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Belly dance birthday benefits charity

By David Schlegel · Saturday, April 19,2008 4:30 p.m.

About 50 people gathered at the Bloomington bar Sunday for an evening of belly dancing, the third annual Hatije’s Hafla, benefitting Middle Way House. The band Salaam provided music for the several belly dancing troupes performing at the event.

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Kirkwood retains IUSA election win

By Sarah Brubeck · Saturday, April 19,2008 12 a.m.

After five and a half hours of discussing six violations reported by the Kirkwood and Big Red tickets, Kirkwood is still the winning ticket of the IUSA elections.

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Did pets predict earthquake?

By Alexandra R. Moses · Friday, April 18,2008 9:11 p.m.

Mayor Mark Kruzan's dogs seemed to know an earthquake was coming. Moments before Friday's magnitude 5.2 quake shook the Midwest, rousing many residents from their beds, Kruzan said his dogs began barking and awoke him. Then, his home started swaying.

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IU Football readies for Cream and Crimson Scrimmage

By Tom Kir · Friday, April 18,2008 8:59 p.m.

For the first time since Austin Starr’s 49-yard field goal sent his team to its first bowl game in 13 years, IU football fans will get a chance to see the Hoosiers in action at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.  BLOG:  Under The Rock  PODCAST:  That's What He Said

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Crean names 2 assistant coaches

By Chris Engel · Friday, April 18,2008 7:15 a.m.

Tom Crean tabbed two of his former assistants at Marquette, Tim Buckley and Bennie Seltzer, to join him in Bloomington.  BLOG:  Basketblog

IDS FILE PHOTO Former Miss Gay IU Vanessa Vale passes the crown to 2007 winner India Black. Black performed a medley of Tina Turner songs for her talent section. Mr. Gay USA Xavier Brooks offered a knee to Black during the coronation.

Miss Gay IU hits campus Friday

By Gabrijel Gelic · Thursday, April 17,2008 11:54 p.m.

Think big hair, tons of makeup and lots of feathers. This year’s showgirl-themed Miss Gay IU is scheduled to take place at 8 p.m. Friday in the IU Auditorium.

Tommy John surgery, a procedure that consists of taking a ligament from somewhere else in the body and putting it into the elbow, is becoming more common in young pitchers.

BLOWN

By Zachary Osterman · Thursday, April 17,2008 11:51 p.m.

Tommy John surgery. It’s a term thrown around a lot in modern-day sports circles, a sort of “wonder cure” for pitchers unfortunate enough to tear their ulnar collateral ligament, a band in the elbow necessary for throwing at competition speeds. Major League All-Stars such as John Smoltz and Mariano Rivera have undergone the procedure, returning as strong as or better than they were before. But when senior right-hander Chris McCombs, a pitcher on the IU baseball team, had to undergo the procedure at an alarmingly early age – his junior year in high school – he certainly didn’t see it as a medical miracle.

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Around the World

By AP Reports and Abisalom Omolo · Thursday, April 17,2008 11:22 p.m.

Authorities in India sealed off the center of their normally frenetic capital Thursday with 15,000 police to protect the Olympic torch relay from anti-China protesters who held their pro-Tibet demonstrations elsewhere in the country.

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Around the arts

Thursday, April 17,2008 10:39 p.m.

Kaia presents: ‘Get Down, Rise Up!’ concert When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday Where: John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium More Information: Bloomington’s a cappella world music ensemble performs music from every hemisphere, political anthems and outrageous schmaltz. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and children ages 5 and under get in free. Purchase tickets online at bloomingtonarts.info.

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