Kappa Alpha Theta emerged as the dominant force in the 2024 Women’s Little 500, securing their ninth victory overall and first since 2018. After overcoming an early crash, Theta riders rode away from the competition in the second half of the race. Teter battled back from two crashes for a gritty second-place finish. Delta Gamma finished third.
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Black Key Bulls win 73rd Men’s Little 500
A year after failing to qualify for the race, Black Key Bulls are Little 500 champions. Yet, the story of BKB’s ultimate redemption was not always certain. Sigma Alpha Epsilon dominated the race early, setting a blistering pace and amassing a more than 20-second lead on the field. A determined chase group eventually reined in Sigma Alpha Epsilon, paving the way for the Black Key Bulls’ move with 20 laps remaining. Black Key Bulls amassed a near half-lap lead and never looked back. Cutters out-sprinted Delta Tau Delta to finish second.
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Tracking migration at Indiana University’s ‘natural laboratory’
On a recent cool spring morning, I tagged along with Alex Jahn, the co-director of Midwest Center for Biodiversity at Indiana University Bloomington, as he collected data from American robins on campus. Using the trunk of his Subaru as a mobile laboratory, Jahn and his students banded birds, collected blood samples and assessed the health of the winged subjects. The research focuses on how rapid environmental change can effect the birds’ migratory patterns, resulting in a growing role in the spread of communicable diseases such as Lyme disease and West Nile virus in humans.
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