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Crean: Players more mentally tired than physically tired

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The IU alma mater rang more like a funeral dirge than a college anthem after the IU men’s basketball team fell 75-53 to Northwestern on Wednesday. The loss was the Hoosiers’ first at home to Northwestern in the Wildcats’ last 36 visits to Assembly Hall and IU’s 21st of the season.



Senior Heath Tameris, a member of the IU swimming team, practices for the Big Ten Championships, February 10, 2009 at Counsilman-Billingsley Center in the Student Recreational Sports Center.

Captains ready for Big Tens

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Although the IU men’s swimming and diving team has not competed since Feb. 7, in preparation for this weekend’s Big Ten Championships its three senior captains have been anything but quiet.


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Documentary sheds light on economic crisis

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Pennsylvania filmmaker Hannah Dobbz is shedding new light on the economic housing crisis with a film screening of her documentary “Shelter” at 7 p.m. tonight in the Fine Arts Building.

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Professor receives national award

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The Association for Computing Machinery, a worldwide computing science society, has recognized computer science professor Paul W. Purdom Jr. with the honor of “Distinguished Scientist” for his research in the field of the analysis of algorithms.


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Secondary recruiting violation self-reported

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IU’s compliance department discovered the secondary recruiting violation on Nov. 21 and self-reported the instance to the NCAA and Big Ten on Dec. 10. The coaching staff’s “mistake” was revealed during a routine check of compliance office’s phone call monitoring system.


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Students compete in Black Knowledge Bowl

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Eleven teams participated in the annual Black Knowledge Bowl on Tuesday in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. The teams competed for three monetary prizes and a first-place trophy.



Wildcats win 1st game in Assembly Hall

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Northwestern (15-11, 6-9) notched its first-ever victory in Assembly Hall, dominating IU (6-21, 1-14) 75-53.  IU coach Crean said he has dreaded a performance like Wednesday’s


Sophomore Jess Mayer, the Director of Arts and Culture for the Residence Hall Assocation, addresses the two tickets for the upcoming Residence Hall Associations elections  Wednesday evening at 801 N. Jordan Ave. The Resident Hall Assocation works to be an active channel of communication that creates proactive solutions while effectively representing the residents of Indiana University.

RHA Candidates go head-to-head

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The two competing Residence Halls Association tickets, Hoosier Compass and The Chuck Norris ticket, met Wednesday to promote their platform issues and answer student questions.




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Students expect A’s despite work ethic

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Results from a recent study from the University of California-Irvine reported that one-third of students expect a B just for going to lectures, and 40 percent think a B is appropriate for finishing reading assignments.


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Controversial bishop in Britain

A British bishop whose denial of the Holocaust led Argentina to order him out of that country returned to England on Wednesday.


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Cops hit wall in ‘Sleeper’ hunt

 They have a sample of his DNA, a description from a survivor and a $500,000 reward, but detectives investigating the city’s most notorious serial killer have hit a wall.


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Feds still searching for CEO

For months, prosecutors say, technicians in the gloom of a run-down North Carolina plant prepared life-sustaining syringes and shipped them before ensuring they were sterile.


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March is the month to save our shows

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To most people, the beginning of March brings thoughts of warmer weather and spring, but for me, it’s survival time. It’s about that time for networks to begin planning for the ’09-’10 new season, and for shows on the bubble, panic sets in. Therefore, this week I’m going to suggest four shows that should be checked out immediately. If you don’t, chances are they won’t be around this fall – tell all your friends.



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Off-Broadway play examines death penalty

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The Cardinal Stage Company will present a reading of the off-Broadway play “The Exonerated” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium as a part of ArtsWeek. 


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Jason sells out

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For those who were not around in the 1980s to experience the classic “Friday the 13th” and its 10 progressively worse sequels, it will be difficult to appreciate the groundbreaking achievement of the original.


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Artists combine styles to create computerized ceramics

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Two artists explored the use of digital technology in ceramics in a SoFA Gallery exhibit, a collaboration resulting in a whimsical exhibition of clay pears, winding arrows and comic book-printed cups.“Rendering and Meaning: Infinite Speed, Zero Errors & Total Memory: Creativity and Desire in the Digital Age” will run from Feb. 24 through March 13.