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Obama crashes Women's Little 500, Nick's

By Michael Zennie · Monday, April 14,2008 2:31 a.m.

Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama made an unannounced, but not entirely unexpected, visit to the women’s Little 500 race Friday. He and his motorcade then moved to Nick’s English Hut, where he shook hands with some of the patrons inside and added his John Hancock to a wall.  SLIDESHOW:  Obama visits Little 500

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Cutters triumph as 1st team to repeat as champions since 1981

By Brian Buckey · Monday, April 14,2008 2:24 a.m.

Battling cold and wet conditions, the Cutters outlasted a field of 33 teams on the way to their record ninth championship, becoming the first team to repeat as champions at Bill Armstrong Stadium.  BLOG:  Blogging Away  SLIDESHOW:  Men's Little 500  VIDEO:  Men's Little 500

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Delta Gamma becomes 4th sorority to win Women's Little 500 title

By Greg Rosenstein · Monday, April 14,2008 2:21 a.m.

Thanks to good strategy, Delta Gamma became the 4th sorority to win the Little 500. The team opened up a big lead in the last laps at second-place Teter could not catch them in time.  SLIDESHOW:  Obama visits Little 500  SLIDESHOW:  Women's Little 500  VIDEO:  Women's Little 500

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Hoosiers beat Purdue, fall to Illini

By Kevin Luchansky · Monday, April 14,2008 12:29 a.m.

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

By Ben Homrig · Monday, April 14,2008 12:28 a.m.

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

By Brandon Smith · Monday, April 14,2008 12:28 a.m.

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

By Zina Kumok · Monday, April 14,2008 12:28 a.m.

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

By Ryan Gregg · Monday, April 14,2008 12:26 a.m.

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

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Monday, April 14,2008 12:25 a.m.

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

By Brian Buckey · Monday, April 14,2008 12:24 a.m.

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

By Michael Zennie · Monday, April 14,2008 12 a.m.

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

By Elvia Malagon · Sunday, April 13,2008 11:43 p.m.

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

By Amanda Cochara · Sunday, April 13,2008 11:42 p.m.

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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