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Hoosiers head to Kentucky

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 28,2003 12:50 a.m.

With a two-week break under their belts, the men's golf team looks to continue from their strong finish at the El Diablo Invitational March 16.

Teams in action this weekend

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 28,2003 12:49 a.m.

The men's tennis team returns home for the first time in over a month when they host two Big Ten conference matches this weekend.

Crew season gets underway

By Cory Steger · Friday, March 28,2003 12:48 a.m.

After enduring a strenuous off-season, the women's rowing team gets its chance to make an early statement in the squad's first race of the season in West Lafayette this Sunday.

Big Ten season begins

By Dan Patrick · Friday, March 28,2003 12:48 a.m.

Coming off of two straight extra-inning wins, including a 15-9 eighth inning rout of the Indiana State Sycamores, the IU softball team is poised for the start of the Big Ten season.

Outdoor season starts

By Steve Hinson · Friday, March 28,2003 12:47 a.m.

This weekend the men's track and field team scatters as part of the team will travel to Gainesville, Fla., for the Florida Relays and others will meet in an open meet at Purdue to begin their outdoor season.

Optimism high as spring season training begins

By Natalie A. Trout · Friday, March 28,2003 12:46 a.m.

Spring football practice opens Saturday with 69 healthy players to work with. After last year's record of 3-9, 1-7 in the Big Ten, the team is looking to make some serious changes this spring that will effect their play in the fall.

Back where we belong

Friday, March 28,2003 12:28 a.m.

IU Athletics is finally starting to repair some of the damage done by former athletics director Michael McNeely. Next season, the student section and the band will be back in the stands and out of the bleachers while student ticket prices remain the same as last season. Despite years of a losing football team, IU students, alumni and the general public have supported the Hoosiers, even after the departure of star quarterback Antwaan Randle-El.

Visit 'Desire' street today

By -Kehla West · Friday, March 28,2003 12:27 a.m.

Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" explores the clash between working class middle-America values and old-school Southern gentility. Audiences at tonight's performance of "Streetcar" will witness this clash on the Ruth N. Halls Theatre stage.

Female alums recall old days of IU

By Kathlyn Von Rohr · Friday, March 28,2003 12:26 a.m.

It was the 1940s and 1950s -- a time of manners and moral standards, when female students were told how to dress and act. Meals in dining halls were formal affairs, and no man was allowed on a woman's dorm floor.

Coalition leaders meet at Camp David

By Alyson Brodsy and Ron Fournier · Friday, March 28,2003 12:26 a.m.

THURMONT, Md. -- President Bush and top war ally British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged Thursday to keep their forces in Iraq however long it takes to overthrow Saddam Hussein. They also agreed on a role for the United Nations in a postwar Iraq. "We have one objective in mind -- victory," Bush said.

Statewide 5K walk planned

By Lori Geller · Friday, March 28,2003 12:25 a.m.

Students and community members are taking steps and striding to combat homelessness through Bloomington's first annual 5-kilometer walk. The rain or shine event will begin 2 p.m. Sunday at Third Street Park and is part of a six walk series scheduled to take place in regions throughout Indiana. The 5K walk is organized by Homeward Bound, a collaboration of local homeless service providers who collect money and raise awareness for the fight against homelessness in Indiana.

Day 8: 'However long it takes'

By David Espo · Friday, March 28,2003 12:24 a.m.

American-led forces bombed Iraqi targets and battled troops across Saddam Hussein's slowly shrinking domain Thursday, battering the regime's communications and command facilities in Baghdad. U.S. officials began sending reinforcements to the region and reported 25 Marines wounded after a friendly fire incident around An Nasiriyah.

Residents react to ban on smoking

By Julia Blanford · Friday, March 28,2003 12:24 a.m.

A resolution the Bloomington City Council passed Wednesday that will ban smoking in the city's bars and restaurants has sparked mixed reactions. One of the many establishments affected by the ban is Nick's English Hut, 423 E. Kirkwood Ave., a hot spot for students and alumni. Robert Schultz, a 10-year veteran night shift manager at Nick's, said the bar is one of only 35 in Bloomington which permits smoking inside. For alternatives to a smoking atmosphere, he said someone could visit one of the many other non-smoking restaurants and bars around the town.

A job to die for

By Colin Kearns · Friday, March 28,2003 12:20 a.m.

In the Garden of Gethsemane in Valhalla Memory Gardens, Steve Snyder leans on his freshly sharpened spade as Robert and Rebecca Ayers approach him. The Ayers ask Snyder to show them the burial plots they purchased earlier that morning. As Snyder leads the Ayers to their eventual resting place, they follow him in a slow, cautious stroll, as if they are afraid of Snyder and what he will show them. "Here you go," Synder said, pointing with his spade to the ground. "These are yours." The Ayers look at the ground -- their future home -- with moderate disappointment. "This is the closest we could get to our son," said Robert Ayers, a Bloomington resident. Their son, Kendall, died last fall when he was 50. He is 20 yards away from his parents, but from where his parents stand, it seems like a mile.

Rumsfeld still hopes for Shiite rebellion

By Alyson Brodsy and Matt Kelley · Friday, March 28,2003 12 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld held out hope Thursday that the Shiite population in Baghdad opposed to President Saddam Hussein would stage an uprising against the regime, without the need for U.S.

Japan begins watch over North Korea

By Alyson Brodsy and Eric Talmadge · Thursday, March 27,2003 11:59 p.m.

TANEGASHIMA, Japan -- Japan rocketed two spy satellites into space from this remote island Friday, giving it orbiting eyes to monitor North Korea's missile and suspected nuclear weapons programs.

IUPD Blotter

Thursday, March 27,2003 11:55 p.m.

The following activity was reported by the IU Police Department: March 24 • An employee reported the theft of a projector from the Kelley School of Business Room 127. Estimated loss is $4,300.

Correction

Thursday, March 27,2003 11:54 p.m.

• In Thursday's Student Voice, graduate student John Meunier had the wrong quote attributed to him. Meunier's quote was the following: "I thought he was within his rights to do that. If people disagree with him I understand, but it's his 45 seconds ... If he wanted to say he loves George Bush that's fine too."

Second annual powwow to begin today

By Maura Halpern · Thursday, March 27,2003 11:54 p.m.

The second annual First Nations at IU American Indian powwow kicks off Friday on IU's campus, showcasing native traditions, dances and regalia from different tribes.

Sorority remembers house mom

By Josh Weinfuss · Thursday, March 27,2003 11:52 p.m.

For the past 16 years, Lorine "Lo" Miller graced over 600 women of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority with her presence, support and love. On Wednesday, Miller passed away in her living quarters.