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Greeks host ‘safe Halloween’ for local kids

By Natalie Avon · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 10:36 p.m.

Wednesday night, the four councils of the Greek system combined to put on a ‘safe’ Halloween for the Bloomington community, said Lauren Berman, vice president of service and outreach for PHA.

El Bistro packed just weeks after grand opening

By Shannon Dahmer · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 10:35 p.m.

The atmosphere is warm and fun, with employees joking around and diners enjoying a freshly prepared waffle or sandwich. The unusually slow pace of El Bistro steadily picks up around lunchtime. Even after a few setbacks in construction and a late start, El Bistro, the latest addition to the dining facilities, is becoming one of the more popular places to eat on campus.

IU students celebrate ‘Day of the Dead’

By Chelsea Merta · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 10:33 p.m.

Halloween might be over, but the link between the living and the dead is not yet broken. Today is El Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead. Observed in most Latin American countries, this is a day of honoring one’s ancestors and celebrating their lives.

Habitat kicks off annual Rake-a-Thon

By Heather Haemker · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 10:31 p.m.

Wanted: volunteers who are ready to rake. The IU chapter of Habitat for Humanity is looking for student volunteers to participate in the 19th annual Rake-a-Thon Nov. 3-4 and 10-11. Money raised will be used to build homes for low-income families.

Study: College athletes graduate more

By Associated Press and Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 9:22 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Nearly every main demographic group of top college athletes exceeds the graduation rate for its student-body counterparts.

Student group raises awareness of fair trade

By Casey Baksa · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 9:21 p.m.

Most students probably didn’t know it, but October was Fair Trade Month.

Indiana nonprofit organizations continue to grow

By Rama Sobhani · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 9:19 p.m.

Bloomington’s nonprofit sector continues to grow and remains an important section of the local economy, according to a recent report.

Around the World

By AP Reports and Abisalom Omolo · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 9:08 p.m.

A powerful bomb ripped through a bus in central Russia Wednesday morning, killing eight people and wounding at least 53 in what one official called a terror attack.

Lawyers’ group cites problems in state death penalty systems

By Abisalom Omolo and Mark Sherman · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 9:07 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Serious problems in state death penalty systems compromise fairness and accuracy in capital punishment cases and justify a nationwide freeze on executions, the American Bar Association says.

Man pleads guilty in Fort Dix case

By Abisalom Omolo and Geoff Mulvihill · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 9:06 p.m.

CAMDEN, N.J. – A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to provide weapons to a group of men accused of plotting an attack on soldiers at Fort Dix.

Sending off Senderoff

Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 7:26 p.m.

After the release of the Ice Miller report, former IU assistant basketball coach Rob Senderoff was undoubtedly the most at fault in the three-way calling scandal now engulfing IU basketball. Nevertheless, Senderoff was also undoubtedly the scapegoat when he resigned this past week. We at the Editorial Board can’t help but recognize the remarkable coincidence of timing between the Ice Miller report’s release and the resignation of Senderoff. How strange that the exact day that Senderoff became publicly implicated as the most egregious offender in the controversy, he decided to quit.

Fighting words

By Jacob Levin · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 7:25 p.m.

I'm starting to feel unloved. In the past few weeks I’ve witnessed with growing incredulity a disparate amount of letters to the editor concerning either myself or Chase Cooper, a fellow columnist. Between us, we constitute the lonely minority of conservatives on the editorial board. The problem, however, is that while his columns regularly garner outrage, not a single person has complained about the views I espouse. And when you sum my columns up, this seems odd. In the past I’ve argued that sweatshop labor is not only fair but good, that the oil crisis isn’t going to happen and that charity fashion erodes our moral pillars. If it’s right wing values that people dislike, I should have received death threats by now.

The game of murder

By Johnathan P. Rossing and Jonathan P. Rossing · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 7:24 p.m.

When the largest lawyer’s organization questions the justness of the justice system, we’ve got a problem. On Monday, the American Bar Association called for a nationwide freeze on executions. A three-year review of capital punishment in eight states, including Indiana, revealed serious problems in the justice system that compromise fairness and accuracy in cases involving the death penalty. The study examined 12 factors, including collection and preservation of DNA evidence, interrogation procedures, crime lab conditions, jury selection and instruction, availability and quality of defense services and racial disparities in capital punishment.

Republican porkers

By Tristan Reitz · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 7:23 p.m.

As the presidential race begins to creep closer and closer, the amount of horrendously stupid things being said by candidates has been skyrocketing. All too often one of the candidates, apparently fearing losing the race more than his or her mind, makes a dumbfounding comment that makes you wonder how they got so far in the first place.

Senderoff's severance includes $46,000 compensation

By Michael Sanserino · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 2:42 p.m.

Former assistant IU men’s basketball coach Rob Senderoff will receive $46,000 in compensation per the terms of his resignation, according to Senderoff’s severance agreement with the University, obtained by the Indiana Daily Student today pursuant to an Indiana Open Records request.

Zombies attack

By Brandi Baldwin · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 9:14 a.m.

Zombies marched down Kirkwood Avenue Tuesday night, attacking cars, pedestrians and shops as they searched for brains. More than 100 participants dressed up in costumes, including Jesus, Harry Potter and Jackie Onassis. Photo gallery

IU’s ‘Matching the Promise’ campaign starts off strong

By Michael Reschke · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 12:43 a.m.

IU went public with its “Matching the Promise” campaign at a press conference Monday, but some students are already seeing the benefits.

Suspect of hotel shooting turns himself in

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 12:41 a.m.

An IU student was arrested Monday evening in connection with the shooting that occurred this weekend at the Econo Lodge, which sent one man to the hospital. Antoine A. Sims, 21, a criminal justice major, faces preliminary charges of aggravated battery and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon.

Terrifying tales: Fact or fiction?

By Kaitlin Shawgo and Kailtin Shawgo · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 12:40 a.m.

While many hear campus ghost stories and accept them as fact, some wonder whether the stories are based on true stories, and if many can be explained by natural phenomena.

Ghoul school

By Kaitlin Shawgo and Kailtin Shawgo · Wednesday, Oct. 31,2007 12:38 a.m.

The Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology will not be holding its annual Ghost Walk due to scheduling conflicts, much to the dismay of Folklore Graduate Recorder Chris Roush, who promised the event would return next year. But IU students and employees don’t need the walk to continue to share spooky campus tales from Ballantine to the business school.