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Parents bear with school costs

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:58 a.m.

FORT WAYNE -- Anne Marie Lett was stunned by the phone call. A Carroll High School staff member told her if she didn't pay her son's student fees, the school would have to turn her account over for collection. As she leafed through four pages of financial statements, she still didn't know how she was going to pay more than $500 in fees for her four children: $30 for preschool, $107.69 for kindergarten, $161.85 for sixth grade, $222.18 for ninth grade. It's a real-life example of how public school fees can add up but a situation local officials said parents can get help for when faced with the cost of their children's education.

'Seussical' for everyone

By Meredith Hahn · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:57 a.m.

Seussical The Musical" broke the mold in its debut at the IU Auditorium this weekend. Though "family show" is a term that generally brings to mind sappy stories, screaming brats and unrefined musical scores, the show based on the works of Dr. Seuss entertained children of all ages. From the rhyming request for patrons to turn off their cell phones, to the green eggs and ham finale, "Seussical" had a level of energy and humor that made it stand out from its genre. The opening number assured that "this ain't Mother Goose," and indeed it wasn't. It maintained its childhood sense of wonder without being childish, as it whirled through the tales of Horton the Elephant, the town of Whoville and Gertrude McFuzz.

Guest speaker gives hope for Uzbekistan's future

By Charlie Cszrom and Charlie Szrom · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:55 a.m.

Uzbekistan, an important U.S. ally in Central Asia, may soon become more free despite a recent tightening of control by the government, said an Uzbek sociologist Friday in Ballantine Hall. Alisher Ilkhamov, director of the Open Society Institute in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent, spoke to an audience of more than forty people on the contradictory political and economic situation in his country, a nation that is home to a U.S military base and assists the U.S. in its fight in Afghanistan.

Hoosiers dominated in 78-69 loss

By Dan Patrick · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:53 a.m.

IU put up 69 points Sunday, good for its largest point total in a Big Ten game this season, and also shot at an impressive 50 percent for its second-best shooting game of the season. Yet the scoring was just not enough as the Iowa Hawkeyes (14-9, 8-4 Big Ten) defeated IU (10-14, 3-10).

Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:51 a.m.

The IU men's tennis team traveled to Louisville in hopes of extending their winning streak to four matches but came up short against the Louisville Cardinals, 4-3. The loss dropped their record to 3-2 in the season.

IDS editor in chief arrested for driving while intoxicated

By Gavin Lesnick · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:50 a.m.

Indiana Daily Student Editor in Chief Adam VanOsdol was arrested early Saturday morning on charges of driving while intoxicated. VanOsdol, 20, was booked into Monroe County Jail at 1:03 a.m. with bond set at $500 surety and $500 cash. He said he was initially pulled over for not having his headlights on.

Smoking policy to be enforced at Read

By Gavin Lesnick · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:50 a.m.

Read Center will begin more aggressively patrolling IU's new smoking policy outside residence halls today. The new rules, which were passed by the University last semester, require students to be 30 feet away from buildings before lighting up. Signs have been hung around Read Center informing residents of the rule and warning that "staff will document anyone smoking within 30 feet of doors, walkways, etc ..."

IMU upset with papers

By Brian Janosch · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:50 a.m.

The IU Student Association's student readership program took off with such popularity that it has led the Indiana Memorial Union administration to question whether or not it would participate in the program should it be passed.

HIV survivor performs tonight

By Kristin Huett · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:50 a.m.

Steve Schalchlin was diagnosed with HIV in 1993. He was part of the first group ever to take the drugs that kept the AIDS virus from replicating, and as a result, he is still alive today. Tonight, in the Indiana Memorial Union's Fran-gipani Room, Schalchlin will perform an entertaining and emotional profile of what it is like to live with HIV and AIDS as part of IU's AIDS awareness week.

'The Legend'

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:50 a.m.

Forty-one years ago, only nine IU students showed up for coach Jerry Yeagley's inaugural club soccer meeting at the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Saturday night, at a banquet honoring the legendary coach's tenure at IU, more than 1,000 people -- including former and current players -- gathered to honor soccer's all-time winningest coach.

