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ROTC switches nude statues for decency’s sake

By Peter Stevenson · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 11:51 p.m.

The ROTC switch nude statues of Adam and Eve so Eve faces out the window.

Atheist debate sparks more talk

By Jake Wright · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 11:49 p.m.

A debate about atheist advertising started a conversation in the community and a discussion that took place Tuesday night at Collins Living-Learning Center.

IU firestorm ignites after de-com

By Ryan Winn · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 10:34 p.m.

IU coach Bill Lynch’s already-hot seat is starting to sizzle. After a 3-9 disaster last season, tempers around Bloomington went from boiling to tepid once 2009 kicked off. The Hoosiers, paced by exciting young players and a new determination to win, started the season on a very positive 3-1 note.

Carmel High School alumni to face off during men's soccer match

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 10:30 p.m.

IU’s next game will be more than a must-win contest for an NCAA tournament berth. This matchup will be a chance for two IU players to show two former teammates why seven stars sit atop the logos on their jerseys.

Judge enters not-guilty plea for praying theft suspect

Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 9:52 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – A judge has entered a not-guilty plea for a man accused of robbing an Indianapolis check-cashing business after hugging and praying with a clerk.

New Guard armory at Gary airport to house 230 more soldiers

Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 9:51 p.m.

GARY – The Indiana National Guard has opened a new $11.5 million armory at the Gary airport.

Ind. prisons see more violence

Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 9:50 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s prisons are experiencing an increase in inmate assaults and attacks on staff – a trend the state prison chief blames largely on overcrowding caused by inadequate funding for new beds.

The real problem with health care

By Guest writer · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 9:38 p.m.

Repealing the McCarran-Ferguson Act act would make it much easier for health companies to become part of the market. Getting rid of this anti-trust exemption is something that people from each end of the political spectrum should be able to agree on.

The clock is ticking on Iran

By Guest writer · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 9:34 p.m.

Iran’s continued refusal to cease nuclear development undermines the United States’ efforts to strengthen moderate Arab nations, as well as endangering the security of our allies in the Middle East.

Leaving party playbooks behind

By IDS · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 9:33 p.m.

Looking for a non-partisan discussion of health care reform? Good luck. For an issue as politically charged as reforming America’s ailing health care system, it is difficult to find voices that are critical of both Republican and Democratic positions on the issue.

Save the Cadillac tax

By Nathan Dixon · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 9:31 p.m.

Forcing employers to provide health insurance for their workers and making sure health benefits from employers remain untaxed preserves a system that has long benefited unions. Unfortunately, it is less clear that maintaining America’s unique practice of tying health insurance to employment helps anyone else. There are many reasons to think that moving people away from employer-provided insurance could help slow rising health care costs.

War on Drugs no more

By Ben Smith · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 9:30 p.m.

Despite continued efforts on the part of law enforcement officials to incarcerate non-violent drug offenders, there is growing evidence to suggest that the “War on Drugs” might be coming to its slow, inevitable end.

It’s next to Godliness

By John Brown · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 9:29 p.m.

This year, I requested a single. It’s not that I don’t like people. I just don’t like their stuff. Back home, I used to vacuum the floor of my room every night before bed. It was my routine: pajamas, brush teeth, then Dirt Devil. In the dorm, unfortunately, it might bother the neighbors.

The sign of bad things to come

By Cory Barker · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 6:12 p.m.

Watching “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” the first go-around was a sick chore. I thought maybe Michael Bay had inadvertently made a 150-minute torture porn flick, it was so awful. But four months later, I was ready to give it another chance – and my God, it’s even worse.

Knight won’t accept $75K check from donors

Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 5:05 p.m.

Bob Knight's attorney has notified IU that the former coach will not accept the school's $75,000 offer to settle a lawsuit.

IUPUI gives students graduation countdown clocks

Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 2 p.m.

IUPUI has given about 700 freshmen credit-card-sized clocks that count down the days and hours until their graduation. College officials say the clocks put the goal of on-time graduation in front of students every day.

No trick-or-treat for Marion County sex offenders

Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 11:09 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — Marion County authorities will try to keep trick-or-treaters from encountering sex offenders again this Halloween night.

‘Michael Jackson's This Is It’ to open worldwide

By Sandy Cohen · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 11:08 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — When Michael Jackson died in June, he was just days away from launching a 50-show run of comeback concerts in London. Now, video footage of preparations for those performances have become “Michael Jackson’s This Is It,” a documentary opening worldwide Tuesday.

AroundArts

Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 12:43 a.m.

Arts happenings ending the week of Oct. 31.

Songwriter's showcases local pub features area acts

By Kelsey Finn · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 12:38 a.m.

The Bloomington Songwriters Showcase at the Player’s Pub on Monday brought four local, national and world singer-songwriters to play together in a set in which each singer performs four or five songs.

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