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Car bomb in Shiite area of Iraqi capital kills 9; officials warn of likelihood of more bombings

Tuesday, April 7,2009 10:18 p.m.

A car bomb in a Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad killed at least nine people and wounded 18 others on Tuesday, a day after a deadly wave of bombings swept the Iraqi capital and raised concerns that Iraqi forces were ill-prepared to secure the city as U.S. troops thin out.

Vermont becomes 4th state to legalize same-sex marriage, 1st to do so with veto override

Tuesday, April 7,2009 10:18 p.m.

Vermont on Tuesday became the fourth state to legalize gay marriage – and the first to do so with a legislature’s vote.

Texas cop indicted in baseball player’s shooting

Tuesday, April 7,2009 10:16 p.m.

A grand jury in Texas has indicted a white Houston police officer in the New Year’s Eve shooting of an aspiring baseball player who is black.

Demjanjuk tries again to avoid deportation

Tuesday, April 7,2009 10:16 p.m.

The deportation of alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk should be blocked because forcing the frail 89-year-old to go to Germany would amount to torture, his attorney said in a court filing Tuesday.

Actor Kal Penn joins White House team

Tuesday, April 7,2009 9:40 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The White House has hired actor Kal Penn as a liaison between President Barack Obama's administration and Asian constituents.

Fraternizing with the enemy

By Jacob Levin · Tuesday, April 7,2009 7:58 p.m.

BEIJING – It was under the awning of a Beijing gas station that the grand, immaterial theories of international relations both began to make sense and sound ludicrous to me.

Evangelicals and gay adoption

Tuesday, April 7,2009 7:57 p.m.

Leah Hecht’s letter “Adoption Ban Bad for Children and Gay Couples,” which appeared on April 1, was a pleasure to read – for the most part. While I completely agree with her arguments for gay and lesbian adoption rights, I take issue with one statement: “Ironically, this ban is supported mostly by Christian Evangelicals.”

Conservatism in academia

Tuesday, April 7,2009 7:55 p.m.

I realize this is a newspaper article for the IDS, and your purpose is to grab attention and create controversy wherever possible and by whatever means – even including spreading some of your own propaganda – but I feel the point of your message loses weight when you engage in the same acts you criticize.

No Sweat!'s disservice

By Nick Wallace · Tuesday, April 7,2009 7:52 p.m.

The standoff between Coca-Cola and campus activists is, rather quietly, drawing to a close.

Smoking gets expensive

By Sanjay Mohanty · Tuesday, April 7,2009 7:50 p.m.

The largest federal tax increase on cigarettes in history took effect last Wednesday.

Education culture shock

By Nathan Dixon · Tuesday, April 7,2009 7:48 p.m.

Indiana’s new superintendent of public instruction, Tony Bennett, probably thought he picked the right crowd when he spoke at an IU College Republicans meeting three weeks ago.

Extending an olive branch to undocumented individuals

Tuesday, April 7,2009 7:45 p.m.

Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar has sponsored a bill that would aid undocumented immigrants in becoming recognized by this country.

IU religious studies professor awarded $150,000 grant

Tuesday, April 7,2009 1:26 p.m.

An associate professor in the Department of Religious studies has been awarded a $150,000 grant to study divine healing.

Kelley School to honor scholarship donor

Tuesday, April 7,2009 1:09 p.m.

The Kelley School of Business will remember longtime supporter William R. Fry today. Fry died Sunday at age 72.

Vermont legalizes gay marriage with veto override

Tuesday, April 7,2009 11:50 a.m.

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont has become the fourth state to legalize gay marriage — and the first to do so with a legislature's vote.

Senate considers act to let immigrants earn legal status

By Sarah Bloom · Tuesday, April 7,2009 12:41 a.m.

Sens. Dick Lugar, R-Ind., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., reintroduced a bill Thursday in the Senate that would grant conditional citizenship to eligible undocumented immigrants.

A lone runner runs on 7th street towards mile marker 11 on Saturday morning in front of the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building. Residents throughout the state of Indiana along with IU students participated in the 2009 IU Mini Marathon and 5k run. The Charity run was made possible by the Circle of Life foundation, which is a not-for-profit student organization that raises money to grant scholarships to cancer patients and survivors.

Mini Marathon raises money for IU cancer survivor

By Bailey Loosemore · Tuesday, April 7,2009 12:38 a.m.

For the fourth annual IU Circle of Life Mini Marathon, organizers of the event wanted to make the race more of an all-day experience, said Nate Rollings, co-president of Circle of Life.

House passes bill for tougher smuggling penalties

By Sarah Bloom · Tuesday, April 7,2009 12:37 a.m.

H.R. 1029 would raise alien smuggling from a misdemeanor to a felony and impose a mandatory minimum sentence of five years for most alien smugglers.

Btown ticket to take office April 15

By Alyssa Goldman · Tuesday, April 7,2009 12:36 a.m.

The IU Student Association Supreme Court has certified that the Btown ticket will be the next administration to take office. The Court certified Monday that the Btown ticket won the majority of the 7,742 ballots cast in this year’s election.

IU Dance Marathon members to honor lives of student, AIDS victim throughtout the week

By Carrie Schedler · Tuesday, April 7,2009 12:33 a.m.

IU Dance Marathon has declared this week “Ryan and Ashley Week” to remember the lives of Ryan White and Ashley Crouse and the effects they had on the IU campus.

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