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Men, women equal in assessing romantic interest

By Jake Wright · Friday, Feb. 13,2009 12:16 a.m.

A new speed-dating study shows men and women are equal when it comes to assessing each other’s romantic interests. Skyler Place, a doctoral student in the IU psychology and brain sciences department, along with cognitive science professor Peter Todd, published the study in the January issue of the Psychological Science journal. “Our goal was to see if observers of a date could predict romantic interest between others,” Place said.

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Valentine’s day dance raises heart disease awareness

By Lauren Falk · Friday, Feb. 13,2009 12:15 a.m.

The theme is red, the attire semi-formal and dancing will surely ensue at the Phi Alpha Delta pre-law fraternity Valentine’s Day dance. Phi Alpha Delta will host its first Valentine’s day dance Friday in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. All proceeds will be donated to the American Heart Association to raise awareness for their cause.     Since February is Heart Disease Awareness Month, Phi Alpha Delta wants to raise awareness for one of the top killers in America, said sophomore Elizabeth Zabel, member of Phi Alpha Delta. The American Heart Association has local chapters in Indiana and more awareness is needed on the topic, she said.

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Greeks work to handle media at training session

By Carrie Schedler · Friday, Feb. 13,2009 12:13 a.m.

Members of the greek community gathered Wednesday night for a Greek Media Training event, prepping them to handle media coverage during unexpected situations within their own houses. The IU chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America co-sponsored the event with the IU Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council. Katie Wickham, PRSSA vice president and PHA vice president of communications, said about 100 leaders of the greek community and PRSSA members attended Wednesday’s event in the Frangipani Room in the Indiana Memorial Union.

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The on-again, off-again rivalry that is IU and Illinois

By Zachary Osterman · Friday, Feb. 13,2009 12:10 a.m.

“I think Indiana will suck. Don’t put that on the Internet.” Those words came from Illinois coach Bruce Weber at a fan function late last June. The utterance chucked tinder onto the barn fire that has been the IU-Illinois rivalry in recent years.


Hoosiers’ losing streak runs to 4 with OT defeat

By Brandon Smith · Friday, Feb. 13,2009 12:07 a.m.

Coming into Thursday night’s game against Michigan State, the Hoosiers were riding a season-high three-game losing streak. Unfortunately for IU, the streak was extended to four with an overtime loss.

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Police: Man fathered 7 children with half-sister

By Rick Callahan · Thursday, Feb. 12,2009 10:47 p.m.

Authorities said a Fort Wayne man fathered seven children with his half-sister, who told investigators she was introduced to sex at a young age and thought it was normal – despite becoming pregnant the first time at age 14.

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NYC marriage bureau rebuffs same-sex couples

Thursday, Feb. 12,2009 10:44 p.m.

Hundreds of same-sex couples seeking to wed were turned away from the city marriage bureau Thursday, part of a nationwide protest aimed at recent decisions restricting the right to marry to a man and a woman.

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Fresno police investigate taped beating by officer

Thursday, Feb. 12,2009 10:43 p.m.

Fresno’s police department has launched an internal affairs investigation into a video-recorded arrest of a homeless man who was beaten by one officer while another restrained him.

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Satellites crash over Siberia; US ‘Iridium’ denies responsibility

Thursday, Feb. 12,2009 10:42 p.m.

The collision between U.S. and Russian communication satellites this week – the first such crash in space – has created speeding clouds of debris that threaten other unmanned spacecraft in nearby orbits, Russian officials and experts said Thursday.

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Buying tours of US homes popular among China’s rich

Thursday, Feb. 12,2009 10:41 p.m.

Beijing lawyer Ying Guohua is heading to the United States on a shopping trip, looking not for designer clothes or jewelry, but for a $1 million home in New York City or Los Angeles.

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Pirate charity

By Julia Boriss · Thursday, Feb. 12,2009 9:46 p.m.

An imposter has been making some interesting purchases with my credit card number.

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Don't tax the chump change

Thursday, Feb. 12,2009 9:44 p.m.

I know it’s college, and I know that many people stumble across the Democratic Party because it’s the “thing to do.”

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No throne for the Art Czar

By Tyler Chernesky · Thursday, Feb. 12,2009 9:43 p.m.

Speaking this past Sunday at the Grammy Awards ceremony, Neil Portnow, President of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, proclaimed the cultural and economic value of the arts, insisting “it’s time that we acknowledge that fact with the creation of a cabinet position of Secretary of the Arts to promote and develop this vital contribution to society everywhere.”

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Misplaced scrutiny for Phelps

Thursday, Feb. 12,2009 9:41 p.m.

Swimming superstar Michael Phelps was caught on camera apparently smoking weed from a bong in a photo released last week.

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Lovett, Hiatt Sunday show sold out at Buskirk

Thursday, Feb. 12,2009 9:33 p.m.

The melodious country tunes of four-time Grammy award-winning star Lyle Lovett and the folk lyrics of the critically acclaimed John Hiatt will unite when the duo perform an acoustic show at 8 p.m. Sunday, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

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