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Ball State players gather to pray while the medical staff helps teammate Dante Love on Saturday night in Memorial Stadium. Love was motionless on the ground after getting hit by an IU defender and was taken off the field on a stretcher.

Ball State says career over for injured player

Tuesday, Sept. 23,2008 12:22 a.m.

Ball State announced Monday that senior wide receiver Dante Love is expected to lead a healthy life after extensive rehabilitation from a cervical spine fracture and spinal cord injury suffered Saturday night during his team’s 42-20 win against IU. But he is never expected to play football again, according to a Ball State news release. “His football career is expected to be over,” Ball State coach Brady Hoke told The Associated Press. “He has touched a lot of lives, and he will continue to do so.”For senior tight end Darius Hill, Monday’s news came as a relief.“It’s been pretty tough knowing he’s not going to be with us, but he’s always going to be a part of this team,” he told the AP. “It definitely takes a lot (of the concern) off, knowing that he’s going to be all right down the road.”

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New ‘green’ cemetery to open in Monroe County

By Jessica Anderson · Tuesday, Sept. 23,2008 12:20 a.m.

Funeral director Nathan Butler expects to finalize paperwork this October on the new Evergreen Forest Cemetery, which won’t have matching headstones in neat, evenly spaced rows. Rather, he pictures “a forest preserve.” “A green cemetery isn’t going to look like a park,” said the Kelley School of Business alumnus.

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Junior golfer Martin ties for 1st in Illinois

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Tuesday, Sept. 23,2008 12 a.m.

Last week at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, junior Alex Martin didn’t even crack the top 25, falling in the final round to tie for 28th overall and third-best among Hoosier golfers. What a difference a week makes.

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The glory of old IU?

By Matt Dollinger · Tuesday, Sept. 23,2008 12 a.m.

Hoosiers like to consider their athletics department among the Big Ten’s elite.  But Big Ten title times have been tough in Bloomington lately. 

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Fasting takes a toll during Ramadan

By Sam Leffers · Monday, Sept. 22,2008 11:51 p.m.

This month, IU Muslim students are fasting in observance of Ramadan, a time of spiritual reflection and self-sacrifice observed during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.  The fasting, which includes abstinence from water as well as food, begins at sunrise and ends at sundown with prayer and a meal called iftar.But some say fasting is difficult in college because students have to balance so many responsibilities.

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Academia and the arcade

By Megan Meyer · Monday, Sept. 22,2008 11:50 p.m.

Could a new hit video game be the next step in teaching evolution? Will Wright, the game designer behind The Sims, spent years creating "Spore," a new video game that is supposed to simulate the process of evolution. But, local specialists in both biology and learning sciences say that Spore is a fun game and nothing more.

Junior Alex Kocher teaches a zumba class Saturday morning at the YMCA. Zumba is an exercise program based on latin dance, and is derived from the Columbina word to mave fast and have fun.

Fitness buffs go crazy for ‘Zumba’

By Shannon Burruss · Monday, Sept. 22,2008 11:45 p.m.

Combine Latin music and salsa dancing with resistance training, and you have the recipe for “Zumba,” the new exercise dance craze that’s trying to make working out fun again.

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A financial system in FREE FALL

By Greg Rosenstein · Monday, Sept. 22,2008 11:44 p.m.

The financial crisis that took place on Wall Street last week can be summed up in one word: chaos. Lehman Brothers, one of the top investment banks in America, filed the largest bankruptcy claim in U.S. history after going $613 billion in debt.  One of Lehman’s main rivals, Merrill Lynch, nearly suffered the same fate before being bought out by Bank of America.  And in the largest government bailout ever, insurer AIG was given an $85 billion loan from the Federal Reserve after plummeting share prices and credit downgrades caused investors to sell shares. Now, President Bush is requesting that U.S. lawmakers pass a $700 billion bailout plan to help financial institutions holding large amounts of bad mortgage debt. The turmoil leaves students with plenty of questions.

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IU Northwest campus closed through Sept. 29

By Ben Phelps · Monday, Sept. 22,2008 11:08 p.m.

The IU-Northwest campus in Gary will remain closed for a second week as parts of the campus are still under water. All events and classes have been canceled through this week and campus is expected to reopen Sept. 29.

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Playboy models to sign autographs at Campustown

By Zach Sempsey · Monday, Sept. 22,2008 11:01 p.m.

Bloomington residents and IU students have the chance to meet seven local Playboy models today. The seven IU women pictured in Playboy’s recent “Girls of the Big Ten” pictorial will sign autographs from 4 to 6 p.m. at Campustown, located at 306 N. Walnut St.

Beck Chapel

A small chapel with big influence

By Sean Morrison · Monday, Sept. 22,2008 10:59 p.m.

It often goes unnoticed, hidden among the likes of Ballantine Hall, the Chemistry Building, the Indiana Memorial Union and other buildings. However, this small, tucked-away building houses the many faiths of IU, from Islam to Judaism, Christianity to Buddhism, and everything in between.

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Nature on the big screen

By Lara Streyle · Monday, Sept. 22,2008 10:44 p.m.

Mammoths once walked the Hoosier state, audience members at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater discovered on Sunday.

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Giving film a new home

By Allison Tyra · Monday, Sept. 22,2008 10:43 p.m.

The University Theater will get a new look next March when renovations start to transform the decades-old stage into a cinema.

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Recreational Vehicle industry in a bind

By Viktoria Nasteva · Monday, Sept. 22,2008 10:21 p.m.

Gov. Mitch Daniels’ request for a $10.4 million national emergency grant to support displaced RV workers was approved two weeks ago after an economic downturn and rising gas prices have left many RV employees in Indiana jobless.

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Man robbed at gunpoint

Monday, Sept. 22,2008 10:20 p.m.

A Bloomington resident was held at gunpoint at about 9 p.m. Sunday while walking to his car.

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