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Olympic torch relay draws protests in Kuala Lumpur

By Aaron Beard and Vijay Yoshi · Monday, April 21,2008 11:35 p.m.

The Olympic flame was carried through blistering sun, torrential rain and isolated protests in Malaysia on Monday, completing another segment of its global relay that has become a magnet for demonstrations against China.

Cheruiyot, Tune win at Boston Marathon

By Aaron Beard and Jimmy Golen · Monday, April 21,2008 11:34 p.m.

Robert Cheruiyot is well-versed in the Boston Marathon course, with four victories in five trips from Hopkinton to the Back Bay.

Colts’ Keith arrested outside club; team re-signs 3 key reserves

By Aaron Beard · Monday, April 21,2008 11:33 p.m.

Colts running back Kenton Keith was out of jail Monday after being arrested for refusing to leave a nightclub parking lot and yelling at officers that he was a Colts player who had done nothing wrong, police said.

New players add confusion to old problem

By Chris Engel · Monday, April 21,2008 11:32 p.m.

IU men’s basketball coach Tom Crean nabbed his second guard for 2008 in as many days Monday when Alabama native Nick Williams agreed to join the Hoosiers next season. Williams joins Indianapolis native and junior college transfer Devan Dumes as the future of IU’s backcourt. The question is, when will that future begin?

Around the World

By AP Reports and Abisalom Omolo · Monday, April 21,2008 11:01 p.m.

Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday that Hamas is prepared to accept the right of Israel to “live as a neighbor next door in peace.”

Pakistan frees pro-Taliban leader

By Abisalom Omolo and Riaz Khan · Monday, April 21,2008 10:59 p.m.

pro-Taliban leader who sent thousands of fighters against the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan was freed by Pakistan on Monday, and an official said his militant group signed a peace deal with the provincial government in the restive northwest.

Class promotes political awareness

By Dion Hazelbaker · Monday, April 21,2008 10:55 p.m.

Politics have now expanded to the classroom. The C223 Business and Communications class is promoting voter awareness for the 2008 election through a class project that has set up a mock election coupled with an informative Web site.

Students celebrate Africa’s diversity

By Elvia Malagon · Monday, April 21,2008 10:53 p.m.

The African Students Association wanted to change peoples’ perceptions of Africa through fashion shows and traditional African dances Saturday.

Le dernier cri: Too skinny?

Monday, April 21,2008 10:31 p.m.

The French Parliament recently passed a bill that bans the promotion of anorexia online. The law will make it illegal for anyone to promote extreme thinness. While I am normally behind almost anything that the French do or say, this one has left me completely confused.

‘Virginia Woolf’ expertly exposes fear of truth

Monday, April 21,2008 10:30 p.m.

“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” a play by Edward Albee, came to life this weekend with its premiere performance at the John Waldron Arts Center.

Monroe County receives grant to restore Cedar Ford Covered Bridge

By Dayna Sheinberg · Monday, April 21,2008 10:20 p.m.

The National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program recently awarded Monroe County a $712,000 grant for the restoration of the Cedar Ford Covered Bridge.

Monroe County to give away seedlings today

By Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, April 21,2008 10:19 p.m.

Since 1970, people have celebrated April 22 as Earth Day. This year, the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District will celebrate by handing out tree seedlings at its Central Recycling and Reuse Facility.

Student brandishes knife at officers

By Ben Phelps · Monday, April 21,2008 10:15 p.m.

Bloomington police arrested two IU students Saturday morning at an apartment in the Varsity Villas after one answered the door brandishing a knife at officers.

Brandon Curry, 5, looks through a prism Saturday morning at WonderLab. WonderLab featured events on kaleidoscopes and light to teach children about the science of each and to give them the chance to see the science in action.

Children learn about light at WonderLab

By Mark Wilson · Monday, April 21,2008 10:13 p.m.

Bloomington children had the opportunity to participate in several light-related activities Saturday, including guiding a laser through a mirror maze, shining a flashlight through water and observing the subsequent distortion and examining the effects of shining a light through a prism.

Free cheese

By Scott Leadingham · Monday, April 21,2008 9:34 p.m.

There’s been a lot of squawking lately about the recent IU Student Association election. Take, for example, the following conversation

Gesundheit!

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Monday, April 21,2008 9:33 p.m.

SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA – Around the world, particularly here in Central America and other developing regions of the world, it’s become

Bloody transgressions

By Cheryl Thomas · Monday, April 21,2008 9:32 p.m.

It could have been. Today, in Holcombe T. Green Jr. Hall at Yale, a large cube was going to hang from the ceiling, bound in plastic sheeting

Education improvements welcome

By Abra Oliver · Monday, April 21,2008 9:29 p.m.

Last week, Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels announced a proposal to make higher education more accessible to lower-income Hoosier families. Meeting with officials from Indiana colleges and universities, Daniels said he wants the state to provide $6,000 to students pursuing higher education from families that make less than $54,000 annually. That figure is the median income in Indiana, meaning that the funding could potentially provide many middle- and lower-income students with access to valuable education and skills training.

Former Marquette recruit picks Hoosiers

By Aaron Beard · Monday, April 21,2008 4:51 p.m.

Nick Williams a 6-foot-4 guard from Mobile, Ala. has signed with the Hoosiers and becomes the fourth member of Tom Crean's class of '08. BLOG: Basketblog

Vincennes guard set to sign with IU

By Jordan Cohen · Monday, April 21,2008 3:14 p.m.

After a visit to IU, Vincennes University sophomore Devan Dumes has made up his mind. On Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., the 6-foot-2 guard will sign his letter of intent to play for IU at the Wheeler-Dowe Boys and Girls Club in Indianapolis.

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