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Team to face 2nd round foes

The women's water polo team begins the second round of NCAA competition in this weekend's Eastern Championships. The Hoosiers will travel to Brown University in Providence, R.I., and compete against seven teams -- Princeton, Harvard, Harwick, George Washington, Michigan, Brown and Massachusetts.

Earth and Music

Drake Relays to challenge Hoosiers

Many coaches and athletes believe in the old adage that the only way to become better is to face competition that is better.

Penn Relays to test Hoosiers

Few sporting events rival the prominence of the Penn Relays, the first and largest collegiate track and field relay meet in the world. Ninth-ranked IU will send its top 20 athletes to join about 22,000 more who will attend the 107-year-old meet. Because of its size, the meet is nicknamed the "Penn Relay Carnival," but the Hoosiers are focused on taking care of business.

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Semisonic

Long playoffs reduce excitement

Many NBA stars refer to the playoffs as the "second-season" -- a description meant to imply that the slate is wiped clean and focus is regathered. But perhaps the players give it a different meaning. Perhaps they are referring to the length of the post-season, which feels more and more like the regular season.

Someone please steal my TV

Cardinals hassle Hoosiers

Fresh off of Tuesday's no-hit victory against Miami of Ohio, the softball squad fell 4-1 to in-state foe Ball State Wednesday in the Hoosiers' final non-conference game. The loss drops IU to 15-33 on the season.

Senior hopes to win his way into Hoosier record books

Senior Paul Jacobson entered the spring season with many goals in mind, one being to finish as one of the top five all-time winningest men's tennis players in IU history.

Controversy lives on after we are gone

Tournament could be anybody's game

This year's men's tennis Big Ten championships has a clear favorite, an underdog, and a very fine line between the two.

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Men's tennis putting it together

Entering the Big Ten Championships today in Madison, Wis., the box scores depict an IU men's tennis team whose play has been mediocre in recent weeks. But a look at individual performance reveals a team gaining confidence. Perhaps the most prominent late-season improvement comes from senior Milan Rakvica. Playing at the No. 1 singles position, Rakvica has claimed victory against five of his last seven opponents. He was named Big Ten Co-Athlete of the Week in early April after upsetting No. 20 Graydon Oliver of Illinois in consecutive sets and knocking off Brad Erikson of Northwestern. Rakvica followed with another win against No. 54 Phillip Metz of Ohio State.

Around The Campus

United Way raises nearly $640,000 IU's United Way 2000-01 campaign received two of the five awards presented at the weekend's United Collegiate Conference in South Bend. The conference's organizers presented awards in four categories. IU and United Way of Monroe County shared awards for community impact and overall excellence.

John Kay: Heretics & Privateers

Students can build credit without using credit cards

Marc Davenport applied for a credit card when he turned 18 two years ago. He wanted to establish good credit. He knew he would eventually need a loan, and wanted to be in a position for the best possible interest rate.

RHA surveys seek feedback

Students living in the residence halls had the chance to provide feedback about residence halls dining services Wednesday. The Residence Halls Association and Residential Programs and Services conducted a survey in each residence hall, allowing students to comment on the mandatory meal plan, convenience and hours of operation, which vendors they like most and least and the influence of dining services on their decision to stay in the residence halls.

Students run financial Web site

StreetSideInvestor.com, an Internet company created by IU students, provides online financial information for individual investors. Since its launch in June 2000, StreetSideInvestor.com has been producing financial content. Hundreds of young entrepreneurs have failed to keep their dot-com businesses alive. The team at StreetSideInvestor.com learned from the mistakes of some of these unsuccessful ventures. Instead of spending their revenue on advertisements, they focused on developing quality information for online investors.

Pointing the finger

Diversity is an issue that is alive and well on the IU campus and really, diversity exists on every college campus. So when a situation arises that is intricately connected to diversity, who is responsible for addressing these issues at IU?