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Students stop talking, start walking

By Elvia Malagon · Wednesday, April 23,2008 12:35 a.m.

The National Day of Silence at IU will be commemorated on campus today. The event, in which participants take a vow of silence for all or part of the day, is meant to bring attention to how people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transsexual often feel overlooked and silenced because they are different.

IU softball seeks second straight victory

By Dave Leno · Wednesday, April 23,2008 12:33 a.m.

With a road victory against Michigan State lingering on its shoulders, the IU softball team will host Louisville at 4 p.m. today at the IU Softball Field for an out-of-conference matchup.

Mellencamp to take stage with both Obama, Clinton

By Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, April 23,2008 12:33 a.m.

It looks like rocker John Mellencamp is an equal-opportunity campaigner – at least when it comes to Democrats.

Baseball team looks to rebound from sweep at Penn State last weekend

By Zachary Osterman · Wednesday, April 23,2008 12:29 a.m.

Spring hasn’t been too kind to the IU baseball team, losers of nine straight games and 13 of its last 15. But at 4 p.m.today, the Hoosiers (15-22) will host Indiana State (11-23) in the first of 11 straight games at Sembower Field, including eight conference games.

Lake Monroe at near record-high level after spring rains

By Associated Press · Wednesday, April 23,2008 12:28 a.m.

Heavy spring rains that pushed Lake Monroe to near-record water levels have submerged boat ramps and roads, prompting state wildlife officials to open a ferry service to take boaters to their vessels.

Students approve decision regarding IUSA election

By Elvia Malagon · Wednesday, April 23,2008 12 a.m.

Most IU students asked Tuesday afternoon said they supported the IU Student Association’s decision to disqualify the Kirkwood ticket that won the 2008 IUSA elections in March.

IUSA Supreme Court disqualifies winning Kirkwood ticket

By Sarah Brubeck · Wednesday, April 23,2008 12 a.m.

The IU Student Association Supreme Court disqualified the election-winning Kirkwood ticket from the 2008 IUSA Elections Tuesday afternoon. The Big Red ticket, who had placed second in March’s election, will take office April 28. DOCUMENT: IUSA Supreme Court decision on Big Red v. Kirkwood

Krista Robinson helps her son, Ezra, dry off after his adapted swimming class at the Monroe County YMCA.

Bloomington boy must make ongoing effort to connect, communicate

By Crista Chapman · Wednesday, April 23,2008 12 a.m.

SOUNDSLIDE: Ezra Robinson

Around the World

By Arthur H. Rotstein · Tuesday, April 22,2008 11:20 p.m.

Authorities say a 69-year-old central Florida woman found an 8-foot-long alligator prowling in her kitchen late Monday night.

Texas authorities order DNA tests to untangle polygamist family lines

By Arthur H. Rotstein and Michelle Roberts · Tuesday, April 22,2008 11:17 p.m.

ELDORADO, Texas – State authorities began a second day of court-ordered DNA testing Tuesday on members of a polygamist sect, an effort they hope will begin to untangle the group’s complicated family relationships.

Another little comedy that could

By John Barnett · Tuesday, April 22,2008 10:09 p.m.

Even casual fans of “Juno” would be wise to avoid the single-disc edition in favor of the double-disc special edition, primarily due to Reitman and scribe Diablo Cody’s feature commentary covering all the bases and divulging more juicy tidbits than one should ever want to know.

Win Ben Stein’s Intelligent Design

By Doug Evans · Tuesday, April 22,2008 10:08 p.m.

Putting “Bueller” behind him, Ben Stein attempts to skewer the theory of evolution. With a controversial issue like the question of existence, Stein argues that both evolution and intelligent design need to have a voice. In the film, however, his seems to be the only voice.

Kingdom's Kung-Fu is strong

By Brent Williamson · Tuesday, April 22,2008 10:06 p.m.

“The Forbidden Kingdom,” a film built around the simple idea that people want to see Jackie Chan fight Jet-Li, is a great homage to old-school martial arts movies, but not much else. This movie does a fantastic job of knowing exactly what its audience expects and delivers on its promises of awesome fight scenes and a shallow propped-up story.

Asia minor

By Brian J. McFillen · Tuesday, April 22,2008 10:03 p.m.

Asia, of "Heat of the Moment" fame, is back with all four original members. Prog rock, it turns out, has difficulty staying progressive after 25 years. The good news is that they sound just like they did in 1983. The bad news? They sound just like they did in 1983.

Vegas jeers

By Drew Anderson · Tuesday, April 22,2008 10:02 p.m.

Everclear seems to complete its unlikely transformation from mainstream sensation to punk-rock bar cover band on The Vegas Years a train wreck of 16 tracks that could only keep the attention of a middle-school student who thinks it's an influence on his rebellious phase against life.

Tantric meditation

By Tyler James Perry · Tuesday, April 22,2008 10:01 p.m.

Hugo Ferreira has assembled a new team of musicians under the Tantric moniker, including the notable inclusion of a full-time electric violinist. There are a requisite number of sappy ballads, but Tantric comes through with a substantial, well-integrated album of balanced acoustic and distorted sounds.

Seven fngrs but no soul

By Danielle Fleischman · Tuesday, April 22,2008 10 p.m.

Frank Black wrote, recorded and mixed Svn Fngrs in six days, but unlike the story of creation in the Bible, the album is a little rough around the edges. When it peaks, it soars; but mostly the album falls flat.

Worth the price?

By Nathan Dixon · Tuesday, April 22,2008 9:59 p.m.

Few things affect us more than the loss of human life. For this reason, I can only imagine the kinds of emotions that must have often swirled through death-row chaplain Carroll Pickett’s head. This man often dealt with convicted murderers mere hours before they themselves were to die. On Dec. 6, 1989, Pickett explained every step of the execution process – including the number of steps it took to get to the execution chamber – to yet another prisoner. The prisoner’s name was Carlos De Luna.

Jack Bauer diplomacy

By Thomas Wachtel · Tuesday, April 22,2008 9:58 p.m.

For thousands of years, the Middle East has been fairly consistently a region full of instability and conflict. Despite the efforts of many through the years, the religious and ethnic conflicts in the region have never been solved. However, that may be beginning to change, at least on one front.

I was going to eat that

By Jennifer Miller · Tuesday, April 22,2008 9:57 p.m.

"Food prices have risen 83 percent in the last three years.” That’s an estimate from the World Bank regarding inflation worldwide. Inflation is bad for everyone, but for households suffering from poverty – in 2001, the World Bank estimated 1.1 billion people lived on less than $1 a day, and 2.7 billion lived on less than $2 a day – a price increase of this magnitude is potentially fatal.