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10-time Hooosier all-American Aarik Wilson finishes off a jump at the 2005 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif., where he finished 3rd. While at IU, Wilson won an NCAA title in the Long Jump and Triple Jump during the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships and will aim to earn a spot on the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team this weekend.

10-time all-American Wilson nears Olympic spot

By AP Reports and Aaron Beard · Friday, July 4,2008 11:08 a.m.

FALLON, Nev. — Aarik Wilson, a 10-time all-American in track at Indiana, is on the verge of achieving his lifelong dream. Wilson will attempt to qualify for the Summer Olympics in Beijing when he competes this weekend in the U.S. Olympic trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

IU Foundation in negotiations with Phi Delta Kappa for PDK's building

By Kaitlin Shawgo and Kailtin Shawgo · Thursday, July 3,2008 10:29 p.m.

Phi Delta Kappa International, a professional organization for teachers located in Bloomington, is currently in talks with the IU Foundation to buy PDK International’s building at 408 N. Union St.

Monrovia teen drowns at Lake Monroe

By Alexandra R. Moses · Thursday, July 3,2008 3:49 p.m.

Jacob D. Snyder, 18, of Monrovia, Ind., drowned Wednesday at Monroe Resevoir.

Getting By

By Jacob Levin · Thursday, July 3,2008 12:19 p.m.

All it takes is a walk down Kirkwood to see Bloomington’s problems with poverty and homelessness.

Officials launch new 'wrapped' bus

By Emily Gibbons · Thursday, July 3,2008 11:59 a.m.

The sun shone bright on Showalter fountain as dozens gathered to watch several prominent IU faculty toss water in the faces of IU theater and drama students, as well as onto a display from the SoFA Gallery

Florida caries out new lethal injection procedure

By Abdullah AlShihri · Thursday, July 3,2008 11:52 a.m.

Florida on Tuesday carried out its first execution since a botched lethal injection procedure prompted the state to revamp the way it conducts capital punishment.

National Guard aids California firefighters

By Abdullah AlShihri · Thursday, July 3,2008 11:50 a.m.

Weary crews battling wildfires across northern and central California are going to get help from the National Guard, the first time the military has been called to ground-based firefighting duty since 1977.

Man kills three, wounds 45 with construction vehicle

By Abdullah AlShihri · Thursday, July 3,2008 11:49 a.m.

A Palestinian man plowed an enormous construction vehicle into cars, buses and pedestrians on a busy street in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing at least three people and wounding at least 45 before he was shot dead by security officers.

China continues attacks on Dalai Lama

By Abdullah AlShihri · Thursday, July 3,2008 11:47 a.m.

China’s Communist Party boss in Tibet delivered a fresh attack on the Dalai Lama Wednesday, even as envoys of the region’s exiled leader met with Chinese officials for more talks toward easing tensions following anti-government riots.

Bush: 'Tough month' in Afghanistan

By Abdullah AlShihri · Thursday, July 3,2008 11:46 a.m.

President Bush said Wednesday it has been a “tough month” in Afghanistan, where more U.S. and NATO troops died during the past two months than in Iraq.

New Iraq report: 15 of 18 benchmarks satisfactory

By Abdullah AlShihri and Anne Flaherty · Thursday, July 3,2008 11:45 a.m.

WASHINGTON – No matter who is elected president in November, his foreign policy team will have to deal with one of the most frustrating realities in Iraq: the slow pace with which the government in Baghdad operates.

An IU fan holds a sign supporting John Pont behind California Gov. Ronald Reagan during the 1968 Rose Bowl game.

IU’s rose bowl coach John Pont dies

By Jonathan Benedek · Wednesday, July 2,2008 9:52 p.m.

Former IU head football coach John Pont, who took the Hoosiers to their one and only Rose Bowl appearance in 1968, died Tuesday at his home in Oxford, Ohio.

IU docks itself 2 additional scholarships for 2008-09

By Chris Engel · Wednesday, July 2,2008 9:45 p.m.

The mass exodus of men’s basketball players since the end of last season has helped lead IU to drop two scholarships for the 2008-09 season, said Director of Athletics Media Relations J.D. Campbell.

McRobbie appoints new IU Foundation president

By Kaitlin Shawgo and Kailtin Shawgo · Wednesday, July 2,2008 9:44 p.m.

Eugene Tempel has been chosen to take Curt Simic’s place as IU Foundation president starting Sept. 1, according to an IU press release.

Jill’s House opens to patients this week

By Lauren Clason · Wednesday, July 2,2008 9:42 p.m.

After six long years, it’s finally finished. Jill’s House, a home for out-of-town patients undergoing treatment at Bloomington’s Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute, officially welcomed its first residents Tuesday.

Law limiting ‘sexually explicit’ material rejected

By Deanna Krinn · Wednesday, July 2,2008 9:39 p.m.

A new state law restricting sellers of “sexually explicit” material that went into effect Tuesday was overturned by a federal judge the same day.

The lad from sunny Spain

By Zachary Osterman and Aaron Beard · Wednesday, July 2,2008 9:35 p.m.

Ah, the sweet smell of victory.

Remember the good sports

By Zina Kumok and Aaron Beard · Wednesday, July 2,2008 9:34 p.m.

Just before stepping on the treadmill a few days ago, I opened my DVD holder to select a movie appropriate for a hard run.

Varsity Club sets new fundraising record

By Chris Engel · Wednesday, July 2,2008 9:33 p.m.

The University announced Wednesday that donations to the IU Varsity Club increased for the seventh consecutive year. With $7.7 million in donations, it is the fourth consecutive year that annual giving has set a new record for IU athletics.

Senior Loukas lives out childhood dream

By Linnea Coulter · Wednesday, July 2,2008 9:32 p.m.

Senior Christina Loukas has dominated the boards at both a collegiate and national level. Now, it’s time to take on the world.

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