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Men's Basketball v. Minnesota

Column: Same hops, new attitude

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So the 6-foot-5 high-flyer that easily jumped over a group of eight kids as if they were ants is working on jumping higher? I’ll alert Gus Johnson to start warming up his pipes now.But we knew Oladipo could make it onto a highlight reel easier than a freshman with five dollars getting into a Villas party. This season, the Maryland native needs to improve on his decision making and the diversification of his game.



Football Injuries

Defense playing for Beckum

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Senior linebacker Leon Beckum serves as an example of how close the linebackers are as a unit. Senior middle linebacker Jeff Thomas and Beckum have been good friends for a while, but younger players like freshman linebacker Chase Hoobler became fast friends with the older players.


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Straight No Chaser ready to audition new talent

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Straight No Chaser, IU’s all-male a cappella group, is having auditions at 8 p.m. Sept. 15 and 16 in the Music Annex. Those who audition will be asked to perform a verse and chorus of a pop or R&B song of their choice without accompaniment. Call-backs will be at 1 p.m. Sept. 17.

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Sayles showcases independent cinema

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John Sayles is a true American original. Whether as a Hollywood gun-for-hire, a novelist, a historian or an auteur filmmaker, Sayles has always carried with him a fiercely individualistic vision. For many, he is the definition of independent cinema.


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Focus on Fashion

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I’m one of those annoying people who channel surfs during commercials. I’ve been known to switch between three different shows in one half-hour time slot. This weekend, I was doing my usual channel surfing and I came across “Say Yes to the Dress.”


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'It Still Bleeds': an original night of comedy and music

The Comedy Attic is proud to present "It Still Bleeds," a performance by eight comedians and two musical acts. “It’s a variety show that’s a little more edgy and unexpected than your standard comedy show,” show curator Mat Alano-Martin said. Includes a performance by “Heinous Orca”, a garage punk band made up of four IU students.



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Opinion Front: Let capitalism howl

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Following President Barack Obama’s job speech, the stock market saw another tough day of trading. The Dow Jones industrial average plummeted 303 points, or 2.69 percent, indicating that both regular Americans and Wall Street have little faith in the President’s ability to spur economic growth and create jobs.


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Opinion Front: Beyond Austerity

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The truth of the matter is it isn’t a question of degree. Tax cuts and austerity programs are both part of the same global economic policy recently savaged in a report by the United Nations.


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Opinion Front: A long-term jobs solution

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Unfortunately, hyper-partisan environments do not lend themselves well to passing of great legislation. The Tea Party has been extremely successful in one facet of politics: moving the Overton Window of Political Possibilities farther right.


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Get your hands dirty, read newsprint

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I grew up in a newspaper family — my father is a newspaper editor and my grandfather was a journalism professor, so maybe I’m just genetically hardwired to read newsprint.


God on Match.com

Virtual Churches, are they the real deal?

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The beautiful thing about the Internet is that it thrives on extremes — the loudest voices, most extreme arguments, craziest conspiracy theories. The web allows people to reveal themselves in ways they never would when dealing with people face-to-face. 


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No dollars if there’s no sense

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Since the beginning of the current rift slicing the nation by party, many have looked for some hint of sensibility in the otherwise moronic actions of Washington’s elite.


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Let them have textbooks

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We pay a lot of money every year for college, and the prices keep going up. But one necessity is actually costing less: textbooks.





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How my mother learned to fly again

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IDS reporter Kamilla Benko spent the morning in Boston Logan International Airport with her mother and two siblings. While they were there, airport staff honored the colleagues they lost 10 years ago.


Dunn Meadow acts as memorial, flags honor the fallen

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2,977 of American flags were planted by the IU College Republicans, IU College Democrats, IU Student Association and Union Board as part of a nation-wide effort led by student group Young America’s Foundation.