Women's Golf

Training under fire

By Mike Wilson · Friday, March 4,2005 1:47 a.m.

A single, forcible swing of the axe pulverized the front door, allowing the firefighters access to the smoke-choked house. A Bloomington Fire Department engine company had arrived to the residence on the corner of 18th and Dunn streets minutes after emergency dispatch received a frantic call from a student. She had been studying in the living room when she noticed smoke drifting from upstairs. The caller was sure her roommate was upstairs when the fire started and hadn't made it out.

Hoosiers fall in Bennett's final game

By Dan Click · Friday, March 4,2005 1:44 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The opener to the Big Ten Tournament that pitted IU against Wisconsin showed exactly why March is known for its "madness." In a game that featured 10 ties and 11 lead changes -- all occurring after the 11-minute mark in the second half -- the final lead change proved to be the demise for the Hoosiers as they fell 75-74 to Wisconsin in double overtime. Even though IU managed to get to the second overtime, it almost didn't happen.

Team looks to build on fall success for spring championship

By Chris Engel · Friday, March 4,2005 1:19 a.m.

The men's golf team heads into the spring season this weekend with one goal: to focus on its game and let the rest fall into place. "Our main goal is to be focused, disciplined and to have mental control," said IU coach Mike Mayer. "If we do this, we will play up to our ability and the results will fall into place."

Struggling Hoosiers go back to basics to find success

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Friday, March 4,2005 1:18 a.m.

After winning only one of four games last weekend in Tulsa, the IU softball team hopes to rebound this weekend in the Western Kentucky Invitational. Last weekend, three of the Hoosiers' four games were decided by two runs or less.

Ballclub expects 4 wins in Gent Classic

By Andrew Shaffer · Friday, March 4,2005 1:17 a.m.

After the Hoosiers' Wednesday game against Butler was postponed due to inclement weather, IU will be traveling south this weekend for the Gent Classic. The team heads to Shreveport, La., to play Centenary and Little-Rock Arkansas twice.

Big Ten season gets no easier for IU

By Eamonn Brennan · Friday, March 4,2005 1:16 a.m.

For the IU men's tennis team, there is little time for rest. Coming off a brutal pre-conference schedule laden with ranked opponents, the Hoosiers begin their Big Ten season with two more ranked teams, as they face No. 3 Illinois and No. 66 Penn State this weekend at the IU Tennis Center.

Trip to NCAAs on the line in Iowa City tourney

By Andrew Petersen · Friday, March 4,2005 1:15 a.m.

This is the time of year that senior Pat DeGain looks forwards to most. The regular season is finished -- a success by all accounts. He was just the third Hoosier ever to take first at the Midlands Championships, and the 11th to notch 100 career victories. But this Saturday, those accolades will be meaningless when the whistle blows on the opening of the Big Ten Championships in Iowa City.

Bennett, seniors end careers with tough loss

By Matt Ostrega · Friday, March 4,2005 1:14 a.m.

As time expired in the second overtime of the Hoosiers' first-round loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament, so did the career of IU coach Kathi Bennett. IU's 75-74 double-overtime loss to the Badgers Thursday afternoon put an end to Bennett's five-year run with the Hoosiers.

Wilson named Athlete of the Year in the Big Ten

By Rob DeWitte and Rob eWitte · Friday, March 4,2005 1:13 a.m.

Last weekend's Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships saw the Hoosiers score their highest team finish in more than a decade. Junior Aarik Wilson spearheaded IU's second-place effort winning both the long and triple jumps. Wilson defeated 2004's indoor long-jump champion and vaulted into the national lead in the triple jump by almost half a meter in the process.

Nelms chooses IU over top post

By Rick Newkirk · Friday, March 4,2005 1:11 a.m.

Charlie Nelms wants to take the helm of a historically black college or university -- just not quite yet. Earlier this week the IU vice president for institutional development and student affairs turned down an offer to become the next president at Tennessee State University.

Learning his lesson

By Matt Glenesk · Friday, March 4,2005 1:10 a.m.

