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Uganda HIV

Living positively through art

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In the midst of a deadly virus that is often discussed in hushed, concerned tones, musicians, actors and artists are shouting and singing about living positively with HIV/AIDS. They are using the creative arts to educate, comfort and declare their status.


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French officials arrest widow of ex-Rwandan leader

French authorities arrested the widow of the former Rwandan president killed in a plane attack widely considered the event that sparked the east African country’s 1994 genocide, a judicial official said Tuesday. Agathe Habyarimana was taken into custody on a Rwandan warrant issued on genocide-related charges, the official said.


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Man arrested after series of break-ins

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After a series of vehicle break-ins in the last week, IU police officers identified and arrested a Bloomington man responsible for burglarizing the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and stealing items from multiple cars on campus.


IUSA candidates

Facing off: iUnity, Kirkwood tickets debate

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Elections heated up for Kirkwood and iUnity Monday night when the two IU Student Association tickets met face to face to debate issues and describe platforms. The debate, which was jointly sponsored by IU Student Television and the Indiana Daily Student, was moderated by Chancellor Ken Gros Louis, IDS Opinion editor and freshman Jarrod Lowery and IUSTV political correspondent and senior Alex Roy.WATCH the full debate here.

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Polls open for RHA vote today

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The [RED]EFINE and Vote Naked! tickets have campaigned, and today students in the residence halls will be offered the opportunity to vote.


Coffee Painter

Local artist uses coffee to make brewed art

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When a student brews too much coffee while cramming for midterms, he might toss the extra in the trash or down the sink. Graduate student Alaa Abi Haidar prefers to paint with it.



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Sigma Pi earns house back, moves in fall 2010

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An e-mail to each of the members of the Sigma Pi fraternity early last summer announced the chapter lost its house on campus. What followed was a semester of reconstruction. The brothers will move back into their house on the North Jordan extension in fall 2010.



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Students hope to change lives one brigade at a time

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Contaminated water and the improper ventilation in homes that leads to respiratory illnesses are just a few aspects that the Global Brigades at IU will examine thanks to sophomore Gordon Lang. Inspired by his brother’s involvement with the University of Texas’ Global Brigades, Lang stepped foot on IU’s campus in the fall of 2008 wanting to offer his school an opportunity to be a part of an international volunteer group.



Students take swabs to save lives

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Monday's bone marrow registration drive in the IMU’s Frangipani Room registered 952 people. The insides of their mouths were swabbed. Their names will join 12 million others on a national registry that matches potential bone marrow donors with patients in need.


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Hoosier Briefs

IU hires a new O-line coach, baseball game gets cancelled and Hoosier women get their honors.


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Woods starts down road to recovery in press conference

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It was a start down what has shown will be a rocky road ahead. And that’s about all it was. Tiger Woods’ Feb. 20 press conference detailing his infidelity and continued indefinite absence from golf was the necessary start to a brutal healing process — one that won’t see a complete end anytime soon.


Tennis

IU's resolve stays strong through woes

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Can the IU men’s tennis team win on the road? That is the obvious question to ask after the No. 48 Hoosiers lost back-to-back matches at Tulsa and Oklahoma last weekend. The team is 0-3 in true road matches this season.


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Student progress model revamped

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The Indiana Department of Education unveiled a new student growth model last week, focusing on measuring growth on the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress tests given each year to students in grades three through eight.



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Professor honored in biomechanics

Jerry Wilkerson, executive associate dean for the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, received the 2010 Ruth B. Glassow Award from the Biomechanics Academy Committee of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education.