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Bloomington police start crime reporting Web site

By Amanda Bridgman · Tuesday, March 10,2009 9:53 p.m.

The Bloomington Police Department launched an online reporting system last week for those reporting minor crimes.

Police investigating 2 car crash

By Kaitlin Shawgo · Tuesday, March 10,2009 3:17 p.m.

Two men were taken to Bloomington Hospital after an automobile crash Tuesday afternoon.

Southside CVS robbed

By Kaitlin Shawgo · Tuesday, March 10,2009 3:15 p.m.

Police are searching for a man who robbed a CVS store Tuesday morning.

Author Alexander McCall Smith poses for a portrait.

Author Alexander McCall Smith to speak at IU

Tuesday, March 10,2009 2:09 p.m.

Author Alexander McCall Smith will speak on April 20 at IU, according to a press release.

Leno to give free show for Michigan's unemployed

Tuesday, March 10,2009 1:40 p.m.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Michigan's high unemployment is no laughing matter, but Jay Leno will offer a little comic relief with a free show next month at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

NPR host to talk at IU Auditorium

Tuesday, March 10,2009 12:46 p.m.

Terry Gross, host of National Public Radio’s “Fresh Air,” will talk about her greatest interviews April 8 at IU Auditorium.

China says activity by US ship illegal

Tuesday, March 10,2009 9:02 a.m.

BEIJING — China has rejected a United States accusation that a U.S. Navy mapping ship was harassed by Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, saying the American ship was breaking international laws.

Feminist blogger Jessica Valenti spoke monday evening at the Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union. Valenti discussed her new book The Purity Myth and talked about the problems facing young women today.

Author Jessica Valenti takes aim at perceptions about feminism

By Jessica Haney · Tuesday, March 10,2009 12:34 a.m.

Discussing her books and her work as a leader in the modern feminist movement, author Jessica Valenti said she hopes to change common perceptions about feminism

Leonard Bernstein directs IU students in 1982.

IU Jacobs School of Music receives contents of Leonard Bernstein’s Connecticut studio

By Amy Burke · Tuesday, March 10,2009 12:27 a.m.

The Jacobs School of Music announced Monday plans to recreate Bernstein’s studio and display his items in the same arrangement as they existed in his Connecticut workspace.

Local pizza joints float above nation’s sinking sales

By CJ Lotz · Tuesday, March 10,2009 12:25 a.m.

Some local pizza restaurants are staying ahead of a wave of slowing sales across the country, showing that college students will still shell out for the pizza they love.

A soldier guards police vehicles Monday outside a police station in Cancun, Mexico. The Mexican military has been reviewing the gun licenses of Cancun's police officers saying it was a routing check, although officers say it was part of the investigation into the killing of retired Mexican brigadier general and two other men, whose bodies were found last Feb. 3.

IU does not plan to release spring break advisory

By Kalyn Hippleheuser · Tuesday, March 10,2009 12:21 a.m.

Despite State Department warnings, IU has no plans to issue a travel advisory for students going to Mexico

Residence Hall Association to redo 4 elections

By Alyssa Goldman · Tuesday, March 10,2009 12:17 a.m.

RHA will hold a reelection Thursday in Briscoe Quad, Read Center, Willkie Quad and Ashton Center in an attempt to make the voting process more fair.

Tornado season approaching IU

By Allison Anderson · Tuesday, March 10,2009 12:01 a.m.

With tornado season approaching, out-of-state IU students might be left in the dark about what to do if Bloomington were hit by a severe storm.

Student reports dorm break-in

Monday, March 9,2009 11:54 p.m.

Thieves broke into a student’s dorm room and stole several items from the student as he slept, said Lt. Craig Munroe of the IU Police Department, reading from a police report.

President offers new internship

By Mickey Woods · Monday, March 9,2009 11:53 p.m.

On Feb. 26 the White House Office of Media Affairs announced a new program in which interns will “supplement their learning experience” by attending social events, weekly lectures and community service activities sponsored by the White House, according to a White House press release.

Memories of Indiana high school hoops icon will last

By Geoffrey Miller · Monday, March 9,2009 11:45 p.m.

I’d imagine the fire marshal had to turn people away, because that night in March of 1998, the Anderson Wigwam was filled to the brim of its 8,996-seat capacity. The rich aroma of buttered popcorn filled the arena as scores of ardent fans clad in red and green – mostly there for their hometown Anderson Indians – packed the stadium.

Poker club offers game lectures

By Brian Welk · Monday, March 9,2009 11:45 p.m.

For members of the Hoosier Poker Club, the game is not about gambling. It’s about experience.

IU freshman catcher Josh Lyon jumps back from a close inside pitch during IU's 10-6 loss to Eastern Michigan on Wednesday evening at Sembower Field.

Hoosiers prepare for 2nd home game

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, March 9,2009 11:44 p.m.

IU coach Tracy Smith wasn’t happy with his team Sunday night, to say the least.After the Hoosiers’ last game at the Eagle Invitational, an 8-3 win against Le Moyne, Smith was brutally honest when discussing their performance.

Sophomore Charlotte Martin listens to a lecture during one of her journalism classes. Martin, a journalism major, is taking 15 credit hours this semester along with nightly practices and weekend matches.

Textbooks and tennis matches

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Monday, March 9,2009 11:42 p.m.

Most people dream of living the life of a star athlete – the money, the cars and the continuous moments of fan recognition.But for sophomore Charlotte Martin, the No. 2 singles player for the IU women’s tennis team, life as a student athlete is not all glamour.

Hill attends health care reform summit

Monday, March 9,2009 11:39 p.m.

President Barack Obama invited more than 140 people to a health care reform summit at the White House last Thursday.

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