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IU professor to relive CIA experience tonight

By Beth Evanson · Wednesday, Feb. 20,2008 12:42 a.m.

Professor Gene Coyle has taught a variety of subjects at IU for the past four years, but his previous job is what sets him apart from the rest of IU’s staff. Before he started teaching, Coyle was a CIA officer living abroad in countries such as Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Brazil, and convincing people to become spies for the U.S. government. Now he will relive his experiences in a speech to students Wednesday.

INPIRG screens film featuring fair trade coffee

By Jeff Lipps · Wednesday, Feb. 20,2008 12:41 a.m.

Armed with mugs and a desire to learn about the coffee market, IU students gathered Monday night in Collins Living-Learning Center to watch the screening of “Black Gold.” “Black Gold” chronicles the crusade of one Ethiopian, Tadesse Meskela, in his quest to liberate fellow Ethiopian coffee farmers from a market that fails to consider the farmer and his living conditions.

Film series focuses on cultural lifestyles

By Elvia Malagon · Wednesday, Feb. 20,2008 12:40 a.m.

The third annual Native Film Series will focus on contemporary Native American life. Rebecca Riall, co-chair of the Native American Graduate Association, said the film series is meant to show students the history and contemporary lives of Native Americans through visual means.

Kicked while you're down

Wednesday, Feb. 20,2008 12:05 a.m.

For Denisha Dennis, it had been a rough semester. Her GPA had dropped a bit, and she needed to work hard to get it back up. But as she moved back to campus after break, imagine her surprise when her dorm key didn’t work. It wasn’t an accident. The State University of New York at Old Westbury decided to kick any student with a GPA below 2.0 out of the dorms until they raised their GPA.

Around the World

By AP Reports and Abisalom Omolo · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 11:37 p.m.

Amtrak will start randomly screening passengers’ carry-on bags this week in a new security push that includes officers with automatic weapons and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains.

Supreme Court justices reject ACLU domestic spying lawsuit

By Abisalom Omolo and Mark Sherman · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 11:36 p.m.

The Supreme Court dealt a setback Tuesday to civil rights and privacy advocates who oppose the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program.

Fidel Castro resigns as Cuban president due to illness

By Abisalom Omolo and Anita Snow · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 11:35 p.m.

Fidel Castro, ailing and 81, announced Tuesday he was resigning as Cuba’s president, ending a half-century of autocratic rule that made him a communist icon and a relentless opponent of U.S. policy around the globe.

Bush urges world action to stop genocide, violence

By Abisalom Omolo and Jennifer Loven · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 11:34 p.m.

On ground haunted by one of the worst atrocities of modern times, President Bush pleaded with the global community Tuesday for decisive action to stop grisly violence in African nations like Kenya and Sudan.

Pakistan’s ruling party accepts election results

By Abisalom Omolo and Matthew Pennington · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 11:33 p.m.

Pakistan’s ruling party conceded defeat to the opposition Tuesday in parliamentary elections that could threaten the rule of President Pervez Musharraf, a key American ally in the war on terror.

Jon Twurog, left, of Noblesville, Ind., and Steve Adams, right, of Indianapolis, applaud while attending an “Equality is a Hoosier Value!” rally at the Statehouse Monday in Indianapolis. Indiana Equality staged the rally to denounce Senate Joint Resolution 7, which would ban same-sex marriages.

Lawmakers show support for amendment to ban gay marriage

By Deanna Martin · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 10:59 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – A majority of lawmakers in the Indiana House have signed a petition showing their support for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage – despite a decision by House leaders not to give the proposal a hearing this year.

Acting out ‘slavery’

By Alexandra R. Moses · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 10:58 p.m.

On Wednesday’s episode of “Conversations,” host Brian Spegele welcomes Bloomington resident and amateur actor Barry Grooms to discuss the importance of Black History Month in a 21st-century context.

Rachael’s Cafe owner and founder Rachael Jones prepares vegetables Tuesday, Feb. 5, for the cafe’s Fat Tuesday celebration.

Beyond the beverage

By Zach Schalk · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 10:57 p.m.

Running a cafe was not always the career path Rachael Jones pursued, but now she owns and runs Rachael’s Cafe, located on the southeast corner of Third and Lincoln streets.

Lead with green

By Tristan Reitz · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 10:22 p.m.

If Democrats want to mobilize large numbers of voters, they will have to do one thing that the Republicans have done very well, and that is pick an issue that strikes a nerve with its base. Republicans this year seem to have picked immigration, and the Democrats should respond with hammering away at something that not only excites its base, but also independents.

Britney's shame

By Jennifer Miller · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 10:22 p.m.

It’s hard to pass a magazine rack without seeing the pop princess splashed across cover after cover, probably doing something embarrassingly contrary to her once squeaky clean image. But the racks look different lately: Many headlines have a sense of urgency instead of smug amusement.

Breaking free

By Thomas Wachtel · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 10:20 p.m.

One of my early political memories was the NATO action in Kosovo in 1999. That was when I, along with many other politically inclined youths, learned the name Slobodan Milosevic and what “ethnic cleansing” meant. We learned the difference between Serbs and Albanians. We learned that sometimes the world community needs to step in to stop a human disaster.

Sampson’s last game could come against Boilermakers

By Chris Engel · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 3:02 p.m.

Despite the impending verdict on his future at IU, Kelvin Sampson has continued to receive support from some around the campus and community.

Cuban President Fidel Castro resigns

By Associated Press · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 3:28 a.m.

Ailing leader Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president early today, saying in a letter published in official online media that he would not accept a new term when the newly elected parliament meets on Sunday.

Rivalry reignited: Sampson to lead IU against Purdue

By Michael Sanserino · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 1 a.m.

After years of ho-hum contests, the IU-Purdue rivalry finally means something again. The No. 15 Hoosiers host the No. 14 Boilermakers today in the pair’s only matchup of the year. BLOG: Basketblog

Eyes to the sky

By Trevor brown · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 12:57 a.m.

The distant call of a red-shouldered hawk pierced the crisp morning air Saturday at the Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve. Hearing the screech, Nancy Martin clutched her binoculars to her face, scanning the barren tree line before finally spotting the elusive raptor darting from tree to tree. Martin, a local middle school teacher, and several members of Bloomington’s sizeable bird-watching community braved the cold Saturday, counting and identifying birds as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count, an annual event during which thousands across the U.S. and Canada gather data about their local bird populations.

‘Half a dozen’ people turn out to smoking cessation classes after Jan. 1 campus-wide ban

By Erica Beringer · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2008 12:40 a.m.

Smoking cessation classes, which began last Tuesday, provide support, individualized quit plans and “stop smoking” materials. Similar to the acceptance of the smoking ban, the turnout to the classes has been minimal.

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