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Fools of a took

By Chad Quandt · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 7:24 p.m.

A few weeks ago, the Democrats won their struggle to get the health care bill through the Senate . And I mean “won” as in “entirely lost sight of their original plans and produced a victory that is unintelligible to the American public.”

Are you better off now?

By Ashley Ames · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 7:23 p.m.

During the 1980 presidential campaign, Ronald Reagan struck a chord with Americans when he famously asked, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”

Education over vacation

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 7:16 p.m.

WE SAY The conversation should be about lengthening the school year and bettering education, not cutting down on the days that Indiana’s youth spend learning.

North Korea calls for peace talks

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 6:25 p.m.

North Korea proposed Monday that a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War be signed this year, saying a return to negotiations on its nuclear program depends on better relations with Washington and the lifting of sanctions.

Cleric to stay in Kenyan jail

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 6:24 p.m.

A radical Muslim cleric whose teachings influenced one of the 2005 London bombers will stay in a Kenyan jail until authorities can send him home, Kenya’s immigration minister said Monday.

Gay rights trial begins

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 6:21 p.m.

The first federal trial to determine whether the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from outlawing same-sex marriage got under way Monday. Expected to last two to three weeks, the proceedings involve a challenge to Proposition 8, the gay marriage ban approved by California voters in November 2008. Regardless of the outcome, the case will likely be appealed to the Supreme Court, where it ultimately could become a landmark case determining if gay Americans have the right to marry.

Children from the Bloomington Boys and Girls Club create work for City of Bloomington exhibit

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 10:54 a.m.

The City of Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District is now showcasing artwork by members of the Bloomington Boys and Girls Club in a exhibit January in the City Hall Atrium, 401 N. Morton Street.

Opera students move one step closer to Met

By Margaret Ely · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 1:11 a.m.

The performance Saturday on the stage of the MAC was the annual Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions for the Indiana District. The auditions, which occur annually in 15 regions of the United States and Canada, included 23 total performers who sang one to five arias in their respective voice parts.

Hoosiers miss the mark against Illini

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 1:08 a.m.

After a first half which ended with a 41-28 Hoosiers lead, constant fouls broke IU’s offensive rhythm and stopped the clock to allow Illinois time for a comeback.

Professor murdered, mourned

By Alex Benson · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 12:55 a.m.

The murder surfaced 10 a.m. Dec. 28, when a colleague found IU assistant English professor Don Belton dead, face down on the kitchen floor in his home. She had tried calling him the night before, but there was no answer.

Editor's Note

By Brad Zehr · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 12:51 a.m.

The 40 student editors at the IDS strive daily to produce the most accurate, up-to-date and relevant stories for the IU and Bloomington communities.

IU junior loved company of others

By Sarah Brubeck · Monday, Jan. 11,2010 12:48 a.m.

Jonathan Herz, an IU junior, was described as a social butterfly of the Chicago North Shore and was known to make friends with basically everyone he met. Herz died Dec. 17 from a self-inflicted injury at his residence in Smallwood Plaza.

Mel Simon's daughter contests father's will

Monday, Jan. 11,2010 12:36 a.m.

Deborah Simon filed a will contest Thursday in Hamilton County Superior Court. She claims her father, Mel Simon, couldn’t sign a new agreement himself.

Hoosiers miss the mark in 66-60 loss

By DeAntae Prince · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 11:15 p.m.

IU coach Tom Crean said there were two teams fighting after IU played Illinois to a 66-60 loss Saturday night.

Young Hoosiers unable to hold off experienced Illini

By Jordan Cohen · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 11:12 p.m.

Saturday might have marked the Hoosiers’ third game already in conference play, but IU coach Tom Crean’s squad received a good taste of what it will be facing during the rest of the season.

Sherrill sets school shot put record in opener

By Avi Zaleon · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 11:09 p.m.

On Wednesday, IU track and field coach Ron Helmer asked his team for its best effort.

IU-Missouri-Ohio State Swimming and Diving

IU splits Michigan meet; women victorious

By Caitlin Ursini · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 11:06 p.m.

The No. 12 IU women’s swimming and diving team opened 2010 “right” with a 130-113 win against No. 16 Michigan.

Cold shooting, turnovers costs game

By Candice Rohrman · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 11:05 p.m.

The loss of Sasha Chaplin’s average of 10 points, 12 rebounds and 1 block per game proved to be the breaking point for the Hoosiers in their overtime loss to Penn State.

IU fares well against top teams

By Justin Albers · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 11:03 p.m.

Still, even with everything the Hoosiers went through, they competed with some of the best teams in the nation at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Spring Invitational this weekend.

IUPUI alumnus sets rap record

By Danielle Paquette · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 10:28 p.m.

On Dec. 19, IU-Purdue University Indianapolis alumnus Matthew Markoff, better known on hip-hop billboards as rapper M-Eighty, raised more than $10,000 to build a new educational facility for underprivileged students in Bodo, Nigeria.

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