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Fourth-meal

By Mike Abrams · Wednesday, May 9,2007 8:02 p.m.

You know the times. It’s fourth-meal at Taco Bell and you just don’t know what to order. There is too much on the menu and indecision strikes even the greatest minds. Do you order the three taco meal, a quesadilla, a chalupa or the therapeutic cheesy gordita crunch?

Steffey’s parents hold tree-planting

By IDS staff and Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, May 9,2007 8:01 p.m.

Dale Steffey and Dawn Adams will be holding a tree planting ceremony Thursday afternoon in remembrance of their late son. The ceremony will be before a track and field meet at Bloomington High School South, 1965 S. Walnut St.

All in the Family

By Geoffrey Miller · Wednesday, May 9,2007 8:01 p.m.

From keeping sponsorship onboard to raising kids and maintaining a family, Frank Kimmel has a lot on his plate every day – even before he straps himself into his Ford Taurus and tells his brother how to make it run faster.

New Bloomington building in the works

By Megan Rohrer · Wednesday, May 9,2007 8 p.m.

The Bloomington City Council is still uncertain about the fate of The Village at Tenth & Morton, a new “multi-family” apartment complex proposed for downtown Bloomington.

Cheney discusses solutions for Iraq

By Abdullah AlShihri and Tom Raum · Wednesday, May 9,2007 7:01 p.m.

Vice President Dick Cheney and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki acknowledged problems in the pace of reducing violence in Iraq on Wednesday, but both pledged their governments would continue working together toward a solution.

French election followed by violence, vandalism

By Abdullah AlShihri and Angela Charlton · Wednesday, May 9,2007 6:58 p.m.

he leader of France’s defeated Socialists appealed for calm Tuesday after post-election violence left cars burned and store windows smashed.

Gunmen seize 4 subcontracted U.S. workers in southern Nigeria

By Abdullah AlShihri and Katharine Houreld · Wednesday, May 9,2007 6:54 p.m.

Gunmen seized four American workers as violence escalated in Nigeria’s southern petroleum-producing region, a Chevron spokesman said Wednesday.

IU students celebrate memories

By Shannon McEnerney · Wednesday, May 9,2007 6:07 p.m.

Graduate Brandi Angrick would rather be in Paris. At least, that was the thought written on the top of her mortarboard. But as Angrick received her degree on Saturday at the 178th commencement ceremony at Assembly Hall, she said assuredly that those thoughts were contrary to how she was really feeling. “It’s just a joke, I’m actually really happy to be here and graduating,” Angrick said with a laugh. “It’s a mix of excitement and sadness.”

Mourners hold vigil for executed man Friday

By Alberto D. Morales · Wednesday, May 9,2007 6:05 p.m.

Early Friday morning, convicted death row inmate David Leon Woods was executed in Michigan City, Ind. Woods killed Juan Placencia, 77, stabbing him 21 times during a burglary in 1984.

Make the most of your summer downtime

By Lindsey Landis · Wednesday, May 9,2007 5:25 p.m.

I don’t know what you are doing this summer, but at some point, you will probably need to take a break from your break. You could be needing an escape from nagging family members, a release from your demanding summer course load or you may just need to unwind after a long day at work.

NYC holds nation’s only high school arts preservation program

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, May 9,2007 5:23 p.m.

NEW YORK – When Cleaster Graves noticed some crumbling mortar around the foundation of her family’s aging Brooklyn brownstone, she turned to an unusual expert for help: her 17-year-old daughter.

Saturday marks debut of 9th annual “A Fair of the Arts”

By Tiffany Yoder · Wednesday, May 9,2007 5:11 p.m.

This Saturday, the brick plaza across from the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market will come to life. Potters, jewelers, photographers, and artists of all kinds will come to show their works at the opening of the ninth annual event called “A Fair of the Arts.”

Erotic art brings diversity to Kinsey

By Katie Ingmire · Wednesday, May 9,2007 1:29 p.m.

While biblical text and nude erotic images may seem to combine as naturally as oil and water, they join together seamlessly at the Kinsey Institute’s current art exhibition.

UPDATE TUESDAY School of dentistry students punished for cheating

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Tuesday, May 8,2007 5:37 p.m.

The IU School of Dentistry has disciplined nearly half of its second-year class for cheating, said the school’s dean, Dr. Lawrence Goldblatt. Out of 95 students in the class, nine have been dismissed from the school, 16 have been suspended for various lengths of time and 21 have received letters of reprimand.

New fund will give IU president $10M

By Michael Zennie · Tuesday, May 8,2007 4:09 p.m.

The IU board of trustees hopes giving the next IU president $10 million each year will help fund new initiatives and prevent some of the problems that have hindered Adam Herbert.

IU study: ‘O’Reilly Factor’ a ‘spin zone’

By Shannon McEnerney · Monday, May 7,2007 3:33 p.m.

Over the course of two years, IU researchers found that Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly uses propaganda techniques to spin information and call certain groups “evil,” and label groups as villains and others as victims to the present world – the way O’Reilly sees it.

70 years later, Hindenburg survivors recall giant airship’s end in flames

By Abdullah AlShihri and Chris Newmarker · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

Seventy years ago Sunday, the hydrogen-filled Hindenburg ignited while easing toward its mooring mast at the U.S. Navy base in Lakehurst. The blaze killed 35 people on board and one person in the ground crew; 62 passengers and crew members survived.

IU trustees outsource bookstores

By Shannon McEnerney · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

Barnes and Noble College Booksellers will take over for all bookstores on IU campuses beginning July 1. IU President Adam Herbert announced the decision Friday at the IU board of trustees meeting in Bloomington. The outsourcing agreement

Hoosiers shine at Billy Hayes Invitational

By Aaron Beard · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

The IU track and field squads were able to find success within the comfort of their home facility Friday at the Billy Hayes Invitational.

Improvements to Assembly Hall might betray academics

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

Athletics spending’s appearance as a priority at IU has not been uncommon recently. While the University does not outspend some of the nation’s larger athletics programs (Ohio State, for example), a pretty penny does go to benefiting its most prolific representatives on the national media stage.