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A member of the Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls outside the Buskirk-Chumley Theater during the Pride Film Festival Saturday evening.

Festival celebrates GLBT community

By Samantha Lomax · Monday, Feb. 2,2009 12:26 a.m.

A colorful crowd of jugglers, rainbow flag-weilding roller derby girls and belly dancers boogying to the beat of drums created a vibrant explosion of color and sound in celebration of the PRIDE Film Festival on Saturday night in front of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Indiana's Whitney Thomas goes up for a shot over Ohio State's Jantel Lavender during the first half Sunday at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

Women's basketball can't steal 1st from Buckeyes

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Monday, Feb. 2,2009 12:23 a.m.

The IU women's basketball team lost to Ohio State on Sunday. A win would have catapulted the Hoosiers into first place in the Big Ten. Instead, IU sits in a two-team tie for third place.

RPS to look for new RAs

By Alyssa Goldman · Monday, Feb. 2,2009 12:01 a.m.

The new batch of potential RAs underwent an interview process with a professional and graduate student staff member. RAs go through a lengthy process to get the position. Students apply online and provide a resume and recommendation letters. Staff members then check each student’s application, bursar and judicial standings and GPA.

Man says fraternity forced him to drink alcohol

By Lindsey Erdody · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:59 p.m.

The IU Police Department is investigating an assault case involving a fraternity. At 1:51 a.m. Friday an IUPD officer noticed a male subject who appeared to be intoxicated and had injuries on his face and neck, Minger said. His right eye and upper lip were swollen, and he had cuts on his face and several cuts on his neck. He told the officer he had been at a fraternity but had not been drinking. He said the house members forced him to drink by saying if he didn’t, he would be beaten, Minger said.

Former IU student arrested for assault in dorm room

By Lindsey Erdody · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:55 p.m.

IU Police Department arrested a 22-year-old former IU student Friday morning for allegedly assaulting his 18-year-old ex-girlfriend. Matthew Stein faces preliminary charges of criminal confinement, a felony, and battering with injury, a misdemeanor.

Black History Month connects community

By IDS staff · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:53 p.m.

Marcellus Neal led the way in 1895 for black students at IU as the first black graduate of the University, and Frances Elizabeth Marshall followed in Neal’s footsteps to become IU’s first female black graduate in 1919. These alumni, the namesakes of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, are a small part of IU’s black history. Neal and Marshall’s legacies inspired the 2009’s Black History Month celebration: “Quest of Black Citizenship in the Americas.”

A potential new member of Sigma Phi Epsilon signs up to receive information at Men’s Formal Recruitment Friday afternoon in the Frangipani Room of the IMU. This is the second men’s formal rush event this school year.

Spring rush turnout ‘better than expected’

By Carrie Schedler · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:50 p.m.

Fraternities filled the Indiana Memorial Union’s Frangipani Room on Friday from front to back during the Interfraternity Council’s Spring Rush Kickoff. The event marked the beginning of spring rush, where non-greeks had the chance to meet and talk to representatives from all 29 IFC-recognized fraternities.

Sri Lankan official warns diplomats, CNN, BBC

Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:12 p.m.

Sri Lanka warned Western diplomats, foreign journalists and aid groups Sunday that they would be “chased” out of the country if they appear to favor the Tamil Tiger rebels.

N. Korea warns of possible war with S. Korea

Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:11 p.m.

North Korea warned Sunday that South Korea’s confrontational policies might trigger a war on the divided peninsula, a message coming two days after the communist country vowed to abandon all peace agreements with its southern neighbor.

Carbon monoxide scare sends 17 to hospital

Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:04 p.m.

Investigators believe a gasoline-powered generator running a fan for inflatable playhouses produced carbon monoxide at a child’s birthday party, sending 17 people to a hospital.

Floridians find British warship wreck in Channel

Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:03 p.m.

Florida deep-sea explorers who found $500 million in sunken treasure two years ago say they have discovered another prized shipwreck: a legendary British man-of-war that sank in the English Channel 264 years ago.

Local lawmakers react to federal stimulus bill

By Katrina Loh · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11:02 p.m.

President Barack Obama’s $819 billion stimulus package has passed the House vote and is scheduled for a vote in the Senate on Wednesday, but many Indiana lawmakers have expressed mixed feelings about the bill.

State cracks down on late payments

By Sarah Bloom · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 11 p.m.

A new central database could allow the Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office to more effectively pursue enforcement measures for outstanding child support debts, including the suspension of hunting, fishing and driver’s licenses.

Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 10:57 p.m.

The trouble with ‘free riders’

Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 9:18 p.m.

Last Wednesday’s cancellation of work and classes at Indiana University was still a day of learning for me.

A result of infertility

By Jordan Zaslow · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 9:16 p.m.

Recent scientific breakthroughs have given millions of infertile women the chance to have a child. So many lucky babies have been born into wonderful homes and to fantastic parents with the help of in vitro fertilization and other artificial means.

Attention must be paid

By Erin Chapman · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 9:15 p.m.

As an out-of-state student, there are things that still mystify me about Hoosier culture. There is that weird no-alcohol-sales-on-Sunday law, and of course there are the myths surrounding that crazy nickname (Who’s yours? Come on). But the one thing that confuses me more than anything is the undisputed statewide obsession: IU men’s basketball.

No God, only country

By Danielle Fleischman · Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 9:14 p.m.

On that frostbitten morning Jan. 20, Barack Obama stood before the scrutiny of the world to become the president of the United States. He gave his acceptance speech with the same vigor and passion that had fueled his campaign trail and recognized America for what it really is, a patchwork of cultures that finds strength in diversity.

Promise of equality: Pay up

Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 9:13 p.m.

We have all heard the statistics about how women are still making less money than men – only 77 cents for every dollar a man makes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And we are all still scratching our heads.

Blago’s legacy

Sunday, Feb. 1,2009 9:12 p.m.

Don’t expect to see a repeat of the Rod Blagojevich saga any time soon, his recent expulsion from office aside.

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