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Hoosiers' rowing season back onboard

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 20,2006 12:40 a.m.

After a long winter hiatus, the IU women's rowing team jumped back into action at the Clemson Regatta on Saturday. The meet concluded the squad's spring break training trip, which was held from March 11 to 18. The event showcased Clemson Universitiy, Marist College, Pennsylvania, Purdue and IU in Clemson, S.C. Coach Steve Peterson said in a statement the regatta would be a positive starting point for the relatively young team.

More of the same

By Ryan Phillips · Monday, March 20,2006 12:37 a.m.

A 90-80 loss to Gonzaga in the second round of the NCAA Tournament was more of the same. IU struggled all night and battled back but simply came up short against another great squad.

Wrestling champion KINGPIN

By John Wustrow · Monday, March 20,2006 12:34 a.m.

As the last match of Joe Dubuque's collegiate wresting career came to a close, the IU senior flexed his arms as he walked around the mat and then raised two fingers in the air, presumedly to signify his back-to-back national championships. Dubuque defeated Troy Nickerson of Cornell 8-3 at the NCAA Championships in Oklahoma City on Saturday to capture the 125-pound title once again. Dubuque is the second Hoosier wrestler in the program's history to win two national titles, but the first to do it in consecutive seasons. Charlie McDaniel captured titles for IU in 1935 and 1938.

Senior trio dominates in WNIT win

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Monday, March 20,2006 12:33 a.m.

For the IU women's basketball team, the postseason is the postseason whether it is the NCAA or the National Invitation Tournament, but the goal remains the same -- keep winning.

Insurance woes continue for grad students

By Chip Cutter · Monday, March 20,2006 12:33 a.m.

When graduate student Nicholas Remmes wanted to provide health insurance for his wife and newborn daughter this year, he added them as dependents to his insurance plan. While IU subsidized his portion of the coverage because he is a student academic appointee in the physics department, Remmes paid for the cost of his spouse and child entirely on his own, totaling $4,228. (Student academic appointees include graduate students who are associate instructors and research assistants.)

College prodigy is first woman tuba player in top orchestra

By Alyson Brodsy and Tom Krisher · Monday, March 20,2006 12:27 a.m.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- It was 9:30 on a Saturday night, and Carol Jantsch was at an ultimate frisbee tournament when her cell phone rang with an audition invitation from the Philadelphia Orchestra, one of America's finest symphonies.

Christian convert faces execution

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 20,2006 12:25 a.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- An Afghan man is being prosecuted in a Kabul court and could be sentenced to death on a charge of converting from Islam to Christianity, a crime under this country's Islamic laws, a judge said Sunday.

Eight civilians dead after troops clash with insurgents

By Alyson Brodsy and Vanessa Arrington · Monday, March 20,2006 12:22 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- On the eve of the third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion, American troops clashed with gunmen north and west of Baghdad Sunday as insurgents lobbed a mortar round into the holy city of Karbala where a million Shiite pilgrims assembled for a major religious commemoration.

Arboretum once site of Little 500, football

By Allison Parks · Monday, March 20,2006 12:07 a.m.

The green space on 10th Street known as the Arboretum was once the site of the original Memorial Stadium, a structure that housed both football games and the annual Little 500 bike race.

Student groups participate in Relay

By Dana Tesser · Monday, March 20,2006 12:05 a.m.

This year at the Relay for Life, the Volunteer Students Bureau will not be using its energy to race around the track. Instead, the organization is donating its time and energy in a different way.

E-mail sparks discussion

By Michelle Manchir · Monday, March 20,2006 12:01 a.m.

IU trustee Cora Smith Breckenridge of Elkhart, Ind., wants to get the word out that the board of trustees is working hard to increase diversity at IU, despite recent controversy regarding an e-mail sent to trustees from trustee Tom Reilly Jr.

ARTifacts

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, March 19,2006 11:58 p.m.

What: Venus de Milo where to find it: A duplicate is in the hotel lobby at the Indiana Memorial Union. The original is in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Why you should care: The IU class of 1897 donated this statue depicting Venus, the Roman goddess of love. The unknown sculptor created the piece in the second century B.C. Source: www.sculpture.com

Dancin' in the streets (but not in NYC)

By Alyson Brodsy and Amanda Robert · Sunday, March 19,2006 11:50 p.m.

Dance is everywhere. It's in the studio. It's on the stage. It's in the subway and on the streets. Novelist Kurt Vonnegut once said, "Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room."

The 'Oprahization' of America

By Alyson Brodsy and Amanda Dorman · Sunday, March 19,2006 11:47 p.m.

Only the most famous, most elite, most influential people can be recognized by a single name and their personalities run the gamut: Elvis, Gandhi, Prince, Einstein, Elmo and Madonna, to name a few. Their names contain three or fewer syllables, yet evoke a multitude of powerful references to the mere mortal. But it is Oprah -- the woman who, in 2004, gave each of her 276 hand-picked audience members a new Pontiac G-6 sedan -- who truly stands alone among the famous first namers.

'Scary' Gary

By Melanie Sims · Sunday, March 19,2006 11:44 p.m.

After a spring break filled to the brim with introductions, I've come to learn something. There are two things my hometown of Gary is known for: 1) It is the birthplace of Michael Jackson and 2) It's the "nation's murder capital."

Week in review

By Brian J. McFillen and Brain J. McFillen · Sunday, March 19,2006 11:38 p.m.

Newly back from spring break, your fertile young mind must be abuzz with questions. Did the Hoosiers win? How much work do I need to do to pass this semester? Why does it burn when I pee? And, of course, what news did I miss while I was out?

Where's the heat?

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, March 19,2006 11:35 p.m.

A news story broke last week, under the safety of IU's spring break, which has all the makings of a potential controversy. But so far the outrage has only come from one voice. It's time to expand it to a chorus.

Arrest made in connection with People's State Bank robbery

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, March 19,2006 11:33 p.m.

Bloomington Police Department officers arrested a suspect in connection with a robbery that occurred at People's State Bank in Bloomington on March 2, according to a BPD press release.

Indiana joins worldwide peace rally to protest war

By Audrie Garrison · Sunday, March 19,2006 11:32 p.m.

Anna Peay and her three sisters protested the Vietnam War decades ago, and they said they were "called back to duty" three years ago.

Controversial classics on DVD

By Alyson Brodsy and Chris Wisner · Sunday, March 19,2006 9:23 p.m.

Three controversial classics of New Hollywood cinema, three films showing how powerful the media truly is. The boxset "Controversial Classics Vol. 2: The Power of Media" is a goldmine of a release -- offering amazing new two-disc editions of Alan J. Pakula's "All the President's Men" and two of Sidney Lumet's greatest works, "Network" and "Dog Day Afternoon." All three of them Oscar gems, with 24 nominations and nine wins between them.