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Kinsey Confidential

By Gal Shifron · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 11:16 p.m.

Question: My girlfriend has missed her period by about five weeks. Now, we have never had actual sex, just a form of dry sex.

Thanks to Facebook, Collegiate 4-H recruits members, serves community

By Lindsey Alexander · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 11:16 p.m.

All other student organizations better watch out: IU’s Collegiate 4-H might be young, but what the group lacks in age it makes up for in enthusiasm.

Alpha Phi Omega, co-ed service fraternity, trains pledges in service

By Emily Pickett · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:56 p.m.

Every Monday and Thursday evening, sophomore Alex Luboff makes his way to Boxcar Books at the corner of Third and Washington streets. He spends the next several hours pouring over letters, filling book requests and packaging, reading materials to be sent to prisoners all over the United States in a collaborative effort for Pages to Prisoners.

Treasury secretary calls for action in dealing with ongoing housing crisis

By Martin Crutsinger · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:47 p.m.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called Tuesday for an aggressive response to deal with an unfolding housing crisis that he said presents a significant risk to the economy.

China’s top communists meet to appoint, reappoint party officials

By Christopher Bodeen · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:46 p.m.

As top Chinese communist leaders mulled appointments and other business behind closed doors Tuesday, media at the leaders’ congress focused on the party’s two newest celebrities and potential future leaders.

Car bomb in Baghdad kills 6; Iraq asks Turkey not to attack

By Sinan Salaheddin · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:45 p.m.

A car bomb exploded Tuesday near an Iraqi army checkpoint in Baghdad, killing at least six people and wounding 25, police and military officials said.

David Lynch encourages meditation as a way to peace

By Regan E. Doherty · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:30 p.m.

JERUSALEM – American film director David Lynch, on a five-day visit to Israel to encourage transcendental meditation, met with Israeli President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shimon Peres.

Lincoln Center to honor Meryl Streep

By Associated Press · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:29 p.m.

NEW YORK – Meryl Streep is about to collect yet another honor, this one from the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Jens Lekman will play an acoustic set at the Waldron

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:29 p.m.

Spirit of ’68 Promotions, a Bloomington-based promotions company, announced that Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman will be playing an acoustic set at 8 p.m. Oct. 23 at the John Waldron Arts Center. The show, which will seat 100 people, is in addition to Lekman’s 9 p.m. performance scheduled that same night at Jake’s Night Club and Bar.

Tickets available for next week’s Governor’s Arts Awards

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:28 p.m.

The 2007 Governor’s Arts Awards ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Musical Arts Center. Tickets are available for both the ceremony and the celebration dinner immediately following at the Bloomington Convention Center. The ceremony will feature special performances from three of the six honorees.

Who is John Galt?

By Indira Dammu · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 9:01 p.m.

On my daily walk to class, I am taunted by chalkings that declare obscure statements such as “Who is John Galt?” Undoubtedly the handiwork of some pretentious “free-thinking” student group, these chalkings echo a disturbing trend among college students to identify themselves as libertarians.

Jeri for first lady

By Chase Cooper · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 8:57 p.m.

You’ve heard all about the presidential candidates. But before picking a favorite, you may want to consider who you want for first spouse. Here’s a little information to help you get to know some of them.

Institutionalized ignorance

By Ayesha Awan · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 8:56 p.m.

It was one year ago that I read a piece by Jeff Stein in The New York Times about his interviews with top U.S. officials yielding how pitifully ignorant the people in charge of our national security are.

Extreme Makeover: Dorm Edition

Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 8:54 p.m.

In a surge of creativity, colleges are enticing students by bedding them. Full beds have been added to the list of dorm amenities by schools across the U.S. Students at the University of North Carolina, Case Western Reserve University, the University of Massachusetts and American University will now have full instead of twin beds.

Students: Candidate Ron Paul not ‘able to do this on his own’

By Kelly Cochran · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 5:16 p.m.

About 50 Bloomington residents and IU students joined last night at Max’s Place, a local pizza parlor located at 109 S. Walnut St., to share and learn about 2008 Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul.

More Sampson reaction quotes

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 5:15 p.m.

“He’s still firm in the commitment. I don’t know a lot about the situation. Hopefully it’s just a minor situation. Derek is really happy with the decision he made.”

Simon Hall to open after years of construction

By Katie Myrick · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 5:14 p.m.

After more than three years of construction, Simon Hall is ready for its close-up.

Hundreds attend Simon Hall dedication

By Michael Reschke · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 5:13 p.m.

Simon Hall is the most recent contribution the Simon family has made to IU and Bloomington, but it is not the first, said Mayor Mark Kruzan at the Simon Hall dedication ceremony today.

Controversy arises prior to Dalai Lama's Bloomington visit

By Brian Spegele · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 5:02 p.m.

Ahead of his Bloomington visit next month, the Dalai Lama became trapped in the middle of another international political firestorm Tuesday – straining relations between the United States and China.

Hey Mister DJ

By Kyle Doehla · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 2:20 p.m.

The atmosphere of the night is in their control. Everyone knows they’re in the bar, but it’s not their goal to stand out as a person; they let their music do the talking. Dozens of disc jockeys flood the Bloomington bar scene with their live mixes and sets every week, but a select few really know how to get a crowd going. Jon Potts, known as “DJ Potts,” a senior at IU, got an earlier start than most when he was asked to DJ at a middle-school dance.

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