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A Family Curse Lifted

After leading his team, The Corleones, to victory Saturday in the 52nd running of the men's Little 500 race, senior Daniel Burns credited his older brother and friends for pushing him to victory. "My brother got me started on riding," Burns said. "I rode with him in the 2000 race; he was a fifth-year and I was a sophomore. I became good friends with all his friends and they all kept pushing me on, pushing me on. I guess I can attribute my victory to him more than anyone else. They kept pushing me all the way, all the old riders kept pushing me."

Utility, three casinos weigh future with Arthur Andersen

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. -- As Arthur Andersen struggles to survive the Enron scandal and a federal indictment, two of Indiana's most highly scrutinized industries must decide whether to continue using the troubled accounting firm. At stake for northwest Indiana's energy giant, NiSource, and three riverboat casinos are public trust and credibility. None has said publicly that it will fire Andersen, but analysts say it's a possibility. Financial observers agree that highly regulated industries such as utilities and casinos must preserve confidence in their accounting practices.

University makes another bad decision

Kudos to Mike Davis for being able to dupe the board of trustees and the infinitely idiotic IU President Myles Brand into giving him a four-year deal.

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Irish dance troupe to take stage in Auditorium production of 'Lord of the Dance'

In less than a week, Bloomington residents will finally get to see what the whole world is talking about. At 8 p.m. Tuesday, internationally renowned and critically-acclaimed performer Michael Flatley will bring his troupe of champion Irish dancers to the IU Auditorium to tell the story of "Lord of the Dance" for one show only.

Controversy over the Cup

Someone really wanted Korea to get to the round of eight. I love conspiracy theories. How else can FIFA explain two of the worst calls in the Cup going against Italy in the overtime period, which they lost to South Korea. A yellow card on a supposed "flop" when the player was clearly tackled and calling offsides on the most brilliantly thrown ball of the tournament. How else do you explain that -- dad refereeing?

New system unnecessary

As anyone who has been around IU is bound to know, something must be done about the terrible campus parking situation. It seems to have only gone from bad to worse recently with the inception of a new tracking system -- one more way for Parking Operations to further distance themselves from faculty, staff and students' good graces.

A life long lesson

Summer: sweltering days, raging thunderstorms, outdoor concerts. These are just a few of the things that I correlate with summer. While most of my summer memories are indeed all peaches and cream, I must pause in my nostalgic state to remember one aspect of my youthful summer days that held a certain amount of, well, terror. You know what I'm talking about. That dreaded horror that darkens every child's summer: swimming lessons. Oh the horror.

Trustees should not hike tuition

Recently our state university cousin to the north, Purdue University, raised tuition 7.5 percent for the next academic year. While it is true the amount reserved for the state's universities this year is decidedly less than in years past, this step is not necessarily required in order for Purdue to maintain its academic standing.

Hoosiers put win in the past

Antwaan Randle El plays a lot of roles on the football team. He's the quarterback, the team's second-leading rusher, the punt returner and sometimes a punter. Right up there with his football duties are his off-the-field tasks. One of those is being a captain, which requires keeping his teammates level-headed.

Afghan security tightened for burial of Qadir

JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- Thousands welcomed the body of slain Afghan Vice President Abdul Qadir back to his eastern stronghold Sunday as armed men patrolled the area to prevent trouble at the funeral of the longtime Pashtun leader who was assassinated in Kabul.

The path to good music a long one for my sister

Democrats divided on issues of faith, family

INDIANAPOLIS -- At the Democratic Leadership Council's fifth national convention last week, the pro-business centrist group focused on how to bring socially conservative voters into the fold. While the 650 or so in attendance harped on the liberal wing of the party for alienating constituents, they had few kind words for those across the aisle. Many speakers -- including Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee -- delivered stem-winding speeches to the party faithful at the Westin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis June 16.

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Mouse pads and Heismans

On the road to the Heisman Trophy, Oregon's Joey Harrington has a $250,000 10-story high billboard in Times Square. Antwaan Randle El has mouse pads. Hey, they're neat mouse pads. Colorful and bright, they boast IU's quarterback-turned-receiver as a "Heisman Trophy Frontrunner." So does the 2001 IU football media guide, front and center. In fact, Randle El's figure, some red flowers and the Sample Gates cover the cover. Six other Hoosiers got to share the back cover.

Bad weather blessing

Everyone just loves to complain about Indiana's weather. Whether it's seeing your breath in May, enduring freezing nights in June, sixty-degree days in January or latent winter snows, no one ever seems to be satisfied. Criticisms ring through the countryside louder than Hoosier Basketball.

Homecourt advantage?

Coach Mike Davis is happy he had to endure just a 45-minute bus ride for the Big Ten Tournament. Senior Dane Fife and Tom Coverdale hope for high Hoosier fan turnout, and Jared Jeffries' family won't have to fly, something the sophomore fears. For IU, there are plenty of positives regarding the Big Ten Tournament moving to Indianapolis for the first time in its five-year history.

Jackson lashes out

NEW YORK -- Multiplatinum singer Michael Jackson, already feuding with his record company, charged Saturday that the recording industry was a racist conspiracy that turns profits at the expense of performers -- particularly minority artists. "The recording companies really, really do conspire against the artists -- they steal, they cheat, they do everything they can,'' Jackson said in a rare public appearance. "(Especially) against the black artists."