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California Legislature approves budget bill

The California Legislature passed a budget early Thursday to help close a $42 billion deficit, ending an epic impasse that involved several all-night sessions and threatened to throw thousands of state employees out of work.

Student teachers have opportunity to expand horizons

When many future teachers graduate from college, they try to find jobs in areas that they are familiar with, such as their hometowns, but a program in the School of Education is hoping to change that. The Cultural Immersion Projects is a way for students to do their student teaching in places that are likely different from where they are from, said Laura Stachowski, Cultural Immersion Projects director.

Local non-profit to be host of first of a dozen family wilderness hikes

The Sycamore Land Trust and Bloomington Parks and Recreation are sponsoring on Saturday a Winter Wonder Hike through the wilderness of Yellowwood Farm.

‘Rock on Rach’ honors IU student

Guests filled Rachael’s Cafe on Thursday night for “Rock on Rach,” a benefit concert in remembrance of Rachel DiPietro-James, an IU student who died last February.Within an hour and a half, friends of DiPietro-James raised $500 in her honor.

Club informs students of global markets

After taking BUS-G255: Emerging Economies, junior Calvin Dong decided to take the class one step further by creating the Emerging Markets Club. Dong, a finance and accounting major and president of the club, took G255 during spring 2008. The class focused on countries with developing economies and led students on a spring break trip to one of four countries. Dong traveled to China, and when he returned, he and several classmates decided to start the club.

Former political prisoner, prison abolitionist to highlight fundraiser

Boxcar Books and Community Center Inc. will be host to a fundraiser at 7 p.m. Saturday for recently released political prisoner Ali Khalid Abdullah.

Dean of students’ final ‘kegger’ set for Saturday at Wright Quad

For the final time, students can share a keg with Dean of Students Dick McKaig. Wright Quad is preparing for its sixth annual “Keg with Dean McKaig” event, which will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Wright Formal Lounge.

Insomnia Cookies replaces store with a new mobile truck

A truck that delivers and sells cookies, parked within walking distance, might sound unreal to IU cookie lovers. But that’s exactly what Insomnia Cookies is doing in Bloomington.

Hoosiers down by 4 in the beginning minutes of the 2nd half

Hoosiers take lead in Big Ten Championships' second night

Freshman Nikki White's effort contribute to a strong second day by the IU women's swimming and diving team.

Indiana lawmakers say feticide is murder

After an Indianapolis bank shooting that resulted in the death of a pregnant teller’s twins, the Indiana Senate is cracking down on those who commit feticide.

The failure of abstinence

I’m not totally certain whether or not this is a can of worms that should be revisited, but the Palin family is in the news again.

Praising 'Comeback conservatism'

I want to congratulate you and your staff on publishing the article “Comeback conservatism” in the edition of Feb. 17. The scholarship of the article, I thought, was impeccable.

Only a click away

I’m not a fan of touch screens. It might just be me, but something about them doesn’t seem real.

Nativist blame game

With the economy in the doldrums, it seems the nativists have a new incentive to express their xenophobia.

IU football announces 2009 schedule

A mere three months after the IU football season ended, the program announced its schedule for 2009 today but will only feature six home games.

Maya Angelou to be at IU on March 1

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Maya Angelou will be lecturing at the IU Auditroium as part of IU’s 25th annual ArtsWeek.

Women's swimming & diving kicks off Big Ten conference championship with a pair of 2nd place finishes

In a conference championship IU coach Ray Looze predicted would be a “dogfight,” the women’s swimming and diving team closed out a brief first evening of action on Wednesday with 68 points, four behind Big Ten frontrunner and defending champion Minnesota

Dumes reinstated as Hoosiers prepare to welcome Wisconsin

Assembly Hall will witness a player reunite with his team and two coaches revive a rivalry tonight. 

Logging threatens ‘back country’

David Haberman has for years enjoyed hiking with his son in a secluded area of Morgan-Monroe and Yellowwood state forests. It’s one of the few places Hoosiers can experience the beauty of a mature forest, the religious studies professor said.