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UPDATE: A gutsy goodbye

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The IU players didn’t have to say a word following their game Saturday night; their faces said it all. Senior Rod Wilmont sat slumped down in a chair, tears welling up in his eyes. Junior Lance Stemler paced along the back of the locker room, his eyes swollen and red from crying. And not a single word was spoken among the players. The message, though, was clear – the Hoosiers’ season was over.


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UPDATE: Hoosiers make most of second chance

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Last time around, IU and Gonzaga battled it out in a high-scoring game in which the Bulldogs dominated the paint. Six Gonzaga players scored in double-figures en route to a 90-80 victory against the Hoosiers in the second round of the 2006 NCAA tournament. Fortunately for IU, this time around was nothing like the last.






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Sweet, Southern Samantha eliminated after her attempt to depict a high school wild child

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On the phone, Samantha Francis didn’t sound like much of a slut. Her soft, sweet voice with its thick southern accent reminded me of sweet tea and church sermons – certainly not the kind of girl whose name is scrawled all over the bathroom stalls. However, on the second episode of the eighth cycle of America’s Next Top Model, Samantha was told to don a cropped top and garter belt and strike a pose on the bleachers of a high school football stadium – those which so often hid those tete-a-tetes of the good ol’ days. I talked to Samantha recently about her experience on the show.


Margrave Apartments, located on East Third Street, have been a part of the IU campus since the late 1920s. IU officials announced last week they plan to destroy the building and build a site for an optometry clinic.

IU plans to demolish historic building

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IU officials announced last week plans for the demolition of the historic Margrave Apartments on East Third Street. The structure, which is vacant, contains 22 apartment units and was built in the late 1920s, said Nancy Hiestand, programming manager for housing and neighborhood development.


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Hoosiers go west for 2 matches against top-ranked foes

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With spring break just around the corner, several IU students have plans of traveling to places far warmer than Bloomington, getting into their swimsuits and relaxing at the beach. The women’s water polo team is no different, as they head to California to take on two of the nation’s toughest teams in No. 9 San Jose State on Saturday and No. 7 California at Davis on Sunday.


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Comic-book hero Captain America dies on the page

NEW YORK – Captain America has undertaken his last mission – at least for now. The venerable superhero is killed in the issue of his namesake comic that hit stands Wednesday, the New York Daily News reported. On the new edition’s pages, a sniper shoots down the shield-wielding hero as he leaves a courthouse. It ends a long run for the stars-and-stripes-wearing character, created in 1941. Over the years, some 210 million copies of Captain America comic books, published by New York-based Marvel Entertainment Inc., have been sold in 75 countries. But resurrections are not unknown in the world of comics, and Marvel Entertainment Editor in Chief Joe Quesada said a Captain America comeback wasn’t impossible.


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The right crisis

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For those of you who were out last Friday night with plans that didn’t involve watching C-SPAN’s coverage of the Conservative Political Action Conference, let me fill you in.


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IU heads south for spring break tourney

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The IU men’s tennis team (8-4) was in for a treat Wednesday. As they stepped onto the Varsity Courts, the sun was shining with the temperatures in the mid-40s. Junior Mike McCarthy said it was the team’s second day outside, and while the weather was pleasant in Bloomington, they have four spring break matches to play in the warm weather of Clemson, S.C.




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Bars not affected by time switch Sunday

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When Sunday morning rolls around and tired students prepare to turn their clocks ahead one hour at 2 a.m. for daylight-saving time, the bars and taverns in Indiana will stay open until 3 a.m. before springing forward.


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Around the world

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Two leaders of an Albany, N.Y., mosque who were snared in an FBI sting involving a fictional terror strike were sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison. The former imam, Yassin Aref, professed innocence before his sentencing and criticized the government’s treatment of Muslims.




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Man sues Pacers mascot, alleging on-court tackle

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INDIANAPOLIS – A man is suing the Indiana Pacers and the performer who portrays its feline mascot, alleging that the 6-foot-tall performer tackled him during a free-throw-shooting contest, leaving him with permanent injuries.