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Back Alley celebrates 50th birthday with all-day bash

By Shannon Dahmer · Friday, Oct. 5,2007 12:07 a.m.

Since its opening day on Oct. 5, 1957, in the Indiana Memorial Union, the Back Alley has offered both students and the Bloomington community with billiards, bowling and birthday parties. But today, the Back Alley will be celebrating its own 50th birthday.

Police kill man accused of murdering ex-wife

By Sara Amato · Friday, Oct. 5,2007 12:06 a.m.

An Indianapolis man was shot and killed by Indiana State Police early Thursday morning after murdering his ex-wife and fleeing the scene with her children, police said.

IU men's golf debuts at 15th in 1st Golfstat rankings

By Kevin Luchansky · Friday, Oct. 5,2007 12:06 a.m.

The IU men’s golf team debuted at 15th in Golfstat’s first national rankings of the year this week, coming off of a third-place finish at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational last weekend in Olympia, Ill.

Sorority to pass out 30,000 breast cancer ribbons at Colts game

By Lindsey Alexander · Friday, Oct. 5,2007 12:04 a.m.

This Sunday, Zeta Tau Alpha is urging Colts fans to trade in their blue for pink.

Not a basketball story: Hoosiers crack poll

By Matt Dollinger · Friday, Oct. 5,2007 12:04 a.m.

The contents of Bud Mackey’s shoes and Isiah Thomas’s dirty mouth grabbed more headlines this week than the best IU football story all season. Even when the football team wins, the basketball team finds a way to steal the spotlight.

Police investigating inconsistencies in group’s requests for charitable donations

By Alexandra R. Moses · Thursday, Oct. 4,2007 11:55 p.m.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a group of people who claim to work for a company called Integrity Program, due to questions arising from local donors.

Bloomington woman reports rape

By Sara Amato · Thursday, Oct. 4,2007 11:53 p.m.

A Bloomington woman contacted the Bloomington Police Department early Wednesday morning after she was allegedly raped.

State removes pastor from payroll

By Emily Gibbons · Thursday, Oct. 4,2007 11:52 p.m.

As of Sept. 7, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration terminated all payment and benefits to the department’s former chaplain Rev. Michael L. Latham.

Students dumpster-dive to save money

By Ab D. Phillip · Thursday, Oct. 4,2007 11:51 p.m.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Two Pennsylvania State University students snuck behind a deserted State College, Pa., strip mall at 10:30 p.m. Sunday and headed straight for the Dumpsters.

Indiana has 10th highest foreclosure rate in U.S.

By Emily Gibbons · Thursday, Oct. 4,2007 11:50 p.m.

Housing foreclosures are sweeping the country, and Indiana is no exception. Indiana ranks 10th in the country for the highest number of filed foreclosures, RealtyTrac Inc. spokeswoman Daren Blomquist said.

IU introduces research center to study China

By Chris Shaw · Thursday, Oct. 4,2007 11:50 p.m.

As Mattel toys make the news and China’s economy grows at a rapid pace, IU introduced this year the Research Center for Chinese Politics and Business.

Dirty pets to get clean at fundraiser

Thursday, Oct. 4,2007 11:49 p.m.

Got a dirty dog that needs to be cleaned? The student organization Revitalizing Animal Well-Being will be offering the chance to get a dog washed and help the community, too.

Rural cities draw younger, educated adults post-college

By Ab D. Phillip · Thursday, Oct. 4,2007 11:48 p.m.

LINCOLN, Neb. – The stereotype that people leave small towns as soon as they can has little weight to it, according to an annual survey conducted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Applied Rural Innovation.

NPR commentator speaks on terrorism

By Kyle Doehla · Thursday, Oct. 4,2007 11:46 p.m.

The Bush Administration failed to predict the future and as a result innocent people are suffering, said National Public Radio commentator David Cole on Thursday at the IU School of Law.

USDA defends wait on beef recall, re-examines policy

By Hope Yen · Thursday, Oct. 4,2007 10:14 p.m.

The Department of Agriculture defended its decision to wait 18 days before seeking the recall of millions of pounds of ground beef after initial tests showed E. coli contamination, saying it was following standard policy to rule out other factors.

Award-winning filmmaker Julie Dash encourages students at lecture

By Amanda Bridgman · Thursday, Oct. 4,2007 9:50 p.m.

Filmmaker Julie Dash gave a lecture Wednesday in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center about her inspiring life to an overflowing crowd of students, professors and members of the Bloomington community.

9 Bloomington galleries honor local artists at GalleryWalk on Friday

By Joshua Levering · Thursday, Oct. 4,2007 9:49 p.m.

Downtown Bloomington will be transformed into a metaphorical canvas displaying nine galleries worth of local artistry at the fall GalleryWalk beginning at 5 p.m. Friday.

Painter Wayne Manns looks to mother, grandmother for inspiration

By Sara Deuser · Thursday, Oct. 4,2007 9:49 p.m.

Artist Wayne Manns has set out to honor women and give back to the Bloomington community in his new exhibit “Women of Bloomington,” opening at 5 p.m. Friday at Gallery North, located on the Square.

Over The Rhine comes to Buskirk-Chumley on Friday

By Kristin Riccardo · Thursday, Oct. 4,2007 9:48 p.m.

Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist, the musicians of the Ohio duo Over The Rhine, are no strangers to Bloomington. They’ve performed and recorded here in the past, and they’re back to perform Friday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The couple will also be celebrating their 11th wedding anniversary in Bloomington that day.

The best show you’re not watching

By Cory Barker · Thursday, Oct. 4,2007 8:02 p.m.

All that matters in television is ratings. There are shows that don’t get a fair shake from their networks because they lack the ability to draw in a certain demographic. They’re usually cancelled when they “underperform,” or worse, dumped into an awful time slot that all but guarantees the shows a slow, painful death. A show currently in this situation is “Friday Night Lights.”

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