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IU coach Tom Crean watches the action from the sidelines during a game Sunday at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. IU lost 85-61.

IU keeps energy alive

By Tom Kirby · Wednesday, March 11,2009 11:40 p.m.

March is synonymous with many things in college.   But for college basketball, March means only one thing: madness. 

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Former Jacobs dean wins award

By Amy Burke · Wednesday, March 11,2009 11:02 p.m.

Charles H. Webb, former dean of the Jacobs School of Music, was honored on Feb. 28 by the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir by being named the recipient of the first-ever Elmer Steffen Founder’s Award.

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US Embassy in Sudan warns Americans to leave

Wednesday, March 11,2009 10:55 p.m.

The U.S. Embassy in Sudan authorized nonessential staff and family to leave the country, saying Tuesday that protests against the International Criminal Court’s indictment of the Sudanese president increased the danger of anti-Western violence.

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Court upholds rejection of blood contract

Wednesday, March 11,2009 10:54 p.m.

The Fourth District Court of Appeal in Santa Ana agreed with a lower court Tuesday when it ruled that a contract written in blood between two Korean businessmen is unenforceable.

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IU graduate to star in upcoming web series

By Rachel Krasnow · Wednesday, March 11,2009 10:51 p.m.

Andrew J. West, a 2006 IU graduate, has come far from his days at IU spent working at the Eigenmann food court. West is a current star on ABC Family’s “Greek” and will make his debut as the main character, “Hunter,” in an upcoming web series called “Rockville, CA” on TheWB.com on March 17.

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Top-level Irish dancers re-form cultural group

By Julia Shedlin · Wednesday, March 11,2009 10:49 p.m.

At a school where parties dominate the social scene, the same old music and entertainment every weekend can start to wear thin. IU students offer many alternative forms of entertainment, and the championship-level dancers in the Identity Irish Dancers could make for fun entertainment at a St. Patrick’s Day party.

The "Leprechaun", IU Sophomore Kaylee Spivey, mingles with attendees of the 1st annual Leprechaun's Birthday at the Waldron Arts Center on Wednesday evening. The event was the sixth of 35 events being held at the Center to celebrate it's 35th anniversary.

‘Leprechaun’ parties for art

By Bailey Loosemore · Wednesday, March 11,2009 10:48 p.m.

In celebration of the Bloomington Area Arts Council’s 35th birthday, Bloomington resident Robert Stumpf played bagpipes outside of the John Waldron Art Center Wednesday at A Leprechaun’s Birthday. The birthday party was one of 35 events the council will put on this year.  

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Are we there yet?

By Abby Mitchell · Wednesday, March 11,2009 10:43 p.m.

On Oct. 27, a 13-year-old girl was stoned to death in Somalia by 50 adult men in a stadium of 1,000 spectators.

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Feminism

By Chelsea Kane · Wednesday, March 11,2009 10:42 p.m.

Despite my identification as a feminist – one who believes in and works for gender equality – I have always faced a dilemma in this self-identification.

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Introspec-ulation

By DJ Funkhouser · Wednesday, March 11,2009 10:41 p.m.

Attending college and living purely among college kids, I don’t feel the world’s economic slump. I don’t see anyone struggling with it. College has shielded me from the effects of our unfortunate economy, as if I’m someone else from somewhere else.

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Losing respect

Wednesday, March 11,2009 10:40 p.m.

After last spring’s IUSA elections and the misconduct that surrounded last week’s Residence Halls Association elections, students are left wondering if student government is truly interested in serving them. The generally undignified behavior that marked the RHA Elections, in which only 908 students voted, suggests otherwise. 

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Pakistan arrests 100s of activitists, bans rallies

Wednesday, March 11,2009 10:38 p.m.

Pakistan arrested hundreds of opposition activists Wednesday and banned protests in two regions ahead of a planned rally outside Parliament that could weaken the already shaky rule of the country’s U.S.-allied government.

U.S. and South Korean Marine soldiers conduct a Force-on-Force drill during the joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises Key Resolve/Foal Eagle 2009 at Rodriguez Range in Pocheon, north of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday. North Korea put its troops on alert and cut the hot line Monday as the American and South Korean militaries began joint maneuvers. The communist regime warned that even the slightest provocation could trigger war during the 12-day drills.

North Korea accuses Obama of interference

Wednesday, March 11,2009 10:37 p.m.

North Korea took its first swipe at President Barack Obama on Wednesday, accusing his administration of meddling, though the communist country somewhat toned down its recent harsh military rhetoric.

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Teen gunman kills self after slaying 17 in Germany

Wednesday, March 11,2009 10:34 p.m.

A 17-year-old gunman dressed in black opened fire inside his former high school in southwestern Germany on Wednesday, killing 17 people before he turned the gun on himself, authorities said.

Watch It

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, March 11,2009 9:23 p.m.

As a longtime fan of the graphic novel that for years has been called unfilmable, it is amazing to see this story on screen – and even more so to see it be nearly as good. Some fanboys will complain of small details missing, and unaware viewers might be confused with the constant flashbacks.

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1 dead, 4 injured after SR 46 crash

Wednesday, March 11,2009 9:15 p.m.

Two Ford pickup trucks, one white and one gray, collided head-on near Stinesville Road in Monroe County at about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday. William E. Johnson, 33, of Freedom, Ind., was pronounced dead at the scene by Monroe County Coroner Jerry Reed.

‘90s emo rockers keep it steady and solid

By Greg Winget · Wednesday, March 11,2009 9:09 p.m.

Though The Appleseed Cast have come a long way since the 1990s emo of their debut, their seventh album “Sagarmatha” shows that they might have become a bit too comfortable with the cerebral post-rock of the 21st century.

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