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No more Saturday?

By Geoffrey Miller · Monday, Feb. 23,2009 11:49 p.m.

IDS columnist Geoffrey Miller weighs in on if the Colts can afford to lose offensive lineman Jeff Saturday.

Sophomore Lachlan Ferguson completes a serve during a singles match against Eastern Kentucky University January 17, 2009.

An Aussie turned Hoosier

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Monday, Feb. 23,2009 11:45 p.m.

IU men's tennis team's Lachlan Ferguson has dedicated his life to the game of tennis.

Obama promises to slash deficit, give to Medicaid

By Liz Sidoti · Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:59 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Calling for fiscal restraint even while federal spending soars, President Barack Obama pledged to dramatically slash the annual budget deficit and announced $15 billion in Medicaid money to states from his $787 billion economic stimulus package.

Student Choice Awards voting opens

By Stephanie Doctrow · Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:58 p.m.

Students can now show their favorite professors their appreciation by voting for them in the 2009 Student Choice Awards. Voting is open online and at locations throughout campus until March 10.

Regulators pledge to aid banking system

Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:58 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Federal regulators said Monday they will launch a revamped program to shore up the nation’s troubled banks that includes the option of increasing government ownership in financial institutions.

Wine bottles and glasses stand on a coppertop counter at Tutto Bène located at Third and Rogers streets. Starting Tuesday, the popular restaurant will provide food and wine specials as part of Customer Appreciation Week before it closes Saturday.

Tutto Bene’s last day saturday

By Elvia Malagon · Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:56 p.m.

Unless local wine cafe and bar Tutto Bene finds a buyer by Saturday, that will be the 5-year-old restaurant’s last day. Tutto Bene, 213 S. Rogers St., will close its doors because it will not renew its lease that expires Saturday, said Marci Widen, creative director and co-owner of the restaurant.

IU Civic Leadership holds 3rd annual pie a professor

By Alex Benson · Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:55 p.m.

Kelley School of Business students will be hurling whipped cream pies at professors for charity from 7 to 8 p.m. today in room 219 of the business school.

Customers flill the Cinemat, Friday afternoon, buying movie selections at 50 % off of their retail priceas apart of their closing sale. After six years of operation, the Cinemat video rental store closed its doors as of February 16 because of money reasons related to the increase in Netflix subscriptions and the current economy. The Cinemat will continue to sell the rest of it's 5000 title catalog until the March 31st.

The Cinemat set to close in months

By Sara Amato · Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:55 p.m.

Steve Volan, owner of The Cinemat, is letting the burden off his shoulders piece by piece. On Feb. 16, Volan began selling The Cinemat’s DVD and VHS collection in an effort to start paying off accumulating debt that the business has racked up. The business has been in operation since August 2002. “The video-rental part was no longer sustainable,” Volan said.

Every-BODY Week promotes healthy self image for students

By Danielle Patras · Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:44 p.m.

Campus Recreational Sports and the IU Health Center are hoping to educate students about the importance of a healthy body image through a series of events during Celebrate Every-BODY Week. Events include a movie screening and jeans drive for charity.

No individual blame in UK’s tainted blood scandal

Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:37 p.m.

The first extensive report into Britain’s tainted blood scandal stopped short Monday of blaming individual doctors or companies for what is widely viewed as the National Health Service’s worst treatment disaster.

49th annual summer camp fair to offer jobs

By Rachel Krasnow · Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:36 p.m.

In an economic downturn when saving money is vital to college students, the 49th annual Summer Camps Job Fair allows students to explore paid jobs as an alternative to internships.

Greeks hunt for escaped convicts

Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:36 p.m.

The helicopter company offered “escapes ... to idyllic destinations.” But this wasn’t the kind of flight it had in mind.

Court to rule on death sentence for neo-Nazi

Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:35 p.m.

The Supreme Court decided Monday it will take a new look at whether a neo-Nazi convicted of murdering three men in Ohio should be sentenced to death.

Trial begins over asbestos-contaminated town

Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:34 p.m.

A federal prosecutor told jurors Monday that a chemical company knew for years that its mining operation in a small Montana town exposed residents to asbestos, but it hid the risks from workers and government regulators.

SC governor to OK $25-a-week increase for jobless

Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:32 p.m.

The governor of South Carolina, a vocal opponent of federal bailouts in a state beset by one of the nation’s highest jobless rates, has decided to take stimulus money to increase weekly unemployment checks by $25, officials said Monday.

Man arrested for teen “sex parties”

Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:10 p.m.

A convicted sex offender faces sexual misconduct charges alleging he held teenage “sex parties” at his home during which he gave minors alcohol and encouraged them to engage in sex acts.

Winter Wonder Hike postponed due to storm

By Jef Akst · Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:08 p.m.

The Winter Wonder Hike, sponsored by Sycamore Land Trust and Bloomington Parks and Recreation, was postponed until Saturday, Feb. 28. At 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Sycamore Land Trust’s Environmental Education Coordinator Carroll Ritter decided the weather was simply too severe to allow the hike to continue as planned.

Bloomington clinic to offer new blood-based health assessment

By Morgan Waters · Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:07 p.m.

Local life sciences company Predictive Physiology and Medicine Inc., announced last Monday local family practice and medical spa, Joie de Vivre, will now be offering a blood-based health assessment, called Viveda. The assessment is a preventative measure that can detect future problems like diabetes, stroke and heart disease.

Pages to Prisoners receives $1,000 grant

By Sarah Bloom · Monday, Feb. 23,2009 10:05 p.m.

The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project, a volunteer organization that disseminates free books to incarcerated people, received a $1,000 grant from the Indiana Literacy Association to fund its efforts to encourage self-education for inmates.

IU's African American Arts Institute presents three contemporary gospel groups who performed Sunday evening in the Grand Hall of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. The all-female group, Sojourner, preserves the vocal traditions of black gospel music, as part of the African American Choral Ensemble.

Gospel music concert excites audience in Neal-Marshall Grand Hall

By Ashley Bornancin · Monday, Feb. 23,2009 9:50 p.m.

Audience members shouted, “Thank you Jesus,” as the singers stomped their feet and raised their hands up to the sky, swaying back and forth.This wasn’t a typical Sunday service, as dozens of people filled the Grand Hall of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center dressed in blazers and slacks, ready to praise the Lord.

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