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Students protest treatment of Indian farmers

By Nicole Palmer · Wednesday, Oct. 3,2007 12:28 a.m.

About 30 students stood holding candles in a nonviolent protest for peace and the well-being of Indian farmers Tuesday at the Sample Gates. Bloomington, along with about 55 other cities all over the world, held a candlelight vigil to spread the news of the ongoing struggle Indian farmers face.

IUPUI Chancellor names search committee for new Optometry dean

By Heather Haemker · Wednesday, Oct. 3,2007 12:27 a.m.

The search for a new School of Optometry dean is underway. A search committee has been formed and the administration hopes to have a replacement for current dean Jerry Lowther by next summer. Lowther will retire after almost 10 years in office, Lowther’s secretary Sue Gilmore said.

Defense class hero

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, Oct. 3,2007 12:07 a.m.

I wasn’t excited or nervous; I was eager. Eager to learn. The Bloomington Police Department held their first Rape Aggression Defense course of the year Monday night, and I was one of nine students in the class. Officers Paul Post and Monica Zahasky, both certified to teach RAD classes, will be instructing the class every Monday evening this month.

Floyd County E. coli infections climb to 10 schoolchildren, others suspected

By Associated Press and Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, Oct. 3,2007 12:06 a.m.

FLOYDS KNOBS, Ind. – The number of people infected with E. coli in Floyd County, Ind., has jumped to 10, including seven schoolchildren who suffered kidney failure and required dialysis machines, health officials said Tuesday.

Mother accuses woman of biting 3-year-old toddler

By Associated Press and Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, Oct. 3,2007 12:05 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – A former lab technician faces a battery charge after she was accused of biting a 3-year-old boy’s shoulder during a blood test. Anne McGlorthon, 53, of Indianapolis, could face six months to three years in prison if she’s convicted. The charge was filed Tuesday, the Marion County prosecutor’s office said.

400-worker car part plant to close in spring

By Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, Oct. 3,2007 12:04 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – International Automotive Components will close a central Indiana factory that employs nearly 400 people next spring in a move the company said was needed to trim excess capacity.

Hospital patient allegedly strikes nurse

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, Oct. 3,2007 12:03 a.m.

The Bloomington Police Department arrested a Bloomington resident Monday night after he alledgedly battered a nurse in late September. Clinton D. Dininger, 24, faces preliminary charges of battery resulting in a bodily injury.

Ticket scalpers smiling, parents steamed over hot ‘Hannah Montana’ concert tour

By Kristin M. Hall · Tuesday, Oct. 2,2007 11:08 p.m.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Forget The Police, Justin Timberlake or Bruce Springsteen. The undisputed hottest concert ticket of the year is for 14-year-old pop star Miley Cyrus, star of the Disney Channel’s “Hannah Montana” TV show.

Le Dernier Cri

By Claire Burke · Tuesday, Oct. 2,2007 11:06 p.m.

I wish I could say that every fashion choice made by every person is a good one. But that wouldn’t be very interesting, would it? Sometimes, you just can’t say no to those bright blue, Wayfarer-knockoff sunglasses from Urban Outfitters. But then you look at pictures posted on Facebook the next hung-over Sunday morning and see they made you the most ridiculous, unforgettable person at the party. Therefore, I have compiled my Top 5 wardrobe choices to leave out (or throw out) of your closet.

Notable filmmaker gives free lecture today

By Amanda Bridgman · Tuesday, Oct. 2,2007 11:04 p.m.

Distinguished filmmaker Julie Dash will give a public lecture at 4:30 p.m. today in the Grand Hall of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. Dash will speak about filmmaking and how it has influenced her life, according to a press release for the event.

Hoosiers seek 3rd straight win tonight

By DeAntae Prince · Tuesday, Oct. 2,2007 10:39 p.m.

IU men’s soccer coach Mike Freitag said the reason the Hoosiers lost three games in a row earlier this season is because they were missing the hustle – they didn’t focus for 90 minutes.

IU prepares for Gophers’ spread offense

By Tom Kir · Tuesday, Oct. 2,2007 10:38 p.m.

The good news for the Hoosiers is that Minnesota, which scored 63 points and crushed IU’s hopes of being bowl eligible last year, is no longer using the same offensive strategy. The bad news is that the Golden Gophers’ new offense could be even more potent.

IU hockey opens with solid win

By Nathan Hart · Tuesday, Oct. 2,2007 10:27 p.m.

IU junior Daniel Keeney intercepted the puck in a shorthanded situation and had a breakaway to the goal in the first period of Indiana’s ice hockey season opener against Dayton.

IU Club ready to kick bass

By Caitlin Johnston · Tuesday, Oct. 2,2007 10:26 p.m.

IU will be represented in the National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship, one of the largest collegiate bass fishing events in the country, during the weekend of Oct. 19 in Lewisville, Texas.

Jury finds Isiah Thomas harassed ex-executive

By Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Oct. 2,2007 10:25 p.m.

A federal jury decided Madison Square Garden and its chairman must pay $11.6 million in damages to former New York Knicks executive Anucha Browne Sanders in her sexual harassment lawsuit.

My fantasy heart bleeds red, white and blue

By Ben Homrig · Tuesday, Oct. 2,2007 10:24 p.m.

As much as I hate Tom Brady, Randy Moss and the New England Patriots, I have become a hypocrite this season. I drafted Brady, traded table scraps for Moss, and now I own both players in my fantasy league.

Living the dream

By DeAntae Prince · Tuesday, Oct. 2,2007 10:05 p.m.

Playing in a World Cup is something that many soccer players all over the world dream of doing one day. But this dream is a feat that is commonplace in the Sarkodie household where brothers Kofi and Ofori live. Both play for the U.S. Men’s U-17 and U-20 World Cup teams, respectively.

Sallie Mae still in trouble?

By Marcy Gordon · Tuesday, Oct. 2,2007 9:37 p.m.

The group of investors that threatened to pull out of its deal to buy Sallie Mae for roughly $25 billion on Tuesday reduced its cash offer for the nation’s largest student lender by 17 percent.

Senate passes $150 billion spending bill for wars in Iraq, Afghanistan

By Anne Flaherty · Tuesday, Oct. 2,2007 9:33 p.m.

Thwarted in efforts to bring troops home from Iraq, Senate Democrats on Monday helped pass a defense policy bill authorizing another $150 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Liberty and ammo for all

By Thomas Wachtel · Tuesday, Oct. 2,2007 7:33 p.m.

The world today is an incredibly unstable and dangerous place. With armed conflict plaguing Africa and much of the Middle East and political unrest in many regions, it seems reasonable that the more powerful and stable nations would take the lead, doing all things possible to keep the world’s problems from erupting into a doomsday scenario of some kind.

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