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Honk if you hear me

By Scott Gorsky · Friday, Jan. 9,2004 12:24 a.m.

One thing I wish I knew more about is car maintenance. Thanks to "Dateline NBC" and their tiny cameras, I don't feel like there's a mechanic in the world that I can trust. Anyone who disagrees with that statement has either never owned a car or is hopelessly deluded by the romance of the Lincoln Tech commercials that air between the Showcase Showdowns on "The Price is Right."

Architecture as language

By Paul Musgrave · Friday, Jan. 9,2004 12:22 a.m.

The State House in Indianapolis is a good building. It's not particularly spectacular in its architecture. In some ways it's just a larger and more elaborate typical Midwestern county courthouse, like Bloomington's or Fort Wayne's, only grander.

Embracing the new year

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, Jan. 9,2004 12:18 a.m.

A week into 2004 and New Year's resolutions dissipate into fleeting memories. Within a month of resolving to start exercising every day, reality hits as we gorge on leftovers, watch basketball games and daydream about the gym we have yet to visit once.

Giving up ghetto

By Melanie Sims · Thursday, Jan. 8,2004 11:27 p.m.

I'm giving up ghetto in the New Year. It's possible that in my junior high days I might have used the term to describe the knock-off Coach purses and silver, Puffy-inspired coats I lusted after. But back then, ghetto was somehow "fabulous" -- ghetto fabulous, to be exact.

Coroner: death was accidental

By Mitch Blacher · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 2:22 a.m.

The Monroe County coroner has ruled the death of a 47-year-old Bedford man who died after being held in the Monroe County jail as accidental.

IU splits weekend games

By Dan Patrick · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 2:14 a.m.

Junior guard Jenny DeMuth and sophomore guard Cyndi Valentin have been the keys to IU's success throughout the entire year, and Sunday's game against North Carolina State was no exception. DeMuth and Valentin finished the game with 45 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three steals.

Moye leads team in win

By Natalie A. Trout · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 2:13 a.m.

There's only one player on the IU roster who has his own special chant from the IU crowd.

Fans brave snow and cold to cheer on team

By Matt Glenesk · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 2:13 a.m.

Every other year, thousands of football fans invade Bloomington from Columbus, Ohio, to watch their Ohio State Buckeyes battle IU on the football field. This weekend the cars were headed in the other direction as Hoosier fans journeyed to Columbus to watch IU compete in a different brand of football -- that of the international variety.

Colts clinch playoff spot with win

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 2:11 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts were in playoff form Sunday.

Defense allows IU to hold on for win

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 2:09 a.m.

Last weekend, IU lost a 14-point lead with seven minutes left, due in part to Missouri's tough defense down the stretch. Saturday it was IU's defense that helped the Hoosiers pull out a 62-50 win against Butler at Assembly Hall.

Hail to the Champions!

By Alex Hickey · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 2:08 a.m.

Neither rain nor sleet nor snow nor jet lag could stop the 2003 IU men's soccer team. No one could stop the players on the field either -- the Hoosiers are National Champions, finishing an improbable run with a 2-1 victory over the St. John's Red Storm.

Grabavoy, Moor make return from National team, start in title game

By Zack Eldridge · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 2:06 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Figuring he had played his last game of the season for IU in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Nov. 16, IU junior forward Ned Grabavoy broke down in tears.

Last-minute studying helps some prepare

By Christina Galoozis · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 2:01 a.m.

Freshman Paige LaCour said cramming for finals is like playing Russian roulette -- sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.

Brehm tenure nearly up

By Brian Janosch · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 2:01 a.m.

Beginning Jan. 1, IU-Bloomington Chancellor Sharon Brehm will step down from her position to make way for former IUB Chancellor Ken Gros Louis to serve as her interim replacement.

Campus copes with stress during finals

By Mike McElroy · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 1:37 a.m.

With finals lurking just around the corner, students are looking to fend off breakdowns any way they can. Exercise and relaxation are common methods for releasing stress, but others employ less conventional means. Stress originates in the mind before affecting the body, so studying and test-taking affect people's stress levels differently, said Dian Krumlauf, a massage therapist at the IU Health and Wellness Education Center. As stress levels rise, the immune system suffers, she said. To stay healthy, Krumlauf said most students visit her in the last few weeks of the semester.

THANK YOU COACH YEAGLEY

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 1:37 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It was Sept. 18, and IU had just lost a heartbreaker to Notre Dame in double overtime, 1-0. The players were dejected, and IU coach Jerry Yeagley said it was a game the Hoosiers should have won. That was IU's last loss of the season. In less then three months, Yeagley crafted a young team into an experienced team destined to send Yeagley out as a champion.

Youths collect cell phones for charity

By Monica Dix · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 1:36 a.m.

The Torch Club, a youth leadership program at the Crestmont Boys and Girls Club, 1108 W. 14th Street, is joining Staples, Inc. this month to collect used cell phones to raise funds for the Sierra Club. Each year Torch Club members choose a national project to help kids get involved with issues facing the world. This year, the group chose recycling. The collection of cell phones began Dec. 1 and will continue through Saturday. "Not only can used cell phones go to a new user," said Justin Jackson, Torch Club staff adviser at Crestmont, "but cell phone parts can be broken down and used for other things which a lot of people do not know."

Former, current students to celebrate prof's birthday

By Mary DeBrunner · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 1:36 a.m.

When renowned pianist Menachem Pressler entered this world, it seemed he was destined to be great. This is partly because the distinguished professor of music shares his birthday with one of the world's greatest composers, Ludwig van Beethoven. Pressler, who began teaching at IU in 1955, will celebrate his 80th birthday a little differently this year. Hundreds of his current and former students will gather together to thank and honor him with a special concert, reflecting on his past teaching experiences. Although his real birthday falls on Tuesday, this commemorative event will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday in Auer Hall at the IU School of Music. It will feature a number of ensemble performances and special guest speakers.

IU responds to coalition's capture of Saddam

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 1:35 a.m.

Senior Steve Weck was woken up by his roommate Sunday morning expecting to be whitewashed with newly fallen snow. Instead, it turned out to be something "really great" -- the capture of Saddam Hussein.

Saddam captured in raid

By Alyson Brodsy and Christopher Torchia · Monday, Dec. 15,2003 1:29 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Cornered alone in a cramped hole near one of his sumptuous palaces, a weary, disheveled Saddam Hussein was seized by U.S. troops and displayed on television screens worldwide Sunday, a humiliating fate for one of history's most brutal dictators.