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Whitney Houston files for divorce from Bobby Brown after 14 years

Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 10:41 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- The tumultuous marriage of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown -- which withstood drug addiction, Brown's numerous arrests, the decline of Houston's once-sparkling image and domestic abuse allegations -- is coming to an end.

'Lotus' granted $15,000

By Kristi Oloffson · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 10:39 p.m.

Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan announced Thursday morning at City Hall that the city will give $15,000 to the second annual Lotus in the Park. The family-friendly event which will be part of the 2006 Lotus World Music and Arts Festival, an annual event in Bloomington since 1993.

Illinois museum returning stolen memorial

By Christopher Wills · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 10:39 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The story began 20 years ago in Kenya with one family's grief. It traveled halfway around the world, passed through Hollywood and came to a museum in the middle of America. Now it will end where it began, but this time with the family celebrating a small victory -- the return of a stolen memorial to a dead relative.

Powell, Republican senators oppose alternative terrorist interrogation law

By Alyson Brodsy and Laurie Kellman · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 10:35 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed efforts to block President Bush's plan to authorize harsh interrogations of terror suspects, even as Bush lobbied personally for it Thursday on Capitol Hill.

Author to headline 'Writers in Rhythm'

By Shannon Valentine · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 10:29 p.m.

IU's master of fine arts creative writing program will hold its first annual "Writers in Rhythm: Poetry & Prose at the Waldron" event at 8 p.m. Friday. The four-evening series, hosted by the John Waldron Arts Center, is designed to bring interactive and diverse writers to Bloomington for an audience of students and community members, according to a press release. The event is free and open to the public.

Richa Sharma - Cox Scholar

By C. Warner Sills and Bryan Lufkin · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 2:45 p.m.

Many IU students hail from the Midwest—Indiana, Illinois, Ohio or Michigan. There are also many students from across the United States. Some may consider a California native to have "come a long way's to college." Many IU students also enjoy the luxury of having their parents help out—if not pay completely—for tuition. But few IU students can say they both come from a long way's and be totally responsible for putting themselves through college.

Beyonce soars on latest pop fiesta album

By C. Warner Sills and Michael Mellini · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 2:44 p.m.

It must have been a daunting task for Beyoncé and her producers to choose the first single for her new album, "B'day." All pop records need that upbeat first single to drive album sales, and in "B'day"'s case, any of 10 tracks would have been sufficient. They're that good. If Columbia Records is smart they'll milk the album for all it's worth, releasing single after single after single.

Mutilated memory

By Alyson Brodsy and Ayesha Awan · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 2:19 p.m.

Every so often an event comes around that elicits a particularly shameful response from the general public. Every so often an event comes around that elicits a particularly stupid response from the general public.

Gunman slays 1, wounds 19 at Montreal college before being killed by police

By Phil Couvrette · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 12:26 a.m.

MONTREAL -- A young man in a black trench coat and a mohawk haircut opened fire Wednesday at a Montreal college, slaying a woman and wounding at least 19 other people before police shot and killed him, witnesses and authorities said.

Haute in here

By Paul Coover · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 12:19 a.m.

Haute couture is high fashion design. It's known for being expensive and impractical for day-to-day wear.

Hep 'resting comfortably'

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 12:10 a.m.

IU football coach Terry Hoeppner, who underwent surgery Wednesday for a possible tumor on the right side of his brain, was recovering Wednesday night after a successful procedure, the athletics department said.

Voting machines questioned

By Kristi Oloffson · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 12:10 a.m.

Democracy is at risk in the state of Indiana, according to Verify the Vote Indiana. The newly formed group cited inaccuracies in the electronic voting system currently being used in Monroe County at a public meeting Wednesday night at the Monroe County Public Library.

myface?

By Eamonn Brennan · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 12:10 a.m.

IU senior Jesse Masur has two crucial, simple uses for Facebook: damage control and late-night memory recovery. "I check it about once a day, but usually it's just to see if I need to delete inappropriate comments from my wall," he said. "Also, I can piece together long nights out with other peoples' tagged photos of myself."

Bluebird cancels show amid protests

By Sarah Core · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 12:10 a.m.

After facing harsh criticism from community members and two IU civil rights groups, the Bluebird has canceled tonight's performance by a controversial Jamaican artist.

Some professors doubt credibility of site

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 12:08 a.m.

With more than 1.3 million articles and counting, Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, provides a wealth of information. But because that information can be changed at anytime by anyone, many faculty members believe it has no place in the classroom.

SLIS ranked No. 1 for scholarly productivity

By Ryan McLaughlin · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 12:04 a.m.

IU's School of Library and Information Science has recently been named the nation's top library and information studies program in terms of faculty and program productivity for the second time in a row.

Search committee meets for the first time

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 12:04 a.m.

The Presidential Search Committee met for the first time Wednesday on the IU Purdue University-Indianapolis campus. The profiles of potential candidates were discussed and Shelly W. Storbeck, the committee's consultant from Edward W. Kelley and Partners, outlined the search criteria, said Trustee Sue Talbot, who is chairing the committee.

Alumnus tries to take over Internet social networking

By Lee Hurwitz · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 12:01 a.m.

Look out, Facebook. Ryan Alovis plans to take over the Internet networking market. With the relaunch of his Web site, www.dirtymascot.com, a week and a half to two weeks away, the IU alumnus hopes to give college students a different way to network online.

After a solid, quiet debut, Bush promises highlights will come

By Brett Martel · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 12 a.m.

NEW ORLEANS -- When members of the Archdiocese of New Orleans started referring to him as Saint Reginald, Reggie Bush suspected he was meant to play here -- and play well. So far, so good, and so much more to come, Bush says.

Not worth running to the store for

By Sam Nissen · Thursday, Sept. 14,2006 12 a.m.

Audioslave and Jadakiss should cut one massive, tepid album together. They'd have plenty of common ground: both talents reel in critical acclaim for obvious skill, yet neither artist has dropped discs to match that skill. The Rage Against The Machine-meets-Soundgarden mash-up wails on both vocals and guitars, but none of the new tracks on Revelations raises my pulse.