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Finding identity at the point

By Ryan Corazza · Monday, Dec. 4,2006 12:09 a.m.

Everybody loves Errek Suhr. I do, you do (if you don't, you really should) and, upon meeting him, your grandmother would probably pinch his cheeks and call him a nice young man. Heck, with the holiday season looming, I'd bet the Grinch and Scrooge would have a hard time not liking him.

IU wins on road against Fighting Irish; team off to 7-1 start

By Lee Hurwitz · Monday, Dec. 4,2006 12:08 a.m.

There's an old adage that says defense wins championships. Though it hasn't secured a championship yet, the IU women's basketball team used defense to secure its seventh victory of the season.

Defense, rebounding keys Hoosiers in victory; bench scores 49 points versus Charlotte

By Matt Mattucci · Monday, Dec. 4,2006 12:07 a.m.

Defend and rebound. As long as the IU men's basketball team can do those two things effectively, IU coach Kelvin Sampson will be satisfied. The Hoosiers defeated the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 74-57 Saturday night in Assembly Hall and held the 49ers to just 34 percent shooting from the field while also outrebounding them 46-34. Sampson said after the victory that he is beginning to see his team's identity take shape.

Downtown galleries showcase local art pieces at 9 venues

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Sunday, Dec. 3,2006 11:07 p.m.

Bloomington celebrated the works of local artists Friday with the Downtown Gallery Walk from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at nine art galleries.

Comedian Judy Gold tackles taboo topics in free show

By Maggie Hames · Sunday, Dec. 3,2006 11:07 p.m.

Toward the end of the semester, everyone is in need of a bit of comic relief. But instead of sitcom reruns, tonight there is a different show to watch.

'Tis the season for frankincense, myrrh and bubble-hem dresses

By Alyson Brodsy and Teri Rosenbaum · Sunday, Dec. 3,2006 10:53 p.m.

Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la la la la la. 'Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la la la la la la la. Don we now our gay apparel ... Yes, don we now our pleather pants and black mesh thongs this holiday season.

Around the World

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Dec. 3,2006 10:52 p.m.

See what's going on around the world!

Red Cross fears more than 1,000 dead in Thursday's Philippine typhoon

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Dec. 3,2006 10:50 p.m.

DARAGA, Philippines -- The Red Cross estimated Sunday that up to 1,000 people might have died in the typhoon that unleashed walls of black mud on entire villages in the Philippines. The country's president declared a state of national calamity.

ONLINE ONLY: Car-mic retribution

By Alyson Brodsy and Jessica Simendinger · Sunday, Dec. 3,2006 10:48 p.m.

I'm sorry. Fates -- consider this my formal apology. I did something really bad, and I know it has caught up with me. The karma police have come, and they've come for me.

Man gets permit to bring tigers back after state had seized them

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Dec. 3,2006 10:47 p.m.

FLAT ROCK, Ind. -- A Shelby County man has received permission to keep three tigers at his rural home where wildlife officers removed several wild animals more than a year ago. But one of Dennis Hill's neighbors continues to fight the return of the big cats.

High winds causes damage, power outages across Indiana

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Dec. 3,2006 10:46 p.m.

Winds gusting more than 50 mph blew over semitrailers and knocked down power lines across Indiana on Friday as the state avoided the worst of a storm that dumped more than a foot of snow elsewhere in the Midwest.

Medical examination

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Dec. 3,2006 10:37 p.m.

Last Wednesday, IU sent letters to all University employees warning that, because of a contract dispute between the University's insurance provider, Anthem/Wellpoint, and Bloomington Hospital, the hospital will "discontinue participating in associated 'preferred provider' networks effective December 31, 2006," unless a deal is reached. In other words, if the two cannot resolve their differences, IU employees could find themselves facing considerably higher fees for treatment at Bloomington's main medical care facility.

Bayh setting up exploratory committee for presidential run

By Alyson Brodsy and John Heilprin · Sunday, Dec. 3,2006 10:36 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Democratic jockeying for the White House in 2008 intensified Sunday with Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh taking the first official step toward a run and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton gauging support among fellow New York lawmakers.

IU defeats Charlotte 74-57

Saturday, Dec. 2,2006 11:05 p.m.

The IU men's basketball team defeated the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 74-51 Saturday night in Assembly Hall.

Between breaks

By Alyson Brodsy and Jacob Stewart · Friday, Dec. 1,2006 4:51 p.m.

Thanksgiving break is over. We've been back on campus for a week and, by now, even the least academically concerned students are no doubt attentive and absorbing new course material. At the end of finals week we can all sit back, relax and anticipate next semester's intellectual stimulation and academic processes over the holiday season. Right. Instead, it's time to wake up from that drunken stupor of an academic dream world. It's time to drag the mismatched shoes and smell of liquor to the next class on a list of courses that are not only uninspiring but do little to contribute to one's education. ("Electives," my ass).

Merry Festivus

By Alyson Brodsy and Stefania Marghitu · Friday, Dec. 1,2006 4:51 p.m.

The holiday season's in full force, and the general masses are growing all too eager for holidays like Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, but what is yours truly most excited about, besides blasting Teenage Fanclub's "December"? The answer is Festivus. Festivus originated in 1966 from former Reader Digest writer Dan O'Keefe. Thirty-one years later, O'Keefe's son Daniel, a writer for Seinfeld, incorporated this holiday into "The Strike." In this episode, Frank Constanza (Jerry Stiller) recalls how he became overwhelmingly frustrated with the absurdity of Christmas consumerism, so he created an alternative holiday.

UPDATE:Myers sentenced to 65 years

Friday, Dec. 1,2006 4:50 p.m.

John R. Myers II received a 65-year sentence, the maximum sentence allowed, Friday in the 2000 murder of IU student Jill Behrman.

Women's recruitment to feature looser rules

By Kasey Hawrysz · Friday, Dec. 1,2006 4:50 p.m.

Pedestrians beware: Third Street and the Jordan Extension might be a little crowded this weekend. When freshman Stefanie Bassler throws on her recruitment t-shirt Saturday morning, she will join more than 1,700 identically clad women searching for a second home on campus during the first round of women's recruitment. For Bassler and the rest of the potential members, finding the perfect house this winter might be a little easier than in years past.

Dumpster digging

By Alyson Brodsy and Natalie A. Avon · Friday, Dec. 1,2006 4:50 p.m.

I nearly lost my life. And when I say my life, I mean my key chain. I say this because it contained everything near and dear to me: room key, house key, University ID, credit card and flash drive. I threw these things away in a Wright Place Food Court garbage can without realizing I had done so until the situation was almost completely hopeless.

ONLINE ONLY: The joy of the (tree) hunt

By Alyson Brodsy and Sarah Shipe · Friday, Dec. 1,2006 4:45 p.m.

With the first weekend of December looming, bringing with it subfreezing temperatures and some white precipitation, my father and I are gearing up for our annual excursion through the frozen tundra among the perfectly prim and pruned evergreens. Yes, I am talking about the Christmas tree farm.