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By Abdullah AlShihri · Wednesday, April 11,2007 12 a.m.

Motorists can expect an easing of the recent gasoline price surge in coming weeks, with costs averaging about what they did last summer over the heavy vacation driving season, the government said Tuesday.

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(Almost) all smiles

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, April 11,2007 12 a.m.

When news of the 2007 commencement speaker selection seeped through campus, neither enthusiasm nor eye rolls occurred to any large extent. Quite to the contrary: “Who’s that?”

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UPDATE 5:58 p.m.: Sampson inks 6th recruit for next season

By Aaron Beard · Wednesday, April 11,2007 12 a.m.

The IU men’s basketball team added yet another player to its already-illustrious 2007 recruiting class. Chicago native DeAndre Thomas – a 6-foot-8, 295-pound forward from Chipola College Junior College in Florida – signed his national letter of intent to play for the Hoosiers next season, IU coach Kelvin Sampson announced Wednesday afternoon.

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The life of this world

By Brian Stewart · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

This is a column I always expected to write, if only to justify to baffled and exasperated family and friends my choice to skip out on the upcoming graduation festivities. The pomp and circumstance of this silly day never really took with me. Still, I keep having to pinch myself, that I am now on the cusp of the daunting “real world.”

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Steffey auction raises $17,675

By Elizabeth Dilts · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

In a community whose hallmark is helping, Bloomington residents exceeded expectations by raising $17,675 for the Wade Steffey Memorial Fund, a fund established in the name of the former Purdue student who was found dead after a three-month search.

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IU sweeps Monday doubleheader vs. Wildcats

By Tim O Brien and Tim O'Brien · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

Maybe the IU baseball team should play more Monday doubleheaders. With weekend weather conditions forcing the Hoosiers to play a Big Ten twin bill, IU (13-13, 3-5) took two games, 5-4 and 5-2, from Northwestern to split the four-game series with the Wildcats.

Erika and Heather, Belgian draft horses, bring a keg of Lebowski Lager from Upland Brewery to Yogi’s Grill and Bar Monday afternoon during the Dyngus Day celebration.

Dyngus daze

By Brian Hettmansperger · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

Two Belgian draft horses pulling an authentic beer wagon entered the Yogi’s Grill and Bar parking lot at 5 p.m. Monday. The wagon is filled with Dyngus Day party-goers and kegs of Lebowski Lager from Upland Brewery. After arriving, the beer and the party-goers made a quick exit off the wagon and into the bar to get the party started.

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The 'perfect' business

By Adam Geller and David Weisburd · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

At age 14 I was an up-and-coming entrepreneur. I had just spent several years running a successful video-game company but was ready for a new challenge. My goal was to find the perfect business. This business would be easy to start and manage, highly profitable and encounter no competition. I tried many different industries. Among them were the travel, jewelry and vending industry. But something was wrong. Within every industry, different and often unexpected problems arose. No matter how well-thought-out my plan, I was still not able to find the perfect business.

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A Klan to march

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

You don’t like them and neither do we, but it’s OK because they don’t like anyone, either. Still, if we’re allowed to publicly denounce the Ku Klux Klan, stopping only short of libel, then they have to be allowed to march in downtown Bloomington.

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Around the World

By Abisalom Omolo · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

A Russian-built Soyuz capsule carrying the American billionaire who helped develop Microsoft Word docked at the international space station late Monday – to the earthbound applause of Martha Stewart and others at Mission Control. Charles Simonyi shelled out $20 million to $25 million to be the world’s fifth paying private space traveler.

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