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Congress' defense bill grants more than $2 million to IU

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Saturday, Sept. 30,2006 9:24 p.m.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the final version of an appropriations bill earlier this week that will fund two life sciences projects on campus. The bill calls for $1.35 million in funding for the Cyclotron Facility to develop a Free Electron Laser and an additional $1.17 million to go toward the Next Generation Threat Detection research project to be run by the chemistry department.

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Chapters boast all the luxuries of home -- and more

By Kasey Hawrysz · Friday, Sept. 29,2006 7:47 p.m.

Though some people might think all greek houses resemble the pizza box and beer can covered Delta Tau Chi fraternity of "Animal House," chapter houses boast everything from hot tubs to high-tech security. These days, fraternity and sorority houses are trying to attract members with some hidden luxuries students might not even have at home. Relaxation After a long day of studying or a late night of partying, Phi Kappa Psi fraternity members can relax their tense muscles with a quick dip in the fraternity house hot tub. "We study so much that it is good to have a chance to relax," said junior Jonathan Gallagher, the Phi Kappa Psi social chair. "It really loosens up your muscles." The hot tub was installed about three years ago, Gallagher said. The chapter had some extra money one year and just decided to buy it. It was installed in the house's chapter room, where people use it every day, he said.

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Unfit for TV

By Alyson Brodsy and Sarah Shipe · Friday, Sept. 29,2006 12:13 p.m.

Standing on a scale in nothing but a sports bra and spandex shorts, Pam Smith saw the number 252 staring at her. Smith, 25, of Martinsville, Ind., wasn't in the privacy of her own home. She was on national television in NBC's third installment of the popular weight-loss show, "The Biggest Loser."

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Local homeless shelter still has no place to go

By Kristi Oloffson · Friday, Sept. 29,2006 9:24 a.m.

Abrahman Morales comes to the Shalom Community Center every day. It's the only place the homeless man can get a real meal, take a shower and do laundry. It's less than a mile from campus, where the average student spends more money on an education in a semester than Morales will see in years.

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Indiana public universities earn 'F' in affordability

By Sonia Rana · Friday, Sept. 29,2006 12:18 a.m.

Students aren't the only ones getting graded at colleges and universities across the nation. Sept. 7, Measuring Up, a national report card for higher education, gave Indiana's postsecondary education poor grades in a number of categories, including an 'F' in affordability, a grade that has IU administrators bristling.

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Hoosiers prep for George Mason Invite Saturday

By Jackie Faine and Jacqueline Faine · Friday, Sept. 29,2006 12:08 a.m.

After one exhibition and one meet in which not all top runners competed, the IU men's cross country team pumps itself up for its first full-fledged race of the season. Saturday the Hoosiers visit Manassas, Va., for the George Mason Invitational, where the first meet to showcase the team's top seven runners will take place.

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Around the World

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 28,2006 11:46 p.m.

Iraq terrorist calls scientists to jihad, Colo. school attack 'sexual in nature', 40 bodies found tortured in Iraq; 21 others dead, Stock prices fall after Dow Jones milestone, Former HP chair defends company spying probe

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UNBEATEN

Thursday, Sept. 28,2006 11:43 p.m.

Go eight games without a loss, and people start to notice. Riding the second-longest unbeaten streak in program history, the IU women's soccer team is starting to gain national attention. The Hoosiers (5-2-3, 2-0-0 Big Ten) have gone 5-0-3 in their last eight games, including two wins in their first Big Ten games against Ohio State and Minnesota. Because of their streak, the Hoosiers recieved votes for the first time this season in this week's NSCAA/Adidas national rankings.

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Study finds U.S. college students are failing in 'civil literacy'

By Zachary Osterman · Thursday, Sept. 28,2006 11:33 p.m.

Do you know the significance of the Battle of Yorktown or what federalism is? If you're a college student, chances are you don't, according to a recent study by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. The report claims that American college students are coming up short in what the study calls "civil literacy," according to an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Around the Arts

Thursday, Sept. 28,2006 11:32 p.m.

Series discusses commemorative Mexican Ballads

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New dean of the School of Continuing Studies named

By IDS staff and Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Sept. 28,2006 11:32 p.m.

Today IU President Adam Herbert announced the new dean of the School of Continuing Studies. Daniel Callison, a professor and executive associate dean of the School of Library and Information Sciences in Indianapolis, has accepted the appointment and will take over the position subject to being confirmed by the IU board of trustees at its Nov. 3 meeting.

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