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Recently redrawn Ind. legislative districts pass four key compactness tests

Sunday, July 17,2011 7:56 p.m.

Indiana’s new legislative and congressional districts passed a key test in determining whether they are gerrymandered or not, according to an article from the journal “InContext.”

Pitchfork in the park

By Adam Lukach · Sunday, July 17,2011 7:11 p.m.

From Friday to Sunday, Chicago’s Union Park was engulfed in clouds of smoke and dust, home to three stages and a sea of booths that entertained festival-goers.

The Reading Road: Bus rides and Chicago nights

By Kayleen Cohen · Sunday, July 17,2011 7:08 p.m.

Kayleen Cohen lives her Chicago experience vicariously through literature.

A&E this week

Sunday, July 17,2011 7:06 p.m.

Arts and entertainment this week in Bloomington.

In Politics: Not everything can be sacred

By Jon Todd · Sunday, July 17,2011 3:46 p.m.

The art of politics is compromise. If all tax increases are off the table, any hope of real compromise is shot.

Palin is no Potter

By Sarah Hann · Sunday, July 17,2011 3:44 p.m.

Palin isn’t Potter and her opponent isn’t Voldemort. In the real world, things aren’t so clearly delineated. Well, one might say Mother Teresa was good and Hitler was evil. But Palin isn’t Mother Teresa, and she isn’t Hitler.

Message to Netflix

By Andrew Greiner · Sunday, July 17,2011 3:41 p.m.

I’m all about convenience, and I would keep the streaming service if I hadn’t watched all of the “30 Rock” seasons. I already pay enough to not watch your movies, so this is the end of you and me, Netflix.

Meat without feet

By Rafael Cronin · Sunday, July 17,2011 3:39 p.m.

Due to recent advancement in bioengineering, scientists have discovered a way to produce meat that is made in a lab. But does it even taste the same?

Police discover pipe bomb while investigating traffic accident

Saturday, July 16,2011 9:02 a.m.

Police officers investigating what they thought was simply a traffic accident discovered a pipe bomb among debris near the scene on the west side of Bloomington, according to a press release from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

Silk Road Bayram celebrates with Turkic culture

By Nona Tepper · Thursday, July 14,2011 3:50 p.m.

IU’s Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center and Silk Road Institute hosted the 19th annual Silk Road Bayram on Wednesday in Alumni Hall. The festival highlighted the diverse culture and musical traditions of the Silk Road.

Infant lifelined to Indianapolis, father arrested for battery

Thursday, July 14,2011 1:12 p.m.

A Bloomington infant was transported to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis and his father was arrested early Thursday morning, after the child arrived at IU Health Bloomington Hospital with a skull fracture.

National LGBTI summit to discuss medical problems, solutions

By Lauren McConnell · Wednesday, July 13,2011 8:56 p.m.

The National LGBTI Health Summit will take place at IU from July 16 to July 19.

Sexual reproduction protects species from harmful parasites, extinction, IU researchers say

By Jake New · Wednesday, July 13,2011 8:43 p.m.

According to new research conducted by IU biologists, sexual reproduction as we know it may have started as a way to avoid infection and death from parasites.

IU awarded $3.5 million grant to teach English education in Afghanistan

Wednesday, July 13,2011 8:42 p.m.

This month, U.S. troops began withdrawing from Afghanistan. Now, as the country begins the process of standing on its own legs, the U.S. State Department has awarded an IU center nearly $3.5 million to help teach English education there.

Alcohol violations down across the state

By Jake New · Wednesday, July 13,2011 8:40 p.m.

Minors wishing to purchase alcohol are having a much more difficult time breaking the law than they did a few years ago.

Indiana Festival Theater to perform Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors"

By Adam Lukach · Wednesday, July 13,2011 8:37 p.m.

This weekend’s production is “The Comedy of Errors” by William Shakespeare. The Festival Theatre program itself is brand new this summer, as these kinds of productions had previously been performed in Brown County.

Weekend Arts events

Wednesday, July 13,2011 8:08 p.m.

Bloomington arts events this weekend.

Study reveals movie interests are racially based

By Amelia Chong · Wednesday, July 13,2011 8:06 p.m.

In a recent study, IU assistant telecommunications professor Andrew Weaver discovered as the percentage of minority actors in a film went up, white interest in seeing the film went down.

Don’t fear the zombies, fear Hollywood

By Andrew Crowley · Wednesday, July 13,2011 8:03 p.m.

Andrew Crowley pleads with Hollywood not to ruin the zombie.

Stuff to fill your weekend calendar

Wednesday, July 13,2011 7:40 p.m.

Weekend activities for July 15 to 17.

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