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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.

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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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China to cut executed inmates’ organ donations

Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 10:59 p.m.

China has launched a national organ donation system to try to reduce its dependence on body parts harvested from executed prisoners, who make up the majority of donors, state media reported Wednesday.

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Monkeys born from eggs receiving DNA transplant

Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 10:58 p.m.

An experimental procedure that someday may enable women to avoid passing certain genetic diseases on to their children has gained an early success with the birth of four healthy monkeys, scientists report.

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Quintessential college town

By Danielle Rindler · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 9:46 p.m.

Quintessential (adj.): representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class. College (n.): an educational institution or establishment. Town (n.): an urban area that is larger than a village and generally smaller than a city. You can try and put that all together and figure it out. Or, you can just look up Bloomington, Ind.

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Four tips for the next four years

By Megan Clayton · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 9:44 p.m.

Welcome back, readers, to my first column of the year in the first issue of Weekend of the year. Any of you who have been around for at least a semester remember me, and have hopefully decided you like me and my columns enough to keep reading them on a bi-weekly basis.

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Animated awesomeness

By Brent Williamson · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 9:41 p.m.

It’s not often an anime movie makes it into mainstream American theaters, but “Ponyo,” the new masterpiece by celebrated Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki (“Spirited Away”), has been deemed by Disney as worthy for release in the United States.

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Number ‘9’ a win for action movies

By Brent Williamson · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 9:34 p.m.

There have been several big-budget action movies so far this year: “Wolverine,”  “Watchmen,”  “G.I. Joe,”  “Transformers 2” and so on. Every one of them has been disappointing except “District 9.”

Gossip Girl

More than enough to ‘Gossip’ about

By Caitlin Johnston · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 9:30 p.m.

Summer houses in the Hamptons, sleeping with older women for money, having a secret relationship with your English teacher – sounds like a typical senior year of high school, right? That’s the general gist of things in season two of “Gossip Girl.”

"Lost Highway"

Willie’s lost his way

By Chelsie Hopkins · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 9:22 p.m.

For years, this country cowboy has been pumping out album after album of catchy and unforgettable tunes and duets. But Willie Nelson’s newest compilation of songs from notable albums doesn’t fit together at all.

Hot Mess

Snake-bitten by suck

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 9:18 p.m.

The title’s half-right.     Cobra Starship’s new effort is full of pedestrian tracks that are far from hot but are certainly messy. And in this instance, messy means awful.

"Ursa Major"

3eb’s major comeback

By Alex Benson · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2009 9:13 p.m.

The much-anticipated “Ursa Major” has been six years in production and has now finally delivered despite some major delays.

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