IUPD

Festival brings Israel to IU

By Savannah Worley · Friday, April 7,2006 2:35 a.m.

Like Lollapalooza bringing America's underground culture to audiences, Israelpalooza hopes to bring the culture of Israel to the IU campus. Israelpalooza, "A Day for Israel," will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday in Dunn Meadow. The event will feature music by local bands, games, food and information about Israel and its culture. There will also be a walk in support of Israel, which will take place at 2:15 p.m. Participants will walk down Indiana Avenue, down Seventh Street to the downtown square and back to Dunn Meadow.

Rain washes out Team Pursuit race

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 7,2006 2:35 a.m.

For the second time in a month, Little 500 activities were suspended because of inclement weather. The first time, riders missed two days of practice because of snow. This time, Mother Nature washed out the final spring series event, Team Pursuit -- the third in a pre-Little 5 race series. Race Coordinator Lucas Calhoun said the event would not be rescheduled and only the first two events' results were calculated to determine series champions -- Cutters for the men and Alpha Phi for the women.

Report: Davis to take coaching job at UAB

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 7,2006 2:35 a.m.

Former IU men's basketball coach Mike Davis has agreed in principle to become the next basketball coach at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, the Birmingham News reported Thursday night. The former IU basketball coach was in Birmingham Thursday night, meeting with UAB interim athletics director Richard Margison and other school officials to finalize a contract agreement. The News is reporting that a formal press conference is expected Friday.

Cubs want better results at new-look Wrigley Field

By Alyson Brodsy and Andrew Seligman · Friday, April 7,2006 2:16 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Derrek Lee leaned against the dugout railing Thursday, peered toward the outfield and gave Wrigley Field's makeover a positive review. "Looks pretty nice," he said. Todd Walker noticed the new brick wall outside the stadium along Waveland Avenue and observed, "It's kind of cool. They cleaned it up."

Shortstop Rollins' hitting streak ends at 38 games

By Alyson Brodsy and Rob Maaddi · Friday, April 7,2006 2:15 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA -- Jimmy Rollins embraced the spotlight, welcomed the challenge and oozed confidence. Every year -- except this one -- since his rookie season in 2001, Rollins told his younger brother, Antwon, he was going to break Joe DiMaggio's major league record 56-game hitting streak. Well, 38 down, 57 to go. Rollins' pursuit of DiMaggio's 65-year-old record ended Thursday when he went 0-for-4 in Philadelphia's 4-2 loss to St. Louis, snapping a 38-game hitting streak that stretched over two seasons and caused some debate.

IU enters Big Ten/Big East Dual

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Friday, April 7,2006 2:11 a.m.

Just days before heading to Indianapolis on Saturday for the Big Ten/Big East Double Dual, IU's rowing squad practiced its technique on Lake Lemon. Both the varsity and novice crews were busy correcting minor details and testing their skills before most students woke up for the day. As IU prepared to compete against rivals Wisconsin, Louisville, Notre Dame and Purdue, coach Stephen Peterson recognized the team's keen ability to work together as a unit.

Hoosiers hold Indiana Relays

By Rick Harker · Friday, April 7,2006 2:09 a.m.

After a split meet that took them on a second spring break to California and Florida, members of the IU women's track and field team meet again as one for the Indiana Relays back in Bloomington. The Hoosiers will play host to and compete in the event at 5:30 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday. The Indiana Relays is the first home meet of the outdoor season.

No. 30 Hoosiers aim to ace Buckeyes on road

By Jonathan Hines · Friday, April 7,2006 2:09 a.m.

The IU women's tennis team will travel to Columbus, Ohio this weekend to take on No. 68 Ohio State. The No. 30 Hoosiers are seeking their fifth Big Ten win of the season to remain in the upper-echelon of the conference. IU coach Lin Loring enters the contest confident his team will excel. Last season, the Hoosiers swept the doubles competition against the Buckeyes and four current Hoosiers claimed singles wins in the 7-0 victory. "Ohio State is a little down right now," Loring said. "We match up well with them."

Hoosiers head north to Michigan

By Chris Sauer · Friday, April 7,2006 2:05 a.m.

IU will take its season on the road for the first time since it started playing Big Ten competition. The Hoosiers will travel north to take on Michigan and Michigan State this weekend, who sit in second and third place respectively in the Big Ten standings. Though the season is still young, the team does not want to lose ground in the competitive conference. IU will look to rebound after a disappointing loss to interstate rival Evansville early this week, sophomore Anna Olson said.

IU holds first outdoor meet of season

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 7,2006 2:04 a.m.

The IU men's track and field team will host its first meet of the outdoor season this weekend with the third annual Indiana Relays. Beginning Friday afternoon, the Hoosiers square off against in-state foes, the University of Indianapolis and Butler University, as well as two schools from across the Ohio River -- the University of Louisville and Bellarmine University. The meet will also feature several Indiana high school track and field teams, offering an opportunity for recruiting in-state talent.

Overton returns to advise IU

By Kevin Kane · Friday, April 7,2006 1:59 a.m.

