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Goodbye and good riddance, Sampson

Sunday, Feb. 24,2008 9:40 p.m.

Friday had to be one of the worst days in the history of IU athletics. Or the best, depending on how you look at it. If you’ve read our last two staff editorials about the Sampson fiasco, it should be no surprise that we think the decision was definitely the correct one: Kelvin Sampson lost his job as IU basketball coach.

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Digital dominance

By Brian J. McFillen · Sunday, Feb. 24,2008 9:38 p.m.

Last week, inventor Ray Kurzweil predicted that artificial intelligence would catch up to human levels by 2029. Granted, what Kurzweil told the BBC was that we’d see a merger of humans and machines via nanotechnology rather than, say, the rise of an intelligent race of machines – but, come on.

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Lying under the Bush

By Nick Wallace · Sunday, Feb. 24,2008 9:37 p.m.

This February, President Bush gave his first interview to the BBC in almost seven years when he sat down to discuss Africa and his legacy. Watching the president’s grayed hair and hearing his worn voice, I almost began to feel sympathy for a man so trampled by his own presidency.

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Dirty money

By Waddel Hamer and Waddell Hamer · Sunday, Feb. 24,2008 9:36 p.m.

It’s been more than a year since major presidential hopefuls such as Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and others announced their candidacies for the White House. Each candidate stood in front of all their supporters, many just regular, everyday Americans, and gave grand speeches explaining why they felt the country “needs them at this moment in history.”

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Capitalist propaganda

By Anna Piontek · Sunday, Feb. 24,2008 9:28 p.m.

Of all the American myths, perhaps the one most deeply embedded in our American psyche is the notion of capitalism’s infallible virtues. Stay with me, here. Don’t worry, I’m not going to dismiss capitalism in a 500-word column.

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Why you should care about IUSA

Sunday, Feb. 24,2008 12 a.m.

It’s your money. The IU Student Association is student-funded and there to provide student services along with funding and input for student events. Students should

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Sampson resigns, reaches settlement with University

By Chris Engel · Saturday, Feb. 23,2008 12:44 a.m.

The speculation is finally over: Kelvin Sampson is finished coaching the IU men’s basketball team. Sampson and IU agreed to a $750,000 settlement on Friday.  VIDEO:  Greenspan press conference  DOCUMENT:  Sampson's contract  DOCUMENT:  NCAA letter of allegations  DOCUMENT:  NCAA notice of allegations

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IUSF to sponsor 76th annual IU Sing competition this weekend

By Ashlyn McNeal · Friday, Feb. 22,2008 11:09 p.m.

This Friday and Saturday, about 49 different organizations will be “caught in the spotlight” for the 76th annual IU Sing. IU Sing is a competition sponsored by the IU Student Foundation where student organizations come together and create four- to six-minute musical acts.

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Judgment Day

By Michael Sanserino · Friday, Feb. 22,2008 10:50 p.m.

University officials will announce Friday the fate of IU men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, IU trustee Phil Eskew Jr. said Thursday. “It is just my understanding that there will be an announcement tomorrow,” Eskew said, after receiving an e-mail from an IU administrator about Sampson’s situation.

IDS FILE PHOTO Sophomore outfielder Chris Hervey catches a flyball to right field during a game against Louisville March 5, 2007.

Hoosiers to lead off season against LSU

By Ryan Gregg · Friday, Feb. 22,2008 3:34 a.m.

The IU baseball team is looking to improve on a mediocre 2007 campaign which saw the Hoosiers struggle to a 19-35 overall record. IU opens their season tonight against the LSU Tigers in Baton Rogue.

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History repeats itself: Violations reminiscent of 1960 scandal

By Brian Spegele · Friday, Feb. 22,2008 12:55 a.m.

Soaking up sun rays on an unusually temperate day in July of 1960, the half-constructed football stadium on 17th Street was only a skeleton of what it is today. Though the massive limestone venue was a dream realized for aging IU President Herman B Wells, a nightmare sat waiting for Wells and his University.

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Coaching uncertainty overshadows IU’s game Saturday

By Chris Engel · Friday, Feb. 22,2008 12:52 a.m.

Sampson or no Sampson, the game must go on. In the midst of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding IU’s coaching situation, the No. 15 Hoosiers will continue their quest for a Big Ten championship Saturday when they head to Evanston, Ill., to face the Northwestern Wildcats.

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