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Tuesday rundown: IFC fraternities agree to temporary suspension, birth control access, Straight No Chaser returns to IU, IUBB takes on Duke Wednesday

Morning rundown

IFC fraternities agree to suspension until spring

Dean of Students Lori Reesor and IUSA president Dan Niersbach confirmed the suspension Monday night of social and new member activities at IU for Interfraternity Council chapters. Read more here. 


Birth control access

Pills are a popular form of birth control. Contraception has had a long and complicated history in the United States.
Pills are a popular form of birth control. Contraception has had a long and complicated history in the United States. Emily Eckelbarger

Birth control has been a heavily talked about issue in the U.S. for years. This is not likely to change. IDS looks at the history and future of the debate of birth control, as the Affordable Care Act’s mandate of insurance covering birth control was threatened with President Trump’s reversal of this mandate should it go against insurers or employers beliefs. Read more here.


Straight No Chaser returns to IU

Straight No Chaser performs at the IU Auditorium in 2012. Straight No Chaser is a professional a cappella group consisting of 10 IU alumni, and the group will return to the IU Auditorium during the next academic year.
Straight No Chaser performs at the IU Auditorium in 2012. Straight No Chaser is a professional a cappella group consisting of 10 IU alumni, and the group will return to the IU Auditorium during the next academic year. IDS file photo

Formed in 1996, the all-male a cappella group and musical phenomenon Straight No Chaser will return to the IU Auditorium stage Dec. 15. Since the formation of the group, its members have brought a cappella into the world of modern pop music with its arrangements of medleys and classic holiday songs. Their debut album, “Holiday Spirits,” made it to No. 4 on Billboard’s Top Holiday Albums chart, according to an IU Auditorium press release. Read more here.


IUBB takes on Duke Wednesday

Then-freshman forward De'Ron Davis, now a sophomore, drives for a lay-up during a January game against Michigan State. Davis lost 20 pounds this offseason as part of his improved conditioning. 
Then-freshman forward De'Ron Davis, now a sophomore, drives for a lay-up during a January game against Michigan State. Davis lost 20 pounds this offseason as part of his improved conditioning.  Victor Grössling

IU men’s basketball has won four of its last five matchups in Bloomington against top-10 opponents. No. 1 Duke visits Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Wednesday night. Here’s a look back at the last five times a top-10 foe visited the Hoosiers. Read more here.

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