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Disaster food stamps OK’d in 10 more Ind. counties

Tuesday, Oct. 7,2008 10:39 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Federal officials gave the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration permission Tuesday to distribute emergency food stamps to residents of 10 southern Indiana counties raked by severe weather last month.

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Around the state

Tuesday, Oct. 7,2008 10:38 p.m.

A look at news briefs from around the state of Indiana.

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Give peace a chance

By Emily Campion · Tuesday, Oct. 7,2008 8:53 p.m.

He was born Oct. 9, 1940. Tomorrow would be his 68th birthday. As dreamer and a peace activist, John Winston Lennon inspired a generation to love and want nothing more than to “give peace a chance.”

Set Designer Jared Rutherford in his shop where he makes the props amongst other parts for various plays in the Theater and Drama Department.

For scenic designer, collaborative effort necessary to show’s success

By Risha Kohli · Tuesday, Oct. 7,2008 8:50 p.m.

As the opening night for “Dead Man Walking” nears, the technical crew is perfecting the final details of the show. Scenic designer and graduate student Jared Rutherford said creating and building the set for the stage has involved endless work and patience, but the experience has been an invaluable lesson.

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Jordanian Ambassador Prince Zeid to speak at IU

Tuesday, Oct. 7,2008 3:04 p.m.

Jordanian Ambassador to the U.S., Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Inidana Memorial Union's Whittenberger Auditorium.

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Drumming workshop inspires participants

Tuesday, Oct. 7,2008 12:07 a.m.

This weekend, downtown Bloomington experienced a transformation when the rest of the world invaded its streets for the annual Lotus World Music and Arts Festival. A similar transformation took place Sunday in the parking lot behind Athena when 20 people gathered for a Middle Eastern and North African drum workshop taught by local musician Anass Sentissi.

Sound technician Gabe Gula makes a regular systems check for the Theater and Dramas' department production of "Dead Man Walking" before each show.

Sound designer plans logistics for memorable 1st production

Tuesday, Oct. 7,2008 12:05 a.m.

As a sound designer in the theater, I have to look at the play as a whole and how sound is going to affect the show. Before a show is cast, I work with a production team that consists of a director, lighting designer, scenic designer, costume designer and others. As a team, we talk about what we want to convey on stage.

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Junior adapts to life as movie heartthrob

Tuesday, Oct. 7,2008 12:04 a.m.

“Most girls would give their left boob to go out with that guy.” Mitch Reinholt is that guy. The quote is from the documentary “American Teen,” which stars Reinholt, a junior majoring in biochemistry.

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Brain injury survivor: You are not alone

By Sean Morrison · Tuesday, Oct. 7,2008 12:02 a.m.

John Brady was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, an average student and member of the ice hockey club team. “I was your stereotypical frat boy,” Brady, 37, said. “I grew up here in Bloomington.” Then, the unthinkable happened.

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Brain injury support group helps heal

By Sean Morrison · Tuesday, Oct. 7,2008 12 a.m.

They come to room 018 of the Speech and Hearing Center on the first Monday of every month. They come with their burdens, their personal tragedies and their faults. They come with fears, doubts and uncertainties. But they also come with something greater. Something powerful. They come with their stories.

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Campus, city bus services receive grants

By Elvia Malagon and Stephanie Kuzydym · Monday, Oct. 6,2008 11:53 p.m.

Fuel prices forced public transportation throughout Bloomington and IU’s campus to cut back on services. Now both Bloomington Transit and IU Campus Bus Service will receive federal grants, but the new money won’t be used to fill gas tanks.

Freshman Suengyeob Kim sits in his dorm room converted from a floor lounge in Read-Curry Wednesday. In order to accomodate an increasing freshman population, RPS had to place several new students in converted dorm rooms.

Students still living in lounges

By Sean Morrison · Monday, Oct. 6,2008 11:51 p.m.

When it came time to find out who his roommates were, Seungyeob Kim learned that he was going to be living with three other students from South Korea, which he said bothered him.

IU head basketball coach Tom Crean speaks on the tradition and future of the IU basketball program Monday night in the IU Auditorium. His speech was followed by a question and answer session with the audience.

Crean: Be Patient

By Matt Dollinger · Monday, Oct. 6,2008 11:49 p.m.

He didn’t need to call himself “Joe Six-Pack” or make any references to hockey moms. But by the end of the night, everyone in attendance knew Tom Crean was a regular guy. Bringing back a school tradition untouched since the days of Bob Knight, Crean delivered an enthusiastic lecture to the IU student body Monday night inside the IU Auditorium.PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

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CREDIT CRUNCH

By Nick Cusack · Monday, Oct. 6,2008 11:14 p.m.

The recent economic upheaval has left banks and lenders short of money. Experts say this could affect your ability to get a credit card, buy a house, purchase a car or even go to college. A look at the current credit crunch and you.

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