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The search is over

As Fred Glass spoke to members of the press, IU administrators, coaches, family and friends on Tuesday, he calmly explained his plans for the future of IU’s athletics department. Glass, named the next director of athletics Tuesday, defined his vision of what he hopes IU athletics will become during the next few years.“It starts with comprehensive compliance,” Glass said. “We’ve got to follow the rules, and we have to become known again for following the rules.” VIDEO: AD announcement

Campillo, Martin share 2nd at prestigious Isleworth tourney

Momentum carries Hoosiers into home battle with Kentucky

With an upset, a penalty kick victory and a last-minute win behind them, the No. 17 Hoosiers have experienced a wide variety of matches.

Analysis: Raid into Syria complicates Iraq’s ties

The deadly U.S. raid into Syria might complicate efforts to win approval for a new U.S.-Iraqi security deal by drawing attention to a fact many Iraqis detest – that they can’t control everything American forces might do.

McRobbie makes the right hire for University in Glass

Britain’s Brown calls for bigger IMF bailout fund

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on China and oil-rich Gulf states to bolster the International Monetary Fund as more countries rocked by the global economic downturn seek help, saying Tuesday those with the greatest surpluses should do more.

BFGoodrich cutting production ‘for now’ at Allen County plant

FORT WAYNE – Union officials said BFGoodrich plans to temporarily cut production by nearly 40 percent at its Allen County tire plant, which could mean temporary layoffs for about 500 workers.

Highlights from a sit-down with the new director of athletics

Lake County extends early voting hours

CROWN POINT, Ind. – The Lake County Board of Elections has voted to extend early voting hours. The board voted 3-2 on Monday to extend the hours of the voting sites at the Lake County Government Complex in Crown Point and at satellite centers in Gary, East Chicago and Hammond.

Alleged plot to kill Obama stuns suspects’ towns

In a rural Tennessee county where you can’t buy alcohol or even find a Wal-Mart, residents of tiny Bells stopped each other to ask if anyone knew the pale-skinned young local accused of plotting to kill dozens of black people, including Barack Obama.

Ball State student arrested in off-campus shooting

MUNCIE – A Ball State University student has been arrested as police continue to search for the gunman in an off-campus shooting that injured two other students and a third young man.

Downtown Chase Bank robbed

The Bloomington Police Department is investigating a bank robbery that occurred downtown Tuesday afternoon.

New A.D. an ‘Indiana Boy’

Being a two-degree alumnus from IU, as well as having a mother, wife and daughter with degrees from IU, left newly-named Director of Athletics Fred Glass describing himself as an “Indiana boy” Tuesday at his introductory press conference.  Glass’ ties to the University ended up being a deciding factor in his landing the job.  Bill Stephan, vice president for engagement and chair of the athletics director search committee, said while the IU ties weren’t the sole reason for the choice, they played a significant role in Glass’ selection.“I think that was important,” Stephan said. “Indiana’s a special place; it’s a unique place in many respects. Having someone who understands the history, the traditions, the aspirations not only of IU but of Hoosiers statewide; that was a very important factor.”

Palin to speak today in Jeffersonville

With just less than a week to go until the Nov. 4 elections, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will make another stop in Indiana. After delivering an energy policy speech Oct. 22 in Toledo, Ohio, Palin will campaign through Ohio and Indiana, making a stop today in Jeffersonville, Ind. It will be Palin’s third visit to Indiana in October, highlighting the Republicans’ increasing unease in a state that has gone red in every presidential election since 1964.

Former Washington Post executive editor speaks about Watergate scandal, elections

Leonard Downie spoke to students and Bloomington residents about the upcoming election and the various factors that could affect who voters select on Election Day. He pointed out key battleground states, such as Ohio, Florida and Indiana and debated possible reasons why either Barack Obama or John McCain could win.

IU School of Informatics receives $1.7M in grants

If funding fuels research, a handful of IU scientists are about to enter a new field of discoveries with a full tank of resources. A bioinformatics group from the School of Informatics has received three grants totaling $1.7 million.

Collins-Brown’s haunted house banks on ‘definite scares’

Pedestrian traffic beware. Any students walking on North Woodlawn Avenue today might run into “Dr. Hart Chopin,” the murderous surgeon who haunts the lower levels of Collins-Brown. From 7 p.m. to midnight, tour directors will lead brave groups through the mad surgeon’s hospital, where strange experiments are alleged to be taking place.

New IU dual degree to combine culture with creative writing

IU proclaimed the first joint Master of Arts and Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and African-American and African Diaspora Studies in the nation on Oct. 14.

IU students represent political parties in debate

Fair Vote, a non-partisan student organization, hosted a debate between Students for John McCain, Hoosiers for Nader and IU Students for Liberty representatives.

Rebuilding period

Considering the media’s belief that the way in which the primaries ended would divide and fracture the Democratic Party, it’s only slightly ironic that the way in which the general election ends may end up doing the same thing to the Republican Party. It appears likely that it will actually happen to the Republicans, unlike the Democrats, but one similarity remains: it will end up better for both parties in the long run. The crux of the dispute is, shockingly enough, Sarah Palin. The Republican Party appears to be dividing into two factions – those who steadfastly support Palin, and those who do not. The latter group includes most of the intellectual core of the party, and the former is made up mostly of people like Rush Limbaugh.