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Young, Van Kooten top ITTs
Junior Teter rider Caitlin Van Kooten couldn’t wait to get her Individual Time Trial run started. But when the gun went off, she went nowhere. With a standing start to the four-lap event, the volunteer holding her bike didn’t hear the gun – holding on tight as Van Kooten tried in vain to pedal.
Strong and disabled
Freshman Jeff Butler, who is quadriplegic, was on his way to take a math test when he was stuck outside Swain Hall because the chair lift was broken. He had no other way of getting to his class or of letting his professor know he couldn’t get in the building. But he is not the only student who faces the challenges of being in college, in a new place and juggling the responsibilities of being disabled.
New Dean of Students office to open in July
The Offices of Dean of Students, Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Veteran Support Services will move to the Indiana Memorial Union spot in June, leaving current homes in Franklin Hall. Dean of Students Pete Goldsmith said the project is scheduled to be completed by June 29, which includes both offices. The cost will be slightly more than $400,000.
Indiana moves ahead of Mississippi to third nationwide in gambling
In 2009, Indiana overtook longtime gambling hot spot Mississippi as the state with the third-highest commercial gambling adjusted gross revenue in the country. Despite having a modest number of casinos compared to Mississippi’s 29, Indiana still managed to haul in $12 million more than the southern state, to total $2.58 billion in adjusted gross revenue through commercial gambling last year.
Butler rally at Indy Monument Circle draws thousands of fans
INDIANAPOLIS — It’s not unusual to see downtown Indianapolis awash in blue, hosting a sea of sports fans. But when fans flocked to Monument Circle for a pep rally Wednesday afternoon, they weren’t decked in blue for the Colts, but for the Final Four-bound Butler Bulldogs.
Out of Left Field
Louisville outfielder Kyle Grieshaber probably didn’t think much of the small seating area behind him in left field prior to Tuesday’s game against the IU baseball team. But afterwards, the freshman surely knew about “Tracy’s Terrace,” thanks to about 15 people stationed along the Sembower Field fence, just yards from where he stood.
Musical trash or treasure
During my daily Facebook creeper session, I ran into a fan page called “There should be a special font for sarcasm.” After last week, truer words have never been spoken.