As IU heads to West Lafayette this weekend to compete in the Boilermaker Invitational, the players will take with them the guidance of IU alum and PGA golfer Jeff Overton. Overton, a two-time All American and two-time Big Ten Player of the Year, earned his PGA tour card at the end of December's six-round Q-School tournament -- the PGA's qualifying process -- just months after graduating. With the Hoosiers beginning their most grueling portion of the spring this weekend, Overton came to Bloomington on Wednesday to provide some insight to the young IU lineup.

Hoosiers continue road trip at Northwestern

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Friday, April 7,2006 1:56 a.m.

The IU baseball team, in the middle of an 11-game road trip, will resume Big Ten play this weekend with a four-game set against the Northwestern Wildcats. The Hoosiers lost three of four games to open the conference schedule last weekend at Michigan State. After a road loss to the University of Evansville on Tuesday, the Hoosiers (8-15) fell to 2-11 on the road this season and 3-4 at neutral sites. IU has played only three home games and is 3-0 at Sembower Field so far this season. "If we go out and do what we're supposed to do, it shouldn't make a difference (whether we're at home or on the road)," sophomore catcher Jon Fixler said. "We're baseball players; we should get the job done."

Boston College advances to 1st ever NCAA championship game

By Alyson Brodsy and Colin Fly · Friday, April 7,2006 1:49 a.m.

MILWAUKEE -- Chris Collins made North Dakota pay for its mistakes, and Boston College's unselfish play helped the Eagles advance to the NCAA Frozen Four title game for the first time since 2001. Streaking in alone in the second period, Collins got a pass from teammate Benn Ferriero and buried the puck in the back of the net to lead Boston College to a 6-5 victory over North Dakota on Thursday in the semifinals.

Singh leads Masters; Woods, Mickelson in contention

By Alyson Brodsy and Paul Newberry · Friday, April 7,2006 1:46 a.m.

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Vijay Singh was at the top of the Masters leaderboard. No surprise there. Phil Mickelson was right in the mix. That's to be expected. Tiger Woods got off to a sluggish start at Augusta National. Sounds about right. Still, there were plenty of surprises on Day 1: Rocco Mediate and Arron Oberholser were Singh's closest challengers, and Ben Crenshaw -- who was talking retirement a day earlier -- put himself in contention with a stunning round.

Team to volunteer at canned food drive

By Andrew Smith and Drew Smith · Friday, April 7,2006 1:42 a.m.

With two games coming up Sunday afternoon, the IU women's soccer team has been working hard to showcase their skills to the community that continually supports them. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hoosier Hills Food Bank the team will be reciprocating this form of support when it volunteers at Hoosier Hills Food Bank. Last weekend, the team prepared hundreds of empty bags and had the Bloomington Herald-Times distribute them to homes, organizations, businesses and other locations around Bloomington in their newspaper.

Title match

By Alyson Brodsy and Bryan Schmidt · Friday, April 7,2006 1:31 a.m.

Encyclopaedia Britannica (EB) and the science journal Nature are colliding in a cage match of epic proportions. As you probably know, EB is one of the world's foremost sources of information, and it takes pride in the quality of its scholarship. As you may not know, Nature is one of the world's leading scientific journals, which certainly has the same level of pride. The source of their its contention? Wikipedia. As you must know, Wikipedia is the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

Never Again?

By Alyson Brodsy and Ayesha Awan · Friday, April 7,2006 1:29 a.m.

It's difficult to trace the anti-genocide motto "Never Again" to a particular person, but general consensus attributes it to the events following World War II. In the wake of the Holocaust, the worst recorded genocide in history, the newly created United Nations and the world adopted this informal slogan. At the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the term "genocide" was officially defined and deemed a crime. The United Nations confirmed that "genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish."

Almost famous

By Alyson Brodsy and Matt Peyton · Friday, April 7,2006 1:29 a.m.

Alright, I'll admit it. Sometimes, I want to be famous. And do you know what? That was a little hard to say. I mean, I feel like I just admitted that I beat kittens or that I cut down endangered trees for fun. But here's the thing, somewhere between flipping through the Details magazine with Patrick Dempsey on the cover (McDreamy, for all you Grey's Anatomy fans) and watching a DVD of a John Mayer concert, I was struck with this epiphany.

Medical battles after the war

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, April 7,2006 1:28 a.m.

IU and Ohio State University took a huge step forward last month in the fields of veteran care and medical studies. With a $2 million funding grant from the Department of Defense, the two universities will forge a partnership and establish the Indiana-Ohio Center for Traumatic Amputee Rehabilitation Research. The name is a mouthful, but the work is extraordinary. The goal is to collect as much data as possible from Vietnam amputees, the nation's largest surviving group with a lifetime of amputee experience.

Giuliani testifies in 9-11 terrorist case

By Alyson Brodsy and Matthew Barakat · Friday, April 7,2006 1:24 a.m.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani described the opening horrors of Sept. 11, 2001, to Zacarias Moussaoui's death penalty trial Thursday, saying he was unwilling to believe people were jumping to their deaths from the World Trade Center until he saw it with his own eyes. He said the image of two people jumping together, appearing to hold hands, sticks with him every day. Moussaoui affected a look of boredom when the prosecution played video of victims falling to their deaths.