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IU drama presents 'Major Barbara'

By Melissa Sokolski · Thursday, Feb. 25,2010 11:13 p.m.

The IU Department of Theater and Drama’s production of “Major Barbara” opens 7:30 p.m. Friday, with shows Feb. 27 and March 2 through 6, with an additional show at 2 p.m. March 6.

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Artist brunch, discussion wraps up ArtsWeek 2010

By Lauren Younis · Thursday, Feb. 25,2010 11:08 p.m.

“The focus of the ArtsEats brunch will be to facilitate a conversation among the local artists about what we all can contribute to the good of the whole when it comes to positioning and maintaining IU and Bloomington as an arts and entertainment center,” said Susan Sandberg, Bloomington City Council member and ArtsEats speaker.

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National Guard case dismissed

Thursday, Feb. 25,2010 11:01 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit alleging that a defense contractor concealed the risks of a cancer-causing chemical that nearly 140 Indiana National Guard soldiers may have been exposed to while serving in Iraq.

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State senators reject Rokita’s bill, 50-0

Thursday, Feb. 25,2010 11 p.m.

Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita’s political clout took a knock this week after all 50 state senators voted down an amendment on a banking bill lobbied for by his office.

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Expectations high for Big Ten's best men's team

By Avi Zaleon · Thursday, Feb. 25,2010 10:57 p.m.

The No. 7 IU track and field team, the highest rank team in the conference, will compete this weekend at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in Minneapolis. The No. 18 women’s team will also compete this weekend at Penn State.

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Wisconsin downs IU, 78-46

Thursday, Feb. 25,2010 8:40 p.m.

The Hoosiers were looking for a streak-stopper, but after a lackluster performance against the Badgers, their historically-long losing streak has reached nine games after a 78-46 loss.

The IU baseball team readies for another inning during the first game of the Cream and Crimson World Series October 8, 2008 at Sembower Field.

Big Ten/Big East Challenge awaits Hoosiers

By Geoffrey Miller · Thursday, Feb. 25,2010 8:25 p.m.

During the 2010 season’s first four games, the IU baseball team’s starting pitching staff averaged less than three innings of work per game. That number has to change, IU head coach Tracy Smith said, in time for the Hoosiers’ three-game trip this weekend for the Big Ten/Big East Challenge.

Step Show Controversy

Step team shares 1st in national finals after racial controversy

Thursday, Feb. 25,2010 7:35 p.m.

ATLANTA — After days of controversy over a white group’s win in a step competition, sponsor Coca-Cola said Thursday the second-place team, IU's Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, will share top honors. A YouTube video of the winning performance by a group of Zeta Tau Alphas from the University of Arkansas generated hundreds of comments, some of them inflammatory.

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Out of the groove (in a good way)

By Tyler Atkins · Thursday, Feb. 25,2010 6:17 p.m.

Last week, I watched the 1979 film “Apocalypse Now” for the first time. The movie stuck with me in a way only great works of art can. I began to wonder, what makes this movie so good, and why can’t I get it off my mind?

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Dignity for sale

By Jordan Zaslow · Thursday, Feb. 25,2010 6:16 p.m.

Howard Stern is planning a “Tiger Woods Mistress Beauty Pageant.” Stern announced on Feb. 23  that he has managed to secure four mistresses and that they’re all set to compete.

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Obama tries to maintain middle-class connection

By Borislav Sabotinov · Thursday, Feb. 25,2010 5:32 p.m.

President Barack Obama grew up experiencing the hardships of poverty and divorced parents. He is no stranger to the struggles of a middle-class family, whether during economic downturn or emotional turmoil. In 1988, he entered Harvard Law School and became a Harvard Law Review editor. He served as a professor at the University of Chicago Law School for 12 years, becoming engaged in community service and civil rights law.  His background is rooted in middle-class America. So why do “everyday Americans” claim to see him as detached from their concerns, as an elitist?

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Ex-officer pleads guilty in Katrina killing probe

Thursday, Feb. 25,2010 5:31 p.m.

In Hurricane Katrina’s chaotic aftermath, police shot six people — killing two — as they crossed a bridge. For years the case was a shocking symbol of the confusion and violence that swept through the flooded city. On Wednesday, it became a mark of shame for the police department. Michael Lohman, a retired lieutenant who supervised the department’s probe of the shootings, pled guilty to organizing a cover-up to conceal that police gunned down unarmed civilians.

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Separate spheres operate between men and women in Ghana

By Therese Kennelly · Thursday, Feb. 25,2010 5:31 p.m.

Living as a female in the United States, I often take for granted how equally I am treated. Sure, there is the occasional sexist remark or rude gesture, but in general men treat me like an equal.However, at the University of Ghana in Legon, men feel it’s their duty to hoot and holler at women merely for walking around campus.

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