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Hep's final walk

By John Wustrow · Monday, June 25,2007 9:20 a.m.

For IU football coach Terry Hoeppner, the time to shine was on Saturdays. So when planning his Celebration of Life, there was only one day his wife Jane said it should happen. It needed to be a Saturday. Coach Hoeppner Celebration of Life Photo gallery Video

A Time to Remember

By Shannon McEnerney · Monday, June 25,2007 9:19 a.m.

Senior Nadina Kodba stood at the west side of Assembly Hall waiting for head football coach Terry Hoeppner’s last “Walk.”

Assembly Hall will be replaced; no timetable set

By Erin Riley · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:54 p.m.

The IU board of trustees reached an agreement Thursday to replace Assembly Hall at some point in the future. But exactly when that new facility, estimated by HOK Sports, a Kansas City-based architecture firm, to cost between $130 and $160 million, could be built is anyone’s guess, because IU currently lacks the funding to construct it.

IU begins work with Google Book Search Project

By Kaitlin Shawgo and Kailtin Shawgo · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:40 p.m.

Google: It’s useful for more than looking up your name when you’re bored at work. Google’s Book Search Web site is working in collaboration with several universities to scan millions of books into its system, though some book publishers are wary of the project.

Taste of Bloomington not slowed down by rain

By Sara Amato · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:34 p.m.

After enduring rain Saturday morning, the skies cleared up, and Bloomington kicked off its 25th annual Taste of Bloomington fundraiser.

Bloomington Police Reports

By Sara Amato · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:20 p.m.

Man, 37, fights police officer Troy D. Harden, 37, was arrested Wednesday for battery on a police officer, resisting law enforcement, resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, possession of a handgun without a permit, possession of cocaine and being a habitual traffic offender.

Cox matches record for career ejections

By Aaron Beard and Charles Odum · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:15 p.m.

Braves manager Bobby Cox wasn’t going to argue with plate umpire Chad Fairchild, and he ended up with a record-tying ejection anyway.

Stephen Jackson ordered to do community service

By Mike Abrams · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:15 p.m.

Last Wednesday, former Indiana Pacer and current Golden State Warrior Stephen Jackson pleaded guilty to a felony count of criminal recklessness and was assigned to 100 hours of community service. Jackson will fulfill his community service hours at a local community center called the Christamore House just west of downtown Indianapolis.

U.S. players go 1-2 in NHL draft

By Aaron Beard and Rusty Miller · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:14 p.m.

It was a red, white and blue night all around the NHL draft.

Around The Game

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:13 p.m.

Four members of the IU women’s track and field team competed in USA Track and Field Championships over the weekend in Indianapolis. Senior Jessica Gall competed in the 10,000 meter run Thursday, finishing with a time of 35:26.91 to finish in 19th place. Also on Thursday, freshman Rachel Ehret ran unattached in the 3,000 meter event, finishing 10th in the junior race with a time of 10:23.00

You’re OUTTA here!

By Sara Amato · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:09 p.m.

Because I hail from the (not so) great state of New Jersey, I have been genetically modified to bleed New York Yankees and distastefully hate every other baseball team in Major League Baseball. After hearing the Yankees received funding to build a new stadium, I was not only angry but baffled.

Big Ten Network dedication to women a good business move

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:09 p.m.

As the Big Ten Network prepares to launch this August, questions surround whether it will be a successful business campaign or a bust that will fail to capture the attention of alumni. Last week an announcement that might have profound effect of the answers came from Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany. The new network dedicated itself to “event equality” for men’s and women’s sports, pledging to have equal programming of live events within three years of its launch. The move is unprecedented on a national level, making the new network a champion for women’s athletics, which will already make up 40 percent of its programming in the first year of its launch.

Gordon shines again in All-Star Game

By AP Reports and Aaron Beard · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:08 p.m.

Indiana All-Star Eric Gordon made quite an impression on Kentucky All-Star coach Ron Bevars.

Northwestern says to students: You’ve got Gmail

By Ab D. Phillip · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:07 p.m.

EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern University’s WebMail upgrade crashed within hours, but three weeks after switching e-mail providers to Gmail, the new service is still going strong.

Observatory viewings not just for students

By Emily Gibbons · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:06 p.m.

Bloomington residents and students can get a closer look at Jupiter and the moon every Wednesday night at the Kirkwood Observatory.

Students adjust to changes on social networking sites such as Facebook

By Nadia LaMantia · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:04 p.m.

By now, most of Facebook’s nearly 60,000 IU members have probably noticed its recent elaborate changes. The new applications, called Platform, provide additional activities people can access through Facebook.

S.O.U.L camp brings musical sounds, students to campus

By Erica J. Nourse · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:03 p.m.

This summer was the fourth year Camp S.O.U.L., which stands for “students obtaining unique musical levels,” brought high-school students to IU in mid-June The camp allows students to learn music and teaches them new vocal or instrumental techniques. It is just one of many camps that allows high school students extended learning experiences.

Hilltop blooms with education during summer season

By Kailtin Shawgo · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:02 p.m.

Walking the grounds of IU’s Hilltop Garden and Nature Center on a sunny summer Thursday, recent graduate Samantha Ezzo stopped in front of a large tree with what looked like puffy pink flowers.

‘Chemical Ali’ sentenced to hang

By Abdullah AlShihri and Charles J. Hanley · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:01 p.m.

Two decades after Iraq’s military laid waste to Kurdish villages, the Iraqi High Tribunal on Sunday sentenced Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as “Chemical Ali,” and two others to death for their roles in the bloody campaign against the restive ethnic minority.

Authorities find body believed to be missing pregnant woman

By Abdullah AlShihri and M.R. Kropko · Sunday, June 24,2007 8:01 p.m.

A massive search ended in sadness Saturday when authorities announced they found a body believed to belong to a pregnant woman who vanished from her home a week earlier. A police officer believed to be the father of the unborn child was arrested on two counts of murder.