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Wrestlers open conference play Friday

By Ben Homrig · Friday, Jan. 25,2008 12:29 a.m.

Not far from their practice facility in Assembly Hall, IU coach Duane Goldman and sophomore Angel Escobedo found themselves in an entirely different world, standing at midcourt during halftime of the men’s basketball game Wednesday night against Iowa.

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Same-sex legislation worries some at IU

By Carrie Ritchie · Friday, Jan. 25,2008 12:26 a.m.

An Ohio judge ruled last November that a politician had no standing to sue Miami University of Ohio for offering domestic-partner benefits -- despite the state's constitutional ban on gay marriage and legal recognition of unmarried couples.

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Students: Pakistan is changing

By Sarah Hutchins · Friday, Jan. 25,2008 12:01 a.m.

When senior Omar Memon moved into his Tulip Tree apartment his junior year, he lived on pizza and burgers. Like many students, he missed home-cooked meals but did not know the first thing about cooking. Back home in Lahore, Pakistan, his family hired people to do everything from cleaning the house to making tea.

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Kruzan lays out term in State of City speech

By Daniel Robison · Friday, Jan. 25,2008 12 a.m.

In his first State of the City speech of his second term, Mayor Mark Kruzan laid out his vision for Bloomington’s next four years. “This is a new year and a new term ... and I feel reenergized,” Kruzan said. “I feel better educated, better situated and certainly better prepared.”

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‘New Testament’ art book honored

By Zach Schalk · Thursday, Jan. 24,2008 11:57 p.m.

For 10 years, Heidi Gealt and her co-author George Knox worked together to compile and correctly order Domenico Tiepolo’s New Testament cycle of 313 drawings.

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Houses building a home

By Carrie Ritchie · Thursday, Jan. 24,2008 11:56 p.m.

STINESVILLE, Ind. – A butter-colored house with white trim stood proudly, providing warmth from the cold weather Saturday afternoon in Stinesville, Ind. The neatly tied ribbon on the front door signified the house was about to become one of the greatest gifts a family can receive: a home.

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IU a top contributor to Peace Corps

By Amy Burke · Thursday, Jan. 24,2008 11:39 p.m.

Described as “the toughest job you will ever love,” the Peace Corps serves in underdeveloped countries around the world – and IU-Bloomington is pulling its weight in the effort.

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City approves plan for new bicycle paths

By Michael Zennie · Thursday, Jan. 24,2008 11:25 p.m.

The Bloomington Common Council voted 6-1 with two abstentions Wednesday night for a plan that calls for the construction of nearly 100 miles of new bicycle paths, walking trails and other roadways for alternative forms of transportation.

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Criminal offense

Thursday, Jan. 24,2008 9:02 p.m.

It might not be a shock to most of us that sporting events can spike the amount of violence in a college town. All we need to do is take a look at sports riots to see that the tribal spirit of sports leads to rather unsavory behavior. We have always supposed that the drunken brawling after the Hoosiers lost a football game came from the natural fighting quality in our Hoosier blood, roused by the excitement of our inexplicably bowl-bound team. Rarely, however, have we looked directly at the results of the home game on crime statistics to see whether our perceptions of the connection are true. Luckily, some nerds in Colorado did.

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Let's talk about sex

By Rachel Goldberg · Thursday, Jan. 24,2008 8:59 p.m.

This is my first column as an opinion writer, and therefore I’ve felt a lot of pressure to pick the right topic and make you think I’m intelligent, or at the very least, convince you that I’m super funny and attractive so you’ll continue reading my column. But the topic I want to pursue today, luckily for me, pretty much sells itself.

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Around the World

By AP Reports and Abisalom Omolo · Thursday, Jan. 24,2008 8:57 p.m.

Congressional leaders announced a deal with the White House on Thursday regarding an economic stimulus package that would give most tax filers refunds of $600 to $1,200, and more if they have children.

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