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Powder burn

By Sarah Shipe · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 5:26 p.m.

After spending countless hours at the Student Recreational Sports Center, I believed that I had seen it all -- from women who are talented enough to complete a bicep curl with one arm while using the other to talk on their cell phone, to a man who frequently wore a black-and-white-striped unitard with his chest hair flapping in the air-conditioned breeze. However, my experience last Saturday afternoon topped them all.

UPDATE: Hoosiers fall to Southern Illinois at home

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Sunday, Sept. 17,2006 3:22 p.m.

With freshman quarterback Kellen Lewis getting the start Saturday against Southern Illinois University, the Hoosiers wasted no time putting points on the board.

UPDATE:Men's soccer loses 1-0 to St. Louis

Saturday, Sept. 16,2006 10:56 p.m.

The IU men's soccer team lost its third game of the season when it fell 1-0 against St. Louis University on Friday night.

Deadly E. coli outbreak traced to bagged spinach spreads to ninth state

Friday, Sept. 15,2006 3:41 p.m.

WASHINGTON - Federal health officials worked Friday to find the source of a multistate E. coli outbreak and warned consumers -- including those Indiana -- that even washing the suspect spinach won't kill the sometimes-deadly bacteria.

Harnessing Hope

By Kristi Oloffson · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 3:30 p.m.

Five-year-old Magdalena Loring, who goes by Maggie, was adopted from Guatemala at age 2. By the time she was 4, her new parents found that their little girl had fetal alcohol syndrome and apraxia, a neural speech disorder, causing poor coordination and problems with learning. Her mother, Vicki Loring, said when she learned of the devastating and irreversible effects of the syndrome, she looked for an alternative therapy method to help Maggie. Last October, the Lorings found Parent and Animal Learning Services, a program that gives therapeutic horseback riding lessons to people with disabilities. Private donations and grants help the nonprofit organization, which gives lessons mostly to children but has several adults who come as well. Three full-time staff and as many as 150 weekly volunteers, about 80 percent of whom are IU students, run the program, said Jan Gavin, the program's director of development.

Lounge residents get homes

By Kristi Oloffson · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 3:29 p.m.

The wait is over. Residential Programs and Services has found permanent assignments for the remaining 22 men living in dorm lounges.

No Hep, no set QB for SIU matchup

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 2:29 p.m.

With news that IU coach Terry Hoeppner recovering with his family following brain surgery, the dark cloud hovering over the Hoosier football program faded away some Wednesday. And with its third game of the season coming up Saturday against Southern Illinois University, the IU football team (2-0) is not letting its coach's surgery be a distraction.

IU places second in home tournament, loses to Maryland in finale

By Mike Abrams · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 12:24 p.m.

University of Maryland volleyball player Teryn Papp returned to her native town of Bloomington to spoil the previously undefeated IU women's volleyball season. Papp and the Terrapins won the TIS Bookstore Tournament this weekend by defeating IU, Chicago State University and Marshall University to take the crown. The Hoosiers, who hosted the tournament, took second.

Sexism back?

By Natalie A. Avon · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 12:07 p.m.

I'm bringing sexy back. (Yeah!) Them other boys don't know how to act. (Yeah!) I think it's special what's behind your back. (Yeah!) So turn around and I'll pick up the slack. (Yeah!) Take 'em to the bridge!" Oh, Justin Timberlake. As a college student, dance parties on the weekends with my dormmates have become a personal obsession. Even though I love getting down to ridiculous songs, after hearing "SexyBack" one too many times, I decided that it would be appropriate to analyze it and then tear it apart.

You've got to circle the wagons, Coach Lynch

By Alyson Brodsy and Andrew Shaffer · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 12:06 p.m.

Dear Coach Lynch, I come to you as an IU student and a self-proclaimed voice of the fans. The last few days have been tough on us, Coach. Our hearts and prayers are with coach Terry Hoeppner and his family, but our minds are fixed on this Saturday. Anyone basking under the Bloomington sun knows the Hoosiers need to win all four of their nonconference games this season. Behind four straight wins, this team could drive its Believe Train head-on into the Big Ten schedule -- making stops only to mark victories.

Election board member defends accuracy of new electronic voting machines

By Kristi Oloffson · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 9:01 a.m.

Interest group says system can easily be hacked

Hoosiers to host tourney this weekend

By Mike Abrams · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 12:38 a.m.

It's the final preparation before the Big Ten season -- one last test before the big games come to Bloomington. This is the women's volleyball IU Credit Union Tournament. The Hoosiers play host to Mercer University, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and Southern Methodist University this weekend.

No. 14 IU returns for home opener

By Matt Dollinger · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 12:37 a.m.

It's been three weeks since the No. 14 Hoosiers played their first game of the season, but Friday afternoon's game against Central Michigan University will mark their first at home.

Buskirk-Chumley hosts free showing of 'The Ground Truth'

By IDS staff and Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 12:34 a.m.

At 7 p.m. Sunday, the Buskirk-Chumley Theater will present a free screening of "The Ground Truth," a documentary that follows men and women who served the American military in the Iraq war, according to the film's Web site. The movie shows the journey through recruitment, training, combat and homecoming and chronicles the soldiers' process of reintegrating with their families and communities.

Long live YouTube

By Alyson Brodsy and Stefania Marghitu · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 12:27 a.m.

I love YouTube. I love YouTube the same way I loved Napster when I first stumbled upon it as a pre-teen. Now, as a teen in my prime, instead of downloading music, I can watch all kinds of videos. I don't even have to wait for them to download. With YouTube, I can instantly watch live clips from my favorite artists, catch memorable moments from the talk shows I fall asleep to and find full episodes of classic childhood television programs.

Largest freshman class has fewer black students

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 12:18 a.m.

Enrollment on the Bloomington campus is up on the whole, but the number of black students in this year's freshman class has dropped significantly, according to figures IU released Thursday. The 7,259 members of this year's freshman class make the largest incoming class ever, topping the 2002 record of 7,080. Last year's freshman class comprised 6,949 students.

Students debate Wiki

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 12:11 a.m.

Professors might be divided on it, but students seem to approve of Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia anyone can edit. Though few faculty members said they would discourage their students from using Wikipedia altogether, many take issue with students citing Wikipedia articles in academic papers.

We got it wrong and we're sorry

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Zennie · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 12:04 a.m.

We made a mistake Wednesday night. In fact, it was one of the biggest mistakes a newspaper can make. In a story about a student who was arrested and hospitalized after an incident with a fraternity and a police squad car, we got the student's name wrong.

United Way begins fundraising campaign

By Zachary Osterman · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 12:02 a.m.

The United Way of Monroe County held a kick-off luncheon for its fall fundraising campaign Thursday, announcing its goal to secure $1.5 million between September and November. The event, held at the DeVault Alumni Center, featured a keynote speech by IU women's basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack.

RPS fights to keep freshman parking

By Kristi Oloffson · Friday, Sept. 15,2006 12:01 a.m.

The outlook isn't promising for those who struggle to find parking spaces on campus. The President's Parking Commission was unable to come up with a viable long-term solution in its meeting Wednesday as Residential Programs and Services fought to keep freshman parking spaces near residence halls.