Smart Growth Community 'urbanizes' suburbs in town

By Allison Ricket · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:50 a.m.

A once-fertile farmland, vacant for years, will be productive again when dotted with hundreds of homes striving to imitate the feel of a big city. The historic 80-acre plot of land now known as Ramsey Farm will be transformed into a Smart Growth Community, which will hold 400 homes, a shopping square and green spaces for its residents.

Hoosiers start spring season in Orlando

By Charlie Cunningham and Charlie Gillingham · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:47 a.m.

The IU men's golf team will return to competition today at the UCF/Rio Pinar Invitational in Orlando, Fla. The 18-team invitational marks the opening of the spring season for the Hoosiers, who are hoping to continue the success the fall season brought them. The Hoosiers closed out the 2003 fall season with three consecutive tournament titles and four consecutive first place finishes for junior Jeff Overton. Such performances have garnered the Hoosiers national attention.

Weekend drops IU to 1-5 in Big Ten

By Colin Burns · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:45 a.m.

The IU wrestling team had an unsuccessful weekend, as it went 0-2 in Big Ten action. Friday night, No. 2 Michigan came to University Gym and beat the Hoosiers in a hard-fought match. IU also went down Sunday to in-state rival Purdue. The two losses move IU to 17-7 on the year and 1-5 in Big Ten play.

Foul trouble, Purdue free throws put IU in hole

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:42 a.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- When IU and Purdue met Jan. 27 in Bloomington, the Boilermakers only got to the foul line twice in the game and missed both. Saturday was a completely different story, as Purdue (16-8, 6-5 Big Ten) made a season-high 24 free throws on its way to a 71-56 win in Mackey Arena.

Injury hurts second big man on team

By Natalie A. Trout · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:40 a.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE -- Since Dec. 1, four of IU's big men have had to sit out games, some due to injury and some for academic reasons. For one forward, it meant the rest of the season, for an IU center it was a month, for yet another forward it only meant one game.

Former Tour de France winner Marco Pantani found dead

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:38 a.m.

RIMINI, Italy -- Prosecutors investigating the sudden death of 1998 Tour de France champion Marco Pantani are looking into whether medicine found in his hotel room had a role, officials said Sunday. News reports said an initial examination pointed to cardiac arrest as the cause.

Drexler, Calhoun, Vitale among Hall of Fame finalists

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:35 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Clyde Drexler won an NBA title as a player, Jim Calhoun won an NCAA title as a coach and Dick Vitale won a legion of dedicated fans as a broadcaster.

3 cloned mules displayed

By Alyson Brodsy and Paul Recer · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:32 a.m.

SEATTLE -- Three young mules who are the first members of the horse family to be cloned are all healthy, normal and energetically enjoying life, say researchers who put them on display Sunday. Idaho Gem, born May 4, 2003, was the first successful cloning of an equine. He was followed by siblings Utah Pioneer on June 9 and Idaho Star on July 27. The clonings were a project of the Northwest Equine Reproduction Laboratory at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.

St. Valentine's Day massacre

By Alex Hickey · Monday, Feb. 16,2004 12:30 a.m.

Valentine's Day is better associated with tragedy than happiness. Al Capone's rivals learned that love meant getting pumped full of hot lead from the end of a Tommy gun. Others have found themselves stood up by a date, relegated to do nothing more than drink a bottle (or two) of wine by themselves and eat the rose petals that were meant for an unrequited love. For Red Sox fans, it meant their pathological hatred toward the Yankees increased tenfold as it was revealed the Bronx Bombers would decide to get a second all-star shortstop.

New online statewide registry requires information submissions by sex offenders

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 15,2004 11:31 p.m.

MUNCIE -- Many convicted sex offenders remain missing from Indiana's online registry months after its launch as sheriff's departments struggle to find those who have not met the requirement to submit information for the list. When the Indiana Sheriff's Association launched its statewide Web site last summer, every person convicted of crimes, such as rape, child molestation or kidnapping and released from prison within the last 10 years was required to register.