Postseason play begins for Hoosiers
Forget the past and move on. That is the theme for the Hoosiers after finishing a disappointing 9th at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational.
Forget the past and move on. That is the theme for the Hoosiers after finishing a disappointing 9th at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational.
While most trips between Indiana and Mexico begin in Indianapolis and end south of the border, this weekend a group of young athletes will do the exact opposite. The Mexican Under-20 team, known as El Tricolores, will arrive in the Hoosier state to take on both Notre Dame and IU this weekend.
The IU men’s golf team will travel to Columbus, Ohio, today for the three-day Big 10 Tournament. The competition will consist of a total of four rounds, with 36 holes played today and 18 played on both Saturday and Sunday.
Casual fans didn’t discover JaMarcus Russell until the Sugar Bowl last January. Neither, apparently, did some NFL scouts – not to the extent that they’re on to him now as the likely No. 1 pick in Saturday’s draft.
In recognition of the Runcible Spoon’s up-and-coming Saturday open mic poetry slam series, we at the Arts Desk compiled a list of a few basic poetry terms.
WASHINGTON – A defiant Democratic-controlled Senate passed legislation Thursday that would require the start of troop withdrawals from Iraq by Oct. 1, propelling Congress toward a historic veto showdown with President Bush on the war.
Though it’s nowhere near the appropriate time for me to officially announce which of the many fine potential presidential candidates I’ll endorse in 2008, there is one among the field that I continually support: Hillary Rodham Clinton. She’s cutthroat. She’s driven. She’s been my girl from day one. Hillary even outranks Nancy Pelosi and Ruth Bader Ginsburg when it comes to my personal holy political trinity. Idolatry, I know, but these three ladies are as fierce and as deserving of admiration.
As much of America rushes to help the Virginia Tech community in any way possible through the aftermath of the April 16 shootings, a local Bloomington grocery store has made their plans to help.
You may have started to notice Indiana license plates popping up with the words “In God We Trust” inscribed underneath a handsome Old Glory flapping in the wind. If you haven’t, and you own a vehicle, perhaps you need to stop in for a regular vision checkup before you get behind the wheel again: this plate is the Next Big Thing. Or perhaps it already is, given its stunning popularity which has made it the most widely sold plate in the state today. Since they were introduced at the beginning of this year more than half a million of these transcendental tags have been distributed.
IU junior Whitney Daulton said it was relatively easy for her to use a fake ID at certain Bloomington establishments when she was underage.
As the weather warms up, there is anticipation for summer activities. IU provides three pools on campus for the public, IU students, faculty and staff. The two indoor pools are the six-lane Royer Pool at the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center and the eight-lane, Counsilman/Billingsley Aquatic Center at the Student Recreational Sports Center.
While many students are unaware of the IU Health Center’s program, Health Assessment and Consultation offers students a free measurement of their fitness health.
Man reports being robbed, beaten by 3 men Wednesday
When Yoshito Kawahara was younger, he was forced to live in an internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. More than six decades later, Kawahara has made a name for himself as a role model for the Asian community, and for his efforts he will be receiving the second Distinguished Asian/Pacific American Alumni Award, recognizing him for his achievements in the professional world and in his community.
BAGHDAD – A senior U.S. officer has been charged with nine offenses, including aiding the enemy and fraternizing with the daughter of a detainee while he commanded a military police detachment at the American detention facility where Saddam Hussein had been held, the military said Thursday.
A crowd sought shelter from the rain Thursday night as 57 T-shirts swung dripping on a clothes line outside. The small shirts featured words such as “gunshot,” “neglect” and “beaten.” They represented the 57 children who died as child abuse victims in the state of Indiana during 2005.
According to the National Student-Athlete Day’s Web site, National Student-Athlete Day has been celebrated annually on April 6 since 1987.
The IU women’s water polo team travels to Princeton, N.J., this weekend to play three games.
Senior James Davis came from Houston with few friends at IU, but soon after moving into Teter Quad he found two friends he’s still almost inseparable from, nearly four years later.
College coaches will have to recruit the old-fashioned way next year. The NCAA’s board of directors approved a ban Thursday to eliminate all text messages from coaches to recruits beginning in August, then left open the possibility of revisiting that legislation as early as 2008.