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Teams ready for time trials

With less than three weeks until the 52nd Little 500 and just one week after qualifications, the teams are ready to have some fun. Individual Time Trials (ITT), the first event of the Little 5 series, will be held April 3 to test riders' skills and strength. ITT has four riders on the track at the same time, each starting at one corner of the track. The riders race four laps against the clock, and the fastest overall time wins.

Artist's Row offers 'Unique' masks

"Uniqueness of Spirit: Disguises to Hide Behind" There's nothing like variety -- an axiom that is heartily observed by sculptor David Shipley. Shipley is the sculptor behind the diverse "Uniqueness of Spirit: Disguises to Hide Behind" exhibit that is currently on display at the Artist's Row Gallery. The exhibit ranges from original masks made from a variety of media to busts and partial body sculptures to more abstract sculptures -- every one an adventure in beautiful contemporary art.

Oscar winner Billy Wilder dies

LOS ANGELES -- Oscar-winning filmmaker Billy Wilder, the Austrian-born cynic whose gifts for writing and directing led to such classics as "Sunset Boulevard," "Some Like it Hot" and "Double Indemnity," has died, a family friend said Thursday. He was 95. Wilder died Wednesday night at his home, producer and longtime friend George Schlatter said. Schlatter said Wilder's health had been failing in recent months.

Jordan River Forum

Kudos to Ryan Lengerich for the great article entitled, "Can you believe those Hoosiers?" I graduated from the School of Business in 1970, and while I have always been a big IU basketball fan, I must admit that my faith in "The General" left me about five years ago, when he began to think that he was above the game and his fellow coaches. Now comes Iron Mike Davis and his band of "Underdogs" to restore my belief in IU basketball! The IU-Duke game was unbelievable, only to be followed by the "rain of threes" on Kent State.

I'm richer than I thought

How was your spring break? Did you hit the beach? Head home for free laundry and balanced meals? Or, like me, did you do something more unusual, perhaps? While my friends headed to New Orleans, I headed to Central America with 25 other IU pre-med students. We traveled to Honduras with a team of doctors on a medical brigade. Although I tried to keep from forming expectations before the trip, I was still unprepared for what I encountered there. Honduras is poor. Honduras is hot. And Honduras is dusty. Picture any Clint Eastwood Western and you'll have an idea of the landscape. I've discovered that there's nothing like a week in a poor, hot and dusty third world country to make one appreciate all that American life has to offer.

A giant step for Americans

Amidst little pomp and circumstance this weekend, President Bush promised to sign what is, in my view, the most important piece of legislation to come out of Congress in recent years. The legislation that Bush gave his endorsement to is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.

Professor remembers heritage

Although IU professor of anthropology Wesley Thomas currently lives in Bloomington, he said he will never be able to call it home. "Every place I go to is just a place I reside, but it never is home," Thomas said. For Thomas, home is New Mexico Navajo Indian reservation, where he was born. "Home is very much based on family," he said. "Everyone of my family members is there."

Phi Sig philanthropy blitz continues

Phi Sigma Kappa will continue "Four Weeks of Phi Sig," a month-long philanthropy blitz, all day tomorrow at various locations throughout the Bloomington community.

Pow wow slated for this weekend

In celebration of Native American culture and tradition, First Nations of IU will present the first annual Native American Pow Wow this Friday and Saturday in the IU Fieldhouse. Organized by Wesley Thomas, a professor of anthropology, the pow wow is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Friday. Along with the pow wow, a lecture series is also being held. It started yesterday afternoon and is scheduled to run through today.

Kelley nearly complete

This fall the sidewalks on 10th Street and Fee Lane will be clear of debris, fencing and construction materials. The covered walkway will be gone, and with it, the heavy machinery. These eyesores, a constant since construction of the Kelley School of Business Graduate and Executive Education Center began, will be eliminated with the opening of the state-of-the-art facility in August.

Arab summit showcases anger, not peace

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- At a tumultuous summit opening marked by angry words and walkouts, Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah proposed Wednesday that the Arab world offer Israel "normal relations" and security in exchange for full withdrawal from Arab lands held since 1967 and the right of return for Palestinian refugees.

Ressurecting A Landmark

There is a little bit of history that thrives in Bloomington. Sitting across from the IU campus at 114 Indiana Ave. is a building remembered and revered as an icon of the University. Some know it as the Gables, some recall it as Garcia's Pizza Parlor and few know it as the Book Nook. And now, nearly a century later, the landmark will be the new home to Roly Poly, a wrap-sandwich restaurant chain. Roly Poly, based in Athens, Ga., is franchising Roly Poly in Bloomington and will celebrate its grand opening April 26.

Hoosier lotto favors few

There are 53,250 seats in the Georgia Dome. The only problem for IU students and basketball devotees is actually getting one of them. Each of the schools headed to the Final Four have been granted 4,526 tickets for all three games. But for students, getting their hands on University-delegated tickets has proven a tremendous challenge -- and coming up with the money to pay for public seating has only compounded the headache.

Best-selling poet to discuss diversity in art

Nikki Giovanni, the first poet to make the Los Angeles Times Bestseller List, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday in Alumni Hall of the Indiana Memorial Union.

'Time Machine' stalls intermittently

Don't Call Him Kenny G

Quiet leader helps improve team

Junior Kristen Stanford has a very specific goal in mind. She wants to go to the NCAA Championship. But first, they have to get through the Collegiate Water Polo Association Eastern Championships.

Not wild about 'Van Wilder'

Titan Series continues as Hoosiers look for first victory since 1995

Rivalry. That word in sports conjure up thoughts about the Bears-Packers, Celtics-Lakers or North Carolina-Duke matchups. It also reminds people of another fiery rivalry, IU-Purdue; universities within a stone's throw of one another.

The best of a tough situation

Senior Rahman Smiley could have surrendered hope; instead, his unremitting injury and the team's struggles have only inspired him to make the best of a complicated situation. Maybe that is the lesson tennis has taught him. No matter how difficult a challenge, if you simply try to do your best, you might be presently surprised at the results.