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IU benefactor Melvin Simon dies at age 82

By Justin Albers · Thursday, Sept. 17,2009 12:54 a.m.

Melvin Simon, co-owner of the Indiana Pacers, co-founder and chairman emeritus of the Simon Property Group that owns Campus Mall and major philanthropist to IU, died Wednesday morning at the age of 82.

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Former IU president Myles Brand dies

By Zina Kumok · Thursday, Sept. 17,2009 12:52 a.m.

NCAA president and former IU president Myles Brand died Wednesday. Brand, 67, had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He died in his home in Indianapolis.

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Cyclist invade Avenida Paulista

By Jess Meyer · Thursday, Sept. 17,2009 12:25 a.m.

Last Friday, the bicycle-enthusiast and activist group Bicicletada took to the streets of Sao Paulo in order to spread awareness and support of bicycle use in the city, or as Bicicletada participant Paulo Jabardo put it, “To show that we are traffic, too.”

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Haggling: Practice makes perfect

By Emily Ridout · Thursday, Sept. 17,2009 12:23 a.m.

In the U.S. if I want to purchase something, I walk into the nearest Target, pick up the item, and then pay for it. I never thought I’d be one to haggle.

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Greeks to hold picnic

Thursday, Sept. 17,2009 12:21 a.m.

Sigma Lambda Upsilon will host a Meet the Greeks picnic today from 5 to 9 p.m. in Dunn Meadow. Any students interested in greek life at IU are encouraged to attend.

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Friends remember Duong's life

By Alex Benson · Thursday, Sept. 17,2009 12:19 a.m.

An hour before sophomore Peter Duong’s memorial service, a group of his closest friends walked into a vacant McNutt Quad food court, filled only with chairs.

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Musical motivation

By Bryan Payton · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 11:57 p.m.

You know how we get so excited about all of our classes the first week or two of the semester? We tell ourselves this is going to be the greatest semester ever and we will get straight A’s.

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Mandel headlines at local Funny Bone

By Allison Tyra · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 11:55 p.m.

He’s a Comedy Central veteran, and he’ll soon have his own sitcom on FX, but for this weekend, comedian Mo Mandel will be in town as a headliner at the Funny Bone Bloomington Comedy Club.

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Philharmonic kicks off fall season

By Lily Miller · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 11:53 p.m.

The Musical Arts Center filled with familiar strains of horns and strings Wednesday night. Approximately 1,200 people attended the Philharmonic Orchestra’s first show of the season, said Alain Barker, Jacobs School of Music spokesman. The orchestra, conducted by faculty member David Effron, performed three different classical music pieces, including Richard Strauss’ “Don Quixote.”

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Shoppers swap clothes for cause

By Carly Bassen · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 11:50 p.m.

Shoppers entered the Bloomington Playwrights Project ready for a shopping spree. But these shoppers didn’t bring their credit cards and checkbooks. They brought their old clothes.

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New speech, stale claims

By Mitchell Blatt · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 11:33 p.m.

With the health care debate dragging on through August, there have been countless half-truths and misinformation being spread online and over the airwaves. Obama set out to set the record straight on Sept. 9 with his address before Congress, but unfortunately his speech may have served only to strengthen the lies.

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Working toward a more sustainable campus

By Pete Christopher · Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 11:17 p.m.

Each year, it takes about 68,000 tons of coal, 3.4 million therms of natural gas and 771 million gallons of water and sewage to keep campus buildings in working condition, according to the IUB Physical Plant.

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Kosciusko County workers protest large pay cuts

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:44 p.m.

WARSAW, Ind. – Kosciusko County employees are letting county leaders know they’re unhappy about the decision to cut their pay by 7 percent to help close a $3.5 million budget deficit.

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Affordable housing projects in Ind. receive honors

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:42 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority and a private partner have honored affordable housing projects in Indianapolis and the eastern Indiana town of Fountain City.

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Emissions from ethanol plant cause residents to worry

Wednesday, Sept. 16,2009 10:41 p.m.

ALEXANDRIA, Ind. – People living near a central Indiana ethanol plant said they are worried about the company’s request to operate without one of its two pollution control devices.

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