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Belcher named Player to Watch

By Max McCombs · Sunday, July 31,2011 7:58 p.m.

Senior wide receiver Damarlo Belcher was one of 12 players named to the Big Ten’s inaugural Players to Watch List Thursday.

Gubernatorial candidate discusses campaign

By Zach Ammerman · Sunday, July 31,2011 7:48 p.m.

Republican candidate for governor Jim Wallace walked into the Indiana Daily Student newsroom holding an Android tablet and started off his interview talking about its advantages and disadvantages.

INDOT ‘disappointed’ in Monroe County’s exclusion of I-69 in plans

Sunday, July 31,2011 7:43 p.m.

The Indiana Department of Transportation has urged Monroe county to include Interstate 69 in its long-term transportation plans and called the county’s decision to not do so “disappointing.”

IU animal behavior conference ends with science festival

By Rachel Monnier · Sunday, July 31,2011 7:39 p.m.

Children and adults alike engaged in hands-on activities with scientists at Adventures in Animal Behavior: A Real Live Science Festival at WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology on Saturday.

Music camp prepares students for auditions

By Colleen Sikorski · Sunday, July 31,2011 7:08 p.m.

High school students at Jacobs School of Music's College Audition Preparation Workshop take private lessons, attend classes with graduate students and learn how to combat audition-day jitters.

Group gives belly dancing new image

By Kirsten Clark · Sunday, July 31,2011 7:05 p.m.

The Different Drummer Belly Dancers of Bloomington add a new style to the art by combining the traditions of the dance with modern music styles.

McRobbie co-authors letter to Congress urging restoration of funds for foreign language programs

Sunday, July 31,2011 4:38 p.m.

IU President Michael McRobbie has co-authored a letter with Georgetown University President J. DeGioia urging Congress to restore $50 million in cuts to the Department of Education’s HEA-Title VI and Fulbright-Hays programs.

Paul Menard wins Brickyard 400

Sunday, July 31,2011 4:30 p.m.

Paul Menard took the checkered flag in his first Brickyard 400 win Sunday.

Minimum wage laws ignore basic economic principles

By Nico Perrino · Sunday, July 31,2011 4:15 p.m.

If you factor in these workers, the percentage of unemployed is more like 16.2 percent. Experts call this percentage the “real” unemployment rate.

TSA takes a step forward

By Sarah Hann · Sunday, July 31,2011 4:13 p.m.

Kudos to the TSA for putting technology to work and doing their best to maintain a safe environment.

Eww, politics

By Andrew Greiner · Sunday, July 31,2011 4:11 p.m.

Apathy is rarely an acceptable excuse. Determining whether apathy is acceptable depends on the stakes we have regarding the topic.

Wilson focuses on present, setting foundation for improvement on Big Ten Media Days

By Alex McCarthy · Saturday, July 30,2011 3 p.m.

In the minds of many, the IU football program has taken a backseat to basketball for as long as most can remember. At the Big Ten Media Days in Chicago on Thursday and Friday, both Athletic Director Fred Glass and new head football coach Kevin Wilson made it clear that Hoosier football is not to be overlooked.