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Evaluating the Tea Party

By Nathan Dixon · Tuesday, April 20,2010 8:29 p.m.

The protesters are not the dangerous loons most critics imagine them to be.

Bomb Eyjafjallajökull

By Nick Jacobs · Tuesday, April 20,2010 8:28 p.m.

Like the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hannes has awoken the sleeping giant.

Banking ridiculosity

By Zach Ammerman · Tuesday, April 20,2010 8:26 p.m.

If there’s one lesson I’ve learned about managing my money (which I’m notoriously bad at), it’s that banks are out to get me.

A step back for equal rights in the Southwest

Tuesday, April 20,2010 8:25 p.m.

WE SAY Pending legislation in Arizona will sanction racial profiling in a region already fraught with racial and ethnic tension — allegedly in an effort to secure the border.

Around Indiana

Tuesday, April 20,2010 8:21 p.m.

News from around the state.

Daniels pushes 3-year degrees

Tuesday, April 20,2010 8:19 p.m.

Gov. Mitch Daniels is urging Indiana’s colleges and universities to begin offering three-year bachelor’s degrees that he said would give students a way to “fast-forward” their college careers.

Race of the year, ride of a lifetime

By Sean Morrison · Tuesday, April 20,2010 8:08 p.m.

Although last year’s Little 500 race was perhaps one of the greatest sporting events I’ve ever witnessed, I can’t pinpoint when it was I realized that.

4th-place finish gives Hoosiers hope

By Kevin Bowen · Tuesday, April 20,2010 8:02 p.m.

Three years ago, the NCAA adopted a rule that no team would be eligible for the Men’s Golf Championships if its record was not better than .500 for the season.

Greek philanthropy chairs work for others

By Hallie Robbins · Tuesday, April 20,2010 7:48 p.m.

Zeta Tau Alpha’s Big Man on Campus won’t be until mid-October, but philanthropy chairwoman and sophomore Kalina Dalecki is already creating and staffing 16 different committees that will ultimately help sponsor the event. This is the life of a philanthropy chair.

IU’s win streak on line at OSU

By Aaron Siegal-Eisman · Tuesday, April 20,2010 7:39 p.m.

The IU softball team has found its winning touch, but it’s getting a tough test today.

School lunches a national security threat, vets say

Tuesday, April 20,2010 7:06 p.m.

A group of retired military officers is giving school lunches a new label: national security threat. They say school lunches have helped make young people so fat that fewer of them can meet the military’s physical fitness standards, and recruitment is in jeopardy. A report released Tuesday said more than 9 million young adults, or 27 percent of Americans ages 17 to 24, are too overweight to join the military. Now, the officers are advocating for passage of a wide-ranging nutrition bill that aims to make the nation’s school lunches healthier.

Divorce dilemma: Texas says gays can’t get divorce

Tuesday, April 20,2010 5:35 p.m.

A judge in Austin granted the divorce, but Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is appealing the decision, as well as a divorce granted to a gay couple in Dallas, saying protecting the “traditional definition of marriage” means doing the same for divorce. A state appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments in the Dallas case Wednesday.

Student tutors teach practical English skills

By Zina Kumok · Tuesday, April 20,2010 5:22 p.m.

Every Saturday for one hour, tutors — usually IU students — and foreign students meet to learn English as a day-to-day language for the Practical English Tutorials program sponsored by the Leo R. Dowling International Center. Unlike the English language classes some international students take, the PET program is informal and friendly. The tutors are, for the most part, their peers. They can ask questions about vocabulary, culture and pronunciation.

Things to watch for at the race

By Nathan Hart · Tuesday, April 20,2010 5 p.m.

For the spectator, there’s a lot going on at the track during the race — 33 teams operating on different race strategies with different goals in mind. Several veteran riders offered keys to doing well in the race for any team.

Happenings beyond the track

By IDS · Tuesday, April 20,2010 4:57 p.m.

Sure, there’s a lot going on at the track come race day, but here are a few stories to watch out for from beyond the fence of Bill Armstrong Stadium

The science of cycling

By Nathan Hart · Tuesday, April 20,2010 4:54 p.m.

In a race that comes down to tenths of seconds and fractions of inches, riders often seek a competitive edge. But how much can science provide that edge?

Building a Little 500 rider

By Aliya Mood · Tuesday, April 20,2010 4:52 p.m.

A Little 500 cycling team’s budget only scratches the surface with the $100 registration fee. In fact, the elite teams often utilize — through sponsors, fundraising and out-of-pocket expenses — thousands of dollars of top-of-the-line equipment and apparel. Senior Gray Goat Cycling rider Matt Kiel discussed his team’s equipment and his own apparel for race day.

Racing into the digital age

By IDS · Tuesday, April 20,2010 4:40 p.m.

Since 2006, an assortment of Little 500 riders have worn stickers on their helmets to help senior informatics majors on a group project. This year’s group has made serious improvements, including recruiting more riders, and this year their data is hitting the Web.

Race day dictionary

By Aliya Mood · Tuesday, April 20,2010 4:35 p.m.

With help from Black Key Bulls rider Jordan Bailey, the IDS defines some of the most important race day terms.

Who was Bill Armstrong?

By IDS · Tuesday, April 20,2010 4:32 p.m.

Bill Armstrong was a baseball-playing, fund-raising, FBI-investigated Kentuckian who loved IU, its athletes and the Little 500.

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