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Anti-Valentine

Singles participate in 'Anti-Valentine's Day'

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So this year, in an effort to combat the pressure behind this lovey-dovey, draining day, Rachael’s Café held an “Anti-Valentines Day” party. The event featured speed dating and a poetry reading.



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Warm weather changes plans for IU Grounds

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While the past few days have brought traditional winter weather, the overall winter season in Bloomington has been warmer than usual. The IU Grounds and Maintenance Campus Division usually works through the night to clear snow and salt down icy roads, but the groundskeepers have been mulching and planting flower beds in recent weeks.


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Column: More than simply sound

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More than 40 different ethnic groups are represented in the country of Ghana alone. Although many similarities between ethnicities exist, each are distinct cultural groups. Music is a part of each group’s workplaces and celebratory practices, as well as an oral historical account of society’s framework.

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Column: Why you should watch these Hoosiers compete

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Now is the time of year in which both winter and spring sports are in action. Wrestling and basketball are coming to an end while baseball and softball are just starting up. Here’s a rundown of all sports currently playing, sans men’s basketball.


Asobi Seksu

Asobi Seksu to perform dream pop at Bishop bar

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For the second time in just a few months, Brooklyn dream pop group Asobi Seksu will headline at the Bishop, going on after local phenoms Chandelier Ballroom and Stagnant Pools. Live Buzz recently had the chance to speak with lead guitarist James Hanna about what being in a band for 10 years has taught him and the making of Asobi Seksu’s most recent album, 2011’s “Fluorescence.”


Random

Alumnus performs one kind deed every day in 2012

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It can be as simple as smiling at passersby or as serious as becoming an organ donor. These acts of kindness are just some of the things on Ryan Garcia’s list. For the next 314 days, Ryan, a 2005 IU graduate, will work towards completing 366 random acts of kindness.



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Column: Scouting the Wildcats

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I have a better chance of landing a date with a Third Street sorority girl than Northwestern does of winning this game. The ninth-place Wildcats continue their descent into the Big Ten’s basement and another likely absence at the NCAA Tournament as they roll into Bloomington.


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IU ready to start spring golf season

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The IU women’s golf team opened its 2011–12 season with a victory at the IU Fall Kickoff but fell short throughout the rest of the fall. The squad’s only other top-five finish of the fall was at the IU Fall Invitational at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind.


Ballet

Ballerina-itis: The pressure to be thin

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It is no secret that a long, lean figure is preferred in ballet, but the vulnerability to eating disorders and the health risks associated with ballet is something most dancers would prefer to sweep under the rug.



Anti-Valentine

Singles participate in 'Anti-Valentine's Day'

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So this year, in an effort to combat the pressure behind this lovey-dovey, draining day, Rachael’s Café held an “Anti-Valentines Day” party. The event featured speed dating and a poetry reading.


Hunger

Ind. falls behind neighbor states in school breakfast

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Indiana ranks behind 27 other states in its implementation of the School Breakfast Program, a national initiative to serve low-income students breakfast before school, according to a report released by the nonprofit Food Research and Action Center.


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County election supervisor keeps voting on track

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Monroe County has almost 95,000 registered voters. Monroe County's Election Supervisor Ruth Hickman, along with County Clerk Linda Robbins, is in charge of registering voters and delegates for elections.



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Love letter to Waffle House

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You are exactly what you say you are. The bright yellow sign boldly and universally proclaims to weary travelers or not-so-sober college students, “Find solace (and breakfast foods) within.”





Lifeline bill passes in House, awaits governor’s signature

The Indiana Lifeline bill, which would grant immunity to students who call for emergency assistance in cases of alcohol overconsumption, passed unanimously 95-0 in the Indiana House.