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Who's guarding who?

A day before the biggest IU game -- arguably -- since 1993, the Hoosiers are playing "Who's Guarding Who?" Dane Fife on Mike Dunleavy or Fife on Chris Duhon?. Tom Coverdale on Jason Williams? Jarrad Odle on Carlos Boozer? Jared Jeffries on ...?

Concert aids ministry

Notes of joy, love, and empathy rang through the halls of the Unitarian Universalist Church Sunday night, as parishioners and students gathered at a concert fundraiser for the Friends of the Prisoners ministry. Pictures on the wall reflected the successes of the four-year-old program, showing joyous church members and prisoners laughing, learning and growing together.

Man convicted for killing player's mother

A man has been convicted of killing the mother of IU running back Levron Williams hours after she watched him play his final collegiate game.

Terrorist acts spark national security debate

With few exceptions, the United States has been relatively fortunate when it comes to terrorism. Until Tuesday. The devastation that rocked New York and Washington Tuesday left Americans questioning their domestic safety and how an attack of such epic proportion could happen in such a secure nation. This false sense of security, as Bill Head, IU criminal justice professor and former member of the New York City hostage negotiation unit put it, had "a numbing effect" on Americans.

Hoosiers play for first win against Stanford

The Stanford Cardinals will travel to Bloomington for women's field hockey action today at 3:30 p.m. The Hoosiers are looking for their first win of the season, their second since becoming a varsity sport one year ago. The Hoosiers are 0-3 so far this season. Stanford, who returns 10 starters from last year, visits Louisville, Ky. before heading to the Mellencamp Pavilion. It is questionable whether fatigue will play a factor in today's game.

Around The Region

State to probe Lake County social services agency Merrillville city supporters try to get message out

Activist celebrates 1-month stay in tree

Tracy "Dolphin" McNeely has spent an entire month without the comforts of a solid roof, electricity or plumbing. In that time, she's braved blowing rains, intensely humid heat and even a snowfall. McNeely celebrated her one-month anniversary Sunday in a Brown's Woods tree. Despite the elemental exposure and increasing negativity from developers and the landowner, the 19-year-old environmentalist said her commitment is unwavering.

Hoosiers seek redemption, victory in Purdue game

What the Hoosier football team is really made of will be determined Saturday. Now that a bowl appearance is impossible and a winning season no longer attainable, pride and respect are two attributes the IU team can hope to take from this season. But two rivals stand in the Hoosiers' way of ending the season admirably. First up is intrastate enemy, Purdue, who has won the past four meetings and is tied for second in the Big Ten. The two teams face off at 12:10 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.

Boys have it worse -- trust me

Society has made a big deal about the difficulty of puberty on adolescents. If I remember correctly, it was a time of intense sexual frustration and awkwardness. I try not to think about it too much because it makes me realize I haven't made much progress since then. It seems boys are treated unfairly during the pubescent years, at least in comparison to the girls.

The fun of video games, plus a workout!

Carter travels to Cuba

HAVANA -- Flashing his trademark smile, Jimmy Carter arrived in Cuba Sunday and became the first U.S. president -- in or out of office -- to visit this communist country since the 1959 revolution that put Fidel Castro in power.

'Saints' looks for respect as Columbine fades

Team heads south for weekend matches

The women's tennis team travels this weekend to North Carolina to compete against No. 7 Duke and North Carolina State. Duke is heavily favored Sunday, especially since the match will be played at Durham. Duke is the highest ranking team on the Hoosier's schedule this season and therefore poses the greatest challenge. IU last defeated the Blue Devils in the quarterfinals of the National Team Indoor Championships in 1995.

Serbian special forces arrest Milosevic

Former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic was detained by local police and escorted to Belgrade's Central Prison Sunday morning. Milosevic's 13-year rule of Serbia was marked by bloody genocidal wars and the economic and political collapse of the former Yugoslavia. The Associated Press reports that he faces charges of abuse of power and corruption. If convicted, he would face a maximum of five years in prison.

U.S. releases 27 Afghan prisoners

WASHINGTON -- American authorities in Afghanistan have released 27 people taken prisoner during a raid last month on what U.S. forces mistook as a hide-out for al Qaeda terrorists. An investigation by U.S. Central Command is trying to determine whether some or all of the estimated 19 people killed also were innocents, Maj. Ralph Mills, a spokesman for the command, said Wednesday.

Singled out

There are not many times in my life where I have felt like a minority. Being a white, middle-class American female, I have always been surrounded by people "like me," and most of the time, I'm in the majority. For 20 years I have felt this way. That is, until now.

Terrorist attacks alter lineup of Lotus Festival

Bloomington's Lotus World Music and Arts Festival, an annual five-day event scheduled to begin Wednesday, will be adversely affected by the transportation problems stemming from the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington Tuesday. The disruption of air travel and general international tension have already led to one band cancellation -- Celtic pop group Kila have announced they will not make the festival. But Executive Director Lee Williams said the show would go on.

Still Jumpin'

Two Bloomington residents, Joshua Silbert and Dylan Wissing, formed a band in 1983, which later evolved into Johnny Socko. They have been enjoying a wild ride ever since.

Palestinian suicide bomber kills 19

A Palestinian detonated nail-studded explosives on a Jerusalem bus crowded with high school students and office workers today, killing himself and 19 passengers in the city's deadliest suicide attack in six years.

Reaching beyond

Students strolling through Dunn Meadow next week will find a challenge awaiting them -- they'll be asked to "get disoriented." They'll find veggie burgers, punk rock and sex educators. They'll munch edamame and listen to political commentators and philosophers voice perspectives on a vast array of social issues. And they'll be forced to question their own thinking.