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Stimulating your job search

Do not despair just yet. By using the methodology offered in this column, you will be well on your way to your ideal job.

IU breaks 4 game losing streak

Thanks to a last second 3-pointer to send the Hoosiers into overtime at Wisconsin, IU was able to break a 4-game losing streak.

Who owns content under new Facebook policy?

The terms of use, which were updated on Feb. 4, removed a few critical lines that previously allowed users to permanently remove content.

IUSA ticket to kick off campaign with call-out

The ONE University ticket, the newest contender in the IU Student Association elections, is having a call-out meeting from 7:30 to 9 p.m. today in the Dogwood Room in the Indiana Memorial Union.

Billiards club seeks to ‘pocket’ new members

For three Hoosiers, the game of billiards has been a part of their lives since their dads first taught them how to shoot, but the game did not become significant until they came to IU.

IU to revamp campus Web site

The IU campus Web site has not been significantly updated since its commencement in 2002. With the inadequate technology in mind, the Office of the Provost has decided it is time to revamp the University’s Web site, said Thom Atkinson, campus web manager.

Burke nods to future in speech

Science historian James Burke spoke about “The Future of the Future” at 7 p.m. Monday night in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, giving his audience a view of the possibilities for advancement beyond modern technology.

Bill could allow Hoosiers to register to vote online

A state Senate committee approved two proposals Monday that supporters say would make Indiana elections more accessible and meaningful.

Man jailed after couple’s fight

The wee hours of Valentine’s Day turned out to be a heartbreaker for a couple that got into an argument, landing one in jail. 

February designated Condom Awareness Month

While teenagers are engaging in activities of love and lust, Planned Parenthood of Indiana is spreading the word of safe-sex practices by recognizing February as Condom Awareness Month.

Government responsible for WWII deportations

France’s top judicial body has recognized the French government’s responsibility for the deportation of Jews during World War II.

Australian wildfire suspect named as toll hits 189

The only person accused of lighting one of Australia’s deadly wildfires was a lonely Web-surfer who liked dogs, always said “G’day” to neighbors, and was trying to find love online.

Mystery fireball streaks across Texas sky

What looked like a fireball streaked across the Texas sky Sunday morning, prompting many people to call authorities to report seeing falling debris.

Mystery fireball streaks across Texas sky

Pakistan inks truce deal with militants in NW area

Pakistan agreed Monday to suspend military offensives and impose Islamic law in part of the restive northwest, making a gesture it hopes will help calm the Taliban insurgency while rejecting Washington’s call for tougher measures against militants.

Obama returns to Washington, Afghan decision near

President Barack Obama’s chief spokesman said Monday that he will make a decision “within days, not weeks,” on how many additional troops to send to Afghanistan, and when.

Pee is for privacy

Some things are just terrible ideas.

RIP Juicy Campus

For college students, the recession hasn’t gone unnoticed – but it probably hit home for many of us with the rather unceremonious Feb. 5 shutdown of JuicyCampus.com, an online collegiate gossip forum.

Academic Abstinence

The target: professors who specialize in, among other things, oral sex.

Powerful Persuasion

Lost in the midst of the highly publicized partisan squabbling over the stimulus bill of the past two weeks, a major foreign policy breakthrough by the Obama administration went largely unnoticed.