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IU swims to 11th-place national finish

By Brian Buckey · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

As the IU women’s swimming and diving team traveled to Minneapolis for the NCAA championships, its sights were set on a top-10 finish. Although an 11th-place finish was just short of the goal, it was still plenty of cause for excitement.

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Hoosiers find consistency in Florida

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

IU coach Stacey Phillips’ softball team found just what it was looking for all season when it went on a nine-game winning streak during the course of 15 games. The team had been struggling with consistency but dispelled all its troubles during a successful spring break. The Hoosiers won the Bronze Bracket in Clearwater, Fla., defeating Fordham 7-2 and competed hard in Tampa, Fla., where they won seven of nine contests.

Geoffrey Miller • IDS Junior D.J. White addresses the media following the season-ending defeat. The IU Hoosiers played the UCLA Bruins Saturday, March 17, during the second round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in Sacramento, falling 54-49.

Feeling blue

By Matt Mattucci · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The IU players didn’t have to say a word after their game Saturday night. Their faces said it all. Senior guard Rod Wilmont slumped in a chair, tears welling up in his eyes. Junior forward Lance Stemler paced along the back of the locker room, his eyes swollen and red from crying. And not a single word was spoken among the players.

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DePauw severs ties with Delta Zeta

By Ab D. Phillip and Keith Robinson · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

DePauw University’s president ordered the Delta Zeta sorority March 12 to leave its campus by September in response to a mass eviction of members that sparked allegations that only attractive, popular students were asked to remain.

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Hoosiers to begin WNIT tournament

By Aaron Beard · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

For the second time in as many years, the IU women’s basketball team qualified for the women’s NIT tournament and will play its first game against Iona College 7 p.m. today at Assembly Hall. This will be the first ever matchup between IU and Iona.

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IU plans to open new health clinic

By Shannon McEnerney · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

Paul Rohwer wanted to light up a cigar when he first heard the news that IU is taking steps to open a health clinic, which will provide medical and dental care for graduate students, employees and their families.

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Hoosiers finish 14th at nationals

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

At the 2007 NCAA championships, the IU wrestling team gave a great showing with some unusual players stepping up to propel the team to an impressive showing. IU finished 14th at the championships with 41.0 points. It was the second time in the last three years IU has finished in the top 15 and the third straight season IU has been in the top 20.

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The kiss

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

Spring break is over and, while I’ll miss the company of my parents and old friends, I can once again continue my love affair with IU. Odd maybe, but I’m unembarrassed that it’s true. IU has been a great institution, both academically and socially, to attend and I will inevitably give back to the IU community after my graduation in 2008.

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Preferred warnings

By Mike McElroy · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that he has uncovered some grift in the financial-aid industry. Apparently, student-loan companies have been offering financial rewards for colleges and universities that encourage students to choose their services.

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IU president awards Greenspan contract extension through 2013

By Aaron Beard · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

IU Director of Athletics Rick Greenspan will receive a contract extension through 2013. IU President Adam Herbert announced March 13 that he awarded Greenspan the three-year, nine-month extension through June 30, 2013, according to a news release from IU media relations.

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Nadal wins Pacific Life, claims first title since French Open championship

By Aaron Beard and Ken Peters · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – By Rafael Nadal’s standards, it was a long dry spell. Nadal captured his first title since the French Open, beating Novak Djokovic 6-2, 7-5 Sunday in the Pacific Life Open. “It was a very great week for me, a very, very important week,” he said. “I have (gone) eight months without any title, but I came back with a big one.”

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Purdue takes $100 million that others rejected

By Ab D. Phillip and Rick Callahan · Monday, March 19,2007 12 a.m.

After more than a year of negotiations, Purdue University has accepted a $100 million gift from a billionaire’s foundation to commercialize basic biomedical research – a sum other schools have rejected amid questions about control of those innovations.

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