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sports softball After hosting Purdue last weekend, Indiana softball faced a quick turnaround with a two-game midweek set against the University of Notre Dame and the University of Louisville. The Hoosiers claimed an 11-1 victory over Notre Dame, before falling to Louisville 8-7 in extra innings. On little rest, Indiana heads to Iowa City, Iowa, for a three-game weekend series. The slate is set to begin at 7 p.m. EST Friday. It will continue at 2 p.m. Saturday, before concluding at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Indiana University Bloomington Chancellor David Reingold and Interim Provost John Ciorciari announced a strategic faculty hiring initiative March 23 to create new positions aimed at boosting Bloomington’s reputation, research and creative activity. The initiative is a four-year campus-wide investment to support up to 18 new faculty positions, according to a memo sent to IUB deans.

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The NCAA is considering a rule that would give athletes a five-year window to compete starting at age 19 or upon high school graduation, eliminating redshirts and most waiver exceptions. The idea seems simple: one five-year clock for everyone. No extra seasons, no complicated exceptions, fewer lawsuits and less confusion. The proposal would also limit athletes to one transfer in their first four years, tightening athlete movement.

Indiana softball’s pitching rotation was dominant against the University of Notre Dame in its matchup against the Fighting Irish on Tuesday but could not secure the win against the No. 25 University of Louisville on Wednesday. Indiana got off to an excellent start with a victory over Notre Dame in five innings Tuesday. Sophomore infielder Josie Bird started the scoring with an RBI sacrifice fly to give the Hoosiers a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.

After months of waiting, spring has finally arrived, and along with it, finals season. Just as the trees start to bloom and the days stretch longer, academics can take over and pull students back inside, away from the world when it's most alive. Finals season can be stressful, and with reason. Pressures from deadlines, tests and projects, combine with the stress of constant productivity. For many students, their days end up being spent indoors on homework, instead of enjoying time outside.

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Indiana softball headed into its clubhouse with momentum and smiles following its 11-1 run-rule victory over the University of Notre Dame on Tuesday at Andy Mohr Field in Bloomington. “Well, that was fun,” head coach Shonda Stanton even said postgame. But that offensive rhythm faded Wednesday against No. 25 University of Louisville at Ulmer Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. The Cardinals defeated Indiana 8-7 in an over four-hour contest in which the Hoosiers stranded 12 base runners.

Indiana baseball’s 8-6 win over the University of Evansville on Wednesday carried significance beyond the box score. While the win was Indiana’s second in consecutive days, it also marked head coach Jeff Mercer’s 300th career victory — a milestone he didn’t even realize he had reached until after the game. Mercer’s focus wasn’t on the number. “I didn’t know,” Mercer said postgame.