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Hoosierfest

It's been the story of the summer, an inconvenience to pedestrians and motorists, a bone of contention between local merchants and city government and an eyesore in the heart of Bloomington. It's the construction that closed Kirkwood Avenue earlier this summer. But Saturday night saw a new side of Kirkwood, and for the first time in a long while, people filled the street. Some stopped into local shops such as Smoothie King and Tracks. Some sipped ale in the beer garden, and most gathered around the stage at Grant Street and enjoyed the performances of musical groups Cracker, Karl Denson and others.

Grammy-winning reggae artist to play at Axis

Around the Arts

Local artists discuss their crafts

Artists throughout Bloomington are preparing for the Fourth Street Festival of the Arts and Crafts, which will take place Saturday and Sunday. For these artists, the festival is more than just a showcase of their talent; it is a way to share their love of art with the community.

United Way provides vital communications services, solutions

Bush a true leader with his Social Security privatization plan

New bus plan targets off-campus riders, won't solve deeper issues

Too many tragedies

Don't drink and drive. Please. I met a mother this summer who lost her 18-year-old son Adam in a drunk driving accident. He wasn't drinking. The man who hit him was, but that man survived.

Don't 'waste' away your experience

A good friend of mine is an resident assistant in Briscoe this year. As we chatted this week about our summers, I asked her why she had decided to become an RA, especially in Briscoe. There's nothing wrong with that, but I was surprised because she seems more academically oriented. During her first two years, she lived in the Honors section of Ashton Center. It seems she didn't have a choice.

Candidates must follow set rules

The Indiana Election Commission voted to remove eight federal and state candidates from the November state ballot Aug. 24. Those candidates included Green Party candidate Ralph Nader and the Reform Party's John Hagelin. Other candidates, including third party candidates for governor and U.S. Senate, were also removed.

Around The Campus

The IU Police Department is looking for at least three people who were in a fight early Sunday morning outside McNutt Quad.

Wrestlers invade campus

As part of Welcome Week, Eigenmann Hall hosted an event by Extreme Wrestling Federation (EWF) of Marion, Ind.

Poster store opens on Kirkwood

Estate tax bill reaches Clinton

The estate tax bill impacts a small percentage of people, but John Hostetler (R-8th) said it's enough to hurt Indiana farmers and small business owners. Hostetler is calling on President Bill Clinton to accept rather than veto the bill, which would eliminate estate taxes ' laws that require heirs to pay taxes on their inheritance. The Republican Party sent the bill to Clinton Wednesday. Clinton promised to veto the measure.

Around the Game

Junior linebacker Justin Smith has been named to the Butkus Award Watch List. The Butkus Award is an annual honor given to top linebackers in college football. Smith is one of 70 players nationally to make the list. He started all 11 games at linebacker last fall and led Indiana in tackles with 89. Smith played the entire 1999 season with a broken wrist.

Get Legal

Plenty of students are experiencing being away from home for the first time, and money shortages are often a big problem. So when credit card companies offer students cards through the mail or even booths on campus, it's a tempting offer. Just what you need, right?

Around the Arts

Pearl Jam's live performance proves better than album

Short hair, tear-free clothing and not a flannel in sight. But, it was unmistakably Pearl Jam on stage at Deer Creek Aug. 18. Although the Seattle-based guitar band seemed impassionate on its last album, it could not disappoint fans ' new or old ' with a performance that matched the band's passion in days gone by. It proved it still could produce the magic made in the early 1990s.

Men's soccer faces top teams

Every coach uses preseason games to evaluate players and answer questions. Who should play where? Who will excel in game situations? Who's ready to play the nation's best teams before the season even starts? IU soccer coach Jerry Yeagley will get a chance to answer such questions this weekend, when his Hoosiers travel to Fort Wayne to play in the Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne Soccer Showcase.

Parliament to decide on human cloning legislation

Britain could be the first country to authorize human cloning if legislation passes in Parliament to amend the current ban. Despite the current move, not everyone in the biology field agrees.