Women's Golf

College graduates face tough job market

By Stephanie Frasco · Sunday, March 7,2004 11:19 p.m.

With college seniors across the nation getting ready to graduate, many will be entering a competitive job market, but competition isn't the only challenge they will need to overcome. For the past two years, the economy has been recovering from a recession.

Big Red to make case Tuesday

By Ab D. Phillip · Friday, March 5,2004 6:20 p.m.

The Student Body Supreme Court of IU voted 8-2-1 Friday to accept Big Red's appeal of its disqualification. The Court will hear the case Tuesday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Moot Court Room of the Law School. The hearing is open to the public.

A tropical underworld

By Kelly Phillips · Friday, March 5,2004 12:57 a.m.

A gold-spotted black stin-gray lazily ripples across a stack of algae-covered rocks to 36-year-old Tom Meador's food-laden fist, which looks small, pink and vulnerable poised in the water as the ray glides closer and envelopes it. It hovers there only a moment as Meador strokes the 28-inch ray's underside and then glides away as he laughs. "She's not really interested in this food," he says, tossing the brown pellet food to the other fish in the small pond. "She'd rather have some frozen fish or shrimp." Meador shakes the water off his fist and seals up his bag of fish food, glancing around at his other pets. Rather than cats or dogs, gold-flecked piranhas leer out at him, tiny rainbow-colored tetras dart past and an African sultana turtle lurks under a dark deck hidden beneath strands of green vines, a 15-foot palm tree and several orchids.

Seniors say goodbye

By Natalie A. Trout · Friday, March 5,2004 12:55 a.m.

The IU men's basketball team is going to end its Big Ten season playing the same Wisconsin team it opened against -- and lost to by 34 points Jan. 6. It's a game senior center George Leach didn't even want to talk about after IU's win over Michigan Wednesday night. The game will be one of the most emotional nights of his basketball career, playing for the last time in Assembly Hall. "Nobody wants to play in their final home game," Leach said. "Of course it will be sad." IU's other senior to see action in Assembly Hall for the last time is forward A.J. Moye. Moye said he wishes he could play at Indiana for ten more years. "I wish it was like the NBA or something," Moye said. "I love this crowd, man. I think they just respect my heart and my effort."

Facing T-shirt trouble

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 5,2004 12:55 a.m.

They say that money is the root of all evil. Sometimes evil comes in a poly-cotton blend. If the Big Red party executives were aware of this danger, perhaps they would have been more cautious with the 1,200 T-shirts purchased for their campaign. The IU Student Association Elections Commission found 600 of the now-scandalous shirts were not listed on finance reports and would have knocked Big Red over its spending limit.

on the SIDELINES

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 5,2004 12:53 a.m.

Ravens acquire Terrell Owens BALTIMORE -- Four-time Pro Bowl receiver Terrell Owens was traded to the Baltimore Ravens by San Francisco Thursday after a paperwork error prevented him from becoming a free agent. Owens, who quarreled with coaches, teammates and opponents during the last few seasons, was given permission by the 49ers to seek a deal after his agent failed to file a document voiding the final years of his contract. He gives Baltimore the top receiver it has been lacking for years, even in 2000, when it won the Super Bowl. Owens was among several players required to file for free agency by a deadline recently moved up 10 days for players who signed their contracts before the league's 2001 collective bargaining agreement went into effect. Owens has spent all eight of his NFL seasons with the 49ers, who drafted him in the third round in 1996.

Legislators push bills as session ends

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Friday, March 5,2004 12:52 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- As the 2004 session neared a midnight Thursday deadline for adjournment, lawmakers were prepared to pass several bills with bipartisan support and send them to Gov. Joe Kernan.

Students reenact Selma march across campus

By Amber Kerezman · Friday, March 5,2004 12:52 a.m.

Sophomore Courtney Williams marched at the front of a small Black Student Union group. IU students stared at the booming activists, moving respectfully aside.

Same-sex marriage debate heats up on campus

By Andrea Minarcek · Friday, March 5,2004 12:48 a.m.

Months have passed since the Nov. 18, 2003 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling in the historic Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health case that same-sex couples have the right to marry in Massachusetts. The decision sparked intense debates about the sanctity of the institution, and Americans are still reeling.

Vandals damage SUVs

By Mallory Simon · Friday, March 5,2004 12:48 a.m.

Sports utility vehicles were the targets of unusual vandalism in Bloomington last weekend. Nine vehicles were splashed with a white powder substance suspected to be acid, destroying windshields and causing thousands of dollars in damage, the Bloomington Police Department reported. The unique vandalism shocked both SUV owners and the police who received the reports.

