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Local group, experts, politicians react to death of bin Laden

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On Monday, two experts at IU offered insight into the significance of bin Laden’s death in the context of U.S.-Pakistan relations and the democratic revolutions in the Middle East this spring.


Across campus, Bloomington students learn of Osama bin Laden’s death

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Shortly before Obama took to the podium in the East Room of the White House, junior Daniel Haddad was watching Celebrity Apprentice on NBC. The broadcast was interrupted by a news bulletin Haddad’s first reaction was of frustration. Soon, however, he realized the real news was bigger than Donald Trump’s reality show.


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Dorm cleaning lady serves as mom away from home

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Deb Drake almost had to swim out of her driveway to get to work Sunday. Lake Monroe flooded her property, but she still got to Bloomington 30 minutes late to clean the apartment of three seniors she has known since their freshman year.




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IU reacts on Twitter to the death of Osama bin Laden

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Late Sunday night, the White House announced an emergency speech from President Obama. It was soon leaked on the Internet that Osama bin Laden had been killed. On the night before finals week, the IU community reacted on Twitter from Herman B Wells Library to the Varsity Villas Apartments and all across Bloomington.









Osama bin Laden killed

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On Sunday at about 11:35 p.m., President Barack Obama announced in a public address that Osama bin Laden was killed in a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.



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IU students win COAS scholarships

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As a whole, IU offers more than $400 million in scholarships every year, and about 64 percent of IU students receive some amount of financial aid from the University.


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Nepalese culture comes to IU

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Erika Brown, an IU senior and anthropology major, opened her exhibit “Blended Harmonies: Music and Religion in Nepal” at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures on Friday.