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Prosecutor begins 'challenging year'

By Alexa Lopez · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 6:18 p.m.

Monroe County Prosecutor Chris Gaal has many aspirations for the new year, calling for citizens to cut down on everything from crime to underage drinking.

Basketball recruit grazed by bullet

Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 6:09 p.m.

A member of the 2007 IU basketball recruiting class received a minor wound from a bullet in his upper back Saturday outside a hotel in California, according to a report by the Contra Costa Times.

UPDATE:Police: abducted mom, 4 children found safe

By Alexandra R. Moses and Tom Coyne · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 3:51 p.m.

ELKHART, Ind. - A mother and her four children were found safe Tuesday night at a motel, three days after police said they were abducted by the woman's former boyfriend. The man, Jerry D. White, 30, was arrested, Detective Sgt. Bill Wargo said.

Conference presenter to address male minorities

By Brian Hettmansperger · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 12:30 p.m.

The Faculty and Staff for Student Excellence is putting on the third annual Men of Color Conference on Feb. 3. The keynote speaker for this year's event is the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute's founder and president, Juan Andrade Jr.

Student dresses for summer all year

By Zack Teibloom · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 1:54 a.m.

It's midwinter in Bloomington, but fifth-year student Ryan Worden is wearing jean shorts and aviators today. He wore them yesterday, and he'll wear them tomorrow, too. He's been doing it every day for seven years, whether it's 100 degrees outside or there's a blizzard. He'll abstain from wearing jean shorts at church or working at a job that requires pants, but those are his only two exceptions. It all started as a bet when Worden was 16 from a football teammate when he moved to North Carolina.

Students react to State of the Union address

By Alberto D. Morales · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 1:53 a.m.

President Bush spoke to the nation Tuesday night in his annual State of the Union Address, discussing issues of economy, Social Security, education, immigration and the environment. David White, chairman of IU College Republicans and a first-year law student, said Bush made "a productive speech towards what can effect change in America."

IDS Presents Dean of Students Richard McKaig

By Maria Srour · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 1:27 a.m.

If there were one thing you could change about your job, what would it be? Notifying parents of student deaths. What's your favorite color? Red or blue.

Shooting struggles, rowdy atmosphere lead to IU road loss

By Matt Mattucci · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 12:38 a.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Assembly Hall got the best of the IU men's basketball team yet again. For the sixth straight time, the No. 23 Hoosiers lost on the Illinois Fighting Illini's home court, suffering a 51-43 defeat Tuesday night that snapped IU's five-game win streak. The loss dropped the Hoosiers to 14-5 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten. IU coach Kelvin Sampson said after the game that the Hoosiers' problem Tuesday night was nothing that could be found on a stat sheet.

More speak out against outsourcing

By Brian Spegele · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 12:38 a.m.

Some IU employees, distraught over the uncertain future of their jobs, have begun organizing a grass-roots effort to combat a pending decision on University outsourcing. Emerging as an active voice over the last few weeks, the Communications Workers of America Local 4730 have organized a petition calling on the trustees to immediately end talks of all present and future outsourcing plans.

Living the night life

By Whitney Mitchell and Mandy Hyndman · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 12:36 a.m.

Students said they enjoy living in apartments near the bars because they are convenient, comfortable and reasonably priced.

Anatomy of a night out at Sports

By Ryan Corazza · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 12:29 a.m.

Kilroy's Sports Bar managers re-designed and re-structured the bar and its specials to attract a more diverse clientele.

Bush defends Iraq plan to skeptical Democratic Congress

By Terence Hunt · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2007 12:24 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- A politically weakened President Bush implored a skeptical Congress on Tuesday night to embrace his unpopular plan to send more U.S. troops to Iraq, saying it represents the best hope in a war America must not lose. "Give it a chance to work," he said.

Bears' Johnson OK'd to travel

By Carla K. Johnson · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2007 11:53 p.m.

SKOKIE, Ill. -- Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson will play in the Super Bowl -- with court approval and a warning from a judge to stay out of trouble.

Offensive woes down IU

By Eamonn Brennan · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2007 11:49 p.m.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- With just over five minutes left in the first half Tuesday night, IU guard Rod Wilmont stepped up to the free-throw line ready to shoot the second of the his two foul shots. Wilmont splashed the 15-footer and retreated comfortably down the court, having put his team up 21-14. It was the last time IU would expand a lead.

Number of physics majors increases by 30 percent

By Molly Kravitz · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2007 11:47 p.m.

The number of physics majors at IU has increased by 30 percent since 2000, according to data from the IU Department of Physics.

Faculty candidate discusses modern, mainstream interpretation of Quran

By Christina Stigliani · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2007 11:46 p.m.

While the bulk of Islamic scholarship today remains within a mainstream interpretation of the Quran, extreme positions have been taken by those who hope to nurture profound changes, either liberal or conservative, in the Islamic world.

Tax-free textbook bill has hearing today

By Beka Mech · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2007 11:45 p.m.

A bill that would eliminate the sales tax on some IU textbooks will have its first hearing today.

Nearly 60 employers to seek applicants at Thursday's annual summer internship fair

By Jessica Anderson · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2007 11:45 p.m.

It's only the beginning of spring semester, but students are already thinking about summer internships.

Unstoppable IU pianist fueled by strong passion for music

By Katie Ingmire · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2007 11:12 p.m.

A pianist with a broken hand is like a hurdler with an injured leg -- both are brought to a halt until fully healed. But for Maxim Bernard, an IU graduate student working toward his artist diploma in piano performance, a broken hand from a bicycle accident did not present a crisis, but an opportunity. "Instead of just taking the time off, he decided to prepare an entire program with his left hand," said Bernard's friend and fellow pianist Melinda Baird, who added that Bernard not only voluntarily prepared the program in two months, but performed it in a recital.

Chanel dazzles with latest couture

By Joelle Diderich · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2007 11:11 p.m.

PARIS -- Veteran designer Karl Lagerfeld defied predictions Tuesday that Paris haute couture will soon die out with a display of feather-light gowns for Chanel destined to lure a new generation of clients.