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School lunches a national security threat, vets say

Tuesday, April 20,2010 7:06 p.m.

A group of retired military officers is giving school lunches a new label: national security threat. They say school lunches have helped make young people so fat that fewer of them can meet the military’s physical fitness standards, and recruitment is in jeopardy. A report released Tuesday said more than 9 million young adults, or 27 percent of Americans ages 17 to 24, are too overweight to join the military. Now, the officers are advocating for passage of a wide-ranging nutrition bill that aims to make the nation’s school lunches healthier.

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Divorce dilemma: Texas says gays can’t get divorce

Tuesday, April 20,2010 5:35 p.m.

A judge in Austin granted the divorce, but Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is appealing the decision, as well as a divorce granted to a gay couple in Dallas, saying protecting the “traditional definition of marriage” means doing the same for divorce. A state appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments in the Dallas case Wednesday.

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Student tutors teach practical English skills

By Zina Kumok · Tuesday, April 20,2010 5:22 p.m.

Every Saturday for one hour, tutors — usually IU students — and foreign students meet to learn English as a day-to-day language for the Practical English Tutorials program sponsored by the Leo R. Dowling International Center. Unlike the English language classes some international students take, the PET program is informal and friendly. The tutors are, for the most part, their peers. They can ask questions about vocabulary, culture and pronunciation.

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Things to watch for at the race

By Nathan Hart · Tuesday, April 20,2010 5 p.m.

For the spectator, there’s a lot going on at the track during the race ­— 33 teams operating on different race strategies with different goals in mind. Several veteran riders offered keys to doing well in the race for any team.

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Happenings beyond the track

By IDS · Tuesday, April 20,2010 4:57 p.m.

Sure, there’s a lot going on at the track come race day, but here are a few stories to watch out for from beyond the fence of Bill Armstrong Stadium

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The science of cycling

By Nathan Hart · Tuesday, April 20,2010 4:54 p.m.

In a race that comes down to tenths of seconds and fractions of inches, riders often seek a competitive edge. But how much can science provide that edge?

Building a rider

Building a Little 500 rider

By Aliya Mood · Tuesday, April 20,2010 4:52 p.m.

A Little 500 cycling team’s budget only scratches the surface with the $100 registration fee. In fact, the elite teams often utilize — through sponsors, fundraising and out-of-pocket expenses — thousands of dollars of top-of-the-line equipment and apparel. Senior Gray Goat Cycling rider Matt Kiel discussed his team’s equipment and his own apparel for race day.

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Racing into the digital age

By IDS · Tuesday, April 20,2010 4:40 p.m.

Since 2006, an assortment of Little 500 riders have worn stickers on their helmets to help senior informatics majors on a group project. This year’s group has made serious improvements, including recruiting more riders, and this year their data is hitting the Web.

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Race day dictionary

By Aliya Mood · Tuesday, April 20,2010 4:35 p.m.

With help from Black Key Bulls rider Jordan Bailey, the IDS defines some of the most important race day terms.

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Who was Bill Armstrong?

By IDS · Tuesday, April 20,2010 4:32 p.m.

Bill Armstrong was a baseball-playing, fund-raising, FBI-investigated Kentuckian who loved IU, its athletes and the Little 500.

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Sex, alcohol and Little 500

By IDS · Tuesday, April 20,2010 4:28 p.m.

In 2008, 228 students participated in a 21-day, Internet-based daily diary study to assess drinking and sexual behaviors during Little 500, as well as during the weeks before and after.

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Breaking down an exchange

By IDS · Tuesday, April 20,2010 2:15 p.m.

During the race, teams have to switch riders somehow. We break down the different types of exchanges.

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Breaking down a bike

By IDS · Tuesday, April 20,2010 2:11 p.m.

Little 500 bikes are single-speed, coaster-brake racing bicycles with 28 mm tires. Within certain restrictions, modifications to the bike are allowed.

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Remembering Howdy Wilcox

By IDS · Tuesday, April 20,2010 2:10 p.m.

Known most for his creation of ‘The World’s Greatest College Weekend,’ Howard S. “Howdy” Wilcox was also a dedicated alumnus and a scholarship founder.

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Brother and sister compete at Bill Armstrong Stadium in different ways

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Tuesday, April 20,2010 1:58 p.m.

Growing up only five months apart, Mindi and Rich Balchan have always been close, even though they aren’t biological siblings. As kids they played every sport they could, and while at Carmel High School, they competed on the soccer pitch.They both chose to attend IU, but once they set foot on campus they chose different paths: Mindi, a sorority and Rich, IU athletics. But it only took a semester for both their paths to cross at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

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