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IU is ‘hot spot’ for life-sciences industry

By Emily Gibbons · Sunday, May 18,2008 11:15 p.m.

ov. Mitch Daniels encouraged investors to look at the good they’re doing by investing in start-up life-sciences companies during a conference that stressed the importance of the life-sciences industry in Indiana.

Creative Services office ‘doing some analysis’ to reduce debt

By Justin Doran · Sunday, May 18,2008 11:14 p.m.

Staff members in IU’s Office of Creative Services are facing the possibility of layoffs.

Local group to host poverty simulation

By Maegen Ionof and Maegen Ionoff · Sunday, May 18,2008 11:13 p.m.

The South Central Community Action Program will hold the first poverty simulation in Monroe County as part of Community Action Month May 22.

Record-breaking sweep

By Zachary Osterman · Sunday, May 18,2008 11:12 p.m.

Several weeks ago, IU coach Tracy Smith told reporters he had stopped looking at where his team stood in the Big Ten standings. Now he’s free to look at them as much as he wants.

State wins new protections for children on Facebook

By Bryan Payton · Sunday, May 18,2008 8:29 p.m.

Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter has announced a nationwide agreement with Facebook to take steps toward better protecting children from predators as well as inappropriate content on the Web site.

Former Missouri State coach to join Hoosier bench

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Sunday, May 18,2008 8:28 p.m.

Indiana head women’s basketball coach, Felisha Legette-Jack recently announced the hiring of Katie Abrahamson-Henderson. She will join the Hoosiers June 1 after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Washington for a season.

Cops to focus on seat belt patrols

By Sandy Dunwoody · Sunday, May 18,2008 8:27 p.m.

Bloomington police are joining other state and local law enforcement agencies in a new “Click It or Ticket” campaign from May 16 to June 1, focusing on nighttime motorists not wearing their seat belts.

Bugg signs with Bengals

By Jonathan Benedek · Sunday, May 18,2008 8:27 p.m.

A season after reclaiming the Old Oaken Bucket and playing in a bowl game, former Hoosiers are now looking to make their mark in the NFL.

Records fall in sweep of Michigan State

By Zachary Osterman · Sunday, May 18,2008 8:25 p.m.

Josh Phegley and Chris Hervey went to East Lansing, Mich., this weekend chasing remarkably different records.

IU advances to National Championship

By Ari Shifron · Sunday, May 18,2008 8:24 p.m.

By the skin of its teeth, the No. 23 IU men’s golf team advanced to their first National Championship since 1996. Needing a 10th place finish at the Central Regionals on Ohio State’s Scarlet Golf Course, IU bested Tennessee by one stroke and achieved their goal, shooting a 901.

Earnhardt Jr. will never escape spotlight

By Bryan Payton and Aaron Beard · Sunday, May 18,2008 8:23 p.m.

As a new fan of NASCAR, I’m still making efforts to learn more about the sport.

College Democrats of America endorse Obama after receiving student feedback

By IDS staff and Ab D. Phillip · Sunday, May 18,2008 6:29 p.m.

In a video posted May 13 on YouTube, College Democrats President Lauren Wolfe and Vice President Awais Khaleel gave their endorsement for the 2008 election, saying the senator’s position on issues affecting young people, including college affordability and the Iraq War, helped them make the decision.

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Steve Wolter, executive director, Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands

IU's Eppley Institute receives National Park Service award

By Allie Townsend · Sunday, May 18,2008 6:27 p.m.

After a 15-year affiliation, the National Park Service awarded IU’s Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands with its first ever Excellence in Partnership Award at a ceremony last week.

Collins alumni share fond memories

By Justin Doran · Sunday, May 18,2008 6:26 p.m.

Alumni who lived in the Collins Living-Learning Center during their college years had another chance to see the residence hall and reunite with old friends Saturday during the Collins LLC Alumni Reunion.

Upcoming summer music shows look to shine

By Cory Barker · Sunday, May 18,2008 6:03 p.m.

With Memorial Day just around the corner, the season of summer is almost upon us. And aside from scorching heat waves, one of the best things about the summer months is the tremendous tours and festivals that cross the United States. Although not all of them roll through our neck of the woods, the following are going to be some of the summer’s hottest tickets. Get your sunscreen and bottled water ready.

Zeppelin tribute Zoso meets expectations

By Deanna Krinn · Sunday, May 18,2008 6:02 p.m.

Zoso, the “ultimate Led Zeppelin experience,” rocked an at-capacity Bluebird on Saturday night, playing to a packed room of adoring fans. And when they say it’s the “ultimate” experience, they aren’t kidding. From the precision of every song played to the flowing, curly locks of “Jimmy Page” to “Robert Plant”’s cocky strut across the stage, watching this band perform was like being thrown back 30 years in time.

Üt Haus jazz band plays Bear’s Place

By Ethan Cirmo · Sunday, May 18,2008 5:59 p.m.

Tucked away in the back of Bear’s Place, old friends, family, and some fresh faces gathered to see the Üt Haus jazz band perform their 18th anniversary show for the Jazz Fables concert series Thursday evening.

The GI Bill battle

Sunday, May 18,2008 5:39 p.m.

On paper, it looks like an exceptional deal. A feat of bipartisan cooperation conceived out of deep concern for America’s returning veterans, the “Post-9/11 Veterans’ Educational Assistance Act of 2007,” sponsored by Jim Webb, D-Va., was recently passed by the House and is headed to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain.

The major crunch

By Erin Chapman · Sunday, May 18,2008 5:37 p.m.

The latest campus accessory doesn’t have wires or batteries. It doesn’t have a designer logo, and although it is in increasingly high demand, you won’t find it in any stores – it is a double major.

Letting them down

By Jacob Levin · Sunday, May 18,2008 5:36 p.m.

It would be much easier if, during election years, we simply abandoned the boring process of legislation. Instead, candidates could send elaborately decorated cards to sections of the American public, punctuated with construction-paper hearts and glued-on elbow macaroni. It might be pandering, but at least it would be honest – they would spare their poor economic advisors who have more reason than usual to cringe at what arrives at Congress.

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