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Miss (Liberal) USA?

By Kristi Lafree · Wednesday, April 22,2009 8:36 p.m.

I didn’t watch this year’s Miss USA pageant, but when I heard about it, I had to laugh in disbelief.

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Airport search worth trouble

By Stephanie Kane · Wednesday, April 22,2009 8:34 p.m.

So far this year I have been on three different trips, all of which have required multiple airlines and airplanes. While I am not a Platinum Rewards businesswoman jet-setting to Chicago or New York, I would venture to say that I probably travel more often than the average person.

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Arguments for a lower drinking age

By DJ Funkhouser · Wednesday, April 22,2009 8:33 p.m.

Just around the corner is “The World’s Greatest College Weekend,” so I thought nothing could be a timelier topic to write about than drinking.

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Police investigating death of Freddie Mac official

Wednesday, April 22,2009 8:54 a.m.

WASHINGTON – David Kellermann, the acting chief financial officer of mortgage giant Freddie Mac, was found dead at his home Wednesday morning in what police said was an apparent suicide.

IU freshman Vince Gonzalez stares down a pitch during a game against Louisville as the rain pours Tuesday at Sembower Field.

IU blows late lead, falls to Louisville

By DeAntae Prince · Wednesday, April 22,2009 12:08 a.m.

The IU baseball team was unable to hold onto an 8-3 lead against Louisville on Tuesday, falling 10-8 to the Cardinals. The loss was the Hoosiers' second to Louisville in the month of April.

SPEA graduate student Carmen Blubaugh hands out a free tree in celebration of Earth Day on Tuesday afternoon in People's Park. The Environmental Management Association was handing out free White Oak, Black Gum and Dogwood trees because of their ability to clean air pollutants and improve neighborhood appeal among other reasons.

Earth Week continues with tree giveaway

By Alyssa Goldman · Wednesday, April 22,2009 12:04 a.m.

Rainy conditions and cool weather plagued the outdoor Earth Week Celebration on Tuesday, but the message of sustainability and eco-friendliness could not be overshadowed.

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Graduates flocking to service programs

By Marc Fishman · Wednesday, April 22,2009 12:02 a.m.

With the economy mired by a recession, more college graduates are turning to service organizations for post-graduate work. Nationally there has been an increase in the number of applications from college students to national service programs, said representatives from Teach For America and AmeriCorps, a national community service volunteer program.

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Ahmadinejad drops Holocaust denial from speech

Tuesday, April 21,2009 10:26 p.m.

A day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad caused an uproar with a speech attacking Israel at a U.N. conference on racism, the U.N. said Tuesday that Ahmadinejad had actually dropped language from the speech that described the Holocaust as “ambiguous and dubious.”

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Asia stocks fall after US does on banking fears

Tuesday, April 21,2009 10:25 p.m.

Asian stock markets tumbled Tuesday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Hong Kong down 3 percent or more after news of mounting bad loans at Bank of America rekindled worries about the financial system and halted Wall Street’s six-week rally.

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Pharmacies plan to translate drug instructions

Tuesday, April 21,2009 10:20 p.m.

Five major pharmacy chains agreed Tuesday to print drug instructions at their New York stores in five languages other than English and indicated that they plan to expand the option to other states.

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Med student held without bail in Craigslist death

Tuesday, April 21,2009 10:20 p.m.

Prosecutors said Tuesday they found a semiautomatic weapon at the home of a Boston medical student who has been ordered held without bail on charges he shot to death a masseuse he had lured to a hotel through Craigslist.

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BFC changes student rights procedures

By Alex Benson · Tuesday, April 21,2009 10:16 p.m.

In what were primarily landslide votes, the Bloomington Faculty Council voted Tuesday on issues of student rights procedures, drop/add fees for graduate students and changes to religious policies.

Kelly Tate and Denise Hillenburg arrange colorful paper in Andy Warhol style April 1 at Stone Belt in Bloomington. Art instructor and facilitator Karen Holtzclaw helped them select colors.

A transformative act

By Anna Batcheller · Tuesday, April 21,2009 10:12 p.m.

Walk down the new B-Line Trail between Fifth and Sixth streets and the shadows from a colorful “Animal Island” will fall on pedestrians. Cross over to Third Street and a painted signal-box mural with bright blues, reds and yellows, smiling faces and cheerful bees awaits. Head to the Bryan Park Tots Playground and smiling animals will greet children ready to play.

Randy Yeager looks at his newly shaped spittoon for the pottery class at the Union Studios on Thursday afternoon in the Indiana Memorial Union. These IMU classes last six weeks and are open to anyone.

Classes draw artists to IMU

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Tuesday, April 21,2009 10:10 p.m.

Tucked in the back corner of the west wing of the Indiana Memorial Union is a studio awaiting photography lovers, clay-seekers and everyone in between.

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