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Misunderstanding Iran

By Zach Ammerman · Monday, Oct. 19,2009 8:56 p.m.

Iran is perhaps the country most misunderstood and misrepresented by the American public, the vast majority of whom write it off as simply another crackpot Arab dictatorship. Besides being completely untrue, the situation is far more complex than that. A history lesson for most Americans would go a long way toward assuaging the tensions between our two (similar) nations. The comparisons that many Americans draw between Iran and the Arab world are almost entirely superficial.

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Marching for GLBT civil rights

By Sarah Wilensky · Monday, Oct. 19,2009 8:54 p.m.

My crusade for a bus began less than three weeks ago because of a surge of student interest in attending the National Equality March in Washington, D.C.

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Is it all worth it?

By Tyler Chernesky · Monday, Oct. 19,2009 8:51 p.m.

I’m dropping out. Who needs a degree anyway? Midterm papers are due and exams are approaching. The days are getting shorter and the nights longer. Seasonal depression has set in. It won’t stop raining. I haven’t done laundry, and nothing in the food court looks edible. I owe money to the bursar, the credit card company and my parents. This isn’t working out.

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Local non-profits receive grant money

Monday, Oct. 19,2009 4:33 p.m.

The Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County recently awarded $126,204 to 17 local non-profit organizations through their annual program, according to a press release.

IU-Illinois Football

Chappell named Big Ten Player of the Week

Monday, Oct. 19,2009 12:32 p.m.

With his career highs in passing yards and touchdowns against Illinois on Saturday, IU quarterback Ben Chappell has earned his first Big Ten Player of the Week award, as announced by the conference Sunday night.

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Teen Driver Safety Week starts today

Monday, Oct. 19,2009 12:07 p.m.

Teen Driver Safety Week will begin today and lasts until Saturday, the Governor's Council on Impaired & Dangerous Driving and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute announced. In 2008, Indiana had 136 fatal crashes involving drivers ages 15-20, according to a press release.

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Teen Driver Safety Week starts today

Monday, Oct. 19,2009 10:57 a.m.

Teen Driver Safety Week will begin today and lasts until Saturday, the Governor's Council on Impaired & Dangerous Driving and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute announced.

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Isade Juneau makes finals

By Justin Albers · Monday, Oct. 19,2009 12:18 a.m.

IU men’s tennis coach Randy Bloemendaal said before the weekend that he wanted at least one player to break through at the Louisville Tournament. He got his wish.

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No. 22 IU plays Michigan to a tie in 0-0 game

By Pat Hickey · Monday, Oct. 19,2009 12:14 a.m.

After 120 minutes of play that included two overtimes, IU was unable to find a way to score against a Michigan defense that frequently dropped back nine players. The tie pushed its record to 9-3-2 for the season and 1-2-2 in the Big Ten.

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IU falls to MSU in its 4th scoreless game this year

By Kevin Loughery · Monday, Oct. 19,2009 12:12 a.m.

Junior forward Andy Adlard fell to his hands and knees, his forehead in the grass. Freshman goalkeeper Luis Soffner punched the net. Michigan State’s bench charged the field, its screams audible in front of a stunned crowd at Bill Armstrong Stadium. For the second consecutive home game, the No. 23 men’s soccer team fell to an unranked opponent in double overtime. The Spartans beat the Hoosiers 1-0.

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Fun is over; now time to get to work

By Jordan Cohen · Monday, Oct. 19,2009 12:08 a.m.

As excited as the team is to get back on the court, they now have less than three weeks before their Nov. 4 exhibition game with Grace College. That means just 25 days until their season opener against Howard on Nov. 13.

Hoosier Hysteria

Crean adds antics to Hoosier Hysteria

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, Oct. 19,2009 12:06 a.m.

IU coach Tom Crean opened the floor to Straight No Chaser for a scrimmage, welcomed IU alumnus Jared Fogle of Subway commercial fame to the floor for a sandwich toss and invited fans down to coach during the red-and-white game.

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IU sweeps Iowa, loses Sunday

By Drew Allen · Monday, Oct. 19,2009 12:05 a.m.

Sporting pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the IU volleyball team presented its largest audience of the season a dominant win Friday on Branch McCracken Court.The Hoosiers (14-8, 3-5) kicked off the annual Hoosier Hysteria festivities in Assembly Hall with a straight-set victory against Iowa (10-10, 2-6).

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