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Backcourt tandem helps lead IU into middle of Big Ten season

By Natalie A. Trout · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2004 12:14 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- There are two players on the IU men's basketball roster who have become quite the pair on the court -- at home, and away. Sophomore guards Bracey Wright and Marshall Strickland are IU's backcourt, and in the team's 69-61 road victory over Ohio State (9-8, 1-3 Big Ten), the two had a combined 47 points. The two guards were also the top scorers in Saturday's victory over Northwestern.

Late defensive stands hold off Buckeyes in Hoosier win

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Wednesday, Jan. 21,2004 12:12 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two big steals down the stretch by sophomore Bracey Wright allowed IU to pull out another road win in the Big Ten against Ohio State 69-61, Tuesday at Value City Arena. The Hoosiers (9-6, 3-1 Big Ten) converted 10-12 free throws down the stretch to withstand a late Buckeye run. Wright led the Hoosiers with 28 points and IU sophomore Marshall Strickland finished with 19.

Around The Campus

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11:36 p.m.

Civil rights panel on Friday IU's Over a Cup of Tea series is hosting a panel discussion featuring IU Civil Rights activists. The presentation will feature Dr. Mary Ann Wynkoop, author of "Dissent in the Heartland: The Sixties at Indiana University," moderating a panel of alumni who were actively involved in the civil rights movement while students at IU.

Trespass reported at Bryan House

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11:31 p.m.

The IU Police Department responded to a trespass at the president's house Friday, issuing a warning to a homeless man. IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger said a groundskeeper at Bryan House called in the complaint after a suspect approached him about making a movie. "He stated there was a subject who came up to him acting rather strange, and talked about wanting to make a movie," Minger said. "But the groundskeeper indicated that the person acted a little odd, that he appeared as if he may have had some mental problems or been on medication or something."

Internship Fair coming to IU

By Janet Nguyen · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11:30 p.m.

It's about that time again for many college students to make plans for their future, and look for internships. IU's Internship Fair 2004 is rapidly approaching Thursday at Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. The event begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. According to the IU Events Calendar, representatives from more than 70 different organizations, who will be accepting resumes and applications, will be present at the Internship Fair. Organizations such as Fripp Island Resort, Neiman Marcus, Teach for America, WXIN-59 and WTTV 4 from Indianapolis will visit campus.

Blood drive pits frats, sororities against each other

By Lindsay Lyon · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11:28 p.m.

Members of the Bloomington community will gather this week in the Main Library to participate in the second-annual Fraternity vs. Sorority Blood Challenge. The event was organized by IU's Panhellenic Association and the American Red Cross in response to a critical need for blood in the River Valley Region.

Search for victims continues

By Alyson Brodsy and Hassane Meftahi · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11:27 p.m.

ALGIERS, Algeria -- Searchers discovered ten more bodies at a natural gas complex rocked by an explosion, raising the death toll to 23, an official said Tuesday. Seventy-four people were injured and rescuers said as many as a dozen workers were believed missing. The cause of Monday evening's explosion in the Mediterranean port city of Skikda was still under investigation, Algeria energy minister Chakib Khelil told state radio.

Scientists attempt to trace bird flu

By Alyson Brodsy and Tini Tran · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11:25 p.m.

HANOI, Vietnam -- International health experts tried to trace the lines of transmission of a bird flu that has killed five people and millions of chickens across Asia, as China shut trade ports along its border with hard-hit Vietnam Tuesday.

Senate panel considers bill to further restrict seatbelt laws

By Alyson Brodsy and Deanna Wrenn · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11:01 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A top federal highway official is backing a bill to change Indiana's seatbelt law and require drivers of pickups and sport-utility vehicles to buckle up along with other motorists. Jeffrey Runge, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, planned to testify Tuesday before a state Senate committee considering the legislation. The bill is being sponsored by the panel's chairman, Republican Sen. Thomas Wyss of Fort Wayne.

Recycling an issue for renters

By Hannah Schroder · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 11 p.m.

Blank metal cans, flattened cereal boxes and empty pop bottles lay heaped in a pile next to sophomore Cindy Woerner's trash can. They aren't there because the trash can is too full, or because Woerner is too lazy to throw them away. They are there because Woerner's off-campus apartment complex provides no way for her to recycle them.

House Republicans make plans for upcoming year

By Lindsey Jancek and Lindsay Jancek · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 10:59 p.m.

