Women's Golf

4 Hoosiers notch personal bests in weekend invite

By Rick Harker · Monday, April 3,2006 2:03 a.m.

Four members of the IU women's track and field distance team competed in the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., notching two personal bests -- a regional qualifying mark and the second fastest 5K time in school history. Junior Jessica Gall made some gaudy predictions before the meet began and took it upon herself to follow through. "We would like to qualify as many people as possible for the regional meet and then get a lot of people through to nationals," Gall said.

IU wins Big Ten opener for 1st time since '97 season

By Chris Sauer · Monday, April 3,2006 2:03 a.m.

IU recorded victories over Ohio State and Penn State for the first time since 2004 and won its Big Ten opener for the first time since 1997 this weekend, a successful beginning to what the Hoosiers hope will be a successful conference run. The Hoosiers started out the weekend with two games against Ohio State on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, IU took the victory 4-1.

IU splits weekend home matches

By Evan Harris · Monday, April 3,2006 2:02 a.m.

The IU men's tennis team felt the effects of gusty winds swirling around the Varsity Tennis Courts during its first outdoor match of the season. After fighting off the wind and some pesky opponents, the Hoosiers defeated Wisconsin Friday, thanks in part to a come-from-behind effort by junior David Bubenicek in the No. 2 singles slot. After Bubenicek anchored the 4-3 win, the Hoosiers lost a tough 4-3 affair with No. 59 Northwestern Sunday, ending IU's eight-match winning streak.

Hoosiers bear down on Cincinnati in 1-0 home win

By Steve Slivka · Monday, April 3,2006 2:01 a.m.

Not even Mother Nature could stop two siblings from battling each other in IU's 1-0 win against Cincinnati Friday evening in front of about 300 people. Originally scheduled for an evening contest in Bill Armstrong Stadium as part of the Midwest Soccer Coaches Symposium, IU moved the contest to Memorial Stadium because of Friday morning's rain, which made Jerry Yeagley Field unplayable. But at the last minute, the game moved indoors to the John Mellencamp Pavilion because of lightning leading up to the game.

7 Hoosiers qualify for NCAA regionals in invite

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 3,2006 2 a.m.

The IU men's track and field team kicked off the outdoor season in fine form at this weekend's Diet Pepsi Invite in Gainesville, Fla., while three distance runners traveled cross-country to Palo Alto, Calif., for the Stanford Invitational. This year's performances were substantially checked by inclement weather.

Under pressure, IU takes 2 against Ohio opponents

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Monday, April 3,2006 2 a.m.

Still sore from its loss dealt by Michigan State, the women's rowing team jumped right back into action to capture four out of five events during the weekend. Both novice 8 boats tested the waters first, completing each of their races with first-place honors. The mostly freshman second novice 8 shell, led by Allison Parman and Madison Spruell, darted quickly out of the gate to open a two-boat lead against the University of Dayton. The team's speed, which gradually grew to a four shell gap between the boats, earned it a time of seven minutes, 30.4 seconds at the finish line. Dayton concluded their race at 8:13.2.

Hoosiers drop 3 of 4 in first conference weekend series

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Monday, April 3,2006 1:58 a.m.

The IU baseball team opened conference play this weekend by dropping three of four on the road against Michigan State. The Hoosiers lost two one-run decisions, falling to 8-14 overall and 1-3 in conference. "We're battling, we're just not getting over the hump," IU coach Tracy Smith said. "We just need to get that big hit or make that big play."

Students celebrate Indian culture at Teter

By Chip Cutter · Monday, April 3,2006 1:51 a.m.

Students screamed, ran and hid -- but they couldn't escape the color. It was purple, green, yellow and orange, and it was everywhere. About 100 people from the Indian Student Association came together in Teter Quad's south courtyard Friday night to celebrate Holi, an Indian holiday rooted in Hindu tradition, that recognizes the start of spring and beginning of the harvest.

Barren Web sites

By Tony Sams · Monday, April 3,2006 1:35 a.m.

I'm not much of an expert on Web sites -- I'm better versed in political matters -- but I know a bad site when I see it. So allow me to say: Baron Hill, your site sucks. Hill, the disposed congressman who represented the 9th district for three terms, seems the likely frontrunner in the four-way May 2 Democratic primary. If nominated, as I imagine he will be, he will face Republican Rep. Mike Sodrel for the third time in three elections.

Symbolic annihilation

By Brandon S Morley · Monday, April 3,2006 1:34 a.m.

The Jack Twist character played by Jake Gyllenhaal in "Brokeback Mountain" has a line summing up how I feel about the way homosexuals are portrayed in 21st century mainstream media: "This is a bitch of an unsatisfactory situation." Thanks to television shows like "Will & Grace," the gay culture is slowly creeping its way into mainstream entertainment, but just because it's creeping doesn't mean it's creeping in the right direction.

