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Good luck, Coach DiNardo

Welcome to Bloomington, Gerry DiNardo. We are anxious for you to start turning around a mediocre football team and be a part of bringing IU back to a Big Ten standard of athletic excellence in both football and basketball.

Students react to tragedy.

Sweet 16 match-ups offer suspense

Like a suspenseful movie starring someone other than Steven Seagal, the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament have held just the right amount of intriguing characters, tense moments and captivating plot twists to keep its audience interested. But now, as they say, the plot thickens, as the regional semifinals tipoff Thursday and Friday night.

Around the Campus

Sigma Nu fraternity will honor one brother each year with a chapter award created in memory of former IU President and University chancellor Herman B Wells, a Sigma Nu alumnus.

Teams feature rookie riders

All three teams in row 11 of the men's 2001 Little 500 are comprised of a majority of rookies, but each team has hopes of busting into the top 25. Experience and training methods vary among the teams, but all three said they're confident about the race.

Pope breaks silence about priest sex abuse

VATICAN CITY -- Breaking his silence, Pope John Paul II denounced the "grave scandal" of priests implicated in sex-abuse cases rocking the Roman Catholic Church, saying they had betrayed their vows and succumbed to evil. In an annual pre-Easter message to priests released Thursday by the Vatican, the pope used some of his strongest language to address an issue that has seriously embarrassed the church in the United States and elsewhere.

Jordan River Forum

Campus still must work toward handicap accessibility Saving one life requires destruction of many more human beings Energy conservation could save needed funds, resources IDS should respond to new Kerasotes 'competition clause' Empty buildings could be used to house homeless community Proposed cuts seem unfair in face of other spendings 'Class act' coach deserves to finish his contract with IU

Around The Region

City council approves historic district, data access, tax abatement The Bloomington city council voted 9-0 Wednesday to establish a historic district for a duplex in the University Courts neighborhood.

Hoosiers look to defeat Spartans

All year, football coach Cam Cameron has talked about the importance of being a mistake-free team. Now, it's crucial. Saturday, the Hoosiers (2-5, 2-3), fresh off an emotional win against No. 13 Michigan, travel to East Lansing to face the No. 23 Michigan State Spartans. In the 26-24 win against the Wolverines, MSU was given 76 yards from Wolverine penalties, which Spartan head coach Bobby Williams described as "huge."

Exhibit features historic fliers

Students see fliers on kiosks around campus or in store windows, and may never think anything of them. But to many people, promotional fliers for local rock bands are a fine art. Eric Weddle, a local aficionado of Bloomington's musical history, has collected some of those fliers for a gallery exhibit at the John Waldron Arts Center. He's calling it "Post No Bills," and through it he said he hopes to share his enthusiasm for the music of Bloomington's past and present. "There's so much history here," said Weddle of the fliers he's collected for the show.

Straight No Chaser alumni team up with RCA Records

In September 1996, Daniel Ponce worked with a few other students to assemble a group of guys with one mission in mind: to form a men's singing ensemble that would put the Hoosiers on the a cappella map. "I looked around at other universities and saw many a cappella groups," Ponce said. "Then when I came to IU, I noticed that they did not have any a cappella groups, and I wanted to do something about that."

Letters to the editor

Anger and sadness warrants retaliation Insensitive advertising Events sponsored by University should be balanced

Stew elicits memories of Burt and Randy

Panera Cafe opens 320th location in Bloomington

Sunlight streams through a wall of windows, bathing briefcase-clad businesspeople and students toting backpacks in midafternoon light as Shoshtakovich's Third Cello Concerto plays over a persistent hum of conversation.

Fall Ballet mixes old, new styles

A symphonic world premiere, as well as new traditional and modern choreography, was brought to the Musical Arts Center Friday and Saturday during performances of the Fall Ballet. The evening showcased several IU performers, including associate music professor Emile Naoumoff, the IU Wind Ensemble and the String Academy Chamber Orchestra.

Gala highlights culture

While traditional Middle Eastern music is still fairly obscure in this country, there are a few dedicated musicians striving to introduce the United States to a musical tradition that goes back several centuries. The Bloomington-based Middle Eastern music group Salaam consists of such musicians, who have educated and entertained the area for the past eight years.

Bush OKs calling up reserves

The Pentagon plans to activate thousands of military reservists to strengthen defenses of U.S. airspace and to assist in the aftermath of Tuesday's terrorist attacks. IU's ROTC programs are not among the personnel affected, but some IU students might be part of "Operation: Noble Eagle," said Lt. Col. Wayne Pollard, professor of military science.

IUPD Blotter

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News more important than profits

Journalists are paid to cover the news. They are exposed to the world and are trained to write about it. Some say journalists are desensitized, but one thing that we aren't accustomed to is the departure of one of our own--especially for the good of the industry. Folks at the San Jose Mercury News found themselves that way after Jay T. Harris, their chairman and publisher, announced that he was quitting his post because his ethics were on the line.

Support needed, especially now

Damon Freeman wrote that the United States does not have the right to avenge murder with military retaliation. He writes of solving the terrorism problem through humanistic and diplomatic means. This might be nice in an Utopian world, but the kind of hatred that these terrorist groups feel for us will never be eliminated through humanistic and diplomatic means. The only way to prevent more outlandish attacks against the United States is to eliminate the problem. A "proportional" response will only leave the door open for more attacks to us and our children. Evil such as this does not belong as part of humanity.