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Sikh follower claims job denial due to beard

Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 9:05 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – A follower of the Sikh faith claims in a lawsuit that a company at Indianapolis International Airport denied him a job as a shuttle bus driver because his faith dictates he wear a turban and a beard.

Ind. teen charged with murdering younger brother

Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 9:05 p.m.

RISING SUN, Ind. – A prosecutor in the U.S. said a 17-year-old charged with murder in the strangulation death of his 10-year-old brother had fantasized about killing someone.

4 children hurt in crash at Ind. day care center

Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 9:04 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Police said four children suffered non-life-threatening injuries when a sport utility vehicle fleeing from officers crashed into a day care center.

Holiday Hoopla provides crafts, games, family fun

By Nicole Slivensky · Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 9:03 p.m.

Girls Incorporated of Monroe County will be having its annual Holiday Hoopla event from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday at the Fountain Square mall.

Public H1N1 clinic open Saturday

Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 9:01 p.m.

H1N1 vaccines are currently being served to those within a certain target population. Those that are eligible and approved to receive the mist are healthy 2- to 24 year-olds, according to a press release.

Rethinking teacher licensing

By IDS · Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 8:09 p.m.

WE SAY The REPA proposals have rightfully caused us to look critically at teacher licensing.

Holiday cheerless

By Danielle Fleischman · Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 8:07 p.m.

It’s not that I don’t appreciate the nature of the season, but I’m Jewish and Chanukah is just not that important of a holiday. Still, it’s “that time of year” and I’m celebrating, too. So when someone is expressing his or her love for the season, it does feel a bit segregating when “Merry Christmas” is used as the generic season’s greeting. And now Focus on the Family, a faith-based group dedicated to “sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with as many people as possible,” is trying to take away my right to join in the holiday cheer altogether.

Joy of giving

By Joshua Held · Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 8:06 p.m.

In this year’s tight economy, especially, it may be easy to convince ourselves that giving is less important, or at least something that can wait. But rather than being a burdensome humdrum, giving can be one of the most exciting ways we spend our money.

Nielsen steps into the digital age – finally

By Cory Barker · Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 8:04 p.m.

Ssssh, can you hear that? That’s the collective cheer of television fans and critics alike. The celebrating is thanks to ratings tabulator Nielsen announcing that they will start accumulating and publishing viewing figures from online television streaming.

INPIRG, the White House and IUSA

By Jordan Jacobs · Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 8:03 p.m.

Ultimately, and deep down, we care. We care about the state of the world and we sympathize with other human beings, both at home and abroad, who find themselves in less fortunate situations. However, as a collective whole we are still in the process of aligning our emotions with concrete action that manifests itself on an everyday basis. This is only a problem if we do nothing.

The political lexicon

By Megan Clayton · Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 5:05 p.m.

What buzzwords came, went and stayed in style during the last decade

IU falls to No. 12 Florida State

Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 3 p.m.

For a recap of the live chat for the IU women's basketball 6:30 p.m. game against No. 12 Florida State click here.

Jacobs School announces one of a kind guitar festival

Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 1:29 p.m.

The first Indiana Guitar Festival and Competition, which is only one of its kind in the state, will be March 27-28.

No. 15 Ohio State's 77-64 win clinches Big Ten/ACC Challenge

Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 12:52 p.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Evan Turner had 25 points and 13 rebounds and Jon Diebler added 22 points to lead No. 15 Ohio State past No. 21 Florida State 77-64 on Wednesday night, clinching the Big Ten’s first victory in 11 years of its annual series with the ACC.

Straight No Chaser to perform at Murat

By Almondia White · Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 11:59 a.m.

This Saturday at the Murat Theatre, a cappella group Straight No Chaser will be performing songs from both of their holiday albums and they are expected to sing songs from other popular artists.

Public H1N1 clinic this Saturday

Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 11:58 a.m.

H1N1 flu mists are in and open to the public.

Glass looks to IU alumni for replacement head coach

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 12:46 a.m.

Glass looks to IU alumni for replacement head coach .

After 25 years with IU, Freitag will not return for 2010

By Kevin Loughery and Stephanie Kuzydym · Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 12:44 a.m.

Twenty-five of Mike Freitag’s 51 years have been spent with the IU men’s soccer program, as a player, assistant coach and head coach. But now, Freitag’s tenure as a Hoosier is done.

Renowned IU pianist returns to Germany

By Jackie Kochell · Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 12:40 a.m.

Menahem Pressler, an IU distinguished professor, has played concerts all over the world, but none were as significant as his performance at the Magdeburg Opera House on Nov. 22.

Stockholm send-off honors Nobel Prize winner

By Brad Zehr and Biz Carson · Thursday, Dec. 3,2009 12:37 a.m.

After meeting fellow 2009 Nobel Laureates on Tuesday in Washington and attending the reception at IU on Wednesday, Ostrom will leave for Stockholm on Friday to accept the Nobel Prize in Economics, formally titled the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

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