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IUPD participate in annual run for Special Olympics

By Kailtin Shawgo · Wednesday, June 6,2007 8:36 p.m.

IUPD Lt. Greg Butler biked roughly 70 miles from Indianapolis to Terre Haute on Saturday. He was not alone. Butler and IUPD Sgt. Dave Rhodes participated in the Law Enforcement Torch Run along with about 185 other police officers. The participants started at Victory Field in Indianapolis at 7:30 a.m. and traveled along U.S. 40 to finish at the Indiana State University Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute.

Writers’ Conference to host many aspiring authors

By Kailtin Shawgo · Wednesday, June 6,2007 8:35 p.m.

IU Writers’ Conference faculty member Nicholas Dawidoff said much of his writing inspiration does not come from literary greats but rather from the 1979 movie “Breaking Away.”

IU Surplus Store offers inexpensive deals

By Emily Gibbons · Wednesday, June 6,2007 8:34 p.m.

Students longing for the polyester couch that graced the lounge in their freshman dorm or looking for a good deal on new desktop computer can find them both at the IU Surplus Store.

Death penalty a possibility for Terre Haute man

By Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, June 6,2007 8:26 p.m.

TERRE HAUTE – A man facing the death penalty in the fatal stabbing of his 4-year-old son will be tried in October.

Bloomington Police Reports

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, June 6,2007 8:24 p.m.

Man arrested for battery A man was arrested June 1 after attempting to withdraw money he claimed was from God at a local bank.

“The Emperor’s Children”

By Lindsey Landis · Wednesday, June 6,2007 8:23 p.m.

Claire Messud’s novel, “The Emperor’s Children,” follows the life of three New York 30-somethings as they struggle to become writers. Marina lives at home and in the shadow of her famous journalist father.

More Indiana schools fall into academic watch or probation

By Alexandra R. Moses and Deanna Martin · Wednesday, June 6,2007 8:19 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – More Indiana schools have slipped into academic watch and probation statuses, with nearly 75 percent of the state’s public high schools dropping into the lowest two categories of the state’s five-tier ranking system.

Twins face same criminal charges

By Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, June 6,2007 8:18 p.m.

SOUTH BEND – A man says he remains in shock about allegations that his identical 41-year-old twin daughters stole thousands of dollars from separate employers during roughly the same two-year span.

In the spirit of sport, club teams define IU athletics

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Wednesday, June 6,2007 8:06 p.m.

As a sports fan, I always find myself amazed when I sit down to admire the collegiate athletes I see on television, making big, clutch plays and causing droves of people to stand up and cheer. Athletes such as D.J. White and Kellen Lewis, who might one day find themselves being paid to play their respective games, hold the attention of thousands of fans around the world.

‘Boobie’ a prize for Cleveland in playoffs

By Aaron Beard · Wednesday, June 6,2007 8 p.m.

When the older kids in his Houston neighborhood would pick on him or beat him up, little Daniel Gibson would run home crying to his mother. She gave him a nickname for not fighting back.

Former IU QB Trent Green goes to Miami in trade

By Aaron Beard and Tim Reynolds · Wednesday, June 6,2007 7:59 p.m.

Former IU quarterback Trent Green is finally with the Miami Dolphins in South Florida, where Daunte Culpepper’s time is running out.

Patrick showing drive to improve

By Aaron Beard and Mike Harris · Wednesday, June 6,2007 7:59 p.m.

When Danica Patrick gets fire in her eyes, look out. Last Sunday at the Milwaukee Mile, she had run-ins with Dan Wheldon both on the track and off.

TELEVISION HISTORY

By Linnea Coulter · Wednesday, June 6,2007 7:55 p.m.

Five national championships. A 32-0 season record in 1976. Bob Knight and Branch McCracken. The Hoosiers have a timeless reputation in the basketball world. Recently, the Hoosiers publicly revealed the little-known but quietly celebrated fact that a plaque has been added to the west wall of the Wildermuth gym to mark the location of the first-ever televised regular season collegiate basketball game: IU vs. Valparaiso, played Dec. 6, 1951.

Republican candidates criticize Bush’s policies

By Abdullah AlShihri and Glen Johnson · Wednesday, June 6,2007 7:39 p.m.

President Bush drew sporadic, startling criticism Tuesday night from Republican White House hopefuls unhappy with his handling of the Iraq war, his diplomatic style and his approach to immigration.

Scooter Libby sentenced to 2 1/2 years in CIA leak case

By Abdullah AlShihri and Matt Apuzzo · Wednesday, June 6,2007 7:36 p.m.

Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation, the probe that showed a White House obsessed with criticism of its decision to go to war. I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the highest-ranking White House official sentenced to prison since the Iran-Contra affair, asked for leniency, but a federal judge said he would not reward someone who hindered the investigation into the exposure of a CIA operative.

Books not fries

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Wednesday, June 6,2007 7:08 p.m.

IU President Adam Herbert, in the waning days of his tenure, recently instituted a course-credit policy that will give Ivy Tech students easier access to the University. Herbert, along with Ivy Tech President Gerald Lamkin, signed what has been dubbed a “memorandum of understanding” that outlines more than 100 courses which will carry credits transferable to IU.

Little red look

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Wednesday, June 6,2007 7:07 p.m.

Picture this: You’re walking down the streets of Beijing, minding your own business, not paying much attention to anything, when all of a sudden you see the imperious gaze and the unmistakable balding head of Chairman Mao.

Illegal Education

By Amanda Lowry · Wednesday, June 6,2007 7:04 p.m.

Last week, the Connecticut Senate passed a bill that, if signed by the governor, will allow residents who are the children of illegal immigrants to attend the state’s public universities at the same tuition rates as in-state citizens.

Years in review

By Brian McFillen · Wednesday, June 6,2007 7:03 p.m.

Starting this week, USA Today will begin celebrating its 25th anniversary by publishing 25 lists over the course of 25 weeks, each consisting of 25 things from the last 25 years. (Get all that?) The first list is 25 things that have died out since 1982.

Mr. Globalization and the protestors

By Edward Delp · Wednesday, June 6,2007 7:02 p.m.

Here we go again. In scenes reminiscent of Seattle and Edinburgh, Scotland, anti- G-8 protesters in Rostock, Germany, this past week turned violent. They found creative ways to assault police officers and attacked the hotel where the American delegation was rumored to be staying. Talks about global warming, anti-AIDS and poverty efforts in Africa and the world economy were said to be on the agenda.