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New Orleans mayor: Please don’t come home yet

Anxious evacuees across the country clamored to come home Tuesday after Hurricane Gustav largely spared New Orleans and southern Louisiana, but they were cautioned to wait for the restoration of power and other critical services knocked out by the storm.

Lieberman, Bush rally behind McCain on 2nd night of RNC

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Democrat-turned-independent Sen. Joe Lieberman called for Republicans and Democrats to come together and put aside politics Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention.

Indy mayor says he can relate to Palin

ST. PAUL, Minn. – There might be one Hoosier who understands overcoming perceived inexperience better than anyone else. Like Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the recently named running mate of presumptive Republican nominee John McCain, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard had to prove himself, too.

Hillel Center finds new home

After three years of hoping and waiting, the students and staff of the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center finally know where their much-needed new building will be located.“I don’t think we could ask for better,” said Rabbi Sue Shifron, executive director of the Hillel Center, on the projected new location at East Eighth Street and North Fess Avenue.  The current building, 730 E. Third St., was built specifically for the Hillel Center in 1993 when the number of Jewish students at IU was at about 1,000, Shifron said. Now that number has risen to about 4,500, and it’s no wonder the Hillel Center is bursting at the seams. “We just don’t have enough space in here,” Shifron said. “Now we sometimes have double or triple the number of students in the building that we can comfortably fit.”

New rules delay approval for IU research

The approval process for research involving human subjects has slowed at IU-Bloomington recently, creating problems for graduate students and others who are trying to start and complete projects.

Johnson dominates California; Chase heats up

Greenspan’s reign not unfamiliar

Middleton returns to camp, Hagerup retains starting role

Football reporter Lee Hurwitz updates the Hoosiers' week of practice.

IU golf coach accepts assistant job at Southern Cal

IU assistant coach Josh Brewer was named the assistant coach for men’s and women’s golf at perennial powerhouse Southern California, ending a six-year term at IU.

Hillel BBQ bash welcomes new Jewish students with food, friends

The Helene G. Simon Hillel Center kicked off the school year with its 19th annual BBQ Bash where more than 600 students gathered for food, friends and fun among IU’s Jewish community.

Russian PM Putin questions NATO ship presence

Congo plane crash kills 17, leaves no survivors

Fantasy football, week 1

Finally, we will no longer have to scratch tally marks into the concrete walls of the NFL-less prison which summer brings.

IU guides show freshmen the way

Standing in the 90-degree heat with their “ask me” buttons gleaming in the sun, clans of IU guides directed the dazed and confused freshmen to their destinations for their first two days of classes.

New Orleans mayor: Please don’t come home yet

Anxious evacuees across the country clamored to come home Tuesday after Hurricane Gustav largely spared New Orleans and southern Louisiana, but they were cautioned to wait for the restoration of power and other critical services knocked out by the storm.

New Student Service Day refreshes Bloomington

New students connected to each other and the Bloomington community Monday afternoon as they participated in service projects at 19 local nonprofit organizations.  

IU golf coach accepts assistant job at Southern Cal

IU assistant coach Josh Brewer was named the assistant coach for men’s and women’s golf at perennial powerhouse Southern California, ending a six-year term at IU.

The Pancake House

I liked John McCain. Even as a Democrat, I was tempted to vote for him (scary thought)! Also as a combat veteran, I honor his distinguished military service. He came on apolitical. He railed against careless, wanton oil drilling. He criticized top-heavy tax cuts for the rich. This old warrior seemed the consummate moderate maverick. Then he sold his political soul to the Bush regime – you know, those folks who have taken America several steps backward economically and internationally.

Fortunately, Florida ban on academic travel to Cuba lifted

In 2006 the Florida Legislature approved a bill that prohibited public colleges from using state funds, private donations or grants to “implement, organize, direct, coordinate or administer activities related to or involving travel to” countries identified as terrorist states by the U.S. Department of State.In other words, Florida colleges and universities were barred from sending faculty members and students to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria.The bill was passed in part because a Florida International University professor and his wife, a university employee, were accused of spying for Cuba, but election year hysterics no doubt helped, along with the perception that being tough on Cuba is important when it comes to getting ahead in Florida politics.

Offended, not inspired

I can’t recall any other time where I have felt as patronized as I did when Sarah Palin, the Republican choice for vice president, compared herself to Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Clinton.