Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Indiana Daily Student
Wednesday, Dec. 17
Subscribe Donate
E-paper
The Indiana Daily Student

IUPD

The Indiana Daily Student

Informatics grad students travel to Egypt competition

Sunday, July 5,2009 7:11 p.m.

Two IU School of Informatics graduate students are bound for Cairo to solve some “wicked problems” at Microsoft’s Imagine Cup, a global challenge focused on finding solutions to real-world issues. The event drew more than 300,000 student competitors this year.

The Indiana Daily Student

Recipient thoughts

By Sara Amato · Sunday, July 5,2009 7:02 p.m.

The Won-Joon Yoon Scholarship was created in 1999 to honor the memory of Won-Joon Yoon, an IU graduate student from South Korea who was shot and killed by a former IU student. The scholarship provides financial support for IU students who exemplify tolerance and understanding across racial and religious lines through service, personal commitment, academic achievement and potential.

Britain Wimbledon Tennis

Federer beats Roddick for record 15th Grand Slam

Sunday, July 5,2009 6:57 p.m.

Roger Federer won his record 15th Grand Slam title Sunday, outlasting Andy Roddick for his sixth Wimbledon championship in a marathon match that went to 16-14 in the fifth set.

Palin Resigning

Palin links resignation to ‘higher calling’

Sunday, July 5,2009 6:53 p.m.

JUNEAU, Alaska – Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a “higher calling” with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines.

The Indiana Daily Student

Bridge collapses into lake after fireworks show

Sunday, July 5,2009 6:48 p.m.

A pedestrian bridge collapse after a Fourth of July celebration in northwest Indiana sent dozens of people into the water below and injured about 25 people, authorities said Sunday.

Members of the Bloomington Gay Recruiters group conduct a marriage equality sit-in on Thursday morning outside the Monroe County Justice Building. Along with signs, the group also chanted “1,138 federal rights denied. I am a gay American and I am a second-class citizen.”

‘I am a gay American, and I am a second-class citizen’

By Mickey Woods · Sunday, July 5,2009 6:47 p.m.

Honoring the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City on June 28, 1969, Bloomington residents Lillie Aydt and her group Gay Recruiters led Bloomington’s first-ever sit-in for marriage equality Thursday at the Monroe County Justice Building downtown.

Sad, but necessary

Sunday, July 5,2009 6:21 p.m.

WE SAY The state budget sadly but necessarily cuts urban/rural school funding.Keeping the state's reserves comes at the expense of several other projects that could have received more funding, including urban and rural K-12 education.

The Indiana Daily Student

Germs without borders

By Erin Chapman · Sunday, July 5,2009 6:19 p.m.

The threat of a global pandemic seems to be an unfortunate side effect of our modern, interconnected world – one we should take with a little increased caution and a Pisco Sour, because it’s unavoidable.

The Indiana Daily Student

She looks good for her age

By Tyler Chernesky · Sunday, July 5,2009 6:17 p.m.

The United States is getting old. At 233, she’s made it through a lot. And though she’s aged gracefully, time’s definitely taken a toll.

The Indiana Daily Student

Drug war, economy weigh on Mexico election

Sunday, July 5,2009 6:17 p.m.

MEXICO CITY – Drug violence, an economic downturn and recent cases of political malfeasance weighed heavily as Mexicans voted Sunday in midterm congressional elections that could decide the future of President Felipe Calderon’s anti-crime and economic policies.

The Indiana Daily Student

Obama says Iraq will see difficult days ahead

Sunday, July 5,2009 6:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON – President Obama warned Saturday “there will be difficult days ahead” in Iraq and said the United States will remain a strong partner to Iraq for its security.

The Indiana Daily Student

North Korea test-fires more missiles on holiday

Sunday, July 5,2009 6:15 p.m.

SEOUL, South Korea – The ballistic missiles that North Korea test-fired this weekend were likely capable of striking key government and military facilities in South Korea, a defense official said Sunday, amid growing concerns over Pyongyang’s firepower.

Won-Joon Yoon

10 years later

By Sara Amato · Friday, July 3,2009 3:22 p.m.

Ten years ago, the Fourth of July was supposed to be like any other Independence Day in Bloomington.

Trending