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Improvements to Assembly Hall might betray academics

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Athletics spending’s appearance as a priority at IU has not been uncommon recently. While the University does not outspend some of the nation’s larger athletics programs (Ohio State, for example), a pretty penny does go to benefiting its most prolific representatives on the national media stage.



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Immigration and Graduation

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Here we go again. The next round of massive pro-immigration demonstrations have begun. I have said it before and I will say it again: I am simply amazed that people have the temerity to demand rights and freedoms for those who have broken the law.

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Study shows pot usage may have psychotic effects

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A recent study found that marijuana has the potential effects of causing psychotic experiences, hallucinations, intense paranoia and other abnormal brain functions, according to The Associated Press.





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Queer politics

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Just when I thought Washington couldn’t become more of a circus of petty power struggles and refusal to cooperate for progress, I’ve been proven wrong again.


De La Hoya Mayweather Boxing

Floyd Mayweather Jr. wins split decision over Oscar De La Hoya

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. wanted to give Oscar De La Hoya a beating. He had to settle for just getting a win. Mayweather won one of boxing’s richest fights ever Saturday night by using his superb defensive skills and superior speed to take a 12-round split decision and win the WBC 154-pound title in his first fight at that weight.


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Havard students launch hunger strike to support security guards

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Around 20 people, including students and other members of the Harvard University community, protested Thursday afternoon in front of Mass. Hall, marking the kickoff of a widely publicized hunger strike aimed at convincing the University to support better working conditions for security guards.


Iraq US Deaths

West Lafayette man, 28, killed in Baghdad Thursday

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WEST LAFAYETTE – A soldier from West Lafayette has been killed in Iraq. Army Spc. Andrew R. Weiss, 28, died Thursday in Baghdad after an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle, military officials said. He was one of four soldiers in the vehicle.




Karly Tearney

Traditional service includes 5 faiths

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Graduate Danny Barrido arrived at the IU Auditorium on Friday wearing his graduation cap and gown a day before the actual commencement ceremony. He made a point to express that he wasn’t going to take it off, except maybe to sleep. In a sense, Barrido was merely prepping himself for what was to come on Saturday when he graduated.





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Bball Blunders

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College may not always be fun and games, but considering the average student spends a mere 12 to 18 hours in actual class, let’s face the facts: for undergraduates, this place is basically a summer camp.