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Not our kind of blast

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After a Nevada newspaper recently reported that the Department of Defense was planning to conduct the largest nonatomic blast in U.S. history in our backyard, the residents of Bloomington and surrounding areas were understandably alarmed. Fortunately, the DoD has announced it won't run the operation here -- but that doesn't mean it's time for complacency. Mitchell, Ind., the rumored sight of the planned blast, is a small town 45 minutes away from Bloomington, where the government has held tests in the past. The area is strikingly similar in topography to Bloomington, with rolling hills, limestone deposits and an extensive cave system.



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IU senior missing since Thursday night

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IU senior Daniel Eliot, has been missing since Thursday night, according to police. No friends or family members have spoken to or seen him, and he is not answering his phone, said his father, Ronald Eliot. Friends and family became alarmed when he did not show up Friday to his job as a student teacher at Carmel High School.


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IU uses 5K as training run for season

There are few times in sports when fans are able to share the same field as collegiate and professional athletes.

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No. 10 Hoosiers improve to 2-1

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In a game that was much closer than the rankings would have suggested, the No. 10 Hoosiers (2-1) defeated the Ball State Cardinals 2-1 Saturday.


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IU offense shines in victory

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As members of the IU women's soccer team huddled together after their game Saturday, fireworks from nearby Memorial Stadium shot up in the air above them.


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Hot air ballooned

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As the Hoosier players linked arm-in-arm march alongside and behind IU coach Terry Hoeppner, a football not made of pigskin appeared in the end zone. Within seconds, the football -- inflated with hot air -- ballooned its way into the sky. This "football-up-high" signaled the game's opening kickoff -- not to the fans filling the stadium but perhaps to the fields filled with tailgaters too tanked to know the reason they were drunk in the first place.


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Hoosiers test the trails at Community Run

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While both athletes and fanatics alike prepared for the IU Community 5K Run on Friday, it was nothing more than another day of conditioning for the IU men's cross country team.



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Adieu, Andre: Agassi's career ends with 3rd-round loss at Open

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NEW YORK -- Crouched alone in the silence of the locker room, a pro tennis player no more, a red-eyed Andre Agassi twisted his torso in an attempt to conquer the seemingly mundane task of pulling a white shirt over his head. Never more than at that moment did Agassi seem so vulnerable, looking far older than his 36 years, wrestling not simply with his bad back but also with two overwhelming and conflicting emotions.


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University of Chicago professor picked to head COAS

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IU officials announced Friday that Bennett Bertenthal, a professor of psychology and computational neuroscience at the University of Chicago, will take over as the new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Bertenthal has been a member of the University of Chicago faculty for almost six years, researching the perceptual, motor and cognitive development of the brain, according to an IU press release. He is also a former assistant director of the National Science Foundation.


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2 top-rated recruits visit campus

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Two top high school basketball recruits were in Bloomington for an unofficial visit to the campus this weekend. Eric Gordon Jr. and Derrick Rose dined with IU juniors D.J. White, A.J. Ratliff, IU coach Kelvin Sampson and other Hoosier basketball personnel Friday night at Yogi's Grill and Bar. The two high school seniors were also at Assembly Hall on Saturday afternoon with members of the basketball team and coaching staff.


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Defending the Rock

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IU coach Terry Hoeppner knows that when he addresses his team, there are times his old-school words of wisdom don't hit the mark with his players.


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IU wins opener despite 'self-inflicted wounds'

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Friday night before the season opener against Western Michigan, IU coach Terry Hoeppner and the football team saw the movie, "Invincible," the story of a 30-year-old bartender who surprisingly made the Philadelphia Eagles' roster.


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FOR THE KIDS

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FOR THE KIDS-- Samuel Pandolfi, 11, (right) pets Spidey, a pugapoo, with his brothers (from left) Ariel, 5, and Joel, 3, Sunday at the Fourth Street Festival.


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Yeagle has standout weekend

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Even though the results from the IU men's soccer team's games this weekend were "disappointing," the play of freshman forward/midfielder Darren Yeagle gave the Hoosier faithful something to look forward to for the rest of the season.


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'The Luck of the Irish'

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The IU men's soccer team gave up the most goals in a single game in the team's 33-year history Sunday, and junior goalkeeper Chris Munroe took all the blame.




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Site offers new textbook technology

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Purchasing textbooks consumes time and money -- two things most college students are short on. But now CampusBooks, an online comparison shopping service, may have a way for students to buy cheaper textbooks in less time.