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Concert benifits Middle Way House

By Lauren Younis · Sunday, Feb. 21,2010 9:38 p.m.

Crowds gathered Saturday in the Collins Living-Learning Center to see five bands perform a benefit show for the Middle Way House, an organization offering support to victims of sexual and domestic violence.

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Center’s contest looks for best campus singer

By Abby Hull · Sunday, Feb. 21,2010 9:34 p.m.

Along with approximately 100 other students, McShay auditioned for the sixth annual “Campus Super Star” competition at the Indiana Memorial Union, organized by the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center. Students who attend any college or university in Indiana were eligible to audition.

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City meets rural living in ‘The Drawer Boy’

By Melissa Sokolski · Sunday, Feb. 21,2010 9:32 p.m.

The Cardinal Stage Company show, which opened Friday, centers around Miles, who shows up ready and willing to work on characters Morgan and Angus’ farm to research rural life for his new play. Morgan agrees, but neither knows what they are getting into.

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Environmentalism, art collide at SoFa

By Danielle Rindler · Sunday, Feb. 21,2010 9:29 p.m.

The opening reception for three exhibitions, “INHABIT,” “All Points Bulletin: Interventions on Climate Change” and “Polar Drifts: Projects from Northern Crossings,” drew artists and environmentalists alike to the SoFA Gallery.

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Religion: less is more

By Pooja Kansal · Sunday, Feb. 21,2010 7:28 p.m.

Breaking away from a religious doctrine encourages independent thinking and a greater sense of personal choice.

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Too fat to fly? Deal.

By Chad Quandt · Sunday, Feb. 21,2010 7:24 p.m.

Southwest doesn’t need to change its seat size; we as a country need to change our lifestyle choices.

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60-vote gridlock

By Ashley Ames · Sunday, Feb. 21,2010 7:17 p.m.

It is imperative for our national progress that the Senate reduce the supermajority threshold. I’m convinced it’s the only pragmatic way the Senate can be relieved from its inhibited state.

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Dreams gone Bayh

Sunday, Feb. 21,2010 7:04 p.m.

WE SAY Bayh’s decision to leave the Senate instead of fixing it is a disappointment.

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Pa. school defends spy charges

Sunday, Feb. 21,2010 4:31 p.m.

A school district accused of secretly switching on laptop webcams inside students’ homes said it never used webcam images to monitor or discipline students. The Lower Merion School District acknowledged webcams were activated 42 times in the past 14 months but only to find missing, lost or stolen laptops.

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France battles recent burka controversies

By Carrie Schedler · Sunday, Feb. 21,2010 4:30 p.m.

Islam in France is a touchy subject. As the government continues to push to ban the burka — a full-body veil worn by many Muslim women — critics cite the move as proof of pervasive racism and xenophobia.

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Danes challenge eco study

By Allison Anderson · Sunday, Feb. 21,2010 4:29 p.m.

Denmark’s reputation as a leader in sustainability was at an all-time high after December’s U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. A new study, however, reveals the country might not live up to its idyllic green image. Denmark ranked No. 32 with only average scores in the recent Environmental Performance Index released by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities. Especially surprising was that Denmark was positioned in the same category as the United States, typically thought of as somewhat negligent in environmental conservation efforts.

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Flaming Lips to headline Little 500 concert

Sunday, Feb. 21,2010 1:57 p.m.

The Flaming Lips will perform this year's Little 500 headline concert at 8 p.m. April 22, the Thursday before race weekend. Online ticket pre-sale for IU students and Auditorium members is Wednesday, and tickets will be available to the public on Thursday.

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Women swimmers repeat as Big Ten champs

By IDS staff · Saturday, Feb. 20,2010 10:12 p.m.

Powered by seniors Kate Fesenko and Donna Smailis, the IU women's swimming and diving team repeated as Big Ten champions with 758 points, 185.5 more than second-place Minnesota.

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Indy officials draw lessons from Miami in planning city's 2012 Super Bowl

Saturday, Feb. 20,2010 9:50 p.m.

Indianapolis officials say they’re drawing on lessons learned while visiting Miami for this year’s Super Bowl as they prepare to host the big game in 2012. “The eyes of the world have never been on Indianapolis the way they are going to be for the Super Bowl,” said Allison Melangton, president and CEO of the 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee. “We have to take advantage of that, and we have to be ready for it.”

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Gov. Daniels to meet with Obama at governors’ meeting

Saturday, Feb. 20,2010 9:16 p.m.

Gov. Mitch Daniels and other state chief executives will meet with President Barack Obama during the National Governors Association’s winter meeting in Washington, D.C. Daniels’ office says he will attend a governors-only meeting with Obama and members of his Cabinet at the White House on Monday morning.

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