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Kelley receives school's largest-ever donation for diversity recruitment

By Lindsey Alexander and Sarah Brubeck · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 7:48 p.m.

The IU Kelley School of Business is receiving a $15 million donation from an IU alumnus to benefit minority scholarships. It is one of the largest donations ever given to the school, and with interest and IU’s match program, it the single largest contribution.

IU reports missing artwork

By Elvia Malagon · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 5:17 p.m.

IU Police Department is investigating the theft of missing artwork from Ballantine Hall.

IU freshman guard Daniel Moore goes up for a layup after stealing the ball from a Bemidji State player during a game Tuesday night at Assembly Hall. Moore had five points in IU's 72-54 win.

Hoosiers close out exhibition season with a win

Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 1:06 p.m.

The IU men’s basketball team closed out its short exhibition season with a 72-54 win against Division II Bemidji State Beavers.

Pinch leg nerves to empty bladder

Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 12:40 a.m.

It’s a delicate and daring experiment: Could doctors switch a leg nerve to make it operate the bladder instead? Families of a few U.S. children, whose spina bifida robs them of the bladder control that most people take for granted, dared to try the procedure – and early results suggest the surgery indeed might help, in at least some patients.

New IU field lab combines nature, technology

Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 12:39 a.m.

IU scientists will now have a new place to conduct research outdoors. The University started construction late last month on a new 6,000-square-foot field laboratory near Griffy Lake that’s dedicated to research in sciences ranging from biology to geology and public and environmental affairs. The Research and Teaching Preserve Field Laboratory, as it’s called, is designed to advance research in environmental, geological and biological sciences.

Greg Kerchner of Northampton, receives a flu shot while sitting in his pick up truck from Katy Piokowski during the Lehigh Valley Hospital Drive Thru Flu Shot Clinic on Sunday in Bethlehem, Pa.

Flu shots in good supply

By Jeremy Watt · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 12:36 a.m.

Flu season is here, and this year, federal officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that even young children receive the vaccine.

Community to celebrate Veterans Day

By Elvia Malagon · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 12:25 a.m.

One year ago, sophomore Nicholas Bielinski was in the U.S. Air Force. Today he is studying at IU. Bielinski is one of more than 300 IU students who have served or are serving in the U.S. military. The number also includes dependents of disabled or deceased veterans. These students will have the opportunity to not only commemorate veterans, but also themselves.

Calzaghe likely gives Jr.’s last career loss

By Bryan Payton · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 12:25 a.m.

It was round one and Joe Calzaghe was lying on the canvas. He was no stranger to this situation, as he had been here before in his recent fight against Bernard Hopkins. This time, stunned by a Roy Jones Jr. uppercut, many wondered if the rest of the script would go differently for Calzaghe than it did against Hopkins. In that fight, he went on to dominate Hopkins, one of the biggest names in boxing. Though, in round one against Jones, he looked like a slow, 36-year-old boxer with diminished skills.

In ‘gap year,’ columnist finds joy in substitute teaching

By Chris Engel · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 12:24 a.m.

Since enrolling at IU, I had my sights set on being accepted to the IU School of Law after graduation.I did everything possible to ensure I would get into the school, but after a summer of waiting (and kicking myself for applying in February), I found out in August I would not be accepted. Now I was charged with finding employment in one of the toughest job markets in recent years. The solution: Become a substitute teacher.

Freshman forward Tom Pritchard goes up for a dunk during IU's 103-71 victory over Anderson on Saturday at Assembly Hall.

Quiet big man speaks loudly when needed

By Matt Dollinger · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 12:23 a.m.

If silence is golden, then Tom Pritchard is worth billions. The freshman forward is so quiet that IU coach Tom Crean implemented a new team rule earlier this fall. If Pritchard doesn’t yell after he dunks, everyone has to run. Everyone.

IU club hockey sweeps Wright State in brawl-filled weekend

By Tyler James Perry · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 12:23 a.m.

The fans who packed Friday’s game picked a good night to experience IU hockey. The biggest crowd of the season witnessed the most intense fighting of the fall, including a near bench-clearing brawl at the end of regulation. Tension between the two teams escalated the entire night, finally coming to a head late in the third period. With the Hoosiers leading 3-2 a few minutes before the end of regulation, an interference penalty was called on IU, putting them at a disadvantage. Wright State managed a game-tying goal on a power play, sending the contest into overtime. As the buzzer blared at Frank Southern Ice Arena to summon the end of regulation, a nasty fight broke out between the two teams. The officials were unable to break it up for several minutes. Then the goalies came in.

