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Father wages court battle against funeral protests

Tuesday, April 13,2010 7:55 p.m.

“Thank God for Dead Soldiers.” “You’re Going to Hell.” “Semper Fi Fags.” Hundreds of grieving families have been targets of Westboro Baptist Church, which believes military deaths are the work of a wrathful God punishing the country for tolerating homosexuality. Most try to ignore the taunts. But Albert Snyder couldn’t let it go, becoming the first to sue Westboro to halt the demonstrations.

Striking a blow

By Carrie Schedler · Tuesday, April 13,2010 7:54 p.m.

For as long as anyone I’ve talked to can remember, French people have loved to go on strike. About, well, everything. Train conductors, are you unhappy about your wages? Strike, and shut down parts of the city’s transportation system. This has happened three times since I’ve been here, including a strike Tuesday affecting one of the main commuter train lines.

Cutters jersey collection growing

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Tuesday, April 13,2010 5:55 p.m.

Regardless of being on a Little 500 Schwinn bike for just his second year, Cutters’ rider Zach Lusk is not too worried about how his team will compete.

1 dead at Willkie; police look into possible suicide

By Caitlin Johnston · Tuesday, April 13,2010 5:29 p.m.

An individual believed to be an IU student was found dead in a Willkie Quad dorm room Tuesday afternoon. Police said the individual had not been seen for several days after an apparent suicide.

Wrong video of health protest spurs N-word feud

Tuesday, April 13,2010 4:43 p.m.

WASHINGTON DC - Three Democratic congressmen — all black — said they heard racial slurs as they walked through thousands of angry protesters outside the U.S. Capitol. A white lawmaker said he heard the epithets too. Conservative activists said the lawmakers are lying.

His senior project? A magic show

By Haley Adams · Tuesday, April 13,2010 12:12 a.m.

Known as The Great Jordini to some, Jordan Goldklang is a senior from the San Francisco area. He is the only student at IU, and the only one in the U.S., who is majoring in magic — a major he created through IU’s Individualized Major Program.

Creole Institute busy in wake of Carribbean quake

By Katie Dawson · Tuesday, April 13,2010 12:07 a.m.

Since the earthquake in Haiti on Jan. 12, the Creole Institute, a research and training facility that specializes in the applied linguistics of French-based creoles including the Creole spoken in Haiti, has seen an increase in its demand for books, dictionaries and translation help.

Ivy Tech acquires Waldron from city

By IDS staff · Tuesday, April 13,2010 12:05 a.m.

Ivy Tech Community College will be the new owner of the John Waldron Arts Center. On Monday, Mayor Mark Kruzan, along with Ivy Tech Chancellor John Whikehart and local radio station WFHB General Manager Will Murphy, announced that Ivy Tech will take ownership of the Waldron for $150,000.

Original ‘Straight No Chaser’ finds its way home to IU Auditorium

By Jake New · Tuesday, April 13,2010 12:04 a.m.

During Straight No Chaser’s rendition of “Till There Was You” from the musical The Music Man, tenor Ryan Ahwardt paused mid-song, looked at his bandmates surrounding him on stage and said, “Woah, that sounds good.” The audience Monday packed into the IU Auditorium roared in agreement.The 10-member, male a cappella group, which started singing in Bloomington 14 years ago before becoming YouTube sensations and signing with Atlantic Records in 2008, returned home for a sold-out concert.

Ind. exports more wind power than it keeps

Monday, April 12,2010 10:30 p.m.

Indiana consumers are getting few benefits from wind-power energy produced in the state because most is being shipped out of state, a new report says.

Local chemist and author spearheads marine environmental issues in first nonfiction book

By Danielle Paquette · Monday, April 12,2010 10:28 p.m.

Four decades after “Save the Whales” sentiment dominated headlines and pop culture, author and chemist Dr. Norman Holy is striving to protect a broader entity.

Students express individuality with religious groups

By Andrew Crowley · Monday, April 12,2010 9:59 p.m.

Some express identity by means of fashion, political ideologies or the playlists on their iPods. Freshman Luke Thompson, a minister’s son, said religion is an expression of his individuality.

House moms share stories of tables, roofs, motorcycles

By Hallie Robbins · Monday, April 12,2010 9:57 p.m.

Irma Denney has been a fraternity house director for 25 years.She said has enough stories to write a book. Her tales include a 10-foot high teepee she tore down herself, tables on roofs and motorcycles on tables, and arriving to work to find her office door missing.

Global center leads “Nwave” operations for next 3 years

Monday, April 12,2010 9:54 p.m.

IU’s Global Research Network Operations Center has been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to be the operator of “Nwave,” its new high-speed network for climate research.

Film rediscovers lost culture

By Mark Wilson · Monday, April 12,2010 9:53 p.m.

Film culture can oftentimes be lost, buried in the proverbial rubble as the years pass and the memory of the films deteriorate with every proceeding generation. The IU DEFA Project, which began in January, seeks to promote the rediscovery of films that have been forgotten, but especially to commemorate the tumultuous year from 1989 to 1990 and the end of the Cold War Era, said Brigitta Wagner, director of the project.

Price of pizza perfection

By Lily Miller · Monday, April 12,2010 9:53 p.m.

I realize I may not have been in the world for long, but if there’s anything I’ve learned, it’s that you get what you pay for.

Cyber bullying plays out on CollegeACB

By Evie Salomon · Monday, April 12,2010 9:51 p.m.

While the Web site is only 14 months old, CollegeACB.com, an online discussion board, has already become a controversial site where students face homophobia, anti-Semitism, sexism and other forms of discrimination.

Ready for their close-up

By Tim Dunn · Monday, April 12,2010 9:51 p.m.

Junior Chris Martens and the cast and crew of “Unplugged” arrived at Skinquake on East Sixth Street on Sunday to film their short for the second annual IU Campus MovieFest. As the cast ran through lines and the camera equipment was set up, the director frantically searched through his bags.

Mickelson subsides Tiger’s ongoing joke

By Frank Therber · Monday, April 12,2010 9:47 p.m.

Last week, I wrote that if Tiger Woods miraculously pulled off a win in his return to golf at the Masters, which turned out to only add to this hoax, there would be no closure to go along with his tainted green jacket.

IU faces Ball State, Evansville this week

By Aaron Siegal-Eisman · Monday, April 12,2010 9:45 p.m.

Just when the IU softball team started winning in the Big Ten, it goes back to non-conference action. IU (8-24, 1-5) plays Evansville (11-21) in a home doubleheader today and travels to Ball State (24-9) on Wednesday.