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The final push

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My reason for sharing the story is to relate to all you seniors out there. My experience at “Lord of the Rings” is more or less what your experience at commencement is going to be: about eight hours of sitting in Assembly Hall listening to aging hobbits give advice, and you don’t even get to throw your cap in the air afterward. It’s not going to be fun.


Georgia Perry

Obama rally brings all walks of life

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Illinois senator and Democratic presidential candidate hopeful Barack Obama spoke Wednesday night to a packed Assembly Hall to rally support for Tuesday’s upcoming primary election.  VIDEO:  Barack Obama at Assembly Hall



Georgia Perry

Obama: I need every Indiana student

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Barack Obama told thousands of screaming, cheering IU students Wednesday night that he needs their vote in Tuesday’s primary election.  VIDEO:  Barack Obama at Assembly Hall


James Brosher

Obama to visit IU Wednesday

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Barack Obama will be in Bloomington Wednesday night for a rally, the Democratic presidential candidate's campaign announced Monday.  BLOG:  The Politiker


The Indiana Daily Student

Alumna fights for her life

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In the corner of a small lounge of the intensive care unit in an Indianapolis hospital, a group of people, many unknown to each other just days before, gathered to wait and hope. All are friends of IU alumna Ada Silapiruti.


The Indiana Daily Student

Gunfire leaves 4 wounded

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The Bloomington Police Department is currently investigating two shootings that occurred Friday and Saturday, leaving four people wounded from gunshots.  PODCAST:  Hoosier Headlines


Brandon Foltz

Clinton visits IU

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Sen. Hillary Clinton painted herself as the candidate who can move America forward and change the nation when she spoke Friday afternoon at Assembly Hall.  SLIDESHOW:  Sen. Clinton visits IU





New Orleans drafts Porter with the 40th overall pick in the NFL Draft

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Neither nervous nor annoyed after falling lower than he was projected in the 2008 NFL Draft, Tracy Porter simply waited for a life-changing phone call. With the 40th pick, the New Orleans Saints offered him the chance to play at home.  BLOG:  Under the Rock  EXCLUSIVE AUDIO:  Post-draft interview with Tracy Porter


Members of the Big Red ticket get sworn in Monday evening after a lengthy elections process. Big Red was named winners of the IUSA election after the IUSA Supreme Court disqualified the Kirkwood ticket for violating six election codes.

Big Red ticket inaugurated

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Following more than a month of turbulent times, president-elect Luke Fields hopes to restore legitimacy to the IU Student Association.


The Indiana Daily Student

Indiana voter ID law upheld

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In a splintered 6-3 ruling, the United States Supreme Court upheld Indiana's strict photo ID requirement, which Democrats and civil rights groups said would deter poor, older and minority voters from casting ballots. Its backers said it was needed to prevent fraud.


The Indiana Daily Student

Thanks from the Indiana Daily Student

On behalf of the entire Indiana Daily Student staff, the management team would like to thank you all for reading the newspaper this semester and for sending us your thoughts.


Ted Somerville

Pets help students relax for final exams

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Dogs had their run of the tennis courts Sunday afternoon for Revitalizing Animal Well-Being’s annual “Furry Finals Fix,” where students and Bloomington residents could play with the animals and relax.


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Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks Friday afternoon at Assembly Hall.

Hillary Clinton takes over Assembly Hall

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Hillary Clinton painted herself as a candidate who can move America forward and change the nation Friday afternoon during a speech at Assembly Hall.  VIDEO:  IU and the Presidential Candidates


Coline Sperling

Krista Detor concert raises $4,000 for Nyaka School

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The Bloomington arts community showed up in droves to musician Krista Detor’s benefit show at the John Waldron Arts Center for Indiana Friends of Nyaka, an organization supporting the Nyaka School for AIDS orphans in Nyakagyezi, Uganda.  SLIDESHOW:  Krista Detor Nyaka School Benefit Show



Ted Somerville

‘Collinsfest’ celebrates end of the year

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Students celebrated the annual Collinsfest Saturday afternoon, complete with great weather, a Jurassic Park bounce house, live music and a giant balloon arch over the main steps of Edmundson Hall .