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Local options offer new opportunities for unwanted items

By Amanda Bridgman · Wednesday, April 16,2008 12:28 a.m.

Whether Bloomington residents want to get a new lamp for free, give away an old shower curtain or buy a cheap window, they have a couple of options for getting recycled goods. Freecycle.org and the Monroe County Habitat for Humanity ReStore both offer outlets for people to trade old items.

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Students can still sign up for RPS summer housing

Wednesday, April 16,2008 12:24 a.m.

The residence halls close at 10 a.m. May 3. However, if students are registered for summer classes, they can choose to live in the housing provided by Residential Programs and Services.

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IU switches to federal direct loans

By IDS staff and Ab D. Phillip · Wednesday, April 16,2008 12:23 a.m.

This fall, students on the IU-Bloomington campus will be borrowing directly from the federal treasury instead of Sallie Mae, a private lender, said Roger Thompson, vice provost for enrollment management.

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Guns 'n' God

By Tristan Reitz · Wednesday, April 16,2008 12:16 a.m.

Roughly four years ago, I remember hearing one of the most inane campaign quotes ever. It went something like, “Who would you want protecting your family: George Bush with a shotgun or John Kerry with his snowboard?”

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Around the World

By AP Reports and Abisalom Omolo · Wednesday, April 16,2008 12:15 a.m.

Pope Benedict XVI said Tuesday he was “deeply ashamed” of the clergy sexual abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church and will work to keep pedophiles out of the priesthood, addressing the toughest issue facing the American church as he began his first papal trip to the United States.

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Yes, we could

By Nathan Dixon · Wednesday, April 16,2008 12:15 a.m.

Little 500 has come and gone. I am not sure if it lived up to my expectations, but I awoke on Sunday morning feeling as though I had had one of those definitive college experiences. Now that I am done with that, I can go back to musing about the political mysteries of our time. Little 500 is actually the perfect catalyst for such thinking because of two events in particular.

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Senderoff joins Kent State staff

By Chris Engel · Wednesday, April 16,2008 12:14 a.m.

Former Hoosier assistant coach Rob Senderoff is returning to Kent State. Senderoff, who was an assistant coach for the Golden Flashes from 2002-2006, resigned from former coach Kelvin Sampson’s staff last October after a University investigation found that Senderoff made impermissible phone calls to recruits as an assistant coach for the Hoosiers.

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The shield

By Thomas Wachtel · Wednesday, April 16,2008 12:14 a.m.

In 1972, a group of men broke into the offices of the Democratic National Committee in an attempt to bug phones and steal information about the ongoing campaign for the November election. We know now that the men who broke into those offices in the Watergate Hotel did so at the behest of Richard Nixon’s campaign and because of that knowledge, Nixon was nearly impeached but resigned before Congress could do so.

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No puzzle here

Wednesday, April 16,2008 12:13 a.m.

At IU Bloomington’s graduation ceremony May 3, the graduates and attendees will listen to a speech by IU alumnus Will Shortz, crossword editor of The New York Times and NPR Puzzlemaster. Shortz’s illustrious career and unique place in IU history as the world’s only degree-holder in enigmatology – the study of enigmas and puzzles – make him a superb choice for graduation speaker.

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Colts to play in 5 prime-time games

By Aaron Beard · Wednesday, April 16,2008 12:12 a.m.

The NFL has rewarded the Indianapolis Colts’ success by giving them five prime-time games, including one against the rival New England Patriots.

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Ball State’s pitching fries Hoosiers, 8-0

By Dave Leno · Wednesday, April 16,2008 12:10 a.m.

The Hoosiers’ plan wasn’t to just keep their heads up mentally, but also to play solid softball as the Big Ten tournament approaches. But reoccurring, unbalanced attacks have the cream and crimson perplexed as run production has dwindled.

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Hater-nation taints sports-nation

By Ben Homrig · Wednesday, April 16,2008 12:09 a.m.

In an age where technology and particularly the Internet are at the forefront of information, the opportunity for fans of different sports teams to get closer to their teams through casual observations and debates with other fans has become a booming trend.

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Leaders refuse to divest, calling logic flawed

By Brian Spegele and Paul Coover · Wednesday, April 16,2008 12 a.m.

Leaders such as IU Foundation President Curt Simic said they are not worried about how divesting only $6 million from companies linked to the genocide in Sudan could affect overall financial returns for the University. Rather, they worry about setting a precedent that would allow activists to sway Foundation officials – a precedent officials said could just be the beginning of “a slippery slope.”

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Minimal oversight fuels Darfur divestment debate

By Brian Spegele · Wednesday, April 16,2008 12 a.m.

Part two in a three-part series about the IU Foundation's investments in companies linked to the genocide in Darfur. With the ongoing debate about IU’s investments in companies linked to the genocide in Sudan unlikely to end any time soon, those involved realize it’s the results-driven structure of the IU Foundation that largely fuels the controversy in the first place.

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