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By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 24,2006 3:20 a.m.

Five IU music students are dead after the small airplane carrying them crashed just south of Monroe County Airport late Thursday night. Robert Samels, Zachary Novak, Garth Eppley, Georgina Joshi and Chris Carducci were killed after their six-seat Cessna crashed while attempting to land late Thursday night. All five victims were students in the Jacobs School of Music and were returning home from a community choir rehearsal in Lafayette. Joshi, who was a licensed pilot, was flying the plane

Classmates, friends remember students

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 24,2006 3:13 a.m.

Students gathered with friends and family -- some who had come from all around the country -- for the weekend of the 54th Little 500. But some gathered near the music school, not in celebration, but in mourning. The recent loss of five friends to a plane crash had hit them hard. "When I found out, I was pretty shaken up," said Yeji Cha, a sophomore and violin performance major, who was a student of one of the victims of the crash, Robert Samels. "I just kept imagining him joking in class. I just couldn't believe he was gone."

Beethoven concert allows time to reflect

Monday, April 24,2006 3:12 a.m.

Those who were not already standing leapt to their feet in an immediate ovation following a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony Sunday night. The Oratorio Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra dedicated their concert to the five IU Jacobs School of Music graduate students who died Thursday night in a plane crash in Monroe County. Young and old gathered in the aisles, filling the Musical Arts Center beyond its seating capacity.

Memorial for crash victims draws hundreds

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 24,2006 3:12 a.m.

Even with tables filled with hundreds of tiny flickering tealights, there weren't enough candles for the number of people who wanted to light them, said Reverend Jimmy Moore, associate pastor of First United Methodist Church. With only a few hours notice, attendants at First United Methodist Church, 219 E. Fourth St., managed to fill every pew -- including the balcony seats -- for a service to remember the lives of five IU music students killed in a plane crash late Thursday night.

Samels had many talents, good heart

By Alyson Brodsy and Gavin Lesnick · Monday, April 24,2006 3:11 a.m.

Robert Samels had made an important decision this semester. Samels, his friends and mentors say, had so many talents -- singing, acting, writing, composing and conducting, among others -- that it had come time for the Jacobs School of Music doctoral student to decide which would be his career focus. In February, Samels chose voice, heading for a career as a singer and a performer. He had already lined up a residency with the famed Wolf Trap Opera Company in Vienna, Va., and was to have three roles in performances this summer.

Remembering Novak's angelic voice

By Alyson Brodsy and Elisha Sauers · Monday, April 24,2006 3:10 a.m.

At most 8:30 a.m. services, Mary Beth Morgan, the congregation's director of adult and family ministries, would take time to have a "children's moment," in which she would lead the young members in a life lesson. As a tradition, this would entail Morgan inviting to the front all of the children -- and Zack Novak.

'Georgie' known for selflessness

By Alyson Brodsy and Michelle Manchir · Monday, April 24,2006 3:08 a.m.

Graduate student Sarah Jensvold Slover knew few people when she first came to Bloomington to study voice in 2003. When her birthday rolled around that year, she was astounded to find a gift bag stuck to her door. It was a votive candle holder from graduate student Georgina H. Joshi.

Eppley embraced life, music

By Alyson Brodsy and Kacie Foster · Monday, April 24,2006 3:07 a.m.

Garth Eppley never apologized for being himself. "He was really a passionate artist," his roommate and senior Jeff Gwaltney said. "Whenever he sang, he held nothing back." Friends described Eppley as a multifaceted, caring individual who was passionate about his faith and music. Another of Eppley's roommates, Seth Hobson, said Eppley's passion for music could be heard in his voice.

Man dies in quarry accident

By Sarah Core · Monday, April 24,2006 2:57 a.m.

Two workers at the Maple Hill Quarry on Rockport Road were involved in a stone-cutting accident Friday morning, killing one and seriously injuring the other. Benjamin Strunk, 34, of Spencer, Ind., was pronounced dead at 10:45 a.m. at the quarry, which is owned by B.G. Hoadley Quarries, Inc. of Bloomington. He was killed after a slab of limestone broke loose from the wall of the quarry and crushed him.

