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Elite XC makes wildly entertaining debut

By Bryan Payton and Aaron Beard · Sunday, June 1,2008 7:21 p.m.

CBS brought Mixed Martial Arts out of the shadows and into the bright lights of prime time when “Elite XC Saturday Night Fights” made its anticipated debut on the network Saturday in Newark, N.J. The event featured 10 of the sport’s biggest names – Gina Carano, Scott Smith, Robbie Lawler – and the main attraction, Kimbo Slice.

Former Arizona signee Emmanuel Negedu to visit campus June 3

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Sunday, June 1,2008 7:20 p.m.

When Emmanuel Negedu was released on May 21 from his letter of intent by Arizona, the alarms from a number of college basketball programs sounded loudly.

Former Hoosier chases PGA dreams by preparing for Q-School

By Ryan Gregg · Sunday, June 1,2008 7:18 p.m.

Standing in the early morning sun, a tall 25-year-old man stops in the middle of his downswing, his adidas polo rippling and snapping in the wind.

Woman arrested after slapping boy

By Alexandra R. Moses · Sunday, June 1,2008 6:54 p.m.

A Bloomington woman, 44, was charged with battery May 29 after reprimanding her neighbor’s son.

U.S. soldiers in Iraq can now take on-location college classes

By Alexandra R. Moses · Sunday, June 1,2008 6:53 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Defense is implementing a new program for active troops overseas. Three universities were given contracts to set up face-to-face college courses for soldiers in places like Iraq and potentially throughout the Middle East.

COURTESY INDIANA STATE POLICE
Indiana State Trooper Troy Sunier poses with his new Mustang GT patrol car. The ISP recently received 18 Mustangs to patrol rural two-lane roads which have been a problem area for traffic fatalities.

State Troopers get new rides

By Sandy Dunwoody · Sunday, June 1,2008 6:52 p.m.

The next time those red and blue flashing lights show up in the rearview mirror, there might be a “pony” tailing close behind. The Indiana State Police have recently acquired 18 new Ford Mustang GTs to patrol the roads.

'Stupid kids'

By Erin Chapman · Sunday, June 1,2008 5:50 p.m.

It’s not a new idea: The next generation is ignorant, and our world is going to sink into the pit under their watch. We get the picture.

Breaking the bank

By Rachel Fullmer · Sunday, June 1,2008 5:50 p.m.

I am officially broke. I’m slightly below the Ramen-noodles-only-diet poverty line, and recently even living on a dollar a day sounds lavish in comparison. But I’m sure I’m not the only part-time waitress, part-time student who has been feeling the heat recently – most students I know are a bit strapped for cash.

Elitist exercise

By Julia Boriss · Sunday, June 1,2008 5:48 p.m.

There is a park near an upscale neighborhood where my mom and I like to walk around and rate how wealthy each jogger looks on a 10-point scale.

Yearning to breathe free

Sunday, June 1,2008 5:47 p.m.

It has been said that a society is judged ultimately by how it treats its most vulnerable members; we feel a special need to take care of our more susceptible citizens, especially children. However, Texas authorities were over-stepped their legal boundaries when they seized nearly 500 children from the Yearning for Zion ranch.

Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary

By Alexandra R. Moses · Sunday, June 1,2008 5:44 p.m.

Hillary Rodham Clinton won a lopsided, but largely symbolic victory Sunday in Puerto Rico’s presidential primary, the final act in a weekend of tumult that pushed Barack Obama tantalizingly close to the Democratic presidential nomination.

John Myers II ruling is upheld

By IDS staff and Alexandra R. Moses · Saturday, May 31,2008 9:45 a.m.

The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of John Myers II, according to a statement released May 30 by the Office of the Indiana Attorney General.

Train your man!

By Georgia Perry · Friday, May 30,2008 1:39 p.m.

Monday evening I stood under a dark awning with my arms crossed, warming myself from the cold rain. I had been at the movies with my father and, along with all the other men, my dad had gone to get the car in the pouring rain. As I stood there waiting with a group of about half a dozen women, I saw one girl departing into the soaking wet parking lot with the hood of her sweatshirt pulled up over her head, walking alongside her boyfriend.

IU Overseas Study Programs

Thursday, May 29,2008 1:58 p.m.

IU overseas study programs mapped out for you.

COURTESY OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Jesse and Beulah Cox

'He had a twinkle in his eyes'

By Gina Phillips · Thursday, May 29,2008 12:03 p.m.

IU staff members recently reflected on the contributions of alumnus and philanthropist Jesse Cox after his death on May 12.

Welcome to Indiana basketball

By Chris Engel · Thursday, May 29,2008 11:34 a.m.

Congratulations – you have chosen to attend IU, home of one of the top five college basketball programs of all time. Few schools have the tradition and excitement surrounding their basketball teams that we do in Bloomington.

Inspired Hoosiers fall short of conference title

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Wednesday, May 28,2008 9:53 p.m.

The clock struck midnight, ending the IU baseball team’s Cinderella run.

Georgetown guard set to transfer to IU

By Jordan Cohen · Wednesday, May 28,2008 9:47 p.m.

Statistics be damned. Jeremiah Rivers, a 6-foot-4-inch, 205-lb. guard from Winter Park, Fla., may have put up less than impressive numbers in his two seasons as a Georgetown Hoya, but he isn’t worried about the doubters who might have questioned IU coach Tom Crean’s decision to extend him a scholarship offer.

Hoosiers optimistic going into first NCAA Championship in over a decade

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Wednesday, May 28,2008 9:43 p.m.

In 1996, current IU assistant coach Josh Brewer competed for the Hoosiers in the NCAA Golf Championships. Brewer said his team that year was just happy to be there, when they finished in last place out of 30 teams.

IU Basketball prepares for unforeseen changes for 2008-09

By Zachary Osterman · Wednesday, May 28,2008 9:39 p.m.

Nine months ago, I stood in the lobby of the Noblesville High School gym just after a stop on the IU basketball barnstorming tour, and I saw the future.

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