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Teacher to be fired over diary

By Associated Press and Alexandra R. Moses · Tuesday, Jan. 22,2008 10:23 p.m.

Connie Heermann was thrilled when she saw some of her 11th-grade English students reading with rapt attention for the first time when they took up a book of diary entries by students who inspired the movie “Freedom Writers.” She had a problem, t

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Heath Ledger found dead in NYC building

Tuesday, Jan. 22,2008 5:32 p.m.

NEW YORK - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. The housekeeper who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there found him dead at 3:26 p.m.

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Historical harps

By Erin Riley · Tuesday, Jan. 22,2008 5:25 p.m.

Six historical harps now have a home in the Willam and Gayle Cook Music Library. The instruments were donated to the University in 1982 by late world-renowned harpist Mildred Dilling, who’s known as the “First Lady of the Harp.”

The Associated Press The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledges the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial for his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28, 1963. The march was organized to support proposed civil rights legislation and end segregation. King founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957, advocating nonviolent action against America's racial inequality. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, King was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., in 1968.

Celebrating a legacy

By Dave Leno · Tuesday, Jan. 22,2008 2:41 p.m.

Faculty, students and community members gathered Monday to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s teachings on racial equality as part of the Unity Summit, the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center’s annual event.The attendees, including more than 100 faculty, students and community members from different backgrounds, came together to promote diversity education. PHOTO GALLERY: MLK: A look back

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Sculptures bring creativity to Ivy Tech’s campus

By Sarah Brubeck · Tuesday, Jan. 22,2008 12:58 a.m.

Local artist Mark Wallis started sculpting during his senior year in high school with a simple art class. Now, his work resides on campuses and businesses all across the country, including Ivy Tech’s Bloomington campus.

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Rocking out for a cause

By Jessica Andrews · Tuesday, Jan. 22,2008 12:52 a.m.

With crowds still trickling in, the first round of competition for the title of Hoosier Guitar Idol began Monday night. The atmosphere was buzzing as more than 20 guitarists took the stage in front of a live audience at Max’s Place in downtown Bloomington.

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Loring earns 700th win as head coach

By Zina Kumok · Tuesday, Jan. 22,2008 12:50 a.m.

Thirty years. Sixteen Big Ten Championships. One national title team. On Sunday afternoon, IU coach Lin Loring added another number to his long list of achievements: 700 wins.

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'Generation Y' demands more

By Shane Hobson · Tuesday, Jan. 22,2008 12:13 a.m.

A 2007 study by CareerBuilder.com and Harris Interactive found that 87 percent of hiring managers and human resource professionals believe that employees age 29 and under “(exhibit) a sense of entitlement that older generations don’t.”

Snuffing out cancer

Snuffing out cancer

By Heather Haemker · Tuesday, Jan. 22,2008 12:13 a.m.

For the first time, early cancer detection will be routine thanks to BioCurex, Inc., a biotechnology company in Canada that has developed the technology to identify a cancer marker present in malignant cancer cells and absent in most normal cells. The technology could be available some time this year.

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Students offer ideas in Dodge competition

By Lauren Clason · Monday, Jan. 21,2008 11:57 p.m.

InternView is offering the chance to win $3,000 by answering a question from Dodge. The second annual online contest wants students to tell Dodge how the company can improve its cars.

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No. 17 IU sweeps Hoosier Quad

By Ben Homrig · Monday, Jan. 21,2008 11:54 p.m.

Going into its first home meet since Thanksgiving weekend, the IU men’s wrestling team was hungry. And much like they did during the Nov. 24 Hoosier Duals, the Hoosiers feasted on the inferior competition.

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IU earns Big Ten road victory at Michigan State

By Brian Buckey · Monday, Jan. 21,2008 11:51 p.m.

Four IU players scored in double figures Sunday afternoon as the IU women’s basketball team (12-7, 5-2) earned its third straight win in a 70-56 victory over Michigan State (11-9, 3-5) in East Lansing.

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Is global warming real?

By Leigh Boerner · Monday, Jan. 21,2008 11:50 p.m.

This past November, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its fourth assessment of the science of climate change.

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