Eli Lilly criticized for CEO compensation
Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter received a 2009 compensation package of $20.9 million, about $6.4 million higher than in 2008.
Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter received a 2009 compensation package of $20.9 million, about $6.4 million higher than in 2008.
Last year was a bad year for Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly. The company faced a continued fall in stock price, government fines and bad publicity. This year looks no better. Last week, Lilly agreed to an $18.5 million settlement with the Arkansas Attorney General’s office over false advertising of the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa.
Hiding from merciless militiamen and trekking through unforgiving mountainous terrain, Madhel Majok escaped the genocide of the Sudan that killed his parents. The 9-year-old fled to neighboring Kenya, where he survived vigilante shellings on his crowded refugee camp. Majok remained in limbo for eight years, waiting for any country to grant him refuge. Now 17, Majok has found safety in the home of Paul Boulanger, a 68-year-old single father who has fostered three dozen refugee children in 30 years.
Amid the bustling side streets of ancient Athens, tucked among the ubiquitous storefronts hawking everything from gilded icons to phallic bottle openers, is a quaint shop called Agora Ethnic Jewelry. Having made a purchase the day prior, I approach a kind salesman with a few questions on conducting business in a nation whose debt has reached Olympian proportions.
The decisive win the IU women’s swimming and diving team had been looking for all year could not have come at a better time. The No. 14 Hoosiers became back-to-back Big Ten Champions on Saturday, finishing 185.5 points ahead of second-place Minnesota.
The IU Athletics Department received a major financial boost on Sunday when IU President Michael McRobbie and Athletics Director Fred Glass announced the largest single gift in the department’s history.
In their first 2010 IU board of trustees meeting Thursday and Friday at IU-Kokomo, members approved construction plans and a new housing rate.
Only a coach could look at IU’s 81-58 loss and find something positive to take into the next game.
Despite the many things the Hoosiers (9-17, 3-11) did wrong Saturday night, the team managed to keep its turnovers down to nine, below its average of 15.2.
The Hoosiers’ baseball season is under way, with the team losing three of the four road games against No. 23 San Diego during the weekend.
Love him or hate him, Dumes has grown and is showing that with his recent ability to drive.
When the curtain fell on the last act during Saturday’s portion of IU Sing, “Pop! All that was pop. All that is pop. All that will pop,” the pop stopped for another year, and the IU Student Foundation directors and committee members took the stage.
Campaigns are well under way as Residence Hall Association elections are closing in. Voting will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 2 in each of the residence halls, and each ticket is hoping that its campaigning will pay off.
IU Police Department’s fleet of sleek Dodge Chargers is recognizable for its looks and unconventional body style when compared to other police cars.
A case competition sponsored by the IU Student Association and Global Sales Leadership Society on Friday produced a new Wiki information project to be funded through IUSA.
Peter SerVaas wants to finish what he started. After almost a year as IU Student Association President, the junior from Indianapolis is running for a second term, this time as the candidate for Vice President for Administration on the iUnity ticket.
Men's tennis beats Harvard, the softball team struggles and the wrestlers finish above .500.
She was there for the 0-7 loss in 2007, the 3-4 decision in 2008 and another 0-7 defeat last year. In her time at IU, senior captain Lindsey Stuckey had never been on the winning side of the Hoosiers’ annual tilt with the Tennessee Lady Vols. That changed Sunday.
The Hoosiers’ baseball season is under way, with the team losing three of the four road games against No. 23 San Diego during the weekend.
The IU women’s basketball team tried to win two battles Sunday: one against breast cancer and one against Minnesota.