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Former GOP official charged with forging candidate's signatures

FORT WAYNE -- The former executive director of the Allen County Republican Party faces fraud charges after police said he acknowledged he forged the signatures of 11 township candidates on official forms.

Police looking for armed robber; no arrests made yet

A man armed with what appeared to be a steak knife robbed a Speedway gas station Monday night, police said.

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Gates acknowledges U.S. not winning war in Iraq in hearing before Senate

WASHINGTON -- Robert Gates, the White House choice to be the next defense secretary, conceded Tuesday that the United States is not winning the war in Iraq and warned that if that country is not stabilized in the next year or two it could lead to a "regional conflagration."

Singing Hoosiers' annual show features songs from new CD

From American popular music to jazz to Broadway favorites, IU's Singing Hoosiers do it all, leaving even the least musically inclined audience in awe.

Become a better person, impress your friends and make Dave Barry richer this Christmas holiday

Now that the semester is coming to a close and everyone has an abundance of both time and money, it seems so very appropriate to review a book about how to deal with all of that money (and account for a little bit of that time).

Judy Gold jokes about her life as a gay, Jewish mother

Offensive does not even begin to describe Judy Gold's humor. Between cracks about everyone from her kids to homosexuals to Jews, it was impossible for any particular group to feel singled-out during her show Monday night in Whittenberger Auditorium.

Class teaches students to build robots from scratch

"Don't drop me," Aibo, a puppy-sized robotic dog, begs in a digitized voice to professor Randall Beer.

Have your pie and eat it, too

Eggnog. Sugar cookies. Pumpkin pie. With the holidays comes a swirl of tasty treats and home-cooked meals that can tempt even the most stalwart dieters into a sugary heaven. But does a flurry of high-calorie foods forecast weight gain when winter arrives?

Von Lee houses businesses, IU offices

A landmark of Kirkwood Avenue is undergoing surgery to become home to at least one new restaurant and several IU offices come mid- to late-February. The construction on the site of the Von Lee Theater is well underway but will preserve some of the original movie theater.

The Five Year Plan

College has been described as "the best four years of our lives." But for many students, four years just isn't cutting it, according to statistics from the National Center for Education Statistics.

IU students help children learn creativity, history

Each semester, IU opens its doors to elementary school students. Although the children might be smaller than the average IU student, they have the opportunity to learn art in a real college classroom and exhibit their work just like the big kids.

Student-wrestler in intensive care after 3-story plummet

An IU wrestler was in the intensive care unit of Bloomington Hospital on Monday evening after he jumped from the third floor of the Walnut Center parking garage early Sunday morning, police said.

Man confesses to peeping in Wright showers

Professor brings international music to vocalists

Texas truck driver convicted in deaths of 19 illegal immigrants exas smuggling case

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Asian Culture Center offers support service

The IU Asian Culture Center might appear small from the outside, but the amount of support and advocacy it offers to IU's ever-growing Asian student population is described by some as nothing short of colossal.

Scholarship stirs debate at U. Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. -- College Republicans at Boston University sparked nationwide debate by creating a scholarship exclusively for white students last month.