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IU sweeps all 5 Hoosier Duals' matchups

This weekend marked the most successful match of the still young IU wrestling season. IU scored a perfect 5-0 performance in its only home match this fall. Four members of the team also went 5-0 Saturday at the Hoosier Duals in Assembly Hall. Freshman Angel Escobedo, one of the four Hoosiers to finish undefeated on the day, said he was pleased with his performance.

Research finds holiday weight gain reality for students

BOSTON -- New research suggests that the typical student leaves holiday weekends as stuffed as the turkey, gaining more than a pound during the short break.

Some students don't wait for a diploma to start businesses

Some students are anxious to get out into the "real world." Three 21-year-old IU students didn't wait for graduation before getting their feet wet in the small-business world.

Mayor of Bloomington discusses community issues with students

Ice cream businesses brave the winter months

The holidays are here, and while customers are lining up for warm apple cider and hot chocolate at Starbucks, Bloomington's ice cream stores are trying to keep up.

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Fraternity networking

In 1988, after graduating from IU with a degree in biology, Boyd Zoccola traveled to Europe with some of his Sigma Chi fraternity brothers. Some of the members were involved with industrial real estate, and their dealings piqued his interest in the field. Zoccola described the trip as "just a boondoggle to see Europe" but said it changed his career path.

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Around the Arts

Police display fake art pieces at exhibition to warn London dealers

Hark, hear the guitars!

Noon Talks offer art museum insight

Ray Charles' music lives on at IU Auditorium Thursday

Expect the band to be jumpin', and the people, too, when "I Can't Stop Loving You" takes the stage at 8 p.m. Thursday, paying tribute to the legendary musician Ray Charles. The show will include a 12-piece jazz orchestra, bright lights and 20 singers and dancers that producer Lucas Bonewits said he is sure will have the audience members on their feet in no time.

Around the World

Auction nears for huge, vacant Muncie factory

MUNCIE -- Not just any buyer would be interested in an empty factory building with an assembly room that is more than five football fields long and has a 99-foot ceiling.

Coast Guard opposed on shooting in Greater Lakes area

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. -- The Coast Guard has not set a time frame for deciding whether to use the Great Lakes for machine-gun firing exercises -- a use the City Council opposes.

Democrats plan for first days back in majority

With control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the hands of Democrats for the first time since 1994, Hoosier Congressmen have begun plotting a new course for the country.

Freshman, senior duo leads 'point of attack'

Kelvin Sampson likes to talk about the "point of attack." He means the first thing opposing offenses and defenses see, whether it comes from pressure defense or the ball handler in a 3-on-1 fast break on the open floor.

Sampson searching for the Hoosiers' leader

Ask Earl Calloway, Rod Wilmont or D.J. White who the leader of the 2006 IU squad is, and they'll each give a different answer. They'll point to themselves and proclaim they're the leader of the Hoosiers.