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Program helps students reach college

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A new IU initiative will make an effort to ensure that students from all walks of life can attend college. Part of the state budget bill includes a provision for the “Pathways to Success” Initiative, a program designed to prepare students for college and increase their chances of success in postsecondary education, according to an IU press release.


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Room and board costs to increase

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IU trustees approved a plan Friday to raise room and board costs by 5 percent for the 2007-08 academic year, during a business meeting at IU-South Bend. When implemented next year, the increase will be a blend of a 9 percent jump in housing fees and a 1 percent increase in dining fees, according to an IU news release.


Ronni Moore

Taking a taste

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Dressed in satin, a group of dancers from the Filipino Student Association elegantly swayed while balancing candles on their hands and heads while the audience cheered. That was just one of the many sights at the Taste of Asia event Saturday at the IU Auditorium. The auditorium was filled with laughter and applause as well as heavy aromas wafting from the entrance as crowds enjoyed the 14th annual event.


Kelsey Peters

IU earns 1st spring victory

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The IU men’s soccer team finally got its first win of the spring season this past weekend. By using the depth of its bench, the Hoosiers overpowered the Louisville Cardinals for a 1-0 exhibition win Friday.


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A new master

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AUGUSTA, Ga. – A strange week at the Masters saved the biggest surprises for Sunday – unheralded Zach Johnson won the green jacket, and he had to beat Tiger Woods to get it. Johnson pulled away from Woods and the rest of the pack with three birdies in a crucial four-hole stretch along the back nine of Augusta National, closing with a 69 for a two-shot victory and only the second of his career.


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GRE format change, scheduled for 2007, is canceled

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The Educational Testing Service announced the cancellation of plans to launch a revised version of the Graduate Record Examinations because of concerns over test-taker access. The test was supposed to be released in an Internet-based format in September 2007, but will instead remain in its current format.


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Family time

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Last week Indiana lawmakers made an excellent decision. People worried about their civil union statuses and the application of equal protection in Indiana, can breathe again as Senate Joint Resolution 7 was killed in a statehouse committee on April 3.


Pete Stuttgen

Cutters, Theta win pre-race series

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Fighting the frigid temperatures at Bill Armstrong Stadium, Alpha Gamma Delta and Kappa Alpha Theta faced off in the Team Pursuit final with more than the final event on the line.




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The Complete Morons Guide to: Jazz Lingo

Jazz is all over Bloomington. Bear’s Place, Cafe Django, Tutto Bene and Ragazzi Arte Cafe all play host to live jazz weekly. The next time you leave your pad to check out those wild beats, be sure to know the slang to converse with those funky cats.