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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.

Bush's election-year budget restricted by deficits

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 1,2004 11:27 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush is sending Congress a $2.4 trillion budget that emphasizes the major themes of his re-election campaign -- bolstering the military to fight terrorism, strengthening homeland security and making his sweeping tax cuts permanent. But the spending plan to be released today, covering the budget year beginning Oct. 1, is constrained by deficits projected to top a half-trillion dollars this year.

Governor sends off troops to Bosnia

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 1,2004 11:26 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- About 800 National Guard members from Indiana and other states who are heading to Bosnia-Herzegovina on peacekeeping duty received a warm sendoff at a ceremony attended by Gov. Joe Kernan and other dignitaries. About 500 Indiana Guard members were among the group that Kernan characterized as "well-trained and up to the task, no matter what the task."

Two break from Morgan Co. jail

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 1,2004 11:25 p.m.

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. -- Two Morgan County Jail inmates who apparently escaped by removing a piece of metal from a cell door and using it to break through a jail wall remained at large Sunday, sheriff's officials said. Law officers from around Morgan County fanned out to search for the men Saturday night. On Sunday, authorities were investigating, but no active search was under way. The men may have been driving a van seen outside the jail around the time of the escape.

'Chicano' exhibit opens

By E. M. Carlson · Sunday, Feb. 1,2004 11:24 p.m.

Actor Cheech Marin gives a guided tour through the "Chicano" exhibit now open at the Indiana State Museum, which runs through May 5. The exhibit is divided into two parts: "Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge," and "Chicano Now: American Expressions," and features many works owned by Marin.

O'Bannon honored for open government

By Alyson Brodsy and Keith Robinson · Sunday, Feb. 1,2004 11:21 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana's largest press association bestowed its highest accolade on the late Gov. Frank O'Bannon Friday, remembering him for his support of open government. The Hoosier State Press Association gave its Indiana Newspapers Publishers' First Freedom Award posthumously to O'Bannon, who died in September after suffering a stroke.

Southwestern snacks for the Grammys

By Suzanna Lindemann · Sunday, Feb. 1,2004 11:20 p.m.

The most anticipated star-studded event is a week away, and although many were disappointed with the results of the Golden Globes, the Grammys are sure to be a night full of excitement. Though many will be too busy watching Beyonce shake it and the White Stripes rock it, it's time to start thinking about what you are going to snack on during the commercials.

'RENT' paid in full

By Andrew Welfe and Andrew Welfle · Sunday, Feb. 1,2004 11:17 p.m.

Upon hearing the phrase "great American musical," it used to be that one's mind immediately went to Rodgers and Hammerstein shows, such as "South Pacific," or Frank Loesser's works, like "Guys and Dolls." These plays celebrated the happy-go-lucky idealisms of 1950s America. Guy meets girl, guy loses girl and of course, guy gets girl in the end. The audience wouldn't have it any other way.

Dance company explores art through dance workshops

By Stacey Laskin · Sunday, Feb. 1,2004 11:16 p.m.

The African American Dance Company offered students a chance to explore a wide array of dance techniques and styles at its seventh annual workshop Jan. 30 and 31 at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. Students were able to learn instruction in Horton and Dunham modern technique, jazz, Afro Cuban, Salsa and African dance.