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Local Muslim community celebrates traditional festival

By Obaid Khawaja · Monday, Feb. 2,2004 12:57 a.m.

While some IU students spent their Sunday morning sleeping in, hundreds of Bloomington Muslims congregated at the Islamic Center of Bloomington to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the 'Festival of Sacrifice.'

Center drops 32 on weak IU inside defense

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Monday, Feb. 2,2004 12:57 a.m.

With 3:22 left in the second half Saturday, the Michigan State students in the "Izzone" started to chat, "You can't stop him." They were talking about MSU sophomore Paul Davis, and they were right.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 2,2004 12:57 a.m.

Elway, Sanders elected into Hall of Fame HOUSTON -- The stirring comeback and spectacular escape were unnecessary this time around. John Elway and Barry Sanders were elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame without a sweat. As expected, two of the NFL's most dominating and exciting players made it in Saturday on their first attempt. Elway, the king of the comeback, and Sanders, the master of escape, cemented their status among the all-time greats and were joined by Bob Brown and Carl Eller.

Trustees approve Cronin for SLIS dean

By Brian Janosch · Monday, Feb. 2,2004 12:57 a.m.

The board of trustees approved Blaise Cronin as the new dean of the School of Library and Information Sciences Friday. This decision comes exactly one year after Cronin originally stepped down from the dean's position. Cronin served as SLIS dean for 12 years and brought the program national recognition during his tenure. Last January, he decided to take a year-long sabbatical but remained a member of the faculty. "I don't think it's unusual for deans to take leave of absences," trustee Patrick Shoulders said in a previous Indiana Daily Student article.

5-game winning streak ends for IU

By Natalie A. Trout · Monday, Feb. 2,2004 12:56 a.m.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Losing for the first time Saturday since its 34 point loss at Wisconsin Jan. 6, the IU men's basketball team fell to second place in the Big Ten after its 84-72 loss to Michigan State. "Michigan State is really good," IU coach Mike Davis said. "I told the guys that before the game."

Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 2,2004 12:56 a.m.

Powers highlights Missouri meet The men's track team turned in a number of solid performances Friday night at the Tiger Classic in Columbia, Mo. The men's highlight came in the form of junior All-American Chris Powers, whose 8:13.46 season debut in the 3,000-meters garnered him a victory and a Hearnes Fieldhouse record. Sophomore Stephen Haas finished third by one-tenth of a second in 8:23.34. In the mile, junior Charlie Koeppen finished sixth in 4:22.

Columbia memory lingers as NASA evaluates manned missions

By Rami Chami · Monday, Feb. 2,2004 12:55 a.m.

On the first anniversary of the Columbia space shuttle disaster, NASA is fraught with questions about what happened one year ago and about the future of its manned space missions. A memorial for the crew of the space shuttle will be dedicated today at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C., by NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe. The memorial will be unveiled next to the monument for the crew of the Challenger space shuttle.

Another frustrating loss

By Alex Hickey · Monday, Feb. 2,2004 12:55 a.m.

At halftime of Saturday's "Turn Back the Clock" game, I had a pretty good feeling that this would end up being one of those games they would be showing highlights of on say, the 50th Anniversary of ESPN. Alas, after another prolonged IU scoring drought, we know that will not be the case, unless it is to show us the game where Paul Davis emerged as a beast among men.

Legend or fact?

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Monday, Feb. 2,2004 12:55 a.m.

Have you heard the IU urban myth about the fish and the virgin? No? Legend has it that should a virgin ever graduate from IU, a fish from the Showalter Fountain will swim away.

Board honors soccer team

By Brian Janosch · Monday, Feb. 2,2004 12:54 a.m.

The board of trustees ended its first meeting of 2004 in a fashion like never before as members paid tribute to men's soccer head coach Jerry Yeagley and the rest of the national championship winning team. It was the first time the trustees had ever called in the entire team for recognition, Yeagley said.

