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Politicians call for better women’s health services

By Lindsey Alexander · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 11:44 p.m.

Local female politicians are demanding improvement of the health and well-being of Bloomington women in light of a report released in October.

After 14 years of waiting, IU is finally bowl bound

By Lee Hurwitz · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 11:43 p.m.

Fourteen years without a bowl game had been 14 years too long.

QB Zac Robinson a pass-run threat

By Tom Kir · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 11:43 p.m.

If the statistics are any indication, the Hoosiers will go to the desert in Tempe, Ariz., for a shootout against the Cowboys.

Friends remember IU sophomore’s life

By Lindsey Alexander · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 11:41 p.m.

Jay Specyal, an IU sophomore, will be most missed for his sense of humor, friends said. Specyal died Thursday at Bloomington Hospital.

Lawrence County hunters feed the hungry

By Nathan Brown · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 10:53 p.m.

Charitable hunters in Lawrence County and surrounding areas are being offered the chance to do their good deed for the day by donating deer to a new program to feed the hungry.

Excise busts Bluebird for loitering minors outside Hanson concert Thursday

By Sara Amato · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 10:52 p.m.

Two Bloomington bars were cited Thursday evening and early Friday morning for allowing minors to loiter, resulting in 14 people receiving summonses from Indiana State Excise officers.

Monroe County first in state with ‘Odyssey’

By Elvia Malagon · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 10:51 p.m.

Monroe County is slated to be the first county in Indiana to launch a new computerized system for court cases, starting Dec. 17.

New bill would require countries getting U.S. aid to protect its women

By Nadia LaMantia · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 10:51 p.m.

An Indiana senator is one of the authors of a bill that could lead to groundbreaking bi-partisan legislation against gender-based violence abroad, a move that one IU criminal justice professor said is “long overdue.”

McNutty security

Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 10:49 p.m.

Bond, James Bond. One of the most high-tech heroes ever to grace the big screen, 007 had homing beacons, underwater jet packs and polarizing sunglasses. Now, it seems that IU is doing its best to copy this super-spy’s toys by installing some badass gadgetry in one of its residence halls. At its upcoming meeting, the board of trustees will discuss putting a $1.5 million, state-of-the-art card access system in McNutt Quad. The project would basically turn McNutt into a fortress, where students would have to swipe their ID cards to get into certain parts of the building. In addition, the plan calls for the installation of security cameras in “strategic areas.” Sounds kosher, right?

Dollars and sense

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 10:48 p.m.

My apologies to the math majors out there, but I think it would be a fair assessment to say that, for the most part, the mere mention of anything number-related makes most of us cringe. When we are done cringing, the next thing it makes us do is reach for our calculators. I know that as much as I’ll admit to having loved calculus – and yes, I’m aware that my nerd factor just rose substantially for saying that – I’ve gotten to the point where I’m extremely reliant on my TI-89.

Literally speaking

By Brian J. McFillen · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 10:47 p.m.

On Friday, the Indiana Daily Student ran a story about the decline of reading for pleasure among college students. According to a study done by the National Endowment for the Arts, 65 percent of college freshmen spend less than an hour a week reading for pleasure, or don’t read for pleasure at all – and, for seniors it’s 63 percent.

The list

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 10:46 p.m.

This is the last list of my opinions that will appear. Henceforth, I will keep my trap shut and let someone else do the talking. But I will remain respectfully, a Hoosier at Heart. Good things: • Aerosmith • Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies • Mountain Dew • My mother • Curling up in bed after being outside in the bitter cold • Bob Saget • Ice cold beer

Winter weather slows travel, causes deaths

Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 10:07 p.m.

Highways were still slippery in parts of the Midwest on Sunday as utility crews restored power knocked out by a snow and ice storm blamed for at least seven traffic deaths.

Exit poll: Putin wins election Sunday with 61 percent of vote

By Jim Heintz · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 10:06 p.m.

President Vladimir Putin’s party won more than 60 percent of the vote in Russia’s parliamentary election Sunday, an exit poll indicated.

Venezuelans vote on constitutional changes

By Ian James · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 10:05 p.m.

President Hugo Chavez would take on expanded powers and have a shot at being president for life under constitutional changes being considered by Venezuelans Sunday in a vote that raised tensions in South America’s top oil exporter.

For IU, lights go out at supercomputing conference

By Kailtin Shawgo · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 9:25 p.m.

When the power went out during the Supercomputing Conference Cluster Challenge, held Nov. 12 to Nov.14, junior Sarah Loos said the IU team’s first concern was the computers. “Our first thought is, ‘Oh, no, the cluster!’” she said, laughing. “Then our second thought is, ‘Oh no, it’s pitch black in here!’”

World AIDS day lecture focuses on black bisexual men

By Dae Woo Son · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 9:24 p.m.

Dr. David Malebranche, assistant professor at Emory University School of Medicine, studies black men on the “down low” – men who identify themselves as heterosexuals but have sex with men on the side and do not tell their female partners.

Contestants compete for Hoosier Daddy title

Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 9:22 p.m.

On Thursday, three IU students dressed up as drag kings and practiced their masculine mannerisms to compete in this year’s Hoosier Daddy competition.

Hillel Center falls short of world record for most dreidels spun

Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 9:22 p.m.

About 300 people showed up Sunday for the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center’s “dreidel spin” to break the Guinness Book of Records record for the most dreidels spun at the same time.

Psychologists question torture policy

By Brian Spegele · Sunday, Dec. 2,2007 9:21 p.m.

Beyond the differences of opinion surrounding a controversial anti-torture resolution passed by the American Psychological Association last summer, Friday’s meeting between Association President Sharon Brehm and concerned members of the University community demonstrated a disagreement about the “facts” on torture.

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