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IU hopes offense will keep streak alive

By Mark Carlson · Tuesday, March 30,2004 11:23 p.m.

After a slow start Saturday at the Hoosier Invitational, the Hoosiers' offense took off Sunday. IU (19-16) only mustered three runs during Saturday's two losses to Western Kentucky and Notre Dame. The team, clearly frustrated from Saturday's outing, gained its confidence back Sunday by beating St. Louis twice with a combined score of 16-4.

Hoosiers to take on Valpo in final tuneup

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 30,2004 11:21 p.m.

Before Big Ten play opens this weekend, the Hoosiers (15-7) have one final tune-up at home against Valparaiso (3-12). IU is currently on a seven-game winning streak, and the team has gone 14-2 since its 1-5 start.

Balance key for new season

By Dan Cohen and Daniel Cohen · Tuesday, March 30,2004 11:20 p.m.

New coaches and a senior-laden roster highlight the Hoosiers' upcoming 2004 football season as IU coach Gerry DiNardo opens his third spring practice at IU. While there is a large number of returning players, this spring is the first time IU has the maximum number of scholarships. "Our roster is balanced. We are in a position where we can continue to build the program, and this is a significant step," DiNardo said. "We are better than we have been in the previous two years, especially when it comes to depth. That's something we're excited about."

'Jubilee' entertains with high energy performance

By Claire Bartel · Tuesday, March 30,2004 11:17 p.m.

Walking into the Buskirk-Chumley Theater last Thursday, an eager audience was greeted by Doofus Doolittle's "Howdys" and "Yeehaws." Doolittle, played by producer Randy Newman, headed the ensemble that entertained the generally older audience with its bluegrass and gospel music mixed with backwoods humor.

Archives chronicle IU's past

By Claire Bartel · Tuesday, March 30,2004 3:47 p.m.

Tucked away in Bryan Hall, Room 201, the IU Archives provides an intriguing look at one of America's most storied campuses. The archives contain more than two million photographs, Arbutuses dating back to 1894 and information on Alfred Kinsey that Liam Neeson recently utilized to research for an upcoming role.

IU ranks in top 10 for private sector donations

By Lori Geller · Tuesday, March 30,2004 1:34 a.m.

Twenty-three out-of-state scholars are receiving a full ride to IU -- fees, tuition, books and room and board. And all of it is in thanks to an anonymous donor -- an alumni from the Kelley School of Business.

Few at IU nervous about lawsuits

By Michael Zennie · Tuesday, March 30,2004 1:34 a.m.

Somewhere, five unlucky IU students are going about their day-to-day routines, ignorant of the fact that they're among the newest targets in the Recording Industry Association of America's war on illegal file-sharing.

Return to sovereignty

By Rami Chami · Tuesday, March 30,2004 1:34 a.m.

One year after the start of the recent war in Iraq and two months after arriving in the United States, Barakat Jassem and Rawand Darwesh sit in the dining room of their Bloomington apartment drinking dark tea while reflecting on the past and contemplating the future.

Lecture focuses on terrorism

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Tuesday, March 30,2004 1:22 a.m.

University of Michigan professor of modern Middle-Eastern history Juan Cole spoke Monday night at Ballantine Hall and heavily criticized the Bush administration's "War on Terror." "The War on Terror is a misnomer," Cole said. "Terror is a technique. You can't make war on a tactic."

Accounting team earns top marks

By Matt Mattucci · Tuesday, March 30,2004 1:18 a.m.

Money is no object for some people. Still, it is the subject of critical study and debate for a select few IU students.

IUPD Blotter

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 30,2004 12:44 a.m.

March 10 •Sophomore Jeffrey M. Spector, 19, resident of Foster Quad, was issued a citation for illegal possession of alcohol at Sembower Field.

The secret to "living well"

By Jenica Schultz · Tuesday, March 30,2004 12:29 a.m.

Each semester, Professor Carol Kennedy has her "living well" students write letters to loved ones who have hypothetically died. In the letters, students have to tell a loved one how they feel about the person. Kennedy said one student last semester wrote a letter to her father, whom she thought was well at the time.

Former CNN bureau chief visits IU

By Rick Newkirk · Tuesday, March 30,2004 12:28 a.m.

A panel of experts held a "roundtable discussion" in the law school's Moot Court Room Monday, discussing issues from the Bush administration to the American consciousness of foreign news.

You're fired!

By John Rodgers · Tuesday, March 30,2004 12:07 a.m.

The lights in the front of Room 300 in the Business School dim as the projection screen drops. A video appears displaying men and women in an unconventional business meeting location -- an art gallery. The class watches intently as chair of the Kelley School of Business undergraduate program Marc Dollinger begins to explain the tape.

Business Briefs

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 30,2004 12:01 a.m.

CHICAGO -- A Cook County judge approved a settlement Friday between SBC Communications and the Citizens Utility Board that will give voicemail subscribers as much as a $15 credit on their phone bills.

Author comes to Bloomington to discuss 'ex-gay myth'

By Andrea Opperman · Tuesday, March 30,2004 12 a.m.

Author Wayne Besen will be discussing his new book, "Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth" at the Bloomington Unitarian Universalist Church tonight at 7 p.m. Besen's presentation will address the current ex-gay issue which he refutes in his book, that gays can be made straight.

Conseco execs get stock bonus

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 29,2004 11:59 p.m.

CARMEL, Ind. -- Top Conseco Inc. executives who helped the insurer emerge from the third-largest bankruptcy in U.S. history were rewarded with nearly $34 million in compensation last year.

Book discussion to spark ideas

By Mike LaFollette · Monday, March 29,2004 11:59 p.m.

Bloomington residents will have the opportunity to discuss the book "Reading Lolita in Tehran" at 7 p.m. tonight at the Monroe County Public Library, 303 E. Kirkwood Ave. The event is sponsored by the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions.

Federal officials probe Lilly

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Jewell · Monday, March 29,2004 11:58 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Eli Lilly and Co., already under federal investigation for the way it promoted an osteoporosis drug, said Thursday it faces a new federal probe of its marketing practices.

Jordan River Forum

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, March 29,2004 11:43 p.m.

I want to address the March 23 letter, "Everyone Deserves a Birthday." As a feminist, I was very offended by the writer's remarks. As a student and activist, I have been fortunate to hear the personal stories of many strong women who have made the difficult decision to have an abortion.