Two-for-two: Brady named MVP again, repeats performance from 2002 game

By Alyson Brodsy and Barry Wilner · Monday, Feb. 2,2004 12:54 a.m.

HOUSTON -- Tom Brady is getting quite a collection of playoff wins and Super Bowl MVP trophies. The New England quarterback has won all six of his postseason games, including two Super Bowls in three years. He threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns Sunday in leading the Patriots past the Carolina Panthers 32-29.

Celebrating black history

By Mike McElroy · Monday, Feb. 2,2004 12:49 a.m.

Fifty years after the Supreme Court struck down school segregation, IU is celebrating Black History Month throughout February. "The idea is to highlight the accomplishments, the achievements and the place of African Americans in history," said Edwardo Rhodes, interim associate vice president for student development and diversity.

WFIU to air special Black History Month features

By Jen Gossman and Jenn Gossman · Monday, Feb. 2,2004 12:49 a.m.

WFIU, Bloomington's public radio station, will celebrate Black History Month with a schedule of special programming. The station, which can be found on 103.7 FM or on the Internet, has chosen eight black history-themed programs to air throughout the month of February.

Audiences pack theater for film fest

By Lynndi Lockenour · Monday, Feb. 2,2004 12:48 a.m.

Folk music played softly in the background as the audience stared at a blank screen awaiting the beginning of the show. "PRIDE: In Several Short Cinematic Acts," took the screen at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Saturday afternoon and evening with 600 people in attendance. PRIDE is an organization which works to improve awareness and create a community for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons and those who support them.

2 more die in Vietnam from bird flu

By Alyson Brodsy and Emma Ross · Sunday, Feb. 1,2004 11:34 p.m.

BANGKOK, Thailand -- Two Vietnamese sisters who died from bird flu may have caught the disease from their brother, which would be the first known case involving human-to-human transmission in the outbreak now sweeping Asia, the World Health Organization said Sunday. The source of the sisters' infection has not been identified, but investigations have failed to find a specific event, such as contact with sick poultry or an environmental source, to explain the cases, WHO spokesman Bob Dietz said in Hanoi.

Abduction victim found alive

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 1,2004 11:33 p.m.

WHEELING, Ill. -- A woman was found wrapped in duct tape and inside a plastic garbage can in her ex-husband's storage unit Sunday, a day after she called 911 from the back of his truck saying he had abducted her, authorities said. Teri Jendusa-Nickolai, 38, was taken to a hospital. "She does have injuries," said Wheeling Deputy Police Chief John Stone, but he did not know the extent.

Airline cancels flight amid national security fears

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 1,2004 11:32 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Continental Airlines canceled a Sunday evening flight from Washington to Houston after security concerns were raised by the Homeland Security Department. Department spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said Flight 1519 was canceled "due to security concerns and threat reporting about that particular flight." He added that the federal agency and Continental "worked closely on the matter" but did not give any further details of the threat.

Government opponents march peacefully in Haiti

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Norton · Sunday, Feb. 1,2004 11:32 p.m.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Tens of thousands of government opponents marched peacefully Sunday to demand President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's resignation, a day after the embattled leader rescinded restrictions on street protests and vowed to implement measures aimed at ending the country's unrest. The protesters walked nearly 10 miles from a park in suburban Petionville to the capital, protected by a contingent of police.

Suicide bombers kill 56 in Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 1,2004 11:29 p.m.

IRBIL, Iraq -- Two suicide bombers with explosives wired to their bodies struck the offices of the country's two main Kurdish parties in nearly simultaneous attacks Sunday, killing at least 56 people and wounding more than 235 in the deadliest assault in Iraq in six months. The attacks struck in the Kurdish heartland and took a heavy toll among senior leaders of Iraq's most pro-American ethnic group.

Around The State

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 1,2004 11:28 p.m.

Officer recovers from finger severing SOUTH BEND -- A police officer is recovering from surgery to reattach three of his fingers, which were severed when a stolen glass table he was recovering shattered, slicing off the digits.