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UPDATE: Jake's cancels 'Girls Gone Wild'

By Mallory Simon · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 7:45 p.m.

Several campus groups have successfully forced the cancellation of the shirt-raising "Girls Gone Wild" event that was scheduled to take place Friday night at Jake's Nightclub. More than 125 members of the Bloomington community, including students, faculty members, administrators and campus groups, signed a petition sent to Jake's owner Dave Kubiak calling for the event to be cancelled, according to an e-mail obtained by the Indiana Daily Student.

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Hoosiers hope to get back on track against Ohio State

By John Wustrow · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 7:30 p.m.

First-year IU women's basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack's welcome into the Big Ten has not exactly been easy. So far, in the first seven games of conference play, Legette-Jack has seen two teams -- No. 23 Michigan State and No. 12 Purdue -- that are among the elite in not only the conference, but the nation. And she's had to see them both twice.

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Police: Abducted children still alive

By Tom Coyne · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 6:19 p.m.

ELKHART -- Police searching for a woman and four children abducted from their home over the weekend said they believed all five were still alive Monday, but they shed no light on their possible whereabouts.

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Hoosiers support cigarette tax hike

By Mike Smith · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 6:19 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Sixty-two percent of Indiana registered voters support increasing the state's cigarette tax by $1 per pack if the money was used to fund health programs and smoking cessation and prevention initiatives, according to a poll released Monday. The statewide telephone survey of 500 people conducted Jan. 10 through Jan. 11 showed that 36 percent opposed a $1 per pack increase.

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Citizens' Academy aims for civic involvement

By Andrea Knapp · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 6:18 p.m.

For the ninth year in a row, citizens can learn about Bloomington services during the 2007 Citizens' Academy. Developed by Housing and Neighborhood Development, this nine-week class is free and allows participants to gain knowledge of budget limitations, challenges to the city government and day-to-day operations and mandates.

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Prosecutor begins 'challenging year'

By Alexa Lopez · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 6:18 p.m.

Monroe County Prosecutor Chris Gaal has many aspirations for the new year, calling for citizens to cut down on everything from crime to underage drinking.

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Basketball recruit grazed by bullet

Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 6:09 p.m.

A member of the 2007 IU basketball recruiting class received a minor wound from a bullet in his upper back Saturday outside a hotel in California, according to a report by the Contra Costa Times.

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Conference presenter to address male minorities

By Brian Hettmansperger · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 12:30 p.m.

The Faculty and Staff for Student Excellence is putting on the third annual Men of Color Conference on Feb. 3. The keynote speaker for this year's event is the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute's founder and president, Juan Andrade Jr.

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Student dresses for summer all year

By Zack Teibloom · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 1:54 a.m.

It's midwinter in Bloomington, but fifth-year student Ryan Worden is wearing jean shorts and aviators today. He wore them yesterday, and he'll wear them tomorrow, too. He's been doing it every day for seven years, whether it's 100 degrees outside or there's a blizzard. He'll abstain from wearing jean shorts at church or working at a job that requires pants, but those are his only two exceptions. It all started as a bet when Worden was 16 from a football teammate when he moved to North Carolina.

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Students react to State of the Union address

By Alberto D. Morales · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 1:53 a.m.

President Bush spoke to the nation Tuesday night in his annual State of the Union Address, discussing issues of economy, Social Security, education, immigration and the environment. David White, chairman of IU College Republicans and a first-year law student, said Bush made "a productive speech towards what can effect change in America."

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Shooting struggles, rowdy atmosphere lead to IU road loss

By Matt Mattucci · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 12:38 a.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Assembly Hall got the best of the IU men's basketball team yet again. For the sixth straight time, the No. 23 Hoosiers lost on the Illinois Fighting Illini's home court, suffering a 51-43 defeat Tuesday night that snapped IU's five-game win streak. The loss dropped the Hoosiers to 14-5 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten. IU coach Kelvin Sampson said after the game that the Hoosiers' problem Tuesday night was nothing that could be found on a stat sheet.

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More speak out against outsourcing

By Brian Spegele · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 12:38 a.m.

Some IU employees, distraught over the uncertain future of their jobs, have begun organizing a grass-roots effort to combat a pending decision on University outsourcing. Emerging as an active voice over the last few weeks, the Communications Workers of America Local 4730 have organized a petition calling on the trustees to immediately end talks of all present and future outsourcing plans.

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Bush defends Iraq plan to skeptical Democratic Congress

By Terence Hunt · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 12:24 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- A politically weakened President Bush implored a skeptical Congress on Tuesday night to embrace his unpopular plan to send more U.S. troops to Iraq, saying it represents the best hope in a war America must not lose. "Give it a chance to work," he said.

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Bears' Johnson OK'd to travel

By Carla K. Johnson · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2007 11:53 p.m.

SKOKIE, Ill. -- Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson will play in the Super Bowl -- with court approval and a warning from a judge to stay out of trouble.

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Offensive woes down IU

By Eamonn Brennan · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2007 11:49 p.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- With just over five minutes left in the first half Tuesday night, IU guard Rod Wilmont stepped up to the free-throw line ready to shoot the second of the his two foul shots. Wilmont splashed the 15-footer and retreated comfortably down the court, having put his team up 21-14. It was the last time IU would expand a lead.

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