Region
Sidetracked
By
Alex Benson
· Thursday, May 8,2008 12:49 p.m.
Alex Benson grades this week’s hottest tracks.
Push away the table and say Damn
By
Shannon McEnerney
· Thursday, May 8,2008 9:57 a.m.
Aracelis Girmay cooks up and offers a collection of poetry that will leave anyone who reads it thirsty for more of her words and inspiration. Her collection “Teeth” is composed of many poems that have the power to speak universally to everyone if one takes the time to feel her words.
An existential equine
By
Aaron Beard
and Ben Homrig
· Thursday, May 8,2008 9:56 a.m.
A horse walks into a bar and the bartender says, “Why the long face?”
Hoosiers dominate Purdue 13-1, lose at home to Louisville
By
Zachary Osterman
· Thursday, May 8,2008 9:56 a.m.
The IU baseball team didn’t really need junior right-hander Tyler Tufts to take care of Purdue by himself in the last of a four-game series Monday. But he did anyway – with plenty of help from his friends.
NCAA tourney up next for Hoosiers
By
IDS staff
and Aaron Beard
· Thursday, May 8,2008 9:56 a.m.
The No. 38 IU men’s tennis team (16-9, 5-5) began its 2008 campaign with one goal – to make it to the NCAA regional tournament in May.
IU looking to find more success at regionals
By
Ari Shifron
· Thursday, May 8,2008 9:55 a.m.
IU can just about see the promised land again.
Seniors primed for last time on home track before Big Ten tourney
By
Jeremy Rosenthal
· Thursday, May 8,2008 9:55 a.m.
Senior Ryan Smith will be performing triple duty for the IU track-and-field team this weekend – hurdling, sprinting and singing. A member of the Marching Hundred and Big Red Basketball bands, Smith will partner with sophomore hurdler Kayla Smith to sing the National Anthem at the Billy Hayes Invitational.
IU’s ‘getting hit’ king
By
Zachary Osterman
· Thursday, May 8,2008 9:55 a.m.
Some men are born to greatness; others have it hurled toward them at 92 miles per hour. Such is the case with Chris Hervey, left fielder on the IU baseball team.
Indiana is important
By
Georgia Perry
· Thursday, May 8,2008 9:55 a.m.
As a native Hoosier, it feels great to know that Indiana was so important in this year’s primary elections. I saw a story about Indiana’s primary election on the first page of BBC.com on Monday. I’m pretty sure that’s the first time Indiana has ever been on BBC.com.
We matter(ed)!
By
Nick Wallace
· Thursday, May 8,2008 9:55 a.m.
It’s not often Indiana plays an important role in national politics, at least not in a way that bolsters our reputation. True, our state has appeared before the Supreme Court to defend its stringent voter ID requirements and has also come under fire for sponsoring “In God We Trust” license plates, but both of these instances cause large swathes of the nation to see us as infamous rather than noteworthy. Tuesday’s primary gave us a chance to change that.
'No one wanted to do it, and I volunteered'
By
Sarah Hutchins
· Thursday, May 8,2008 9:54 a.m.
From cataloging model body parts to increasing the life span of books, University librarians such as Pam Cook and Vaughn Nuest have interesting and unusual job descriptions.
The ratings dilemma
By
Cory Barker
· Thursday, May 8,2008 9:54 a.m.
In television, we all know the only thing that matters is the ratings. No matter whether a program is critically acclaimed, if it doesn’t meet the right demographic numbers for its network, it’s a goner. But now, it seems all of the major networks are seeing their heavy-hitting shows take major dips in the ratings, and the networks are scrambling to figure out what in the world is going on.
IU professor honored in Time magazine
By
Savannah Worley
· Wednesday, May 7,2008 8:40 p.m.
After devoting her life to studying the brain – others’ as well as her own after a stroke – IU neuroanatomy professor Jill Bolte Taylor’s influence in the mental health community is being noticed worldwide.
'Full speed to the White House'
By
Michael Zennie
· Wednesday, May 7,2008 8:37 p.m.
It was (almost) a premature victory speech for Hillary Clinton. Before any of the networks or major newspapers had called the Indiana race, Clinton declared her triumph in the Hoosier state to a cheering, raucous crowd in the Egyptian Room at the Murat Centre Tuesday night.
Exit poll: Young voters helped fuel Obama’s strong showing
By
Alexandra R. Moses
and Rick Callahan
· Wednesday, May 7,2008 8:26 p.m.
Young Indiana voters, including many who voted Tuesday for the first time, helped Barack Obama come close to defeating Hillary Rodham Clinton in the state’s Democratic presidential primary, exit polls show.
Presidential race not only close call in Indiana
By
Alexandra R. Moses
· Wednesday, May 7,2008 8:24 p.m.
No supporters of presidential or local candidates campaigned outside precincts Tuesday, but there were plenty of signs nearby with arrows telling people to “vote here.”
Primaries bring out voters in record numbers
By
Kaitlin Shawgo
and Kailtin Shawgo
· Wednesday, May 7,2008 8:22 p.m.
No supporters of presidential or local candidates campaigned outside precincts Tuesday, but there were plenty of signs nearby with arrows telling people to “vote here.”
Obama supporters optimistic despite Indiana loss
By
Kristi Oloffson
· Wednesday, May 7,2008 8:19 p.m.
After a day when many Democrats thought they saw an end in sight, the race churns on.
Their fighter pulled through
By
Brian Hettmansperger
· Wednesday, May 7,2008 8:14 p.m.
On Tuesday night, 13 worn-out patrons sharing two pizzas at Greek’s Pizzeria watched the television above their table in uncomfortable silence as the Indiana primary election results were tabulated.
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