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IU student killed in car wreck

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Senior Jonathon Fillippo was ready for the next step in his life. He was less than an hour away from Bloomington, ready to return to school for his last two weeks before graduation. He had just finished an internship with the VanBuren Township Fire Department and was about to pursue his life goal of becoming a firefighter in Chicago.



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California dreamin'

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Five Hoosiers scored as IU pounded Virginia Commonwealth 5-0 Sunday in the third round of the NCAA tournament, setting up a matchup against No. 1 UCLA this week for a ticket to the final four. Sunday's win marked the final home game for coach Jerry Yeagley, who is one win from reaching the College Cup for the second time in three years and 16th time overall.


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on the SIDELINES

Georgia secured its spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game Sunday, setting up a rematch with LSU next weekend. The fifth-ranked Bulldogs tied for first in the East Division with Tennessee and Florida, bringing in the SEC's convoluted tiebreaker system. It's based on a combination of the BCS standings and head-to-head meetings.


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Bake sale reloaded

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Across numerous college campuses, students have held bake sales to ostensibly demonstrate the unfairness of affirmative action.


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Hey! Use Online grading

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IU has long claimed to be a leader in information technology and online education tools.


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A little holiday memo

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FROM: Ken Trullin-Damage, Orange City Wal-Mart Supercenter Store Manager TO: Everett A. Lopryce, Wal-Mart Stores Southeast Regional Manager RE: One Woman's Mishap -- One Company's




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300 gather to support U.S. troops

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INDIANAPOLIS -- About 300 people, including two Republican congressmen, gathered in downtown Indianapolis Saturday to show support for U.S. troops serving in Iraq.


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Mass. bishops denounce gay marriage

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BOSTON -- Massachusetts' Roman Catholic bishops are telling parishioners that a state court decision supporting gay marriage is a "national tragedy" that could "erode even further the institution of marriage."


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Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraqi ambush

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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Guerrillas killed two U.S. soldiers and wounded a third in an ambush in western Iraq, a military statement said Sunday. A day earlier, seven Spanish intelligence agents and two Japanese diplomats died in separate attacks near Baghdad.


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Online shopping big for students this year

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Chelsea Perry logs onto her eBay account to check the list of items she bid on last week. The Coach purse she hopes to win has only three hours left in the auction, and Perry is still the highest bidder. She will most likely go to class and immediately return home to check her status a few times more before the time period has lapsed. Perry, a 20-year-old junior, only began shopping online last year.


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Events planned for World AIDS Day

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ROME -- Candlelight vigils, educational seminars and torchlight parades were planned around the globe today to mark World AIDS Day, while a U.S. delegation headed to hard-hit Africa to urge its leaders to increase awareness about the deadly virus.


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New fee's purpose reviewed

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Freshman Emily Hanover doesn't worry about the cost of an IU education that much. After all, she doesn't have to pay for her time here -- her parents take care of that. However, even she knows that it puts a little more of a burden on her family because they now have to pay an extra $1,000 fee every year she attends IU. "I really don't think about the fee that much since I don't actually foot the bills, but I'm sure my dad thinks about it," Hanover said.



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Convicted sniper may testify in accomplice's trial

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CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- Convicted sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad could find himself in another courtroom this week, this time as a witness in the trial of his alleged partner in crime, an 18-year-old who sees him as a father figure. Lee Boyd Malvo's lawyers have asubpoenaed Muhammad and plan to call him to the stand this week.


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Students to participate in events for World AIDS Day

IU's Student Global AIDS Campaign chapter will participate in World AIDS Day today in order to enhance education and awareness of the disease. Five hundred luminaries will be lit today from Third Street to Indiana Avenue and then around Dunn Meadow to memorialize victims of AIDS. Some of these luminaries will have individual names of AIDS victims written on them.


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Around The Campus

IU researchers who examined tax records found more than 2,100 millionaires across the state, with the greatest concentration in the Indianapolis area. IU's Indiana Business Research Center and Kelley School of Business released findings Monday from the study and a report which found Indiana is more dependent on property and individual income taxes than other states.