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Jacob Kriese

Gordon leads IU past UNC-Pembroke

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In its final preseason tune-up, the IU men’s basketball team relied on strong 3-point shooting and a stellar first-half performance from star freshman Eric Gordon to knock off UNC-Pembroke 111-62. But the win didn’t come without a scare.



Jay Seawell

Just out of reach

Coming on the heels of arguably the most emotional win of the season, the Hoosiers dropped a back-and-forth affair to Northwestern 31-28, once again putting their season-long goal of “playing 13” in jeopardy. Losing at Northwestern (6-5, 3-4), the Hoosiers (6-5, 2-5) will need to win a seventh game next weekend, since 10 teams in the Big Ten are now bowl eligible.


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Extra work pays off for Gordon, Hoosiers

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This is all you need to know about IU’s final exhibition game against UNC-Pembroke on Saturday night: Five minutes into the game, the scoreboard read Eric Gordon 11-UNC-Pembroke 7.

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2 turnovers turn into ‘worst case scenario’ for the Hoosiers

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Minutes prior to kickoff, Northwestern’s offensive coaching staff stood patiently in front of an elevator. Engulfed in a sea of purple, a nearby Wildcats fan reminded the coaches to play all four quarters, a playful jab at the team’s inability to score in the final period the past two games.


Monument Vandalism

War memorial vandalized

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BATTLE GROUND, Ind. – A 90-foot marble obelisk commemorating the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe was vandalized on the anniversary of the fight, with slogans spray-painted on four sides of the monument.


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Board selects new IDS spring editor-in-chief

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The IU Student Media Board announced Friday that senior Carrie Ritchie will be the spring 2008 editor-in-chief of the Indiana Daily Student. “I think (Ritchie) is an excellent candidate,” Interim Director of IU Student Media Nancy Comiskey said. “It’s hard to imagine someone who will be better.”




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Diwali celebrates ‘good over evil’

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“Diwali Mubarak!” Guests to the Mathers Museum of World Cultures were instantly welcomed Friday night by Education Curator Deeksha Nagar. A huge banner that read “Diwali Mubarak!” hung overhead, inviting visitors to experience one of the largest holidays in the Hindu religion, Diwali, the festival of lights.


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Bloomington to host national softball championship

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Bloomington’s economy will get a boost come 2009 when the city hosts the Amateur Softball Association of America national championship tournaments. The city secured the bid for the competitions last week at the ASA annual council meeting in Louisville, Ky.


Chris Pickrell

Umphrey’s McGee jams

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The packed audience Friday night at the IU Auditorium was on its feet screaming well before the Umphrey’s McGee concert began.


Brandon Foltz

Band pays tribute to Hoagy Charmichael

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Under a high ceiling lined with white Christmas lights, the Al Cobine Big Band gave guests a chance to swing dance the night away at “Stardust Melodies” – a tribute to Bloomington’s own jazz musician, Hoagy Carmichael.


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Potpourri of Arts’ a cultural collaboration of music, dance

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The word “potpourri” usually implies a diverse mixture of various objects, which have an underlying theme in common. “Potpourri” is typically thought of as a collaboration of flower petals, pine cones and other scented aspects of nature, but Saturday night saw a “potpourri” that transcended the sense of smell.


Bay Bridge Ship

Oil spill

Erin Brodie from the Marine Mammal Center chases after an oil-coated bird she was trying to rescue at Rodeo Beach on Thursday in San Francisco.


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Paramilitary group renounces violence

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The major Northern Ireland Protestant paramilitary group, the Ulster Defense Association, announced Sunday it was formally renouncing violence, but a commander said the group would not surrender its weapons to international disarmament officials.


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Oil addiction

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As a fairly healthy 20-year-old, I never really thought I would have to worry about having a heart attack for at least another 30 years or so. But last week, when I crossed 10th Street and saw “$3.15” emblazoned across the sign at the Citgo, I almost had a massive coronary.


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Tune out, drop out

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As usual, your generation is poised to let everyone down. A recent report by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement and the Charles F. Kettering Foundation has concluded that the Millennial Generation (people born after 1985) is disinterested in national, partisan politics, but is just gagging to get involved with local civic initiatives. The survey of 386 students at 12 campuses, in 47 focus groups found that unlike Generation X – my own generation, surveyed by the Kettering Foundation in 1993 (and given a much better name) – you Millennials are “neither cynical nor highly individualistic” and “seek ways to engage politically,” if not in polarized, party-politics terms.


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Ashley Olsen-Armstrong?

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What would happen if you went out with a 6-year-old? Five to 10 years in prison. A 15-year age gap between a couple just seems absurd … unless you’re in Hollywood. The continuing trend with the stars seems to be dating young. But it’s not a completely new idea. A few pioneers have paved a path for the new souls trying to rejuvenate their inner child by dating 15 years younger.


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From City Hall to Assembly Hall

Students are apathetic. Students just don’t give a damn. Students are not active enough in their communities. Yeah, we know – we’ve heard it before. And we’re hearing it again, after last Tuesday’s less than impressive student turnout for Bloomington’s municipal elections. Wait, there were elections? Yep. And the results are in: We’ve kept the same mayor, and our city government is dominated by the Dems … no thanks to you.