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Building better homes
Living in a home of her own was a fantasy for Angel Montgomery.
Everhart completes IU comeback against American to stay perfect
IU senior wrestler Nate Everhart showed on Saturday why he is on the shortlist of contenders for a heavyweight national championship.
Bigs lead IU to win against Minnesota
IU’s big men controlled the Gophers in its 81-78 overtime win.
SoFA showcases paintings, ceramics by MFA students
Sometimes, less is more. That’s the idea the School of Fine Arts Gallery had about consolidating its student shows this year.
Verdell Jones wills IU to win
One of the team managers probably should have slipped some 5-Hour Energy into Verdell Jones’ water bottle late in the game, as Jones played the entire second half and overtime, finishing the game having played 40 of the 45 minutes.
Dance celebrates ‘Legacy of Graham’
As the curtain rose, five dancers jumped, turned and kicked during a one-night-only performance of the “Legacy of Graham.” The show recognized the impact Martha Graham had on modern dance. Developed in the 1930s, the Graham technique is characterized by sharp, athletic movements.
Culinary lessons, from a rat?
Anyone can cook. This is the simple premise behind the ingenious Pixar film “Ratatouille” released in 2007.
Hoosiers fall to top-ranked Buckeyes
A team boasting a 15-0 home record is typically hard to beat. Add in a 21-game win streak at home and figure that it has lost only five times at home since 2004-2005, and beating this team seems downright impossible.
Around sports
The IU track team continues to push the record books, women's tennis starts strong and the men's swimming and diving team falls again.
Cleveland Orchestra concert nixed, strike ongoing
Due to ongoing contract negotiations, the Cleveland Orchestra cancelled its free chamber concert scheduled for Monday at Auer Hall, part of the planned orchestral visit.
Chili Peppers cover band back at Bluebird
The Funky Monks performed their 14th Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute show Saturday night at the Bluebird.
Child dies at local day care
Bloomington police officers responded to a call at 3:38 p.m. Thursday at the Pride and Joy day care, located on West 8th Street, that a 4-month-old child was not breathing. The infant was taken to Bloomington Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The boy was the youngest of six children at the day care.
Everyday iPhone apps are most popular
Virtually the whole world is now available on a 3-inch screen, and it was all started by a single cell phone – the iPhone – and by a single word – “applications.”
Taco Bell founder dead at 86
Bell died Sunday at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, according to a statement posted Monday on the Taco Bell Web site.
Apple plans to show “latest creation” next week
Apple Inc. is inviting reporters to an event this week to see what it calls its “latest creation.”
What made the earth shake?
I can only imagine that many of these survivors are confused about why the earth shook so intensely that their family members were killed, their homes fell to the ground and their struggling country crumbled.
Professor debates economic power
In 1992, Chairman Deng Xiaoping uttered the famous phrase, “To get rich is glorious.” Since that historic quote, which was followed by market liberalizations, a wave of entrepreneurial activity and foreign investment, China has prospered. With this unparalleled rise, China’s economy seems to be an unstoppable force. However, one IU professor says China might be overhyped and, more importantly, overvalued monetarily.
Creating King’s dream
While I see a real commitment to reaching the goal of a diverse IU, I don’t always think the resources available for working toward that goal are being wisely distributed.
Train the screeners
There is a consensus among critics that this is the real failing of American airports. Screeners need to be better educated and equipped to deal with events that go wrong.




