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Missing Purdue student’s body found

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Authorities found the body of a missing Purdue University freshman inside his car after it was pulled Wednesday from a suburban Indianapolis retention pond. An autopsy indicated 19-year-old Patrick Trainor of Indianapolis died from drowning, and a toxicology report will not be completed for at least two weeks.


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Loan providers forced to cut employees

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Sallie Mae, a major student loan provider, has its largest office in Fishers, Ind. For years, the company has been involved in supplying federal and private loans to students. If the reconciliation bill’s amendments to health care pass the Senate and are signed into law, private lenders will no longer have the ability to originate student loans.


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Bloomington water rates might rise

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The Utilities Service Board recommended a 54 percent increase on water rates Wednesday, which includes funding for an expansion of the city’s water plant.

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Bloomington Hospital honored for nursing

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Last week, more than 100 staff members and associates of Bloomington Hospital gathered in the hospital’s Wegmiller Auditorium with high hopes that the American Nurses Credentialing Center would recognize them with nursing’s top honor, the Magnet designation.


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IU sends 2 swimmers to NCAAs

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It has been a season of ups and downs for the men’s swimming and diving team. After a regular season in which they went 1-6 in dual meets, the Hoosiers finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships in February.



Baseball

Sweet Home Indiana

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A day removed from a loss at Morehead State that totaled 35 runs by both clubs, the IU baseball team didn’t lose a thing at the plate in its first home game of the 2010 season. Six home runs, a school record-tying, five-hit day for junior first baseman Jerrud Sabourin and a clinching five-run seventh inning produced a 17-8 winning effort for the Hoosiers (10-10) at Sembower Field.


Bishop

The Bishop owner creates home for local music

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The Bishop is empty. Music on an old radio plays from the back room and is drowned out as “Sanford and Son” manage their junkyard on a TV set. A few album covers hang above booths with black vinyl seats. 






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Kinsey study examines definition of term ‘sex’

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What is sex? While some consider it to be intercourse, the Kinsey Institute at IU has released a survey that contradicts this assumption and exposes the idea that no uniform consensus exists on the word’s definition.



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Comic Talk #8

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Brad Sanders delves into the always entertaining arena of politics in his latest comic talk.


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Energy Challenge adds academic buildings to competition

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Cream and crimson are IU’s colors. And for the next four weeks, green will be too. The third annual Energy Challenge will kick off today and will last until April 22. This year, all 11 residence halls, 31 greek houses and, for the first time, eight academic buildings will compete to save the most energy and water.



EA Games

The Gaming Lobby

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EA and Ubisoft again take the dastardly spotlight with new releases that are requiring players to have a constant Internet connection to play their titles.


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Fan-friendly campus

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The campus fan culture makes it so people can always find others to share their unique interests with.