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Cancer researchers get scholarship

By Nicole Palmer · Friday, March 23,2007 12 a.m.

With their research attempting to cure cancer and make advancements in the medical world, Huijun Wang and Xiao Dong have earned the American Chemical Society’s Division of Chemical Information-MDL Elsevier Scholarship, which will be awarded to them this weekend at the society’s national meeting.

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IUSF changes mind, will allow alumni coaches in pits during Little 500

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Friday, March 23,2007 12 a.m.

The IU Student Foundation will allow alumni coaches to coach in the pits during the Little 500. In an e-mail sent to Little 500 riders and alumni coaches, IUSF Director Jenny Bruffey wrote that the foundation will allow alumni coaches to “encourage the continued involvement of the many supportive Little 500 alumni and volunteers.”

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Don’t choke the riders’ voices

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Friday, March 23,2007 12 a.m.

The spirit of this year’s Little 500 will proceed as it has since its inception in 1951. The riders have and continue to prepare tirelessly for April 20 and 21. Sweat, blood and tears have been shed over hours of self-discipline, and for one team in each respective race, it will pay off in victory. Those who are defeated can hold their heads high in accomplishment of completion.

Kelsey Peters

Little 500 pole spots up for grabs

By Chris Engel · Friday, March 23,2007 12 a.m.

Returning from spring break, many students will begin to notice more and more white Schwinn bicycles racing through campus, classmates sporting noticeable tan lines from wearing spandex, and some of their peers covering up nasty scars from crashes.

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Slavery today

By Ayesha Awan · Friday, March 23,2007 12 a.m.

It’s common to hear people whine about how they’re tired of hearing about slavery’s legacy in regards to blacks. I’ve heard people refer to it as “milking sympathy for all it’s worth” or referring to it as “a collective white guilt trip.”

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Coming full-circle

By Kirk Nathanson · Friday, March 23,2007 12 a.m.

Last week Iraqi insurgents detonated three chlorine dirty bombs in densely populated areas, killing eight and sickening as many as 350 people.

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Group hatches initiatives for research on computer games

By Emily Pickett · Friday, March 23,2007 12 a.m.

Computer games and academics typically don’t go hand-in-hand. However, Jeff Bardzell, assistant professor at the IU School of Informatics, and several of his colleagues are directing their efforts toward changing this. Through the recent foundation of the Enlightening Games Group, Bardzell aims to take the first steps toward promoting and initiating game research on the IU campus.

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Group to celebrate Persian New Year

By Shannon Valentine · Friday, March 23,2007 12 a.m.

The Navruz Student Association will prepare native Persian dishes and entertainment for the 10th annual Navruz Festival to be held this Saturday in Willkie Auditorium. The festival begins at 2 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

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Kids these days

By Indira Dammu · Friday, March 23,2007 12 a.m.

College Democrats are a strange breed. Their supposed support for a liberal agenda is undermined by the fact that they belong to a party whose ideals can best be summed up as “Republican-lite.” Evidence of the party’s incomprehensible platform can be found in nearly unanimous votes for the Patriot Act.

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Men’s riders seek pole position, green jersey

By Chris Engel · Friday, March 23,2007 12 a.m.

Growing up in Indianapolis, freshman Ryan Weisberger wanted to participate in the Little 500. The Phi Gamma Delta rookie will get his first taste of the competition this Saturday at qualifications.

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