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Gettin' on the defensive

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 12:11 a.m.

Behind a strong defensive effort and hot shooting in the second half, the Hoosiers expanded their one-point halftime lead into an 11-point win Saturday over the Northwestern Wildcats, 73-62, in front of 15,140 at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers (8-6, 2-1 Big Ten) had six days to prepare for a Northwestern team that knocked them off the last time the teams met. The Wildcats (7-8, 2-2) shot 50 percent in the game but were held to 39.7 percent Saturday.

Pats vs. Panthers in Super Bowl

By Alyson Brodsy and Barry Wilner · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 12:09 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Carolina Panthers made sure their stunning run to the Super Bowl wasn't stopped by a Philadelphia team flopping at the final hurdle. While the Panthers are headed to their first Super Bowl after a dominating 14-3 victory in the NFC championship game Sunday night, the Eagles fell one win short of the big game for the third straight year.

Super Bowl dreams fade for Manning

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Marot · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 12:08 a.m.

FOXBORO, Mass. -- Peyton Manning anticipated a perfect ending to his best season. The New England Patriots rewrote the script. In the biggest game of his career, Manning turned in his worst performance of the season -- throwing four interceptions and getting sacked four times as the Patriots' smothering defense sent him home with a 24-14 loss in the AFC championship game Sunday. "Every time you throw interceptions, that's the quarterback," Manning said. "I made some bad throws and some bad decisions."

Lynching photo helps Marion residents deal with past

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:50 p.m.

MARION - A gruesome black and white photograph of a double lynching a woman's grandmother kept for decades is helping some people in this north-central Indiana town come to terms with a past fractured by racism.

State legislators answer queries at WTIU forum

By Mike McElroy · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:50 p.m.

Reporters, Indiana state legislators and community members gathered for a WTIU televised legislative discussion Monday night. Legislators fielded questions from a panel of journalists, as well as audience members and callers during the station's broadcast of "3rd House: The People's Voice."

Cabaret for all ages

By Liv Cole · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:50 p.m.

The Bloomington Playwrights Project ran the cabaret "Candy & Friends," on Friday and Saturday as a part of the Cabaret Nouveau Series. The show was an excellent chance to experience an interactive performance, as the singers made sure to draw in the audience. "I equate cabaret to giving a party for your closest friends and you are the host or hostess," said Candace Decker, the show's creator. "It's a journey told through stories and songs. It's immediate and real. It is an art form that breaks the fourth wall of conventional theater and includes the audience in its intimate performance." Shani Wahrman, Cairril Adaire and William and Christina Shriner comprised the cast.

MtvU replaces College Television Network at IU

By Danielle Gingerich · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:46 p.m.

Another MTV is coming to IU. The College Television Network, channel 33 on campus, was replaced today with the new mtvU. The new network incorporates on-air with online and on-campus features. IU is one of 20 major universities with access to the new network. Others include Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Missouri and University of Georgia. mtvU reaches over 720 colleges with a combined enrollment of 5.5 million, and is the largest television network devoted to college life and its students, according to a press release from MTV. The channel can be viewed 24 hours a day, seven days a week in all parts of campus, on any television.

Illegal online file sharing among college students on the decline

By Holly Johnson and Holy Johnson · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:45 p.m.

According to a survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the number of college students who illegally swap files on the Web has dropped by more than half during the past year, and IU statistics obtained from University Information Technology Services seem to be consistent with this trend.

Popular musical to bring Austrian Alps to IU

By Meredith Hahn · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:42 p.m.

Unlike many children who vaguely ponder what their future holds, Christina Jackson, 12, already has a head start on her future. Jackson went from being a typical seventh-grader in Cincinnati, taking music lessons and performing in children's theater, to acting in a national touring show, "The Sound of Music."

BPP diversity festival honors King's legacy

By -Jenny Kobiela · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:37 p.m.

From noon to midnight Monday, people of all ages celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. with The Bloomington Playwright's Project. The BPP decided to put on the event in honor of King's dream of peace and togetherness. The festival was centered around diversity and encouraging attendees to embrace their differences.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:35 p.m.

