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Sports column: Right time, wrong circumstances for Piniella

By Matt Spears · Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 10:32 p.m.

For Lou Piniella, it wasn’t supposed to end this way. They were supposed to be tears of joy, not tears of sadness. Tears in October, not in August.

IU icons reveal campus history

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 9:59 p.m.

From a tree to a fountain, all the facts you need about IU icons.

Don't pick up this freshman 15

By Zach Ammerman and Stephen Hammoor · Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 9:41 p.m.

All of us know someone who has been afflicted with a bad case of the Frightened Freshman.

Feature Columnist: Staying safe between the sheets

Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 9:38 p.m.

Want better sex? Then cut this out and save it. Whether you’ve already started having sex or think you might start having sex in the next year, when you find the right person or are in love or married, there’s something here that can help you have safer, more pleasurable sex.

MLK + Tea Party means disaster

By Zach Ammerman · Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 9:31 p.m.

This weekend, on the 47th anniversary of his “I Have a Dream” speech, thousands of protesters are planning to rally on the hallowed ground where Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his most famous and historically significant speech, arguing for racial tolerance and inclusion.

Accident at Whitehall Plaza causes backed-up traffic

Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 6:14 p.m.

Senior Bloomington Police Department officer Lloyd Hawkins watches traffic divert around flares after an accident Tuesday in front of Whitehall Plaza near SR 37.

WonderLab greets the greyhounds

By BROOKE LILLARD · Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 4:37 p.m.

This Saturday, Bloomington residents are invited to greet the greyhounds at Bloomington’s WonderLab Museum.

Bookstore backup

By Courtney Deckard · Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 4:26 p.m.

Shoppers wait in line to make their purchases Tuesday at TIS College Bookstore. In order to streamline the checkout process and reduce confusion TIS has placed signs telling shoppers where the checkout is located, as well as yellow arrows on the floor informing customers of the direction from which the line should form.

Improvements added to downtown Bloomington arts district

Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 4:11 p.m.

It is that time of year for students to either move in for the first time or return to the Bloomington scene. However, while freshmen and transfers will probably turn a blind eye to a new feature, returning Bloomington residents might notice a new addition to downtown and Kirkwood — banners sporting “Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District,” or BEAD.

Chris Adkins out with ankle injury

Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 2:47 p.m.

Just after losing much of his sophomore season to an elbow injury, junior safety Chris Adkins could miss a significant portion of the 2010 campaign because of an injured ankle.

School of Journalism announces fall Speaker Series

By Bailey Loosemore · Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 1:20 p.m.

The IU School of Journalism announced its fall Speaker Series today, with author Gay Talese, CBS News chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan and author and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman as guest speakers.

Kilroys on Kirkwood retains old charm with new look

By Amanda Jacobson · Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 12:34 a.m.

At a passing glance, nothing seemed to have changed. But a quick look through the open-air windows of the newly renovated Kilroy’s shows a true transformation.

Students return to find new places to eat, live

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 12:33 a.m.

A list of new places to eat and places to live as students come back to Bloomington this fall.

Website allows students to gamble on grades, earn cash

By Lindsey Mohlman · Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 12:30 a.m.

Creators of the website Ultrinsic want to motivate students to succeed in school — with a financial incentive.

IU employees to receive raise after salary freeze

By Margaret Ely · Tuesday, Aug. 24,2010 12:29 a.m.

IU employees will see a little more money in their pockets come Nov. 1. A 3 percent overall pay increase was approved by the Board of Trustees and announced by President Michael McRobbie Aug. 20. Faculty and staff did not see a raise in 2009.

Fashion column: Renting clothes online

By Keiara Carr · Monday, Aug. 23,2010 11:39 p.m.

Let’s be honest, we are a generation that refuses to be inconvenienced. I live in a world where I am allowed to buy books, order food and earn a degree without getting out of my bed. Yet, the one question that I can never seem to Google myself out of is what do I wear?

Fresh Idea: JMUSE’s concept competes for grant against groups across the nation

By Vanessa Valentin · Monday, Aug. 23,2010 11:37 p.m.

The Pepsi Refresh project has encouraged individuals and groups to come up with refreshing ideas that will “change the world.” JMUSE (Just Making Use of Soulful Expression) Productionz believes its idea can do just that.

Art exhibit features floral arrangements

By IDS staff · Monday, Aug. 23,2010 11:33 p.m.

Flowers of all shapes, sizes and colors filled the IU Art Museum this weekend for its second Art in Bloom exhibition. The exhibit consisted of a two-day flower show that contained floral exhibits from 12 different members of the Bloomington Garden Club.

Students regard textbook use, price during renting vs. buying discussion

By Hallie Robbins · Monday, Aug. 23,2010 11:28 p.m.

New schedules require new books, and with new books come choices. This semester that choice involves buying versus renting, with both T.I.S. College Bookstore and the IU Bookstore heavily promoting the option to rent this year.

Health center to advocate safe decisions

By IDS staff · Monday, Aug. 23,2010 11:26 p.m.

For the third Welcome Week in a row, the IU Health Center is sponsoring the “Sex, Drugs & Rock ’n’ Roll” program to teach incoming freshmen and other students about making responsible choices when drinking, partying and engaging in relationships.

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