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By Yahya Chaudhry · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2008 12:04 a.m.

Live from Bloomington squandered your money as it fell into utter disrepair this year.

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Pardon me

By Ashley Ames · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2008 12:03 a.m.

As President George W. Bush approaches the end of his presidency (thank God! I’ve waited so long to begin a column with that statement), there is much talk about Bush’s legacy and what he will do with his remaining days in office.

Illustration by Rebecca Westall

Salty substitute

By Leigh Boerner · Tuesday, Dec. 2,2008 12:01 a.m.

Just to make sure we’re all on the same page, we need to define “salt.”

Red ribbons signifying AIDS awareness sit on a table Monday outside the Ballroom at Fountain Square Mall. The ribbons were available for those attending an event recognizing World AIDS Day.

Community reflects on lives of those lost to AIDS

By Jessica Hullinger · Monday, Dec. 1,2008 11:57 p.m.

These were the names of victims of the AIDS pandemic. Candles were lit in their memory at the World AIDS Day Ceremony of Celebration and Remembrance on Monday night in the Fountain Square Ballroom, where more than 100 people gathered with heavy hearts to commemorate the millions of people affected by the illness.

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Suicide bombings kill more than 30 in Baghdad, Mosul

Monday, Dec. 1,2008 11:56 p.m.

A suicide bombing tore through a line of recruits waiting to enter a police academy as multiple blasts struck Iraqi security forces Monday, killing at least 33 people and wounding dozens including four U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi general.

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Vigil remembers those lost in Mumbai

By Zina Kumok · Monday, Dec. 1,2008 11:55 p.m.

While wind gusts blew and snow fell, students gathered in front of the Sample Gates to commemorate the lives lost in the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Through Monday’s freezing weather, members of the Association for India’s Development stood facing Kirkwood Avenue, holding poster boards with images of the victims.

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Mayor arrested on bribery, fraud charges

Monday, Dec. 1,2008 11:54 p.m.

The mayor of Alabama’s largest city, Larry Langford, was arrested Monday on federal bribery and fraud charges connected to a multibillion-dollar sewer bond deal that has driven the surrounding county to the brink of bankruptcy.

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Experts declare U.S. in recession for past year

By Elvia Malagon · Monday, Dec. 1,2008 11:53 p.m.

The elephant in the room is actually real. Capping months of speculation about a puttering economy, the National Bureau of Economic Research announced Monday the United States has been in a recession for about a year. The NBER is the committee that officially determines the U.S. business cycle.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, second left, speaks as Vice President-elect Joe Biden, left, President-elect Barack Obama; and Secretary of State-designate Hillary Rodham Clinton, far right, listen during a news conference Monday in Chicago. Gates, an IU alumnus and President Bush's Pentagon chief, will continue in that role in the new Obama administration.

IU alumnus Gates to stay on as Obama’s defense secretary

By Kristi Oloffson · Monday, Dec. 1,2008 11:52 p.m.

President-elect Barack Obama’s National Security team will include a familiar face – both to the nation and to IU. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, an IU alumnus, will keep his position, Obama announced Monday at a press conference in Chicago. Gates served in this role since 2006 under President George W. Bush. He earned a master’s degree in history from IU in 1966. Gates is the only member of the Bush administration slated to join Obama’s, which makes his appointment rare, professors said.PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

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Lawmakers likely to leave same sex marriage off 2009 agenda

Monday, Dec. 1,2008 11:38 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Lawmakers will face plenty of challenges when they meet in January for the 2009 legislative session, with the top priority being the creation of a balanced two-year budget amid a tanking economy. But one hot-button issue that’s likely to be left off the agenda is same-sex marriage.

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Secular group offers niche

By Keiara Carr · Monday, Dec. 1,2008 11:07 p.m.

Secular Alliance is an organization for any secularists people who are atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, humanists, skeptics and others.

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Union Board holds elections

By Nick Cusack · Monday, Dec. 1,2008 11:06 p.m.

Starting today, students can cast their votes for 16 Union Board directors who will control about $360,000 in student fees. The Union Board election is campus-wide, and all students are encouraged to run, said senior Rachael Tunick, Union Board’s vice president for membership. Students can vote from 5 p.m. today until 5 p.m. Wednesday online at http://ub.indiana.edu.

IU's Wendi Robinson leads the 3000 meter run during the Big Ten - SEC Challange on Jan. 19 at Gladstein Fieldhouse. Robinson, a cross country runner as well, grabbed All-America honors with a top-30 finish at Nationals in Terre Haute a week ago.

Wendi Robinson tabbed for All-America cross country honors

Monday, Dec. 1,2008 10:43 p.m.

Junior Wendi Robinson (left), IU’s lone representative at cross country Nationals on Nov. 24 in Terre Haute, brought home an All-American honor after finishing 28th at the event. Consistently the women’s cross country team’s best runner this season, Robinson was an individual qualifier for Nationals courtesy of her fourth-place finish at the Great Lakes Regional Championships. Robinson posted a 20:34.1 time against 252 competitors over the six-kilometer course. “Wendi did a great job today. We had a goal of being in the top 40 and being an All-American, and she got that done,” IU coach Ron Helmer said in a statement.

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Club grows due to devoted members

Monday, Dec. 1,2008 10:40 p.m.

At the time when most students are quieting down for the night, studying for a test or writing a paper, there is a select group whose favorite part of the day is just beginning at the IU Tennis Center. This group of late-night athletes makes up the IU club tennis team, a program that has been going strong for more than 20 years. Practicing until 11 p.m. three times a week, these students get their fill of tennis, but don’t be mistaken: They love each second of it. Club Vice President Neville Batiwalla said it’s the club’s love for the game that keeps the program on its feet and running.

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McNabb a class act in the face of adversity

By Bryan Payton · Monday, Dec. 1,2008 10:38 p.m.

Donovan McNabb is one tranquil human being. He displays the calmness of a loveable teddy bear in the face of adversity and criticism. And he’s had plenty of it. McNabb was greeted with a soothing chorus of boos the day he was drafted in the first round by the Philadelphia Eagles back in 1999, and all he did was show off that signature million-dollar smile of his. Even though he somewhat won over the Philly fans with his Pro Bowl quarterback play, the 32-year-old has yet to escape constant criticism. On the verge of winning a possible Super Bowl appearance, he endured criticism from his own teammate and the league’s biggest mouth, Terrell Owens.

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