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China inspects North Korean cargo, while Japan mulls new sanctions sanctions

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SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea appeared to slip further into isolation Monday, as China -- under intense pressure to enforce new U.N. sanctions -- inspected cargo trucks bound for its communist ally and stepped up construction of a border fence. Japan -- once a major trading partner with North Korea -- said it was considering further sanctions, and Australia banned the North's ships from its ports.




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IU nabs top recruit from Illini

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For months, just about everyone except Eric Gordon Jr. thought they knew what Eric Gordon Jr. was going to do. Friday night, making an appearance at Hoosier Hysteria, Gordon Jr. and his father, Eric Gordon Sr., made it clear he finally knew where Gordon Jr. -- the No. 2-ranked player in the class of 2007, according to Rivals.com -- is going to play his collegiate basketball. He is coming to IU.


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Hoosiers upset No. 15 Iowa

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Late in the fourth quarter of IU's 31-28 victory against No. 15 Iowa Saturday -- with the Hawkeyes driving and threatening to regain the lead -- senior safety Will Meyers made a terrible mistake.


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BMOC raises record funds for breast cancer

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Zeta Tau Alpha's annual philanthropy event had two big winners Friday night. While this year's Big Man on Campus, junior Ray Vanlanot, went home with the crown, the ZTA Foundation, benefiting breast cancer research, was perhaps the true winner.



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Senior Day overshadowed by loss to Wolverines

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Sunday's game began and ended with tears for IU. Players, coaches and family members appeared misty-eyed before the Hoosiers' highly anticipated showdown versus the No. 20 Michigan Wolverines. The No. 11 Hoosiers held a Senior Day ceremony on the Mellencamp Pavilion turf minutes before the game to honor their senior class.


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Streak busted: IU loses to Wildcats

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Needing only one win to etch its name into the program's history books, the IU women's soccer team fell short. The No 16. Hoosiers (9-3-4, 5-1-1 Big Ten) lost 1-0 to Northwestern Sunday, ending their unbeaten streak at 13 games, just one short of the school record of 14 games which spanned the 1993 and 1994 seasons. The loss was the first for the Hoosiers since falling to Creighton University 2-1 Aug. 27.





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Rocket men

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Both IU and Iowa fans had reason to cry Saturday. Iowa fans shed tears with shock, leaving them unable to swallow the lump in their throats. IU fans, meanwhile, cried tears of victory, as a day of deluge impeded years of drought. Even IU coach Terry Hoeppner was holding his emotions back, only able to focus on the sky above as an ESPN sideline reporter interviewed him after the game.


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IU's dynamic duo

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James Hardy and Kellen Lewis are still getting to know each other. With Lewis having started only three games heading into Saturday, the sophomore receiver and the freshman quarterback were just trying to get on the same page.


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Student group to expand Katrina relief

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Three months after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, hundreds of people from around the country volunteered their time in hopes of fixing what had been destroyed. Of those volunteers, six IU students got together with the intent to plan a trip to the region over winter break. A little more than a year later, the students have formed a new group called Y'ALL and are attempting to establish themselves as a new student leadership organization.


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Probation denied

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A court decision came out of LaPorte, Ind., Tuesday in a case regarding Kristopher Gliva, a 20-year-old man who broke into a little girl's bedroom, snatched her from her bed, dragged her through a window, took her out behind a shed and stripped her. He might or might not have molested her before the neighbor's dog scared him away. Though she was spared any more physical injury, Gliva told her he would be back for her.


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Fraternity philanthropy makes noise

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Screaming football fans weren't the only ones making noise near Assembly Hall this weekend. Sunday afternoon, revving engines and booming subwoofers created a different sort of commotion in the nearby parking lot during Phi Kappa Sigma's Charity Auto and Cycle Show. The event raised about $800 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the fraternity's national philanthropy, said Phi Kappa Sigma member and IU junior Joe Boscia, who organized the event.



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Ruckus makes its IU debut, offers free music downloading

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Ruckus, the music downloading service the IU Student Association brought to campus, will be available to students today, providing free, legal access to 1.5 million licensed songs. Students will not be charged to download music, and IUSA is not spending any portion of student fees or University funding on the service, said Garrett Scharton, IUSA chief of external affairs.