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Think Pink

By Zachary Osterman · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 1:34 a.m.

The numbers were a little bit bigger for the IU women’s basketball team against Michigan on Sunday – bigger than themselves, bigger than the 74-65 score and bigger than the game.  BLOG:  Above the Rim

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Decision on Sampson’s fate will be made Friday

By Michael Sanserino · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 1:31 a.m.

IU Director of Athletics Rick Greenspan has four more days to investigate new allegations of recruiting violations by IU men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson and staff and, ultimately, determine whether Sampson will remain IU’s coach. IU President Michael McRobbie announced the start of a seven-day investigation at a press conference Friday.  BLOG:  Basketblog

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Hoosier high jumper wins event in local invitational

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 12:36 a.m.

Coming into competition this weekend, sophomore Ashley Rhoades had the chance to jump the NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 1.78 meters in the high jump event. Rhoades, a high jumper on the IU track and field team, got her chance at the Hoosier Hills Invitational Friday in Bloomington.

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Slow start puts team in tough hole

By Zina Kumok · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 12:35 a.m.

Nothing comes easy anymore for the Hoosiers. After last weekend’s effortless victories over Marquette and Morehead State, the No. 27 IU women’s tennis team lost 4-3 to No. 21 Tennessee, but beat Ball State 7-0.

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IU tops Michigan on Think Pink day

By Brian Buckey · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 12:34 a.m.

The IU women’s basketball team (15-11, 8-6) took on a different look on its way to a 74-65 victory over Michigan (14-10, 7-7) Sunday afternoon at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers wore pink headbands and pink warm-ups in honor of Think Pink and National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

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University cycles out more than 4,000 tons of trash in 2007

By Amanda Bridgman · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 12:33 a.m.

In 2006, IU put out more than 7,000 tons of garbage. IU lowered this number by 3,000 this year, but still the excess waste is beginning to strain the resources of not only Bloomington, but also other cities in Monroe County, said a representative of Residential Programs and Services.

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‘Monologues’ open hearts and minds

By Jeff corso · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 12:24 a.m.

For two nights at the Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union, a large ensemble of women opened not only their hearts, but the hearts and minds of an audience packed to capacity. Eve Ensler’s witty and powerful story, “The Vagina Monologues,” closed Friday at IU.

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Around the World

By Associated Press and Angus Shaw · Monday, Feb. 18,2008 12:12 a.m.

Kosovo declared itself a nation on Sunday, mounting a historic bid to become an “independent and democratic state” backed by the U.S. and key European allies, but bitterly contested by Serbia and Russia.

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Church opens cafe to fund African charities

By Heather Bougher · Sunday, Feb. 17,2008 10:43 p.m.

Today marks the opening of Bloomington’s newest addition to Kirkwood, the Pourhouse Café, a coffee shop dedicated to giving donations to charities in the African coffee belt by sending profits to them. The cafe is owned by Sherwood Oaks Christian Church.

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Congressman holds town hall meeting

By Michael Walker · Sunday, Feb. 17,2008 9:59 p.m.

The Democratic-led Congress getting things done in Washington was the message of a town hall meeting hosted by Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind., at Bloomington City Hall on Saturday afternoon.

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Humane society promotes national Spay Day

By Lisa Dorland · Sunday, Feb. 17,2008 9:58 p.m.

Love is in the air this month, which means it’s the perfect time to get that special pet spayed or neutered. The 14th annual Spay Day USA is Feb. 26, but events will be taking place throughout the end of February and into early March.

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'I'm in it for the MRS degree'

By Erica Beringer · Sunday, Feb. 17,2008 9:14 p.m.

In the past, women typically worked at home and as housewives, but today, women are expected to balance home lives as well as work lives, said associate instructor Christina Harvey, who has taught “Women at Work” in the English department.

Courtesy photo Tadesse Meskela talks with farmers in Ethiopia during the filming of "Black Gold". The film features Meskela and his fight to save 74,000 Ethiopian farmers from bankruptcy.

Research group to show film about fair trade coffee

By Jeff Lipps · Sunday, Feb. 17,2008 9:13 p.m.

The Indiana Public Interest Research Group has decided to help people learn about the story their coffee tells by starting the Add Justice to Your Java campaign, a large informational campaign geared toward educating the student body about fair trade alternatives.

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