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Nierman, track team prepare for rival

By Connor Killoren · Friday, Jan. 13,2012 12:07 a.m.

While the men’s and women’s track squads may not find much excitement during the indoor season, they will Saturday when the Purdue Boilermakers roll into Bloomington for a dual-meet showdown.

Women shake off rust after break

By Evan Hoopfer · Friday, Jan. 13,2012 12:03 a.m.

The IU women’s tennis team will take the court for the first time in five weeks to participate in the adidas Winter Invitational from Saturday to Monday in Bloomington.

Former Hoosiers kick off pro careers in MLS draft

By Nathan Brown · Friday, Jan. 13,2012 12:01 a.m.

A pair of former IU men’s soccer defenders, Tommy Meyer and Chris Estridge, will both continue their soccer careers at the professional level after learning Thursday afternoon that they were selected in the first and second rounds, respectively, of the 2012 MLS Super Draft.

How Zeller's freshman campaign measures up to previous honoree

By Connor O'Gara · Friday, Jan. 13,2012 12 a.m.

It’s no secret that the matchup of IU freshman forward Cody Zeller and Ohio State sophomore forward Jared Sullinger has garnered some headlines. Sullinger was named the 2011 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, while Zeller has already won the Big Ten Freshman of the Week award five times this season.

Coal Free IU ends week of action

By Michael Majchrowicz · Friday, Jan. 13,2012 12 a.m.

On Friday morning, students of the organization Coal Free IU personally delivered bundles of petitions, consisting of over 5,000 signatures, to the office IU President Michael McRobbie. The petition demanded a transition off coal as an energy and heating source.

MLK should be remembered as more than a civil rights leader

Friday, Jan. 13,2012 12 a.m.

What is often forgotten about King, however, is that while his civil rights efforts initially focused on issues of racial justice, they eventually shifted — by 1967 — toward the fight for economic justice.

Cleaning up IU

Friday, Jan. 13,2012 12 a.m.

College is meant to be a place for education and growth, where young people learn to be great leaders and exemplary citizens. Do we really want dirty, polluting coal to be part of the legacy that we leave to future Hoosiers?

In defense of Amazon

By Nico Perrino · Friday, Jan. 13,2012 12 a.m.

I feel a special connection to Amazon. Ever since I began to enjoy reading in high school, Amazon has been my go-to place to find almost any book I’m interested in, regardless of whether it’s still in print.

Gophers hand Hoosiers first home loss of 2011-12 season

By Connor O'Gara · Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 11:56 p.m.

In the Hoosiers’ first test as a top ten team, they failed. The IU men’s basketball team suffered its first loss at Assembly Hall this season, as they fell to unranked Minnesota 77-74 Thursday night.

Sheehey's return not enough as IU falls at home

By Kevin Bowen · Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 11:35 p.m.

He has brought instant offense all season long off the bench and after missing five straight games with an ankle injury, sophomore guard Will Sheehey looked like his old self on Thursday evening.

Final: IU 74, UM 77

Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 11:06 p.m.

The Gophers handed the IU men's basketball team its second loss of the season Thursday night in Assembly Hall.

Around the Arts: Weekend Edition

Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 10:44 p.m.

Arts forecast for the weekend

Faculty, guests design modern dance recital

By Raven Carpenter · Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 10:40 p.m.

This year’s Contemporary Dance performance is titled “Contemporary Voices.” The recital, presented by IU Dance Theatre, will be held in the Grand Hall of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center.

Modern dance members awarded new grant funding

Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 10:37 p.m.

Just a day before the IU Dance Theater’s premier of the “Contemporary Voices” annual concert, a modern dance recital featuring unconventional work by IU faculty and guest choreographers, members of IU’s modern dance faculty were awarded funding from various performance grants.

Affordable Care Act provision saves up to $16 billion

By IDS staff · Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 10:06 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that a new provision of the Affordable Care Act for electronic transfer funds will save up to an additional $4.5 billion in administrative costs for the health care field and insurance companies during the next 10 years.

Human trafficking becomes concern for Indianapolis

By Mark Keierleber · Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 10:04 p.m.

Senate Bill 4, which State Sen. Randy Head, R-Logansport, first proposed Jan. 4, is intended to tighten Indiana’s laws against human trafficking, specifically combating human traffickers expected to transport teenage prostitutes to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl on Feb. 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

New downtown recycling center caters to students

By Katie Mettler · Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 9:59 p.m.

Bloomington Pedal Power has partnered with the City of Bloomington and the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District to open the Downtown Recycling Center located at City Hall.

Hoosiers trail Gophers, 37-34, at halftime

By Connor O'Gara · Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 9:01 p.m.

With IU playing their first game since moving into the Associated Press top ten, the Hoosiers were down nine points to a Minnesota team that came in 0-4 in conference play. But an 8-0 IU rally got the Hoosiers back in it as they now trail 37-34 at halftime.

Live Chat: IU vs. Minnesota

Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 7:53 p.m.

The Hoosiers take on the Golden Gophers of Minnesota at 8 p.m. Follow along with the IDS basketball reporters as they discuss the game here.

Rumors about Spierer discovery false, Bloomington police report

Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 4:32 p.m.

Rumors being circulated through Twitter about the discovery of Lauren Spierer’s body are false, Bloomington police confirmed this afternoon.

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