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Graduate student narrowly misses national title

By Brian Buckey · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

IU post-graduate swimmer Kevin Swander traveled to East Meadow, N.Y., for the USA Swimming Spring Championships with hopes of winning a national championship in the 100-meter breaststroke. However, swimming with a sprained ankle, Swander added seconds to his time and finished in a disappointing second place with a time of 1:03.30.

Daylight dilemma

By Mike McElroy · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

You might want to read this next paragraph a few times before moving on. In April 2006, Indiana officially became the 48th state to adopt daylight saving time, meaning the state’s clocks would now “spring ahead” and “fall back” with the rest of the Eastern Standard Time states. However, several counties (many of which have previously observed daylight saving time) petitioned to set their clocks to Central Standard Time and observe daylight saving time with the rest of the Midwest. Got all that? If you’re having a hard time making sense of Indiana’s backwater approach to time zones and daylight saving time, you aren’t the only one.

College Mall to add food court area by spring 2008

By Shannon McEnerney · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

Les Morris can hardly contain his excitement over the new project being initiated at

Cutters’ Bishop, Teter’s Rieke capture Miss-n-Out victories

By Aaron Beard · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

With three-fourths of a lap remaining, Cutters rider Alex Bishop all but wrapped up his second consecutive Miss-n-Out victory. Although Bishop was joined on the track with two of the fastest sprinters in the field – Dodds House rider Chris Chartier and Phi Kappa Psi rider Erik Styacich – he won the race by getting to Turn 1 first.

Hoosier freshman Sterling Mack puts the ball in play during the IU home victory over Michigan State 2-1 to open up Big Ten play Friday.

IU wins conference opener but drop next 3

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

So much for riding the momentum. After winning its Big Ten opener Friday, the IU baseball team dropped its next three games against Michigan State this weekend.

EN GARDE!

By Tom Kir · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

Basketball. Jogging. Sword fights. It wasn’t the most typical weekend at the Wildermuth Gymnasium. The IU Fencing Club hosted the United States Association of Collegiate Fencing Clubs’ national championships at the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation this weekend. While most HPER occupants are decked in gym shorts and Under Armour, these patrons donned real armor – and sabers.

‘F’N’ TV station

By Abra Oliver · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

When it comes to the never-ending battle of content versus decency in the media, the Indiana Daily Student takes more than its fair share of campus outrage. From student groups upset about how they’re being represented to angry local politicians with a chip on their shoulders, on any given day there is at least one angry person that attempts to set fire to Ernie Pyle Hall. The management has, on occasion, even been known to sleep in the newsroom for fear that they won’t make it to their cars, beaten brutally and left for dead. Fortunately the staff is protected from the ire of the outside world by an impregnable shield known as the First Amendment.

March to College Day helps educate adolescents about attending college

By Joel Sanders and Joel Sansers · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

For most students, college was a given. It was something they never gave a second thought to because they knew it was simply the next step on their journeys toward successful lives. And they might have taken it for granted at times. But for a group of kids from the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, college is a mystery.

Relay for Life ‘rocks’ despite storms

By Casey Baksa · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

As rain beat down on the track, drum beats and guitar solos kept spirits high at this year’s Relay for Life “Rock Out Cancer” awareness concert.

Jim Cramer’s ‘Mad Money’ filming Wednesday at IU

By Ryan Gregg · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

Assembly Hall will be enlivened Wednesday, when Jim Cramer and special guest Mark Cuban, the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and an IU alumnus, will tape the financial investing show “Mad Money” in front of hundreds of IU students as a part of his college tour.

Indiana lost 7,400 jobs in February

By Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana lost more jobs in February than any other state except Ohio as its struggling manufacturing sector helped fuel the loss of 7,400 non-farm-related paychecks.

Hoosier victory snaps losing streak

By Joel Sansers · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

Senior Rachel Terry hit two home runs, including the game-winner, as the IU softball team managed to salvage a win against Illinois after a disappointing three-game skid to start the Big Ten season.

Calm before the storm

By Matt Mattucci · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

Eighteen-year-old Eric Gordon stands to the side of the court at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky. His face drips with sweat, yet he’s completely relaxed. A barrage of young fans, armed with posters, photos and Sharpies, frantically pushes its way toward the teenager. He’s the calm before the storm. Eric just got done playing in the McDonald’s All American Game, a nationally televised showcase of the most talented high school senior basketball players in the country.

Comic shops see rise in sales

By DirkJan Zom · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

As comic book movies become increasingly popular, sales of the novels themselves are skyrocketing. On May 4, “Spider-Man 3” will open in theaters. Meanwhile, box-office sales for the comic book-turned-movie “300” are booming.

IU seeks ’08 U.S. presidential debate

By Brian Spegele · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

The IU Student Association and the city of Bloomington submitted a proposal to the national Commission on Presidential Debates on Saturday in an ambitious attempt to land one of 2008 U.S. presidential debates at IU sometime before the November 2008 election.

4 athletes qualify for regional competition

By Ryan Gregg · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

The track-and-field squads packed up and moved west to kick off their outdoor season at the 33rd annual Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif. Even though the last two weeks have been intense training for the Hoosiers, four athletes posted regional qualifying times.

UPDATE: 5:30 p.m. Man arrested for peeping in Forest Quad bathroom

By Paige Ingram · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

A cell phone did more than place calls Saturday, when a Forest Quad resident reported a case of voyeurism.

Hoosiers earn Big Ten victory with weekend win at Michigan State

By Kevin Kane · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

It wasn’t easy, but the IU women’s tennis team’s winning streak against Michigan State hit the three-decade mark after Sunday’s 5-2 victory in East Lansing, Mich. In the history of the women’s tennis program, the Hoosiers have only lost to Michigan State once – an 8-1 Spartan win in 1977. IU coach Lin Loring, in his 30th season with the team, has yet to be defeated by a Michigan State team.

Theater department promises ‘something for everyone’ in 2007-08 season

By Kelsey Nash · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

Department of Theatre and Drama faculty announced the 2007-2008 season last Friday at a Theatre Circle-hosted dinner for donors and friends. Upcoming productions run the gamut from a Shakespearean comedy to an IU student’s original screenplay. There will be eight performances split between the Ruth N. Halls Theatre and the smaller, more versatile Wells-Metz Theatre.

IU drops 1st collegiate exhibition game of spring

By Linnea Coulter · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

IU men’s soccer coach Mike Freitag treats the spring season as an opportunity for individual improvement and experimentation with the lineup. Based on the last two games, it seems he hasn’t quite found the killer combination on the field that he needs to win.