Board passes Von Lee permit

By Mike Malik · Friday, March 5,2004 12:48 a.m.

Soon, a new bar might be one of the first things a visitor to IU would see when walking through the Sample Gates. Early Wednesday morning, the Monroe County Alcohol Beverage Board approved an alcohol permit for the owners of the Von Lee Theater.

Festival celebrates black culture

By Josh Hamm · Friday, March 5,2004 12:48 a.m.

The Neal-Marshall Black Cultural Center held the second annual Africana Festival. The festival started at 10 a.m and ended at 8 p.m. Thursday night. The day long festival featured song, dance, panel discussions and soul food. The main purpose of the festival was to help the Bloomington community and IU become more civil and coherent.

Big Red files appeal with Court

By Mallory Simon · Friday, March 5,2004 12:48 a.m.

The Big Red party filed an appeal Thursday requesting a judicial review of the IU Student Association Election Commission's ruling. Wednesay night, the Commission forced Big Red to give up its IUSA victory, claiming they were guilty of over-spending campaign funds.

Around The Game

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 5,2004 12:27 a.m.

'Last Chance' to qualify for NCAA swim meet The Hoosiers men's swimming and diving team will try to add four members of its squad to those already qualified to swim in the NCAA Championships this Sunday at the Indiana Open in Bloomington. The meet, which is known as a "Last Chance Meet," gives swimmers and divers who haven't already qualified for the NCAA Championships by meeting qualifying times during their conference meets one last chance to do so.

Team to play last doubleheader

By Jeff Fuldauer · Friday, March 5,2004 12:24 a.m.

Climbing the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's top 75 rankings, IU coach Lin Loring's No. 24 women's tennis team returns to Bloomington to play their last doubleheader and final pre-conference home matches of the season. The Hoosiers (6-3) will play host to DePaul and Ball State University Saturday at the IU Tennis Center. Playing unranked teams for the first time since early January, the Hoosiers return from a blowout win at Marquette and a hard fought 5-2 loss at Notre Dame as they look to take care of business at home, this time as the favorite to win.

IU opens against Wildcats

By Dan Click · Friday, March 5,2004 12:23 a.m.

IU looks to finish up its five-match homestand on a positive note by starting the Big Ten season against No. 44 Northwestern (9-4, 1-1) at 5 p.m. today at the IU Tennis Center. Thus far on the homestand, the Hoosiers have split four matches, with victories over Ball State and North Carolina State, and will be looking to finish strong.

Hoosiers compete in South Bend 'Last Chance' meet

By Alyson Brodsy · Friday, March 5,2004 12:22 a.m.

The Hoosiers men's swimming and diving team will try to add four members of its squad to those already qualified to swim in the NCAA Championships this Sunday at the Indiana Open in Bloomington. The meet, which is known as a "Last Chance Meet," gives swimmers and divers who haven't already qualified for the NCAA Championships by meeting qualifying times during their conference meets one last chance to do so.

Hoosiers set for this weekend at Big Ten Tournament

By Colin Burns · Friday, March 5,2004 12:21 a.m.

With the regular season in the rear view mirror and future goals in sight, members of the IU wrestling team look to book their flights to St. Louis in two weeks for the NCAA Championships. First, a little business will have to be tended to, as the team will compete this weekend at the annual Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio. The tournament begins at 11 a.m. Saturday and concludes Sunday when the final in each weight class will be determined. Only the top seven finishers in each weight division will move on to nationals, meaning some quality grapplers will be left watching at home.

Team ready to tee off in paradise

By Charlie Cunningham and Charlie Gillingham · Friday, March 5,2004 12:20 a.m.

This weekend, the IU men's golf team will be on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, home to numerous beaches, perpetual sunshine and 80 degree weather, making it a virtual paradise. But the last thing the Hoosiers have on their minds is an early start to spring break as they prepare for the St. Croix Collegiate Classic, which begins today and runs through Sunday.

IU advances in conference tourney

By Dan Patrick · Friday, March 5,2004 12:19 a.m.

After having IU's hard-fought lead whittled down to only one point with five seconds left in the first half, Hoosier sophomore Cyndi Valentin quickly dribbled up the court and sent a blind shot into the air from behind the arc with no time left on the clock. The shot bounced off of the glass, went around the rim and dropped through the ring, giving the Hoosiers the four point advantage at the half. From then on, the Hoosiers never looked back.