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Cyclist invade Avenida Paulista

By Jess Meyer · Thursday, Sept. 17,2009 12:25 a.m.

Last Friday, the bicycle-enthusiast and activist group Bicicletada took to the streets of Sao Paulo in order to spread awareness and support of bicycle use in the city, or as Bicicletada participant Paulo Jabardo put it, “To show that we are traffic, too.”

Black Student Orientation is Friday night

By Alyssa Goldman · Thursday, Sept. 17,2009 12:25 a.m.

Black Student Orientation is a way to provide first-year African-American students with resources specifically tailored to their needs.

Haggling: Practice makes perfect

By Emily Ridout · Thursday, Sept. 17,2009 12:23 a.m.

In the U.S. if I want to purchase something, I walk into the nearest Target, pick up the item, and then pay for it. I never thought I’d be one to haggle.

Greeks to hold picnic

Thursday, Sept. 17,2009 12:21 a.m.

Sigma Lambda Upsilon will host a Meet the Greeks picnic today from 5 to 9 p.m. in Dunn Meadow. Any students interested in greek life at IU are encouraged to attend.

Friends remember Duong's life

By Alex Benson · Thursday, Sept. 17,2009 12:19 a.m.

An hour before sophomore Peter Duong’s memorial service, a group of his closest friends walked into a vacant McNutt Quad food court, filled only with chairs.

Musical motivation

By Bryan Payton · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 11:57 p.m.

You know how we get so excited about all of our classes the first week or two of the semester? We tell ourselves this is going to be the greatest semester ever and we will get straight A’s.

Mandel headlines at local Funny Bone

By Allison Tyra · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 11:55 p.m.

He’s a Comedy Central veteran, and he’ll soon have his own sitcom on FX, but for this weekend, comedian Mo Mandel will be in town as a headliner at the Funny Bone Bloomington Comedy Club.

Philharmonic kicks off fall season

By Lily Miller · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 11:53 p.m.

The Musical Arts Center filled with familiar strains of horns and strings Wednesday night. Approximately 1,200 people attended the Philharmonic Orchestra’s first show of the season, said Alain Barker, Jacobs School of Music spokesman. The orchestra, conducted by faculty member David Effron, performed three different classical music pieces, including Richard Strauss’ “Don Quixote.”

Shoppers swap clothes for cause

By Carly Bassen · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 11:50 p.m.

Shoppers entered the Bloomington Playwrights Project ready for a shopping spree. But these shoppers didn’t bring their credit cards and checkbooks. They brought their old clothes.

New speech, stale claims

By Mitchell Blatt · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 11:33 p.m.

With the health care debate dragging on through August, there have been countless half-truths and misinformation being spread online and over the airwaves. Obama set out to set the record straight on Sept. 9 with his address before Congress, but unfortunately his speech may have served only to strengthen the lies.

Working toward a more sustainable campus

By Pete Christopher · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 11:17 p.m.

Each year, it takes about 68,000 tons of coal, 3.4 million therms of natural gas and 771 million gallons of water and sewage to keep campus buildings in working condition, according to the IUB Physical Plant.

Oilman T. Boone Pickens visits IU on Friday to discuss his alternative energy plan

By Brian Spegele · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 11:15 p.m.

Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens will present high-profile plans to reshape American energy consumption during a speech on campus Friday.

Senators from Minnesota and Indiana sign letters against medical fees

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:46 p.m.

MINNEAPOLIS – Senators from Minnesota and Indiana are calling on one of their colleagues to reconsider a proposed fee on medical device manufacturers as part of the health care reform bill moving through Congress.

Kosciusko County workers protest large pay cuts

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:44 p.m.

WARSAW, Ind. – Kosciusko County employees are letting county leaders know they’re unhappy about the decision to cut their pay by 7 percent to help close a $3.5 million budget deficit.

Affordable housing projects in Ind. receive honors

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:42 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority and a private partner have honored affordable housing projects in Indianapolis and the eastern Indiana town of Fountain City.

Emissions from ethanol plant cause residents to worry

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:41 p.m.

ALEXANDRIA, Ind. – People living near a central Indiana ethanol plant said they are worried about the company’s request to operate without one of its two pollution control devices.

Rock thrown through high school bus window

By Alex Benson · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:40 p.m.

A 14-year-old girl was hit on the shoulder by the rock, and another 14-year-old girl endured glass shards on her back, however she suffered no injuries.

2–car accident sends 4 to hospital

By Alex Benson · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:39 p.m.

A two-car accident Wednesday morning at Kinser Pike and the IN-45/46 Bypass sent four people to Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.

Ind. honors Constitution Day

By Allie Cooper · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:38 p.m.

More than 100 students from high schools throughout Indiana will sign a replica of the U.S. Constitution as part of an interactive learning program sponsored by the Indiana Supreme Court and U.S. District Court.

Art center features “Works on Wood”

By Kyle Kerns · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:36 p.m.

For the month of September, the Bloomington Area Arts Council is featuring its new ewxhibit, “Works on Wood,” at the Waldron.

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