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Technology to make ads more personalized

By Megan Meyer · Monday, Oct. 13,2008 11:14 p.m.

In Steven Spielberg’s “Minority Report,” the main character walks down a long corridor as personalized advertisements chase after him along the walls. A video billboard shouts to Tom Cruise’s character in the film: “John Anderton, you could use a Guinness right about now!” Current advances being made in computer science indicate that real-time advertising, specifically tailored to individuals, will soon exist outside of science-fiction movies.

IU scientists designed special rugged computing equipment that will be used for the Polar Grid Project, which is studying Earth's shrinking ice caps in Antartica and Greenland.

Indiana University hardware sent to Antarctica

By Megan Meyer · Monday, Sept. 29,2008 10:09 p.m.

A team from IU’s Pervasive Technology Labs and University Information Technology Services bundled up powerful computing equipment and sent it off to Antarctica on Friday.The equipment is specially designed for the Polar Grid Project, an organization formed to provide better information about Earth’s shrinking ice caps.

Hello: My name is ...

By Lindsey Hoeppner · Monday, Sept. 29,2008 9:58 p.m.

Track. Bristol. Willow. Piper and Trig.Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, gave her children five unusual names. Plenty of IU students can empathize.Freshman Piper Hamlett, who shares the name of one of Palin’s daughters, said students with uncommon names encounter a range of experiences.“Having an unusual name is fun because it stands out in a group,” she said. “People don’t forget it once they’ve met me.”

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Fasting takes a toll during Ramadan

By Sam Leffers · Monday, Sept. 22,2008 11:51 p.m.

This month, IU Muslim students are fasting in observance of Ramadan, a time of spiritual reflection and self-sacrifice observed during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.  The fasting, which includes abstinence from water as well as food, begins at sunrise and ends at sundown with prayer and a meal called iftar.But some say fasting is difficult in college because students have to balance so many responsibilities.

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Academia and the arcade

By Megan Meyer · Monday, Sept. 22,2008 11:50 p.m.

Could a new hit video game be the next step in teaching evolution? Will Wright, the game designer behind The Sims, spent years creating "Spore," a new video game that is supposed to simulate the process of evolution. But, local specialists in both biology and learning sciences say that Spore is a fun game and nothing more.

Junior Alex Kocher teaches a zumba class Saturday morning at the YMCA. Zumba is an exercise program based on latin dance, and is derived from the Columbina word to mave fast and have fun.

Fitness buffs go crazy for ‘Zumba’

By Shannon Burruss · Monday, Sept. 22,2008 11:45 p.m.

Combine Latin music and salsa dancing with resistance training, and you have the recipe for “Zumba,” the new exercise dance craze that’s trying to make working out fun again.

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Emergency Medical Technicians to be housed in McNutt

By Theresa Bradtke · Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:13 p.m.

For the first time, student emergency medical technicians will be stationed at a campus dormitory on weekends so they can quickly respond to emergencies. The IU Emergency Medical Service club will put student EMTs at the McNutt Residence Center from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. The volunteers will act as first responders to treat students who are injured or intoxicated.

Denver Whittington – grad student working on the CERN project

From corn to CERN

By Megan Meyer · Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:10 p.m.

While most of America slept soundly, still hours away from an alarm’s clamor, Denver Whittington fired off an e-mail to IU last week under the subject heading: “LHC Success!”

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More flu vaccines aimed at key flu spreaders : kids

Tuesday, Sept. 9,2008 12:41 a.m.

Lots of youngsters on your street? Watch out: Flu might strike your community sooner and harder than it hits the hip singles neighborhood down the road. Flu-shot season begins this month, and for the first time vaccination is being pushed for virtually all children — not just those under 5.

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Going ‘tray-less’ to go green

By Alexandra Brown · Tuesday, Sept. 9,2008 12:39 a.m.

When IU students enter a typical dining hall on campus, they commonly reach for a tray, grab some items, check out and enjoy their meals. However, the Edmondson Traditional Dining Room at the Collins Living-Learning Center might make the decision to get rid of trays in order to help the environment and cut costs. “We’ve been looking at Collins for a test site to be greener,” said Gina Brooks-Lay, Collins dining manager.

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Health Center debuts 'coping skills' program

By Nicole Palmer · Tuesday, Sept. 9,2008 12:37 a.m.

With classes, homework, friends and life in general, many students sometimes need help managing stress or keeping up their self-esteem.  Counseling and Psychological Services now offers a solution that’s designed to benefit students on campus.Every Monday, CAPS will host “coping skills” sessions free of charge to all IU students.

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State sees surge in nurse practitioner enrollment

By Kristina Hunter · Tuesday, Sept. 2,2008 12:12 a.m.

They write prescriptions, see patients and sometimes even maintain their own practices — but don’t think about calling them physicians. Around the state, a growing number of people are enrolling in nurse practitioner programs, changing the meaning of the word “doctor” in the medical world.

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Homesickness common among new students

By Theresa Bradtke · Monday, Sept. 1,2008 11:37 p.m.

The transition from high school to college can seem exciting for many incoming freshmen, but experts say it’s often overwhelming. Moving into a new room, finding new friends and even learning the campus layout can stress new students. As a result, some start longing for the comforts of home.

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Offices battle over the thermostat

Tuesday, April 22,2008 12:29 a.m.

Forget international summits on environmental policy. An ugly war against climate change is probably being waged in your workplace.

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(Un)fit to Be Tied

By Rachel Skybetter · Tuesday, April 22,2008 12:27 a.m.

They had been staring at me for months from their corner of the closet. There they were, neatly folded in an IKEA organizer, with that blue denim smirk: the jeans of my thinner past. I’d been successfully avoiding their magnetic gaze for months.

Adderall can have harmful side affects including loss of appetite and sleep.

Adderall-Nighter

By Zach Schalk · Tuesday, April 22,2008 12:26 a.m.

With finals week just over the horizon, some students are feeling the pinch and ratcheting up their study efforts. For some, the impetus of this increase in dedication to schoolwork can be found in the form of a small pill.

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