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Free Melanoma screenings today in 4 IMU rooms

By Jaclyn Baker · Tuesday, March 31,2009 11:51 p.m.

The IU Health Center is holding free melanoma screenings from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Hoosier Room in the Indiana Memorial Union. Kathryn Brown, health educator at the health center, urges students to come out for the event. “In my opinion, everyone needs to be screened at some point,” Brown said. “Students should take advantage of this while it’s free.”

Harmony Jankowski moves across the floor during "Sloth." The Roman Catholic Church recognize seven virtues corresponding to the sins; Chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience kindness and humility.

Windfall Dancers interpret 'Seven Deadly Sins'

By Rachel Pankiw · Tuesday, March 31,2009 11:29 p.m.

Gold flashes of greed, red ribbons of wrath and green dresses of envy – the Windfall Dancers use all of these, and four others, to portray the seven deadly sins in their performance of the same name at the John Waldron Arts Center.

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AROUND THE STATE

Tuesday, March 31,2009 10:43 p.m.

Briefs from around the state.

Justice Ulmet, age 21 months, dances while The Haleigh Howe Sixtet performs during the Bloomington Expo on Tuesday evening in the Bloomington Convention Center. In addition to bands providing their flavor, both restaurants and community organizations let residents get a taste of what they're about.

City showcases opportunities

By Morgan Brown · Tuesday, March 31,2009 10:36 p.m.

Members of the local community gathered Tuesday in the Bloomington Convention Center for the Get Involved Bloomington Expo, which aimed to bring the diverse opportunities available in Bloomington together within one event for the first time.

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Pakistani Taliban threatens D.C. attack

Tuesday, March 31,2009 9:42 p.m.

The commander of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Tuesday for a deadly assault on a Pakistani police academy and said the group was planning a terrorist attack on the White House that would “amaze” the world.

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Obama’s aunt becomes symbol in immigration debate

Tuesday, March 31,2009 9:41 p.m.

President Barack Obama’s Kenyan aunt lost her bid for asylum more than four years ago, and a judge ordered her deported. Instead, Zeituni Onyango stayed, living for years in public housing.

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Ex-military officers back ban on gays

Tuesday, March 31,2009 9:40 p.m.

More than 1,000 retired military officers, including several who were top commanders, are urging President Barack Obama and Congress to maintain the law barring gays from serving openly in the armed forces.

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Black Sea looks “green”

By Chris Nelson · Tuesday, March 31,2009 8:58 p.m.

It’s always nice to see someone turning a frown upside-down. And that’s exactly what scientists are hoping to do in the Black Sea.

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Faith runs deep

Tuesday, March 31,2009 8:55 p.m.

Some secular organizations profess to believe we’d be better off without religion.

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Attacks on Pope show ignorance

Tuesday, March 31,2009 8:54 p.m.

Abigail Mitchell’s commentary on the Pope’s recent visit to Africa in her article “A poor beginning” contains self-contradictions and a misrepresentation of Catholic doctrine.

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Stand up

Tuesday, March 31,2009 8:52 p.m.

Congress has for years pursued policies that are out of touch with everyday reality for Hoosier families and businesses. Skyrocketing health care costs are hurting business margins and family budgets alike, while health insurers and pharmaceutical companies are profiting hand-over-fist. 

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Beyond Women’s History Month

Tuesday, March 31,2009 8:49 p.m.

In America and abroad, the entire month of March was devoted to increasing consciousness and knowledge of women’s history by remembering the contributions of notable and ordinary women.

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State of the Union

Tuesday, March 31,2009 8:47 p.m.

Within a week on campus, I joined Union Board, an organization entirely student-driven. Within a month, I got to speak with the former Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Barak, when he gave a talk on campus in 2006. My story is not unique in the Union Board office.

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When the dream fails

By Christian Hines · Tuesday, March 31,2009 8:41 p.m.

Throughout time, and without the apparent agency of any particular group or individual, a country’s narrative begins to form.

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More nonsense about Iraq, Afghanistan

By Nathan Dixon · Tuesday, March 31,2009 8:40 p.m.

Vasquez’s comment about “normal lives” made it clear that the protestors were not fighting oil companies or the military industrial complex, but rather a public that was never committed to ending the war.

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