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IU College Democrats presents fundraiser today

By Anna Schilawski · Tuesday, April 7,2009 12:26 a.m.

Tonight the IU College Democrates will hold a fundraising event at FARMbloomington. Speakers will include Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan, Congressman Baron Hill and Indiana Democratic Party Chair Dan Parker.

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A Virginia pipeline

By Ari Shifron · Tuesday, April 7,2009 12:24 a.m.

The Alaskan Pipeline pumps oil into the lower 48 states. However, IU coach Ron Helmer has created a different type of pipeline to Virginia when it comes to recruiting top talent.

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Big Ten should get more respect in national tournament

By Geoffrey Miller · Tuesday, April 7,2009 12:22 a.m.

Tossing in Michigan State’s latest run to the Final Four, the closing weekend of the Big Dance has seen a team from this oh-so-terrible Big Ten in eight of the past 11 editions. The 1999 Final Four saw both the Spartans and Ohio State fill half of the field, while three of the past five championship games have also seen a Big Ten school.

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As Iraq rape trial begins, attorneys attack law

Tuesday, April 7,2009 12:13 a.m.

 The first former Army soldier to be charged as a civilian under a 2000 law that allows him to be prosecuted for alleged crimes committed overseas faces a trial of his peers – in a federal courtroom in Kentucky.

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Iran reform candidate says open to diplomacy

Tuesday, April 7,2009 12:12 a.m.

The leading reformist candidate in upcoming Iranian presidential elections said Monday that if elected, he would negotiate with the United States but that Iran would not give up its nuclear program.

Cracks are seen in the wall of a house Monday in the village of Castelnuovo, central Italy, following a strong earthquake. A powerful earthquake in mountainous central Italy knocked down whole blocks of buildings early Monday as residents slept, killing more than 90 people in the country's deadliest quake in nearly three decades, officials said. Tens of thousands were homeless and 1,500 were injured.

Earthquake in Italy kills 150, injures 1,500

Tuesday, April 7,2009 12:11 a.m.

Rescue workers using bare hands and buckets searched frantically for students believed buried in a wrecked dormitory after Italy’s deadliest quake in nearly three decades struck this medieval city before dawn Monday, killing more than 150 people, injuring 1,500 and leaving tens of thousands homeless.

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North Korean rocket launch not total failure

Tuesday, April 7,2009 12:09 a.m.

North Korea’s rocket may have fallen into the sea, but military experts cautioned Monday against calling it a complete failure, noting that it traveled twice as far as any missile the country has launched.

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A culture of rape

By Indira Dammu · Monday, April 6,2009 11:16 p.m.

An estimated 20 to 25 percent of college women in the United States experience attempted or complete rape during their college careers.

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Police find human bones east of town

Monday, April 6,2009 11:14 p.m.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives and forensic anthropologists are working to figure out the death of a man whose remains were found Monday.

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Police find human bones east of town

Monday, April 6,2009 11:12 p.m.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives and forensic anthropologists are working to figure out the death of a man whose remains were found Monday.

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Government cracking down on mortgage scams

Monday, April 6,2009 10:53 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Top federal and state officials Monday announced a broad crackdown on mortgage modification scams, accusing “criminal actors” of preying on desperate borrowers caught up in the nation’s housing crisis.

Architects hope IU's new Data Center, set to open at the end of 2009, will look like the conceptual drawing made in 2008. The center will house Big Red, IU's supercomputer that is currently located in an old elementary school.

IU’s new technology home set back by several months

By Doug Hungerford · Monday, April 6,2009 10:44 p.m.

Eighty-two thousand square feet surrounded by concrete, enclosed by towering metal fences and protected by biometric security features isn’t a description of Alcatraz. It’s IU’s new $36-million data center, located northeast of the intersection of East 10th Street and the Indiana 46 Bypass. The center was originally set to open this spring, but a steam leak in January pushed the date back more than six months.

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A culture of rape

By Indira Dammu · Monday, April 6,2009 10:44 p.m.

An estimated 20 to 25 percent of college women in the United States experience attempted or complete rape during their college careers.

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Indiana revenues off 16 percent in March from budget plan

Monday, April 6,2009 10:40 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – State tax collections for March were $157 million less than what legislators had expected when they wrote the state budget, putting total revenues $755 million behind for the first nine months of the fiscal year.

Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr perform at the Change Begins Within Concert, Saturday April 4, 2009 in New York.

Former Beatles members reunite on stage

Monday, April 6,2009 9:55 p.m.

The reunion of McCartney and Starr, the surviving members of The Beatles, was the highlight of the “Change Begins Within” concert Saturday. The event was held at Radio City Music Hall to benefit the David Lynch Foundation, which aims to teach at-risk youth meditation techniques.

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