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Court denies Spierer family's request

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A federal judge denied a request to seal evidence in the case against two men who were among the last seen with missing IU student Lauren Spierer.


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Griffith wakes from coma after swim accident

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IU freshman wide receiver Isaac Griffith, who redshirted last season, suffered injuries to his lungs after a swimming accident last Monday evening. Here is a timeline of events in his accident and recovery.



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Track and field begins outdoor season

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IU senior Kyla Buckley and the Hoosier distance medley relay team earned All-American honors and went back to work competing in Charlotte, N.C., as track and field began its outdoor season.


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Hoosiers finish 12th in NCAA Championships

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For the second time in the University’s history, IU swimming has an NCAA champion.Sophomore Brooklynn Snodgrass won the 200-yard backstroke in one minute 50.52 seconds, and the IU women’s swimming and diving team finished 12th at the NCAA Championships Saturday in Minneapolis.




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The racism of marijuana prohibition

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Though we often think of legalized marijuana supporters as dreadlocked hippies, there is a more compelling argument to legalize weed. With the way the system currently stands, we are essentially funding racial profiling.



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Land of the free, home of the jailed

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Monetizing and incentivizing locking people up sounds like a crazy idea. But some ideas are never crazy enough for our legislators to back it up, on both the state and federal levels.






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Research uncovers genetics behind firefly’s glow

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New research published by a former IU graduate student, Matthew Stansbury, and his former Ph.D. adviser Armin Moczek, explains some of the genetics behind the structure of the firefly lantern, which produces the insect’s well-known glow.



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IU scientists explore gene silencing

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IU scientists have come one step closer to understanding the roots of genetic mutation. A group of 12 scientists from IU discovered how acquired traits can be passed down from previous generations, according to Thursday’s IU press release.