Longform

With his shot totals declining, Dumes playing better

By DeAntae Prince · Wednesday, Jan. 27,2010 9:37 p.m.

Senior guard Devan Dumes can scare IU fans every once in a while.

Act like you’ve been there

By Henry Alderfer · Wednesday, Jan. 27,2010 8:29 p.m.

When word got out about Tiger Woods’ infidelity, people were obviously going to talk about it. Tiger has long been the golden boy of golf, if not all of sport. He won major after major in his signature Sunday red and Nike hat, all the while gratefully acknowledging his family and his fans. It almost seemed too good to be true. Well, turns out it was.

‘No homo’

By Josh Kraus · Wednesday, Jan. 27,2010 8:27 p.m.

I believe that persistently validating your heterosexuality means that you feel there is something wrong about homosexuality. Every time I talk about stuffing and mounting a snow leopard, I don’t follow it up with “no taxidermist!” And I don’t think I’ve ever said “no Christian!” after wishing someone a Merry Christmas.

Apple-ization of America

By Hank Greene · Wednesday, Jan. 27,2010 8:25 p.m.

For those not familiar with this “Apple-ization” epidemic, it is a lethal social disease that affects mainly college students, Californians and old people who don’t understand how to use PCs.

Poor little 'big guy'

Wednesday, Jan. 27,2010 8:20 p.m.

WE SAY Corporate campaign contributions threaten democracy.

'Lost' in the Numbers: 42 most important characters

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, Jan. 27,2010 7:22 p.m.

Of all the hundreds that have appeared on the show, here are the 42 most important "Lost" characters.

Small survivors pose big problems

Wednesday, Jan. 27,2010 7:22 p.m.

The smallest survivors of Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake are becoming one of the biggest problems in its aftermath.Many of the thousands of children scattered among the makeshift camps of homeless have no one to care for them, aid workers say, leaving them without protection against disease, child predators and other risks.

A Spoonful of sugar

By Brian Marks · Wednesday, Jan. 27,2010 7:21 p.m.

This album won’t cause madness, but it might be intoxicating.

Liberian refugees cope with new life in Ghana

By Therese Kennelly · Wednesday, Jan. 27,2010 7:20 p.m.

The civil war in Liberia might have officially ended in 2003, but for thousands of refugees, home remains very far away. In Ghana, the Liberian refugee camp at Buduburam has existed for 20 years and consists of structures that resemble a fairly standard Ghanaian village.