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Let's talk about sex

By Evan Ross · Sunday, March 6,2005 11:27 p.m.

It's been over 50 years since Alfred Kinsey blew the door off the bedroom with "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male," and its follow-up, "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female." Since then, the world has changed dramatically: civil rights, the feminist movement and the burgeoning of the gay rights movement. In Kinsey's legacy, he established the field of sex research and made IU the premier university for exploring human reproduction.

Man accused of attempting to sell secrets

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, March 6,2005 11:26 p.m.

GREENFIELD, Ind. -- A man accused of offering to sell the names of U.S. intelligence agents to Iraq received espionage training in Russia about 30 years ago, a report said.

The devil, you say

By Brian J. McFillen and Brain J. McFillen · Sunday, March 6,2005 11:26 p.m.

From outrage over University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill's comments about the Sept. 11 attacks, to Students for Academic Freedom's campaign for an Academic Bill of Rights, academic freedom has become a pressing issue here in the hallowed halls. To discuss this, I have invited back distinguished expert in social phenomena Dr. Nick Scratch, from the University of Malebolge, Eighth Circle Campus.

IUSA denies fair election

By Anthony Breznican · Sunday, March 6,2005 11:24 p.m.

Every year for the past five or six years, the IU Student Association election has been prolonged by frivolous party complaints and Supreme Court hearings, among other things.

Assembly Hall site of reported assault

By Lori Geller · Friday, March 4,2005 1:43 p.m.

An 18-year-old female student reported that she was raped in an Assembly Hall bathroom during the IU-Purdue basketball game Tuesday. According to IU Police Department reports, the woman was found unconscious in the women's restroom on the west side near section C of Assembly Hall.

Hoosiers finalize schedule for 2005

By Dan Click · Friday, March 4,2005 1:50 a.m.

IU hopes that colonels are tamer than ducks this fall. The Hoosiers released their 2005 football schedule Wednesday. Originally, IU was scheduled to play the Oregon Ducks at home Sept. 10; instead the Hoosiers will play the Nicholls State University Colonels at 4 p.m. at Memorial Stadium the same day.

Hoosiers look to right ship

By Steve Brennan · Friday, March 4,2005 1:48 a.m.

For the first time all season, every one of the Hoosiers' opponents this weekend will be unranked. None of the teams have ever beaten IU, but the Hoosiers are not taking things lightly. Coming off of a loss to No. 6 California, the No. 9 Hoosiers hope to rebound when they head east to start the College Water Polo Association Western Division play.

Background check law stirs confusion

By Tony Sams · Friday, March 4,2005 1:47 a.m.

Indiana law requires some state institutions to conduct background checks on their potential or current employees. Whether IU is one of these institutions, no one really knows right now.

Daniels opens IU job fair

Friday, March 4,2005 1:47 a.m.

"My Gov Mitch" has dedicated his term as governor to revitalizing Indiana's stale economy. Thursday Gov. Mitch Daniels came to IU to persuade Hoosier students to stay in Indiana after graduation.

Founders Day 2005 event to honor faculty, students

By Andy Romey · Friday, March 4,2005 1:47 a.m.

While the news generally highlights IU's advances and endowments for research, Sunday the University will honor the other side of academia -- teaching.

Training under fire

By Mike Wilson · Friday, March 4,2005 1:47 a.m.

A single, forcible swing of the axe pulverized the front door, allowing the firefighters access to the smoke-choked house. A Bloomington Fire Department engine company had arrived to the residence on the corner of 18th and Dunn streets minutes after emergency dispatch received a frantic call from a student. She had been studying in the living room when she noticed smoke drifting from upstairs. The caller was sure her roommate was upstairs when the fire started and hadn't made it out.

Hoosiers fall in Bennett's final game

By Dan Click · Friday, March 4,2005 1:44 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The opener to the Big Ten Tournament that pitted IU against Wisconsin showed exactly why March is known for its "madness." In a game that featured 10 ties and 11 lead changes -- all occurring after the 11-minute mark in the second half -- the final lead change proved to be the demise for the Hoosiers as they fell 75-74 to Wisconsin in double overtime. Even though IU managed to get to the second overtime, it almost didn't happen.

Team looks to build on fall success for spring championship

By Chris Engel · Friday, March 4,2005 1:19 a.m.

The men's golf team heads into the spring season this weekend with one goal: to focus on its game and let the rest fall into place. "Our main goal is to be focused, disciplined and to have mental control," said IU coach Mike Mayer. "If we do this, we will play up to our ability and the results will fall into place."

Struggling Hoosiers go back to basics to find success

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, March 4,2005 1:18 a.m.

After winning only one of four games last weekend in Tulsa, the IU softball team hopes to rebound this weekend in the Western Kentucky Invitational. Last weekend, three of the Hoosiers' four games were decided by two runs or less.

Ballclub expects 4 wins in Gent Classic

By Andrew Shaffer · Friday, March 4,2005 1:17 a.m.

After the Hoosiers' Wednesday game against Butler was postponed due to inclement weather, IU will be traveling south this weekend for the Gent Classic. The team heads to Shreveport, La., to play Centenary and Little-Rock Arkansas twice.

Big Ten season gets no easier for IU

By Eamonn Brennan · Friday, March 4,2005 1:16 a.m.

For the IU men's tennis team, there is little time for rest. Coming off a brutal pre-conference schedule laden with ranked opponents, the Hoosiers begin their Big Ten season with two more ranked teams, as they face No. 3 Illinois and No. 66 Penn State this weekend at the IU Tennis Center.

Trip to NCAAs on the line in Iowa City tourney

By Andrew Petersen · Friday, March 4,2005 1:15 a.m.

This is the time of year that senior Pat DeGain looks forwards to most. The regular season is finished -- a success by all accounts. He was just the third Hoosier ever to take first at the Midlands Championships, and the 11th to notch 100 career victories. But this Saturday, those accolades will be meaningless when the whistle blows on the opening of the Big Ten Championships in Iowa City.

Bennett, seniors end careers with tough loss

By Matt Ostrega · Friday, March 4,2005 1:14 a.m.

As time expired in the second overtime of the Hoosiers' first-round loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament, so did the career of IU coach Kathi Bennett. IU's 75-74 double-overtime loss to the Badgers Thursday afternoon put an end to Bennett's five-year run with the Hoosiers.

Wilson named Athlete of the Year in the Big Ten

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Friday, March 4,2005 1:13 a.m.

Last weekend's Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships saw the Hoosiers score their highest team finish in more than a decade. Junior Aarik Wilson spearheaded IU's second-place effort winning both the long and triple jumps. Wilson defeated 2004's indoor long-jump champion and vaulted into the national lead in the triple jump by almost half a meter in the process.

Nelms chooses IU over top post

By Rick Newkirk · Friday, March 4,2005 1:11 a.m.

Charlie Nelms wants to take the helm of a historically black college or university -- just not quite yet. Earlier this week the IU vice president for institutional development and student affairs turned down an offer to become the next president at Tennessee State University.