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Teams X, Mercury win Little Fifty

The 50-lap men’s and women’s relay races featured 25 teamsand kicked off Little 500 weekend Thursday.

Little Fifty to kick off race weekend

The Little Fifty, a growing IU tradition, kicks off Little 500 weekend today with the women’s race at 7 p.m. and the men’s race at 9 p.m. at the Robert C. Haugh Complex.

The Cinemat set to close in months

Steve Volan, owner of The Cinemat, is letting the burden off his shoulders piece by piece. On Feb. 16, Volan began selling The Cinemat’s DVD and VHS collection in an effort to start paying off accumulating debt that the business has racked up. The business has been in operation since August 2002. “The video-rental part was no longer sustainable,” Volan said.

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“Help!” might not have introduced any innovative music from The Beatles, but it did pave the way for the albums to come. And from “Help!” things could only get better.

Get it together, ‘Friends’

This Christmas I asked Santa for “Sex and the City.” If there was one thing Hollywood did right, it was making that movie. Since its opening weekend, the movie has made more than $415 million at the box office. Now, I’m begging for another sitcom gone big screen: “Friends.”

Watch out Perez, I am coming for you

I just spent the last hour and a half thinking of something to write about. Sure, I love arts and entertainment. I could write about my love for small, unknown bands on YouTube such as the Florida-based band Boyce Avenue (I own the CD, and I have played all of its videos on YouTube at least 40 times each). I could talk about the passion I hold inside for Brad Pitt and his ever-changing facial hair (sorry Brad, the stach must go).

IU Student Association vice president Dan Sloat walks off a newly "wrapped" IUSA bus Sunday behind the IMU. The bus will be launched this week and will have the IUSA advertisement for 12 months.

IU Student Association vice president Dan Sloat walks off a newly "wrapped" IUSA bus Sunday. The bus will be launched this week and will have the IUSA advertisement for 12 months.

Luke Russert, NBC correspondent, prepares to do a live stand up for the "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" on Monday night in front of the Sample Gates. Russert will be on campus today filming live segments for NBC's "Today Show" and other election coverage.

Luke Russert, NBC correspondent, prepares to do a live stand up for the "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" on Monday night in front of the Sample Gates. Russert will be on campus today filming live segments for NBC's "Today Show" and other election coverage.

IUPD still searching for a suspect in assault case

The IU Police Department is still looking for the man they believe is responsible for attacking three students early Saturday morning.

City of Bloomington utility employees work to fix the broken water main at 10th Street and the 45/46 bypass on Wednesday afternoon.

City of Bloomington utility employees work to fix the broken water main at 10th Street and the 45/46 bypass on Wednesday afternoon.

IU Day at the State Fair draws hundreds

The sky was blue Thursday, but the Indiana State Fair shined cream and crimson. From 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, hundreds of fair goers decked out in IU gear, walked up and down State Fair Boulevard to attend the fair’s annual IU Day. SLIDESHOW: IU Day

New Women’s Affairs dean broadens sexual-assault education program

As part of an initiative to reevaluate programs within the Office for Women’s Affairs, newly named Dean Yvette Alex-Assensoh has decided to broaden the focus of the sexual assault education program RAISE, prompting the resignation of the program’s coordinator.

Sheriff’s department investigating fatal car accident

A Bedford woman died Sunday morning after a two-car accident on State Road 45. Denise Bromley, 41, died at the scene.

Middle Way House to build 6 apartments downtown

In partnership with the Housing and Neighborhood Development Department, Middle Way House received a $196,765 grant to develop six one-bedroom apartments in the historic Coca-Cola building at 318 S. Washington St. The apartments will become the home for women without children who are victims of domestic abuse, said Toby Strout, executive director of Middle Way House.

Something to write home about

IU senior Sara Amato realizes how much she loves the East Coast after her 1st out-of-country trip.Growing up in New Jersey, things have always moved really fast for me. Everything on the East Coast is fast-paced, impatient and when you say, “no,” it doesn’t mean, “ask me again.”

Bedford woman dies after two-car accident

A Bedford woman died Sunday morning after a two-car accident in the 9900 block of State Road 45.