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USA's Christina Loukas of Riverwoods, Illinois, does a forward 3-1/2 somersault dive while competing in the women's 3M Springboard finals on Sunday, August 17, 2008, in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China.

Olympian Christina Loukas adjusts to her celebrity

By Kevin Loughery · Thursday, March 5,2009 11:57 p.m.

She is your average, everyday girl from Chicago’s north side. But one huge difference between Loukas and anyone else on this campus is a ninth-place finish on the 3-meter springboard at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

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1st Mr. Collins will be crowned this weekend

By Bailey Loosemore · Thursday, March 5,2009 11:55 p.m.

Seven Collins freshmen will perform musical numbers, magic acts and experimental art pieces during Mr. Collins, the residence center’s first-ever male pageant. The event will take place at 8 p.m. Friday in the Collins Coffee House in the Edmonson building.

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4th annual Native Film Series begins Sunday at Buskirk

By MaryJane Slaby · Thursday, March 5,2009 11:52 p.m.

She laughed. She cried. She learned about the issues. Graduate student Del Criscenzo-Boyer said she spent all of January watching movies. After collaborating with fellow members of the Native American Graduate Student Association, five of them made the list for the fourth annual Native Film Series, which begins Sunday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

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Filipino Culture Night reaches beyond campus

By MaryJane Slaby · Thursday, March 5,2009 11:51 p.m.

Senior Dorrie Blando decided she would go to a Filipino Student Association meeting with a friend to see what it was all about. Two years and countless friendships later, she’s helping the association bring cultural awareness to Bloomington as the organization’s president.

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All men should know about this book

By Erica Rogers · Thursday, March 5,2009 11:37 p.m.

OK fellas, I’ve got the perfect book for you. Not only is it a funny 243-page read, but it’s also a helpful guide for men when it comes to women, friends, social lives and everything in between.

Dogs, cats, rabbits and even a snake wait for people to take them to their "forever homes" at the Bloomington Animal Shelter March 21, 2007.

Pets ALIVE celebrates annual Spay Day

By Nicole Vargas · Thursday, March 5,2009 10:12 p.m.

The month-long celebration aims to increase the number of spay/neuter surgeries the clinic is able to perform, Pets ALIVE Executive Director James McNamara said. This Spay Day has been ruled a success.

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Bloomington meth lab busted

Thursday, March 5,2009 10:09 p.m.

Indiana State Police arrested Bloomington residents Billy McAuley, 45, Richard Moore, 32, Shane Robertson, 27, and Michael Walker, 37, early Thursday morning on preliminary charges of manufacturing methamphetamines.

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Indiana observes MS Awareness Week

By Jackie Kochell · Thursday, March 5,2009 10:07 p.m.

The Indiana State Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society celebrates MS Awareness Week from March 2 to 8, coinciding with National Disabilities Month.

Jim Billingsly, 51, protests as members of the Service Employees International Union speak to students about the possible benefits of universal health care in Indiana, Thursday afternoon on Indiana avenue.

Residents rally for health care

By Sean Morrison · Thursday, March 5,2009 10:05 p.m.

Health care costs and bringing universal health care to Indiana were the topics of the hour as 20 members of the IU and Bloomington communities gathered Thursday near the Sample Gates.

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Justices hear arguments in gay marriage case

Thursday, March 5,2009 9:30 p.m.

California Supreme Court justices heard arguments Thursday on lawsuits seeking to overturn the state’s voter-approved ban on same-sex nuptials as thousands demonstrated outside the courthouse.

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Palestinian driver killed after Jerusalem rampage

Thursday, March 5,2009 9:29 p.m.

A Palestinian driver rammed a construction vehicle into a bus and police car on a highway Thursday, wounding two officers before he was shot dead, police said – the latest in a string of attacks by militants using heavy machinery against Israeli targets.

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Bomb kills 12 at southern Iraq livestock market

Thursday, March 5,2009 9:28 p.m.

A car bomb exploded Thursday in a crowded livestock market selling sheep, cattle and goats south of Baghdad, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens, Iraqi police and medical officials said.

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