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15th annual Miss Gay IU Friday night

By Rachel Skybetter · Friday, March 24,2006 12:18 a.m.

Although the local temperature has been well below average, it will be nothing but hot in the IU Auditorium Friday night at the 15th annual Miss Gay IU drag competition. The pageant hosted by OUT, IU's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Student Union, and has grown to become the largest collegiate drag pageant in the nation, according to the OUT Web site, www.indiana.edu/~out.

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Bush to speak at Rep. Sodrel's fundraiser

By Carrie Ritchie · Friday, March 24,2006 12:18 a.m.

President George W. Bush will be appearing Friday at U.S. Rep. Mike Sodrel's fundraiser in Indianapolis. Sodrel's Chief of Staff Cam Savage said the event could bring in $500,000 for the congressman's campaign through the sales of its minimum $1,000 charge per ticket.

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Gearing up

By Chris Engel · Friday, March 24,2006 12:18 a.m.

After weather conditions forced Little 500 teams to practice away from Bill Armstrong Stadium this week, riders are anxious to get back on the right track, even if that track is a bit sludgy. Qualifications for the men's and women's fields are all day Saturday, where teams compete to determine the racing order for the April event.

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Hoosiers return from spring break success

By Chris Sauer · Friday, March 24,2006 12:01 a.m.

While most students in Florida were thinking about beaches and fun, the members of the IU softball team won six games and took home a tournament title. The team looks to carry that momentum into this weekend's IU Classic when it takes on Western Kentucky and Wright State.

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Hoosiers return from spring break success

By Chris Sauer · Thursday, March 23,2006 11:57 p.m.

While most students in Florida were thinking about beaches and fun, the members of the IU softball team won six games and took home a tournament title. The team looks to carry that momentum into this weekend's IU Classic when it takes on Western Kentucky and Wright State.

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IU hopes weather permits home game

By Jordan Majewski · Thursday, March 23,2006 11:56 p.m.

The IU baseball team hopes the third time proves to be the charm, as it attempts to play its first home game of the season. The first two scheduled home games were cancelled because of inclement weather.

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IU to face off against Boilermakers, Illini

By Jonathan Hines · Thursday, March 23,2006 11:54 p.m.

When it comes to women's tennis, the recent IU-Purdue rivalry has been about as one-sided as a fight between a polar bear and a pussycat -- and at 35-2 all-time over their rivals, IU coach Lin Loring isn't leading the pussycat. Friday afternoon, the No. 35 Hoosiers will look to improve their conference record to 2-0 against the visiting Boilermakers, who come into the contest ranked No. 33. IU will also face Illinois on Sunday.

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Uncharted Waters

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Thursday, March 23,2006 11:49 p.m.

For the IU women's basketball team, the postseason is uncharted waters. The last Hoosier team to make a postseason tournament was the 2001-02 squad that steam-rolled its way through the Big Ten Tournament and into the NCAA Tournament.

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Too little too late

By Alyson Brodsy and Kirk Nathanson · Thursday, March 23,2006 11:45 p.m.

On Tuesday an envoy of American senators met with Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari to discuss the future of his government, his country and our war. The group of powerful and hugely influential congressmen included the ranking Democrat on the Armed Forces Committee, Carl Levin D-Mich, who expressed concerns that not enough progress is being made — that Americans are becoming impatient.

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I need new shoe souls

By Alyson Brodsy and Matt Peyton · Thursday, March 23,2006 11:43 p.m.

My shoes are evil. That's right, you heard me. My new running shoes have mystical powers and they have chosen to use those powers not to help people, but rather to do harm.

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We had spirit, yes we did

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 23,2006 11:42 p.m.

You can see them entertaining the crowd, sporting the latest hip-hop moves during the halftime of IU basketball games. A swing of the hip, a flip of the shoulder. These aren't ordinary cheerleaders. This is the pom squad, a mixture of cheer and dance group that performs at IU basketball games and in national competitions.

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Alleged terrorist says he plans to testify

By Alyson Brodsy and Matthew Barakat · Thursday, March 23,2006 11:40 p.m.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Prosecutors rested their death-penalty case against al-Qaida terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui on Thursday after a former FBI agent testified that investigators might have been able to hunt down Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers if the defendant had confessed before the attacks.

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Violence erupts in Paris as students protest law

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, March 23,2006 11:39 p.m.

PARIS -- Demonstrators hurled chunks of concrete at police, who responded by filling a picturesque Paris square with tear gas Thursday as protest marches over a contested jobs law erupted into violence.

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First-year MBA students to compete in case competitions at Kelley school

By Zachary Osterman · Thursday, March 23,2006 11:30 p.m.

From 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Friday, graduate students in the Kelley School of Business will be able to practice case interviewing skills in the 2006 "March Madness" Mini-Case Competition. The event, which the Consulting Club of the Kelley school planned, will take place on the graduate side of the business school. Gayatree Jain, a junior MBA candidate, directed the competition.

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Taste of Asia to offer food, cultural performances

By Andrea Alumbaugh · Thursday, March 23,2006 11:29 p.m.

The IU Auditorium will be filled Sunday with an array of sounds and scents as the IU Asian American Association holds its annual Taste of Asia cultural event. From 5:30 to 8 p.m., the audience can view acts such as Tae Kwon Do demonstrators and Chinese yo-yo performers and be served a range of cuisine from local Asian restaurants.

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