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SoFA gallery hosts 'refreshing' evening

By Lindsey Landis · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:10 p.m.

From a guitar autographed by members of the band Wilco to a large painting of four nudes in a kitchen, the pieces the SoFA gallery and the Friends of Art sold at the Refresh benefit gala and auction Friday night were as eclectic as the crowd that purchased them.

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Europe's first lunar mission hits moon

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 11:03 p.m.

DARMSTADT, Germany -- Europe's first spacecraft to the moon ended its three-year mission Sunday with a planned crash that scientists hoped would provide clues to the geological composition of a volcanic plain called the Lake of Excellence.

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IUSA: Representing students?

By Alyson Brodsy and Paul Rohwer · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:45 p.m.

The primary goal of education is "the removal of ignorance," wrote Jacques Barzun. He is greatly responsible for my education and yet, we have never met -- his influence having taken hold decades prior. Dismayed at the elective system replacing the classical curriculum, he wrote, "The college curriculum broke into fragments, and departments became small principalities competing for students and seeking prestige by specialism." In response, he forged a core curriculum, building a humanistic education in a controlled and rigorous way based on the humanities in arts, music and literature. For the American university today, there continues to be a struggle between the know-how of professional training and the cultivation of the mind afforded by excellence in liberal arts education.

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Dreary debates

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian J. McFillen · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:45 p.m.

The congressional race for Indiana's 9th District is one of the country's tightest. Republican incumbent Mike Sodrel and Democratic challenger Baron Hill are both House veterans. Their last electoral battle was decided by slightly more than 1,400 votes, and dissatisfaction with Republican leadership in both Congress and the presidency might make this result even closer. Furthermore, this is a key race in the 2006 elections, and it will determine the balance of power in Washington, D.C.

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Scrapping 'Midnight Madness'

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:44 p.m.

Did you hear about Midnight Madness this year? No, not the unofficial start of basketball at the first practice at the first minute of the season. We're talking about the madness of busloads of students shuttling between the IU campus and Wal-Mart for the opportunity to outfit their residence hall rooms and stock up on low-priced goodies.

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Educated ideas

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:41 p.m.

After Thursday's debate, the Indiana Daily Student asked each candidate in the 9th Congressional District for their thoughts on the cost of higher education.

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HELP IS HERE

By Alyson Brodsy and Tyler Moore · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:38 p.m.

HELP IS HERE -- Jeff Gilbert, spokesperson for Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), stands in front of the Help Is Here Express Friday morning in the Communities United parking lot at 409 South Walnut. Representatives of PhRMA travel around the country in the RV to educate qualified, low-income residents about purchasing prescriptions at a discount directly from pharmaceutical manufacturers. The tour, called "Help is Here Express," is sponsored by Partnership for Prescription Assistance, and its Indiana chapter is called Rx For Indiana. "The bus is a traveling enrollment center that allows people to learn if they are eligible for help in paying for their prescriptions," said State Rep. Peggy Welch (D-Bloomington) in a news release. "I urge those who are struggling to afford their medication toPPA has assisted 2.5 million patients across the country and more than 130,000 people in Indiana, according to the release.

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Advocates push for bill to legalize video gambling

By Roy Maurer · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 10:35 p.m.

Efforts to galvanize support for the legalization of video gambling machines in bars and social clubs will be in full swing throughout the month of September, Brad Klopfenstein, the executive director of the Indiana Licensed Beverage Association, said in a press release.

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IU opens with Indiana Community 5K

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 7:13 p.m.

These guys don't believe in easy days. In the grind of everyday practice, the IU men's cross country team has only one way to train since its equipment consists only of running shoes. Running 70 to 100 miles per week with a seven-day training schedule, the Hoosiers hope to put their training to use in this weekend's Indiana Community 5K, which begins Friday at 6 p.m. at the IU cross country course.

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IU crowned tournament champs

By Mike Abrams · Sunday, Sept. 3,2006 3:11 p.m.

The IU women's volleyball team cruised through the West Virginia Tournament this weekend, sweeping all three teams it faced in straight games. The Hoosiers added three more wins to IU coach Katie Weismiller's already impressive career record as the winningest women's volleyball coach in IU history.

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Men's recruitment kicks off this weekend

By Kasey Hawrysz · Saturday, Sept. 2,2006 9:33 p.m.

Sophomore and Phi Kappa Tau member Jordan Loeb has some words of wisdom for the approximately 1,000 men who are expected to begin men's fall recruitment Friday night: do your homework.

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