Region

Coverdale leads Hoosiers to first round win

By Dan Cortez · Friday, March 15,2002 11:11 a.m.

SACRAMENTO - Junior Tom Coverdale remembers San Diego. He remembers what happened to him there. He remembers Kent State. And he remembers the final score and what happened to his team in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last year. Sporting their highest seed in eight years, the fourth-seeded Hoosiers lost to Kent State, 77-73, after holding an eight-point lead at halftime. Coverdale suffered a hip pointer at the end of the first half and was limited to 8 points, four assists and three turnovers in 29 minutes. This time around, Coverdale and IU jumped out a nice lead in the first half once again, this time a 42-27 lead on Utah. And Coverdale again went into the break with another injury, this time his left ankle. Naturally, IU coach Mike Davis was concerned.

Scholarship remembers father lost in WTC attacks

By Laura Purdy · Wednesday, March 13,2002 2:19 p.m.

Rachel Jacobson's father called her on a whim Sept. 10, 2001. He wanted to tell his daughter, a freshman majoring in human development, that he loved her. A day later, the broadcast engineer's life was claimed by terrorists when planes toppled the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

Divers hope to qualify for NCAA

By Colin Nowling · Friday, March 8,2002 1:09 p.m.

After a successful showing at the Big Ten Championships, the IU women divers return to action March 15-16 at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships. The Hoosiers regional zone is competing at Purdue's Boilermaker Aquatic Center. At the Big Ten Championships, the Hoosiers had all six of their competitors score team points on both the one- and three-meter boards. Junior Sara Reiling finished first-place in the 1-meter and platform events. The IU divers compiled 131 team points in the two scored events at Big Tens -- the one- and three-meter springboards.

Hoosiers v. Spartans III

By Dan Cortez · Friday, March 8,2002 12:59 a.m.

The first time the two teams met was early in the regular season, but it was still an important game. The second encounter was more relevant, with Big Ten title implications involved. The third takes place today. The Hoosiers beat Michigan State by 18 in January at Assembly Hall, but the Spartans rallied to beat IU 57-54 at the Breslin Center last month, wiping out a chance for the Hoosiers to grab a lead in the Big Ten.

Students create memorial

By Laura Purdy · Friday, March 8,2002 12:59 a.m.

When this year's Little 500 bike riders take to the track on race day, they'll compete for glory and recognition in the 52nd annual race. This year, however, they'll be riding for something more -- the funding of three new annual scholarships in honor of Sept. 11 victims. At a Feb. 5 press conference, IU Student Foundation leaders, along with Chancellor Sharon Stephens Brehm announced the creation of the scholarships, which will honor three IU students' fathers who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

Indiana open road to NCAA bids

By Gavin Lesnick · Friday, March 8,2002 12:39 a.m.

A pair of relays could open a number of doors for the men's swimming team this weekend at the Indiana Open at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center. "We need to have two relays swim better times to advance further and qualify for the NCAAs," Swimming coach Kris Kirchner said. "If that happens, it frees up a lot of people to swim individual events, and then we're good -- we're great. But it's contingent on those relays getting there. "Sunday is the absolute last day to qualify for men's NCAAs. It's kind of like the final hour, the final shot -- you've got one bullet left and where are you going to put it?"

Florida greens await golf team

By Alex Hickey · Friday, March 8,2002 12:38 a.m.

For those who put any credence into superstition, seven is a significant number -- as in seventh place, where the Hoosiers have finished their past three tournaments. It's said that good things come in threes.

Water Polo ready for road

By Tyler Hoeppner · Friday, March 8,2002 12:38 a.m.

The IU water polo team will have a busy break. It heads to Pennsylvania this weekend for a series of matches before heading out to California for several more competitions. This weekend the Hoosiers compete in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Conference Weekend. They travel to Grove City, Penn., Saturday to take on Grove City College, Mercyhurst and Washington & Jefferson.

Team looks to rebound

By Allison Murphy · Friday, March 8,2002 12:37 a.m.

The IU women's tennis team seeks to rebound after a disappointing loss to Iowa last Sunday and will get a chance to accomplish the task by returning to its home court. The weekend begins Saturday when IU faces league-leader Northwestern, who is undefeated in the Big Ten. Sunday, the Hoosiers face Illinois, who has a Big Ten record of 2-0.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 8,2002 12:36 a.m.

