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IU tries to continue success The Hoosiers swept Maryland last weekend By Michael Hughes michhugh@indiana.edu | @MichaelHughes94

GEARING UP FOR 2015 GRADUATION Here’s what you need to know for the undergraduate and graduate ceremonies. By Gage Bentley | gbentley@indiana.edu | @gagebentley

FRIDAY — GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY 3 p.m., May 8, John Mellencamp Pavilion Commencement Speaker C. David Allis, IU alumnus and head of the Laboratory of Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics at the Rockefeller University Schedule 1 p.m. Graduates arrive at Memorial Stadium’s north concourse for lineup Seating starts for friends and family in John Mellencamp

When the Hoosiers got home from sweeping Maryland, they were in for a surprise. Bart Kaufman Field had a new addition on its right center field wall. Instead of the uniform dark green and black spanning the majority of the outfield wall, there is now a patch of red. Inside this patch of red is the symbol for the College World Series and the number 2013, signifying IU’s trip to the College World Series during the summer of 2013. “How can you come to our park and not see that we were at the World Series?” IU Coach Chris Lemonis asked. “It was something we were trying to add.” Lemonis said his coaching staff has been trying to add the banner since October or November, but the process of putting it up took a while. But now the banner’s there and will still be there when IU plays Long Beach State this weekend at Bart Kaufman Field. And after IU’s sweep at Maryland, the Hoosiers are feeling good. “It’s tough to say it was only three games but anyone who was there watching us play, it was a different look than it has been where we went in a bit of a rut there,” senior outfielder Will Nolden said. “We’re looking good and we’re feeling good, most importantly.” The sweep at Maryland also helped confirm what the Hoosiers have known all along: They belong in the NCAA Tournament. Even through the struggles, even after losing two games to both Indiana State and Evansville, the Hoosiers still knew where they belonged. “I think within the clubhouse and on the field we feel like we’re an NCAA team,” senior catcher Brad Hartong said. “We’ve had our ups and downs but I think if we SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 8

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Kimia Mirzadeh takes pictures of her friends Thursday in front of the Sample Gates. Throughout the day, hundreds of graduates flocked to the corner of Indiana and Kirkwood Avenue to takes pictures in their caps and gowns.

IU (26-19) vs. Long Beach State (24-20) Game 1 6:05 p.m. Friday Game 2 4:05 p.m. Saturday Game 3 1:05 p.m. Sunday

Rod Tuffcurls to kick off graduation weekend at Bluebird By Anthony Broderick aebroder@umail.iu.edu | @aebrodakirck

Long-running Chicago-based cover band Rod Tuffcurls & the Bench Press will make their return to the Bluebird Nightclub to play a “highly energized” concert this weekend. The group will be playing backto-back nights on Friday and Saturday in honor of graduation weekend. Doors will open at 8:00 p.m. and the show will start at 9:00 p.m. on Friday. The doors are scheduled to open at 7:00 p.m. and the show will start at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. The group will play three

ROD TUFFCURLS & THE BENCH PRESS $8 entrance fee 9 p.m. Friday and 8 p.m. Saturday, the Bluebird Nightclub; 21 & up sets on Friday and two sets on Saturday. Rod Tuffcurls and the other members of the group — C.C. Ryder, Happy Masterson and Dick Celebrity — create their own blend of cover jams, singing hits from artists and bands such as the Beatles, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, musicals and television theme songs. SEE TUFFCURLS, PAGE 8

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Rod Tuffcurls & The Bench Press perform at The Bluebird in March 12, 2014. The band will play shows at the bar on Friday and Saturday.

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