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Energy competition begins today

The IU Office of Sustainability marches into a month of conservation and efficiency today as it kicks off the 2011 Fall Energy Challenge with a parade through campus.

Behind the hair: a look at the Department of Theatre and Drama's latest production

Set to open Oct. 7 at the Ruth N. Halls Theatre, “Hair” takes place in the United States in the late 1960s.

Forum recounts lessons from India visit

A diverse group gathered Tuesday in the Grand Foyer of the IU Auditorium to listen as President Michael McRobbie spoke about his recent trip to India. David Zaret, vice president of international affairs and part of the delegation to India, introduced McRobbie to the crowd clustered before him.

Column: IU-PSU Report Card

Football columnist Justin Albers grades IU's performance against Penn State.

Column: IU volleyball team in familiar territory

A season ago, the Indiana volleyball program swept away the non-conference portion of the schedule before failing to register a win in the first four conference matches of the season.

Gaelic hurling wins collegiate crown

IU’s Hurling Club made history as the winner of the first collegiate hurling championship this summer.

Sycamore Trust acquires 58 acres of Clifty Creek

Fifty-eight more acres of southern Indiana landscape will be protected after a donation to the Sycamore Land Trust, the organization announced Tuesday in a press release.

Camp Kesem hopes for contest win, turns to Internet for victory

For ten summers now, Camp Kesem National has tried to give children affected by their parents’ cancer a chance to be a kid again.

State schools chief, local education leaders discuss education reform in forum

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett’s school reform package made up the bulk of the discussion Tuesday at an education forum sponsored by the Monroe County Chamber of Commerce.

The sky is falling

Call me Chicken Little, but I think the sky is falling.

Forgetting Neverland

Sometimes I wish I lived in Neverland.

Give cities gun control

The point is made: firearms are legal. That doesn’t mean we need to be obnoxious about it.

Should you be allowed to bring a gun to a zoo?

Zionsville attorney Guy Allen Relford is currently representing clients in two Indiana cities. He is seeking the repeal of firearms ordinances in several municipalities across the state.

Don’t kill U.S. citizens without due process

I am inclined to believe the government’s claims about Awlaki’s actions, but I believe his killing was an unjustified assassination.

Stand with Israel and vote NO!

Abbas is violating the Oslo Accords by attempting to circumvent Israel and not engage in direct negotiations.

A survival tactic we call optimism

Believing the future will be even greater than yesterday is a survival tactic we call optimism. We may expect it to wear off as the news floods with negativity, but our idea of the future stays fanciful.

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Take Back The Night raises awareness about sexual, domestic violence

Sponsored by IU’s Women’s Student Association, the event has focused on preventing sexual and domestic abuse against women for more than 10 years in Bloomington and 36 years around the world.

Friends, family remember Ohrn as friendly, genuine

Family and friends of IU freshman Renee Ohrn remember her as a compassionate and outgoing person who brightened the lives of everybody around her. Ohrn, 19, of Gary was killed Saturday morning in a fire at Terra Trace Apartments.

Bloomington named GLBT-friendly city but incident teams respond most to GLBT crimes

Four IU Incident teams recently published a dissemination of racial, religious bias, GLBT and gender incidents that took place around campus between July 1, 2010, and June 30, 2011. Although there were 51 GLBT incidents reported, Bloomington still received a five-star rating on Campus Pride's LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index.