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Around the Big Ten: Week 10

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It’s been a minute since we last checked in on the Big Ten, but a few general trends have continued over the past couple of weeks. Michigan and Oregon keep spiraling, UCLA and Indiana keep winning, and here in Iowa City, the Hawkeyes seem to be more of a week-to-week thing. Let’s check out some of the biggest games coming up in this first weekend of November.

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KRUI’s Homecoming Weekend

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KRUI In The Homecoming Parade By Kade Grierson | Photos by Cael Ferguson It was the night before Halloween, which is the day before the national college student hangover day known as All Saints’ Day. I’d been walking out the door talking to a friend on the phone who told me to “break a leg” when I told them I was going to march in a parade. According to OurIowaHeritage the first homecoming parade was in 1917 with horse-drawn floats. Which would make this homecoming parade a hundred and something—it’s difficult to track down which homecoming parades were canceled due … Continued

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Opinion: Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks

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By Sam Odeyemi The Chicago bulls open up the second round of the 2011 NBA playoffs tonight vs the Atlanta Hawks. The last time these two met in the playoffs was in 1993. The Atlanta Hawks are the underdogs, but they are still a very formidable team with all-star, Joe Johnson, and high flier, Josh Smith. The Hawks are very athletic and they will make you pay for turning the ball over. The Bulls have struggled against these Hawks during the regular season and they are going to have to play flawlessly to make this series go by as smooth … Continued

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D-Rose for MVP

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By Jordan Kabialis  “From Chicago, At Guard, 6’3”, #1…” With twenty games left in the NBA regular season, talk will continue to increase over who the league MVP should be. One problem with that is there is no clear-cut definition as to what the MVP is.  Many people will say that it is the player with the best statistics. Some will say that the MVP must come from an “elite” team,  some will just give it to the guy whose name is the biggest. I’ve got a definition for everyone: Derrick Rose. You might be saying to yourself, “Dude, this guy’s … Continued

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