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Hundreds rally to back Indianapolis arts groups

Monday, April 20,2009 8:10 p.m.

Hundreds of supporters of Indianapolis’ museums, theaters and other attractions gathered at Monument Circle on Monday to tout the importance of the arts to the area’s economy, reputation and future.

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Silver alerts for seniors win final approval

Monday, April 20,2009 8:07 p.m.

Indiana residents could soon get public warnings similar to Amber Alerts when seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or other endangered adults go missing.

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Gary church holds final mass before closing

Monday, April 20,2009 8:04 p.m.

Gary’s Blessed Sacrament Church has closed its doors after a final Mass, one of several northwestern Indiana Catholic churches closing due to dwindling attendance.

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Notre Dame to also honor NCAA chief, Ind. justice

Monday, April 20,2009 8:03 p.m.

NCAA President Myles Brand, former Purdue University President Steven Beering and Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard will join President Barack Obama in receiving honorary degrees from the University of Notre Dame next month.

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End-of-route school bus checks passes Assembly

Monday, April 20,2009 8:02 p.m.

School bus drivers would have to walk to the back of their buses to make sure no children are forgotten under a bill that has passed the Indiana General Assembly.

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What the finance industry deserves

By Ashley Ames · Monday, April 20,2009 7:13 p.m.

One of my favorite quotes in middle school came from the cinematic classic “Austin Powers” when Fat Bastard exclaims, “I eat because I’m unhappy! And I’m unhappy because I eat! It’s a vicious cycle.”

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Irrelevent love life

By Jordan Zaslow · Monday, April 20,2009 7:12 p.m.

A homely, middle-aged woman with bushy eyebrows strolled proudly onto the stage for her performance on “Britain’s Got Talent.”

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Ending the embargo on Cuba

Monday, April 20,2009 7:10 p.m.

While most of us have no problem seeing our families during the holidays, the story has been quite different for Cuban-Americans.

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GM exec says 1,600 will lose jobs in next few days despite aid

By Tom Krisher · Monday, April 20,2009 4:54 p.m.

DETROIT – About 1,600 white-collar workers at General Motors Corp. will lose their jobs in the next few days as the troubled automaker accelerates cost cuts in order to qualify for more government aid. GM North America President Troy Clarke said Monday in an e-mail to employees that the layoffs are needed to ensure the company’s long-term viability. “In these unprecedented times, GM is reinventing every aspect of our business, including our organizational size and structure, to create a lean and agile company,” Clarke wrote in the e-mail obtained by The Associated Press.

Carpooling business could expand to other schools

By Doug Hungerford · Monday, April 20,2009 4:51 p.m.

Students who are used to begging their families, bribing their friends or just sticking their thumbs out in traffic to find a ride home might find a new student-run carpooling Web site worth their while.  Sophomores Jordan Crehan, Michael Brown and Anton Grazin recently co-founded an online carpooling business for the purpose of “connecting students with cars with students who need rides home,” according to their Web site, btownrides.com.  In the future, the group hopes to expand the Web site to other universities and has already begun doing so at Purdue.

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Greek houses have traditions before races

By Carrie Schedler · Monday, April 20,2009 12:01 a.m.

As the men’s and women’s Little 500 races approach, the Indiana Daily Student asked the presidents of a few greek houses across campus to share their chapters’ pre-race superstitions and traditions.

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GLBT office honors dean of students

By MaryJane Slaby · Sunday, April 19,2009 11:59 p.m.

It wasn’t until a former student treasurer, whom Dean of Students Dick McKaig met during his first job as a campus administrator, visited him in Bloomington that McKaig realized the student was gay.

Shah and Jafri, Miss and Mr. Indian and Pakistan, celebrate after being announced Mr. and Miss Asia 2009.

Asian pageant highlights diversity

By Stephanie Doctrow · Sunday, April 19,2009 11:57 p.m.

The sounds of Bollywood music, traditional Japanese fish chants and Indonesian pop songs filled the Indiana Memorial Union’s Alumni Hall on Friday night at the ninth-annual Mr. and Miss Asia competition.

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