IU student diagnosed with mumps

By Peter Stevenson · Monday, April 24,2006 2:57 a.m.

An IU student has a confirmed case of mumps, according to a press release from the IU Health Center. Mumps, a viral infection that can cause meningitis, has been spreading through university campuses in the Midwest. Confirmed cases of mumps have appeared in eight Midwestern states, and as of Friday, more than 1,100 cases had been reported, according to The Associated Press.

IUPD arrests down, no citations issued

By Zachary Osterman · Monday, April 24,2006 2:57 a.m.

Arrests, citations and overall incident reports were down this year from previous Little 500s, according to IU Police Department Lt. Jerry Minger. Nineteen arrests had been made as of Sunday morning, most of which involved alcohol or drug possession.

Kappa wins 5th race

By Michael Sanserino · Monday, April 24,2006 2:57 a.m.

Kappa Kappa Gamma can now take "Little 5" literally. The team won its record-setting fifth championship in familiar fashion Friday as senior Jess Sapp edged out Kappa Delta's Lauren Ziemba by inches to seal the win. Friday's win broke a tie held with Kappa Alpha Theta for most Little 500 championships held by a single women's team.

'Poster boy'

By Chris Engel · Monday, April 24,2006 2:57 a.m.

In 2000, as a high school senior, Hans Arnesen came down to Bloomington from Minnesota and witnessed the Cutters lap the field en route to their sixth Little 500 championship. Five years later, in his final Little 500, the Alpha Tau Omega senior lapped the field 39 laps into the annual cycling race and never looked back. One hundred sixty laps later, despite attempts from Cutters, Dodds House, Phi Gamma Delta and Acacia to catch up, Arnesen took the checkered flag still in front by a lap.

Fight breaks out at dance

By Zachary Osterman · Monday, April 24,2006 2:53 a.m.

IU police officers made at least two arrests in connection with a fight that broke out at a dance at the University Gym Saturday night, said Lt. Jerry Minger, reading from a police report. Officers responded to the fight, which scattered dance guests away from the altercation and out of the gym. Pepper spray was used to break up the fight, Minger said.

Life Cycles

By Alyson Brodsy and Ryan Corazza · Monday, April 24,2006 1:21 a.m.

Late Friday afternoon, the IU community experienced a range of emotions on both sides of the campus.

Siblings finish in 1st, 2nd

By Michael Sanserino · Monday, April 24,2006 1:19 a.m.

After Lauren Ziemba crossed the finish line inches behind Kappa Kappa Gamma's Jess Sapp, Lauren couldn't help but smile. Even in defeat, she had never experienced a moment like the second-place finish she captured for Kappa Delta in the 2006 women's Little 500.

Hoosiers close season with victory

By Jonathan Hines · Monday, April 24,2006 1:15 a.m.

The IU women's tennis team closed out its regular season this weekend with a 6-1 win over Michigan State and a 5-2 loss to No. 34 Michigan. The No. 40 Hoosiers finished the regular season 17-7 overall and fourth in the Big Ten at 7-3.

IU ends season with 1 win, 1 loss

By Evan Harris · Monday, April 24,2006 1:13 a.m.

The weekend began with a blowout of Michigan State, but ended abruptly Sunday when the No. 58 IU men's tennis team dropped a heartbreaker to No. 39 Michigan, 4-3, on a day in which three Hoosiers -- two starters and one manager -- culminated their careers as IU tennis stars in Bloomington.

Despite rallies, IU drops 3 of 4 to OSU

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Monday, April 24,2006 1:10 a.m.

The IU baseball team lost its third Big Ten series Sunday, dropping three of four games to the Ohio State Buckeyes after rallies came up short in the first and last games of the series. The Hoosiers are now 14-23 on the season and 5-11 in Big Ten play.

IU wins 3 of 4 versus Iowa

By Chris Sauer · Monday, April 24,2006 1:06 a.m.

On the IU softball team's Alumni Day, some former Hoosiers saw some old records fall. And if they were here for the whole weekend, they saw a few Hoosier victories as well.