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Penn State's Daryll Clark gets tackled by two IU defenders during the Nittany Lions' win over IU Saturday.

IU football offense struggles against stiff competition from Penn State

By Lee Hurwitz · Monday, Nov. 17,2008 12:01 a.m.

After hours of rain, the sun finally peeked out at Beaver Stadium, even though it had set on IU’s season long ago. Already eliminated from bowl eligibility, the Hoosiers set their sights on upsetting No. 8 Penn State, even though the program had never beat the Nittany Lions. What began as a tight game ended in yet another rout following a lethargic second-half outing. Entering the game, opponents had outscored the Hoosiers 163-68 in the second half this season. After Saturday, Penn State added 24 more second-half points, while holding the Hoosiers scoreless – it was the fifth time IU failed to score in the final two quarters of a game this year.

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Comfortable win not quite so on paper

By Zachary Osterman · Monday, Nov. 17,2008 12 a.m.

Saturday night proved more of the same in a season marked by anything but for the IU men’s basketball team. And yet, there existed plenty of possibility for an upset, if there is such a thing for the Hoosiers this year.

Senior forward Amber Jackson goes up strong for a shot during the Hoosiers 62-59 loss to Xavier in the second round of the Preseason WNIT Sunday afternoon at Assembly Hall.

IU women's basketball splits first 2 games of season in WNIT

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Sunday, Nov. 16,2008 11:58 p.m.

As IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack looked at the box score following her team’s WNIT second-round defeat at the hands of No. 22 Xavier, she didn’t immediately point to the Hoosiers’ 35.7 percent shooting or 66.7 percent free-throw shooting. Legette-Jack expressed disappointment in one number among many on the stat sheet – 506. The stat represented the attendance for the Hoosiers’ 62-59 defeat against the Musketeers in Assembly Hall on Sunday. “I look at my box scores, and the worst number I see is 506,” Legette-Jack said. “On a Sunday afternoon, when our young women are going all-out to compete for this great institution, for this great community, and this is no support.”

Freshman guard Nick Williams goes for a basket and collides with Northwestern State's Dominic Knight during Saturday night's basketball game.

IU men's basketball beats Demons’ pressure in victory

By Tom Kirby · Sunday, Nov. 16,2008 11:57 p.m.

After winning his first two exhibition games as coach at IU, Tom Crean took his Hoosiers to a victory in their regular-season debut against Northwestern State 83-65 on Saturday. In a spirited but sloppy game, the Hoosiers broke Northwestern State’s press often, leading to several free throws and open looks at the basket.      While the end result is exactly what IU wanted, the game was anything but flawless. Despite forcing 30 turnovers, the Hoosiers turned the ball over 23 times themselves. Seventeen of IU’s 25 made field goals came off assists, but the Hoosiers were out-rebounded by 11, allowing the Demons to grab 27 offensive rebounds. Crean acknowledged his undersized team needs to work on its rebounding, and that it needs to become one of the best box-out teams in the country, especially once IU plays teams with more size. “We’ve got to understand that we have to get into bodies,” Crean said. “We have to be aggressive with it.” Members of the team credited the less-than-capacity crowd for its energy. Fans in particular took exception to Northwestern State point guards Michael and Logan McConathy – sons of coach Mike McConathy.

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Shuttle Endeavour closes in for station linkup

Sunday, Nov. 16,2008 9:27 p.m.

Space shuttle Endeavour closed in for a 220-mile-high linkup with the international space station on Sunday, hauling gear for a huge home makeover that will allow twice as many astronauts to live up there beginning next year.

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Iraq’s Cabinet approves security pact with U.S.

Sunday, Nov. 16,2008 9:26 p.m.

An Iraqi government spokesman says the Cabinet has approved a security pact with the United States that will allow American forces to stay in Iraq for three years after their U.N. mandate expires at the end of the year.

Daniel Brooks of the San Bernardino County Fire Department Grand Terrace unit fights a wildfire on Sunday in Chino Hills, Calif. Calmer wind Sunday aided firefighters battling wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes in Southern California, forced thousands of residents to flee and blanketed much of the region with choking smoke.

Even as winds calm, more flee fires

Sunday, Nov. 16,2008 9:24 p.m.

More residents of Southern California were urged to leave their homes Sunday despite calming winds that allowed a major aerial attack on wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and blanketed the region in smoke.

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Poll finds Hoosiers split on Sunday alcohol sales

Sunday, Nov. 16,2008 8:32 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – A new statewide poll shows that Hoosiers are evenly split on whether grocery and liquor stores should be allowed to sell alcohol on Sundays as bars and restaurants do.

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German orchestra to perform at IU Auditorium

By Erica Rogers · Sunday, Nov. 16,2008 8:31 p.m.

Stringed instruments and classical chords will dawn the IU Auditorium’s stage tonight when the Dresden Staatskapelle will perform to an expected full crowd.Although about half of the house is full, tickets are still available for the 8 p.m. performance, said Doug Booher, director of the IU Auditorium.

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Open letter to co-founders of the Neal-Marshall Black Alumni Club

Sunday, Nov. 16,2008 8:25 p.m.

A few weeks ago as the All University Committee on Names expressed its reluctance to interfere with IU’s traditions, I wrote a letter to the Indiana Daily Student suggesting that Wildermuth’s name remain on the Intramural Building and be used as an opportunity to teach the University community about the history of the University‘s racism. For too long racism and its impact on people of African descent in this state, as well as the entire country, has been hidden and denied. I believe it should be openly discussed.

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