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Jacob Kriese

Hoosiers spiral out of Big Ten conference title picture

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IU's lost to Michigan State Sunday likely knocked the No. 12 team out of the race for the Big Ten championship. Michigan State won the game 103-74 and the 103 points were the most given up by the Hoosiers this season.  BLOG:  Basketblog


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IU admission standards increase

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Many applicants with average grades placed on the waitlist this year after a surge in applications led to even higher standards for incoming freshmen. The dramatic increase in applications comes just a year after the IU board of trustees approved sweeping changes in admissions standards, which will go into effect in 2011.  PODCAST:  Hoosier Headlines


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Local artists show what democracy means to them

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Local graffiti artist Julian Hensarling said for simply writing on a wall, many of his fellow graffiti artists have spent years in jail – a punishment, he believes, that does not fit the crime. Hensarling and four other local graffiti artists prepared pieces for “Writing on the Wall,” an exhibit exploring the intersection of graffiti and democracy on display at the School of Fine Arts Gallery. It’s a change of pace for artists who are usually prosecuted for vandalism.



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Hoosiers dine in Spartan hell

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EAST LANSING, Mich. – At the end of IU’s 103-74 loss to Michigan State, Spartan guard Drew Neitzel kissed the “S” in the middle of the court – a tradition for graduating seniors at the Breslin Center on Senior Day. Meanwhile, the Hoosiers likely kissed their Big Ten title hopes goodbye.




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Impressive finish falls short of title

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The Hoosiers didn’t place as high as they hoped to but still pulled off an impressive showing, as a team and individually, finishing second at this weekend’s Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships in East Lansing, Mich.


Chris Pickrell

IU goes 4-0 in team’s 1st Elite Six Tournament

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IU coach Barry King and the water polo players were confident they were going to be an improved and more prepared team in the Elite Six Tournament this past weekend. In College Park, Md., the tournament featured the top two teams from each of the three divisions of the Collegiate Water Polo Association.


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Catcher goes 5-5, hits for the cycle

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Behind an explosive offense, the Hoosier baseball team won two of its three games at the Austin Peay Invitational this weekend in Clarksville, Tenn.



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Hoosiers close out regular season with win

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Senior guard Nikki Smith gave the IU women’s basketball program all four years of her college career, which were full of coaching changes, roster turnover and adversity. Sunday against Penn State, her teammates and Hoosier fans gave her a winning send-off in her final game at Assembly Hall.





People Sheen

Activist-actor Martin Sheen to receive medal from Notre Dame

Activist-actor Martin Sheen will be honored by the University of Notre Dame with its Laetare Medal for his humanitarian work, the school announced Sunday. Sheen, who starred as a U.S. president who was a Notre Dame graduate in NBC’s “The West Wing,” is to receive the medal at the school’s May 18 commencement.


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Fashion takes over Oscars

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The Oscars this year had plenty to offer when it came to fashion. As the stars paraded down the red carpet, there were definitely some fabulous dresses that really stood out in my mind.