounded.

A whole new ball game

Saturday night ended with Bracey Wright as the hero. But it didn't start like that. Fans were heckling the junior guard to stop shooting and pass the ball after he made one of six shots and ended the first 20 minutes with five points. But as coaches say, the second half is a whole new ball game.

Hoosiers get pair of wins in opener

IU coach Lin Loring's women's tennis team answered his "big question mark" Saturday at the Tennis Center in the team's season-opening route of DePaul and Ball State.

Wrestlers overcome flu in Big Ten win

Despite a squad weakened by the flu, the IU wrestling team came out the winners Friday, dropping Northwestern 22-14 in Bloomington.

Miscommunication costs Hoosiers

Winning on the road is hard to come by in any conference, and the Hoosiers are continuing to find that out the hard way after a 63-61 loss to Michigan Sunday in Crisler Arena.

Students team up to strengthen careers

Three and a half years ago, Eddie Anderson was in pursuit of a dream. He came to IU in hopes that the renowned Kelley School of Business would have the resources to help him penetrate beyond the iron-cast gates surrounding the frenzy of the entertainment industry. With frustration seeping in as question after question went unanswered, Anderson finally got his answer -- the Business Careers in Entertainment Club.

Vice president to leave IU for Clarian Health

Another University administrator is flying the coup. IU Vice President of Public Affairs and Governmental Relations Bill Stephan will vacate his IU post for a similar one at Clarian Health Partners. Stephan said his new job will begins the first week of March. "I was not planning to leave IU, but then Clarian contacted me," Stephan said. "They recruited me pretty aggressively, and I found that this opportunity was in my family's best interest and mine personally."

Student, faculty input helps narrow dean search field

As the search to replace School of Journalism Dean Trevor Brown inches closer to a decision, faculty and students have begun expressing their expectations for whoever is chosen to replace him. "It will be difficult for anybody to follow Trevor," said journalism professor Betsi Grabe. "I think he's been an amazing dean and he's really put the school first, above and beyond his personal interest.

Streak stays alive as IU downs Purdue

This Saturday, not only did the Hoosiers extend their win streak to five meets, but also five straights wins over No. 19 Purdue in dual meets. The No. 24 IU Women's Swimming and Diving team took on its in-state rival in West Lafayette, sinking the Boilermakers 157-141.

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.