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State of emergency

Today, my fellow Americans, has been declared a national emergency.

Dissecting the surgeon general nominee

You must have heard the news, announced two weeks ago, that CNN correspondent and board-certified neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta was the president-elect’s top choice for surgeon general.

This is the moment

As you sit in Bloomington reading this article, I will be standing somewhere amidst three million people in Washington D.C. I will have crossed four states over the course of 17.5 sleepless hours, to spend only one whirlwind day freezing in the shadow of the Washington Monument.

IU vs. Purdue women's basketball live-blog

Join women's basketball reporters Brandon Smith and Jeremy Rosenthal as they discuss tonight's matchup between the Hoosiers and rival Purdue. The two teams meet in Assembly Hall, and are tied with Ohio State for the top spot in the Big Ten.Above the Rim

IU women's basketball set to battle Purdue

Purdue has a national championship; IU has never been to the sweet 16. Purdue has seven Big Ten championships, IU has one. This year, however, there is one statistic which both team are equal.

Hoosiers lose 8th straight

The Hall was packed, the crowd was loud and the team was beatable. But for the eighth straight game the Hoosiers lost, losing to Penn State inside Assembly Hall for the first time in school history.

Nittany Lions extend Hoosiers losing streak to longest in program history

In one of their most winnable games in conference season, the Hoosiers fell once again, losing. Losing to Penn State inside Assembly Hall for the first time in school history. The game marked IU's eighth straight loss, the program's longest losing streak since 1964.

NCAA, former IU president Brand has cancer

OXON HILL, Md. -- NCAA president Myles Brand disclosed Saturday he has pancreatic cancer with a long-term prognosis that is "not good," shocking a convention center full of delegates who had spent the week working on more of his reform-minded ideas.

Israel declares unilateral Gaza cease-fire

JERUSALEM – Israel declared a unilateral cease-fire in its 22-day offensive that turned Gaza neighborhoods into battlegrounds and dealt a stinging blow to the Islamic militants of Hamas, but the government said its troops will stay in the Palestinian territory for now.

US Airways jet ditches into NYC's Hudson River

2 Hoosiers picked at MLS draft

Since he began playing soccer at age 5, IU junior defender Kevin Alston has had to battle back from a broken leg, a sports hernia and a titanium rod in his left shin.But all the pain was made worthwhile Thursday afternoon when the New England Revolution chose him as the No. 10 overall pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft.

Singing Hoosiers hope to delight at inauguration ball

IU’s Singing Hoosiers will perform at the ball in the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington the night before President-elect Barack Obama is sworn into office.“We kind of get to show them what we’re made of and what kids our age can do,” said Natalie McRae, an alto in the group.The group received an invitation to perform and will sing for about an hour and a half, said Director Michael Schwartzkopf. He said the Singing Hoosiers have performed at inaugural balls before, but 15 to 20 years have passed since the last.

MLK Day planners urge students to participate in service projects

The holiday is considered “a day on, not a day off,” local organizers said, and encourages community service as a way to celebrate.

Johnsen’s expertise made her likely pick for Obama legal team

While some IU students will travel to Washington next week for the presidential inauguration, IU law professor Dawn Johnsen will go to begin work for the Office of Legal Counsel.

IU looks to improve ban on tobacco

A year after the smoking ban was implemented amid considerable controversy, IU Provost and Executive Vice President Karen Hanson said the results have not been as good as she had hoped

Family, self-motivation drive Escobedo

Around IU sports

The basketball teams are not the only Hoosier sports in action. So are the men's and women's swimming and diving, and track and field teams.

Saturday success hinges on 3-point defense

There is no play more exciting or deflating in the game of basketball than the 3-point shot.

Battling through change

After four years playing college basketball, senior forward Amber Jackson got to do one thing for the first time in November. She played in front of her mother.

Men's basketball looks to stop the bleeding of a 7-game losing skid

After the results of the two road trips in between ­– in which IU was knocked out early to Illinois and Ohio State by a combined score of 153-98 – being back in Bloomington can’t come soon enough for the Hoosiers.