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Australian adjusts to life in U.S.

Freshman Sharna Nelson's first experience with snow was not a good one. Having never seen snow before, Nelson didn't know what to expect. She knew it was soft on top but didn't realize it is was so soft underneath.

Iowa needs wins

Disappointment has run high at Iowa, where the Hawkeyes started the season by playing well enough to be ranked in the top 10 nationally. After the hot start the Hawkeyes folded in Big Ten play, stumbling to a disappointing record in Steve Alford's third year as head coach.

Terrorists may be trapped

GARDEZ, Afghanistan -- U.S. and coalition forces inched up the snow-covered mountains of eastern Afghanistan Tuesday, trying to reach hideouts believed to contain hundreds of al Qaeda and Taliban fighters. Some forces entered at least one cave complex, uncovering weapons caches.

Rockin\' the quarries

Permanently rust-colored, water-stained walls tower above Bloomington's Crown Quarry, displaying a rock surface made jagged by time and, more particularly, dynamite. The bottom of the quarry houses the only smooth limestone surfaces in sight. It's play time for six of the geology students in IU's graduate Carbonate Research class.

Spring break for cheap

'Lantana': A grown-up mystery

'Moulin Rounge' finally gets encore

Repent and be saved

'Don't worry,' punk lives on

Not the Knight we know (and love)

Morissette has placebo effect

A season on the brink

Sterile homefront undercuts 'Soldiers'

DVD a must-have for any 'Jay and Silent Bob' fan

Old favorites never die

'Snooping' Snoop just doesn't work

Elvis isn't dead, he's just reissued

Survival tips for convicts

Have you had your 15 minutes?

Hartnett not a jerk-off after all