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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.

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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.

Illustration by Jenny Williams.

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.

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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.

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Four arrested for dealing cocaine

By Larry Buchanan · Monday, Nov. 10,2008 9:49 p.m.

Four Bloomington residents were arrested Saturday for cocaine-related incidents, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report. Tony King, 40, and Nellie Burks, 27, both of Bloomington, were arrested by police on Saturday and both face preliminary charges of dealing cocaine.

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Buddhist master visits Bloomington monastery

By La-Tisha Plummer · Monday, Nov. 10,2008 9:48 p.m.

Last week students at the Dagom Gaden Tensung-Ling Buddhist Monastery had an opportunity to learn from a world-renowned teacher of their faith. Buddhist master Gesh Kunchok was invited to Bloomington to teach students. Kunchok, a Tibetan monk, hosted a week-long series of classes that concluded Monday at the monastery. The workshop focused on mental transformation and peace of mind.

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Tax Meat

Monday, Nov. 10,2008 9:26 p.m.

It took a long time for people to realize the dangers of smoking, and now, to discourage people from harming themselves, we put a heavy tax and warning labels on tobacco products. The three major health problems of today are heart disease, cancer and obesity, and medical professionals are now beginning to realize the association of these problems with excessive meat and dairy consumption.

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Unplugged

By Erin Chapman · Monday, Nov. 10,2008 9:25 p.m.

Last week, a epic catastrophe befell me: I lost my cell phone. In one horrible day, I fell unwillingly into the throngs of the pre-cellular world. Now, I realize there are many things in life that are infinitely worse than a lost phone. As my mother keeps reminding me, people did, in fact, survive for years without cell phones. Good for them. I, on the other hand, cannot. There is only one way to describe the experience of attempting to survive on campus without a phone: OMG TISNF. So much of college life really depends on having a cell phone. I had no idea what was going on Friday because when you can instantly contact anyone, why would anybody ever need to plan in advance?

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Revenge of the nerds

By Ashley Ames · Monday, Nov. 10,2008 9:24 p.m.

Sure, we all heard plenty this election season about the Bradley effect (the theory proposed to explain the discrepancies between election results and opinion polls in races involving one white and one nonwhite candidate, which implies people say they’ll vote for a nonwhite candidate but won’t actually do it). But what about the Urkel effect? Joel Stein wrote in Time days before the election: “The Urkel effect holds that voters leaning toward Obama will suddenly think, ‘I cannot take four years of listening to that giant-eared nerd.’”

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A big win for an OK candidate

Monday, Nov. 10,2008 9:22 p.m.

Surely the campaign for change must have done Rep. Baron Hill, D-9th, a lot of good. Locked in a perpetual contest with his Republican challenger - this was their fourth meeting - Hill finally scored the decisive victory he was looking for. Just four years after Mike Sodrel unseated Hill in 2004, Hill achieved a crushing victory with 58 percent of the vote. His success might be attributable to how he crafted his image going into this campaign, emphasizing his stance on the bailout to show himself responsive to Hoosier families. It might also be because his derogatory (and unfair) caricature of Sodrel as the bumbling “Millionaire Mike” finally stuck. Hill calls himself an “independent voice in Congress.” He might be independent, but not the kind of independent Indiana students would like. As a member of the Blue Dog Democrats, he is too conservative for many students’ progressive tastes. Furthermore, his brand of populism is bad for the economy.

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Anti-theist manifesto

By Yahya Chaudhry · Monday, Nov. 10,2008 9:21 p.m.

The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote: “God is dead.” But I don’t think God is dead. I think he never even existed. This atheist belief seems to be coming to the forefront of American pop-culture. Bill Maher’s “Religulous,” follows the success of recently published atheist manifestos by Oxford professor Richard Dawkins and Atlantic Monthly contributor Christopher Hitchens. My similar atheist views lead me to critique all religion. Why is religion above reproach? Whenever people unapologetically criticize any religion or faith, they are vilified and unfairly marginalized by society. Religion does not deserve any special respect or caution. It is an idea and choice like any other and must be scrutinized and investigated.

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