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Campustown, local IU wares store, to close its doors after 40 years

By Jessica Contrera · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 9:06 p.m.

Jim Cushing remembers when CDs sold like wildfire. He remembers when an IU T-shirt cost $3.99. He remembers when physically going to a store was the only way to buy things. A lot has changed since those days, but Cushing has been manager of Campustown, an IU goods and apparel store, through it all. Now Cushing must manage the store through its biggest change — its closing.

A plea for respect, political decency

By Jon Todd · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 7:45 p.m.

Last week, Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina announced to ABC he was not planning to attend the president’s speech about his job creation proposal. He’s not alone, either — Rep. Joe Walsh of Illinois also announced last week that he would not be attending. You might be thinking, “So what?” Well, stop thinking that.

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Looking back and looking forward: the post-9/11 era

By Christopher Babcock · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 7:43 p.m.

Exactly ten years ago on this date, our world entered a new era.

Is that a bird on your head or are you just being trendy?

Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 7:38 p.m.

They’ve recently shown up in the hair of 99 percent of the women I see on campus. This is a grossly exaggerated approximation borne of personal bias.

IU alumna looks back

By Mary Kenney · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 6:30 p.m.

It was 8:45 a.m. on a Tuesday in September. Rachel Jacobson, a freshman at IU, was still asleep. A native of the Lower East Side of New York City, Rachel had been in Indiana for only two weeks.

Pearl Harbor, 9/11 attacks are more than memories

By Lindsey Erdody · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 6:28 p.m.

On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four passenger airplanes. On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan attacked the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. These attacks on American soil left a profound mark in the memories of those who were young adults at the time.

Ayman

By Charles Scudder · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 5:20 p.m.

When President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden, he made sure to tell the American people that the War on Terror was not yet finished.

Saddam

By Charles Scudder · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 5:19 p.m.

At his trial for crimes against humanity in 2006, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein took to the stand as an elderly tyrant. He ranted about his supremacy and shouted at the judge , denying his position as an ousted leader.

Osama

By Charles Scudder · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 5:02 p.m.

Soon after 9/11, the son of a wealthy Saudi businessman sat against a rock wall with a microphone in hand and an AK-47 by his side. On his head, a white turban. On his wrist, a digital timepiece.

David

By Charles Scudder · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 4:58 p.m.

When then-Major General David Petraeus commanded the 101st Airborne Division in Mosul, Iraq, the goal wasn’t simply to win classic battlefield victories but to win the “hearts and minds” of the Iraqi people.

George W.

By Charles Scudder · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 4:56 p.m.

Three days after his country was struck by religious extremism, the president of the United States clambered on top of a buried fire truck and put his arm around a volunteer who had come to Manhattan to search for survivors.

Barack

By Charles Scudder · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 4:53 p.m.

On a chilly November night in 2008, a young politician took a flag-flanked podium in Chicago.

IU releases new men’s basketball schedule

By Connor O'Gara · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 12:09 a.m.

The Hoosiers will kick off the season when they play Stony Brook at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at Assembly Hall. IU will also get the chance to square off against other in-state foes in non-conference play.

Local foods come in first

By Molly Schultz · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 12 a.m.

In Bloomington, the demand for locally grown food has increased. And it’s benefitting both consumers and producers.

Student Involvement Fair returns to campus, goes green

By Kirsten Clark · Wednesday, Sept. 7,2011 11:53 p.m.

This year’s fair, organized by IU Student Life and Learning, attempted to go green while encouraging students to get involved on and off campus.

Medieval times in Dunn Meadow

By Bailey Loosemore · Wednesday, Sept. 7,2011 11:50 p.m.

The Society for Creative Anachronism, an international organization, participates in practicing the arts and skills of the Renaissance.

Deadmau5 to play GLOWfest

By Corinne Lambert · Wednesday, Sept. 7,2011 11:47 p.m.

GLOWfest traveling music festival announced Deadmau5 as its fall show headliner.

Big Ten forces IUSA to change campaign name

Wednesday, Sept. 7,2011 11:23 p.m.

The powder-blue Big Ten T-shirts of then-junior Justin Kingsolver’s ticket are a part of campaign history. So is the name.

La Casa town hall meeting addresses harassment

Wednesday, Sept. 7,2011 11:22 p.m.

Any attack that singles out a group in Bloomington is an attack on all.That was the message stressed at town hall meeting Wednesday at La Casa Latino Culture Center. The meeting was a response to recent racially motivated harassment at the center.

1st Gay-Friendly Fraternity Recognized on Campus

By Chloe Kent · Wednesday, Sept. 7,2011 11:21 p.m.

Almost two years ago, a thought occurred to senior Joshua Thomas that seemed unheard of to him at the time. He decided a gay-friendly fraternity should be brought to IU.

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