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Dollars and Nonsense

By Oliver Wise · Friday, June 10,2011 2:46 p.m.

With Washington continuing to work on bills to help fund the country for 2012, the discussion on what needs to be eliminated in order to help the nation get back on track toward fiscal responsibility has been raging. One piece of spending that could be deemed unnecessary is the $320 million spent of military bands this year.

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Volunteers continue search early Friday morning

By CJ Lotz · Friday, June 10,2011 11:41 a.m.

Lauren Spierer’s friends were waking up to realize she never came home. A week later, at 2:30 a.m. on Friday, about 20 other volunteers sat outside the Copper Cup and Smallwood Plaza, the apartment Lauren never reached that morning.

Missing: Lauren Spierer

Police remain tight-lipped about altercation

By J. Edward Calabro · Thursday, June 9,2011 1:13 p.m.

A Wednesday morning press conference with the Bloomington Police Department offered few revelations into the ongoing search for missing IU student Lauren Spierer. Police remained tight-lipped concerning reports of an altercation between Corey Rossman and other unidentified males at approximately 2:40 a.m. at Smallwood Plaza the morning Lauren disappeared.  

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What is Long QT Syndrome?

Wednesday, June 8,2011 11:31 p.m.

Lauren Spierer suffers from Long QT syndrome, her mother said. It is an inherited condition, Bloomington cardiologist Dr. Louis J. Calli said. Its symptoms can be arrhythmic heart beats, passing out and in very rare cases, sudden cardiac death.

Missing: Lauren Spierer

Spierer family brought into spotlight

By CJ Lotz · Wednesday, June 8,2011 10:54 p.m.

Before the national news paid attention, before Ryan Seacrest tweeted about Lauren, before the press conferences and the search parties, Robert Spierer taped up a picture of his daughter.

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Spierer not directly involved in altercation the night of her disappearance, family offers $100,000 reward

Wednesday, June 8,2011 9:12 p.m.

Editor’s Note: Yesterday evening, the Indiana Daily Student posted a story about a possible altercation between Lauren Spierer and acquaintances during the morning hours of her disappearance. We removed the story from the website because of conflicting claims on whether or not it occurred.Stay tuned to idsnews.com for more up to date information as it becomes available.

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BPD investigates homicide case

Wednesday, June 8,2011 8:29 p.m.

Police officers are looking for a suspect in a Bloomington homicide case. The murder is unrelated to the case of the missing IU student, Lauren Spierer.

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Monroe County native to run for state senate seat

Wednesday, June 8,2011 8:29 p.m.

Reid Dallas, a diabetes care specialist for Nordisk Inc. and IU alumnus, announced his candidacy for the District 40 State Senate seat. The seat is currently held by State Senate Minority Leader Vi Simpson, a Democrat.

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Kids’ media interest not dependent on violence

By Adria Nassim · Wednesday, June 8,2011 8:25 p.m.

A study published in the current issue of “Media Psychology,” conducted by IU assistant professor of  telecommunications Andrew Weaver, suggests the amount of violence in television and movies does not increase a child’s interest in them.

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