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IU settles Izard suit for $76,775

By Gavin Lesnick · Monday, Feb. 11,2002 2:25 a.m.

Former head women's basketball coach Jim Izard accepted a settlement offer from IU over a lawsuit that Izard filed shortly after his dismissal in March of 2000. Izard, 53, stated in the lawsuit that then-athletic director, Clarence Doninger, illegally terminated him because he wanted a younger, female head coach.

Pension problem receives attention

By Adam Van Osdol · Monday, Feb. 11,2002 2:25 a.m.

A task force has been formed to fix an 11-year-old problem of creating a replacement retirement plan for 114 faculty members. These faculty members were hired in the summer of 1988 under the assumption that they would be eligible for the 18-20 pension plan. An IRS ruling in 1991 prevents them from receiving 18-20, however, and those 114 have been in limbo ever since, with no replacement plan created by the University.

Team comes from behind to pull out a victory

By Pat Crowell · Monday, Feb. 11,2002 1:32 a.m.

The IU men's track team won the Collegiate Cup this weekend at Penn State's banked track. The meet was highly contested with the Hoosiers scoring 105 points to beat the second place Nittany Lions by six. Both teams came into the competition ranked in the top 10 nationally, and the two lived up to their billing. The 3rd place Michigan Wolverines only scored a total of 59 points.

Top recruits prepare to compete

By Lucretia Fernandez · Monday, Feb. 11,2002 1:30 a.m.

The Indiana University women\'s track team was able to bring several top recruits to IU with the success of last season. These recruits will get their first opportunity to compete for the team against the Michigan Wolverines. The meet will be held noon Saturday in the Gladstein Fieldhouse.

Team drops match, coach remains pleased

By Zach Eldridge · Monday, Feb. 11,2002 1:28 a.m.

The IU men's tennis team (5-2) lost a hard fought match 4-3 to Vanderbilt Sunday at the Indiana Tennis Center. First, the Hoosiers lost the doubles point, dropping all three matches to Vanderbilt (3-0). Then, they lost three out of six singles matches to spell defeat. The match went down to the wire, and IU gave maximum effort all day. That effort pleased coach Ken Hydinger.

Saturday night fun once again

By Sara Meinecke and Sarah Meinecke · Monday, Feb. 11,2002 1:25 a.m.

Last year, Saturday night at the All-Star Weekend was like sitting through a rock concert with a hangover.

Senior Day: A defeat for Purdue

By Gavin Lesnick · Monday, Feb. 11,2002 1:20 a.m.

Senior Day at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center Saturday meant the final dual meet of Heath Montgomery's career. Facing Purdue meant bragging rights were on the line. The Hoosiers made sure that Montgomery went out in style -- bragging rights and all -- as they defeated the No. 21 Boilermakers 136.5-106.5.

U.S. wins gold in women's halfpipe

By Alyson Brodsy and Larry McShane · Monday, Feb. 11,2002 1:17 a.m.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Old school, meet the new school. Snowboarder Kelly Clark, in an Olympic event that's all of 4 years old, soared above the halfpipe course to win America's first Winter Games gold on a day when other countries snapped decades-old winless streaks in more traditional sports.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 11,2002 1:13 a.m.

Women's tennis remains unbeaten Stewart wins at Daytona

Fife, Moye shut down Cards' Gaines

By Dan Cortez · Monday, Feb. 11,2002 12:55 a.m.

Reece Gaines is a pure scorer. That was obvious enough going into Saturday's game. In Louisville's previous two games, Gaines had 30 points against South Florida and followed that with 37 against Saint Louis.

Oodles of Odle lead to victory

By Jason Recker · Monday, Feb. 11,2002 12:43 a.m.

Jared Jeffries was a game-time decision. Jarrad Odle was game-time surprise. A bruised thigh hobbled Jeffries and forced him out of the game for five minutes in the first half Saturday in Assembly Hall, but IU might not have needed Jeffries to beat Louisville.

Student wins international scholarship

By Krissy Wynkoop and Kristin Wynkoop · Sunday, Feb. 10,2002 11:34 p.m.

Graduate student Emily Mark will be spending the next school year in Ireland, all expenses paid. She did not win a contest, but is getting there as a result of years of hard work and dedication to social change.

Leadership changes hands

By Joelle Petrus · Sunday, Feb. 10,2002 11:29 p.m.

One of IU's largest student programming boards has elected new directors for the upcoming semester. Management of Union Board has transferred hands as the newly appointed directors prepare for a year of events they said they think will benefit all IU students.

Afghan warlord vows to keep fighting

By Alyson Brodsy and Louis Meixler · Sunday, Feb. 10,2002 10:53 p.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- An Afghan warlord who led the worst factional fighting since the fall of the Taliban vowed Sunday to fight rather than step down as governor of an eastern province. In the north, warlords agreed to create a "security belt" to keep unauthorized weapons out of a major city.

Lawmakers saying Saddam should be removed

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Feb. 10,2002 10:51 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Emboldened by success in Afghanistan, some lawmakers are beating the drum for quick action to get rid of Iraq's Saddam Hussein. They take a different view of other nations singled out by President Bush as trouble. Saddam should be removed, and soon, Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut said Sunday.

Who should be held accountable?

By Kate Lombardi and Katie Lombardi · Sunday, Feb. 10,2002 10:23 p.m.

Let's say I walked into a store and held up the cashier at gunpoint and then proceeded to take all of the store's money from the cash drawers. If and when I was caught, would you hold me responsible for robbing the store, or would you hold the guy who sold me the gun responsible? I hope you would say I would be responsible, regardless of how I got the gun or whom I got the gun from. Accountability for our actions; such an interesting thought. In the last year or so, we have been bombarded with questions of accountability on this campus when it comes to drinking, much of it pertaining to underage consumption.

Shays-Meehan bill unnecessary

By Ben Piper · Sunday, Feb. 10,2002 10:18 p.m.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives will take another shot at campaign finance reform Tuesday. At issue will be legislation introduced by Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) and Rep. Martin Meehan (D-Mass.) that calls for a ban on soft money donations from corporations, unions and other wealthy would-be campaign contributors. Although supporters of the bill claim that it will reduce the influence of money in politics, the Shays-Meehan legislation promises to be as ineffectual as it is unnecessary.

Illinois beats Michigan, stays in Big Ten race

By Alyson Brodsy and Larry Lage · Friday, Feb. 8,2002 1:21 a.m.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Illinois couldn't possibly answer all of its critics in one night. The Illini, however, tried. Brian Cook scored 19 points, including his team's first dozen, and No. 21 Illinois beat Michigan 68-60 Thursday night to end a three-game losing streak. The Illini (16-7, 5-5 Big Ten) won in an opponent's gym for the first time this season by overcoming a 13-point first-half deficit and another lackluster effort from Frank Williams.

IU looks to hurdle big meets at PSU

By Pat Crowell · Friday, Feb. 8,2002 1:19 a.m.

The IU men's track and field team heads into the weekend traveling to Penn State for its biggest meet of the season thus far. The two-day meet features Penn State and IU, which are both ranked in the top ten in the country. It also has several other Big Ten opponents and some of the top teams from the East. The level of competition combined with the banked turns of the Penn State track should lead to extremely fast times with several being of the NCAA qualifying caliber.

Hoosiers head to Penn State, aim high

By Alyson Brodsy and Lucretia Fernandez · Friday, Feb. 8,2002 1:18 a.m.

Bring it on. The women's track and field team returns to Penn State this weekend to defend their Nitty Cup Challenge champion title. The IU track team includes five nationally-ranked athletes, including Rachelle Boone, No.1 in the 60-meter.