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Flight School

By Kaitlin Shawgo and Kailtin Shawgo · Tuesday, June 24,2008 1:42 p.m.

Although IU doesn’t offer aviation classes, some students and staff members pay about $6,000 for pilot lessons.

Tutto Bene hosts fund raiser for advocacy organization

By Bonnie White · Tuesday, June 24,2008 1:20 p.m.

Citizen Advocacy of South-Central Indiana hosted a benefit at Tutto Bene Wine Café to raise money for a full time coordinator Sunday.

Comedian George Carlin dies at 71

Tuesday, June 24,2008 10:55 a.m.

George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71.

IU student faces assault charges after Sunday incident

By Ab D. Phillip · Monday, June 23,2008 11:11 p.m.

An IU student was arrested early Sunday morning for assaulting a man near the intersection of Eighth and Dunn streets.

A call from the mountaintops

By Erich Reinhard · Monday, June 23,2008 1:16 p.m.

Have you ever noticed how, in the humdrum of casual, college-kid conversation, the topic of politics is regarded with aversion and distaste? I fully understand the ominous feeling that overtakes you when you really aren’t ready to reveal some of your most personal convictions, especially to someone who gets a kick out of finding some superficial basis for argument.

3 Hoosiers earn All-American honors

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Monday, June 23,2008 10:35 a.m.

Three Hoosiers have earned All-American honors for a season that came to a stop after a Cinderella run in the Big Ten Tournament.

Malik Story commits to IU for 2008-09

By Jordan Cohen · Monday, June 23,2008 10:19 a.m.

Malik Story, a 6-foot-5 wing from Los Angeles, is the latest player to commit to IU, providing Hoosier fans with an 11th new face on the 2008-09 roster to remember.

Floodwaters breach levees

By Abdullah AlShihri · Monday, June 23,2008 9:49 a.m.

Floodwaters breached two levees in western Illinois on Wednesday and threatened more Mississippi River towns in Missouri after inundating much of Iowa for the past week.

Abu Ghraib torture evidence found

By Abdullah AlShihri · Monday, June 23,2008 9:48 a.m.

Medical examinations of former terrorism suspects held by the U.S. military at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, found evidence of torture and other abuse that resulted in serious injuries and mental disorders, according to a human rights group.

Forces kill 36 insurgents

By Abdullah AlShihri · Monday, June 23,2008 9:47 a.m.

Afghan and Canadian forces moved into villages outside Kandahar on Wednesday to root out Taliban militants, killing at least 36 insurgents, while an explosion elsewhere killed four British soldiers, officials said.

Israel and Hamas pledged to start a cease-fire

By Abdullah AlShihri · Monday, June 23,2008 9:46 a.m.

Israel and Hamas pledged to start a cease-fire Thursday in a bid to end a year of fighting that has killed more than 400 Palestinians and seven Israelis.

Bush looks offshore for remedy to high oil prices

By Abdullah AlShihri and H. Josef Hebert · Monday, June 23,2008 9:44 a.m.

WASHINGTON – A House panel put off a vote Wednesday on extending Congress’ ban on offshore drilling, even as President Bush was poised to publicly renew his call for lawmakers to open U.S. coastal waters to oil and gas development.

Loukas wins Olympic spot

By Linnea Coulter · Monday, June 23,2008 9:38 a.m.

For the third straight Summer Olympics, IU’s women’s diving team will be represented on the boards.

Local Speedway makes small-town racing a big deal

By Bryan Payton · Monday, June 23,2008 9:38 a.m.

Off of Fairfax Road on the south side of town sits a quarter mile dirt track where, in the summer, local history is made each week. Over one thousand people gathered Friday at the Bloomington Speedway, where for 85 years auto racing has been center stage. SLIDESHOW: Bloomington Speedway

Arts Fair on the Square provides locals with art from around country

By Kelly Cochran · Monday, June 23,2008 9:36 a.m.

Sixty-two artists came together from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today during the 28th annual Arts Fair on the Square. SLIDESHOW: Taste of Bloomington & Arts Fair 2008

A local 'Taste'

By Risha Kohli · Sunday, June 22,2008 10:40 p.m.

Locally owned restaurants shined at this year’s Taste of Bloomington. More than 7,300 people came to Showers Common for the event, a record turnout, the event’s co-director Talisha Coppock, said. The event showcased Bloomington restaurants, wineries, breweries and live music.

Farm flooding could cause increase in food, fuel prices

By Amanda Lowry · Sunday, June 22,2008 10:06 p.m.

With prices at the pump already topping $4 a gallon and the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimating grocery prices will rise more than 5 percent this year, the flooding of much of America’s farmland will be causing those prices to soar even higher.

Big Ten Network, Comcast reach agreement to increase coverage in Indiana to 90 percent

By Chris Engel · Sunday, June 22,2008 10:03 p.m.

The Big Ten Network and Comcast reached an agreement last Thursday which is expected to increase the coverage of the network to 90 percent of the state starting in August.

IU removes turf from Memorial Stadium

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Sunday, June 22,2008 10:02 p.m.

It’s almost all gone. With exception to the red IU logo at mid-field, every inch of AstroPlay turf on which the Cream and Crimson were last seen hoisting the Old Oaken Bucket has been removed from the field at Memorial Stadium in the wake of flood damage two weeks ago.

Euro Cup 2008 draws audience of IU international students

By Brian Meredith · Sunday, June 22,2008 9:59 p.m.

Soccer fans all over campus are keeping a close eye on the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2008. IU students and faculty, especially those with European ties, congregate around television sets in the Indiana Memorial Union and Leo R. Dowling International Center each afternoon to watch the games.