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Major stock market indexes plunge
Tuesday, Feb. 24,2009 12:18 a.m.
All the major indexes slid more than 3 percent. The Dow is just over 100 points from 7,000.
Longtime professor Henry Remak remembered for love of simple things
By
Alex Benson
· Tuesday, Feb. 24,2009 12:15 a.m.
Remak died last week in his Bloomington home off Maxwell Lane. He was 92.
Civil rights leader Cornel West urges progress in battle for equality
By
MaryJane Slaby
· Tuesday, Feb. 24,2009 12:10 a.m.
West said human beings should come to terms with wounds and scars, but shouldn’t let them have the last word. “Anybody who has never cried has never loved, and anyone who has never loved has never lived,” he said
System lets students access health records online
By
Bailey Loosemore
· Tuesday, Feb. 24,2009 12:06 a.m.
The IU Health Center, in collaboration with the Fort Wayne-based NoMoreClipboard.com, introduced Monday online personal health record accounts available for students to create.
Around Sports
Monday, Feb. 23,2009 11:55 p.m.
The IU baseball team's game against IPFW Tuesday has been postponed, while the men's basketball team's last regular season game has its date and time set.
Colts release icon Marvin Harrison
By
Michael Marot
· Monday, Feb. 23,2009 11:52 p.m.
The Colts have agreed to let go the fan-favorite wide receiver after the latter asked to be released instead of taking a pay cut.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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