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IU Football to Play Notre Dame for First Time Since 1991, Curtis Hill Civil Trial Canceled, Ethics Committee for Indiana Democratic Party, Purdue Research Project on White-Tailed Deer

IU Football to Play Notre Dame for First Time Since 1991, Curtis Hill Civil Trial Canceled, Ethics Committee for Indiana Democratic Party, Purdue Research Project on White-Tailed Deer

December 10, 2024

While IU and Notre Dame meet regularly in most other sports, December 20 will be their first meeting on the football field since 1991. A civil trial over groping allegations against former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has been canceled again – this time, it seems, for good. The Indiana Democratic Party has adopted a new code of conduct and formed an ethics committee. A research project led by a Purdue University professor could improve population control regulations for White-Tailed Deer throughout the state.

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