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Returning home to Haiti

By CJ Lotz · Monday, July 26,2010 2:01 p.m.

Nick Andre knew he needed to stay in Haiti. His wife and five children were there. And even though he had a job teaching Haitian Creole at IU and was pursuing a master’s degree in French Linguistics, something told him he needed to be home.

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McMurray wins 2010 Brickyard 400

By Candice Rohrman · Sunday, July 25,2010 11:34 p.m.

With McMurray, who races for Chip Ganassi Racing, taking the checkered flag today, Chip Ganassi has become the first owner to win the Daytona 500, the Indianapolis 500, and the Brickyard 400 in the same year. McMurray also won the Daytona 500, and Dario Franchitti brought Ganassi the other Indianapolis win.

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FIRE grants IU speech policies ‘yellow light’

By Nathan Miller · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:59 p.m.

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, an organization that aims to defend students’ rights on college campuses, has identified IU-Bloomington as a “yellow light” university, meaning FIRE has found several policies to be too vague and allow for too much discretion on the part of university administrators.

Festival celebrates Eurasian culture, music

By Joy Msiska · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:52 p.m.

The 18th-annual Silk Road Bayram in the Willkie Auditorium celebrated the different countries along the ancient trade route, which wound its way from China to modern-day Italy. The event featured both a cultural gallery and musical performances from those familiar with the region.

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Collisions on Lake Monroe not rare

By Allie Cooper · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:29 p.m.

Lake Monroe is not safe from watercraft accidents. On June 28, 51-year-old Susan Collier and her grandson, 8-year-old Gage Pruett, died following a boat collision. These were just two of the three fatalities that have taken place on the lake in 2010.

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Four-legged best friends found at Adopt-a-Thon

Sunday, July 25,2010 7:22 p.m.

The Bloomington Animal Care and Shelter hosted an Adopt-a-Thon on Saturday in an effort to reduce the near-capacity numbers they are experiencing this summer. The event ran from noon to midnight with hopes of facilitating 50 adoptions in one day.

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Meet Your Buddies

By Alex Brown · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:12 p.m.

Katie Meabe, 27, Iowa Meabe is a Buddy Ambassador, having completed the rigorous training curriculum provided by Buddies United in Leadership Development. She first started her involvement in high school.

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Teach For America, Peace Corps join forces

By Dennis Glade · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:10 p.m.

Teach For America and the Peace Corps recently came together to give college graduates more opportunities to give back to those in need. Through the partnership, each organization will encourage their volunteers to consider working with the other program in an effort to move forward.

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Baby-food dieting

By Margaret Ely · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:09 p.m.

The director of nutrition for WebMD, Kathleen Zelman, wrote that celebrities are substituting one or more of their meals every day with baby food. And columnist, Margaret Ely, doesn't understand the trend.

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Women’s Institute teaches business practices

By Joyce Ong · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:08 p.m.

So, in 2006, the first Young Women’s Institute was created to reach out to young women in high schools and introduce them to the opportunities in business degrees, said Kathleen Robbins, director and founder of the undergraduate program at the Kelley School.

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Teen violin virtuoso wins international competition

By Aliya Mood · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:04 p.m.

Brian Allen, a member of the Violin Virtuosi, recently won the Lions Clubs International Global Youth Music Competition. He was awarded a monetary prize of $10,000 and also traveled to Sydney for a week and a half to perform in the 2010 music competition.

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Tip your waiter

By Sarah Hann · Sunday, July 25,2010 3:55 p.m.

The importance of leaving a good tip was hammered into me during my stint as a barista in high school.

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