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IU to play Pittsburgh in Madison Square Garden

By DeAntae Prince · Tuesday, Dec. 8,2009 12:15 a.m.

One of the youngest teams in the country will play Pittsburgh today in one of the oldest and most renowned arenas in America.

Gros Louis talks about IU’s past

By Peter Stevenson · Tuesday, Dec. 8,2009 12:11 a.m.

University Chancellor Ken Gros Louis took an audience of professors, students and alumni on a journey through IU history Monday at the DeVault Alumni Center.

IU administrators: no tuition raise despite cuts from state funds

By Nick Cusack · Tuesday, Dec. 8,2009 12:08 a.m.

IU administrators said tuition will not be raised this year or next school year after the state cuts about $150 million in funding from Indiana’s seven public universities.

Women’s rugby team develops strength, speed, year-round family

By Haley Adams · Tuesday, Dec. 8,2009 12:01 a.m.

It’s about 5:25 p.m. on a Monday in October. The members of the IU Women’s Rugby Club team trickle in from the parking lot behind the North Fee Lane Fields.

‘Palmer Park’ tackles ’60s integration

By Patrick Craig · Monday, Dec. 7,2009 11:25 p.m.

Black pediatrician Fletcher Hazelton jokes to his white friend Martin Townsend in “Palmer Park,” a play by Joanna McClelland Glass, which was performed as a staged reading Monday.

Chemical found in trendy new water bottles has some calling for better disclosure

By Joe Popely · Monday, Dec. 7,2009 11:24 p.m.

Recent research has linked negative effects to Bisphenol A, a chemical found in plastics and more recently in SIGG aluminum water bottle liners.

‘Blood’ creates political satire

By Carly Bassen · Monday, Dec. 7,2009 11:23 p.m.

Instead of giving in to an abusive government, the victims in “Parentheses of Blood” decide to take a stand. The play by Sony Labou Tansi focused on the terrors of government injustice and was performed at the Wells-Metz Theater as the last show of the Theatre and Drama Department’s fall season.

Bands We are Hex, Crystal Antlers, Audacity perform at The Bishop

By Kelsey Finn · Monday, Dec. 7,2009 11:21 p.m.

Indianapolis band We Are Hex will open for nationally touring California-based bands Crystal Antlers and Audacity at 9 p.m. today at The Bishop on South Walnut Street.

Drugmakers’ support for health overhaul tested

Monday, Dec. 7,2009 11:20 p.m.

The pharmaceutical industry may have to cough up more than the $80 billion it agreed to contribute to President Barack Obama’s health overhaul effort, reflecting pressure from Democrats and their supporters for more money to cover older and low-income people.

Neville and quintet ring in holidays at Buskirk

By Keiara Carr · Monday, Dec. 7,2009 11:20 p.m.

While the weather outside is frightful, four-time Grammy winner Aaron Neville and his quintet will take the stage with holiday music at 8 p.m. today at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

State funds help insulate homes

Monday, Dec. 7,2009 11:08 p.m.

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. – Indiana’s stimulus-funded home weatherization program is moving forward after a slow start, and it might reach its goal of improving energy efficiency in more than 8,000 homes by June.

Snow causes accidents, leaves 1 dead

Monday, Dec. 7,2009 11:06 p.m.

The first snow of the season for much of Indiana snarled traffic and delayed schools across the central and southern part of the state on Monday. Crashes left one person dead.

Ind. releases famous stamp

By Rachel Cerrone · Monday, Dec. 7,2009 11:05 p.m.

In the town of Santa Claus, Ind., down Kringle Place Boulevard, the official Santa Claus Post Office can be found.

Mellencamp’s son starts Facebook campaign to help him quit smoking

By Kevin Wang · Monday, Dec. 7,2009 11:02 p.m.

Speck Mellencamp, 14, the youngest son of John Mellencamp, started a social networking campaign called “1,000,000 to join, my dad john mellencamp will quit smoking” on Facebook

IU-Pitt more than just a game

By Jordan Cohen · Monday, Dec. 7,2009 9:45 p.m.

When IU makes its way out onto the floor of the Garden, it should be more than just about winning or losing. It should be more than just a game. This is the Jimmy V Men’s Basketball Classic.

Kelly says he'll talk to Notre Dame

By Joe Kay · Monday, Dec. 7,2009 9:43 p.m.

Coach Brian Kelly confirmed Monday that he will meet with Notre Dame officials about their open job, leaving No. 4 Cincinnati with a lot of uncertainty heading into its first Sugar Bowl appearance.

It's December, and it's still early?

By Frank Therber · Monday, Dec. 7,2009 9:40 p.m.

The bitter temperatures and frigid December weather tell us it’s time to start judging who is for real in the NFL. However, the nature and reality of the most competitive professional sporting league tell us it’s anything but.

Shouldering the burden

By IDS · Monday, Dec. 7,2009 9:24 p.m.

WE SAY Funding cuts may be necessary, but that doesn’t make them less detrimental.

A justified reluctance to help

By Zach Ammerman · Monday, Dec. 7,2009 9:22 p.m.

Global leaders and aid organizations like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are perfectly justified in their persistent reluctance to offer aid to the government of Zimbabwe, despite that country’s recent improvements in its human and political rights records.

In the middle

By Erin Chapman · Monday, Dec. 7,2009 9:19 p.m.

This Thanksgiving I sat down with my family to watch ABC’s “The Middle,” a sitcom about Indiana – only it looked a lot different from the Indiana I know.

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