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‘Hip-hop Is (not) Dead’

By Stefania Marghitu · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

Ever since Nas released the single, “Hip-Hop Is Dead,” there’s been a lot of hearsay that is attempting to validate this assertion. Several publications have pontificated the notion, but perhaps the most startling evidence is a recent video of Karl Rove dancing along to comedians rapping about “M.C. Rove” at a high-profile banquet in our nation’s capital.

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Students ride ‘bullet train’ around Japan

By Whitney Mitchell · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

While most students on campus have probably never traveled to Japan, the hundreds who attended Japan Night on Friday got a taste of the customs, cuisine and traditions of the Land of the Rising Sun without even leaving campus.

Chris Pickrell

Wine fest gives connoisseurs a treat

By Paige Ingram · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

Jim Butler, owner of Butler Winery, says that when people taste wine, it sells itself. At one of 52 tables on display, Butler took part in the 14th Annual Wine Festival on Friday night at the Bloomington Convention Center.

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Graduate student narrowly misses national title

By Brian Buckey · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

IU post-graduate swimmer Kevin Swander traveled to East Meadow, N.Y., for the USA Swimming Spring Championships with hopes of winning a national championship in the 100-meter breaststroke. However, swimming with a sprained ankle, Swander added seconds to his time and finished in a disappointing second place with a time of 1:03.30.

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Daylight dilemma

By Mike McElroy · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

You might want to read this next paragraph a few times before moving on. In April 2006, Indiana officially became the 48th state to adopt daylight saving time, meaning the state’s clocks would now “spring ahead” and “fall back” with the rest of the Eastern Standard Time states. However, several counties (many of which have previously observed daylight saving time) petitioned to set their clocks to Central Standard Time and observe daylight saving time with the rest of the Midwest. Got all that? If you’re having a hard time making sense of Indiana’s backwater approach to time zones and daylight saving time, you aren’t the only one.

Jay Seawell

Cutters’ Bishop, Teter’s Rieke capture Miss-n-Out victories

By Aaron Beard · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

With three-fourths of a lap remaining, Cutters rider Alex Bishop all but wrapped up his second consecutive Miss-n-Out victory. Although Bishop was joined on the track with two of the fastest sprinters in the field – Dodds House rider Chris Chartier and Phi Kappa Psi rider Erik Styacich – he won the race by getting to Turn 1 first.

Pete Stuttgen

EN GARDE!

By Tom Kir · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

Basketball. Jogging. Sword fights. It wasn’t the most typical weekend at the Wildermuth Gymnasium. The IU Fencing Club hosted the United States Association of Collegiate Fencing Clubs’ national championships at the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation this weekend. While most HPER occupants are decked in gym shorts and Under Armour, these patrons donned real armor – and sabers.

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‘F’N’ TV station

By Abra Oliver · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

When it comes to the never-ending battle of content versus decency in the media, the Indiana Daily Student takes more than its fair share of campus outrage. From student groups upset about how they’re being represented to angry local politicians with a chip on their shoulders, on any given day there is at least one angry person that attempts to set fire to Ernie Pyle Hall. The management has, on occasion, even been known to sleep in the newsroom for fear that they won’t make it to their cars, beaten brutally and left for dead. Fortunately the staff is protected from the ire of the outside world by an impregnable shield known as the First Amendment.

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Jim Cramer’s ‘Mad Money’ filming Wednesday at IU

By Ryan Gregg · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

Assembly Hall will be enlivened Wednesday, when Jim Cramer and special guest Mark Cuban, the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and an IU alumnus, will tape the financial investing show “Mad Money” in front of hundreds of IU students as a part of his college tour.

The Indiana Daily Student

Indiana lost 7,400 jobs in February

By Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana lost more jobs in February than any other state except Ohio as its struggling manufacturing sector helped fuel the loss of 7,400 non-farm-related paychecks.

Ronni Moore

Hoosier victory snaps losing streak

By Joel Sansers · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

Senior Rachel Terry hit two home runs, including the game-winner, as the IU softball team managed to salvage a win against Illinois after a disappointing three-game skid to start the Big Ten season.

Ronni Moore

Calm before the storm

By Matt Mattucci · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

Eighteen-year-old Eric Gordon stands to the side of the court at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky. His face drips with sweat, yet he’s completely relaxed. A barrage of young fans, armed with posters, photos and Sharpies, frantically pushes its way toward the teenager. He’s the calm before the storm. Eric just got done playing in the McDonald’s All American Game, a nationally televised showcase of the most talented high school senior basketball players in the country.

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Comic shops see rise in sales

By DirkJan Zom · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

As comic book movies become increasingly popular, sales of the novels themselves are skyrocketing. On May 4, “Spider-Man 3” will open in theaters. Meanwhile, box-office sales for the comic book-turned-movie “300” are booming.

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IU seeks ’08 U.S. presidential debate

By Brian Spegele · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

The IU Student Association and the city of Bloomington submitted a proposal to the national Commission on Presidential Debates on Saturday in an ambitious attempt to land one of 2008 U.S. presidential debates at IU sometime before the November 2008 election.

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4 athletes qualify for regional competition

By Ryan Gregg · Monday, April 2,2007 12 a.m.

The track-and-field squads packed up and moved west to kick off their outdoor season at the 33rd annual Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif. Even though the last two weeks have been intense training for the Hoosiers, four athletes posted regional qualifying times.

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