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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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Summer music and you

By Ryan Brown · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

On Saturday night, I got my first preview of what my summers are generally full of – a show that blew my mind. Umphrey’s McGee played at the Murat Egyptian Room in Indianapolis this weekend for the purpose of recording an upcoming live album, which I intend to purchase the day it comes out. I want to give you hope that there is a band playing somewhere nearby this summer that will consume you the way I was consumed Saturday night.

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IU ranks 17th in private funding

By Dana Majewski · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

Of 1,014 institutions, IU ranked 17th overall in private funding in 2006, according to the Council for Aid to Educationwhich compiles a yearly list ranking schools based on private-sector funding.

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Police investigating sexual battery case at Bloomington strip club

By Michael Reschke · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

Bloomington Police are investigating a sexual battery case that occurred Sunday morning at a strip club. A waitress at Night Moves, 1730 S. Walnut St., told officers that while she was working, a man asked her if she remembered him, said Detective Sgt. Jeff Canada,reading from the police report.

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U. of Illinois student invents slide rule widget, wins award

By Ab D. Phillip and Brittney Foreman · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

On a warm day a student might see Greg Schechter riding his unicycle to class. Once inside the classroom, the professor might catch Schechter, a sophomore engineering student, using a slide rule on one of his computer science tests. Recently, Schechter adapted the slide rule to the computer screen and won first place with his invention of a slide rule widget at the first Yahoo! University Hack Days.

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The organ trail

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

Here’s what I don’t like about America. We never take it to the extreme. I wish, just once, this country could crack a Dew the size of Canada, slam it while snowboarding down South America, and launch that into a reverse slam dunk over Australia. Now that would be extreme.

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A day for action

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

It only comes around once a year. Every spring, the anticipation in the air is palpable as students prepare for this special day and all the excitement it promises – a weekend of fun, enthusiasm and some pretty decent parties. For IU students, April 22 will be an Earth Day to remember. Yeah, I said Earth Day. What did you think I was talking about?

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Ind. House passes smoking ban for most indoor public places

By Alexandra R. Moses and Mike Smith · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

The Indiana House of Representatives approved legislation Monday that would establish a statewide ban on smoking in most enclosed public places. The bill passed on an unrecorded vote but at least 60 lawmakers voted for it. The legislation was attached as an amendment to a major health care bill that may eventually include a cigarette tax.

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Hoosiers ready to face Indiana State

By DeAntae Prince · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

The IU softball team is set to square off against in-state competitor Indiana State for the 67th time since the 1975 season when the two teams clash this afternoon. IU holds the winning edge with a 49-17 record against the Sycamores. Opening pitch is at 4 p.m. today at the IU Softball Field. IU will have the home advantage in this game and will be looking to add another win to its all-time record against Indiana State.

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‘Butterfly’ opera blossoms into success

By Eric Anderson · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

Perhaps Gwyn Richards, the dean of the School of Music, summed it up best. “Isn’t it breathtaking,” he said to me at intermission. In a word, yes. The IU Jacobs School of Music’s production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” was a musical and theatrical triumph that made an exciting conclusion to the 2007-08 Opera Theater season. Based on a play, which is itself based on a short story, “Madama Butterfly” is the tragic tale of a young geisha who renounces her country and faith to marry Lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton, an American naval officer with remarkably less wisdom or cultural awareness than his auspicious namesake. Insisting his marriage to Butterfly includes an “escape clause,” he leaves her within a year, with false promises of his return and ignorant of the child he has fathered.

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April ‘showers’ in late-night hours

By Chelsea Merta · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

Look to the sky after all the races and parties of Little 500 weekend. Beginning around midnight April 21, stargazers will be able to see hundreds of meteors falling from the cosmos. The stream of meteors originates from the comet Thatcher C/1861 G1, according to NASA’s Web site. Meteor showers are commonly visible in Bloomington, said Caty Pilachowski of the IU Astronomy Department. In fact, they were first accurately explained by Daniel Kirkwood, a professor of mathematics at IU, in the 19th century. Kirkwood discovered that meteor showers were the result of an aged comet that had been heated by the sun and broken apart, Pilachowski said.

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Make the most of that summer internship

By Chip Cutter · Tuesday, April 10,2007 12 a.m.

After months of researching companies, mailing cover letters and resumes, and honing interviewing skills, the good news arrives: You’ve landed a summer internship. Local career services experts say that’s a crucial first step in developing a relationship with a company. But they remind that the burden of turning the summer job into a great experience is still the student’s. “Getting the internship is not the end-all,” says Mark Brostoff, associate director of the Undergraduate Career Services Office at the Kelley School of Business. “You have the internship. Now you should be thinking: What does this company do, and how can I take an advantage of that?”

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