With an upset, a penalty kick victory and a last-minute win behind them, the No. 17 Hoosiers have experienced a wide variety of matches.
The deadly U.S. raid into Syria might complicate efforts to win approval for a new U.S.-Iraqi security deal by drawing attention to a fact many Iraqis detest – that they can’t control everything American forces might do.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on China and oil-rich Gulf states to bolster the International Monetary Fund as more countries rocked by the global economic downturn seek help, saying Tuesday those with the greatest surpluses should do more.
FORT WAYNE – Union officials said BFGoodrich plans to temporarily cut production by nearly 40 percent at its Allen County tire plant, which could mean temporary layoffs for about 500 workers.
CROWN POINT, Ind. – The Lake County Board of Elections has voted to extend early voting hours. The board voted 3-2 on Monday to extend the hours of the voting sites at the Lake County Government Complex in Crown Point and at satellite centers in Gary, East Chicago and Hammond.
In a rural Tennessee county where you can’t buy alcohol or even find a Wal-Mart, residents of tiny Bells stopped each other to ask if anyone knew the pale-skinned young local accused of plotting to kill dozens of black people, including Barack Obama.
MUNCIE – A Ball State University student has been arrested as police continue to search for the gunman in an off-campus shooting that injured two other students and a third young man.
The Bloomington Police Department is investigating a bank robbery that occurred downtown Tuesday afternoon.
Being a two-degree alumnus from IU, as well as having a mother, wife and daughter with degrees from IU, left newly-named Director of Athletics Fred Glass describing himself as an “Indiana boy” Tuesday at his introductory press conference. Glass’ ties to the University ended up being a deciding factor in his landing the job. Bill Stephan, vice president for engagement and chair of the athletics director search committee, said while the IU ties weren’t the sole reason for the choice, they played a significant role in Glass’ selection.“I think that was important,” Stephan said. “Indiana’s a special place; it’s a unique place in many respects. Having someone who understands the history, the traditions, the aspirations not only of IU but of Hoosiers statewide; that was a very important factor.”
With just less than a week to go until the Nov. 4 elections, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will make another stop in Indiana. After delivering an energy policy speech Oct. 22 in Toledo, Ohio, Palin will campaign through Ohio and Indiana, making a stop today in Jeffersonville, Ind. It will be Palin’s third visit to Indiana in October, highlighting the Republicans’ increasing unease in a state that has gone red in every presidential election since 1964.
Leonard Downie spoke to students and Bloomington residents about the upcoming election and the various factors that could affect who voters select on Election Day. He pointed out key battleground states, such as Ohio, Florida and Indiana and debated possible reasons why either Barack Obama or John McCain could win.
If funding fuels research, a handful of IU scientists are about to enter a new field of discoveries with a full tank of resources. A bioinformatics group from the School of Informatics has received three grants totaling $1.7 million.
Pedestrian traffic beware. Any students walking on North Woodlawn Avenue today might run into “Dr. Hart Chopin,” the murderous surgeon who haunts the lower levels of Collins-Brown. From 7 p.m. to midnight, tour directors will lead brave groups through the mad surgeon’s hospital, where strange experiments are alleged to be taking place.
IU proclaimed the first joint Master of Arts and Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and African-American and African Diaspora Studies in the nation on Oct. 14.
Fair Vote, a non-partisan student organization, hosted a debate between Students for John McCain, Hoosiers for Nader and IU Students for Liberty representatives.
Considering the media’s belief that the way in which the primaries ended would divide and fracture the Democratic Party, it’s only slightly ironic that the way in which the general election ends may end up doing the same thing to the Republican Party. It appears likely that it will actually happen to the Republicans, unlike the Democrats, but one similarity remains: it will end up better for both parties in the long run. The crux of the dispute is, shockingly enough, Sarah Palin. The Republican Party appears to be dividing into two factions – those who steadfastly support Palin, and those who do not. The latter group includes most of the intellectual core of the party, and the former is made up mostly of people like Rush Limbaugh.
I have written columns decrying apathy and ignorance, usually based off some dismal statistics. Freshman year, I wrote about how 22 percent of the 1,000 American adults surveyed by the McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum could name all five members of the Simpson cartoon family, but only one person could name all five freedoms guaranteed in the First Amendment. Junior year, I mentioned that 63 percent of Americans ages 18-24 couldn’t find Iraq on a map, despite the fact that our country is fighting a war there. Then there was the new low hit by the national SAT average in 2007, and the disturbing fact that one of five Americans can’t find the United States on a map of the world.
