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Hillel Center seeking the next ‘Campus Super Star’

Tuesday, March 24,2009 11:35 p.m.

The Helene G. Simon Hillel Center is looking for the most talented vocalist on campus. The center is sponsoring “Campus Super Star” competition at 7 p.m. today in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, according to a press release from the IU Hillel Center. Thirty-one contestants will compete for the grand prize of $5,000.

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Mother Bear’s collaborates with Giving Back to Africa

By Alex Benson · Tuesday, March 24,2009 11:34 p.m.

Mother Bear’s Pizza will be indirectly supporting people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today. Mother Bear’s will donate $2 to Giving Back to Africa for every large pizza a customer orders with a coupon through dine-in or delivery. The deal takes place from 5 p.m. to midnight today. Customers can obtain the coupon either through the Students Taking Active Roles Today Facebook group, by printing off the flyer from givingbacktoafrica.org or by flyer handouts.

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Law school encourages students to volunteer

By Alex Rast · Tuesday, March 24,2009 11:33 p.m.

The Maurer School of Law will be joining other law schools around the nation by establishing their Public Service Program, voluntary pro bono work to be completed by the students. Starting this fall, students will be encouraged to complete 60 hours of pro bono work while they are in the law school, according to an IU press release.

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The Five Bs

Tuesday, March 24,2009 11:30 p.m.

Btown has been planning and adjusting its platform since last summer, and now we have the best program to help the largest number of students. Not coincidentally, all our platform initiatives focus on the Five Bs – Bikes, Books, Break, Basketball cameras and Btown Express buses.

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Bonus Hysteria in Washington

Tuesday, March 24,2009 11:23 p.m.

The American International Group, a company propped up by the government since last September, announced last week it had paid out $165 million in bonuses.

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Orwell on the road

By Nick Wallace · Tuesday, March 24,2009 11:20 p.m.

The Dictionary of American Regional English will publish its fifth volume next year, completing a massive 45-year effort to document the eccentricities of American speech.

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Still just trying to live free

By Nathan Dixon · Tuesday, March 24,2009 11:15 p.m.

At the Conservative Political Action Conference, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele charged young conservatives “to go forth as the champions of freedom” and to defend the rights of Americans “to live free and die free without the government taking what they have worked for.”

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US cameraman leaves China

Tuesday, March 24,2009 10:15 p.m.

A cameraman who was traveling with two American journalists reportedly detained in North Korea has left China.

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Critics oppose Border Patrol herbicide plan

Tuesday, March 24,2009 10:14 p.m.

 Critics are protesting a Border Patrol plan to poison vegetation along a 1.1-mile stretch of the Rio Grande riverbank to eliminate dense foliage used as hiding places by illegal immigrants and smugglers.

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Afghan TV station falls under government crackdown

Tuesday, March 24,2009 10:13 p.m.

The manager of an Afghan television network who refused to censor images of women dancing in short skirts and plunging necklines was arrested in what appeared to be a new sign of the government’s struggle to define the role of Islam in a country once led by extremists.

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Centrist Labor joins new Israeli government

Tuesday, March 24,2009 10:11 p.m.

Israel’s Labor Party voted Tuesday to join the incoming government of Benjamin Netanyahu, lending a moderate voice to a coalition dominated by hardliners and easing concerns of a head-on confrontation with Washington over Mideast peacemaking.

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Simpson named to committee

By Sarah Bloom · Tuesday, March 24,2009 8:29 p.m.

State Senator Vi Simpson, D-Ellettsville, has been appointed to serve on the Legislative Effectiveness Committee, one of 12 standing committees through the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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Fundraiser directs resources to Iraqi refugees

By Allison Tyra · Tuesday, March 24,2009 8:27 p.m.

The Bloomington Peace Action Coalition will host a fundraiser from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the John Waldron Arts Center that will benefit Direct Aid Iraq, an organization that brings refugees together with medical and humanitarian resources.

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Be fashionably ready for your interview

By Amanda Cochara · Tuesday, March 24,2009 7:38 p.m.

It’s probably no surprise that I spent my spring break shopping.  But my week’s worth of shopping trips were not about leisure. Instead, I got down to business – literally.

McCray tells his history to the audience. "The America Play" shows March 27, 28, 31 and April 4 at 7:30 p.m., and an early afternoon performance April 4 at 2 p.m..

'The America Play' seeks truth in history

By Alex Brown · Tuesday, March 24,2009 7:36 p.m.

For a penny, townspeople step up to a dark box, choose from a selection of pistols and take a shot at Abe Lincoln’s look-a-like.That is just a peek at the Department of Theatre and Drama’s production of “The America Play,” which addresses the issue of finding a black identity in a history in which all major decisions were made by white men.

In this Feb. 28, 2005 file photo, John Demjanjuk arrives at the federal building in Cleveland for an immigration hearing. German prosecutors said Wednesday they have charged retired Ohio auto worker John Demjanjuk with more than 29,000 counts of accessory to murder for his time as a guard at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp, and will seek his extradition from the U.S.

US takes steps to deport alleged Nazi to Germany

By M.R. Kropko · Tuesday, March 24,2009 5:13 p.m.

CLEVELAND — The U.S. government said Tuesday it is asking German officials for travel documents needed to deport accused World War II Nazi guard John Demjanjuk, who is charged in Europe with 29,000 counts of accessory to murder.

President Barack Obama addresses the audience at Concord High School in Elkhart, Ind. on Monday. Obama’s town hall meeting addressed issues concerning the proposed stimulus package.

Bishop to skip Notre Dame commencement over Obama

Tuesday, March 24,2009 4:38 p.m.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Roman Catholic bishop whose diocese includes the University of Notre Dame says he will boycott President Barack Obama's May 17 commencement speech at the Catholic school because of Obama's support for abortion rights and embryonic stem-cell research.

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