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Bringing Ghana to Vancouver

By Pete Christopher · Thursday, Feb. 11,2010 5:47 p.m.

Friday, champions of snow and ice from around the globe will descend on Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Although the Olympic Games are billed as the embodiment of global diversity, many warm-weather countries have no winter athletes to offer. In Africa and South America, participation in the Winter Olympics is rare, and success is even rarer. Enter Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, the inexperienced underdog whose story is sure to turn skeptics into fans.

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International inequality

By Allison Tyra · Thursday, Feb. 11,2010 5:32 p.m.

Around the world, the Olympic rings are a symbol of unity, each representing a continent. Despite this, no African or South American has ever brought home a Winter Olympic Games medal. While the climate is certainly a factor, there is more to the issue, experts say.

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Bobby Johnson to join Buffalo Bills staff

Thursday, Feb. 11,2010 5:14 p.m.

IU football offensive-line coach Bobby Johnson is leaving his position to take a job as assistant offensive line coach with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, a source close to the situation confirmed.

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Online courses provide alternative classroom

By Meredith Reffner · Thursday, Feb. 11,2010 4:24 p.m.

If those eight cups of coffee have left you feeling so awake that it would be a shame to not be productive, it might be a good time to go to class — even if it’s 3 a.m. Online classes are not new – there are universities that offer entire degrees solely through the Internet. At IU, though, space constraints and availability are making online classes a bigger part of the curriculum.

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Report: Hundreds forced into labor, sex in Ohio

Thursday, Feb. 11,2010 11:23 a.m.

About 1,000 American-born children are forced into the sex trade in Ohio every year and about 800 immigrants are sexually exploited and pushed into sweatshop-type jobs, a new report on human trafficking in the state said Wednesday.

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Tension fills Oregon campus over extremists

Thursday, Feb. 11,2010 11:21 a.m.

The students stomped their feet, heckled and then stood and turned their backs as the speaker at the University of Oregon defended red-baiting Sen. Joseph McCarthy and called Martin Luther King Jr. a communist dupe.

The Black History Art Fair

Art fair ‘expresses soul,’ raises money

By Jake New · Thursday, Feb. 11,2010 12:45 a.m.

The Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall echoed with slaps, thuds and chants Wednesday when four dancers in rubber rain boots fixed with loose bottle caps led a crowd in a traditional African Gumboot Dance. The dance was just one part of the eighth-annual Black History Month Art Fair sponsored by the FASE Mentoring Program, the African American Arts Institute and the Office of Multicultural Initiatives.

Jesus Christ Superstar

Rock-opera musical tells story of Jesus’ last week on earth

By Bennett Fuson · Thursday, Feb. 11,2010 12:41 a.m.

On Wednesday, the IU Auditorium hosted an audience ready to see Jesus rock. “Jesus Christ Superstar” opened Wednesday to an appreciative crowd eager to escape the frigid weather outside. The show, one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most famous productions, is a retelling of the final days of Jesus’ life – beginning with the preparation for his arrival in Jerusalem and ending with his Crucifixion.

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Buckeyes roll past Hoosiers

By DeAntae Prince · Thursday, Feb. 11,2010 12:37 a.m.

Basketball isn’t known as a contact sport, and the more passive team lost in IU’s 69-52 faltering against Ohio State on Wednesday. Similar to the first contest on Jan. 6 in Columbus, Ohio, IU struggled against the larger, more physical Buckeyes.

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IU named in list of top Peace Corps contributors

By Adrienne Kaplan · Thursday, Feb. 11,2010 12:10 a.m.

With more than 40 participants, IU made its way onto a new list of schools with large contributions to the competitive international program. IU ranked No. 25 on the Peace Corps Top Colleges 2010 list when compared to other schools with more than 15,000 undergraduate students. The University of Washington ranked No. 1 with 101 students involved in the Peace Corps, while IU had 42 students involved.

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Documentary shows stories of ‘undocumented youth'

By Bailey Loosemore · Thursday, Feb. 11,2010 12:08 a.m.

Students watched the documentary “Papers: Stories of Undocumented Youth” along with 20 other students Wednesday at the IU Maurer School of Law. The documentary, written and directed by Anne Galisky, told the stories of four students facing high school graduation without legal citizenship status.

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Junior Faculty Award recognizes research

By MaryJane Slaby · Thursday, Feb. 11,2010 12:06 a.m.

Five faculty members received the IU Outstanding Junior Faculty Award for their dedication to teaching, research and service. Winners were Brian D’Onofrio, Christiane Gruber, Ho-fung Hung, Daniel Kearns and Marissa Moorman.

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