Exhibitions don’t offer much more a than back-slap

By Zachary Osterman · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 12:22 a.m.

I was sitting in Jimmy John’s some weeks ago when my Blackberry buzzed to let me know I had an e-mail. Upon opening said electronic message, I read that IU would take on Bemidji State in men’s basketball during the exhibition season, and I quite literally thought, “Seriously? That doesn’t sound like a real school.” And yet, as often happens when I know I’m right, I was wrong.

John and Elizabeth Edwards, left, attend a rally at the state fairgrounds on June 9 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Edwards will speak at 7 p.m. today in the IU Auditorium.

John Edwards to speak tonight at IU Auditorium

By Ben Phelps · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 12:21 a.m.

Former Democratic vice-presidential nominee John Edwards will break almost three months of public silence when he speaks at 7 p.m. today at the IU Auditorium. Edwards admitted in August to having an extramarital affair with a campaign staff member while his wife battled cancer in 2006 and canceled all speaking events until after the election.PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

Tom Pritchard, left, and Daniel Moore wait to enter the game during IU's 103-71 win over Anderson on Friday at Assembly Hall.

IU looking to tame the Beavers

By Tom Kirby · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 12:20 a.m.

The IU men’s basketball team will play one last exhibition game tonight before its first regular-season game Saturday. The Hoosiers play host to Division II Bemidji State at 7 p.m. and hope to improve in all areas from their first exhibition victory on Friday against Anderson. Bemidji State, led by coach and IU alumnus Matt Bowen, struggled last season, finishing 6-21 and just 1-11 on the road. The last time the Beavers competed against a Big Ten opponent was in 2006, when they were drubbed by Minnesota 88-32 in an exhibition game. Despite the 103-71 blowout win against Anderson, IU coach Tom Crean insists his team can, and needs to, progress in many aspects before the regular season. One area Crean is looking for improvement in is the young team’s communication on both ends of the floor. “We’ve still got to learn that talking – the communication on both ends – is absolutely paramount on both ends,” Crean said.

Schmooze to success

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 12:19 a.m.

Real leaders may be ordinary people with extraordinary determination, but everyone has to start somewhere. As the economy declines, experts say it’s now more important than ever to master the art of the schmooze.

A sign for the Ora. L. Wildermuth Intramural Center is seen Wednesday afternoon along Seventh Street. The All University Committee on Names announced Tuesday that a decision had been reached regarding the future name of the building.

Committee: Keep Wildermuth, add basketball legend to intramural center's name

By Nick Cusack · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 12:18 a.m.

After more than a year and a half of deliberation and controversy, University officials have recommended the Ora L. Wildermuth Intramural Center add the name of former IU basketball player William L. Garrett. The change to the William L. Garrett/Ora L. Wildermuth Fieldhouse, which juxtaposes the name of a “civil rights hero” with a segregationist’s, still has to go through University trustee approval, said Terry Clapacs, head of the All University Committee on Names and IU’s vice president and chief administrative officer.

CAREER CONCERNS

By Sean Morrison · Tuesday, Nov. 11,2008 12:14 a.m.

With the economy reeling, companies across the nation are instituting hiring freezes, meaning some students could find it difficult to land a job come graduation. A new study released by the National Association of Colleges and Employers shows employers plan to hire just 1.3 percent more graduates in 2009 than in the current year – the weakest job outlook since 2002.

Rescue efforts continue, but little hope remains in search for any survivors of Haiti school collapse

Monday, Nov. 10,2008 11:17 p.m.

Rescuers vowed to go on with their search for survivors at a collapsed Haitian school at least through early Monday, despite shrinking hopes amid the growing stench of dead bodies trapped beneath the rubble.

Iraq security pact rules out U.S. troops past 2011

Monday, Nov. 10,2008 11:15 p.m.

The proposed U.S.– Iraqi security pact removes language authorizing Iraq to ask U.S. soldiers to stay beyond 2011 and bans cross-border attacks from Iraqi soil, according to a copy of the draft obtained Monday by The Associated Press.

Scientists with new undersea discoveries compile massive census of planet’s marine life wonders

Monday, Nov. 10,2008 11:14 p.m.

A city of brittle stars off the coast of New Zealand, an Antarctic expressway where octopuses ride along in a flow of extra salty water and a carpet of tiny crustaceans on the Gulf of Mexico sea floor are among the wonders discovered by researchers compiling a massive census of marine life.