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Green and Gore-y

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2007 12 a.m.

It all stared with the beard. I never used to be a fan of Al Gore. To tell the truth, during the fiasco of the 2000 presidential election – that unfortunate bit of American history that introduced us to the “hanging chad” and the proverbial “lockbox” – Gore completely rubbed me the wrong way. The man whom I now idolize as an ecological savior then seemed to me a pompous, arrogant crybaby with the personality of a hermit crab.

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Bush’s proposed 2008 budget could affect financial aid

By Jessica Anderson · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2007 12 a.m.

In the proposed $2.9 trillion budget for the 2008 fiscal year, President Bush’s spending plans could affect financial aid and research funding for many IU students and faculty. Perhaps the biggest change in spending for higher education will affect those students who depend on financial aid. The proposal calls for a 1.4 percent increase for Pell Grants but a decrease in spending for Perkins Loans, compared with the 2006 fiscal year budget.

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Online Only: The ‘Garden State’ Effect

By Stefania Marghitu · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2007 12 a.m.

I will always remember the first time I saw “Garden State.” I was visiting my family in Romania, and it just came out in the theaters there. This means it was recently released on DVD in the U.S. I was greatly impacted by this film, the music and overall story line. It’s the kind of movie that has an even blend of comedy, drama and romance that appealed to both male and female audiences of all kind.

INDIA TRAIN FIRE

66 killed in a bombing in India

By Abdullah AlShihri and Muneeza Naqvi · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2007 12 a.m.

DEWANA, India – Two bombs exploded on a train headed from India to Pakistan, sparking a fire that swept through two coaches and killed 66 people in an attack that officials said Monday was aimed at undermining the peace process between the rivals. Witnesses described a scene of horror as panic-stricken passengers were trapped in one of the burning cars even after the train stopped, just before midnight Sunday in a rural area in northern India. The screams of the victims filled the night, then were drowned out by the roar of the flames. Most of the dead were Pakistani, said Railway Minister Laloo Prasad. Dozens were injured.

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Under the influence

By Alisha Chaudhary · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2007 12 a.m.

If you have ever thought about skipping class or a huge assignment for a game of beer pong, you’re not alone. The IU Facebook network has more than 130 groups dedicated to the game. The largest, Beer Pong Indiana Chapter, has more than 1,100 members. A recent study led by researchers at Loyola Marymount University indicates that both male and female college students participate in drinking games regularly, and that participation in drinking games leads to increased consumption of alcohol.

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Physicists will soon shed light on dark matter

By Ken Kingery · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2007 12 a.m.

The largest particle accelerator in history is scheduled for completion in August at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, Switzerland. The accelerator caused a lot of buzz last weekend at this year’s annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and it should answer many questions scientists have about dark matter. Scientists recently discovered that the matter we can see , which makes up physical objects such as people, accounts for only 4 percent of the universe. The rest is made of mysterious substances known as dark matter and dark energy.

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Brazilian capoeira goes international

By Michael Astor · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2007 12 a.m.

SALVADOR, Brazil – The master, wearing dreadlocks, dings out a twangy rhythm on his bow-shaped “berimbau” and lets loose with a plaintive melody recalling slavery days. Two men, glistening with sweat, squat before him, reaching up to touch the African instrument’s resonating gourd. They cross themselves and shake hands before cart-wheeling into the circle formed by the other players, singing and clapping hands.

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$41M life sciences plan approved

By Brian Spegele · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2007 12 a.m.

Demonstrating what some state and University leaders called a “commitment” to the life sciences, IU moved a step closer Monday to securing a significant funding hike. The Indiana House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee approved a $41 million plan to bring increased life sciences funding to IU as a part of proposed the state’s two-year, $26 billion spending plan outlined by Democratic leaders.

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ONLINE ONLY: Ken, Mr. Dixon, & the Million Story Sandwich

By Brian Janosch · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2007 12 a.m.

The sun hasn’t even crested on a cool morning in 1956, but 16-year-old Ken is already hurling newspapers out of the passenger window of his $75 dollar Chrysler. When he gets to the Dixon house he shifts his ’38 into park and walks up to the house before stopping next to the car parked in the driveway. For some reason – he’s not sure why – he tries lifting the latch-handled door, and for some reason – he’s not sure why – he grabs the golf clubs out of the back seat and puts them in his trunk.

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Co-founder of Oliver Winery dies at age 78

Tuesday, Feb. 20,2007 12 a.m.

Mary Morgan Oliver, who started Oliver Winery in 1972 with her husband, William, died Wednesdasy. She was 78. Her son, Bill Oliver, said the family’s Bloomington business began as an outgrowth of his father’s wine-making hobby. “There’s the old cliche that behind every man is an even stronger woman,” he said of his mother. “For many years, she kept the books and held the place together.”

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‘Hatecha till I beatcha’

By Andrew Shaffer · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2007 12 a.m.

For Shelbyville High School basketball coach Frank Barnes it was about class not color. He needed veterans who work well in the system – players with quick feet and precise jump shots. But he never expected this.

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Madame president

By Aparna Venkatraman · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2007 12 a.m.

In the wake of serious scrutiny from gender-rights advocates after perceived misogynistic remarks from Harvard’s previous president, Lawrence Summers, the Ivy League school has named Drew Faust as the first female president of the university. The university’s decision means half of the Ivy Leagues are now led by female presidents.

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JetBlue terminal at JFK airport begins to return to normal 6 days after storm

By Deepti Hajela · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2007 12 a.m.

NEW YORK – The six-day siege of angry and disgruntled travelers at JetBlue’s Kennedy airport terminal appeared to ease on Monday as service desks functioned more smoothly and customer calm prevailed despite flight cancellations. The beleaguered company said it was canceling almost a quarter of its flights on Monday but planned to restore full operations on Tuesday, a week after a Valentine’s Day snowstorm created a travel meltdown that virtually paralyzed JetBlue.

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Excepting policy

By Scott Leadingham · Tuesday, Feb. 20,2007 12 a.m.

There’s been a lot of talk around the IU campus as of late concerning a somewhat controversial decision from President Herbert to ban smoking. Take, for example, the following overheard conversation between a nonsmoker and a smoker: Nonsmoker: Pretty soon you’ll have to go off campus for that cancer stick. Ha ha.

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