On Dec. 21, 2002, IU basketball coach Mike Davis learned a valuable lesson. His Hoosiers, undefeated and ranked in the top 10 nationally, faced bitter rival Kentucky at Freedom Hall. A thrilling, up-tempo game entertained all in the crowd, but for most, the fireworks were yet to come.

Cheeks says goodbye, Pritchard to take over

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 4,2005 1:07 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Coach Maurice Cheeks had to pull over as he drove home from the Portland Trail Blazers' practice facility. He had just been fired and needed some time to think. "Throughout my years of playing and as a coach, I haven't had a lot of heartbreak," he said.

2 players, 2 roommates, 2 wild rides

By Josh Weinfus and Josh Weinfuss · Friday, March 4,2005 1:06 a.m.

When Mark Johnson and Ryan Tapak boarded the IU basketball ride in 2001, they didn't know what they were getting themselves into. They had no idea how high the ride went or how low, or where they would end up. But four years later, the ride is coming to an end, and the senior walk-on duo has experienced it like no one else.

Finals and Failures

By John Rodgers · Friday, March 4,2005 1:05 a.m.

Roberts ends 7-year run with IU Late in IU's win against Purdue at Assembly Hall, many Hoosier fans were introduced to a nickname that's been around for years. When Assembly Hall public address announcer Chuck Crabb announced senior Mike Roberts' name when Roberts entered the game, Crabb said, "The boss -- Mike Roberts."

Taco Bell boycott marches on Walnut St.

By Christie Burke · Friday, March 4,2005 12:47 a.m.

At 1 p.m. Thursday, a bus of 25 immigrant farm workers pulled up to the corner of Walnut and Seventh Streets across from Taco Bell. The farm workers, wearing blue "Boycott Taco Bell" shirts, joined a group of 30 IU students and Bloomington residents protesting on the sidewalk outside the fast-food restaurant. The protesters held up signs reading "No Quiero Taco Bell," "Boycott the Bell" and "32 Cents for Tomato Pickers."

Law school to court minorities

By Kye Lee · Friday, March 4,2005 12:44 a.m.

Since the early 1990s, IU has joined the efforts of numerous law schools throughout the country in recognizing National Law Student Recruitment Month. Those efforts continue with the IU Minority Law Day Program for minority students interested in studying law. The free program will be held 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the IU Law School.

Eating disorder week promotes awareness

By Allison Rose Davis · Friday, March 4,2005 12:38 a.m.

Junior Ashley Loehmer used to wake up "at the crack of dawn" and run miles a day on just a can of green beans. At one point, Loehmer would induce vomiting 12 to 14 times a day. She could "eat boxes" of laxatives and diuretics in a week. Loehmer has experienced the horrors of anorexia, bulimia and the emotional struggles that accompany severe eating disorders.

IU students perform in D.C.

By Kathlyn Von Rohr · Thursday, March 3,2005 11:57 p.m.

Five IU musicians received the rare opportunity to usher in the 2005 Conservatory Project Feb. 23 at the Kennedy Center. With their favorite classical and contemporary pieces on the program, these hand-selected musicians performed for audiences of fellow musicians and ensemble gurus.

Classical guitarist transcends status as former child prodigy

By Christine Jang · Thursday, March 3,2005 11:48 p.m.

Many child prodigies become forgotten as they grow of age; they taste the sweetness of fame in their childhood, but the public eye eventually moves on, and they're unable to adjust to their new "common" status. Some talents shown in childhood are merely a symptom of accelerated growth rather than possessing an extraordinary gift, but a few fit the definition of genius.

Greenspan proposes consumption tax to boost economy

By Alyson Brodsy and Mary Dalrymple · Thursday, March 3,2005 11:41 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday that a new consumption tax -- such as a national sales tax -- could spark the economy as a partial replacement for income taxes. Greenspan cautioned that there would be both political and administrative difficulties in moving toward a new national tax system. Simplification is needed, perhaps a hybrid between consumption taxes and income taxes, he told the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform.