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Role of social media is evident in social conflicts

By Michael Majchrowicz · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 11:42 p.m.

A person dies from suicide every 18 minutes in the United States, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Daniels delivers final speech

By Charles Scudder · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 11:41 p.m.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels delivered his eighth and final State of the State Address Tuesday in Indianapolis.

Home-field advantage rings true, says study

By Eric Cunningham · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 11:36 p.m.

Home-field advantage is scientifically provable. Just ask Ben Motz, IU professor and scientist in the Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences. National Football League statistics show that between 1981 and 1996, the home team won 57 percent of all games.

Women forget past, focus on future skills

By Nathan Brown · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 11:35 p.m.

Thursday night, IU Coach Felisha Legette-Jack and her players will travel to East Lansing, Mich., to try to end their conference losing streak against the team that started it.

Column: Men's basketball not the only bright spot for Hoosier fans in 2012

By Caitlin Ursini · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 11:32 p.m.

This new year brings the opportunity to discover the other sports IU has to offer. It’s time to bring back the tradition of winning at IU.

Higgins, Jacobs scenic artist, retires after 40 years of design

By Michelle Sokol · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 8:32 p.m.

After more than 150 productions and more than 40 years of working as a master scenic artist at the Jacobs School of Music, C. David Higgins has retired.

From bitterly single to happily commited

By Kelly Fritz · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 8:26 p.m.

For some reason, the women of our generation are taught not to expect much from men. I try not to buy into that mentality. After all, we’re big girls who can think for ourselves.

Q&A with pianist Menahem Pressler

By Amelia Chong · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 12:59 a.m.

This year marks Pressler’s 57th year teaching at the IU Jacobs School of Music, but has also seen him honored with the Music Teachers National Association Achievement Award, an honor bestowed to individuals who have had an impact on music teaching.

Bloomington Hudsucker Posse hoops for peace

By Nona Tepper · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 12:54 a.m.

On the outside, the Bloomington Hudsuckers spin hula hoops, but on the inside, they concentrate on inner peace. Some Hudsuckers have lost weight, others gained enlightenment, but all have gained a sense of community. Most Indiana residents find these hippie-dippy hula-hoopers out of the loop, but the flow of this simple circle helps members clear their mind and focus on peace.

The high cost of free lunch

By Taylor Smith · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 12:40 a.m.

The words “hungry children” usually evoke images of children in Africa, stomachs bloated and rib cages protruding from thin flesh, but there are hungry kids who go to school less than two miles from IU’s campus. Fairview Elementary is within throwing distance of gourmet restaurants, organic grocery stores and dorm cafeterias overflowing with ethnic foods.

SPEA class hopes to plan, establish new city

Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 12:36 a.m.

Seven students in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs course Seminar in Urban Management will use the semester to attempt to create a new town near Center Grove, Ind.

Submissions for Iris film festival nearing

Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 12:34 a.m.

The IU Department of Communication and Culture’s Iris Film and Video Festival is accepting film submissions for its sixth annual showcase, held Jan. 28 at the IU Cinema.

Big Ten Network to air series featuring IU

By Michael Majchrowicz · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 12:22 a.m.

Beginning today, Big Ten Network will run a series that features IU-sponsored activities, including a program for horse-assisted activities for children with special needs and veterans, as well as an HIV and AIDS control program based in Kenya.

IU professor pens Wells biography

By Matthew Glowicki · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 12:17 a.m.

Details behind the childhood of Wells are revealed through James Capshew’s biography.

Kickoff offers freebies, fitness

By Matthew Glowicki · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 12:13 a.m.

As sorority girls screamed and cheered with their new sisters across campus Monday night, another kind of noise came from the lobby of the Student Recreational Sports Center.

Beyond the bid, recruitment works to bring sense of community

By Lauren Sedam · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 12:08 a.m.

Formal recruitment for IU’s 20 Panhellenic chapters ended with Bid Night on Monday, and the chosen few potential new members (PNMs) received bids to their future homes.

The party without a candidate

By Shannon Luke Morgan · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 12 a.m.

The moral of the story is Republicans should be prepared to be let down in 2012.

Romney proving himself in debates

By Austin Zoot · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 12 a.m.

With a Republican Party divided so viciously among a wide range of candidates, an option that is both straightforward and open will easily be able to walk right in and take the nomination.

It's all in the R

By Nico Perrino · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2012 12 a.m.

Conservatives are being forced to make a choice as they head to the polls in New Hampshire: one incredibly flawed, hopelessly unoriginal candidate or his ideological twin.

Newt’s simpleton foreign policy