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IU professor receives $2.35 million grant

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IU School of Optometry Professor William H. Swanson recently received a $2.35 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The grant will help Swanson continue his research in one of the leading causes of blindness.


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Fatal sex game leads to trial

Portland, Maine – A gun collector who introduced several weapons into sex play with two other men contends they were to fulfill a sexual fantasy. Instead, the combination of drugs, extreme sex and Russian roulette led to a manslaughter trial.Both the defense and prosecutors say there was no intent to kill. But prosecutors say Bruce Lavallee-Davidson, 50, was responsible for ensuring his gun wasn’t loaded.


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Demjanjuk trial hears about Nazi camp guards

Former Soviet prisoners of war were trained by the Nazis as guards and used regularly in the Germans’ machinery of mass murder, a historian testified Wednesday at the trial of John Demjanjuk.






Burberry

Predictions: Fashion

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Incorporating new trends into our apparel is almost as hard as following through on yearly resolutions. But as 2010 begins, the fashion forecast is bringing a breezy transition.




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'Cine'cism

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Brian Welk celebrates the advances film made in 2009.





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New research highlights health benefits of having sex

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A soon-to-be released article in the Journal of Sexual Medicine details the possible health benefits of sex. In addition to burning calories and lowering stress, the study claims frequent sex could result in other benefits including a lower risk of breast and prostate cancers.


Haiti Earthquake

Thousands feared dead after powerful Haiti quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitians piled bodies along the devastated streets of their capital Wednesday after a powerful earthquake flattened the president's palace, the cathedral, hospitals, schools, the main prison and whole neighborhoods. Officials feared thousands — perhaps more than 100,000 — may have perished but there was no firm count.


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Bizarre S.R. 37 accident kills 3

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Three are dead after a tragic accident on the Lawrence County-Orange County line. A pickup truck was headed northbound on State Road 37 when a steel coil weighing 44,000 pounds rolled off a southbound semi-truck, crossed into the opposing lane and struck the vehicle.


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Inspiration Rally welcomes new members to Greek life

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A new event is being incorporated into the week-long Bid Week celebration for sororities. The Inspiration Rally will be divided into two sessions at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. today  in Alumni Hall at the Indiana Memorial Union.


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SPEA names MPA program director

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IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs associate professor Michael Rushton was named director of the school’s Master of Public Affairs program.