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Pow Wow marks start of national heritage month

By Derrick Naylor and Kate Thacker · Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 11:48 p.m.

Traditional Native American attire, clothing and food were part of the event at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, which was also the kick-off event for National American Indian Heritage Month at IU. The University has not hosted the pow wow since 2004.

Project makes stock earnings for charity

By Taylor Smith · Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 11:46 p.m.

The Virtu Project, an organization founded in 2006 by students in the Liberal Arts and Management Program, creates and manages philanthropic investments to raise funds for the non-profit Timmy Global Health.

Timmy promotes health care during alternative break trips

By Andrea Balzano · Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 11:45 p.m.

Timmy Global Health, formerly known as The Timmy Foundation, is an Indianapolis-based nonprofit volunteer group with an IU chapter that conducts year-round fundraising for spring break volunteer trips.

IU graduate receives 2012 state ‘Teacher of the Year’ recognition

Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 11:43 p.m.

Melanie Park, a reading remediation teacher at Riverview Middle School in Huntington, Ind., has been named Indiana’s 2012 Teacher of the Year. Park, who attended IU’s School of Education, became the second consecutive IU graduate to win this award.

Tournament brings back long tradition of IU debate

By Kirsten Clark · Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 11:41 p.m.

Debaters across campus gathered in Ballantine Hall on Friday and Saturday to participate in the first Intra-IU Debate Tournament since the 1960s.

EDPOSA brings Bennett for Q&A

By Emma Grdina · Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 11:39 p.m.

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett will engage in an informal question and answer session from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today in the School of Fine Arts room 102, followed by a free boxed dinner.

Pumpkin Avengers defeat dads, place second in pumpkin launching competition

By Bailey Loosemore · Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 10:31 p.m.

After a two year hiatus, the Great Bloomington Pumpkin Launch has made its return.

Volunteers continue to put up awareness posters for Lauren Spierer

By Sally Bae · Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 10:26 p.m.

Voices for Lauren, a local awareness group for missing IU student Lauren Spierer, met Saturday to put up posters in an event called P.U.M.P. 4 Lauren, which stands for “putting up more posters for Lauren.”

City Council candidate has different take on 2007 arrest

Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 10:25 p.m.

Arrested in 2007 for resisting law enforcement, Jennifer Mickel, a Republican contender for one of the Bloomington City Council’s at-large seats in Tuesday’s election, describes the events surrounding her arrest differently from what the state Court of Appeals documents allege.

MPO postpones vote on Section 4 of I-69 construction to Feb.

By Colleen Sikorski · Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 10:24 p.m.

In a 7-4 vote with one member abstaining, the Bloomington/Monroe County Municipal Planning Organization (MPO) voted not to give the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) $25 million to construct a 1.7-mile section of Interstate 69.

Woman reports being robbed at gunpoint

Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 9:51 p.m.

Two men allegedly robbed a woman of her purse at gunpoint Thursday.

Series of Mapplethorpe photos to be donated to Kinsey Institute

Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 9:15 p.m.

The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction recently acquired a collection of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe, an American photographer who documented gay sexuality in the 1970s.

The Natives emerge with plugged-in point of view

By Celia Grundman · Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 9:14 p.m.

Yellow, orange and black cords ran across the floor from speakers and sound equipment. A guitar case lay open on the floor, lined with a show poster for The Natives.

Nutella Fest serves up musical diversity

By Raven Carpenter · Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 9:13 p.m.

For 12 hours Saturday, the Collins LLC Coffehouse was filled with music and chocolate-hazelnut spread. This year’s Nutella Fest, however, was about more than just appreciating the sweet treats and tunes.

Ending two-party tyranny

By Sheldon Dance · Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 6:57 p.m.

More exposure to different political parties and their ideas will help break America’s false assumption that the answer to our problems lies in the two-party system.

No shame November

By Francisco Tirado · Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 6:53 p.m.

Some people like to do New Year’s resolutions. While those are good and fun, what most tend to miss is the practicality and efficiency of November resolutions.

An opposition to Keystone XL

By Peter Oren · Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 6:49 p.m.

While reading the editorial published Thursday titled “Benefits of US-Canadian oil pipeline,” I found myself shaking with frustration.

A note from the opinion editors: how editorial board works

By Nick Jacobs and Evie Salomon · Sunday, Nov. 6,2011 6:45 p.m.

As the opinion editors of the IDS, we welcome criticism. However, we found it necessary to lay out some ground rules for those who might have problems with future opinion columns and editorials.

Men's Basketball vs. University of Indianapolis

IU wins only exhibition game of season 90-72

By IDS staff · Saturday, Nov. 5,2011 10:02 p.m.

In it's only exhibition game of the season, IU defeated University of Indianapolis, 90-72.

LIVE CHAT: Indiana against University of Indianapolis

By IDS staff · Saturday, Nov. 5,2011 6:19 p.m.

The live chat for the only exhibition game of the 2011-2012 men's basketball season begins at 7 p.m.

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