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British ambassador discusses U.S.-Britain partnership

By Kevin Wang · Friday, April 16,2010 12:41 a.m.

Sir Nigel Sheinwald, the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the United States, spoke to about 200 IU students, faculty members and University officials Thursday at the Indiana Memorial Union.

Team Pursuit last of series

By Nathan Hart · Friday, April 16,2010 12:37 a.m.

It’s only a short race against the clock, but Saturday’s Team Pursuit might be playing the role of Miss Cleo for next week’s Little 500.

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By IDS staff · Thursday, April 15,2010 11:27 p.m.

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Delta Sigma Pi takes the track in 2010 with mostly new faces

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Thursday, April 15,2010 11:24 p.m.

Delta Sigma Pi placed third and second in the past two Little 500 races. The next logical place is first. But with three rookies riders, they’re struggling to even know what a true pack looks like on race day.

Belcher, Nochta leading as team's base players

By Kevin Bowen · Thursday, April 15,2010 11:15 p.m.

When IU coach Clint Wallman took over for 23-year veteran coach Sam Carmichael in 2004, he knew his 2006 recruiting class would set the foundation for the future of women’s golf at his school.

Before nationals, Hoosiermamas set sights to sectional play

By Pat Manaher · Thursday, April 15,2010 11:15 p.m.

After making a run to nationals in 2007, the Hoosiermamas ultimate frisbee team begins the road to a return trip this year when it opens sectional play Saturday in Naperville, Ill.

Glass, IU Athletics changing spring game culture

By Ryan Winn · Thursday, April 15,2010 11:13 p.m.

If you are looking for attendance numbers from previous IU spring games, don’t bother — they aren’t there. But Athletics Director Fred Glass can give you a pretty good idea of the scene.

Club team transfer makes splash before Iowa series

By Geoffrey Miller · Thursday, April 15,2010 11:13 p.m.

IU returns home for a three-game, in-conference series Friday afternoon at Sembower Field with a new face in the bullpen. Alex Zerman, an IU junior who began the 2010 season playing for the University’s club baseball team, joined the Hoosiers officially Monday before making his first appearance on the mound in Tuesday’s contest at Valparaiso.

Hoosiers close 'great' spring with intra-team duel Saturday

By Ryan Winn · Thursday, April 15,2010 11:10 p.m.

Throughout spring practice, IU coach Bill Lynch has been looking for his top 50 players. He’ll get a more finalized list after the Hoosiers’ annual Cream and Crimson Spring Game at 6 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

IU sends 5 table tennis members to nationals

By Joe Popely · Thursday, April 15,2010 11:02 p.m.

Five Club Table Tennis players qualified for the 2010 College Table Tennis National Championship that took place last weekend after building off their success in the Association of College Unions International Regional Tournament in February.

IUPD ready for Little 500

By VINCE ZITO · Thursday, April 15,2010 10:59 p.m.

As the 60th annual Little 500 approaches, the IU Police Department will be in full force. Officers stress that although they will prioritize law enforcement of criminal activity, they will not be more lenient in making arrests.

Canvas contributes to couples’ Nigeria mission by selling T-shirts promoting their trip

By Bailey Loosemore · Thursday, April 15,2010 10:57 p.m.

In a dimly lit room with a projection screen illuminating a patch of the wall above a microphone, more than 30 people gathered around circular tables to discuss God’s connection to their real-life experiences. The Canvas meets in a room in First Christian Church on Kirkwood Avenue every Wednesday night, but this night’s meeting was different.

Quirky prom to rock Bluebird

By Lauren Younis · Thursday, April 15,2010 10:55 p.m.

Boxcar Books and Community Center will present the sixth annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Prom 2010: A Space Oddity at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Bluebird Nightclub.

Venders celebrate Record Store Day

By Lauren Younis · Thursday, April 15,2010 10:52 p.m.

Record Store Day will bring independently owned record stores together with artists on Saturday to celebrate music

Hispanics not alone: DREAM IU focuses on undocumented Asians

By Rachel Krasnow · Thursday, April 15,2010 10:50 p.m.

The DREAM IU student group wants everyone on campus to know Hispanics aren’t the only ones dealing with issues related to undocumented citizenship. The group will partner with several organizations, to facilitate a discussion called “The Neglected Dreamers” on the struggles Asians face.

Love rekindles in ‘A Little Night Music’

By Melissa Sokolski · Thursday, April 15,2010 10:49 p.m.

Desiree Armfeldt said she loves loving men but does not mind losing lovers, either. Such affairs are common for the lead character in the Department of Theatre and Drama’s final production of the season, “A Little Night Music.”

Officials tout proposed military site expansion

Thursday, April 15,2010 10:42 p.m.

A proposed land exchange announced Thursday would facilitate a $105 million expansion at the Indiana National Guard’s Camp Atterbury, increasing soldier-training capacity by the thousands and bringing hundreds of jobs to the state, officials said.

Protestors defend judge

By Alex Farris · Thursday, April 15,2010 7:04 p.m.

Spain’s central criminal court, the Audiencia Nacional, began hearings in the case against justice Baltasar Garzón Real yesterday. Right-wing groups, led by Manos Limpias (“clean hands”), had filed suits against the judge after he tried to open inquiries against crimes committed by Francisco Franco and members of the Falange party during and after the Spanish Civil War. The crimes included executions, mass graves, forced labor and sudden disappearances.

Backers defend crackdown on illegal immigrants

Thursday, April 15,2010 7:03 p.m.

Supporters of the nation’s toughest crackdown on illegal immigration, on the verge of approval in the Arizona Legislature, said the state law is necessary to help stamp out crime and keep citizens and law enforcement officers safe. The measure would make it a crime to be in the country illegally and require local police officers to question people about their immigration status if there is reason to suspect they are here illegally.

Aid arrives after cyclone kills 121

Thursday, April 15,2010 7:02 p.m.

Aid workers distributed rice, dried fruit, water and tarpaulins Thursday to victims of a ferocious cyclone that killed at least 121 people in India and demolished ten of thousands of mud huts.