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Senior weekend triumphs keep IU volleyball's NCAA dreams alive

By Ari Shifron · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 11:09 p.m.

The 2004-06 seasons saw five combined Big Ten wins for the IU volleyball team. The 2007 season saw an improvement with six Big Ten wins. Now in 2008, in IU coach Sherry Dunbar’s second year, IU sits at eight wins and in NCAA Tournament contention with a week to go in the season. Thanks to two huge 3-1 victories on senior weekend against Wisconsin and Northwestern, IU sits at 8-10 in the Big Ten and possibly in the driver’s seat for a berth to postseason play.

Junior guard Jamie Braun shoots a layup during the Hoosiers 62-59 loss to Xavier in the second round of the Preseason WNIT on Sunday, Nov. 16 at Assembly Hall.

IU women's basketball team stumbles in the preseason WNIT

By Brandon Smith · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 11:07 p.m.

A tale of two halves is the best way to describe the IU women’s basketball team’s 65-59 loss Saturday night against Middle Tennessee State. Despite out-shooting the Blue Raiders from the floor 52.1 percent to 37.5 percent and going on a 19-0 run in the first half to gain a 30-10 margin at one point, the Hoosiers (1-2) were not able to hold their 36-22 halftime lead. In the second half, the Hoosiers were out-scored 43-23 and only shot 37.5 percent from the floor, which contributed to the disappointing six-point loss.

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IU men's swimming posts strong weekend showing at home Hoosierland Invitational

Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 11:06 p.m.

The IU men’s swimming and diving team hosted six other teams for the Hoosierland Invitational this weekend at the Councilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. IU welcomed the swimming teams of Cincinnati, Louisville, Pittsburgh and Truman State, while the diving team hosted Cincinnati, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Wright State and IU-Purdue University Indianapolis. Several Hoosiers posted personal bests and made NCAA B Cuts.

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Story doesn’t end for IU football yet

By Dave Leno · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 11:05 p.m.

Even Hollywood’s award-winning writers could not have scripted a better ending to Purdue coach Joe Tiller’s career. For a guy who has spent 12 seasons pouring his heart and soul into a seesawing program, it was fitting his finale was a drubbing of IU. The 2008 Old Oaken Bucket game was so pain-free Saturday it was over in the first quarter. Somehow, some way, the Boilermakers scored on every offensive drive until late in the fourth as if they were trouncing on a peewee team.

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Learning with a lei on

By Zachary Osterman · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 11:04 p.m.

Even a little rain can’t damper the feeling that Maui’s got to be a great place to spend Thanksgiving. So it wasn’t what the pilgrims had in mind – you can’t sleep on highs above 80 and beaches within spitting distance. You also can’t spit in the face of the competition the Hoosiers will ween themselves against this holiday week. Tom Crean’s team is going to have to learn itself against some of the toughest teams it will face all year, and yes, they will likely get beaten up in the process. But Crean has said so often you can’t say “no” to Maui, and it’s true. The tournament-level experience gained from flying halfway around the world to play three games in three days against three quality opponents can’t be duplicated.

IU junior guard Devan Dumes, right, plays Notre Dame junior forward Luke Harangody in EA SPORTS NCAA Basketball '09 during a players party on Saturday night in Lahaina, Hawaii. The teams will meet in the first round of the Maui Invitational on Monday afternoon.

Dumes beats Notre Dame’s Harangody ... in video games

By Matt Dollinger · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 11:01 p.m.

KA’ANAPALI, Hawaii – On paper, it might look like a mismatch, but junior guard Devan Dumes was dominating Notre Dame standout Luke Harangody.Each basket Dumes scored seemed to humble the 6-foot-8, 255-pound All-American more and more. By the time the final horn sounded, the Hoosiers had already begun celebrating. IU pulled off the huge upset with ease, coasting to a 33-20 victory.The win didn’t come in the first round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational, but instead the Xbox 360 Players’ Party hosted by the Maui Sheraton on Saturday night. Click here for a photo slideshow from the event in Maui All eight teams playing in the preseason tournament gathered in the ballroom to play EA Sports’ March Madness ’09 against one another. Two players participated in the tournament from each team, with North Carolina’s Mike Copeland beating out teammate Ty Lawson in the final to win the tourney championship.

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VIDA to be 1st to perform in Indy theater festival

By Risha Kohli · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 10:39 p.m.

IU Spanish theater group Vision, Identity, Drama, and Art performed a one-act play in Indianapolis this past weekend. VIDA took the one-act “Las nuevas tamaleras” (The New Tamaleras) to IndyFringe Friday, a theater festival in Indianapolis.

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Vox Lumiere brings silent movies to life

By Allison Tyra · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 10:38 p.m.

Performance group Vox Lumiere’s signature shows are rock concerts built around silent movies, and Friday night’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater was no exception.

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Woman reports attack near place of employment

By Elvia Malagon · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 10:37 p.m.

A Bloomington woman reported being attacked Friday while taking out trash from her job. The 19-year-old woman was taking out trash when she heard movement coming from a wooded area near her place of employemnt, Carnes said.

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Students blame Fed for economic crisis

By Nico Perrino · Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 10:35 p.m.

Standing before the Sample Gates, 16 members of IU Students for Liberty and Hoosiers for Nader braved the 20-degree weather Saturday to protest what they believe to be the cause of the country’s economic crisis: the Federal Reserve Bank.

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Red Cross sells holiday gift baskets

Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 10:33 p.m.

The Monroe County chapter of the American Red Cross is bringing holiday cheer once again – in the form of a gift basket.

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Shots fired at Georgian, Polish presidents’ motorcade

Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 10:31 p.m.

Shots were fired near the motorcade carrying the presidents of Georgia and Poland on Sunday – the fifth anniversary of Georgia’s Rose Revolution – Georgian officials said. No one was hurt in the shooting.

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Karzai, Obama speak on fighting terrorism in Pakistan

Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 10:27 p.m.

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama pledged in a telephone conversation with Afghan President Hamid Karzai that fighting terrorism in Afghanistan and the region – an apparent reference to Pakistan – would be a top priority during his administration, Karzai’s office said Sunday.

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Time for green jobs

Sunday, Nov. 23,2008 9:21 p.m.

When the 2008 election began, I never could have imagined the magnitude of the trying times ahead. We watched as our addiction to oil brought us to our knees and saw the financial system crumble under the weight of greed. Now is the time for President-elect Barack Obama and Congress to be strong leaders on the economic problems and in guiding our country toward smart, clean energy policies. Our leaders have the opportunity to kick our dependence on fossil fuels while stimulating the economy and stabilizing the climate. The simple solution is green jobs. In Indiana, we specifically need to move away from investing in new coal plants that emit greenhouse gases. Why should we continue to invest millions of dollars in this finite resource that also harms our communities?

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