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Column: Poor man's pumpkin

By Nona Tepper · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 10:59 p.m.

Hurricane Irene wiped out an estimated one-third of the country’s pumpkin crop, flooding fields, breaking branches and taking some of the fill out of our pumpkin pie. With Halloween quickly approaching, the mass rotting of Charlie Brown’s fabled “Great Pumpkin” is sure to spook jack-o’-lantern creators across the country.

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Father-son duo brings artwork to local gallery

Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 10:58 p.m.

In 1970, David Coleman started his law firm in a Victorian-style building on Grant Street just south of Kirkwood Avenue. He worked there for almost 40 years. In 2008, he wanted to start a business with his son Gabe.

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Alumna recalls racial experience in novel

By Sally Bae · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 10:57 p.m.

Author and IU alumna Leena Ceraveeni sounds like a typical American with Midwestern roots. She grew up in Greenwood, Ind., attended IU as a journalism major and then moved to Texas. Her life was filled with culture clashes of Indian heritage and American upbringing. These personal racial experiences led her to write her first novel, “The Hometown.” The book is a coming-of-age novel that centers on 23-year-old Mala Thomas, an Indian American who copes with her racial identity.

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IUSA Congress convenes

By Matthew Glowicki · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 10:47 p.m.

The IU Student Association Congress convened as a whole for the second time this month Tuesday night with 33 of 47 members present.

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Dining employee found unconscious

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 10:46 p.m.

Phillip Long, an employee of Traditional Dining Hall in Read Center, was found unconscious and facing the floor during employee dining time between 3:45 and 4 p.m. Tuesday.

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RPS to have RA, CUE information sessions

By Jessica Campbell · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 10:43 p.m.

Students who want to live for free next year, build their leadership skills and mentor future freshman can apply to be a resident assistant or commUNITY educator for fall 2012 and spring 2013 through Residential Programs and Services.

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Co-ops offer alternative housing

By Kate Thacker · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 10:42 p.m.

Residential Programs and Services offer Cooperative (Co-op) Housing Communities in Forest and Wright quads as low-cost, campus housing options.

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Daniels appoints interim lottery director after resignation

Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 8:41 p.m.

Gov. Mitch Daniels has named an interim executive director of the Hoosier Lottery following the resignation of the lottery’s former director amid accusations that she spent tens of thousands of tax dollars on extravagant office space.

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City council candidate's 2007 arrest for biting, kicking police officer may pose problems for her campaign

By Michael Majchrowicz · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 8:41 p.m.

As the Bloomington municipal election date draws nearer, candidates across the board are utilizing the last few weeks to draw voter attention to city issues. In the case of Jennifer Mickel, though, the spotlight is turned in the other direction, bringing focus to a situation that ultimately led to Mickel’s arrest after she bit and kicked a police officer in 2007.

The eating and driving ban in Oak Park, Ill.

From speedometers to feedometers

Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 8:01 p.m.

We say the eating and driving ban in Oak Park, Ill., won’t accomplish the goal of diffusing distracted driving.

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What 2012 means for me and you

By Connor Caudill · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 8 p.m.

As a senior, I am worried about graduating. If you are a senior, you should be worried, too, and not because our days of being able to regularly play Sink the Biz at Nicks or enjoy Wednesday night trivia at Kilroys are limited.

The growth of the U.S. Population

2039, here we come

By Jarrod Lowery · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 7:23 p.m.

Despite some Americans’ concerns, it looks like the 400 million-person America of 2039 will be prosperous, relatively uncrowded and better positioned than many industrialized nations to tackle the challenge of an aging society.

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IDS editor-in-chief applications available at Student Media office

Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 2:29 p.m.

Applications for editor-in-chief for the Indiana Daily Student spring semester are available. Download a copy of the application or pick up a paper version from Ruth Witmer or Ron Johnson at the Student Media offices. Candidate information will be posted after the deadline has passed.

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