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Switch to cell phones drains local 911 money, officials say

By Alexandra R. Moses · Tuesday, March 20,2007 12 a.m.

FORT WAYNE – More people are deciding to rely on cell phones and do without land lines, draining a traditional source of revenue for county 911 services and possibly increasing users’ risk in emergencies, officials say.

White House officials to be subpoenaed over fired federal prosecutors

By Abdullah AlShihri and Hope Yen · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman said Sunday he intends to subpoena White House officials involved in ousting federal prosecutors and is dismissing anything short of their testimony in public.

IU returns to early form with big wins

By Jordan Cohen · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

The IU men’s tennis team traveled to Clemson, S.C., with hopes of snapping a three-match losing streak and winless record against nationally ranked opponents. After dropping their two Clemson Invitational matches March 10, the Hoosiers rebounded, upsetting No. 57 Furman and also defeating Wofford on Thursday.

UPDATE 4:15 p.m.: Dead body found in residence-hall utility room at Purdue

By AP Reports and Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE – A Purdue worker investigating a noise coming from a residence hall utility room found a body Monday inside, a campus official said.

What’s in a size? A lot.

By Teri Rosenbaum · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

In the 1950s, Marilyn Monroe was considered one of the sexiest women in existence. Not only was she glamorous, but she had that find-an-air-vent-and-pose thing totally down. She also had a classic beauty mark that puts Cindy Crawford’s to shame. (That’s not really true. To be honest, I’ve never had beauty mark preferences and I don’t plan on starting now.) She married a host of hotties and even got to sing a steamy version of “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to our nation’s most erotic president, John F. Kennedy. (Yum.)

‘Pretty Baby’ exhibit explores images of childhood

By Angela K Brown · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

FORT WORTH, Texas – From a sculpture of a pigtailed girl with four eyes to a photograph of a self-conscious teenager on the beach, works in the “Pretty Baby” art exhibit demonstrate that childhood can be anything but simple.

Congress holds hearing on funding for arts

By Brett Zongker · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

WASHINGTON – Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis, actor Chris Klein and Black Entertainment Television co-founder Sheila Johnson pressed Congress on March 13 to restore funding for the arts to levels from 15 years ago – before those funds were slashed.

Hoosiers finish strong at NCAA nationals during spring break

By Ryan Gregg · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

As some IU students were heading home or to the beach for spring break, three IU track and field athletes were kicking off their spring breaks with a trip to Fayetteville, Ark., for the NCAA indoor championships. Jumpers, junior Kyle Jenkins and senior Kiwan Lawson competed for the men, while freshman pole vaulter Vera Neuenswander competed on the women’s side.

Wells library west tower expands hours

By Chelsea Merta · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

After countless nights of being kicked out of the library’s upper floors at 2 a.m. and having to find somewhere else to go, IU students can stop worrying about having a place to study late into the night. Starting today, the second through fifth floors of the Herman B Wells Library’s west tower will experiment with remaining open 24 hours a day, Sunday through Thursday, until the end of the semester.

Thousands cheer multi-cultural St. Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin

By Shawn Pogatchnik · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

DUBLIN, Ireland – Lithuanian musicians, drum-beating Punjabis and West African dancers used Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday to celebrate their place in a booming Ireland that has become a land of immigrants.

Johnson grabs win with late pass on Stewart

By Aaron Beard and Mike Harris · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

HAMPTON, Ga. – Jimmie Johnson already has his eye on the big prize. The reigning NASCAR Nextel Cup champion passed Tony Stewart three laps from the end Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway and went on to win his second straight race. “We’re thinking championship already,” said Johnson, only four races into the 36-race season. “That’s really the mode anymore. You have to think about points and being in the top 12 all the time.” Johnson had the car to beat Sunday, leading 132 of the first 238 laps. But the only laps he led the rest of the way in the 325-lap event on Atlanta’s 1.5-mile oval were the last three.

White Sox trounce Wells and Padres

By Aaron Beard · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

PEORIA, Ariz. – Padres manager Bud Black called it “arena baseball.” The Chicago White Sox roughed up David Wells in his third start of spring training and beat San Diego 14-7 on Sunday in a game that featured 34 hits.

The real deal

By Stefania Marghitu · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

Everything I need to know about Hollywood can be acquired through one show: “Entourage.” The HBO series depicts the fictional young actor Vinnie Chase, played by Adrian Grenier, and his, well, entourage. This consists of his best friend turned manager, Eric (Kevin Connoly); older brother/ struggling actor/ brother, Johnny, played by Matt Dillon’s brother, Kevin; and childhood friend turned driver, Jerry Ferrara.

Teacher uses online ‘Second Life’ for classes

By Ab D. Phillip and Gail Koch · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

If a student is late to Ball State University instructor Sarah Robbins’ class, chances are he or she didn’t fly there fast enough. Yes, fly. Over the past eight months, Robbins has been teaching her freshman composition course in Second Life, a virtual-reality world that technology enthusiasts are heralding as the future of Internet communication.

Alumnus donates Florida island to business school

By Chelsea Merta · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

What would you do if someone gave you the deed to an island off the coast of Florida? Kelley School of Business students now have the opportunity to play real-estate brokers, with the help of a $1.95 million gift of beachfront property from former IU student Stanley Benecki.

IU shows who it is against Bruins

By Ryan Corazza · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

Earl Calloway on a breakaway layup, clang. Rod Wilmont on a 3-point attempt, clang. Clang. Clang. Clang all game. Until, suddenly and finally, IU arose from its slumber. This is a team that succeeds, when and only when it’s knocking down shots from the outside. That didn’t happen in the first half of the Hoosiers’ 54-49 loss to UCLA on Saturday.

Outsourcing plan for Indiana’s welfare system begins with state workers’ switch

By Alexandra R. Moses and Ken Kusmer · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – The outsourcing of much of Indiana’s welfare safety net reaches a key milestone Monday when more than 1,500 workers leave their state jobs to join a group of private vendors with a 10-year contract designed to streamline the way people receive benefits.

2 Indiana counties to try out voting centers this May

By Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

RICHMOND, Ind. – Wayne County officials have identified four sites from which voters in the May municipal primary may choose to cast ballots.

End of the road

By Eamonn Brennan · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

On a night that united two of college basketball’s historically dominant programs, the IU men’s basketball team made history of its own, but of a dubious kind . In a first half in which they had more fouls than converted field goals, the Hoosiers scored just 13 points, the fewest in any NCAA tournament game in the post-shot clock era.

The greatest utility

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

As IU begins its road down a new presidency and expands its desire to transform IU into a research oriented university that will assist students, it has made the decision to demolish Margrave Apartments.