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Fighting for the firefly

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 11,2004 11:28 p.m.

Indiana does not have a state insect, and frankly, we at the Indiana Daily Student are not happy about it. Fortunately, there is a bill being proposed in the Senate to make the state insect the Karner blue butterfly.

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High Flyers ready to captivate audience with acrobatic stunts

By Jennifer Griffin · Thursday, March 11,2004 11:26 p.m.

They fly through the air with the greatest of ease. See the amazing performers on the flying trapeze. Circuses have always held a certain air of mystery that captivates audiences of all ages. While most would have to travel great distances to see acrobats perform miraculous stunts, residents of Bloomington will be given the chance to experience the magic of trampolines, acrobatics and tumbling first hand.

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City looks to fix pot holes left from winter

By Allison Ricket · Thursday, March 11,2004 11:18 p.m.

The snow has melted away and the exposed gray asphalt of Bloomington's roads resembles a field after land mines have been detonated. Spring cleaning has officially begun for the Street Department of Bloomington.

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Time zone still an issue for legislators

By Charlie Cszrom and Charlie Szrom · Thursday, March 11,2004 11:17 p.m.

Changing your clock -- or not doing so -- in the spring and the fall has become a heated issue lately in the Hoosier state. Recent Indiana time zone change proposals have met with both applause and criticism throughout the state.

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Former governor remembered by state

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Smith · Thursday, March 11,2004 11:16 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Former Gov. Robert D. Orr was remembered Thursday as a gentleman governor who led Indiana to education reform and economic revival after the 1980s recession and never lost his passion for public service or politics.

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Big Red disqualified

By Ab D. Phillip · Thursday, March 11,2004 5:36 p.m.

The Student Body Supreme Court ruled against IUSA party Big Red's appeal Thursday, upholding the findings of the IUSA Elections Commission.

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Big Red disqualified

By Ab D. Phillip · Thursday, March 11,2004 5:13 p.m.

The Student Body Supreme Court ruled against IUSA party Big Red's appeal Thursday, upholding the findings of the IUSA Elections Commission.

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Big Ten Tourney starts for IU

By Tyler Hoeppner and Tyler V. Hoeppner · Thursday, March 11,2004 1 a.m.

A new season will begin today. All of those two-point home losses are gone. The Hoosiers (13-14, 7-9 Big Ten) have a chance to forget all of that and make a run to a postseason berth. Eighth seed IU starts the Big Ten Tournament at noon Thursday against ninth seed Ohio State (14-15, 6-10) at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Hoosiers need to win the Big Ten Tournament if they hope to reach the NCAA Tournament. They need at least two wins to guarantee a National Invitational Tournament bid. "We believe we can win," sophomore guard Marshall Strickland said. "We just need to go out there and play as hard as we can and play like it could be our last game, every game."

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Hidden Treasures

By Asma Khalid · Thursday, March 11,2004 12:58 a.m.

Books flood the shelves at the Lilly Library -- skinny ones, fat ones, old ones, new ones, red ones, green ones. Some tattered with worn pages, others protected from time, confined within book boxes. With 400,000 books and seven million manuscripts, Lilly Library Director Breon Mitchell expects to run into a surprise every so often.

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Parking garage to be built

By Cecelia Wolford · Thursday, March 11,2004 12:53 a.m.

IU Parking Operations is looking to construct a new parking garage, possibly to be located between Atwater Avenue and Third Street near the Acacia fraternity house, said Doug Porter, parking operations director. Also under consideration is a $3 increase in parking permit costs. Freshman Jake Wirth said he is excited that the campus is tackling one of its thorniest issues.

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Violin stolen from locker

By Dan Patrick · Thursday, March 11,2004 12:53 a.m.

A violin was stolen from a secured locker in the Music Practice Building some time between 6 p.m. March 7 and 6:30 p.m. March 9. The theft, the second this week in the music school, left no signs of forced entry or keyed lock, according to an IU Police Department report. IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger said the police are still looking into the possibility of this theft being linked to the previous music school thefts. The value is still unknown.

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House bill to appropriate extra $1,000 to Pell Grant recipients

By Brittany Hite · Thursday, March 11,2004 12:53 a.m.

Two Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced a bill that would increase the amount of federal Pell Grants for low-income students who take challenging classes in high school. The bill would provide $1,000 more in Pell Grants in the first and second years of college to 36,000 students who meet the requirements. Students would have to maintain a 3.0 GPA while in college to continue receiving the funding.

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No Sweat! to march today

By Andrea Minarcek · Thursday, March 11,2004 12:53 a.m.

Almost every Hoosier student owns something bearing the IU logo, but few probably give any consideration to how these items are made. It's doubtful many are familiar with IU's licensing policies or know how much the worker who made their T-shirt was paid. IU's No Sweat! student activist group hopes to bring these issues to the forefront today with a campus march and protest to launch its "Open the Books!" campaign.

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Quilting show features variety

By Lyssa Rebholz · Thursday, March 11,2004 12:18 a.m.

Peering up at a wall filled with blankets may seem a bit strange, but for visitors to the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, it is exactly how they like to spend an afternoon. Many of them came miles to view the new exhibit, "Quilting in the Morning Calm," part of the ongoing Heritage Quilt Show.

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The Target experience

By Patrice Worthy and Patricia Worthy · Thursday, March 11,2004 12:17 a.m.

I had to see what all the fuss was about. Everyone was talking about the new Target opening. I couldn't go anywhere without hearing about it -- the bus, the newsroom, campus. "Target has a Starbucks and a Pizza Hut Express. They have everything," they tell me. So yesterday, I finally did it. I made my pilgrimage to the new Target. Before I made my journey, a friend called me on her cell phone and said, "Everyone and their five kids are here."

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Guild fires the kiln at IU

By -Jenny Kobiela · Thursday, March 11,2004 12:16 a.m.

The IU Ceramics Guild will hold the National Council on the Education of the Ceramic Arts Pre-Conference Friday through Tuesday. The Pre-Conference, "Tangents: Ceramics and Beyond," will highlight ceramic work of IU faculty and staff, as well as local Bloomington ceramists. Events include kiln firings, demonstrations, lectures and panel discussions on various topics in ceramics. The artists holding the event include people from all over the country and a special guest from Shigaraki, Japan, as well. "It's amazingly exciting," said senior Marissa Minelli, a fine arts major. "We get to interact with people in the field."

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Around The Arts

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 11,2004 12:03 a.m.

'High Flyers' ready to dazzle Saturday As a part of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Family Series, the Theater and Bloomington Parks & Recreation Department present the Bloomington High Flyers, professional performers that amaze all ages with feats of balance, momentum, artistry and pure enthusiasm. The High Flyers will perform at 2 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under and are available at the Sunrise Box Office, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. Bloomington Parks & Recreation hosts interactive, on-site workshops following each BCT Family Performance. Children ages 5 and up can keep attending for $1. For more information, call (812) 323-3020 or visit www.buskirkchumley.org.

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