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Blowing smoke

By Grace Low · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 8:13 p.m.

I quit smoking over the summer, and I’m fairly proud of myself. Sometimes I slip, though, and feel like I need to smoke at 6:30 in the morning after I’ve been up studying for a midterm all night. Sometimes I get so frustrated and nervous that I just need a cigarette. It’s not healthy, it’s not pretty, but there are times when it’s the only thing that can help. It’s because I’m an addict, and once addicted to a substance, the cravings don’t go away. Quitting simply means that certain priorities, like preventing cancer or saving money, become more compelling than the addiction.

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To vote or not to vote

By Scott Leadingham · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 8:12 p.m.

Seems to me there’s something important happening today. Class? Nope. Work? Definitely not. French pedicure and bikini wax? No, that was Saturday. That’s right, how could I forget? Today marks our yearly ritual of purposely forgetting to vote. Since it’s been an entire year since you last avoided the polls, it’s understandable that you, like me, would have trouble remembering to do your civic duty and refrain from voting for no good reason other than pure sloth. Take, for example, the following conversation with my roommate which took place last election day:

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Holiday spirit

By Brian J. McFillen · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 8:11 p.m.

Now that we’re rested up from winter break and we’ve had all the eggnog and gingerbread people we can stand, it’s time that we made a campus-wide New Year’s resolution to… What? It’s only Nov. 6? Okay, I know it’s a cliché to complain about the fact that Christmas comes earlier every year (“What happened to Thanksgiving? Blah, blah, blah.”), but this season has finally crossed the line between irritating overzealous enthusiasm and utter gibbering madness.

Monaco 2007 World Music Awards Show

Celine Dion and Patti LaBelle honored

By Celia Sankar · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 8:06 p.m.

MONTE CARLO, Monaco – Celine Dion and Patti LaBelle were honored at the World Music Awards for their outstanding careers, while British newcomer Mika took home a clutch of prizes.

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Letters from abroad

By Lindsey Landis · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 8:04 p.m.

BOLOGNA, Italy – I have managed to avoid a lot of addictions since I have arrived in Italy.

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Shades of leadership

Monday, Nov. 5,2007 12:04 a.m.

Mayor Mark Kruzan’s favorite movie is Koyaanisqatsi, a silent film based on the Hopi Indian word for “life out of balance.” The film, compiled between 1975 and 1982, is a series of diametrically opposed depictions of urban life and the environment and the beautiful struggle for balance between the two.

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College Republicans say Sabbagh will create jobs

By Ben Phelps · Monday, Nov. 5,2007 12:01 a.m.

As students filed into the State Room East at the Indiana Memorial Union for last week’s IU College Republicans meeting, the first person stood up to speak: mayoral candidate David Sabbagh.

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Graffiti wall offers artistic display of opinions

By Kelly Cochran · Sunday, Nov. 4,2007 11:37 p.m.

Filled with phrases in all languages, meanings and colors, the 20-foot wall that occupies space throughout both the IU campus and Bloomington provides a place for passersby to write down opinions using various artistic mediums.

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Getting to 6

By Lee Hurwitz · Sunday, Nov. 4,2007 11:33 p.m.

The results of the first two possessions for IU men’s basketball team against North Alabama should not have come as a surprise to the Hoosier faithful.

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Rookies steal the show in 1st game

By Chris Engel · Sunday, Nov. 4,2007 11:32 p.m.

The results of the first two possessions for IU men’s basketball team against North Alabama should not have come as a surprise to the Hoosier faithful.

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Hoosiers drop away matches vs. No. 1 Penn State, Ohio State

By Harry Buc · Sunday, Nov. 4,2007 11:30 p.m.

The IU volleyball team (14-12, 5-9) suffered through two road losses this weekend, one against Ohio State and the other at the hands of No. 1 Penn State. Ohio State, a team the Hoosiers defeated earlier in the season in Bloomington, beat IU on Friday in four games (30-26, 30-25, 23-30, 33-31). The Hoosiers were then bested Saturday by the nation’s top team, Penn State, who took the match in three games (30-14, 30-18, 30-23).

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IU womens basketball opens season with exhibition win

By Zachary Osterman · Sunday, Nov. 4,2007 11:27 p.m.

The IU women’s basketball team began the first exhibition game of the new season on a 17-0 run and never looked back, defeating the Hoosier Lady Stars 77-49 Saturday night at Assembly Hall. The visitors didn’t score until five minutes into the game.

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