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Former Surgeon General honored by HPER

Sunday, March 21,2010 10:25 p.m.

C. Everett Koop, M.D., has received the 2010 Ryan White Distinguished Leadership Award by the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention at the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Koop was the chief spokesman for AIDS while serving as U.S. Surgeon General in the 1980s.

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Cities build bridges, break down barriers

By Allison Tyra · Sunday, March 21,2010 9:02 p.m.

The goals are simple — expose people to other cultures and lifestyles to tear down walls and boundaries and combat stereotypes and cultural misconceptions, said Frances Reimers, communications and programs manager for Sister Cities, Inc.

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South by Southwest

By IDS staff · Sunday, March 21,2010 8:32 p.m.

After stopping at the inaugural Pit Stop Music Marathon in Bloomington, some 31 bands, as well as hundreds of musicians from across the country aspent over a week in Austin, Texas for the South by Southwest Conference and Music Festival.

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Oprah, students to testify at defamation trial in Africa

By AP Reports · Sunday, March 21,2010 8:31 p.m.

Oprah Winfrey and several girls allegedly abused at her academy in South Africa are expected to testify in a trial over a defamation lawsuit brought by the school’s former headmistress, whose performance Winfrey criticized.

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‘Distinguished Masters’ lecture set for April 13

By IDS staff · Sunday, March 21,2010 8:29 p.m.

David Bordwell will be this year’s lecture of the Provost Professors’ Distinguished Masters Invited Lecture Series. Speaking on “How Motion Pictures Became the Movies,” the lecture is now 4 p.m. April 13 in the Moot Court Room at the Maurer School of Law.

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FNECC begins search for new director

By Rachel Krasnow · Sunday, March 21,2010 8:14 p.m.

Three years after being officially established on campus, the First Nations Educational and Cultural Center has begun its search for a tenured director. According to a statement regarding the search, the candidate who fills the position will serve as both the director of the center and will be a faculty member in a department appropriate to the person’s credentials.

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Nobel Laureate de Klerk to speak in Greencastle

Sunday, March 21,2010 5:01 p.m.

Former South African President F.W. de Klerk will visit DePauw University in Greencastle on May 7, becoming the seventh Nobel Laureate to deliver the school’s Ubben Lecture at DePauw.

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Praise for some politicians

By Ashley Ames · Sunday, March 21,2010 4:12 p.m.

Politicians don’t get much praise. Being Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind., could arguably be even more thankless than being an IDS opinion columnist. Maybe.

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Show your digital skin

By Chad Quandt · Sunday, March 21,2010 4:11 p.m.

Don’t be afraid to show a little digital skin; just make it less embarrassing cleavage skin and more impressive muscle skin. Show potential employers your Internet prowess.

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P.M. means night

By Nick Wallace · Sunday, March 21,2010 4:09 p.m.

The annual Daylight Saving Time “leap forward” is probably my favorite of Gov. Mitch Daniels’ achievements. This is where his real supporters and I differ.

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An apocryphal apology

Sunday, March 21,2010 4:08 p.m.

WE SAY Pope Benedict should back up his sincere bark with meaningful bite when it comes to issues of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

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President ‘bling-bling’ down in polls

By Carrie Schedler · Sunday, March 21,2010 3:03 p.m.

In France, some rouge states are about to turn bleu.This past week, at dinner with my host family, the topic of the ongoing French regional elections came up. The streets of Paris have been littered with campaign posters for every party imaginable, one for every shade of political belief.

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Drug cartels still actively infiltrating US security

By Olufemi Taiwo · Sunday, March 21,2010 3:02 p.m.

Earlier this month, students, concerned citizens and members of the press crammed into a hearing room on Capitol Hill. Before them sat Senator Mark Pryor, D-Ark., who apparently represented an entire subcommittee of the Senate’s Committee on Homeland Security. He convened a hearing about ongoing corruption problems among the agencies tasked with protecting American borders.

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Internet trade poses serious risk to endangered species

Sunday, March 21,2010 3:01 p.m.

The Internet has emerged as one of the greatest threats to rare species, fueling the illegal wildlife trade and making it easier to buy everything from live baby lions to wine made from tiger bones, conservationists said Sunday.The Web’s impact was made clear at the meeting of the 175-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES. Delegates voted overwhelmingly Sunday to ban the trade of the Kaiser’s spotted newt, which the World Wildlife Fund said has been devastated by the Internet trade.

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Hill says he'll vote 'yes'

By Associated Press · Sunday, March 21,2010 1:13 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Baron Hill said Saturday that he will vote in favor of health care reform legislation being considered by Congress because the measure addresses his concerns about taxpayer-funded abortions and deficit reduction.

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Dems hopeful on health care passage

By Charles Babington · Sunday, March 21,2010 1:06 p.m.

A pair of House Democratic leaders predicted Sunday the final tally on President Barack Obama’s historic health care bill will meet or exceed the 216 votes required for passage. But they acknowledged having yet to nail down commitments from a handful of members, some of whom remained concerned about the abortion issue.

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