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Arizona Cardinals' offensive lineman Lyle Sendlein (63) reacts on the bench late in the fourth quarter of the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla.

Dreams dashed in a second

By Geoffrey Miller · Monday, Feb. 2,2009 12:36 a.m.

A Super Bowl, it seemed, was ready to head home to Glendale, Ariz., on the back of a redemptive quarterback and a wide receiver with impossible talent. Then a second ticked away.

The Hoosier Relay team passes the baton Saturday afternoon at the Gladstein Fieldhouse. IU won thirteen events during the Indiana Relays held on Friday and Saturday.

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Monday, Feb. 2,2009 12:32 a.m.

Check out all of the happenings in IU athletics this weekend.


Hoosiers drop 11th straight in front of raucous crowd

By Matt Dollinger · Monday, Feb. 2,2009 12:32 a.m.

The Hoosiers (5-15, 0-8) reluctantly made history Saturday with their 11th consecutive loss, tying a 66-year-old school record. Ohio State outscored IU by 14 points after halftime and outlasted an unconscious shooting performance by freshman guard Matt Roth to beat IU 93-81.

A little girl dances, as children from the Chinese Language School perform "If You're Happy And You Know It," Saturday evening at the Chinese New Year celebration held at the IU Auditorium.

Chinese New Year focuses on family

By MaryJane Slaby · Monday, Feb. 2,2009 12:30 a.m.

The Chinese New Year Celebration, sponsored by the Chinese Student and Scholar Association, was held Saturday at the IU Auditorium. It included food from Chow Bar along with two and a half hours of performances to celebrate the start of the Year of the Ox and a look back at last year’s events.

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes celebrates following Pittsburgh's 27-23 win over the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. Holmes caught the game-winning touchdown pass.

Turbulent Super Bowl ends with black-and-gold victory

Monday, Feb. 2,2009 12:27 a.m.

TAMPA, Fla. – Their Steel Curtain shredded, Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh offense ended a Super Bowl of incredible swings with a final-minute touchdown for a historic victory.

A member of the Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls outside the Buskirk-Chumley Theater during the Pride Film Festival Saturday evening.

Festival celebrates GLBT community

By Samantha Lomax · Monday, Feb. 2,2009 12:26 a.m.

A colorful crowd of jugglers, rainbow flag-weilding roller derby girls and belly dancers boogying to the beat of drums created a vibrant explosion of color and sound in celebration of the PRIDE Film Festival on Saturday night in front of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

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RPS to look for new RAs

By Alyssa Goldman · Monday, Feb. 2,2009 12:01 a.m.

The new batch of potential RAs underwent an interview process with a professional and graduate student staff member. RAs go through a lengthy process to get the position. Students apply online and provide a resume and recommendation letters. Staff members then check each student’s application, bursar and judicial standings and GPA.

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Man says fraternity forced him to drink alcohol

By Lindsey Erdody · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:59 p.m.

The IU Police Department is investigating an assault case involving a fraternity. At 1:51 a.m. Friday an IUPD officer noticed a male subject who appeared to be intoxicated and had injuries on his face and neck, Minger said. His right eye and upper lip were swollen, and he had cuts on his face and several cuts on his neck. He told the officer he had been at a fraternity but had not been drinking. He said the house members forced him to drink by saying if he didn’t, he would be beaten, Minger said.

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Former IU student arrested for assault in dorm room

By Lindsey Erdody · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:55 p.m.

IU Police Department arrested a 22-year-old former IU student Friday morning for allegedly assaulting his 18-year-old ex-girlfriend. Matthew Stein faces preliminary charges of criminal confinement, a felony, and battering with injury, a misdemeanor.

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Black History Month connects community

By IDS staff · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:53 p.m.

Marcellus Neal led the way in 1895 for black students at IU as the first black graduate of the University, and Frances Elizabeth Marshall followed in Neal’s footsteps to become IU’s first female black graduate in 1919. These alumni, the namesakes of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, are a small part of IU’s black history. Neal and Marshall’s legacies inspired the 2009’s Black History Month celebration: “Quest of Black Citizenship in the Americas.”

A potential new member of Sigma Phi Epsilon signs up to receive information at Men’s Formal Recruitment Friday afternoon in the Frangipani Room of the IMU. This is the second men’s formal rush event this school year.

Spring rush turnout ‘better than expected’

By Carrie Schedler · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:50 p.m.

Fraternities filled the Indiana Memorial Union’s Frangipani Room on Friday from front to back during the Interfraternity Council’s Spring Rush Kickoff. The event marked the beginning of spring rush, where non-greeks had the chance to meet and talk to representatives from all 29 IFC-recognized fraternities.

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Sri Lankan official warns diplomats, CNN, BBC

Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:12 p.m.

Sri Lanka warned Western diplomats, foreign journalists and aid groups Sunday that they would be “chased” out of the country if they appear to favor the Tamil Tiger rebels.

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N. Korea warns of possible war with S. Korea

Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:11 p.m.

North Korea warned Sunday that South Korea’s confrontational policies might trigger a war on the divided peninsula, a message coming two days after the communist country vowed to abandon all peace agreements with its southern neighbor.

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Carbon monoxide scare sends 17 to hospital

Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:04 p.m.

Investigators believe a gasoline-powered generator running a fan for inflatable playhouses produced carbon monoxide at a child’s birthday party, sending 17 people to a hospital.

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Floridians find British warship wreck in Channel

Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:03 p.m.

Florida deep-sea explorers who found $500 million in sunken treasure two years ago say they have discovered another prized shipwreck: a legendary British man-of-war that sank in the English Channel 264 years ago.

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Local lawmakers react to federal stimulus bill

By Katrina Loh · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:02 p.m.

President Barack Obama’s $819 billion stimulus package has passed the House vote and is scheduled for a vote in the Senate on Wednesday, but many Indiana lawmakers have expressed mixed feelings about the bill.

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State cracks down on late payments

By Sarah Bloom · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11 p.m.

A new central database could allow the Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office to more effectively pursue enforcement measures for outstanding child support debts, including the suspension of hunting, fishing and driver’s licenses.

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