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Ahmadinejad drops Holocaust denial from speech

Tuesday, April 21,2009 10:26 p.m.

A day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad caused an uproar with a speech attacking Israel at a U.N. conference on racism, the U.N. said Tuesday that Ahmadinejad had actually dropped language from the speech that described the Holocaust as “ambiguous and dubious.”

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Asia stocks fall after US does on banking fears

Tuesday, April 21,2009 10:25 p.m.

Asian stock markets tumbled Tuesday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Hong Kong down 3 percent or more after news of mounting bad loans at Bank of America rekindled worries about the financial system and halted Wall Street’s six-week rally.

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Pharmacies plan to translate drug instructions

Tuesday, April 21,2009 10:20 p.m.

Five major pharmacy chains agreed Tuesday to print drug instructions at their New York stores in five languages other than English and indicated that they plan to expand the option to other states.

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Med student held without bail in Craigslist death

Tuesday, April 21,2009 10:20 p.m.

Prosecutors said Tuesday they found a semiautomatic weapon at the home of a Boston medical student who has been ordered held without bail on charges he shot to death a masseuse he had lured to a hotel through Craigslist.

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BFC changes student rights procedures

By Alex Benson · Tuesday, April 21,2009 10:16 p.m.

In what were primarily landslide votes, the Bloomington Faculty Council voted Tuesday on issues of student rights procedures, drop/add fees for graduate students and changes to religious policies.

Kelly Tate and Denise Hillenburg arrange colorful paper in Andy Warhol style April 1 at Stone Belt in Bloomington. Art instructor and facilitator Karen Holtzclaw helped them select colors.

A transformative act

By Anna Batcheller · Tuesday, April 21,2009 10:12 p.m.

Walk down the new B-Line Trail between Fifth and Sixth streets and the shadows from a colorful “Animal Island” will fall on pedestrians. Cross over to Third Street and a painted signal-box mural with bright blues, reds and yellows, smiling faces and cheerful bees awaits. Head to the Bryan Park Tots Playground and smiling animals will greet children ready to play.

Randy Yeager looks at his newly shaped spittoon for the pottery class at the Union Studios on Thursday afternoon in the Indiana Memorial Union. These IMU classes last six weeks and are open to anyone.

Classes draw artists to IMU

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Tuesday, April 21,2009 10:10 p.m.

Tucked in the back corner of the west wing of the Indiana Memorial Union is a studio awaiting photography lovers, clay-seekers and everyone in between.

The IU softball team huddles up before a game April 8 at the IU Softball Field. The Hoosiers play Ball State 3 p.m. today at home.

IU takes on Ball State in two games

By Connor O'Gara · Tuesday, April 21,2009 9:39 p.m.

The Hoosiers will be seeing a familiar Ball State team at 3 and 5 p.m. today in a doubleheader at home. Unfortunately for the Hoosiers, Ball State is playing much better than it was during their last matchup March 14.

IU football coach Bill Lynch checks the scoreboard during the football team’s spring game on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. The Crimson beat the Cream, 28-27.

Lynch revamping public image

By Dave Leno · Tuesday, April 21,2009 9:36 p.m.

Like most coaches, IU football coach Bill Lynch casts a tame poker face during the most uncomfortable situations.

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Pro-pirate pitfalls

Tuesday, April 21,2009 9:25 p.m.

All “romantic sways” aside, simplifying this problem into a battle between poor, disgruntled fisherman and the “big bad West” is not only short-sighted, but also dangerous. Being “pro-pirate” also means being pro-violence, pro-hunger and pro-poverty for those whose daily lives are affected by Somali pirate activity.

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Kirby worthy speaker for commencement

Tuesday, April 21,2009 9:24 p.m.

Justice Kirby is also a first-rate orator and is constantly in great demand. His lectures here are always packed; his advice and wisdom are of the utmost profundity. His complete online speeches, dating back some 34 years, are available at http://michaelkirby.com.au/. In 2008 he gave some 91 public speeches.

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Hands off my bike

Tuesday, April 21,2009 9:23 p.m.

Although a senior, I have only recently learned the details of the IU bicycle policy, thanks to about a dozen neon-orange notices stuck to my bike as well as to the entire bike rack where it was parked.

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Conservative unfairly misrepresented

Tuesday, April 21,2009 9:20 p.m.

We as conservatives strongly disputed the pork-laden $787 billion spending package that Congressional Democrats forced upon the nation earlier this year. We voiced opposition not for “silly” or “useless” reasons, as the editorial claimed, but because we abide by a code of principles that believes in limited government and individual responsibility.

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Education school students successful

Tuesday, April 21,2009 9:19 p.m.

Unlike the trend pointed out in the editorial, however, our graduates are successful and plan to stay in the profession. A survey of recent IU-Bloomington graduates found that over 80 percent intend to keep teaching. Those teachers noted they felt well-prepared for the classroom, which is surely one of the reasons they are successful.

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No place for unethical companies at IU

Tuesday, April 21,2009 9:18 p.m.

As IU’s exclusive beverage contract with Coca-Cola comes to an end June 30, it is encouraging to know that the University is seriously deliberating the merits of renewing the contract with Coca-Cola.

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Oil independence now

Tuesday, April 21,2009 9:16 p.m.

America needs an intervention. Addiction to foreign oil intensifies national security, constricts America’s influence in the international community and threatens the prosperity of its economy and the stability of its environment.

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Making a case for taxing soda

By Sanjay Mohanty · Tuesday, April 21,2009 9:15 p.m.

There is a body of literature on the topic that is beginning to show similarities – real, physiological similarities – between addiction to drugs and addiction to certain foods, like refined sugars.

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