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Hoosiers beat Purdue, fall to Illini

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The No. 38 IU men’s tennis team picked up its second straight win Saturday, and senior Dara McLoughlin etched his name into the record books as the Hoosiers downed the Boilermakers, 6-1.


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Obama steals the show

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Friday afternoon, I moseyed my way on over to Bill Armstrong Stadium hoping to catch a glimpse of my first Little 500 race. After taking a few laps around the stands, I parked it near an entrance for the pre-race ceremonies. While I was chatting with a few patrons, I noticed something spectacular out of the corner of my eye.


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IU learns its lesson, splits Buckeye series

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IU coach Stacey Phillips and her softball team learned from their mistake in Friday’s 3-2 loss to Ohio State. In Friday’s game, Buckeye standout Sam Marder hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the sixth inning to put the Buckeyes ahead for good. But in Saturday’s one-hit shutout win over Ohio State, Phillips and the Hoosiers (12-27, 2-8) instead walked Marder three times.


Brandon Foltz

No. 29 Hoosiers nab 2 wins over regional rivals

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As the school year comes to a close, so will senior captain Brianna Williams’ college tennis career. On Senior Day, Williams finished her last home match victorious as the No. 29 Hoosiers defeated No. 58 Illinois 4-3 Saturday and Purdue 4-3 Sunday.


Brandon Foltz

Crushed

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Pitching and defense again proved to be the Achilles heel of the IU baseball team as it dropped three of four games to Iowa this weekend.


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Bad weather plagues 6th running of the Little 50

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Rain, thunder and lightning. The sixth running of the Little 50 was plagued by Mother Nature’s obstacles but showed the mental toughness of its competitors. With weather delays adding up to more than an hour, the runners lost rhythm but battled relentlessly during the 50-lap relay race.



Coline Sperling

Down to the wire

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Around lap 20 of the women’s Little 500, Teter looked like it might run away with a win. The Spring Series champions had senior Sarah Rieke, one of the top individual riders, on the bike and had pushed out their lead to close to a lap.





James Brosher

Barack Obama surprises students at Little 500, Nick's

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Barack Obama crashed the Little 500 women’s race with a surprise appearance on campus and then traveled in his motorcade to Nick’s English Hut where he shook hands with all of the patrons inside. SLIDESHOW: Obama at the Little 500



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NBC historian to speak today

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The IU School of Journalism will bring historian Michael Beschloss to campus today to discuss how news media have played a role in past and present presidential elections.



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Mini University nearly full

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The Mini is almost at its max. Last week, IU’s Mini University reported having only about 20 seats left, said Kyla Cox, communications and outreach director for IU Continuing Studies.


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Man falls 3 stories off ATO roof

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Emergency response vehicles were dispatched at about 3:55 p.m. Friday to Alpha Tau Omega, 720 E. Third St., after a man was reported to have fallen three stories from the building’s roof, said IU Police Department Capt. Jerry Minger.



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30 fraternity members suspended

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Thirty Kappa Sigma members were not expelled from their house April 8 but instead are suspended until they can appeal the eviction, which will be in the fall.