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Students use comedy to win big

Tuesday, Sept. 29,2009 12:26 p.m.

College filmmakers have their chance to win big and enter two college film competitions. Submissions for both contests are due Oct. 12. Both contests require comedic videos and include online posting as the chance to build a fan base.

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IU issues in-state grant details

Tuesday, Sept. 29,2009 12:46 a.m.

The requirements for grants that would pay $300 to in-state IU students with a B or better grade-point average have been finalized.

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Bloomington makes effort to stop vandalism

By VINCE ZITO · Tuesday, Sept. 29,2009 12:43 a.m.

Whether you consider it urban art or vandalism, Bloomington is affected by graffiti. But preventive measures are being taken and along with community awareness, graffiti is being targeted.

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Goldsmith settles in

By Stephanie Doctrow · Tuesday, Sept. 29,2009 12:39 a.m.

New Dean of Students Harold “Pete” Goldsmith began his journey in student affairs at IU as a resident assistant in Teter Quad.

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Oxford’s Funny Gowns

By Matt Sacks · Tuesday, Sept. 29,2009 12:34 a.m.

WINDSOR, England – Contrary to popular belief, there isn’t a University of Oxford.

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‘Lep’ is ball, ‘box’ is shower

By Jess Meyer · Tuesday, Sept. 29,2009 12:28 a.m.

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - Let’s begin today with a short vocabulary lesson. Here’s how it will work: I’ll list a word, and you ponder for a couple of seconds what you think that word might mean. Then, read on to see if your definition of the word is correct. Easy, right?

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Fraternite fail

By Katie Knish · Tuesday, Sept. 29,2009 12:26 a.m.

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France - Liberte, egalite, fraternite. Not all three-thirds of the French motto were created equal, apparently.

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Dark fashions

By Bryan Payton · Tuesday, Sept. 29,2009 12:04 a.m.

The more time goes by and the more interested I become in fashion, the more fearless my tastes become. Lately, when I‘m flipping through my magazines or shopping online, I’m stopped by darker and more avant-garde clothing – most of which I used to think was just weird – and some of which I still do.

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Beatles’ inspiration goes into ‘the sky with diamonds’

Tuesday, Sept. 29,2009 12:03 a.m.

LONDON – Lucy Vodden, who provided the inspiration for the Beatles’ song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” has died after a long battle with lupus. She was 46. Her death was announced Monday by St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, and by her husband, Ross Vodden. Britain’s Press Association said she died last Tuesday. Hospital officials did not confirm the day of her death.

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Legend leads ensemble

By Lily Miller · Tuesday, Sept. 29,2009 12:01 a.m.

Jazz solos and applause filled the Musical Arts Center on Monday night. The Jacobs School of Music Jazz Ensemble, directed by Jacobs faculty member David Baker, performed for the first time this year. Several audience members said they attended the show because of the legendary director.

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Atomic age

By Eric Cox · Monday, Sept. 28,2009 10:55 p.m.

The debate about the best way to replace this country’s dependence on fossil fuels with clean and renewable resources has people scrambling over themselves to hype their favorite pie-in-the-sky alternative. The shift from oil and coal to a power grid that runs on rainbows and a sense of self-satisfaction might take a good while, though, and we need something to power us in the meantime.

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What’s behind Pickens’ conversion?

By Jarrod Lowery · Monday, Sept. 28,2009 10:53 p.m.

Pickens, like the CEOs of Wall Street firms, Big Pharma companies and Detroit’s GM and Chrysler, seems to have decided that instead of taking a principled stand against government intervention in their industries in favor of free markets and individual freedom, he’d prefer to play the game in hopes of bending the legislation in his favor.

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A stepping stone

By Matthew Gorman · Monday, Sept. 28,2009 10:51 p.m.

Instead of throwing up Hail Mary passes on potential future technologies like clean coal and the like, America should focus on what’s currently viable. This Pickens Plan is just the stepping-stone America needs until better, cleaner energy creation techniques can be developed.

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Cap and trade

By Kenneth Field · Monday, Sept. 28,2009 10:49 p.m.

Listen closely: When companies have to pay more to develop and deliver things like electricity, steel and gas, the costs of these things goes up – it’s Economics 101. It becomes only a matter of time before people at these companies start getting laid off, and guess who makes up the majority of energy jobs?

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Who the %$@# are you?

By Zach Ammerman · Monday, Sept. 28,2009 10:48 p.m.

T. Boone Pickens honored IU last week with a lengthier version of the commercial he so graciously broadcast to the entire country recently, leading me once again to ask myself: “Why do I care what a billionaire ex-oil executive senior citizen thinks about anything?” Oh wait, I don’t.

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IU helps sailors older than 40 get in SHAPE

By Benjamin Kerns · Monday, Sept. 28,2009 10:17 p.m.

The School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at IU signed a contract for the second year in a row to aid the U.S. Navy in its effort to maintain a healthy, fit lifestyle for its sailors.

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Students gain free access to IU Press

By Margaret Ely · Monday, Sept. 28,2009 10:14 p.m.

IU Press, the school-affiliated publishing company, has teamed up with University Libraries to give all students, faculty and staff free access to its online collection of texts.

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