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Debate puts 4 tickets toe-to-toe

By Eric Tash · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:50 a.m.

The first and only formal political tête-à-tête of the IU Student Association election season came and went Wednesday night. Four of the five tickets squared off on a range of issues from the athletics fee to the University's academic reputation in the Indiana Memorial Union's Oak Room.

Perry to leave IU basketball

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:50 a.m.

Two weeks after seeing his first playing time of the season, senior guard Donald Perry has left the Hoosiers men's basketball team, IU coach Mike Davis announced Wednesday evening.

A pioneer in history

By Rick Newkirk · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:50 a.m.

"Four one-room red brick schools, Union Township, Shelby County, 1914-21." That's the first line of Donald Carmony's résumé, right under the subtitle "Education."

On-campus parking lots targeted in car thefts

By Lori Geller · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:50 a.m.

After returning from class last week, senior Mike Ziulkowski went to get his Jeep Wrangler from the Willkie North back parking lot so he could pick up his girlfriend from class.

CIA director: al-Qaida attack 'matter of time'

By Alyson Brodsy and Katherine Shrader · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:49 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Groups associated with al-Qaida are at the top of the list of threats to the United States, leading government intelligence officials said Wednesday, saying Iran has emerged as a top threat to American interests in the Middle East.

Real guns used in 'Assassins'

By David Charles · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:39 a.m.

When you think of a big budget show, an elaborate set and costumes come to mind. "Assassins" has that. It also has real guns and a huge lighted that says "Kill a President."

Michigan leads after 1st night of Big Ten meet

By Doug Klausen · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:31 a.m.

Wednesday was an easy night for Big Ten teams in the 2005 Women's Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships. Only two finals took place: the 200-yard medley relay and the 800-yard freestyle relay.

Bills to release Bledsoe Losman to step up

By Alyson Brodsy and John Wawrow · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:27 a.m.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Drew Bledsoe will be released by the Buffalo Bills, a move that upset the 33-year-old quarterback who started every game for the team the past three seasons.

New faces abound as spring training starts

By Alyson Brodsy and Ronald Blum · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:26 a.m.

TAMPA, Fla. -- On a day of arrivals and notable absences, Randy Johnson got lost on his way to the New York Yankees' spring training camp, and the Chicago Cubs started getting used to life without Sammy Sosa.

Senior from Czech Republic a surprise as IU's No. 1 player

By Eamonn Brennan · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:25 a.m.

Jakub Praibis is surrounded by his teammates and their opponents shouting, yelling, cursing and arguing on green surfaces that stretch the length of the floor -- he doesn't sense it. He sees only his opponent, senses only the ball as it is slowly thrown up in the air and smacked down at what seems to be a 90-degree angle by his larger, taller competitor. In defiance, Praibis counters the player's power with grace, slicing a return to the corner that dies under the outstretched hand of his defeated foe.

Recipe for home court advantage

By Dan Click · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:21 a.m.

To create the perfect homecourt advantage, the recipe calls for equal parts motivated team, large loud crowd and hated opponent.

Tickets look to 'lighten the load'

By Colleen Corley · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:20 a.m.

Editor's Note: The IU Student Association Elections are looming. Next week students will weigh in on who they think will do the best job. In the meantime, the five tickets -- College, Connect, Kirkwood, Vote for Pedro and What About Bobby? -- discuss a different issue each day with the Indiana Daily Student.

Must have been that flaxseed oil

By Ryan Corazza · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:19 a.m.

Keep trying, baseball. Keep denying and lying about steroid use in the league. It's your best disguise and will continue to make some fans believe that players weren't on the juice. Had you asked me a few months ago, I would have still given the game the benefit of the doubt. But now, I just can't buy into that anymore.

IU to face non-conference foe

By Matt Ostrega · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:13 a.m.

For IU coach Kathi Bennett, the 2004-2005 campaign has been a story of night and day. The home team seems unstoppable. The road team can't get their act together.

Dressing the part for an interview

By Patrice Worthy · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:12 a.m.

Dressing for an internship or interview can be very perplexing. As first you are excited, just because you have an interview or a chance for an internship and then fear comes over you.

Dance unraveled by faculty

By Lynndi Lockenour · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:11 a.m.

When dance comes to mind, many think of freedom, not structure. Finding the process among that freedom was the focus for the lecture demonstration Tuesday by Laura Poole, Gwendolyn Hamm and Liz Shea, who are all professors of modern dance in the Department of Kinesiology.

Film becomes less costly, no less competitive

By Josh Kastrinsky · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:11 a.m.

One camera, one stand, one mic, some creative lighting and three hours are all it takes to make a short film these days. Even a few years ago, such a project would have seemed impossible because of the cost and time directors would spend on it.

Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:10 a.m.

At 4 p.m. today, the IU Art Museum will give audience members a chance to consider Shakespeare from different angles. "Shakespeare in Art, Music and Word" is a special Arts Week program that will bring together performers from the Indiana Shakespeare Festival and the Early Music Institute, IU Dramaturg Tom Shafer and Jenny McComas, the IU Art Museum curator of Western Art after 1800. Henry Fuseli's painting Prospero, Caliban and Miranda in Shakespeare's "The Tempest," Act 1, Scene 2 (ca. 1806-10), and James Fittler's print "Measure for Measure," Act 3, Scene 1 (1794), both in the IU Art Museum's collection, are the inspiration.

A Major Mission

By Joelle Petrus · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12:06 a.m.

Laura Farruggio is a woman on a mission. That mission is to make music business a major. Students can currently study the field through the Individualized Major Program at IU, a program designed for people determined to choose the precise flavor of their degree. These students can choose their own curriculum with the help of at least one sponsor.

'Notebook' a noteworthy tearjerker

By Mallory Simon · Thursday, Feb. 17,2005 12 a.m.

Every couple months a director feels the need to force a little love into our lives in one way or another. The love story is often a reproduced, clichéd attempt at a box office hit. And while many of them may indeed become acclaimed (if not critically than with women as a whole), it's not often a movie has actually moved me to find the Kleenex, until now.

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