The Indiana House Republicans are looking in a new direction this year. With the release of the 2004 legislative agenda and the State of the State address, Republicans of the Indiana House of Representatives will look to topics such as job creation, eliminating executive branch scandal, taxpayer protection and the state's budget problems.

Hoosiers, justice, change

By Chris Farrar · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 10:57 p.m.

The Gentleman From Indiana, written by Booth Tarkington, is a descriptive account of what Indiana was like one hundred years ago. Published by the Doubleday, Page & Company in 1899, Tarkington tells an autobiographical story about an editor named John Harkless, who turns a small town's dilapidated weekly paper into a political capital. Set in Central Indiana, in the heart of the lonesome flattands of Indiana, where the winters are bleak and the summers are hot and sticky, Tarkington's story provides readers with a historical tale full of Indiana culture.

The next big thing

By Phil Kijak · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 10:50 p.m.

When you discover a band you really love that barely anyone knows about, it can be greatly rewarding. You read about them in Pitchfork or NME, give them a whirl and they end up becoming your own little thing, carving out a niche in your life, defining your personality and tastes to a T. You tell your friends, let them borrow an album, and if any of them decide to buy it, you get that fuzzy feeling in your heart knowing you helped spread the word.

Star-Spangled shower sandals

By Brian Matzke · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 10:49 p.m.

I've been thinking a lot lately about my shower sandals. Living in a dorm makes shower sandals a necessary weapon in the ever-raging war against fungus, bacteria and foot-related misfortune of all sorts. But simply because they are a necessity doesn't mean shower sandals can't be an expression of style. Mine, for instance, are your standard size twelve flip-flops -- simple, comfortable and functional -- but what makes them noteworthy, is their design. They're blue with white stars and "U.S.A." emblazoned on the soles in red graffiti letters.

Sweatshop as saviors

By Chris Hintz · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 10:47 p.m.

Sweltering rooms packed with young women manufacturing merchandise for American consumption -- this has become a symbol of the wrongdoings committed by multinational corporations. At this campus and many others across this country, it has become an accepted truth that wealthy nations and corporations exploit cheap labor in other countries. After moving factories to developing nations, corporations often pay their new workers a tiny fraction of what their American or "first-world" counterparts had earned. It seems to be a rotten deal for everyone…except the corporation and their stockholders.

Fixing the books

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 10:45 p.m.

Thanks to recent copyright laws, the spiked cost of reproduction rights is sending course packet prices sky-high. Course packets are now nearing, and even clearing, $100. Add this to the already steep prices of textbooks and it's no wonder or surprise students' bank accounts are dwindling faster than the Gephardt campaign.

Fans commiserate loss to Patriots

By Alex Hickey · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 1:10 a.m.

An epidemic of football fever swept across Bloomington Sunday as Colts fans showed up en masse and filled every table at Yogi's Bar and Grill to watch their team go for its first Super Bowl appearance in Indianapolis franchise history. However, the New England Patriots defense was effectively able to subdue the Colts offense and the crowd's collective mood in a 24-14 AFC Championship victory. As is often the case before the big game, fans were in good spirits. People razzed the announcers any time they suggested that the Colts might lose, or in the case of Deion Sanders, every time he opened his mouth. When Dan Marino picked the Patriots before the game, someone asked, "What do you know about the Super Bowl?" When quarterback Tom Brady marched the Patriots offense onto the field for the first time, he was met by the cry of "Pretty boy!"

Legal director demoted by McKaig

By Adam Aasen · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 1:09 a.m.

John Irvine, director of Student Legal Services, has been relieved of his duties, as Dean of Students Richard McKaig asked him to step down last week, citing personnel issues. Assistant Director of SLS Paula Gordon will serve as the interim director through June 30. In the near future, McKaig will appoint a review committee to look at the mission, structure, management and operating policies of the SLS Office. Irvine is now a staff attorney, and there has been no pay decrease for him.

Assault suspect turns self in

By Gavin Lesnick · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 1:07 a.m.

Charges have been filed in the assault of an IU Police Department officer outside an IU football game last year. A non-student turned himself in at the Monroe County Sheriff's Department after a warrant was issued stemming from the November incident.

Walking the path of progress

By Rami Chami · Tuesday, Jan. 20,2004 1:07 a.m.

Seventy-five years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. was born. Fifty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of desegregation. Eighteen years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was instated as a national holiday. Now, in 2004, the world has changed because of the King, but there are still social battles to be fought, said keynote speaker Ellis Cose Monday.