A call for outrage

By Melanie Sims · Monday, April 3,2006 1:34 a.m.

A 27-year-old student at North Carolina Central University in Durham was allegedly raped, strangled and pummeled with racial slurs at a house owned by three captains of Duke University's prestigious lacrosse team. And, quite frankly, I want you to be angry about it -- outraged, in fact. Acknowledge that she had been invited to the residence to dance but be angry when people suggest her occupation as an exotic dancer somehow justifies a violation against her.

DST D-Day

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 3,2006 1:33 a.m.

Hello dearies -- Auntie Opinion here. Just popping in to remind you that you should've set your clocks an hour ahead Sunday for daylight-saving time. Isn't it exciting seeing history being made? We're getting to observe a bold new experiment: Indiana moving into the 21st century by finally accepting an idea Benjamin Franklin suggested back in the 18th century. Why here at editorial board HQ -- nestled deep within the bowels of IU's steam tunnels, like a tapeworm -- we've been going around adjusting clocks we never knew we had!

REMEMBERING POPE JOHN PAUL II

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 3,2006 1:32 a.m.

Pope Benedict XVI greets faithful waving Polish and Vatican State flags from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday. The pontiff recalled the final days of suffering of Pope John Paul II on the first anniversary of his death Sunday, praising the late pope's legacy of having lived out his mission to guide the Catholic Church until the very end.

Iran test fires new high-speed missile

By Alyson Brodsy and Ali Akbar Dareini · Monday, April 3,2006 1:30 a.m.

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran announced its second major new missile test within days, saying Sunday it has successfully fired a high-speed torpedo capable of destroying huge warships and submarines. The tests came during war games that Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have been holding in the Gulf and the Arabian Sea since Friday at a time of increased tensions with the United States over Tehran's nuclear program. The Iranian-made torpedo -- called the "Hoot," or "whale" -- has a speed of 223 miles per hour, said Gen. Ali Fadavi, deputy head of the Revolutionary Guards' Navy.

Former captive journalist Jill Carroll returns to the United States

By Alyson Brodsy and Glen Johnson · Monday, April 3,2006 1:30 a.m.

BOSTON -- Jill Carroll, the U.S. journalist held hostage for 82 days in Iraq, returned to the United States on Sunday aboard a commercial flight to Boston, saying "I finally feel like I am alive again." The 28-year-old was accompanied on the Lufthansa flight by a colleague from her employer, the Boston-based Christian Science Monitor, which posted a news story about her return on its Web site two hours after her flight landed. Carroll has been kept out of view of other reporters.

AP poll: Majority of Americans favor offering legal status to immigrants

By Alyson Brodsy and Nancy Benac · Monday, April 3,2006 1:28 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- Americans are divided about whether illegal immigrants help or hurt the country, a poll finds. More than one-half of those questioned are open to allowing undocumented workers to obtain some temporary legal status so they can stay in the United States. At the same time, people doubt that erecting a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border could help to fix such a complex and enduring problem, an Associated Press-Ipsos poll found. Two-thirds do not think it would work.

Secretary of State Rice pays Iraq surprise visit

By Alyson Brodsy and Anne Gearan · Monday, April 3,2006 1:27 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Top U.S. and British diplomats made a surprise trip to Iraq Sunday to prod the country's struggling leaders to end nearly four months of wrangling and form a new government. "We're going to urge that the negotiations be wrapped up," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said as she and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw flew overnight to the Iraqi capital for meetings with the interim government and ethnic and religious power brokers.

Bloomingtoid

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 3,2006 1:24 a.m.

According to Indiana state law, if a man is visibly sexually aroused in a public place, he is in violation of the Indecent Acts and Prostitution code of conduct.

Judge declares mistrial in murder case

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, April 3,2006 1:23 a.m.

CROWN POINT, Ind. -- A judge declared a mistrial after jurors said they were unable to reach a verdict in a triple murder case. Sajjad Q. Rasheed, 23, of Gary, remained in custody Saturday awaiting the scheduling of a new trial on three counts of murder in perpetration of a robbery and two counts of attempted murder.

5K raises funds to house homeless

By Elizabeth Peacock · Monday, April 3,2006 1:23 a.m.

About 500 residents, accompanied by several dogs on leashes, walked through the streets of Bloomington on Sunday. Many held brightly colored signs that read "Walk to stop homelessness now" as they participated in Bloomington's fourth annual Homeward Bound walk. Walkers collected donations that will be distributed to several agencies in the Bloomington area, including Hoosier Hills Food Bank, Martha's House, Mental Health Alliance, Middle Way House, Monroe County United Ministries, Mother Hubbard's Cupboard, Shalom Community Center and Youth Services Bureau.