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Trying to right the ship

By John Rodgers · Friday, Jan. 7,2005 12:22 a.m.

It's known as one of college basketball's shrines. With five national championship banners overseeing the floor, Assembly Hall has provided IU with a distinct homecourt advantage since it opened in 1972, where the Hoosiers have won more than 86 percent of their games.

Holiday hullabaloo

By -Kehla West · Friday, Jan. 7,2005 12:05 a.m.

Merry Christmas! And yes, I can say that. I celebrate Christmas, even as I acknowledge that many people don't. In fact, I'm going to take up the banner of California's Committee to Save Merry Christmas and do my best to make sure that stores don't say "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" when they mean "Merry Christmas." Yes, it is a real group. You can join their ranks at www.savemerrychristmas.org.

'Star-gazing' new terrorist alibi

By Elisha Sauers · Friday, Jan. 7,2005 12:03 a.m.

I can trace the outline of the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper constellations in the sky, but after an incident that occurred in New Jersey last Friday, my star-gazing days are over.

Higher goals for schools

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 7,2005 12:02 a.m.

In case you haven't heard from your younger sibling, Hoosier kids today are being held to much higher standards than we ever were. Indiana, along with only California and Massachusetts, earned A's in both its English and math standards in a study by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, a Washington, D.C. group working for educational excellence.

Gov.-elect trumps gaming commission

By Alyson Brodsy and Deanna Wrenn · Thursday, Jan. 6,2005 11:57 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov.-elect Mitch Daniels said Thursday that he will ask members of the Indiana Gaming Commission to resign from the panel that oversees licensing and regulation of casinos.

New Year's weather floods county

By Mike Wilson · Thursday, Jan. 6,2005 11:56 p.m.

Streams swollen with snow-melt and creeks overflowing with brown rain water flooded several southern Indiana counties Wednesday and Thursday. The water consumed fields, basements and more than 20 county roads.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Jan. 6,2005 11:52 p.m.

Lecture to honor MLK Jan. 17 George E. Curry will speak at IU Jan. 17 as part of a campus celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Curry is the editor in chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association and of BlackPressUSA.com and a syndicated columnist with a combined readership of 15 million people.

IU contributes parts to 2009 Mars rover

By Daria Kamalipour · Thursday, Jan. 6,2005 11:51 p.m.

A quarter of the instruments to be on NASA's 2009 Mars expedition have IU geologists behind them. The Mars Science Laboratory mission, part of NASA's Mars Exploration program, is scheduled to send a rover to Mars in 2009. It will arrive in 2010, and the handiwork of geologists David Bish and Juergen Schieber will be included on board.

Democrats challenge electoral votes

By Alyson Brodsy and Alan Fram · Thursday, Jan. 6,2005 11:47 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Congress certified President Bush's re-election Thursday but only after Democrats forced a challenge to the quadrennial count of electoral votes for just the second time since 1877.

Bodies of 18 executed Iraqis discovered in field

By Alyson Brodsy and Bassem Mroue · Thursday, Jan. 6,2005 11:46 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The bodies of 18 young Iraqi Shiites killed last month while seeking work at a U.S. base have been found in a field near Mosul, police said Thursday, as the Iraqi government extended a state of emergency for a month because of violence ahead of landmark elections.

Attorney general nominee faces criticism at confirmation hearing

By Alyson Brodsy and Jesse J. Holland · Thursday, Jan. 6,2005 11:44 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Attorney General-nominee Alberto Gonzales, under sometimes-scorching criticism from senators, pledged Thursday at his confirmation hearing to prosecute prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay and to abide by international treaties on torture.

CHAMPS REIGN

By Steve Slivka · Friday, Dec. 17,2004 5:43 p.m.

CARSON, Calif. -- Jay Nolly hasn't missed a single minute of a single game since October 2002. But in all that time, which encompassed a national championship, All-Big Ten selections and 30 shutouts, Nolly saved his best for last. With IU leading 3-2 on penalty kicks against the University of California-Santa Barbara and the national championship on the line, the senior goalkeeper dove to his left, blocking the final kick and sent IU to its second straight national championship.

Hoeppner looks to reestablish successful football tradition

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, Dec. 17,2004 5:41 p.m.

12-17-2004 -- The last time the Hoosiers had a former Miami of Ohio coach roaming the sidelines, they went to their first Rose Bowl.

First-year coach Freitag inspires team to championship

By Brian Janosch · Friday, Dec. 17,2004 3:31 p.m.

Breathe in. Bring all that positive energy in. Breathe out. Let out all the negative energy. IU coach Mike Freitag led his troops into battle with a simple pregame exercise.

ONLINE ONLY - Neuheisel not contacted about coaching job

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, Dec. 17,2004 12:10 p.m.

One more name can be crossed off the list for potential replacements of former IU football coach Gerry DiNardo. Late Sunday evening, Dick Neuheisel, father of former Washington coach Rick, said his son has not been contacted by IU athletic director Rick Greenspan or the athletic department.

O'Rourke caps off career in grand fashion

By Steve Slivka · Monday, Dec. 13,2004 3:07 a.m.

CARSON, Calif. -- The National Soccer Coaches Association of America named IU senior midfielder Danny O'Rourke one of three finalists for the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy. The MAC Hermann Trophy is college soccer's equivalent to college football's Heisman Trophy.

Finals differ through campus

By Rod Neroda · Monday, Dec. 13,2004 1:57 a.m.

As finals week commences, IU students seem to share a common bond as they pack libraries and study areas for one last push to boost fall semester grades. However, a short trip around campus reveals a wide range of final exams and accompanying stress during this time of year.

Steeped in tradition

By Megan George · Monday, Dec. 13,2004 1:57 a.m.

Bells will be ringing -- wedding bells that is -- in celebration of love on IU's campus.

Police raid sorority function at Axis

By Mike Wilson · Monday, Dec. 13,2004 1:57 a.m.

Indiana State Excise Police raided Axis Nightclub Wednesday night, netting 25 people on charges of minors loitering, which refers to being in a bar while underage. They also charged 18 of those 25 people with minor consumption. The Excise Police arrived at Axis at 11:45 p.m., after hearing complaints of underage drinking going on Wednesday nights, according to Excise Police reports.

Brehm named provost finalist

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 13,2004 1:57 a.m.

Former IU-Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm is one of the finalists for the provost position at the University of Connecticut, according to an article in The Hartford Courant.