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Woes continue with season-low finish

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Monday, March 17,2008 12:41 a.m.

One year made a huge difference for the Hoosiers, but not in a good way.

Hoosiers complete West Coast trip strong with wins in 4 of last 5

By Zachary Osterman · Monday, March 17,2008 12:40 a.m.

The IU baseball team spent spring break in California, just like plenty of other college students. There probably wasn’t much time for sightseeing though.

5 Hoosiers get final chance to reach NCAA finals

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Monday, March 17,2008 12:39 a.m.

While their peers enjoyed spring break on beaches and cruise boats, five members of the diving squad spent break putting their competitive lives on the line.

Strong play brings spring break sweep

By Zina Kumok · Monday, March 17,2008 12:38 a.m.

As spring arrives, so did the first Big Ten matches of the season.

Recruit visits Indy, contemplates future

By Chris Engel · Monday, March 17,2008 12:37 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – IU signee Devin Ebanks attended Friday night’s game against Minnesota in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, but he said he’s still unsure of his college basketball future.

Minnesota wins on last-second effort

By Chris Engel · Monday, March 17,2008 12:36 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – In a season of ups and downs, the IU men’s basketball team hit rock bottom Friday night against Minnesota in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

Improbable 10 seconds doom Hoosiers

By Michael Sanserino · Monday, March 17,2008 12:36 a.m.

- 10.6 seconds With Minnesota up 57-55, IU senior forward D.J. White blocks a potential layup by Golden Gopher Dan Coleman.

Hip-hop acts add to Austin festival

Monday, March 17,2008 12:29 a.m.

AUSTIN, Texas – South by Southwest has always been known as a music festival that flourishes with indie rock bands, singer-songwriter types, classic blues players, metal acts and even some country artists. But hip-hop? Not so much.

Pa. senator pens book about fight with cancer

Monday, March 17,2008 12:28 a.m.

WASHINGTON – Sen. Arlen Specter knows a thing or two about bad health. Spry and physically fit at age 78, he also has a few secrets about living.

Spring exhibits

Monday, March 17,2008 12:27 a.m.

Two special exhibitions at the IU Art Museum will open tomorrow, examining one artist close to home and one art form a little farther away in origin.

Around the World

By AP Reports and Abisalom Omolo · Sunday, March 16,2008 11:39 p.m.

Two people in rural northwest Georgia are dead and dozens injured after a series of severe storms moved through the state, producing the first-ever tornado to hit downtown Atlanta.

Islamabad blast kills Turkish woman

By Abisalom Omolo and Lauren Frayer · Sunday, March 16,2008 11:38 p.m.

Pakistan’s capital was on high alert Sunday and embassies reviewed security measures after a bomb struck an Italian restaurant crowded with foreigners, killing a Turkish aid worker and wounding at least 12 other people.

Dalai Lama calls for international probe into China’s crackdown against protesters

By Abisalom Omolo and Tini Tran · Sunday, March 16,2008 11:38 p.m.

The Dalai Lama called Sunday for an international investigation into China’s crackdown against protesters in Tibet, which he said is facing a “cultural genocide” and where his exiled government said 80 people were killed in the violence.

Students learn to play the didgeridoo

By Elvia Malagon · Sunday, March 16,2008 10:33 p.m.

Students used their mouths and different breathing techniques to make music with PVC pipes on March 6, the Thursday before spring break, in Collins Living-Learning Center.

Eyeing the Future

By Dae Woo Son · Sunday, March 16,2008 10:32 p.m.

Tim Cundiff, a fourth-year optometry student, remembers his first patient, a 13-year-old boy.

27 Indiana counties next up for privatized welfare

By Ken Kusmer · Sunday, March 16,2008 8:22 p.m.

State officials say the rollout of the state’s new privatized welfare system is going well enough to expand it to a large swath of southern and western Indiana. Some advocates for the needy warn, beware.

Indiana resident has discovered more than 100 unidentified graves

By Erica Rogers · Sunday, March 16,2008 8:21 p.m.

Shirley Wolf has always had a keen interest in geology. So when she took up grave dowsing, one might not question her actions. Her work has resulted in the discovery of many unidentified black cemeteries around Southern Indiana.

Local centers to offer free STD tests

By Allison Tyra · Sunday, March 16,2008 8:20 p.m.

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of attention.” This line from Barenaked Ladies’ “Unfinished” could double as a motto for Positive Link, Bloomington Hospital’s HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and education center.

Reversing the curse

By Anna Piontek · Sunday, March 16,2008 8:04 p.m.

It’s time to reverse the curse. No, Midol commercials, I don’t mean ending my period. I mean reversing the curse you have conjured up against

Wee folk, big threat

By Brian J. McFillen · Sunday, March 16,2008 8:01 p.m.

While you’re distracted by the joy of returning for another seven weeks of school, a menace from abroad is slowly infiltrating our

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