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Team gets sweet revenge in 49-48 road win

By Natalie A. Trout · Monday, Feb. 17,2003 12:14 a.m.

MADISON, Wisc. -- Through many lead changes and runs from both teams, the women's basketball team was still able to defeat the Wisconsin Badgers 49-48 on Sunday. IU improved to 11-11 overall and 4-8 in the Big Ten while the Badgers fell to 7-17 overall and 5-8 in the Big Ten. The two teams last met in Bloomington when Wisconsin won the battle 69-58.

Men's tennis wins 8 straight

Monday, Feb. 17,2003 12:12 a.m.

The beginning of the conference season and a long road trip didn't stop the No. 40 men's tennis team from extending their season-opening winning streak. With victories over Big Ten foes Northwestern and Wisconsin over the weekend, IU extended their streak to eight straight games.

Strickland emerges as impact player

By Sarah Meinecke · Monday, Feb. 17,2003 12:10 a.m.

MADISON, Wis. -- There's more than one freshman guard on the IU men's basketball team who is becoming an impact player. Marshall Strickland, a newly-named starter for the Hoosiers, made this much apparent when IU traveled to Wisconsin Saturday to take on the Badgers. Strickland played in all but three minutes of the game and picked up the second highest points scored and boards grabbed for the team.

Second-half disaster

By Matt Pera · Monday, Feb. 17,2003 12:09 a.m.

MADISON, Wis. -- After defeating Michigan last Wednesday at Assembly Hall, it seemed as though the Hoosiers had regained some of their confidence. They talked about their elevated intensity on defense and their improved execution on offense. It was just a matter of proving that they could do those same things on the road, where they had yet to win a Big Ten game. That quest began on Saturday against Wisconsin, who had yet to lose a conference home game. It appeared as though the Hoosiers (15-9, 5-6 Big Ten) had found their niche against the Badgers heading into the locker room at halftime with a 29-21 lead.

Officials say threat will be lowered

By Ronald Powers · Monday, Feb. 17,2003 12:01 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Sunday he thought the current terrorism threat level would likely be lowered from the high-risk orange level, but wouldn't say when. "When it is lowered, and I'm confident it will be, then there will be an appropriate explanation at the time," he said.

Storms wreak havoc

By Roger Petterson · Sunday, Feb. 16,2003 11:57 p.m.

The East's worst storm of the season blew heavy snow along the Ohio Valley and into the mid-Atlantic states Sunday, shutting down two major airports and canceling church services. More than 3 feet of snow was possible in the mountains and other areas had floods and mudslides.

NATO divided on war

By Barry Renfrew · Sunday, Feb. 16,2003 11:55 p.m.

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- NATO agreed to end a damaging split Sunday over U.S. plans for war on Iraq that created the West's biggest rift since the Cold War, but European Union leaders faced a bruising summit, with France showing no sign of backing down in its opposition.

IU reacts to warnings

By Adam Aasen · Sunday, Feb. 16,2003 11:54 p.m.

IU is preparing its police force and initiating other safety procedures following an announcement that universities and colleges could be the targets of terrorism.

Snow team battles elements

By Cory Schouten · Sunday, Feb. 16,2003 11:52 p.m.

The snow they could handle. The cold they could deal with. But the ice? "We'd be better off with 10 inches of snow," Campus Division Manager Dave Hurst said in his office Sunday afternoon, as he orchestrated the removal of ice and snow from miles of IU streets and sidewalks.

Group protests logging

By Kelli Long · Sunday, Feb. 16,2003 11:50 p.m.

Love for America's national forests brought environmental groups around the country together this Valentine's Day. A national effort led by the American Lands Alliance that included IU students in the Indiana Public Interest Research Group, aimed to convince the nation's lawmakers to uphold the Roadless Area Conservation Act.

Indy's south side recruits black families

Sunday, Feb. 16,2003 11:49 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- School leaders and housing officials are trying to recruit black families to move to Indianapolis' south side, which remains predominantly white despite decades of racial integration efforts.

Law to help child welfare

Sunday, Feb. 16,2003 11:49 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- State lawmakers have proposed a bill that would require child welfare case managers to visit clients' homes once every 30 days. The legislation was triggered by the death of an 8-year-old disabled Elwood boy.

More peace needed in Mid-East

By Deema Dabis · Sunday, Feb. 16,2003 11:48 p.m.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "We must learn to live together as brothers, or we are going to perish together as fools." Peace in the Middle East, no matter how humorous it sounds, is obtainable.

Afghan refugee film takes Golden Bear top prize

Sunday, Feb. 16,2003 11:43 p.m.

BERLIN -- "In This World," a story of two young Afghans who flee to England in a grueling journey that stands for the fate of refugees worldwide, won the Golden Bear top prize at the Berlin Film Festival.

The 'racist' card

By Scott Dillon · Sunday, Feb. 16,2003 11:43 p.m.

In Feb. 11, 2003, IU Vice President for Student Diversity and Development Charlie Nelms published a piece in the IDS titled, "A learning opportunity is at hand." The column was written in response to the IDS' decision to publish a political cartoon satirizing affirmative action policies in higher education.

Berlin Film Festival combines politics, glitz

Sunday, Feb. 16,2003 11:42 p.m.

BERLIN -- This year's Berlin Film Festival had a pointed political message, with disturbing themes such as genocide and refugees that reflected the influence of global tensions since Sept. 11 and the threat of a new war on Iraq.

Designs of the past return

By Partice Worthy · Sunday, Feb. 16,2003 11:41 p.m.

Uneventful and lacking surprises seemed to be the main characteristics of the Fall 2003 Fashion Week in New York City. The old saying "New Yorkers are more anxious to leave social events than they are to go to them" proved true. The week started off slow and gradually declined as time went on. Recent articles in Women's Wear Daily and in The New York Times have criticized American designers and the dismal mood of this week's collections for the upcoming season. Most critics have cut the designers some slack, attributing the lack of frill to the recent economic decline and the code orange terrorist threat New York was under the entire week. I was not surprised -- most people forget that fashion is directly affected by politics, the economy and social unrest. No matter what state the economy is in, the looks on the runway were certain to be conservative.

Send in the U-2 planes

Sunday, Feb. 16,2003 11:36 p.m.

The U-2 spy plane is nearly invisible at its cruising altitude of 70,000 feet. It has multi-sensor photo, electro-optic, infrared and radar imagery capabilities. It can broadcast the pictures it takes in real time to practically anywhere in the world.

Singles should celebrate

By Michell Perry and Michelle Perry · Sunday, Feb. 16,2003 11:21 p.m.

It seems singles everywhere have survived yet another Valentine's Day. Some dressed in black and sneered at lovers drawn into the magic of the celebration. Some curled up alone on couches, watched romantic comedies and wondered if singleness would plague them forever.

IU's most eligible alumna

By Colin Kearns · Friday, Feb. 14,2003 12:58 a.m.

Some of the girls have tests the next day. Others have plans to go out for the evening. But when 9 p.m. rolls around, no one is too busy to watch and cheer as Trista Rhen, an IU alumna and their sorority sister in legacy, shines as the desired star of ABC's reality series "The Bachelorette."