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Trojan to bring condoms, education to IU

By Zina Kumok · Monday, Sept. 15,2008 11:53 p.m.

Ribbed. Magnum. Lubricated. Flavored. Her pleasure. Condoms, anyone? Trojan will come to IU from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Dunn Meadow on Wednesday as part of its “Evolve” tour. The company is working to educate students about sexual health and will provide games and activities – an area where it believes IU could improve.

Library reaches 100,000 deliveries

By Nick Cusack · Monday, Sept. 15,2008 11:52 p.m.

After six years and nearly 100,000 deliveries, IU’s Ruth Lilly Auxiliary Library Facility, or ALF, has never lost a book, damaged a book or delivered one late. The library currently holds about 1.8 million books, and 1,500 arrive daily. The library stores them by size, not subject, so the four full-time staff members and seven part-time student workers shelve and retrieve the books using a series of barcodes.

IU alum Mike Roque drills a sheet of OSB (oriented strand board) in order to patch up a roof at the Urban Life Missions camp on Saturday in Biloxi, Miss.

CALLED to the COAST

By Amy Burke · Monday, Sept. 15,2008 11:50 p.m.

On Thursday, eight members of Y’ALL went down to Biloxi, Miss., to help with hurricane relief efforts. Y’ALL was formed in 2005 when 200 students went to Mississippi to help the relief effort after Hurricane Katrina destroyed or damaged much of the Gulf Coast region. For the students who went to Mississippi with Y’ALL this past weekend, their main job was to get the work camp Urban Life Missions back into shape.

City poverty rate climbs 6.9 percent

By Nicky Purser · Monday, Sept. 15,2008 11:46 p.m.

Of the 65,929 people living in Bloomington, 41.6 percent of them live in poverty, up from 34.7 percent in 2006, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released in August.

Firefighers block 15th Street near the intersection with Woodburn Avenue after a fallen tree limb brought down several utility lines on Sunday. The remnants of Hurricane Ike pushed north into the midwest over the weekend, bringing high winds and flooding.

Electricity for some out until Saturday

By Deanna Krinn · Monday, Sept. 15,2008 11:45 p.m.

Some Monroe County residents who lost power when the remnants of Hurricane Ike swept through the area this weekend could be without electricity until Saturday. Duke Energy officials blamed the delay on the number of customers effected.

Opening up education

Monday, Sept. 15,2008 11:03 p.m.

Last week, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued an advisory opinion saying the state’s colleges and universities aren’t required to verify whether or not the students they admit are in the country legally. Undoubtedly, two questions about this decision have arisen in your mind, and in answer to the first, yes, there are colleges in Arkansas, and some of them are actually very good. Now quit being an elitist Midwesterner and read the rest of the editorial.

Give me the fish

By Justin P. Hill · Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:45 p.m.

Liberalism threatens “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” I am constantly amazed at the willingness of individuals to yield so much power to the hands of so few people. Liberalism asks us to put our trust in the government, big government, and those who represent it. Liberals fail to recognize, however, that one of the main reasons America exists today was to escape the political rule of despotic kings and monarchies whose centralized power – big government – controlled everyone.

With a campus this nice, why drive?

By Abby Schwimmer · Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:43 p.m.

Everyone knows there are a lot of dumb ways to break the law. There are also a lot of dumb ways to blow money, along with lots of ways to hurt others and the environment. But what if I told you there was a way to do all of the above at once?

Wearing the pant(suit)s

By Erin Chapman · Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:41 p.m.

The other week, in preparation for an important interview, my mom offered to buy me a formal outfit. Being the starving college student that I am, I was not going to turn down free clothes, so I agreed to go. Accustomed to campus casual, I was in no way prepared for what lay in store for me: the pantsuit. After two hours of trying on pinstripes and neutral colors, I came away with a not-so-ugly jacket-skirt combo and a newfound understanding of Hillary Clinton.

UN watchdog says Iran blocking arms probe

Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:28 p.m.

Iran has steadfastly blocked a U.N. investigation into allegations it tried to make nuclear arms and the probe is now deadlocked, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday.

IU junior and captain of the Ballroom Dancing Team Steve Torres and IU senior and Ballroom Dancing Club vice president Casey Green exhibit the tango to newcomers during the IU Ballroom Dance Club call-out meeting on Sunday night in Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. The club meets every Thursday night from 8:30-10:30 in HPER room 171.

