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Incoming freshmen say goodbye to families, hello to IU

Boxes and tears filled the room in Teter Thompson on Wednesday. Friends and family laughed and talked while the girls steadily unpacked their belongings onto the dorm floor.VIDEO: Move-in Day & Freshmen Induction

Culture center finds new home

In July, the office doors were locked. By August, the board resigned. Some wondered if the First Nations Educational and Cultural Center, created in April of 2007 to serve the needs of IU’s Native communities, would survive.

Computerworld Magazine recognizes School of Informatics graduate program as one of the top 10 programs in the nation

IU’s School of Informatics was the first of its kind in 2000. In the eight years since its inception on campus, it is now being recognized as one of the finest the country has to offer.

Katrina memorial takes shape

Six mausoleums for the unclaimed dead of Hurricane Katrina stand on what was vacant land just five weeks ago, as New Orleans – in what could be a testament to its determination – scrambles to complete a memorial by Friday’s third anniversary of the storm.

Dalai Lama cancels trips

The office of the Dalai Lama says the Tibetan spiritual leader is suffering from exhaustion and is canceling his international trips

Freshman will learn traditions and spirits of IU at rally

It’s Friday afternoon, and the powerful music of the Marching Hundred echoes from inside Assembly Hall. The historic words of the fight song float down Fee Lane. Welcome Week is coming to an end, but Traditions and Spirit of IU has just begun.

Freshmen inducted into IU

IU President Michael McRobbie stood before the full-capacity crowd at the IU Auditorium on Wednesday and welcomed the incoming freshman to IU, but the family man could just as easily have been on the other side of the stage.

2 Iraqi officials accused of aiding al-Qaida insurgents

A university president and a top local official in a restive province north of Baghdad are suspected of giving weapons and government cars to al-Qaida in Iraq insurgents, according to arrest reports obtained Wednesday.

Wide receivers: the new running backs

IDS Columnist Ben Homrig provides analysis that will help you win your fantasy football league.

Smith chats on state of team

IU coach Tracy Smith is impressed with the depth of his team at several different positions.

Soccer players get European experience

Soccer players Ofori Sarkodie and Rich Balchan bring overseas experience back to IU team.

A Golden Interview

IDS columnist Mike Abrams mimics a sit-down interview with Bob Costas.

Class of 2009 recruits ready to join Hoosiers

The 2009 recruiting class is ready to play for Coach Crean and the Hoosiers.

Finch eager to play for IU

Safety Jerimy Finch is ready to play for IU this year after transferring from Florida.

Money, narcotics stolen from K-mart

The Bloomington Police Department is still investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Kmart Pharmacy, 3175 W. Third St.

Fleeing man shot, killed by police

OSCEOLA, Ind. – An autopsy found that a gunshot wound to the chest killed an Osceola man who authorities say died while trying to flee an off-duty police officer.

City, IU partner for smooth construction near campus

The intersection of 17th Street and Fee Lane is just one area in Bloomington that has been a headache for drivers during the summer months. The city of Bloomington and IU have worked together to fix the area in time for the fall semester. These major upgrades were seen by the state of Indiana as necessary to the improvement of the busy road.

Keep the park

In the Monday, Aug. 4 edition of the IDS, guest columnist Ellis Latham-Brown lamented that People’s Park is still not family-friendly, although he is very pleased that the rest of Kirkwood has been “cleaned up.” He mentions that “most of the seedy establishments that once lined this street – The Den, for example – have been replaced by posh boutiques and upper-scale eateries.”

Presidents should and can have private lives

Traditional imagery depicts universities as institutions throwing open the floodgates of knowledge for their students. But after a photo from his July Fourth boating excursion surfaced, it seems Iowa Central Community College President Robert Paxton is more practiced at filling young people with beer than with learning. In the contentious photo, Paxton appears to be holding the tap on a keg of beer open directly above a young woman’s mouth. Lucky for his career, the only Iowa Central Community College student aboard the boat was his own son, who only attended the school the year before. Moreover, an Iowa Central trustee has come forward to agree with Paxton’s argument that because the party took place outside campus and working hours, it is strictly a private matter.

Presidents should and can have private lives