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Tiger Woods losing mind games

By Sean Logan · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 11:14 p.m.

There was a time in the recent past when Tiger Woods’ presence at a major championship would cause even his stiffest competition to shake in his spikes.

Defensive end, safety commit to IU football team

Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 11:10 p.m.

The IU football team added two players to their 2012 recruiting class with commitments from defensive end Shawn Heffern Aug. 8, and safety Sebastian Smith Aug. 9.

Men’s golf sets schedule for upcoming season

Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 11:08 p.m.

Although the individual players for the IU men’s golf team play in numerous events throughout the summer, they will come together this fall to begin the 2011-12 golf season.

IU football team leaner, stronger after offseason

By Alex McCarthy · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 11:06 p.m.

While new head IU football coach Kevin Wilson was not allowed to have any on-field contact with players during the summer months, his influence still reverberated through the summer program run by strength and conditioning coach Mark Hill.

Football staff inspires new attitudes

By Max McCombs · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 11:03 p.m.

The music echoing across the practice field might as well be an alarm to the rest of the Big Ten, warning them IU football is doing things differently this year.

Increased tuition causes more strain on art, music students

By Nona Tepper · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 10:58 p.m.

The Huffington Post considered this problem in a July 28 article, “The 13 Worst-Paying College Majors: Payscale List.” Art was ranked as the No. 11 worst-paying field of study. The starting median salary was estimated at $35,300 per year, and the mid-career median pay was $52,400 per year.

With the tuition increase, many students ask the question, 'Is college worth it?'

By Sean Morrison and Jake New · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 10:55 p.m.

With much of this leading to higher costs for students and the unemployment rate struggling to remain below 10 percent, some are starting to ask if college is worth the cost.

IU Dance Marathon competes for national philanthropy award

By Jaclyn Lansbery · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 8:19 p.m.

After more than 20 years of hosting dance marathons on campus to raise money for the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, IU Dance Marathon may soon find itself under a spotlight of its own.

Dining out in Bloomington

Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 8:18 p.m.

Tired of eating at the same few places over and over again? These are only a few off-the-beaten path Bloomington restaurants with unique menus.

Breweries offer unique taste

By Molly Schultz · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 8:16 p.m.

There’s almost nothing better than the cold, refreshing taste of beer in the summer. Luckily, Bloomington is home to a few delicious microbreweries to quench your thirst.

Professors receive grant to fund seminar on policy, food

Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 8:15 p.m.

Two IU faculty members were awarded a $172,000 grant to support their upcoming seminar on food, “Food Choice, Freedom and Politics.”

Hoosier 2 Hoosier sale recycles furniture, helps environment

By Colleen Sikorski · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 8:06 p.m.

The Hoosier 2 Hoosier sale, scheduled for Aug. 20, will sell items collected from dorm, Greek, and off-campus housing move-outs. Twenty-seven tons of furniture, clothing and electronics will be for sale at the Gladstein Fieldhouse, with proceeds going to charity.

City to sponsor grants for local green businesses

Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 8:01 p.m.

Local businesses and organizations now have the chance to receive funding for their sustainable efforts.

On top of the world: Hope and Home

By Alen Simic · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 7:43 p.m.

For miles we saw nothing but the peculiar pastel-colored homes we’d grown so accustomed to until we arrived at what looked to be a construction site. This unfinished building, consisting of nothing but cement walls and dusty unfinished floors, was the orphanage.

Advice for our new friends

By Michael Thomas · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 7:41 p.m.

Welcome to IU, and leave here more yourself.

Hudsucker Posse enjoys benefits of hula-hooping

By Nona Tepper · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 7:40 p.m.

The Bloomington Hudsucker Posse has taken hula hooping and turned it into an art form. The group mixes ballet, jazz and hip-hop to create a unique dance that includes a hula hoop.

If you want to keep him, pay him: the case for McRobbie

By Nico Perrino · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 7:39 p.m.

McRobbie is a highly valued, highly sought after university president. Giving him a raise merely recognized his value.

Butler Winery shares beer brewing secrets

By Kelsey Holder · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 7:39 p.m.

Butler Winery manager Amy Butler's demonstration Tuesday at the Venue Fine Arts & Gifts, filled with information on home brewing, brought in several Bloomington residents interested in making their own beer.

There's an invasion in my town

By Nick Jacobs · Wednesday, Aug. 10,2011 7:37 p.m.

I’ve been in a fit of depression lately. I realize that my town is about to be invaded and there’s nothing I can do about it. Foreigners from all over the world are coming — mostly from Illinois and the East Coast.

Ohio safety becomes 17th commitment for 2012 football class

Tuesday, Aug. 9,2011 4 p.m.

A day after bolstering their defensive line of the future, the IU football team received more good news for their defense with the commitment of safety Sebastian Smith on Tuesday. Smith, from Central High School in Pickerington, Ohio, is the Hoosiers’ 17th commit for the class of 2012 and second in as many days.

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