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Men place 1st, women 2nd at Pepsi Invite

By Ari Shifron · Monday, April 6,2009 12:02 a.m.

The IU men’s track and field team proved they were the top squad this weekend by taking out recent indoor national champion Oregon to win the Pepsi Team Invitational in Eugene, Ore.

Junior pitcher Matt Bashore throws to a Chicago State batter on Tuesday at Sembower Field. The Hoosiers won 2 out of 3 in a series against the Illinois over the weekend.

Hoosiers gain 1st Big Ten series win

By DeAntae Prince · Sunday, April 5,2009 11:53 p.m.

On a cold and rainy day last week, IU coach Tracy Smith paced back and forth on the diamond as his players looked on, eagerly awaiting the game-3 start of their first Big Ten series against Minnesota. The opposing dugout was empty. The umpire’s hands fought the wind as he announced the cancelation of the March 29 game.

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Schools eye stimulus money for energy efficiency

Sunday, April 5,2009 11:48 p.m.

The candy machine at Henry Sibley High School knows when students roam the halls and automatically powers down when they’ve gone home. The basketball court still shines, but under the glow of fluorescent tubes that suck up a fraction of the juice the old lights used.

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Dubai accuses ally of Chechnya leader in slaying

Sunday, April 5,2009 11:47 p.m.

Dubai authorities accused a close ally of Chechnya’s Kremlin-backed president on Sunday of masterminding the brazen midday assassination of a decorated Chechen war veteran.

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County DA: No victims could have been saved

Sunday, April 5,2009 11:46 p.m.

A faster response by emergency officials to the attack at an immigrant services center in Binghamton would have saved no lives, a county prosecutor said Sunday.

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With aid conditions set, Pakistan sharpens tone

Sunday, April 5,2009 11:45 p.m.

When U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke arrives in Pakistan this week he will be publicly feted for President Barack Obama’s pledge of massive, long-term aid for a wobbling nation critical to America’s strategy for turning around its the war in Afghanistan.

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Former understudy aims for future Izzo-like season

By Zachary Osterman · Sunday, April 5,2009 11:41 p.m.

Today is Tom Crean’s 370th day on the job as IU men’s basketball coach, which isn’t all that long – unless you consider the tenures of his immediate predecessors. Speaking by phone Thursday, the first-year coach reflected on his first full season in Bloomington, one that was perhaps more important for what it wasn’t – full of controversy – than what it was.

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Conference addresses racial, gender issues

By MaryJane Slaby · Sunday, April 5,2009 11:39 p.m.

Speakers such as Wakisha Malone illustrated the importance of education and showed the differences in salary based on education and gender at the second-annual Women of Color Leadership Conference on Friday and Saturday.

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Board selects new student editors

By Nick Cusack · Sunday, April 5,2009 11:36 p.m.

Student, faculty and professional representatives chose the upcoming editors-in-chief of the Indiana Daily Student and the Arbutus yearbook Friday.

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Discussion answers economic questions

By Caitlin Ursini · Sunday, April 5,2009 11:34 p.m.

With the economic crisis getting deeper, people are doing whatever they can to obtain information on what is next. Indiana’s Department of Economics presented “Worldwide Economic Crisis: Proximate Historical Perspective and Policy Response” on Friday to a packed audience in Woodburn Hall.

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Film festival brings diversity to forefront

By Mickey Woods · Sunday, April 5,2009 10:06 p.m.

The second MOSAIC Diversity Film Festival, in conjunction with the opening of the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market, premiered Saturday at City Hall and marked 25 years of Diversity Theatre.

Caesar Pacifici dances the Argentine tango with partner Chris Collins on Friday evening at the tango workshop at The Lodge. Dancers learn primary steps from Florencia Taccetti, a premier Argentine dance instructor.

Tango expert teaches locals

By Mickey Woods · Sunday, April 5,2009 10:05 p.m.

The Bloomington Argentine Tango Organization and IU Tango Club were host to “A Night at the Milonga” on Saturday with premier Tango instructor Florencia Taccetti.

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Labor commissioner addresses student safety engineers

By Sarah Bloom · Sunday, April 5,2009 9:19 p.m.

Torres spoke about the challenges she has faced since her appointment in October 2006, including finding an appropriate balance between regulation – penalizing employers with citations – and education, showing them how to implement safety solutions in their facilities.

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City to buy SportsPlex for $5.5M

By Katrina Loh · Sunday, April 5,2009 9:17 p.m.

The Bloomington City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday to issue $6.5 million in revenue bonds to purchase the Bloomington SportsPlex, despite citizen concerns about the economy and closing of a community center.

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Sleep deprived?

By Erin Chapman · Sunday, April 5,2009 8:46 p.m.

Complaining about lack of sleep is a staple of modern social interaction. In fact, on campus it has become nothing short of a socialized ritual.

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The wrong booze tax

Sunday, April 5,2009 8:45 p.m.

WE SAY Alcohol tax increase for sporting teams is affordable, but unnecessary.

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