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Protect the journalists

By IDS · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 10:16 p.m.

WE SAY The Free Flow of Information Act is necessary to foster quality reporting.

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How to get to ‘Sesame Street’

By Ashley Ames · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 10:14 p.m.

Shows like “Sesame Street,” corporations like PBS and many other nonprofit arts organizations are suffering through the recession. Private donations have waned, and state and local governments are quickly slashing arts out of their tight budgets. The Sesame Workshop recently laid off 20 percent of its staff because of decreased budgets. As Robert Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts, stated: “More than 10 percent of the nation’s 100,000 nonprofit arts organizations are at risk of closing this year at the loss of thousands of jobs.”

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Reclaiming fairness

By Jarrod Lowery · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 10:13 p.m.

The contemporary understanding of the word “fairness” in the context of human relations has come to bear little resemblance to the actual meaning of the word.

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A moment of peace

By Joshua Held · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 10:11 p.m.

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, some people observe two minutes of silence. Veterans Day does not receive the public fanfare of Independence Day, Memorial Day or some other holidays, but it is still a chance for people around the globe to remember together the cost of peace and to unify around the ideal of global harmony.

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Programs help students visit US

By Allie Cooper · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 10:01 p.m.

Families across the country are opening their doors to high school exchange students interested in spending either a semester or an academic year in America.

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Wisconsin game a must-win for Hoosiers

By Kevin Loughery · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 9:27 p.m.

Six days after taking down conference-leading Penn State, the fourth-seeded IU men’s soccer team seeks a second win this season against fifth-seeded Wisconsin as it kicks off the Big Ten Tournament at 12:30 p.m. today at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

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Sophomore forward donates to Locks of Love

By Kevin Loughery · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 9:25 p.m.

Sophomore forward Alec Purdie and 15-year-old Moriah Hill have never met, but when Purdie grows a full 10 inches and cuts off his hair this summer, they will be connected in a cause bigger than either of them.

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The first lady of fashion

By Alexa Altman · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 9:14 p.m.

In a sea of washed-up celebutantes with nasty cocaine habits, it is so utterly refreshing to see someone respectable staring back at you in the self-checkout line at Kroger.

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Gallery space for all: no experience needed

By Margaret Ely · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 9:11 p.m.

Created in 2002 by a group of Fine Arts students, Fuller Projects is home to semi-monthly gallery shows featuring contemporary art in any medium. The gallery’s first November show is titled “5 Obstructions”  and opens at 8 p.m. Friday.

MADMEN

Mad for 'Men'

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 7:56 p.m.

In the latest edition of the WEEKEND Watchers Podcast, host Cory Barker is joined by WEEKEND co-editor Megan Clayton in a discussion about the 'Mad Men' finale and season three overall.

Starving artist

Writers find inspiration in some unique places, but money isn't one of them

By Pooja Kansal · Wednesday, Nov. 11,2009 7:27 p.m.

Kevin Eldridge, a first-year creative writing graduate student, doesn’t look at attending school for writing as a financial investment. But after writing a short story in third grade titled “Godzilla” and receiving positive feedback from his classmates, Eldridge realized his passion for writing, and for poetry in particular.

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