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Flying High

By Joe Livarchik · Thursday, April 17,2008 1:04 a.m.

Looking at Bernadette Pace from a distance on the high-flying trapeze, one might expect to see someone young and agile, as she swings with grace and ease high in the air. Still going strong into her 60s, Pace remains active with her group of aerial performers, the Bloomington High Flyers.

Pacers co-owner names self CEO

By Aaron Beard and Cliff Brunt · Thursday, April 17,2008 1:04 a.m.

Indiana Pacers co-owner Herb Simon thinks he’s found the perfect person to replace CEO Donnie Walsh – himself.

A day to remember

By Amy Burke · Thursday, April 17,2008 1:02 a.m.

April 16, 2007, was a day to remember. A small group of students and community members joined together Wednesday in Dunn Meadow to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre, where more than 30 students lost their lives in the deadliest school shooting in United States history.

Knicks coach Thomas philosophical before season finale; might lose job

By Aaron Beard and Michael Marot · Thursday, April 17,2008 1 a.m.

Isiah Thomas sounds like a man resigned to his fate.

Woods opts for surgery on wounded knee

By Aaron Beard and Doug Ferguson · Thursday, April 17,2008 12:59 a.m.

The U.S. Open figured to be the closest to a sure thing for Tiger Woods in the majors this year, but maybe not anymore.

IU loses 5th in a row as bats stumble

By Ryan Gregg · Thursday, April 17,2008 12:59 a.m.

Amazing defense from visiting Ball State subdued the IU baseball team’s normally strong offense Wednesday at Sembower Field. The Cardinals turned five double plays and held the Hoosiers to two runs on nine hits.

Ochoa looks for 4th title at Ginn Open

By Aaron Beard and Mark Long · Thursday, April 17,2008 12:58 a.m.

After Tiger Woods won his first three events this year, Lorena Ochoa turned to some of her friends and jokingly said, “OK, we need to catch up.”

Around the Arts

Thursday, April 17,2008 12:49 a.m.

‘MFA II’ When: Noon to 4 p.m., today through April 19 Where: Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts, SoFA Gallery

Experimental play puts audience in performance at Ragazzi Arte Cafe

By Garrett Stack · Thursday, April 17,2008 12:48 a.m.

The newest show, “Alone in the Light ‘08,” will be performed by the Bloomington Playwrights Project’s Ensemble of Artists today, Friday and Saturday.

‘Good poetry is contagious’ at Outspoken

By Allison Tyra · Thursday, April 17,2008 12:46 a.m.

An ode to ketchup. An explanation of how “gangsta” Disney movies are. Political protests about Homeland Security and I-69. Audience members were treated to these and many other original poems Tuesday night at Union Board’s OUTSPOKEN Poetry Slam in the IMU Gallery.

Minus The Bear rocks Bluebird

By Chelsie Hopkins · Thursday, April 17,2008 12:44 a.m.

Minus the Bear shook the walls of The Bluebird Nightclub on Tuesday night with a show promoting its new album, “Planet of Ice.”

Around the World

By Arthur H. Rotstein · Thursday, April 17,2008 12:42 a.m.

Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein embraced sobbing relatives and thanked colleagues after being released Wednesday after more than two years in U.S. military custody.

Local all-woman a cappella group to perform this weekend at Waldron

By Haley Adams · Thursday, April 17,2008 12:42 a.m.

Bloomington’s all-woman a capella world music ensemble, Kaia, will perform its biggest show of the year this weekend. “Get Down, Rise Up!” will be 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium.

Supreme Court upholds use of lethal injections

By Arthur H. Rotstein and Mark Sherman · Thursday, April 17,2008 12:41 a.m.

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court upheld the most common method of lethal injection executions Wednesday, clearing the way for states to resume executions that have been on hold for nearly 7 months.

Artists needed to celebrate court’s birthday

By Aaron Risch · Thursday, April 17,2008 12:38 a.m.

A milestone birthday is coming up. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Monroe County Courthouse.

Anthropology conference to focus on rethinking race, politics, policy

By Elvia Malagon · Thursday, April 17,2008 12:25 a.m.

The IU Anthropology Department wants people to consider the concept of race as politically driven, rather than biologically driven, said Eduardo Brondizio, Anthropology Department chair and associate anthropology professor.

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Freshman Anna Millies tastes a slice of pizza at Pizza Mania Friday, April 13, 2007 in Dunn Meadow.

Students to fill up on pizza for charity

By Ab D. Phillip · Thursday, April 17,2008 12:24 a.m.

For $7, students will be able to stuff themselves full of pizza from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday during the second-annual pizza-tasting competition put on by the student group Pizza Mania.

Darfur debate accents opposing viewpoints

By Brian Spegele and Paul Coover · Thursday, April 17,2008 12 a.m.

Professor Steve Weitzman and departing IU Foundation President Curt Simic could not have taken more different roads to get where they are today. For the past seven months, they have headed opposite sides of a debate about investing in companies linked to funding the genocide in Darfur.

Cycling Hope

By Rachel Fullmer · Wednesday, April 16,2008 10:14 p.m.

If you’re tired of talking about “America’s Greatest College Weekend,” the ploys of the two remaining Democratic presidential primary

Doing what's right

By Jacob Levin · Wednesday, April 16,2008 10:13 p.m.

On Monday, the IDS published its usual report of Little 500 judicial infractions. The numbers are always stunning: a few dozen arrests, a couple hundred drinking tickets, etc. But I bet if you asked all those minors who got caught with booze what precisely it was they did wrong, they would answer in unison: “getting caught.”

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