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Kal Penn

Kal Penn, actor of "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" fame, will be visiting IU for the second time in a year. Read the story.

Kal Penn to speak at IU

Kal Penn, actor in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle will be visiting IU for the second time in a year.   At 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 28 in Dunn Meadow, Democracy Matters, a group new to IU this semester, will host Penn's speech along with music, games and free food.

Birch Bayh speaks at law school

Bayh will talk about the separation of church and state in the Moot Court Room at the IU School of Law. Read the story.

Country music star performs at IU Auditorium

Country music star Vince Gill and his band brought new and old tunes to a packed IU Auditorium on Wednesday. Gill performed a mixture of his soft and blue country songs, such as “Pocket Full of Gold” and “The Lucky Diamond Motel.”

Obama rebuffs McCain’s call to delay Friday’s debate

NEW YORK – The economic crisis and raw politics threatened to derail the first presidential debate as Sen. John McCain challenged Sen. Barack Obama to delay the Friday forum and join forces to help Washington fix the financial mess.

The polls in Indiana say it’s close. But what would it take for Hoosiers to vote Democrat for the first time since 1964?

Ted Carmines has been teaching a course on the presidential election every four years for the last 30. The political science professor remembers the last time the state of Indiana voted for the Democratic nominee: 1964, the year almost everyone did. Lyndon B. Johnson won by a landslide, defeating Republican Barry Goldwater, who won only six states. Carmines said this is the point in the presidential election where normally the Republican nominee would be ahead by 10 to 15 points in Indiana.

Democratic vice-presidential nominee woos blue-collar voters in Jeffersonville during campaign stop

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. – Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden asked voters to imagine a different kind of country Wednesday night. A country where everyone can afford college. One that only goes to war when necessary. An America that demands the world’s respect again.

University urges students to seek help, counseling

In response to a public student suicide Wednesday, IU officials are urging students to seek counseling in times of grief or depression.

Student found dead near railroad tracks

A 34-year-old IU student was found dead Wednesday afternoon near train tracks close to Eigenmann Hall. The Monroe County coroner determined the cause of death of Donald R. Kidwell to be a suicide.PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

Women’s team receives largest-ever donation

The IU women’s basketball team received a $250,000 contribution, the University announced Wednesday, a record for the women’s basketball program. The gift was made to the “For the Glory of Old IU: the Campaign for IU Athletics,” and came courtesy of Smithville, Indiana’s largest privately owned telecommunications company, according to a press release.

Stand up, young people

Good job, IU student body. Really, good job. You have outdone yourselves this time. I didn’t really think we could get lower than this. You have proved me wrong, yet again. You have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about, do you? I’ll explain.

Man arrested for robbery of 7-Eleven gas station

A robber was stopped early Wednesday morning by Bloomington police after taking cash from an area gas station.

Ivy Tech hosts poverty focused reading event

Students and other community members were able to experience firsthand some perils of poverty and participate in activities to aid those who are currently going hungry.

Weekley’s weekend

Tiger Woods might be the best golfer ever. He might be the most talented golfer ever. He might be the golfer who attracts the biggest crowds. He might be the only reason golf is prominent in the United States these days. He might be God. But last weekend, only one thing kept running through my mind: Tiger who?

Candidates for governor talk to reporters, editors

FRENCH LICK, Ind. – Less than a day after their second debate in Jasper, Ind., Indiana’s gubernatorial candidates met with reporters and editors from newspapers across the state.

Surging Biffle wins again, makes title case

It simply doesn’t get any sweeter than this for Greg Biffle, unless of course he can hold on through the final eight races of the 2008 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup and score his first career title. In the meantime, Biffle has to be feeling pretty good after taking his second-straight win in the Sprint Cup Series last Sunday at Dover International Speedway – though it didn’t come easily.

Jobe looking to open lanes for guards

When asked about his team earlier this month, IU coach Tom Crean’s first response was, “We’re going to be small.” While the Hoosiers might be undersized, one rather noticeable exception to that statement is Tijan Jobe. Jobe, a junior college transfer from The Gambia – a small country in Africa – is a 7-foot, 255-pound center, who is the only healthy player on the team, other than freshman Tom Pritchard, taller than 6-foot-6. Even after injured senior forward Kyle Taber returns to the lineup, Jobe is still expected to see considerable action this season, purely because he fills IU’s glaring need for a big man.

Iraqi parliament approves provincial elections law

Iraq’s parliament overwhelmingly approved a provincial elections law Wednesday, overcoming months of deadlock and giving a boost to U.S.-backed national reconciliation efforts.

Bloomington appeals to retirees, Wall Street Journal article says

In a small city with 39,000 students, 78-year-old Pat Bayer doesn’t mind the young people “running around like crazy.”