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IU slips past Lafayette College 91-66

The IU men's basketball team went on a 29-5 run late in the second half of Monday night's game to secure a 91-66 victory against the Lafayette College Leopards. The matchup marked the Hoosiers' first win of the regular season, and the first of IU coach Kelvin Sampson's career.

U.N. pledges $77 million for African Union force in Darfur

Pacer guard Jackson arraigned in Michigan on violation of probation

Colts owner cautious after making history

Rowing wraps up season with Lake Lemon intrasquad race

The Indiana women's rowing team wrapped up their fall season on a lighthearted note this weekend at Lake Lemon with its fourth annual Intrasquad Class Race Classic and the dedication of a new boat.

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Around the Campus

Raking leaves to rake in the money

While most of the campus was quiet early Saturday morning, many student volunteers left the comfort of their warm beds to rake leaves for the annual IU Habitat for Humanity Rake-a-Thon.

Workshop helps students overcome procrastination habit

From hanging out with friends to spending time on Facebook to playing video games, students put off doing their homework for a variety of reasons. But there are ways to get out of the habit of procrastination before it's too late, said Charity Krouse, a graduate student and teacher of X150: Managing Resources for Learning.

IU study states engaged learning is effective

Students who enter college less prepared academically than others tend to benefit the most from engaged learning, a recent IU study reports.

A cultural union on IU's campus

With Vietnamese folk music playing in the background, the bride and groom held hands atop the red curtain-draped stage as they received offerings of good luck from family and friends. After placing a pair of gold earrings on the bride, an act comparable to the Western tradition of exchanging rings, it became official -- the couple had just been married in a traditional Vietnamese wedding.

Israeli spokesman to chat with students

This evening, IU students will have a rare opportunity to hear firsthand about the struggles in Israel from a man who has seen them from the front lines.

Ground broken on facility named for slain IU student

Sunday marked the groundbreaking ceremony for Jill's House, a temporary housing facility that will provide shelter for patients and families undergoing outpatient therapy at the IU Cyclotron Facility. The house is being built in honor of IU student Jill Behrman who disappeared May 31, 2000, and whose remains were found three years later in Morgan County.

Indiana War Memorial will be location for new USS Indianapolis museum

Bowing to Kelley

We have noticed a trend that needs to be addressed immediately. While we have a captive audience (both of our readers), we'd like to point out that we know from firsthand experience that students in the business school do have good qualities. In fact, both of us live with business majors, and we have been made aware of our misconceptions.

Out of mind

Since it usually takes me more than just one class to finish a crossword, if I finish it at all, I've come to think of the daily puzzle as my monochrome babysitter: She doesn't really care what I'm doing so long as I don't bother anyone with my pesky questions.

'Shrooms with Saddam

I'm an imposter. Don't believe anything I say.

Online Only: Bluegrass blues

There I was, at the races, trapped in a building where people were allowed to smoke indoors, and Starbucks was a foreign concept. In fact, there was no hot coffee at all. All I could get my hands on to feed my monstrous caffeine addiction was a cold cup of something that can only be described as dirty water with coffee grounds stirred in. Ahh, the joy of returning to your roots.

Blacked OUT

Hopelessly dialing phone numbers to find a ride home, a bar hopper instead found herself sprawled across the Taco Bell floor after a minor slip, content and still absorbed in punching buttons on the phone. Laughing at the girl's obliviousness, her friend coaxed her to her feet and off the grimy, plastic tiles. The final stop of a long night spent bar crawling might have been memorable, but will it be remembered? Probably not.

Can a penny really beat a Breathalyzer test?