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Haiti Earthquake

Thousands feared dead after powerful Haiti quake

Wednesday, Jan. 13,2010 12:16 a.m.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitians piled bodies along the devastated streets of their capital Wednesday after a powerful earthquake flattened the president's palace, the cathedral, hospitals, schools, the main prison and whole neighborhoods. Officials feared thousands — perhaps more than 100,000 — may have perished but there was no firm count.

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Bizarre S.R. 37 accident kills 3

By Mehdi Ayari · Wednesday, Jan. 13,2010 12:11 a.m.

Three are dead after a tragic accident on the Lawrence County-Orange County line. A pickup truck was headed northbound on State Road 37 when a steel coil weighing 44,000 pounds rolled off a southbound semi-truck, crossed into the opposing lane and struck the vehicle.

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Inspiration Rally welcomes new members to Greek life

By Hallie Robbins · Tuesday, Jan. 12,2010 11:21 p.m.

A new event is being incorporated into the week-long Bid Week celebration for sororities. The Inspiration Rally will be divided into two sessions at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. today  in Alumni Hall at the Indiana Memorial Union.

Michael Rushton

SPEA names MPA program director

By MaryJane Slaby · Tuesday, Jan. 12,2010 11:20 p.m.

IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs associate professor Michael Rushton was named director of the school’s Master of Public Affairs program.

Kappa Alpha Psi

Kappa Alpha Psi celebrates with service

By Rachel Krasnow · Tuesday, Jan. 12,2010 11:19 p.m.

The Greek letter organization, Kappa Alpha Psi, first founded at IU, is manifesting service this week on campus. The fraternity, an all-black organization founded in 1911, is having a variety of events this week with the theme “Thee Krimson Renaissance.”

Jammie Kirlew

Gentle Giant

By Greg Rosenstein · Tuesday, Jan. 12,2010 10:50 p.m.

As the final whistle blew in IU’s 31-20 loss to Penn State on Nov. 14, the players walked out of Beaver Stadium knowing any shot of going to a bowl game was gone. Well, except for senior defensive end Jammie Kirlew.

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K-9 Unit Busts

Tuesday, Jan. 12,2010 10:45 p.m.

Indiana State Police Pendleton Post’s statistics from its 2009 K-9 program, reported by ISP Sgt. Tony Knox

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Bloomington man trapped in car

By VINCE ZITO · Tuesday, Jan. 12,2010 10:43 p.m.

On Sunday morning, 30-year-old Bloomington resident Ryan T. Rene was headed southbound in the 1600 block of Rogers St. when his car slid 100 feet and split a telephone pole in half, said Bloomington Police Department Lt. David Drake.

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Man arrested for threat on girlfriend with knives

By VINCE ZITO · Tuesday, Jan. 12,2010 10:41 p.m.

On Sunday, Bloomington Police arrived at an apartment at the 3100 block of E. Stratum Way. There, a female dialed 911 claiming that her boyfriend, 20-year-old Bloomington resident Tyler Stephen Strother, threatened to kill her with two knives.

Indiana 9th Congressional District Forum

GOP candidate Sodrel to run for Congress

By Associated Press · Tuesday, Jan. 12,2010 10:33 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Former Republican Rep. Mike Sodrel announced Monday he was running again for Congress, setting up a possible fifth consecutive campaign against Democratic Rep. Baron Hill in southern Indiana’s 9th District.Sodrel sent an e-mail to supporters announcing his bid for the Republican nomination, although another GOP candidate plans to argue it’s time for a new person to challenge Hill.

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Seminar to shed light on art collecting

By Danielle Rindler · Tuesday, Jan. 12,2010 10:05 p.m.

The School of Fine Arts Gallery and the Friends of Art Collectors Group will play host to a Collecting Student and Faculty Art Seminar from 5 to 6:30 p.m. today. The seminar will address concerns related to buying and selling student and faculty artwork.

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3 killed in Orange County accident

Tuesday, Jan. 12,2010 8:13 p.m.

ORLEANS, Ind. - Indiana State Police say three people died when a steel coil fell from a truck and crushed two cars in Orange County in southern Indiana.

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Lawyer in Behrman case faces disciplinary hearing

Tuesday, Jan. 12,2010 8:08 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS - The lawyer who defended the man convicted in the 2000 slaying of 19-year-old Indiana University student Jill Behrman faces possible disciplinary action related to the case.

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The abroad blues

By Guest writer · Tuesday, Jan. 12,2010 7:42 p.m.

I know I am not the only person losing a friend to the allure of exotic places and interesting people. We are in college; classmates study abroad all the time. Siblings, significant others and best friends constantly deal with distance. I do not think I am the first person to worry about a relationship shift. So until I can be the one packing my bags for a foreign country, (Buenos Aires, here I come) I will have to figure out a way to come to terms with circumstances out of my control, just like everyone else.

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