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5 from Taylor University die in accident

UPLAND, Ind. -- For the second time in a week, an Indiana college was in mourning Thursday after a deadly crash killed four students and a university employee.

Graduate student turns trash into treasure

Graduate student Brian Crabill has been at IU for four years, earning his undergraduate degree in psychology and now studying nutrition science. After 12 semesters, it is safe to say that Crabill has purchased a considerable number of texts.

IU Real Estate club to travel to Chicago

Today 25 IU Real Estate club members will travel to Chicago. They are not going to see the sites, but rather to expand their network by interacting with and listening to some of the most distinguished real estate professionals in the area.

Whittenberger Auditorium renovation plans delayed

In the near future, attendees of the Whittenberger Auditorium will no longer have to deal with poor lighting, uncomfortable seats or duct-taped carpets.

IUPD arrest 2 students for allegedly throwing rocks off top of Teter Quad

Two students face preliminary felony charges after police arrested them for throwing rocks off Teter Quad and causing an estimated $15,000 worth of damage to vehicles below.

Less emergency contraceptives given out than past Little 500s

While many recognize Little 500 week as a time to party, IU students have been increasing their attempts to stay safe during their sexual activities as well. According to the IU Health Center and Planned Parenthood of Bloomington, Little 500 week brings in an increase of prescriptions for emergency contraceptives. This has been an annual occurence for both facilities. Despite that history, none had an increase in prescriptions for emergency contraceptives during last week's festivities.

Institute 'mentors' archaeological researchers

About five miles north of the IU campus, tucked away among farms, acres of wooded land and winding roads, lies a building, just four years old. Its stone tower rises high above the entrance, and a small stone-encircled ring in which to do experiments sits about 100 yards away.

US ARTIST IMMIGRATION CONTEST

US ARTIST IMMIGRATION CONTEST -- Japanese sculptor Nao Matsuomoto works on a figure made of tape after fashioning another from chewing gum and ramen noodles, foreground, in his space at White Box, an art and performance space, April 25, in New York. Matsuomoto is one of 10 emerging artists from around the world participating in AsylumNYC, a project conceived by Berlin-based Wooloo Productions, who invited the artists to apply for "creative asylum" at White Box April 24-29, while the space is converted into a "detention center." During that time the artists are not permitted to leave the space and were stripped of all supplies they brought from home. At week's end, one artist will be selected to receive free assistance from an immigration lawyer to be able to remain legally in the United States. The project was developed to call attention to immigrants' difficulties and asylum-seekers worldwide.

Southern rappers use dance to sell music

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Some people dance for entertainment. Some dance for self-expression. Some do it for money and fame.

Art trafficking network uncovered

ROME -- Italian prosecutors on Wednesday named a New York art gallery as a key link in what they say was a vast conspiracy to market stolen artifacts that allegedly involved a former J. Paul Getty museum curator on trial here.

Alum shows film

An award-winning film by an IU graduate was recently mentioned in Grammy magazine and on the 2006 Grammy ballot. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. in Ballantine 109.

Vera Bradley booms

FORT WAYNE -- Inside a bustling warehouse, new hires at Vera Bradley Designs practice stitching paisley placemats and pink coin purses in patterns with names like Petal Pink and Chelsea Green. Nearby, others slice swatches of bold pink, blue and green quilted fabric destined to become handbags, purses and luggage.

Technology, sport and the fan

It's tough to imagine yourself in a time period as you are living through it. I'm sure Americans in the 1850s were saying to themselves, "Wow, can you believe we're living in the Industrial Revolution?" And while I am sure the devastation was all around them, Americans in the 1920s and '30s were not saying to each other, "So how about this Great Depression? At least we'll be in the history books, huh?"

Hoosiers top Sycamores in 11 innings; Huddleston doubles home winner

Twenty-two strikeouts. Eleven innings. One run. After the IU softball team's game against instate rival Indiana State last night, these were all the numbers you needed to know. Thankfully for the Hoosiers, the one run belonged to them as they scored in the top of the eleventh inning to take the 1-0 victory. With the win, the Hoosiers move to 26-22-1 on the season.

Hoosiers head to nationally televised Penn Relays

As they have for most of the season, the IU women's track and field team will participate in a meet this weekend. There is just one difference: this weekend's meet will be nationally televised on NBC.

TINY DANCERS

IU's Straight No Chaser celebrates 10 years of being All-a-chord

For the past 10 years, IU's only men's a cappella singing group has been gracing venues across the nation with its harmonized sound. The student-run group was founded in 1996 by Dan Ponce. Since then, Straight No Chaser has molded itself into IU's premier men's singing group, said junior Tyler Trepp, Straight No Chaser member and music director. The current group consists of nine members, who have formed a steady fan base by performing twice a week at various fraternities, sororities and other groups on campus, in addition to performing at other universities and off-campus events. Straight No Chaser will perform its spring concert celebrating its ten-year anniversary 8 p.m. Saturday at the IU Auditorium.

Starting new, early

On a good day, our newsroom is loud and chaotic -- maybe like Hoosier Courts on Kinser Pike during a normal weekend. But for the rest of this week, our home in Ernie Pyle 120 will be like the Varsity Villas during Little 500 weekend.

Victim of hate crime arrested on warrant

The victim of last week's alleged hate crime in Bloomington has been arrested for pending assault and battery charges in another county, officials from the Bloomington Police Department announced Wednesday night. "To say this victim has some shortcomings is an understatement," said BPD Captain Joe Qualters. "Whether (the altercation) was instigated by the victim, we don't know." The 25-year-old Bloomington resident and his wife were attacked by several men on North Walnut Street in the early hours of April 18. The attackers shouted racial slurs at the two newlyweds before hitting the man over the head with a skateboard, rendering him unconscious.

Remembering the elderly

Splashes of color decorate the walls in the form of tie-dyed cloths, masks and paper in room four of First United Church, 2420 E. Third Street. Cans of paint and brushes lay ready in the corner, next to a small, half-finished table. A schedule on the blackboard promises folk dancing, poetry writing and sing-a-longs. As of now, this room sits empty and waiting. But later this afternoon, just like every other Thursday, people in early stages of Alzheimer's disease and related forms of dementia will enter and bring it to life.