Ballroom Dance Club cuts a rug

Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:27 p.m.

The Indiana Memorial Union is generally a quiet place on Sunday nights. The usually overcrowded eateries are closed and the phenomenon of strangely-contorted sleeping students on Mezzanine-level couches is on hold until the next morning. The Union is quiet on Sunday nights, unless the IU Ballroom Dance Club is out to bring in new members.

After Ike, Texas survivors clamor for gas, food

Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:27 p.m.

Rescuers flew into a hard-to-reach area of the swamped Gulf Coast on Monday and uncovered a devastated landscape: Hurricane Ike had swamped entire subdivision, and emergency crews feared they would find more victims than survivors.

O.J. Simpson arrives at courthouse with a smile

Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:24 p.m.

Opening statements have begun in O.J. Simpson’s trial on charges that he robbed two sports memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas a year ago.

President Bush makes a statement about the economy as he stands in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 15, 2008.

Bush: Economy strong enough to handle turmoil

By Jennifer Loven · Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:23 p.m.

President Bush sympathized Monday with investors and employees of storied but fallen financial institutions, but said federal policy makers will focus their attention on “the health of the financial system as a whole.”

Oil below $100 per barrel for first time in 6 months

Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:19 p.m.

Oil prices closed below $100 a barrel for the first time in six months Monday, tumbling more than $5 as the demise of Lehman Brothers and the sale of Merrill Lynch fed worries about the U.S. economy and sparked another dramatic sell-off. Crude prices have now given up virtually all their gains for the year, extending a steep, two-month slide from record levels above $147 a barrel.

Stock broker Andrew O'Connor takes a break from his floor position at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday in New York. A stunning reshaping of the Wall Street landscape sent stocks tumbling Monday, but the pullback appeared relatively orderly perhaps because investors were unsurprised by the demise of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and relieved by a takeover of Merrill Lynch & Co.

Finance meltdown pummels Wall Street

Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:16 p.m.

A stunning makeover of the Wall Street landscape sent stocks falling precipitously Monday, with the Dow Jones industrials sliding more than 500 points in their worst point drop since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Investors reacted badly to a shake-up of the financial industry that took out two storied names: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co.

Credit card companies dangle freebies to attract students

By Sam Leffers · Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:15 p.m.

Credit card companies and financial institutions are descending on campus in hopes of convincing freshmen to sign up for their services. In an effort to tempt students, some are throwing in gifts, such as an iPod, T-shirt or other freebies. Jerry James, a senior finance lecturer in the Kelley School of Business, said students need to look beyond the allure of giveaways.

Ice hockey team holds call-out

By Tyler James Perry · Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:15 p.m.

The 2008-09 IU men’s club ice hockey team will host three call-out meetings in September at the Pan American Plaza Skating Rink in Indianapolis. “The meetings help establish which guys we will place on the ice when we get to games,” said IU coach Tom Orr. Last season proved to be successful for the team, as they made it to the Division II National Championship game before falling to Davenport University.

IU grad student Efrain Hoyos-Escobar plays "Prelude No. 2" by Heitor Villa-Lobos providing musical entertainment during a kickoff event for Hispanic Heritage Month on Monday evening in the Mathers Museum. The event also featured free food, the presentation of a new exhibit in the Mathers Museum created by IU grad student Selina Morales, and several speakers informing attendees about upcoming events and hispanic history.

More than 50 kick off Hispanic heritage month

By Jessica Hullinger · Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:15 p.m.

IU kicked off National Hispanic Heritage Month on Monday at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures where more than 50 people of all races, ages and occupations banded together to celebrate and support Bloomington’s Hispanic community.

Indianapolis Colts running back Joseph Addai, bottom, is tackled by Chicago Bears defensive end Adewale Ogunleye, left, and cornerback Charles Tillman for a safety in the second quarter of an NFL football game on Sept. 7 in Indianapolis. Addai hasn't topped 50 yards in a game yet, the Colts are averaging 2.3 yards a carry and Peyton Manning already has been sacked four times. This isn't how Indianapolis is used to playing.

Colts run game struggles in first 2 games

By Michael Marot · Monday, Sept. 15,2008 10:13 p.m.

Indianapolis wants to get back to basics. Sure, it can rely on Peyton Manning and his Pro Bowl receivers to produce big numbers and improbable comebacks. But if the Colts intend to win another Super Bowl, they know it will take more than Manning’s trusty right arm. They must begin running the ball effectively.