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Davis: Hoosiers can beat 'anybody'

Interim head coach Mike Davis said the Hoosiers could earn a No. 6 seed in the NCAA tournament. Not long ago, he worried about just getting into the tournament. A few weeks before that, he questioned whether he was cut out to coach the Hoosiers. And before that, IU made six field goals in 20 minutes of play. To Davis and the Hoosiers, those events might seem as if they happened centuries ago. The "new" Hoosiers are a confident bunch peaking at just the right time. "They feel they can beat anybody right now," Davis said. "And I feel that way, too."

Excitement building for Selection Sunday

I find it hard to control my excitement. Selection Sunday is coming. It rings like a bell ushering in one of the most exciting times of the year, the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, and like one of Pavlov's dogs, I am drooling in response.

Hoosiers hammer Wright State

For about five games, the baseball team's final scores were starting to look like real baseball scores -- six runs, four runs, three runs. But the Hoosiers must like awkward-looking scores. After all, they've been beaten 24-10, won 19-12 and tied 4-4. Wednesday at Sembower Field, IU went back to old tricks, lighting up the scoreboard -- and allowing the opponent to do the same -- in a 13-8 win against Wright State at Sembower Field.

Senate passes bill to reduce inventory tax

Every February, car dealerships in Indiana tout sales to "beat the tax man." Most try to unload their stock to lessen the toll of the state inventory tax, which can cost up to $1,000 per car for newer models. But the annual spring sales might soon be a thing of the past. The state senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would phase out the inventory tax, which is levied on unsold merchandise. While it would save Indiana businesses hundreds of millions of dollars a year, it might lead to tax hikes in other areas.

Empower ticket wins RHA elections

The Empower ticket swept Tuesday's Residence Hall Association elections, winning all four executive positions. With a voter turnout of 12 percent, the residence hall population decided on the positions of RHA president, vice president of internal affairs, vice president of student affairs and vice president of programming.

McRobbie tapped for committee

After spending the last four years masterminding IU's information technology plan, Michael McRobbie will take a stab at doing it for the rest of the country as well. McRobbie, vice president for information technology, was named this week to the National Science Foundation's computer science and engineering advisory committee. The committee works through the NSF's Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering.

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March 4 • Freshman Jordan Fensterman, 18, a resident of McNutt Quad, was cited for misdemeanor possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, illegal possession of alcohol and possession of a false ID. The incident occurred at Sembower Field and McNutt Quad.

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Students find comfort in religions

In 1999, junior Sarah Riordan took a year off school to volunteer full-time at a women's shelter in Juarez, Mexico. She received room, board, health care at a local clinic and an experience that continues to guide her through life. "I think everyone comes out with a greater understanding of faith or at least themselves when they come back," Riordan said. "It's ironic that we get more out of it than I think the women do."