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It's that time of the year again. It's time for crowded shopping malls, visits with the wonderful people in your family and the never-ending saga between Christmas and anti-Christmas idiots.

Police arrest man wearing armor, carrying pellet gun into airport

Group calls for laws that allow stronger penalties on hate-crimes

Bloomington vies with Muncie for 1,000-job call center

State sues cornhole game seller after not delivering

Grounds for debate

Opt-out vs. opt-in strategies

In order to be a successful entrepreneur, you must be able to manage others and create a system of success. The book "E-Myth" by Michael Gerber is a great guide to doing just that. Today, I'll talk about what I describe as the "opt-out" strategy vs. the "opt-in" strategy.

No more haggling: Web site network helps friends, housemates track debt

PITTSBURGH -- Splitting dinner checks can cause a splitting headache, even when the diners are a math-oriented data miner, a database security specialist and an expert in networked games.

IU graduate creates online resume site for job seekers

Most people imagine their resumes on an 8.5-by-11-inch piece of white paper. But for telecommunications graduate Jace Freeman, it's a Web site -- an idea that became the basis for his new business, Digital-Resume.

IU graduate student playwright creates "Reel" success

The glitzy world of Hollywood came to life in the world premiere of "Reel," which opened Friday at the Wells-Metz Theatre. Written by IU graduate student Paul Shoulberg and produced by the Department of Theatre and Drama, "Reel" is a play that provides a behind-the-scenes look at the search for love on a Hollywood film set.

Students stage final project today

While many students study for final exams or prepare final projects, the African American Dance Company students will perform their final collaborations on stage at 7:30 p.m. today in the Willkie Auditorium. Admission is $3.

One Book, One Bloomington expands, now taking votes

In 2007, One Book, One Bloomington will turn into the Big Read: One Book, One Bloomington, expanding its name and opportunities to unite the city and the surrounding area by promoting popular literary fiction.

Sampson: D.J. needs a 'swagger'

IU forward D.J. White -- all 6-foot-9, 251 pounds of him -- lay motionless on the court as the buzzer sounded Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Hoosier big man fell to his knees with his arms extended in front of him as the realization of his team's loss sank in. It's been that kind of a year for the junior forward.

Transgender Little 500 rider returns to break 'silence'

Friends and members of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community gathered in red T-shirts yesterday for a walk across campus commemorating the National Day of Silence.

In flux: Sampson continues to switch around starting lineup

IU coach Kelvin Sampson insists his first Hoosier team is still searching for an identity, for something the players can "hang their hat on," as he often says. As he searches for that identity, he is also searching for a group of players he can count on. He is finding out who his starting five are, who his role players are and who -- if anyone -- can provide him much needed poise and experience.

Goodbye baseball, hello bossaball

Sayonara, Super Bowl. Farewell, Final Four. Au revoir, Opening Day. I'm off to see the world, and unfortunately you won't fit in my carry-on.

On Earl, Rod and A.J.

Earl Calloway, Rod Wilmont and A.J. Ratliff sat on IU's bench for much of the second half during the Hoosiers' 54-51 loss to Duke University Tuesday night. Certainly, you'd expect at least some combination of these three to see the floor during crunch time in such a tough nonconference affair. So was IU coach Kelvin Sampson sending a message to the trio? "Oh, there was a message," Sampson said Thursday afternoon.

Myers gets 65 years for Behrman murder

MARTINSVILLE -- John R. Myers II received 65 years in prison Friday, the maximum sentence, for the 2000 murder of IU sophomore Jill Behrman. His ankles and wrists chained, Myers remained emotionless during the all-day sentencing, even when Jill Behrman's parents Marilyn and Eric Behrman took the stand to read personal statements to the court. "Every single day, many times each day, I am forced to think about the fact that my daughter Jill was brutally murdered, execution-style, in a remote, overgrown area in rural Morgan County," said Marilyn Behrman, her voice strong as she read aloud her written statement. "My strong, beautiful, responsible, intelligent daughter Jill was unable to defend herself against Mr. Myers that day." Jill Behrman vanished during a morning bike ride May 31, 2000. Her bicycle was found two days later in a cornfield outside Ellettsville, less than a mile from the trailer where Myers was living at the time. Hunters found her skeletal remains in March 2003 near Paragon, Ind. Forensic evidence showed Jill Behrman was shot in the back of the head at close range with a shotgun.

Mock funeral procession marks India disaster anniversary

Holding a body-shaped shroud on their shoulders, graduate student Giri Krishnan and IU researcher Suresh Marru followed a seven-person funeral procession down Indiana Avenue as the procession's leader slowly banged out a funeral cadence with a pot and spoon. The rest of the group carried posters depicting deformed children and other grisly images.

Newspaper carrier's van reported stolen at IMU

A man delivering newspapers to the Indiana Memorial Union early Thursday morning reported his vehicle stolen after he returned to find his van missing, said IU Police Department Sgt. Andy Stephenson.