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Out with the old, in with the Nike

The candy-striped warmup pants. No last name on the jersey. No major contracts with sportswear companies. Men's basketball teams have always been focused around distinct traditions. After the firing of former coach Bob Knight, these traditions, which have always been embraced and bragged about by Hoosier fans, have started to disappear.

IU returns for 4-team tourney

After opening the season with a win at Notre Dame Jan. 25, the men's tennis team looks to continue its early success with a pair of matches Saturday at the Indiana Winter Invitational.

Team looks for league win

The men's swim team hasn't enjoyed its dual meet season much. Two wins in seven tries attest to that, as will a winless Big Ten campaign. But all could be mended 4 p.m. Saturday when the Hoosiers trek north for a battle in rival Purdue's 61-year-old Lambert Pool.

XFL to kick off season

NBC will kick off the season for a new football league at 8 p.m. Friday. The New York/New Jersey Hitmen will travel to Las Vegas.

Coach seeks consistency, personal bests

Friday and Saturday will be a gut check for the men's indoor track team. Fifteen teams will challenge the Hoosiers in their own Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse beginning at 4 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday.

Indiana Invitational is warm-up for things to come

The women's indoor track team defeated nationally ranked Ohio State in its last meet, but no ranked teams will make the trip to the 27th annual Indiana Invitational.

Familiar faces square off in conference showdown

Lisa Bluder and Kathi Bennett have seen a lot of each other during the past 12 years. For Bluder, it's usually a pleasant get-together. For Bennett, it's been a nightmare.

Wrestlers to face nation's top team

The Hoosier wrestling team had practice as usual Thursday as the wrestlers watched old footage, joked and continued their regular training regimen. But tonight's matchup isn't just another meet. The Hoosiers will face the No.1-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers at 7 p.m. at the University Gym.

Road problems cured, for now

Well, we finally won a Big Ten road game. It's about time. Before Wednesday night's 70-67 victory at Ohio State, the Hoosiers had gone almost a year without a conference victory away from Assembly Hall.

Hoosiers face 'biggest game of the year'

Penn State's Joe Crispin practically lived a nightmare the last time he faced the Hoosiers. The sharp-shooting guard made only 3-of-15 shots in IU's 77-69 victory Jan. 17.

Concert highlights student's mastery

Wednesday's concert at Auer Hall was a combination of memorable experiences. The music and the wonderful performance by the Chamber Orchestra was admirable.

Drag show to aid student groups

Sometimes a costume mask is more than a mask. "We all wear masks everywhere we go," said senior Jason Jones, president of OUT. "But behind the masks, we are all people. We should celebrate our uniqueness, but realize what we all have in common."

'Faust' opera to open at MAC

The opera "Faust" contains beautiful melodies, grandiose sets, sword fights and a pitched battle between good and evil.

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The stupidity of modern man

I like quoting movies. Heck, I like quoting entertainment in general. I figure if I can rely on the funny quotes others have said on screen, then I can keep the amount of thinking I need to do to a minimum. I think the last original funny thing I said was this summer, and that might be it for my college career.

Morality not a political, public issue

\"How can Jesse Jackson preach morality after fathering a love child?" demanded an indignant writer in the Jan. 29 issue of Time. It's not a bad question, but I have a better one: How can the commercial media preach morality to Jackson, or to anyone else?

Group: Hip-hop is 'ultimate solution'

With racial and sexual crimes occuring on college campuses across the United States, one nonprofit student organization believes hip-hop is the ultimate solution.

Program unites students, kids

Fairview Elementary School's third grade wing bustles with excitement and energy Friday morning. Something is in the air.