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Study: Mental health issues rise in high school, college

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 10:09 p.m.

A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues as youth of the same age who were studied in the Great Depression era.

Tennis

Men's tennis team grows together during week in Vegas

By Justin Albers · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 10:06 p.m.

The club traveled, lived and spent long, grueling days training together on a trip head coach Randy Bloemendaal said he hopes will prepare his players for anything they will experience throughout the upcoming spring season.

Bear's Place

Students get cheap laughs at local clubs

By Kirk Bradtmiller · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 8:50 p.m.

Weekdays are typically a time for students to focus on work and school, but sometimes they need more than just the weekend to get away from the books. One great way to do this is to go to one of the local comedy clubs in Bloomington. Two spots to visit for good laughs are the Funny Bone Comedy Club and Bear’s Place.

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More rock for the hall of fame

By Guest writer · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 7:31 p.m.

It’s 2010 and there is a conflict in America – the conflict between the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RNR HOF) and rock ’n’ roll fans. The fans have been complaining about the lack of hard rock and heavy metal bands being inducted in favor of acts that are the furthest thing from rock ‘n’ roll, like Madonna and ABBA.

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Fools of a took

By Chad Quandt · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 7:24 p.m.

A few weeks ago, the Democrats won their struggle to get the health care bill through the Senate . And I mean “won” as in “entirely lost sight of their original plans and produced a victory that is unintelligible to the American public.”

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Are you better off now?

By Ashley Ames · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 7:23 p.m.

During the 1980 presidential campaign, Ronald Reagan struck a chord with Americans when he famously asked, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”

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Education over vacation

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 7:16 p.m.

WE SAY The conversation should be about lengthening the school year and bettering education, not cutting down on the days that Indiana’s youth spend learning.

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North Korea calls for peace talks

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 6:25 p.m.

North Korea proposed Monday that a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War be signed this year, saying a return to negotiations on its nuclear program depends on better relations with Washington and the lifting of sanctions.

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Cleric to stay in Kenyan jail

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 6:24 p.m.

A radical Muslim cleric whose teachings influenced one of the 2005 London bombers will stay in a Kenyan jail until authorities can send him home, Kenya’s immigration minister said Monday.

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Gay rights trial begins

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 6:21 p.m.

The first federal trial to determine whether the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from outlawing same-sex marriage got under way Monday. Expected to last two to three weeks, the proceedings involve a challenge to Proposition 8, the gay marriage ban approved by California voters in November 2008. Regardless of the outcome, the case will likely be appealed to the Supreme Court, where it ultimately could become a landmark case determining if gay Americans have the right to marry.

Met Auditions

Opera students move one step closer to Met

By Margaret Ely · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 1:11 a.m.

The performance Saturday on the stage of the MAC was the annual Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions  for the Indiana District. The auditions, which occur annually in 15 regions of the United States and Canada, included 23 total performers who sang one to five arias in their respective voice parts.

IU-Illinois Men's Basketball

Hoosiers miss the mark against Illini

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 1:08 a.m.

After a first half which ended with a 41-28 Hoosiers lead, constant fouls broke IU’s offensive rhythm and stopped the clock to allow Illinois time for a comeback.

Belton Vigil

Professor murdered, mourned

By Alex Benson · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 12:55 a.m.

The murder surfaced 10 a.m. Dec. 28, when a colleague found IU assistant English professor Don Belton dead, face down on the kitchen floor in his home. She had tried calling him the night before, but there was no answer.

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Editor's Note

By Brad Zehr · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 12:51 a.m.

The 40 student editors at the IDS strive daily to produce the most accurate, up-to-date and relevant stories for the IU and Bloomington communities.

Jon Herz

IU junior loved company of others

By Sarah Brubeck · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 12:48 a.m.

Jonathan Herz, an IU junior, was described as a social butterfly of the Chicago North Shore and was known to make friends with basically everyone he met. Herz died Dec. 17 from a self-inflicted injury at his residence in Smallwood Plaza.

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