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Student ‘Stevie G.’ reads ‘L.I.F.E. Letters’

By Ashlee Green · Monday, April 14,2008 11:01 p.m.

IU student and rapper/poet Steve Gaskin, also known as “Stevie G,” performed a two-hour series of spoken-word pieces and songs to a packed room Sunday at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall for his unplugged show “So Far.”

Minus the Bear makes a stop at the Bluebird

Monday, April 14,2008 10:59 p.m.

With a name created from an inside joke from the early 1980s TV show B.J. and The Bear, indie rockers Minus the Bear plan to rock the Bluebird Nightclub at 9 p.m. in their first show in Bloomington.

Around the World

By AP Reports and Abisalom Omolo · Monday, April 14,2008 10:58 p.m.

Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday he hoped to help open talks between Hamas and U.S. leaders, saying Washington’s policy of not meeting with people it labeled terrorists was counterproductive.

British journalist rescued in Basra

By Abisalom Omolo and Hamid Ahmed · Monday, April 14,2008 10:56 p.m.

Iraqi troops rescued a British journalist for CBS News in the southern city of Basra on Monday two months after he was kidnapped, the Iraqi military said.

Skirting the issues

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Monday, April 14,2008 8:43 p.m.

It was a nice, lightweight skirt – perfect for the hot, muggy Louisiana climate

Defending torture

By Indira Dammu · Monday, April 14,2008 8:42 p.m.

Imagine this scenario: It’s discovered that a professor at the IU law school, in her capacity as a former employee of the U.S. Justice Department, once wrote an

You go, big girl!

By John Barnett and Stefania Marghitu · Monday, April 14,2008 8:40 p.m.

Next month, a piece of art is predicted to sell for $35 million. It’s not a Warhol of Marilyn Monroe or an elongated Modigliani nude – but

‘Go home! Go home! Go home!’

By Abra Oliver · Monday, April 14,2008 8:38 p.m.

"Thank God for Dead Soldiers.” That’s a picket sign created by Westboro Baptist Church, an extremist group led by Fred Phelps that is notorious for its Web site godhatesfags.com and for the unspeakable cruelty its members demonstrate at protests across America, particularly at the funerals of fallen military personnel. Other commonly used snippets of doctrine displayed on its signs include “Thank God for AIDS” and “God is America’s terrorist.” For funeral demonstrations, church members frequently make signs declaring the deceased is in hell and that God hates the tears of the mourners.

Cutters rider, coach arrested for battery hours after Little 500 win

By Ben Phelps · Monday, April 14,2008 2:34 a.m.

Bloomington police officers arrested Cutters rider Sasha Land and head coach Jim Kirkham for battery around midnight Saturday after the two got into an altercation with an employee of Nick’s English Hut, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Joe Sanders said. BLOG: Blogging Away

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Athletes do not take stage at Yung Joc concert

By Zina Kumok · Monday, April 14,2008 12:27 a.m.

Students who came to rapper Yung Joc’s concert at the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house Friday night more interested in student athletes than music were disappointed.

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.

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.

Riders react to senator’s presence at Little 500

By Michael Sanserino · Monday, April 14,2008 12:25 a.m.

Barack Obama left freshman Melissa Vargas a little disappointed.