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Little 500 practice begins

By Guy Cipriano · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:48 a.m.

Serene rides through campus and the streets of Bloomington seemed distant memories for many first-year Little 500 riders as Rookie Week started Monday at Bill Armstrong Stadium. "I was riding next to a girl who wasn't very vocal, and she actually touched the girl's bike in front of her and almost fell," said sophomore Alpha Delta Pi rider Lauren Moore. "Everybody kind of stopped to miss her. I was scared because I didn't know what way she might fall." Riders bumping into each other is a part of the race. Moore said she has seen the scrapes and bruises on her teammates. Rookie Week is designed to limit serious injuries to riders.

Wanted: full-time head coach

By Alyson Brodsy and Peter Newmann · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:42 a.m.

Some of the premier coaches in America are being considered as candidates to become the next head man of the Hoosiers.

City opposes housing complex

By Joseph S. Pete · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:39 a.m.

Graffiti covers the brick walls at the ST Semicon site, 415 N. College Ave. While the cracked windows have been boarded for more than a decade, not everyone has forgotten about the vacant building. Intergroup Realty Trust, a Florida-based developer, filed papers last week to build a nine-story student housing complex there. The complex has been in the works for some time, and Intergroup President Pat Nolan said everything is on schedule. The Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals will hear the proposal March 15, and is expected to vote on it in mid-April.

Earnhardt will be sorely missed

By Alyson Brodsy and Matt Light · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:36 a.m.

When Dale Earnhardt slammed into the wall during the final lap of the Daytona 500, it wasn't the first time he had been in a serious accident. Notorious for his aggressive driving, Earnhardt had seen many of his risky maneuvers on the track pay off over the course of his 23-year Winston Cup career.

Pitchers seek stability

By Alyson Brodsy and Ryan Gunterman · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:35 a.m.

To say the Hoosiers are looking for a little more stability in their pitching staff after giving up a school-record 49 runs in three games last weekend against Furman would be an understatement. And the Hoosiers have one day off to try to find that stability before they face Indiana Wesleyan at 3 p.m. today at Sembower Field.

Mayor vetoes historic district

By Joseph S. Pete · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:35 a.m.

Plans to make the McDoel Gardens neighborhood a conservation district suffered a setback Monday. Mayor John Fernandez vetoed the city council ordinance, which would place restrictions on construction in the westside neighborhood just south of the Bloomington Hospital.

IUSA elections to start today

Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:33 a.m.

IU Student Association elections take place today and Wednesday with polling sites across campus. The five tickets running are House, Imagine, Miracle, ONE and Supernova. Each ticket has a president, vice president for Congress, vice president for administration and treasurer executive candidate. All the tickets also have candidates running for congressional seats, which represent housing areas and academic schools.

Hoosiers bounce back against Brown

By Alyson Brodsy and Greg Jenkins · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:32 a.m.

A road trip to Indiana proved difficult for the Brown University Bears. Entering the Hoosier state 3-0, Brown leaves with a 3-3 record after suffering losses to Indiana State and Purdue over the weekend, and IU Monday afternoon.

Softball team opens season with 2 wins, 3 losses in tourney

Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:31 a.m.

Weeks of preparation left the Hoosiers itching to get their season started. When it began, they responded with a 5-2 victory against Virginia in the Triangle Classic at North Carolina State. But the young Hoosiers were unable to maintain their momentum, as they walked away from Raleigh with a 2-3 record.

Depression plays beautiful

By Alyson Brodsy and Christopher Lee · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:30 a.m.

The work of Clifford Odets, one of the most esteemed and controversial playwrights in America in the 20th century, was brought to life this weekend at the John Waldron Arts Center, 122 S. Walnut St., by actors from Bloomington High Schools North and South.

'Monologues' moving, powerful

By Laura Ewald · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:29 a.m.

Laughter, tears, screaming, silence and moaning filled the Fine Arts Auditorium at 3 p.m. Sunday as 13 women from the IU and Bloomington communities presented "The Vagina Monologues" to a standing-room-only crowd. The audience, composed of people of all ages, genders and races, was united in appreciation of the show, which deals with a usually taboo topic -- the vagina. The crowd contributed as much to the production as the actresses themselves: their laughter, applause and response created a comfortable, accepting mood in which the performers could shine.

Ask the Sexpert

By Jenny Finkel · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:24 a.m.

Dear Sexpert, I've been dating this guy for a while now, and I know he likes me a lot. The thing is, I have a serious crush on one of his best friends, and I know he feels the same way about me. I've talked to him about the situation before, and we can't decide what to do. Neither of us wants to hurt the guy I'm seeing now, but we really want to start seeing each other. Is there any way to make this work without ruining their friendship and having them both end up hating me?

In our own words

By Justin Treasure · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:11 a.m.

When I was asked to write a column for today's IDS, I had trouble deciding how I was going to get 35,000 students to vote for ONE in 500 words or less. I contemplated reiterating our entire platform, focusing on our dedication or stressing our ticket's diversity.

Amplify student voice

By Scott Hamlin · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:11 a.m.

The Miracle ticket is running in the IU Student Association elections for two reasons: to amplify the individual voice of every student on this campus and to work with issues that concern those students which can be successfully negotiated within our one-year term. These are the two things we feel can greatly improve the lives of students right here, right now.

On the Internet, it isn't business as usual

By Troy Barratt · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:10 a.m.

Just as the Internet has become ubiquitous in our lives, so have the stories of its darling companies hitting the pavement. The combined value of three of the Internet's most famous names -- Amazon.com, eBay and Yahoo! -- has gone from about $188 billion at the height of the dot-com mania to a dismal $23.5 billion today. Many people are wondering if that means e-commerce is just hype.

Reflections on IUSA, after a year on the inside

By Meredith Suffron · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:10 a.m.

One year ago, I was wandering around campus, presenting to student groups and hanging fliers and banners while talking to people about IU Student Association. Our campaign was different than any before, with stickers, sandwich boards and door hangers that flooded Bloomington with information about our "not another four letter word" ticket. We strived to be realistic in our approach and our goals -- and I would like to think we have been successful.

Changing the face of IUSA

By Sidney Bosley · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:10 a.m.

Once every year, students find themselves trying to escape from those running for office in the IU Student Association elections. The tickets that come together make T-shirts, fliers and banners, and try to convince everyone they know to vote for them. They hold press conferences and unveil platforms. They travel to residence halls, greek houses and student organizations to get endorsements and votes. They always speak about making IUSA more efficient, more accessible and more student-friendly.

Campus needs improvement

By Jake Oakman · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:09 a.m.

The decision to run in the IU Student Association election is not one to be entered into selfishly, nor is it to be taken lightly. There must be a selfless commitment to serving the student body and a clear attempt to use the power of IUSA to accomplish practical goals to improve student life and the campus as a whole.

Humor is in the eye of the beholder

By Chris Edwards · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:08 a.m.

Every now and then, I get an e-mail or a letter from someone asking me how to be funny. "Chris," they say, "I'm just an ordinary schlep, girls don't like me and my friends all make fun of me. How can I be funny like you? What's the secret to writing a humor column?"

'IDS' should tolerate freelancing

By Brian F. Hartz · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2001 12:03 a.m.

There's something amiss in Ernie Pyle Hall, the building that houses both the IU School of Journalism and the offices of the IDS.