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Luv: It just ain't enough

By Erich Reinhard · Sunday, July 27,2008 5:54 p.m.

Instead of taking a road trip to the Sunshine State this past spring break like many of my friends, I stuck around B-Town and took up a challenge on a topic I’d never even thought about before. A New York Times Magazine essay competition for college students challenged writers to answer the question: “Modern Love: What is it now?” Although the deadline would not be until the end of March, something drove me to the library well in advance to get a hold of at least a few inspirational tomes, everything from “The Beatles And Philosophy” to “Hemingway on Love.”

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Truthful tattoos?

By Julia Boriss · Sunday, July 27,2008 5:48 p.m.

I noticed yesterday that a woman I work with has the word “fearless” tattooed on her wrist. I tried to imagine going through life with this tattoo. I would have to constantly suppress a lot of emotions if “fearless” was eternally branded into my flesh. If I wanted anyone to take me seriously, getting that tattoo would mean officially giving up my right to display the slightest hint of apprehension toward anything. But I realized how contradictory the scenario of even getting this tattoo would be for me in the first place. “What do you want your tattoo to say?” the tattoo artist would ask.

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McCain dissapoints

By Nathan Dixon · Sunday, July 27,2008 5:47 p.m.

I bear no illusions as to what the state of the campus will be in the fall. It is all too likely that in a few weeks the people badgering me outside Ballantine Hall will be Obama supporters.

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Oh the irony

By Erin Chapman · Sunday, July 27,2008 5:45 p.m.

While wandering through the mall the other day, I overheard a conversation between two college-aged girls that made me die a little on the inside. The first girl said to the other: “So, Brad broke up with me last week, and then he asked my cousin out the next day. Isn’t that ironic?” Not wanting to cause a scene in the middle of Target, I refrained from interjecting, but what I wanted to yell across the purses was: “No, in fact it isn’t.”

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Money talks

Sunday, July 27,2008 5:44 p.m.

Back in the heat of the Indiana presidential primary, Obama came to speak at this university. He claimed he was doing something brave by not endorsing the gas-tax holiday Hillary Clinton and John McCain were peddling. He said he wasn’t going to support bad policy because he wanted to be a politician that supported real solutions.

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowes Chevrolet, answers media questions after winning the pole position for Sunday's Brickyard 400. Johnson turned a lap of 181.763 m.p.h covering the 2.5 mile speedway in 49.515 seconds.

Jimmie Johnson wins Allstate 400

By Brandon Foltz · Saturday, July 26,2008 2:19 p.m.

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowes Chevrolet, won the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. Johnson also won the pole position Saturday after turning a lap of 181.763 m.p.h covering the 2.5 mile speedway in 49.515 seconds.

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Wanna get wet?

By Risha Kohli · Thursday, July 24,2008 11:40 a.m.

As the summer heat reaches new highs, IU students and Bloomington residents are slipping into bathing suits and heading to the pool to cool off and enjoy a favorite pastime. And at the IU Outdoor Pool, they can enjoy swimming with a casual atmosphere.

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Drum Corps competition to bring $4 to $5M to area

By Deanna Krinn · Thursday, July 24,2008 11:33 a.m.

City of Bloomington officials are expecting an economic boost from the influx of people The Drum Corps International World Championships will bring to the city. The event will take place Aug. 7 to 9 at Memorial Stadium, and 35,000 to 40,000 people are expected to be in Bloomington over the three days, said Danny Lopez, communications director for the city of Bloomington.

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E-bus services to be extended

Thursday, July 24,2008 11:19 a.m.

Campus Bus Services' E-bus will take passengers to the College Mall during IU's break between semesters, according to an IU news release.

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Upward Bound participants upset about halt of project

By Sara Ko · Wednesday, July 23,2008 8:43 p.m.

For Eric Barnes, the Upward Bound Project was more than just a program to get away from his hometown of East Chicago – it was a family tradition and his gateway to finding his life goals and meeting new friends.

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Rickerby named IU’s assistant director for compliance

By Ben Homrig · Wednesday, July 23,2008 8:39 p.m.

Ian Rickerby has been named IU’s new assistant athletics director for compliance. The announcement comes two days after the IU Athletic Department announced former Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance Chad Hawley would retain his position with the Big Ten Conference.

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Minimum wage set to increase today

By Deanna Krinn · Wednesday, July 23,2008 8:37 p.m.

The federal minimum wage is rising again Thursday, going from $5.85 an hour to $6.55. The increase is part of a two-year plan enacted in July 2007 after Congress passed the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. Before this act was passed, minimum wage hadn’t been increased for about a decade, said Katie Moreau, press secretary for Congressman Baron Hill, D-9th. Hill voted in favor of the act.

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