Gelato not new to Bloomington Regarding the article "Gelato comes to College Mall" (IDS, Jan. 14), I think it is about time that IDS reporters widen their views in their very own neighborhood. Unlike it says in the article, The Gelato Shop in College Mall is not unique in Indiana. There has been a cafe right here in Bloomington that has served gelato for a few years now. The cafe started with the name "Colpa Dolce," but the ownership change renamed it Neannie's cafe. It is located, not so far from IU Press, on Sixth and Madison. Tei Laine Graduate Student

Politicians, media and students flock to Iowa caucus

By Tony Sams · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:30 p.m.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA -- The lands of Iowa are flat, with barren fields under the ugly frost of January. The highways are long and scenic, though Iowa is a state with nothing special to look at and provides little in the way of recreational enjoyment.

Where rubber meets the road

By Neal Taflinger · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:28 p.m.

I have been terrified of death since I was a little boy. The thought that at some point in the future I would no longer exist triggered hyperventilation and heart palpitations.

Observing the King holiday: 21 years later

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:26 p.m.

AIs America celebrates the 21st year of King Day in 2004, many lofty things come to mind. For example, we keep on learning that the vision of equality, peace and nonviolence of Martin Luther King Jr. was so powerful that it has survived his death to transcend man-made boundaries of race, party affiliation and nationality. This is evidenced by the fact that numerous leaders all over the world use King's words and vision as a foundation for their own struggles. In America, his birth date -- Jan. 15 -- was made the 10th federal holiday on Nov. 2, 1983 by President Ronald Reagan, thereby placing him in the company of great leaders like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and a few others.

Business majors focus on entertainment in BCEC

By Stacie Vasko · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:23 p.m.

Until two years ago, business majors with an interest in entertainment were unable to find a way to combine the two fields at IU. Senior Eddie Anderson, one of these students, found opportunity in what he saw as a flaw in the business school.

Students campaign, show support in Iowa contest

By Josh Sanburn · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:21 p.m.

When I decided to travel across two states to campaign for someone I had never met and a candidate almost no one had heard of a year ago, I still wasn't exactly sure what drove me to volunteer for former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean.

Retire mandatory retirement

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:20 p.m.

The reappointment of Ken Gros Louis as IU-Bloomington Chancellor is wonderful news. He is an urbane, articulate and creative leader whose unwavering loyalty and dedication to IU have earned him widespread admiration and affection. Gros Louis' return thus raises the obvious question: presuming he is the eminently gifted administrator we know him to be, for what imaginable reason was he forced to step down as chancellor in the first place?

Grocery Conspiracy 101

By Bonnie Real · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:17 p.m.

When the trend of distributing customer loyalty cards became popular among grocery and other retail stores, just a few short years ago, some of The People started getting a little perturbed with The Man. "Heck, why not let them install a camera in your shower?" cried a watchdog at Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering (www.nocards.org) to those who thought their Fresh Idea histories were no big deal.

New year, same beer

By Jenna Hess · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:15 p.m.

A thousand pages to read, books to unwrap, hangovers to cure, laundry piles to dodge -- finals week was hell. Having found out one of my finals was comprehensive an hour before it started, I downed two large cups of wine (ah, the distinguished undergrad, drinking wine out of a Styrofoam cup) and swore to myself "next semester will be different."

Express to the Rescue

By Holly Johnson and Holy Johnson · Monday, Jan. 19,2004 11:15 p.m.

For 21 years, IU students have been getting it every night. Or at least that's what local fast-food bastion Pizza Express would say, more than 4 million pizzas after Jeff Mease and Jeff Hamlin first opened their doors to the Bloomington community. And now the Bloomington pizza staple has hit Indianapolis. Located at 923 Indiana Ave., just minutes from the IUPUI campus, the state capital's first Pizza Express promises consistency in flavor, price and brand, said Gabe Connell, co-owner of the Indianapolis location.