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IU men's soccer begins Big Ten season

By DeAntae Prince · Friday, Sept. 28,2007 12:33 a.m.

Inside the lounge of the No.19-ranked IU men’s soccer team is a dry-erase board that has many random writings on it, but one statement on the board stands out from the rest.

IU hockey opens season this weekend vs. Dayton

By Nathan Hart · Friday, Sept. 28,2007 12:33 a.m.

Despite a 15-9-4 record last season, the IU ice hockey team failed to qualify for the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division II national tournament, ending a streak of 12 straight appearances in that tournament.

IU cross country faces 1st big test of season

By Ari Shifron · Friday, Sept. 28,2007 12:32 a.m.

After warm up meets with no implications on postseason play, the Hoosiers now head to the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, and possible postseason berths are on the line. While every team goes to the Big Ten Championships and Regional Championships, a good showing in this tournament will strengthen IU’s chances of sending individual runners to the national championship if the team does not finish well as a whole at regionals. IU coach Ron Helmer is not taking this added incentive lightly, even though he hopes to approach this meet like any other one.

IU volleyball hosts Penn State, Ohio State

By Brandon Smith · Friday, Sept. 28,2007 12:29 a.m.

On Friday, the IU volleyball team (10-4, 1-1) will face its toughest competition to date. IU will be taking on No. 3 Penn State at 7 p.m. in the University Gym.

I get by with a little help from a loud stadium

By Matt Dollinger · Friday, Sept. 28,2007 12:29 a.m.

What would you do if the Hoosiers were losing? Would you stand up and walk out on them?

Breaking down the game

By Aaron Beard · Friday, Sept. 28,2007 12:27 a.m.

Click here for the Indiana Daily Student's exclusive breakdown of Saturday's game at Iowa.

Familiar fork

By Ryan Gregg · Friday, Sept. 28,2007 12:22 a.m.

Other than being the first game of the Big Ten season, Friday night’s game against Northwestern will have extra meaning for the IU women’s soccer team.

Recording proves police knew of other victims in Gary crash

By Associated Press and Alexandra R. Moses · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 11:08 p.m.

GARY – Police radio recordings show that officers had been told that two teenage passengers were missing from a car crash even though officials have said that fact was unclear before family members found their bodies hours later in nearby brush.

Defense in I-65 shooting case says gun seizure, arrest of suspect was illegal

By Associated Press and Alexandra R. Moses · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 11:07 p.m.

BROWNSTOWN, Ind. – Attorneys for a Muncie-area teenager accused of killing a truck passenger in a sniper shooting from an Interstate 65 bridge said key evidence against him should be thrown out because investigators obtained it illegally.

Bloomington local robbed at gunpoin

By Sara Amato · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 11:06 p.m.

The Bloomington Police Department is investigating a robbery involving a handgun Wednesday night.

Bloomington trails to expand

By Brandi Baldwin · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 11:04 p.m.

When Bloomington residents were surveyed about what they wanted in their city, they requested more alternate transportation methods and ways to become physically fit.

Report: College campuses may be underreporting crime

By Ab D. Phillip and Nicholas Kelly · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:28 p.m.

A report issued this month by a task force that studies campus safety expressed concerns that colleges across the nation may be underreporting crimes on their campuses.

Bush lowers rates for Stafford loans, increases Pell grants

By Vivian Huang · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:27 p.m.

On Thursday, President Bush signed legislation that will bring relief to the millions of financially strapped students struggling to pay off college.

Survey: Med schools focus on tests, GPA

By Sophie Pappas · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:24 p.m.

When it comes time to apply for medical school, only two things really matter, according to a new survey from Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions.

Yoko Ono to unveil Imagine Peace Tower in memory of Lennon

By Sandy Cohen · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:24 p.m.

LOS ANGELES – Yoko Ono will unveil the Imagine Peace Tower in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Oct. 9 – on what would have been her husband John Lennon’s 67th birthday.

Extra Role in Ferrell movie auctioned off

By Associated Press · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:23 p.m.

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – A 10-year-old boy will get a chance to be an extra in Will Ferrell’s new movie after his father bought the role in a cancer-charity auction for more than $47,000.

Louvre’s largest traveling exhibit arrives in Indiana

By Rick Callahan · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:22 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – The largest traveling exhibit ever mounted by the Louvre – a dazzling collection of Roman statuary, treasures and everyday objects – begins with a marble lineup of the scheming royals whose lives of intrigue were captured in the acclaimed 1970s TV miniseries “I, Claudius.”

Royal screening of ‘Brick Lane’ canceled

By Jill Lawless · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:21 p.m.

LONDON – A meeting between the monarchy and multicultural Britain has ended in a mess.

Actor Jeff Daniels gives sound advice to theater students

By Sarah Hutchins · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:21 p.m.

Actor Jeff Daniels learned to approach acting from what he calls “the psychiatrist’s couch.” When the “Dumb & Dumber” star moved to New York to begin his acting career, he learned to become vulnerable, a skill he considers vital for every aspiring actor.

Blown-glass pumpkins decorate town

By Kristin Riccardo · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:20 p.m.

Picking out the perfect pumpkin can be tedious sometimes – even more so when the “pumpkins” come in different shades of blown glass, as they will this weekend at a downtown pumpkin patch.

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