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Bloomington Hospital buys 3 acres for future expansion

By Sophie Pappas · Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 11:05 p.m.

On Aug. 9, Bloomington Hospital finalized the $6 million purchase of three acres in the North Park development. The land is just the first of the 85 total acres Bloomington’s largest hospital will buy over the next six years as it expands its facilities.

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Fear and loathing

By Peter Chen · Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 10:58 p.m.

On Sep. 1, alarmed that there were Arabic-speaking men who “looked mean” on her late night flight from San Diego to Chicago, Leigh Robbins demanded to get off the plane in order “to protect her kids.” Her commotion forced the men to be questioned and searched by American Airlines and airport security, with no probable cause other than Robbins’ unsubstantiated panic.

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Conspiracy claptrap

By Indira Dammu · Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 10:53 p.m.

When Rosie O’Donnell proclaimed on The View on March 27 that she doubted the official story behind 9/11, it gave me one more reason to hate her. As she put it definitively, “I do believe it’s the first time in history that fire has melted steel. I do believe that it defies physics.” Admittedly, I have long refrained from turning to Hollywood for careful scientific analysis. So it was quite easy to dismiss her ranting as a ploy to boost visibility. As we near the sixth anniversary of 9/11, however, the voices that support a conspiracy theory are getting louder.

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Spitin’ Irish

By Ayesha Awan · Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 10:51 p.m.

I am definitely no expert when it comes to public education or how education policy is formed. I do have friends who have recently graduated and gone into education, some teaching in the suburbs surrounding my hometown and some venturing into inner city schools via Teach For America. From those friends, I hear about the various problems that persist at their schools and the underfunded school districts in general. Nothing I’ve heard could have mentally prepared me for what I read about elementary school children in Ireland. Apparently in the Irish school system, parents have to seek out “places” for their children to attend school. Unfortunately, this year in a suburb of Dublin called Balbriggan, “almost all” of the 90 children who could not find “places” in either of the town’s two elementary schools were black.

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Get a clue!

Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 10:48 p.m.

For years, IU has proudly ranked among the “best party schools in America.” And for IU students, having fun generally does not entail sipping apple juice and playing Jenga. Usually, Hoosiers interested in having a good time will not approach juice of any kind not of the “jungle” variety. We’re sorry to break it to those who would like to believe otherwise, but saying that alcohol is “popular” in Bloomington might just be the biggest understatement in IDS history.

A look from Tim Hamilton's spring collection. His presentation will be shown at Fashion Week in New York City.

New York Fashion Week 2008

By Kevin Caldwell · Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 10:13 p.m.

The island of Manhattan will be a bit more crowded than usual as fashion editors, buyers, celebrities and clothing-lovers of all breeds flock to the infamous tents in Bryant Park during New York Fashion Week.

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You hear that echo, Mr. Gordon?

By Jonathan Hines · Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 9:24 p.m.

Pssst. Eric Gordon. Yeah, you, Mr. North Central basketball star. Heard you came to Bloomington last weekend -- unofficially, of course. Heard you chatted with coach Kelvin Sampson and even grabbed a couple bites at Yogi's. Been thinking about trying on a pair of candy-striped pants?

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Lean on me

By Johnathan P. Rossing and Jonathan Rossing · Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 6:28 p.m.

By now, new students probably feel like they’ve been on campus for months instead of two weeks. Sophomores and juniors are finally shaking off mental cobwebs of summer. Some seniors might be looking ahead to job applications or graduate school exams. Whatever your current place on your journey through IU, it’s not too late to revisit some useful advice.

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Beyond the Beat

By Michael Reschke · Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 11:20 a.m.

The faint clamor of everything from tubas to clarinets echoed from the east side of Memorial Stadium. It’s about 4 p.m. and 250 IU students have gathered in the parking lot to perfect a show they will only perform once.

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Hiring practices might ‘burn’ IMU Dining Services

By Natalie Avon · Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 1:33 a.m.

Steve Mangan, general manager of Indiana Memorial Union Dining Services, said he is not afraid of hiring convicted criminals and empowering them with a second chance. In fact, he has done just that on multiple occasions – both knowingly and unknowingly. Mangan and the supervisors that fall under his jurisdiction do not conduct background checks on all new employees, only those that the University absolutely requires them to.

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IU’s oldest fraternity now has the newest home

By Lindsey Alexander · Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 1:32 a.m.

The newest addition to frat row rivals homes that would more likely be seen in MTV’s “Cribs” than in “Animal House.” Behind a Tudor façade and in front of a basketball court, Beta Theta Pi fraternity members will rest their heads in a $4.7-million house at 1100 North Jordan Ave., which is supposed to be finished Oct. 1.

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IUPD finds ‘distressing’ number of partiers unconscious

By Shannon McEnerney · Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 1:28 a.m.

Adding to the 108 citations the Indiana State Excise Police issued Friday and Saturday, the IU Police Department recorded 41 arrests during the weekend. Out of the 41 arrests, six individuals were unconscious, needing some sort of medical assistance, IUPD Capt. Jerry Minger said.

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