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Safety Series Part 2: Culture part of accident problem

By Carrie Schedler · Tuesday, Oct. 13,2009 12:39 a.m.

Jenny Rubenstein looked both ways and still didn’t see the car until it hit her. “I mean, I was taught that when I was five,” she said. “I’m not an idiot. The car came out of nowhere ... It knocked me down onto the pavement. I fell on my left arm and broke it.”

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Nobel Endeavours

Tuesday, Oct. 13,2009 12:13 a.m.

President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Great. Now can we please, as a society, move on? There are five other Nobels given out each year to people who have actually done good work in the service of mankind.

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Peace be the journey

By Doug Hungerford · Tuesday, Oct. 13,2009 12:11 a.m.

The more we focus on “what has he done?” the less we will work toward the ideals he was chosen for.

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Obama’s promises

Tuesday, Oct. 13,2009 12:10 a.m.

I wonder if Kanye West will let President Obama finish his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize. I can picture him opening with a general thank-you addressed to the audience, only to be interrupted by West’s claim that Beyonce is one of the best peace advocates of all time.

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Returning to our roots

By Erin Chapman · Tuesday, Oct. 13,2009 12 a.m.

Yes, voting a black family into the White House was an important step for historically racist America. But we need to stop collectively patting ourselves on the back and start the difficult work of closing the racial divide.

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Kill Jim and Pam

By Zach Ammerman · Monday, Oct. 12,2009 11:58 p.m.

“The Office” sucks. And this is all the more unfortunate because it used to be one of the best shows on TV. 

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IU postpones State of the University Address

Monday, Oct. 12,2009 11:15 p.m.

The State of the University Address scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday was postponed because IU professor Elinor Ostrom received the Nobel Prize in Economics, said Sarah Long of University Communications.

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Kinsey to study barriers to proper condom use

By Anna Radtke · Monday, Oct. 12,2009 11:14 p.m.

Stephanie Sanders and Erick Janssen, researchers at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction, received a $423,500 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study barriers to correct condom use.

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Sigma Pi copes with temporary off-campus living

By Molly Johnson · Monday, Oct. 12,2009 11:11 p.m.

Members of Sigma Pi said they hoped not much would change when they lost their house this fall, and though rumors spread as uncertainty grew, the fraternity said it is experiencing only minor setbacks.

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Fashion Mythbusters

By Alexa Altman · Monday, Oct. 12,2009 10:28 p.m.

There is a misconception surrounding several fashion trends, stating that unless you look like supermodel Gisele Bundchen or are made of plastic and stand in a store’s display window, certain items should never make it on to your body. While models make clothes seem as appealing as possible, that does not mean they are the only people who can look fabulous in them. All bitterness toward the genetically gifted aside, some slight alterations and additions take tricky trends from off-limits to good-to-go.

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Life influences writings

By Therese Kennelly · Monday, Oct. 12,2009 10:27 p.m.

From fairy stories to science-based novels, A.S. Byatt spoke at the Solarium on Monday about her writing process and wide spectrum of works. Byatt is a prolific English novelist and short story writer, who has received much critical acclaim for her writing.

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Banks change policies to please customers

By Julie Otis · Monday, Oct. 12,2009 9:15 p.m.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America, two of the country’s biggest banks, have decided to listen to customer demand by revamping how they process debit card transactions and how they handle overdraft protection.

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