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A great parallel

Wednesday, June 4,2008 11:32 p.m.

I am a graduate of the Indiana University School of Law, Class of 1970, and winner of the U.S. Law Week Award for the most scholastic progress in the senior class. After graduation, I served in the U.S. Peace Corps as a legal adviser to the government of Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia.

Three reasons I love Tijan Jobe

By Zachary Osterman · Wednesday, June 4,2008 11:14 p.m.

In a move weeks ago that hearkened back to the glory days of Ewe Blab, IU coach Tom Crean added a piece to the men’s basketball team the Hoosiers have not seen the likes of in many years.

Cold feet

By Nick Wallace · Wednesday, June 4,2008 11:14 p.m.

With an economy in recession and a presidential election a few months away, the debate about America’s foreign debt is on the horizon. More difficult than determining how much money the federal government should spend will be the question of how to spend that money.

Former standout Bashore scores goal in Olympic qualifying game for U.S.

By Aaron Beard · Wednesday, June 4,2008 11:13 p.m.

Even after graduating, one Hoosier is still showing she knows how to succeed on the field. Former standout midfielder Kayla Bashore has been out of Bloomington since 2005, but her field hockey career is as hot as ever.

The great shake-up

By Chris Engel · Wednesday, June 4,2008 11:13 p.m.

Hoosier fans will be reaching for their programs when basketball season tips off in November. Only three players – sophomore walk-on guard Brett Finkelmeier, sophomore guard Jordan Crawford and senior forward Kyle Taber – will return from the 2007-2008 team after a series of well-documented shake-ups resulted in a coaching change for the Hoosiers.

'Criminal neglect', indeed

By Ashley Ames · Wednesday, June 4,2008 11:12 p.m.

Monday marked the one-month anniversary of Cyclone Nargis’s devastating rampage through Burma, and the outlook for victims remains dire.

Kobe may not be Jordan, but he’s close

By Bryan Payton and Aaron Beard · Wednesday, June 4,2008 11:11 p.m.

It’s been 371 days since Kobe Bryant demanded a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers.

Often-injured Hoosier hurdler fights her way to NCAA Championships

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Wednesday, June 4,2008 11:07 p.m.

During her final year at Brookhaven High School in Columbus, Ohio, senior Courtney Johnson met then IU senior Danielle Carruthers on a recruiting visit.

Police detain Zimbabwean opposition leader

By Abdullah AlShihri · Wednesday, June 4,2008 10:45 p.m.

Police have detained Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai

Calif. court refuses to stay gay marriage ruling

By Abdullah AlShihri and Lisa Leff · Wednesday, June 4,2008 10:43 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO – California’s highest court Wednesday refused to stay its decision legalizing same-sex marriage in the state, clearing the final hurdle for gay couples to start tying the knot this month.

Clinton open to being Obama’s VP

By Abdullah AlShihri and JIM KUHNHENN · Wednesday, June 4,2008 10:42 p.m.

NEW YORK – Angling for a vice presidential nod, Hillary Rodham Clinton refused to bow out of the Democratic race Tuesday, hoping to maintain leverage as Barack Obama clinched the delegates needed to secure the party’s nomination.

Iran’s nuclear program, Mideast peace process on Bush-Olmert agenda

By Abdullah AlShihri and Matti Friedman · Wednesday, June 4,2008 10:42 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Israel’s fears that Iran could obtain nuclear weapons and the Israeli government’s attempts to negotiate peace with the Palestinians and Syria are top agenda items when Israel’s beleaguered prime minister, Ehud Olmert, meets President Bush.

400 children sign up for IU Swim Camp

By Yan Zhuang · Wednesday, June 4,2008 10:36 p.m.

At the edge of the pool at Counsilman-Billingsley Center in the Student Recreational and Sports Center, a row of children bent their bodies carefully.

IU studies showcased at health conference

By Savannah Worley · Wednesday, June 4,2008 10:35 p.m.

About 50 percent of students in a study conducted at IU have at least two risk factors for heart disease, said researchers who presented their findings during the annual American College of Sports Medicine conference May 28-31 in Indianapolis.

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Matthew Klam reads a story from his writings at the Annual Writer's Conference Sunday, June 10, 2007 at the John Waldron Arts Center. Klam has been writing for 12 years and was invited by a former teacher at the conference.

68th annual event draws in writers

By Garrett Stack · Wednesday, June 4,2008 10:30 p.m.

Aspiring and current writers will gather in Bloomington next week for the 68th annual IU Writers’ Conference.

Clinton open to VP nod

By Alexandra R. Moses and Beth Fouhy · Wednesday, June 4,2008 6:27 p.m.

WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton told colleagues Tuesday she would consider joining Barack Obama as his running mate, and advisers said she was withholding a formal departure from the race partly to use her remaining leverage to press for a spot on the ticket.

Obama seals Democratic nomination

By Stephen Graham · Wednesday, June 4,2008 6:27 p.m.

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois sealed the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation's first black president. A vanquished Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket.

Students play in summer storm

By Sandy Dunwoody · Wednesday, June 4,2008 6:22 p.m.

Spectators of all kinds gathered around the flooded west side of campus Wednesday evening. People waded in water up to their waist and others took photos with their camera phones at the intersection of 7th and Woodlawn.

Let's talk about sex

By Chelsea Merta · Wednesday, June 4,2008 4:50 p.m.

Morrison Hall is located in the middle of IU’s campus, resting between Goodbody and Sycamore Halls. Behind the large oak trees that shade its lawn and up the stairs that entice its guests sits the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, which takes up three of the building’s floors.

Welcome Week 2008: an introduction to IU

Wednesday, June 4,2008 4:41 p.m.

Get acquainted with IU’s campus and student life during Welcome Week, where freshmen meet each other at events involving free food, shopping, music and more.