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YouTube music festival slated for the weekend

Thursday, Aug. 27,2009 11:13 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO -- This year’s Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, which takes place over a three-day period in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, will be streamed live on YouTube, marking its first ever live music festival webcast.

Pitino addresses scandal in press conference

Thursday, Aug. 27,2009 11:07 a.m.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville coach Rick Pitino said a sex scandal involving a woman accused of trying to extort millions from him has been "pure hell" for his family, fuming that newly released video of her police interview revived her "total fabrication."

Rep. Baron Hill (D-Ind.) speaks to students on Sunday at Teter Quad on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington, Ind. Hill, a Blue Dog Democrat, is facing former Republican Rep. Mike Sodrel for the fourth time.

Hill schedules town hall meetings

Thursday, Aug. 27,2009 10:41 a.m.

NEW ALBANY, Ind. — Indiana Congressman Baron Hill will hold two town-hall style public forums in southern Indiana next week to answer questions from constituents.

Indianapolis Star union OKs contract with pay cuts

Thursday, Aug. 27,2009 10:37 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — The union representing newsroom and other employees at The Indianapolis Star has ratified a two-year contract that includes a 10 percent pay cut.

USI counselor arrested on drug counts

Thursday, Aug. 27,2009 10:30 a.m.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The University of Southern Indiana's psychological counseling director and his wife have been arrested after police say a marijuana growing operation was found on their property.

IU inducts freshman class of 2013

By Carrie Schedler · Thursday, Aug. 27,2009 12:02 a.m.

As the Freshman Induction Ceremony ended, new students and their parents sang the IU alma mater song along with junior Alyssa Martin, and a few could be seen flicking tears away.

Members of the IU Breakdance Club perform at CultureFest on Thursday evening outside of the Lilly Library. Audience members clapped a beat for the dancers to perform to after sound equipment malfunctioned.

10th annual CultureFest to bring food, music to freshmen

By Alyssa Goldman · Thursday, Aug. 27,2009 12:01 a.m.

CultureFest was created to foster a sense of diversity at IU, and 10 years later the tradition attracts about 4,000 students.

Students sit outside one of the four Jiffy Treets in Bloomington located at 425 E. Kirkwood Ave. The Ice cream chain is famous for its wide selection of flavors and its cyclones.

Ice cream shop to open near Kirkwood

By Bailey Loosemore · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 11:57 p.m.

A new ice cream shop will open on Dunn Street within a few weeks, but will not be known as Jiffy Treet.

Students say hello to new homes in dorms

By Jake Wright · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 11:54 p.m.

Several parents said their goodbyes Wednesday during the insanity of move-in day.

New guidelines to help combat spread of H1N1

By Lauren Clason · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 11:52 p.m.

The Department of Health and Human Services has released guidelines to combat the spread of the H1N1 Flu in preparation for the upcoming flu season.

Women celebrate 89 years of voting

By Carrie Schedler · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 11:42 p.m.

The 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, celebrated its 89th anniversary Wednesday, and women’s rights activists on both a national and local scale emphasized the symbolic significance of the amendment’s passage.

Stimulus program Cash for Clunkers ends after month run

By Alex Benson · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 11:39 p.m.

Officially known as the Car Allowance Rebate System, Cash for Clunkers gave people the opportunity to turn in their “clunker” if the automobile received 18 or fewer miles per gallon.

SPEA professor discusses pest control at Green Drinks event

By Garrett Stack · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 11:37 p.m.

The mood was light as IU professor Marc Lame took the microphone to speak to a crowd gathered at Upland Brewery. The message was serious.

U. Nevada bookstore ends contract with Russell Athletic

Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 11:35 p.m.

In a response to alleged labor rights violations, the Associated Students of the University of Nevada Bookstore will cease selling popular Russell Athletic items once the store’s current stockpile is exhausted.

New bus service creates extended hours

Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 11:33 p.m.

Starting tonight, students will have a new way to get home from late-night activities around campus and Kirkwood Avenue.

Science grad programs don’t make the cut on annual rankings

By Patrick McIntyre · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 11:26 p.m.

U.S. News and World Report released its annual rankings earlier this year of more than 12,000 graduate programs, and eight IU-Bloomington schools were among the nation’s top 25. However, none of IU’s sciences programs were among the top schools.

Campus offers range of tutoring help

By Sarah Hutchins · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 11:22 p.m.

Making the transition to college classes can be daunting, but there is never a shortage of help around campus.

What’d you do this summer?

By Tyler Chernesky · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 11:16 p.m.

Don’t ask about my summer. I’m not going to talk about it.

How to fly on an airplane

By Danielle Fleischman · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 11:15 p.m.

As students continue to pour into Bloomington, those who called Indiana home during the summer have little more to do than pack their bags, kiss their mothers goodbye and drive themselves into Monroe County.

A tragic death

Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 11:12 p.m.

"His ideas and ideals are stamped on scores of laws, reflected in millions of lives,” President Barack Obama said Wednesday morning regarding the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.

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