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Sleep aids can compound insomnia-related problems

By Erin Riley · Tuesday, March 27,2007 12 a.m.

Tossing and turning with frustration and exhaustion every night, freshman Amy Tilles used to count the minutes until she could take another dose of sleeping pills. Tilles experienced sleep deprivation, which is common among college students. She turned to over-the-counter sleeping pills to end her sleepless nights. “I took sleeping pills so that I could sleep regularly so I did not fail school,” Tilles said. “I wouldn’t be tired until 10 in the morning unless I took the pills.” Students are experiencing more difficulties with sleeping disorders than in past years. “In national surveys in the 1970s, approximately 25 percent of college students indicated they have sleeping problems,” said Nancy Stockton, director of counseling and psychological services at the IU Health Center. “But in several surveys since 2000, almost 75 percent of students report sleeping difficulties.”

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White lot site of hit and run

By Paige Ingram · Tuesday, March 27,2007 12 a.m.

An IU sophomore was walking through the white lot Friday morning by Memorial Stadium when she was struck by a car, injuring her knee, according to IU Police Department reports.

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Keep it simple, stupid

By Adam Geller and David Weisburd · Tuesday, March 27,2007 12 a.m.

There are many in the business world, including myself, who believe in the Keep It Simple Stupid, or KISS, method. It encourages individuals to keep ideas and concepts as simple as possible. Personally, I think the KISS method is brilliant. Using the KISS method as a framework I have come up with what I call the “third-grader” test. I have found that for something to be effective and to be accepted on a large scale, it must be easy enough for a third-grader to understand. This applies to customers, employees and even investors.

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A fail of ignorance

By Andrew Shaffer · Tuesday, March 27,2007 12 a.m.

It must feel good to be king. For the fifth straight season, the NFL set a paid attendance record by surpassing 22 million fans for the first time. The figure, which includes playoff games, is up 400,000 fans from the 2005 season. But I don’t need to explain the success of football to you Americans.

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Tax returns due two days later this year

By Erica J. Nourse · Tuesday, March 27,2007 12 a.m.

Tax day is rapidly approaching, but Indiana taxpayers will have two extra days to file this year, according the Indiana Department of Revenue. The usual April 15 deadline falls on a Sunday, and the following day is Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in the District of Columbia. Along with allowing a little extra time, the state of Indiana is making improvements to allow easier tax filing for young people, said Candace Ford, an Indiana Department of Revenue external communications specialist. Recently the Indiana Department of Revenue has provided Hoosiers with I-File, a free service to file taxes using the Web. Tax-filers may only use I-File if they have filed taxes in Indiana in a previous year, according to the Indiana Department of Revenue Web site.

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Everybody’s doing it

By Matt Peyton · Tuesday, March 27,2007 12 a.m.

Does anything make you feel more like an idiot than falling for a gimmick? Surely not, and a little incident the other night reminded me of this.

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Police pepper-spray student who resisted arrest

By Michael Reschke · Tuesday, March 27,2007 12 a.m.

An IU student was pepper-sprayed by Bloomington police after resisting arrest Sunday. Police were dispatched to the 400 block of East Third Street in response to a 911 call about 12:15 a.m., said Sgt. Jeff Canada, who read from a police report.

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No pity for me

By Brian Stewart · Tuesday, March 27,2007 12 a.m.

Whenever I’ve been party to a discussion on the Iraq war in some international relations class (or, for that matter, in any other class where the natural link to politics is less detectable), professors invariably have me argue the case for regime change. As much as I’d like to attribute this open invitation to my superior debating skills, I have come to notice that the reason I am called upon is less flattering: There is scarcely anyone else willing – and even fewer who seem able – to argue the case.

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New group organizing Gulf Coast volunteers

By Kevin Pozzi · Tuesday, March 27,2007 12 a.m.

“Y’all come back now, ya hear?” Following their first trip volunteering in the hurricane-damaged region of the Gulf Coast, IU students Matt Morrow and Mike Deranek borrowed the saying from “The Beverly Hillbillies” for the name of a new organization, Youth Advocating Leadership & Learning, or Y’ALL.

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Hoosiers prepare for 1st full offseason under Sampson

By Matt Mattucci · Tuesday, March 27,2007 12 a.m.

It’s been more than a week since IU’s 54-49 loss to the UCLA Bruins in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Already, the Hoosiers are beginning their offseason work and preparing for the 2007-08 campaign. IU coach Kelvin Sampson said the squad will now focus on catching up academically, but the players will also begin their offseason workouts soon. “Strength training will be a huge point of emphasis (in the offseason), especially for the young kids,” Sampson said last Thursday during his weekly news conference. “We do a lot of explosive work and a little bit of everything. With the rule set up for time allowed, we have to shut down everything the week before finals, so we have a three-week window to practice.”

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Note-able laziness

By Abra Oliver · Tuesday, March 27,2007 12 a.m.

Rolling out of bed in the morning. Getting dressed. Walking to class. The mornings of a typical college student are nothing if not demanding. And by the time you actually get to class, paying attention and taking notes is often just out of the question.

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D.J.: Staying or going?

By Ryan Corazza · Tuesday, March 27,2007 12 a.m.

Perhaps an even bigger story than Eric Gordon and his explosion coming to Assembly Hall next year is the question all IU fans are asking: Is D.J. White going to stick around next year, or is he going pro? Let’s see what his coach has to say about it.

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An artistic perspective on nature

By Ryan Brown · Tuesday, March 27,2007 12 a.m.

As I looked out my fifth-floor Forest Quad window Saturday afternoon, I saw people running, throwing Frisbees, having picnics and even doing cartwheels. Yes, spring is here, and last weekend showed it’s in full swing. The warm weather brought with it a sense of community and childlike whimsy that is characterized by all the cliche imagery of joy and wonder.

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Farewell to a friend

By Alberto D. Morales · Tuesday, March 27,2007 12 a.m.

Dale Steffey set the tone to his son’s funeral Monday morning at Evangelical Community Church, 503 S. High St. “This morning’s season is one of celebration and mourning,” he said at a press conference prior to his son’s funeral service. Gallery of Wade Steffey's funeral Audio from Monday's press conference

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