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Famous Hoosiers

Some of Indiana's most famous faces.


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What is a Hoosier?

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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.



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The big health care change

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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.

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A turn for the worse

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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.


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Getting into your genes

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So, will the lack of ability to patent human genes drop the bottom out of the biotech industry? I doubt it.


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The wrong messages

WE SAY Inherently discriminatory traditions have no place within civil society.


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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.




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Monkey on the run evades fans, trackers

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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.


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Q&A with Conan O’Brien writer Brian Kiley

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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.


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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.



Switzerland Big Bang Machine

Geneva atom smasher sets collision record

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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.



John F. Burns Speech

Pulitzer winner Burns: Journalism not about fame

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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.


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New vice president for research announced

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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.


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The voice of the students

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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.


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IU on road for in-state matchup

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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.