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Charles H. Franklin speaks Tuesday evening at Woodburn Hall. Franklin spoke about media and the use of polls, and teaches statistical analysis of polls at the University of Wisconson.

Wisconsin professor: ‘One poll isn’t enough’

By Nick Cusack · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 11:52 p.m.

The media often take political polls out of context, Charles Franklin, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said during a speech Tuesday night in Woodburn Hall.

Bringing home Mr. Right

By Emily Campion · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 10:46 p.m.

So that special someone from last week (you know, the guy taking Jell-O shots by himself?) turns out to be the love of your life. Who knew? It’s about time to bring him home and introduce him to the parents.

SoFA Gallery highlights 'One Moment'

By Katherine Hagan · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 10:44 p.m.

By bringing images of moments in time to the School of Fine Arts Gallery, Thomas Robertello, a Jacobs School of Music flute professor and owner/director of Thomas Robertello Gallery, plans to inspire more than fleeting attention during the “One Moment” exhibition scheduled for Oct. 17.

Crews work for hours to rescue man from local forest

Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 9:40 p.m.

State conservation officers used a boat and a helicopter to rescue a man injured when he was thrown from a horse in Hoosier National Forest.

Man exposed himself in park, police say

By Elvia Malagon · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 9:40 p.m.

A man exposed himself Monday afternoon in the lower area of Cascades Park, according to Bloomington Police Department reports.

In this undated photo provided by the Indianapolis Police Department, David T. Meyers is shown. Indianapolis police say Meyers, 52, a convicted sex offender, died during a struggle after a father found the man in his 17-year-old daughter's bedroom.

Coroner: Sex offender died of strangulation

Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 9:38 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – An autopsy shows a convicted sex offender who struggled with a father after entering a teenage girl’s Indianapolis bedroom died of strangulation.

Hoosier Hills Food Bank moving

Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 9:37 p.m.

The Hoosier Hills Food Bank is getting a much-needed upgrade. A new facility, located at 2333 W. Industrial Park Rd., will soon be theirs to call home. The larger and more practical facility opens new doors of opportunity for the establishment that has served much of central Indiana since 1982.

RNC buys TV ads for McCain with polls close in Indiana

By Deanna Martin · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 9:36 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Republican National Committee has started running TV commercials in Indiana supporting John McCain – the most visible GOP response to Democrat Barack Obama’s push to turn this traditionally red state blue.

Congress should cut the political maneuvering

By Danielle Fleischman · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 9:16 p.m.

Attaining a college degree today is both academically rigorous and financially taxing, but furthering one’s education past high school is necessary to be successful in the world.

Reforming financial aid is a long time coming

By Erin Chapman · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 9:14 p.m.

Although the current rethinking of the system of allocated federal student loans is promising and necessary, we are a long way from seeing the benefits realized.

Middle-income families still need substantial aid

By Ashley Ames · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 9:12 p.m.

Every February I battle my way through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.I don’t know why I continually put myself through this. It is lengthy, complicated and rather time-consuming, and ultimately it makes me want to set fire to any and all IRS-related paperwork.

IU must sustain sustainability efforts

Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 9:01 p.m.

Sometimes all that is needed to get things done is a wake-up call. The IU administration recieved such a call last week when the College Sustainability Report Card ranked IU last in the Big Ten alongside Northwestern in terms of campus sustainability efforts.

The road to hell

By Chase Cooper · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 8:59 p.m.

Do the ends justify the means? This has long been the subject of intense debate among philosophers and ethicists. We might never have an entirely satisfactory answer to that predicament, but modern liberals seem to have the reverse of the problem all figured out. It appears that to them, the means justify the ends.

Christian minority needs protection

By Ayesha Awan · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 8:58 p.m.

We all have at least a vague idea about Iraq’s ethnic and sectarian tensions. Words most Americans had not heard prior to the 2003 invasion – Sunni, Shia, Kurd – are now regularly in news stories, usually in conjunction with describing victims and attackers. Aside from our general lack of understanding about the conflict between these groups, American policy-makers and mainstream media have ignored perhaps the most marginalized minority in Iraq – the community of Iraqi Christians.

Wrong perspective on China

Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 8:46 p.m.

In response to Jacob Levin’s column “Rethinking China” from Sept. 25: While I find Mr. Levin’s optimism rather heartwarming, I urge him to look a bit deeper into the nature of the relationship between the Chinese government and its citizens. Mr. Levin is certainly correct that CNN.com is accessible, but has he ever tried accessing the Web sites of Human Rights Watch or Voice of America? When he talks to professors about their relationship with the government, is he aware of who writes those professors’ paychecks? Has he ever asked students about their understanding of the events that took place in Tiananmen Square 20 years ago?

Straight leadership

By Nick Wallace · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 8:43 p.m.

On Thursday, IU will take a powerful stance against the equality of gay people. It will make General Peter Pace, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, one of the Kelley School’s Poling Chairs. Usually reserved for the likes of Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh and Randall Tobias, chairman emeritus of Eli Lilly, the Kelley School will now award the chair to a man who publicly stated, “I believe homosexual acts between two individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts.”

Truth serum

By Thomas Wachtel · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 8:39 p.m.

I know this happens a lot, but there seems to be an inordinate amount of lying in this year’s election, from the grassroots level on up. And this may just be my viewpoint, since I’m a known liberal, but it seems that there have been many more untruthful smears against Barack Obama than against John McCain, and many more personal attacks against him. But on that, it doesn’t really matter what I think because that’s not the subject of this column. The important thing is that the Obama campaign believes its candidate’s record and character are being distorted, and it is trying to take action, like any responsible campaign would. The way they’ve done it, though, has caused issues – though it honestly shouldn’t have.

Baron Hill Town Hall Meeting

Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 2:16 p.m.

Baron Hill will be discussing why he voted against the bailout plan. He wants to hear from the local community about the bailout plan and will be hosting a town hall meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the atrium of City Hall. Story: Sodrel, Hill voice opposition to bailout bill

IU releases response to NCAA charge

By Tom Kirby · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 12:25 a.m.

In a letter to the NCAA released Monday, the IU Athletics Department denied it failed to monitor the IU men’s basketball program’s recruiting practices under former coach Kelvin Sampson. For several reasons listed in the letter, the University asserts the allegation is “not an appropriate finding.”

Child molestation case heard in law school

By Ben Phelps · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2008 12:24 a.m.

Judges from the Indiana Court of Appeals heard oral arguments Monday in the IU School of Law in a case regarding two counts of child molestation in Mishler v. State of Indiana. This was a part of the “Appeals on Wheels” program, which brings some of the state’s appellate hearings to places in Indiana for educational purposes.