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Students break out of job norms

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Valerious said she called the man who owns both the business and the bikes. “I left a message being like, ‘I’m your woman, seriously!’” she said. But Valerious is just one of the students at IU with a somewhat crazy job.

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Judicial boards discuss Facebook in courtrooms

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Do compromising Facebook photos constitute tangible evidence? Does looking through a private online photo album mean a breach of privacy? During IU Student Association’s second-annual judicial conference Saturday, judicial board members debated those questions.




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Why dat? Who dat? Wat?

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I can understand the need to protect a company’s image and trademark, but to trademark “Who dat?” not only encourages unhealthy grammar but makes little sense on what counts as property.


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Let’s dismiss the curry delusion

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As a first-generation Indian-American, I have substantial experience with Indian cuisine, but I felt completely out of the loop when it gained popularity and started being referred to as “curry.” Was I less cultured than I thought? Had my mother failed to cook this trendy dish at home?


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Drop the deadline

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Withdraw from a course after the beginning of the second week of the semester, and the dreaded W will land on your transcript.


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Roeder is no MLK, Jr.

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Not only is the mention of a staunch advocate of nonviolence incontestably out of place here, but the use of a cultural hero like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to further the agenda of a murderer and the violent movement behind him is also sick.


State of the Pep

State of the farce

WE SAY As usual, the State of the Union Address will not be a game changer.


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Inside the federal budget process

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Less than a week after the State of the Union address, President Barack Obama’s new federal budget request is expected to be released today. The budget will determine spending for the fiscal year 2011, starting Oct. 1 of this year and ending Sept. 30, 2012.


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U.S. Baptists detained trying to cross border with 33 children

Ten American Baptists were taken into custody in the Haitian capital Sunday after trying take 33 children out of Haiti. The church group allegedly lacked the proper documents when it was arrested Friday night in a bus with children from 2 months to 12 years old.


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Potent medication or placebo, pot still polarizes

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Fourteen states have legalized marijuana for medical use, and nearly 100 million Americans older than 12 have admitted to smoking it. Weed is more visible and available than ever these days, and thanks to the Internet, advocacy for its legalization has never been so vocal.



Buzzer beater

Hoosiers fall at buzzer, 72-70

IU fought and clawed its way into the game, but Demetri McCamey floated in a teardrop as the horn sounded to give Illinois the victory.




Colts Football

Manning’s mental prep no different for Super Bowl

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His relentless thirst for knowledge, his passion to know opponents better than they know themselves and his uncanny ability to recall crucial details in split seconds have many NFL observers wondering how, exactly, does Manning’s mind work?