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A new academic roadmap

By IDS · Tuesday, Oct. 6,2009 9:17 p.m.

WE SAY Three of the 13 points proposed by the Provost’s Task Force are immediate needs.

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Guards at Ind. jail stabbed in escape attempt

Tuesday, Oct. 6,2009 7:05 p.m.

VERNON, Ind. – Three teenage inmates in a southern Indiana jail attacked three guards and briefly held them hostage early Tuesday during an escape attempt that left one guard hospitalized with a stab wound to the head, authorities said.

"The Invention of Lying"

We’d be lying if we said it was inventive

Tuesday, Oct. 6,2009 6:10 p.m.

Though “The Invention of Lying” claims to be a comedy, the laughs come to an abrupt halt within the first 10 minutes of the film, when blunt truths about appearance and sexuality quickly lose their comic edge and the scenario becomes much darker.

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Invasion of cinema

Tuesday, Oct. 6,2009 5:55 p.m.

Hollywood has been going to the alien-well for decades. Sometimes the results are good – “E.T.” for example – and other times audiences get “K-Pax.” After much deliberation, the WEEKEND staff compiled this list of the 10 best and five worst alien-centric films of all time.

"Black Gives Way to Blue"

Give way to Alice in Chains

By Thomas Miller · Tuesday, Oct. 6,2009 5:49 p.m.

As a band, Alice in Chains has been through a lot, chiefly the death of its lead singer, grunge god Layne Staley in 2002. After Staley’s death, there didn’t seem to be much of a future for the rest of the band. Yet here we are with a new Alice in Chains album – one that is possibly the best record the band has done.

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SPEA professor dies

By Alex Benson · Tuesday, Oct. 6,2009 5:12 p.m.

School of Public and Environmental Affairs adjunct professor David J. Allen died yesterday at age 74 from an acute form of leukemia. He helped form SPEA in 1972, and is remembered as the school's strongest supporter.

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Connection problem plagues Internet on campus this afternoon

Tuesday, Oct. 6,2009 5:08 p.m.

Internet connectivity on the IU-Bloomington campus was interrupted Tuesday after the “core router” and backup systems both failed. Many departments lost connectivity at about 2:30 p.m., and some connectivity was restored as of 5 p.m.

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Connection problem plagues campus this afternoon

Tuesday, Oct. 6,2009 5:07 p.m.

Internet connectivity on the IU-Bloomington campus was interrupted Tuesday after the “core router” and backup systems both failed. Many departments lost connectivity at about 2:30 p.m., and some connectivity was restored as of 5 p.m.

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ID kits being sent to 162,000 Indiana children

Tuesday, Oct. 6,2009 4:32 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana officials are distributing more than 162,000 child identification kits to kindergartners and first graders across the state to help authorities locate the youngsters if they go missing.

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New CD features 12 unreleased Jackson 5 recordings

Tuesday, Oct. 6,2009 1:59 p.m.

DETROIT (AP) - The Jackson 5 was one of the greatest in a long line of legendary Motown acts. Now, 40 years after their single, "I Want You Back," debuted, the brothers from Gary, Ind., are returning with a CD of unreleased recordings.

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ID kits being sent to 162,000 Indiana children

Tuesday, Oct. 6,2009 1:35 p.m.

Indiana officials are distributing more than 162,000 child identification kits to kindergartners and first graders across the state to help authorities locate the youngsters if they go missing.

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Backstreet’s back with latest effort, ‘This Is Us’

Tuesday, Oct. 6,2009 9:35 a.m.

Fans of the Backstreet Boys may be ready to chant “Backstreet’s back!” as the pop quartet sans original member Kevin Richardson forges on with their “This Is Us” album, released nationwide today.

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