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LAYIN

By Alyson Brodsy and Ryan Corazza · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:25 a.m.

LAYIN -- Sophomore Matt Campbell of "The Family" puts up a shot against "U Mad" in the first half of the Men's Division I Intramural basketball final Tuesday night in Assembly Hall. "The Family" won 74-72.

Hoosiers seek first national title in postseason tourney

By Josh Sacks · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:22 a.m.

Through many months of off-season conditioning, including running the stairs at Memorial Stadium, daily weight room activities and long hours at practice, the IU hockey team set one goal this season -- to win a national championship. The Hoosiers will begin that journey as they head to Rochester, NY. to compete in the American Collegiate Hockey Association Championship Tournament starting today against Oakland University, a team they have not beaten since the 2003 season.

US wins 1st WBC matchup

By Alyson Brodsy and Bob Baum · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:21 a.m.

PHOENIX -- One after another, the American pitchers were untouchable. A pair of big blows provided all the help they needed.

Men's lacrosse drops first game of season

By Ryan Corazza · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:20 a.m.

For the first time in its young season, the IU men's lacrosse team walked off the field in defeat.

Bonds doped extensively, book says

By Alyson Brodsy and Janie McCauley · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:17 a.m.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Barry Bonds' alleged steroid use is the story of spring training again, no matter how hard he and the San Francisco Giants try to avoid it and keep the focus on his chase of the home run record. Bonds used a vast array of performance-enhancing drugs -- including steroids and human growth hormone -- for at least five seasons beginning in 1998, according to a book written by two San Francisco Chronicle reporters.

Hoosiers struggle at Rio Verde Invite

By Sam Story · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:15 a.m.

IU women's golf coach Clint Wallman was excited for his Hoosier team to compete at the Rio Verde Invitational in Rio Verde, Ariz. Fortunately, the Hoosiers were up to the test as they rallied to finish 12th in the 15-team field.

Hoosiers fall to No. 21 Cardinals

By Chris Sauer · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:14 a.m.

Hanging with a top-25 team for seven innings and only giving up two runs might be pleasing to some teams. But the IU women's softball team knew it was a few plays from winning.

Hoosiers pick up first win of season in return to Indiana

By Jordan Majewski · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:13 a.m.

After six straight road losses to start the 2006 campaign, a return to its home state was just what the IU baseball team needed.

Online options

By Alyson Brodsy and Gavin Lesnick · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:09 a.m.

Between 17,000 and 18,000 copies of The Indiana Daily Student are printed each day and delivered to a multitude of locations in and around IU and Bloomington. While that might be how a large portion of our readers get our news, it's not the only way -- and it's not the whole picture of everything the newsroom produces.

Transgender film star shares activism insight

By Michelle Manchir · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:08 a.m.

Identifying one's gender isn't typically involved in introductions, but Michigan State graduate student T.J. Jourian finds it a common, yet unwelcome, scenario.

Drug paraphernalia found in IU Motor Pool rental car

By Audrie Garrison · Wednesday, March 8,2006 12:06 a.m.

An IU transportation employee found drug paraphernalia with remnants of marijuana Monday in an IU rental car that had last been issued to the Indiana Daily Student, said IU Police Department Lt. Jerry Minger, reading from a police report.

Blooming IU's beauty

By Brad Keist · Tuesday, March 7,2006 11:45 p.m.

Dec. 15, 1936, is the date heading a letter addressed to IU-Bloomington from one very famous landscape design company, the Olmsted brothers, outlining plans to beautify IU's campus. The brothers, John Charles and Frederick Law Jr., inherited the nation's premier landscape architecture company from their late and legendary father, Frederick Law Olmsted, in 1903. Their letter was a list. Page after page details the renovations the company was planning to undertake upon the University.

Trust your mechanic

By Alyson Brodsy and Matt McMullan · Tuesday, March 7,2006 11:40 p.m.

My car took a dump last month. I was driving around town, delivering sandwiches to sleepy undergraduates and foreign students who pretend to not understand the concept of tipping, when I ran over a curb.

An act of terrorism

By Alyson Brodsy and Christina Galoozis · Tuesday, March 7,2006 11:39 p.m.

Something is happening in North Carolina, and we should all be paying close attention.

Targeting Roe

By Alyson Brodsy and Amanda Dorman · Tuesday, March 7,2006 11:39 p.m.

In the most restrictive abortion measure to pass a state legislature since Roe vs. Wade, South Dakota approved a bill March 6 that would ban almost all abortions. Emblematic of the "Alito way" -- that is dismantling Roe bit by bit -- the proposed law would ban abortions in almost every case, even pregnancies that are a result of incest or rape. The only exception? Cases that involve saving the mother's life.

A walk down memory lane

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 7,2006 11:38 p.m.

On Monday, the Indiana Daily Student reported a "year in a review" of the IU Student Association's Vote for Pedro administration. Led by IUSA President Alex Shortle, during the course of one year there were three major accomplishments: implementing the universal transportation program, in which students pay an increased transportation fee and receive access to riding campus buses; developing the student readership program, which for $2 per student, made copies of The New York Times and USA Today available to the student body; and removing the controversial $30 athletics fee, with only some minor damage to the luxuries students have at IU sports events.

Bush expected to sign Patriot Act after House approval

By Alyson Brodsy and Laurie Kellman · Tuesday, March 7,2006 11:35 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The House renewed the USA Patriot Act in a cliffhanger vote Tuesday night, extending a centerpiece of the war on terrorism at President Bush's urging after months of political combat over the balance between privacy rights and the pursuit of potential terrorists.

Profs: South Dakota bill unlikely to overturn Roe

By Ben Woodson · Tuesday, March 7,2006 11:34 p.m.

When the governor of South Dakota signed a bill Monday banning almost all abortions, he started the country down a road that could possibly lead to the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the end of abortion in many states, including Indiana.

COLLEGE DRIVERS COLLIDE

By Alyson Brodsy and Ronni Moore · Tuesday, March 7,2006 11:30 p.m.

COLLEGE DRIVERS COLLIDE -- A car accident Monday evening involving two IU students resulted in severe injuries to one. At the intersection of College Mall Road and Second Street, Micalah Miller, 20, and Joshua Freeman, 17, collided as Miller turned northwest onto College Mall. Reports say both vehicles were traveling at about 30 miles per hour. Bloomington Hospital treated Freeman after the accident for injuries to his right knee, head, neck and back.

'Tennis in the Park' to improve courts, programs

By Carrie Ritchie · Tuesday, March 7,2006 11:28 p.m.

Every year, tennis players look forward to spring, which brings the bright, contrasting greens of the courts and fresh yellow ball fuzz floating through the air as the rhythmic thuds and pings of rallies echo across the park. But this spring, Bloomington tennis enthusiasts have something else to get excited about.