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SPEA grant begins Russia partnership

By Therese Kennelly · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 11:55 p.m.

A new grant could facilitate a partnership between the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs and both Russia’s Tyumen State University and Tyumen State Agricultural Academy. The partnership would allow IU students opportunities to study in Russia and conduct environmental research there.

IUSA may begin bike rental program

By Anna Radtke · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 11:54 p.m.

During the past few years, an increasing number of bike rental programs have appeared at universities across the country. Now, IU is trying to implement one of its own.

Grand theft lung

By Julianne Clifton · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 11:53 p.m.

CUSCO, Peru - A dried human lung is perhaps not the first thing that one would associate with a grand theft. Nonetheless, it’s been the cause of a great scandal in Peru during the last month.

Handshakes, high-5s prepare IU on game days

By Drew Allen · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 11:42 p.m.

Freshman setter Whitney Granado and several other players on the IU volleyball team participate in several ritual activities before their matches, both collectively and individually.

Hoosiers trump Purple Aces

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 11:40 p.m.

IU took free kicks, jumped for headers and, for 345 minutes, failed to put the ball in the net – until senior midfielder Lee Hagedorn changed the Hoosiers’ downhill course.

Time still of the essence for Lynch

By Ryan Winn · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 11:38 p.m.

Amid a sea of disappointments and subsequent speculations, IU coach Bill Lynch finally found a lifeboat.

21 ways to spend your 21st ... sober.

By Katie Dawson · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 9:18 p.m.

The 21st birthday is often a memorable night for students, marking the occasion when consuming alcohol is legal. Bars and clubs are common places of celebration. While many use this night to drink, some students have chosen to spend the night sober. For any students who are about to turn 21, here are 21 ways to celebrate your 21st.

Ind. county to turn out lights

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 9:12 p.m.

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. – A northwestern Indiana town will be shutting off up to half the streetlights on its major streets as it works to slash its electricity costs.

Chrysler returns $5.5 million to Tipton County

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 9:11 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Chrysler has returned $5.5 million in bonds to Tipton County to settle a dispute over millions of dollars the county spent toward a transmission plant that a Chrysler supplier stopped building last year.

Man gets trapped in jail cell for 12 hours

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 9:10 p.m.

ELKHART, Ind. – Guards at a northern Indiana jail face disciplinary action and will receive additional training after a man was accidentally trapped inside a cell for 12 hours.

More jobs coming soon to central Indiana

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 9:09 p.m.

KOKOMO, Ind. – A startup information technology company plans to open its headquarters in central Indiana and potentially hire hundreds of workers in the coming years.

Growers exhibit Indiana’s produce at fundraiser dinner

By VICTORIA SUMMERS · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 9:08 p.m.

Today the Local Growers Guild will have its second Harvest Dinner fundraiser in honor of the abundance of local, fresh, in-season foods with 100 percent of the proceeds directly benefitting the LGG.

Dalai Lama gives gift to center

By Kevin Doran · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 9:05 p.m.

The Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center received a package from “The Private Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Dharmasala India,” which contained more than 250 sacred texts of the Buddhist canon.

NBC Thursday Comedy debate

Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 8:59 p.m.

NBC's Thursday night comedy block is well-known as the best two hours of comedy on television. But which program is actually the best?

America’s decline

By Matthew Gorman · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 8:52 p.m.

Instead of complaining about economic problems, America needs to reposition itself for the 21st century. Basic economics teaches that in a global marketplace, countries succeed and grow by exploiting their competitive advantages. While America possesses many advantages, one that is often overlooked is our educational system, particularly at the collegiate level, which is unmatched anywhere in the world. While China can build hundreds of factories in a year, it will take decades for them to create anything close to America’s university infrastructure.

Pay for performance

By IDS · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 8:43 p.m.

WE SAY The government should control compensation at companies with TARP funds.

Welcome to Bakers Junction

By Mickey Woods · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 8:43 p.m.

Rusted iron gates with barbed wire don’t seem very inviting until you look at the stencil painted signs tacked onto them. One reads “Friendly People Welcome,” with the “N” in “friendly” written backwards. There is also the brightly-colored Little Tikes children’s scooter by the dumpster with a sign above it reading what the place is and who inhabits it. It’s called Bakers Junction. John and Cheryl Baker head a family of three girls, Crystal Starr, Amber Skye and Nova Raye Baker, as well as two grandsons, 5-year-old Dillan and 8-year-old AJ.

What a Dick!

By Matt Straw · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 8:41 p.m.

In case you have been lucky enough not to see his penguin face on TV the last week, Dick Cheney is claiming that the Obama administration is “dithering” on the strategy for Afghanistan. Of course. Because taking the time to listen to advisors and military professionals and determine the best course of action in what may truly become our next Vietnam (or our version of the Soviet-Afghan War, pick your analogy) is foolishly dithering.

Investigator has ghosts on the brain 365 days a year

By Pooja Kansal · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 8:40 p.m.

Halloween is creeping around the corner, and fascination with ghosts and goblins hits its peak. But what do lovers of the paranormal do during the other 364 days of the year?Caroline Milligan, co-founder of the Indiana Society of Paranormal Research, has been investigating paranormal activity for 11 years. She shared her supernatural experiences and views on the paranormal with WEEKEND contributor Pooja Kansal.

What do Americans think?

By Nick Wallace · Wednesday, Oct. 28,2009 8:38 p.m.

It’s a question I hear at least once a day, and after nearly three months in Peru, I can’t say that answering it has become much easier. Calling on the token foreign student sitting in the front row of the classroom is an easy way for a professor to add a little international flair to classroom discussion while encouraging participation from a demographic often disposed to quiet note-taking and non-participation.