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Recycling old issues

By Mike McElroy · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 6:34 p.m.

Recently, IU received a D-plus on its environmental sustainability report card, and many weren't too impressed with its efforts to improve. But the University isn't the only one sending us headlong into a Kevin Costner movie. You are, too. Yeah -- you, in the back. The one who is too lazy to tell the difference between a residence hall recycling bin and a urinal. You're the reason this town dumps tons (literally) of recyclable garbage into private landfills every day.

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Around the World

Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 6:33 p.m.

At least five people were killed Sunday in Somalia during a march that drew thousands in support of peacekeepers. Thousands had marched through Kismayo, Somalia, 260 miles southwest of the capital, Mogadishu, to support a proposed peacekeeping mission for the country.

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Making a racket

By Matt Peyton · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 6:32 p.m.

This week, I've found myself starring angrily at the chalkboard more than a few times. No, it's not the cold weather. And no, it's not a difficult concept.

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U.S.: Iranian government delivering bombs to Iraq

By Steven R. Hurst · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 6:32 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- High-tech roadside bombs that have proved particularly deadly to American soldiers are manufactured in Iran and delivered to Iraq on orders from the "highest levels" of the Iranian government, a senior intelligence officer said Sunday.

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All you need is love

By Grace Low · Sunday, Feb. 11,2007 6:28 p.m.

The two most powerful forces on this green Earth are love and anger. It's no wonder that these forces that elicit so much passion often intertwine in life and end up indecipherable from one another in their results. War, peace, abuse and social justice can all arise equally from these two seemingly opposite poles.

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Friends, family to hold prayer vigil Saturday for Wade Steffey

By Alberto D. Morales · Saturday, Feb. 10,2007 5:29 a.m.

A prayer vigil for missing Purdue student Wade Steffey will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Evangelical Community Church, 503 S. High St., in Bloomington. Steffey, a Bloomington resident, was last seen in the early hours of Jan. 13 while attending a Phi Theta Kappa fraternity party at Purdue. He was reported missing three days later, after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Ben Buckner, his roommate and childhood friend, came home from Bloomington to find Steffey's laptop still powered on.

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MtvU buys teacher rating site

By Alisha Chaudhary · Friday, Feb. 9,2007 7:03 p.m.

When students want to vent about their classes, they often turn to RateMyProfessors.com. The site was recently sold to mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college channel, and it features "ratings" of professors from universities in the U.S., Canada, England, Scotland and Wales, based on students' responses. "We have been hearing from our audience for a long time about how the Web site is a useful tool; it is a smart and organic approach to professor rating," said Jason Rzepka, mtvU's manager of communication. "When the purchase opportunity was provided, we jumped at it. It is a Web site for college students and by college students and it reflects our commitment to giving college students a voice."

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Panel worries about immigration

By Alexa Lopez · Friday, Feb. 9,2007 3:09 p.m.

Heads nodded and people murmured as professor Peter Guardino explained the deadly risks involved with immigrants crossing the border to the United States.

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A big crown to fill

By Allie Townsend · Friday, Feb. 9,2007 3 p.m.

The race for the crown has begun. The 15 contestants of this year's Miss Indiana University Pageant have been involved in a whirlwind of preparations in hopes of becoming the next Miss IUB. The pageant, to be held at 4 p.m. Sunday in Alumni Hall of the Indiana Memorial Union, will be the second Miss IUB competition since it made a comeback in 2006 after a 37-year absence. This year's contestant group ranges in experience from state-level pageants to no previous experience at all, said the pageant's executive director, Lindsay Shipps Etienne. "I feel so strong about this year's pool of contestants," she said. "It's so refreshing to see people who have never dealt with pageants coming together with those who have and seeing the work come together." Aside from competing for $6,000 in scholarships from the IU Foundation, the winner will go on to compete against 26 other local-level winners in the Miss Indiana Pageant in June. The contestants for Miss IUB will be judged on formal interviews and their talent, evening gowns, swimsuits and onstage interviews.

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Winter weather leads to increased bus usage

By Katrina Loh · Friday, Feb. 9,2007 2:55 p.m.

A crowd of shivering students rushes toward a packed red and white bus as it pulls up to the main library. After a few students board, the bus fills to capacity and disappointed students return to the sidewalk to wait for the next one.

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Online Only: Terrorists take Boston

By Thomas Wachtel · Friday, Feb. 9,2007 12:45 p.m.

Last Wednesday, Boston was in a panic when several "suspicious packages" were found attached to structures throughout the city. They were initially assumed to be bombs, and several were destroyed. However, it was soon revealed that they were part of a guerilla marketing campaign for "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," a show that airs late at night on Cartoon Network.

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Some thoughts on the student section:

By Ryan Corazza · Friday, Feb. 9,2007 12:02 p.m.

Ever since my freshman year, students have complained about the lack of unity inside Assembly Hall and the need for a student section. Valid point as any. But at the same time, it seemed as if most just made baseless assertions, backed up by zero action. No phone calls to people of authority. No e-mails. No meetings. No nothing. That all changed this year.

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Grammy winner Ralph Stanley comes to BCT

Friday, Feb. 9,2007 4:51 a.m.

At 8 p.m. today, bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys will perform at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. Stanley, 79, has been performing since 1946, according to a news release from the theater.

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