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West Lafayette man, 28, killed in Baghdad Thursday

By Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

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.

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Traditional service includes 5 faiths

By Shannon McEnerney · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

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

By Editorial Board · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

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.

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Auction bidder gives $50,000 to Riley Hospital

By Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind.– A Montgomery County resident slipped in a winning bid of $50,100 in the waning seconds of an online auction last week to nab the motorcycle that rode onto the field before Indianapolis Colts games last season.

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Sexy distraction

By Kirk Nathanson · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

The media calls her the D.C. Madam; her clients use the pseudonym “Miz Julia”: she’s poised, provocative, mysterious, and oh so metropolitan. Sexy, savvy, and just a little dangerous, she’s the hottest little thang to come out of Washington since, well, Valerie Plame, really. Known to her friends, family and government prosecutors as Deborah Jeane Palfrey, she is accused of operating a $300-an-hour prostitution ring under the guise of a legal escort and massage service to the District’s movers and shakers.

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TV comedy writer charged in wife’s slaying

By Alexandra R. Moses · Friday, May 4,2007 12 a.m.

NOBLESVILLE, Ind.–A television comedy writer and producer was arrested and charged Thursday with murder in the death of his wife, whose decomposing body was found in their home. John James “J.J.” Paulsen , 47, was served with the warrant at the Hamilton County Jail, where he had been held since the discovery of his wife’s body, said Carmel Police Department spokesman Lt. Jeff Horner.

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Goodbye, my love

By Brittany Hite · Friday, May 4,2007 12 a.m.

Dear IU, For four years now, we have been together, making this journey down that long and winding road that is college. This weekend, that road splits and both of us will have to go our separate ways. But before we do that, I wanted to tell you what you have meant to me.

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Committee begins the search for new provost

By IDS staff and Ab D. Phillip · Friday, May 4,2007 12 a.m.

Fred Cate, an IU law school professor, will chair a search and screen committee appointed by Interim Provost and IU President-elect Michael McRobbie tasked to review and select candidates for the new position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs for the Bloomington campus.

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LA police to review use of force

By Abdullah AlShihri and Peter Prengaman · Friday, May 4,2007 12 a.m.

A day of mostly calm immigration rallies around the nation ended with a clash in Los Angeles, where officers fired rubber bullets and used batons against demonstrators. The police chief said officers may have used inappropriate force and promised a review.

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Warning sirens to speak during Friday’s testing

By Shannon McEnerney · Friday, May 4,2007 12 a.m.

IU Police Department Sgt. Craig Munroe’s voice won’t be any different than it usually is. But on Friday, it will be heard all over Bloomington. “It’s just like talking on the radio,” he said. “It does not intimidate me in the least. Right when I click that microphone it might. Hopefully all goes well.”

Graduation Hat

Seniors prepare to turn tassles

By Maggie Hames · Friday, May 4,2007 12 a.m.

After all the finals, group projects and term papers have been turned in, Saturday’s commencement ceremony will mark the end of an era for thousands of IU students. “I’m a little nervous because it’s a new step in my life and I won’t be around all of the people I know,” senior Angela Li said.

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