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Lecture to discuss how to succeed

By Ab D. Phillip · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 10:10 p.m.

Eric Thomas, a motivational speaker, will be speaking to students today in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center about academic, social and professional success.

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IU alumnus receives promotion in business

Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 10:09 p.m.

Garry Bridgeman is one of more than 500,000 living IU alumni throughout the world. Bridgeman learned about stocks at the Kelley School of Business. Now he’s president of the Investment Management Consultants Association at Merrill Lynch. The association currently has 7,000 members in the United States, Canada and Australia.

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New Voters Project targets students to vote in 2008 election

By Patrick McIntyre · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 10:08 p.m.

Most college students fit into the 18- to 24-year-old age group, which has the lowest voter registration and turnout rate of any age group, according to an Indiana Public Interest Research Group press release. In the 2004 election, 47 percent of 18 to 24 year olds voted, the highest total for the group in over a decade, according to the release.

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No Sweat! protests against Coke

By Sarah Hutchins · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 10:07 p.m.

After six years of marching, chalking and petitioning, members of No Sweat! are optimistic about their campaign to kick Coca-Cola off campus.

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Indiana State Police observe safe driving awareness week

By Emily Campion · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 9:54 p.m.

Indiana State Police officers are on special watch for distracted drivers this week. The Indiana State Police declared this week “Crashes are No Accident Week.” The idea of this project is to promote safer driving and to elaborate on the definition of “accident.”

Students of War

Students of war

Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 11 a.m.

The lure of a debtless post-graduate life and the pride of serving Indiana convince dozens of IU students to join the National Guard. As the slogan went: “One weekend a month, two weeks a year.” But as combat missions in Iraq continue, a frat-boy medic, a wannabe tattoo artist, and a Jesus-loving piano player are among the 75 students now anticipating their desert deployment – with no guarantee of coming home.

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Hey, big spenders

By Staff · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 11 a.m.

A bikini wax, lap dances, and Pizza Express are just a few of the things Bloomington residents purchase. For one week, we challenged a SRSC personal trainer, sorority sister, Yogi’s bartender, IU campus bus driver, and the deputy mayor of Bloomington to record everything they bought, where they bought it, and how much it cost. Some of the results were downright ridiculous.

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Violin virtuoso

By Amy Burke · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 1:02 a.m.

IU alumnus Joshua Bell and acclaimed pianist Jeremy Denk performed together Sunday at the Musical Arts Center in a free, completely full show. For those who were unable to get tickets, the Jacobs School of Music streamed a live feed of the performance on its Web site. A native of Bloomington, Bell will join the IU Jacobs School of Music as a senior lecturer in the String Department.

Hollywood Labor

End in sight for writers strike

By Lynn Elber · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 12:52 a.m.

TV producers say they expect writers to return to work as early as Wednesday now that the Writers Guild of America has moved to end its three-month-old strike.

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An inconvenient truth

By David Weisburd · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 12:51 a.m.

There is a problem in this country. This problem is serious, time sensitive and can have a very negative impact in the coming century. That problem is a lack of savings.

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Mexican restaurant leaves Kirkwood after 15 years

By Elvia Malagon · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 12:50 a.m.

IU students and locals will no longer be able to eat burritos as big as their heads in Bloomington. La Bamba, a Mexican restaurant located at 520 E. Kirkwood Ave., officially closed its doors on Feb. 4, said Jean Shaffer, a representative from the human resources office at the La Bamba chain’s headquarters in Champaign, Ill.

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‘Economic war’ in U.S. future?

Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 12:46 a.m.

President Hugo Chavez on Sunday threatened to cut off oil sales to the United States in an “economic war” if Exxon Mobil Corp. wins court judgments to seize billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets.

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vitaminwater, the new trend

By Allison Hendricks · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2008 12:34 a.m.

It’s everywhere. Whether you’re hitting up your local dining hall or walking through the Union for a bite to eat, you can’t escape it. The best part? It’s delicious!It’s vitaminwater, the most popular beverage hitting college campuses since coffee.

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