A second-inning explosion helped the IU baseball team get a 14-4 victory over DePauw Thursday at Sembower Field. The victory was sparked by seven runs scored in the second inning. The offensive attack was led by senior first baseman Gibran Hamdan. Hamdan, who started the second-inning attack with a single, was 4-for-5 for the Hoosiers (5-3) and added a home run in the fourth inning. By the end of the game, Hamdan batted in three runs and scored three of his own.

Healing Hoosiers face trio of matches

By Zack Eldridge · Friday, March 8,2002 12:34 a.m.

The IU men's tennis team's next three matches are against highly ranked teams, but IU welcomes the challenge. The Hoosiers (6-4, 0-1 Big Ten) play a trio of matches over spring break. These matches are against Clemson, South Alabama and Kentucky. The Hoosiers play in Mobile, Ala., at the University of South Alabama Invitational versus the Tigers (7-4) Sunday and against the host Jaguars (7-5) Tuesday.

Hoosiers rained on again, games delayed

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 8,2002 12:34 a.m.

In the first day of their three-day road trip to Fresno, Cal., the IU softball team faced opposition they have seen all year: Rain. Eight of the Hoosiers first thirteen scheduled games were canceled because of wet weather conditions.

Poetry reading in honor of women's worth

By Lee Ann Chan · Thursday, March 7,2002 11:40 p.m.

"Crescendo," the poetry reading presented by Matrix and the Bloomington Area Arts Council, took place 7 p.m. Thursday in the John Waldron Arts Center's Firebay Theatre. People finishing up with midterms and wanting to relax had an opportunity to go to the Poetry Series celebrating of National Women's Month and International Women's Day.

Around The Region

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 7,2002 11:32 p.m.

The Centers for Behavioral Health will hold a ceremony honoring police, fire and other emergency responders at 10 a.m. Saturday outside the Center's office at 645 S. Rogers St. The program will honor those the memory of those lost on Sept. 11 and also dedicate a new flagpole.

Monument may still be raised

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 7,2002 11:31 p.m.

BEDFORD, Ind. -- A private group is working to raise the money to erect in Lawrence County the Ten Commandments monument that federal courts will not allow on the Statehouse lawn. Rep. Brent Steele, R-Bedford, said the not-for-profit Ten Commandments Foundation would try to buy land at a high-profile location on which to set the stone that displays the Ten Commandments and text of some United States historical documents.

O'Bannon calls for compromise

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Thursday, March 7,2002 11:30 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- In a Statehouse atrium filled with lobbyists and lawmakers, Gov. Frank O'Bannon made a late-session plea Wednesday for the General Assembly to balance the state's budget and restructure taxes. O'Bannon did not use the words tax increases, but he has repeatedly said they are necessary to shore up a projected $1.3 billion budget deficit and shield homeowners from much higher property tax bills expected under the pending reassessment.

MTV: Beats, beauties and the beach

By Christie Griffin · Thursday, March 7,2002 11:28 p.m.

MTV Spring Break is an elaborate production. It's a combination of well-scripted events, time-consuming rehearsals and adventurous spring breakers that come together intimately to entrance the viewing audience. Hundreds of IU students will head to Cancun next week in hopes of landing a tryout and a spot on one of the MTV spring break episodes. Airing the week of March 22, the week's events will be presented as an array of bands and bikinis -- but behind the scenes on the beach, it's a different story.

Mississippi cats causing complaints

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 7,2002 11:26 p.m.

OXFORD, Miss. -- To solve the problem of undomesticated cats roaming on campus, the University of Mississippi is planning to euthanize them. The feral cats have been roaming around and causing problems, many campus residents said.

Student group: Build dorms

By Adam Van Osdol · Thursday, March 7,2002 11:26 p.m.

The All University Student Association, an advisory committee to the board of trustees, has recommended efforts to increase student voting in state and local elections and that residential housing be considered for the IU regional campuses. The AUSA is composed of student government leaders from IUB, IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis and the six regional campuses. Its primary duty consists of making recommendations to the trustees on issues relevant to students.

Ex-priest rape charges dropped

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 7,2002 11:14 p.m.

BOSTON -- A judge threw out two child rape charges against the former Roman Catholic priest at the center of the Boston Archdiocese sex scandal Thursday, saying too much time had passed between the alleged assaults and the indictment. John Geoghan, who is serving a 9- to 10-year sentence for fondling a 10-year-old boy, said 1999 charges that he twice raped another boy in the mid-1980s came after the statute of limitations had expired.