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Hoosiers lose to Northwestern, 73-58

It’s been another down season for the IU men’s basketball team, and now it’s officially done. The Hoosiers fell to the Northwestern Wildcats 73-58 on Thursday at Conseco Fieldhouse. With the win, Northwestern moves on to play Purdue tomorrow at 6:30 p.m.



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More quakes hit Chile

A series of aftershocks from last month’s devastating quake rocked Chile on Thursday as a new president was sworn into office and immediately urged coastal residents to move to higher ground in case of a tsunami.The strongest aftershock, magnitude 6.9, was nearly as strong as the quake that devastated Haiti on Jan. 12. There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.The Chilean Navy issued a tsunami warning while the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the aftershocks were too small to cause dangerous waves beyond Chile’s central coast.


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Crowd protests closing of Fort Wayne high school

A crowd of some 700 people packed Fort Wayne's Elmhurst High School auditorium for a hearing on the plan Wednesday night, with many of them shouting at and berating district officials.


Kappa Alpha Psi

A shelter from the storm

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Nearly 100 years ago, 10 brave men chartered the now historically black fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi on IU’s campus. Members of the national chapter came to visit IU this February to begin planning Founders’ Day, the centennial celebration of its founding at IU next January. As many as 800 Kappa alumni are expected to attend.


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Riley Hospital expansion back on track

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Despite an 11-month delay in construction, the Simon Family Tower at Riley Hospital for Children is still on track to be finished by 2013. The Simon Family and Riley Hospital for Children are synonymous with IU Dance Marathon, with millions of dollars donated from IU students to Riley Children’s Foundation.


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Questions remain in COAS dean's exit

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Bennett Bertenthal’s surprise resignation from the position of dean of the College of Arts and Sciences on Tuesday left many questions unanswered. Bertenthal will step down Friday at the request of University administrators, just days after announcing he will leave the post.


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IU focuses on deep ball in third meeting with Northwestern

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The Hoosiers will be well versed in the Wildcats’ play when they see the team for the second time in such a short span. But there’s one thing IU knows Northwestern won’t change when the two teams play in the Big Ten Tournament’s first round at 5 p.m. Thursday: its volume of 3-point attempts.



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Fee Lane to gain 2 crosswalks

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Two crosswalks, both on Fee Lane, will be installed by the time students return from spring break on March 22.


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iUnity wins IUSA elections

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Unofficial results indicated iUnity had 4,418 votes - or about 53 percent of the total - compared to Kirkwood’s 3,910 votes.


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Quick turnaround could pose problems for Hoosiers

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In its final regular season game against Northwestern last Saturday, IU managed to scrape out an 88-80 win in overtime. The Hoosiers will look to use the same methods that got them the Senior Day victory in the Big Ten Tournament’s opening round in a rematch with the Wildcats today.


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Plea rejected for ex-Purdue student in shooting

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A judge on Tuesday rejected a former Purdue University student’s plea in the fatal shooting of a friend during an alcohol-fueled prank, telling him the charges and his plea were too lenient.



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AROUND INDIANA

Stories from around the state.


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$1.9 billion deal settled for Indianapolis Gas

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis officials proposed Wednesday selling off the city’s water and sewer utilities in a $1.9 billion deal that they said would hold down rate increases while providing millions of dollars for street repairs and other projects.


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Riley Hospital expansion back on track

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Despite an 11-month delay in construction, the Simon Family Tower at Riley Hospital for Children is still on track to be finished by 2013. The Simon Family and Riley Hospital for Children are synonymous with IU Dance Marathon, with millions of dollars donated from IU students to Riley Children Foundation.


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Local salon owners open Bloom Zum!

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The co-owners of John Edward Hair Salon and Les Champs Elysees Day Spa are putting the scissors and massage oils aside for their new business, Bloom Zum! This time, Margarete Disque and her mother, Donna, are focusing on the dance exercise known as Zumba.


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Waldron news conference to announce arts center’s future

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The Bloomington Area Arts Council met with city officials Wednesday to discuss a proposal on whether to transfer ownership of the John Waldron Arts Center to the City of Bloomington.Miah Michaelsen, assistant economic development director for the arts at City Hall, said that the BAAC and city officials will hold a press conference 10 a.m. Thursday to announce the decision reached in the meeting.