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Major James A. Ellison, left, returns the salute of Mac Ross of Dayton, Ohio, as he inspects the cadets at the Basic and Advanced Flying School for black United States Army Air Corps cadets on Jan. 23, 1942 at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Ala. The Tuskegee Airmen, a group of black pilots who fought in World War II, have been invited to attend President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.

Indiana’s last Tuskegee airman battling cancer

Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 8:48 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s last surviving member of World War II’s history-making Tuskegee Airmen won’t be able to attend President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration because he’s battling stomach cancer.

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How I came to hate the holidays

By Danielle Fleischman · Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 8:47 p.m.

In elementary school I despised the holiday season. Looking back on it now I realize that this was just a disgust that originated from my inherent jealously of Christmas. It is a useless argument really; everyone knows that Hanukkah cannot compete with the behemoth that is Christmas. Those eight candles will never achieve the kind of same marketable appeal that Santa and his reindeer do have.

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House of Hunan burglarized

By Elvia Malagon · Sunday, Dec. 14,2008 8:45 p.m.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources found a safe on Dec. 12 believed to be linked to a Bloomington burglary.

Junior guard Devan Dumes dives to get possession of the ball in the first half of the Hoosiers' game against Kentucky Saturday in Lexington, Ky. The Hoosiers fell to the Wildcats 72-54.

Hoosiers tossed out of Rupp by Wildcats, lose 72-54

Saturday, Dec. 13,2008 6:31 p.m.

LEXINGTON, KY — Kentucky started the game on a 22-4 run and never looked back, crushing the IU men's basketball team 72-54. As they have all season long, IU grappled with turnovers. In all, the Hoosiers turned the ball over 15 times in the first half and were unable to recover from the run Kentucky generated from the mistakes.IU  never brought the Wildcats' lead within single digits after their initial run.The rout is IU's second in as many road games this season. The Hoosiers lost to then-No. 15 Wake Forest 83-58 on Dec. 3 in Winston-Salem, N.C.

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LIVE BLOGGING: IU vs Kentucky

Saturday, Dec. 13,2008 4:21 p.m.

Follow reporters Matt Dollinger and Tom Kirby and columnist Zachary Osterman as they blog during the men’s basketball game against Kentucky. Follow the action on the Basketblog.

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Annual holiday benefit to honor deceased IU student

By Elvia Malagon · Friday, Dec. 12,2008 12:01 a.m.

Bloomington musicians will raise money this weekend in memory of former IU student Madeline Krause. Proceeds from Krista Detor’s third annual Holiday Show at 6:30 and 9 p.m. Friday at the John Waldron Arts Center auditorium will go to the Madeline Krause Harmony School Fund.

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California set to adopt sweeping global warming plan

Friday, Dec. 12,2008 12 a.m.

California air regulators on Thursday were considering a new climate plan that would require the state’s utilities, refineries and large factories to transform their operations to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Junior guard Devan Dumes celebrates after scoring a basket and drawing a foul Wednesday against TCU at Assembly Hall

IU crosses border for 1st rivalry game of season

By Matt Dollinger · Thursday, Dec. 11,2008 11:59 p.m.

The times, they have a-changed for the Hoosiers. Aside from candy-striped pants and Branch McCracken Court, almost everything is different about the men’s basketball team since it last played its border rival, Kentucky.

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Obama confident staff clear in Illinois governor congressional scandal

Thursday, Dec. 11,2008 11:58 p.m.

President-elect Barack Obama declared Thursday he was “absolutely certain” his staff members engaged in no dealmaking concerning the filling of his former Senate seat, and he announced an investigation into whether they had contacts with anyone on the subject.

This sign displayed outside of Nick's English Hut, has caused controversy because IU's logo is represented next to an alcoholic company

Alcohol promotions clash with IU logo

By Nick Cusack · Thursday, Dec. 11,2008 11:58 p.m.

Flourescent and neon signs featuring Miller Lite’s logo and IU’s logo continue to illuminate bars in Bloomington’s downtown, and there’s not much the University can do about it.PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

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Survey states more women pursue college degrees than men

By Nick Cusack · Thursday, Dec. 11,2008 11:46 p.m.

More women are giving it “the old college try.” Women are making educational gains at a faster rate compared to men, said Rachel Justis, a research analyst at the Indiana Business Research Center at the Kelley School of Business.

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Astronomy an easy N and M? Think again

Thursday, Dec. 11,2008 11:43 p.m.

Students whose majors don’t fall in the “math” or “science” categories are always looking for an “easy” class to fulfill their Natural and Mathematical Sciences requirements. Some of the classes that are given the “easy” stereotype are the 100-level astronomy courses taught at IU, but it doesn’t necessarily apply to all of them.

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