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What is a Hoosier?
Attempts to define “Hoosier” date back as far as 1831, when its first known usage came in a letter written by Cincinnati’s G.S. Murdock, according to the Indiana Magazine of History.
The big health care change
The mood at the College Republicans meeting the Monday after the House of Representatives sent the Senate version of the health care bill to President Obama’s desk was comparable to the frustration and disillusionment liberals often felt when George W. Bush was in the White House.
A turn for the worse
Normally I don’t like to get involved in national politics. Mostly because I’m always right and people don’t seem to understand why.
Getting into your genes
So, will the lack of ability to patent human genes drop the bottom out of the biotech industry? I doubt it.
The wrong messages
WE SAY Inherently discriminatory traditions have no place within civil society.
US judge strikes down patent on cancer genes
In a ruling with potentially far-reaching implications for the patenting of human genes, a judge on Monday struck down a company’s patents on two genes linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
Pop Culture Bracketology: TV series bracket, Sweet 16 discussion and results
Discussion and results from the Sweet 16 round of our TV series bracket.
Monkey on the run evades fans, trackers
Somewhere on the west coast of Florida tonight, the Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay sleeps.
Monkey on the run evades fans, trackers
Somewhere on the west coast of Florida tonight, the Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay sleeps. When the sun rises over the Gulf of Mexico in the morning, the rhesus macaque resumes his search for others of his own kind, cutting his way through the urban jungle of swimming pools and pastel condos, dodging paparazzi camera flashes and trackers’ tranquilizer darts.
Q&A with Conan O’Brien writer Brian Kiley
IDS Opinion and WEEKEND Columnist/Writer Chad Quandt spoke with Conan O’Brien writer Brian Kiley. Kiley is speaking at 7 p.m. today at the Indiana Memorial Union Alumni Hall.
Shriners sue over Murat Theater name change
The organization that owns the Murat Temple in downtown Indianapolis has filed a lawsuit over a deal putting a bank’s name on the century-old building.
July trial set for IU basketball commentator Leary
Former IU basketball player Todd Leary will stand trial July 20 on charges stemming from an ex-business partner’s multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.
Geneva atom smasher sets collision record
The world’s largest atom smasher conducted its first experiments at conditions nearing those after the Big Bang, breaking its own record for high-energy collisions with proton beams crashing into each other Tuesday at three times more force than ever before.
Pop Culture Bracketology: Directors Bracket, Sweet 16 discussion and results
Results and discussion for the Sweet 16 pairings of our directors bracket.
Pulitzer winner Burns: Journalism not about fame
Journalist John F. Burns saw his name on a marquee for the first time on Monday. However, he said journalism shouldn’t be about becoming famous or seeing your name on a marquee. Instead, he said, people going into the profession should stay true themselves and their reasons for going into journalism.
New vice president for research announced
IU President Michael McRobbie announced Jorge José as the selection for the University’s vice president for research Monday. The selection will be subject to approval by the IU board of trustees and the board will decide by May 8.
The voice of the students
With curly brown hair and a smile, Abbey Stemler was difficult to distinguish from any other student sitting at Starbucks in the Indiana Memorial Union. A graduate student at Maurer School of Law and the Kelley School of Business, Stemler has been fully involved in administrative decision-making procedures since she was appointed by Gov. Mitch Daniels as student trustee last year.
IU on road for in-state matchup
The IU softball team (6-19) travels to Indiana State (11-12) today, looking to end its current 10-game slump. The Hoosiers last played and defeated the Sycamores 5-4 on March 26, 2009.









