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Bloomington Transit might raise bus fares by quarter for adults

By Rachel Pankiw · Friday, Oct. 26,2007 12:19 a.m.

Bloomington Transit bus riders will have to reach deeper into their wallets if a proposed bus fare increase passes next month.

Governor’s Arts Awards celebrate 6

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Friday, Oct. 26,2007 12:19 a.m.

Outstanding artists, performers and supporters of the arts from across the state were honored Thursday night at the 2007 Indiana Governor’s Arts Awards.

Adult ghost story festival channels Halloween spirit

By Elvia Malagon · Friday, Oct. 26,2007 12:18 a.m.

Friday’s annual Festival of Ghost Stories will weave tales of Native American hauntings and gigantic rats this Friday.

2.75-mile corn maze raises money for trail

By Maegen Ionof · Friday, Oct. 26,2007 12:17 a.m.

A court house-shaped corn maze has raised nearly $10,000 to help finance a new trail along the Whitewater Canal in Metamora, Ind.

Hoosiers face tough road trip

By Ryan Gregg · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:58 p.m.

The IU women’s soccer team is in the middle of a pivotal moment in its season. Their mettle will be tested as they finish their regular season play on the road against three top Big Ten teams.

IU hosts Wisconsin, Illinois this weekend

By Brandon Smith · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:57 p.m.

The IU volleyball team (14-8, 5-5) comes into the second half of the Big Ten conference schedule on pace to get their first NCAA tournament berth since 2002.

Hoosiers hope 3rd time’s the charm

By Lee Hurwitz · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:55 p.m.

Elusive and a curse. Following last Saturday’s 36-31 loss to Penn State, those were the only words sophomore quarterback Kellen Lewis and junior wide receiver James Hardy could muster to describe the Hoosiers’ second failed attempt to get their sixth win this season.

IU to travel to North Carolina

By Aaron Beard · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:46 p.m.

The IU men’s golf team looks to close out the fall season on a high note Monday and Tuesday at the UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate in Greensboro, N.C. The team will hit the links at the Forest Oaks Country Club (par 72; 7,197 yards), a course recently redesigned by PGA Tour legend Davis Love III.

Hoosiers close out fall season in South Carolina tournament

By Ari Shifron · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:45 p.m.

Winter is approaching, and it is starting to get too cold to play golf. Before golf courses freeze altogether, however, the Hoosiers have one last tournament to close out the fall season.

IU falls 3-2 in OT on the road

By Aaron Beard · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:44 p.m.

The IU field hockey team lost a heartbreaker to Louisville 3-2 in overtime Thursday night.

IU looks for a win versus Penn State on Sunday

By Linnea Coulter · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:43 p.m.

With 16 games down and three remaining in the regular season, the IU men’s soccer team knows there is no time for mistakes.

IU travels to Northwestern for dual meet

By Josh Bagriansky · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:39 p.m.

Business is about to pick up for the IU swimming teams. Tonight’s trip to Evanston, Ill., to face off with a strong Northwestern squad should go a long way in setting the tone for the rest of the season.

Predicting the score, Dolly to the Dalai

By Matt Dollinger · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:38 p.m.

So I jump ship in Hong Kong and make my way over to Tibet. Realizing that the Dalai Lama was in fact in Bloomington this week, I flew back across the Pacific and made my way over to the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center. I get in as a columnist, freelancing for a small paper back in the Himalayas. A columnist, you know, a writer, an author, a scribe.

With cycling in crisis, Tour de France organizers alter race for 2008 to create a more exciting course

By Aaron Beard · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:35 p.m.

The Tour de France will have revamped rules and a slightly less mountainous but hopefully more exciting course in 2008, organizers announced Thursday, looking to inject fresh enthusiasm into cycling’s doping-battered showcase race.

Titans DT Corey Simon retires, calling job too demanding on his body

By Aaron Beard · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:34 p.m.

Defensive tackle Corey Simon retired from the NFL on Thursday after trying to resume his career with the Tennessee Titans, saying practice and games started wearing on his body again.

Experts weigh in on drastic changes in Halloween costume culture

By Ab D. Phillip and Lindsay Funston · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:25 p.m.

EUGENE, Ore. – Sexy female costumes have become synonymous with Halloween, providing a day for women to unleash their inner vixens while clad in costumes.

Cycling Club rides year-round, competes across Midwest

By Sarah Brubeck · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:24 p.m.

At 3 p.m. every Friday, cyclists from across IU’s campus meet at the Revolution Bike and Bean to participate in weekly group rides throughout the city.

Lilly Library now home to valuable Oktoberfest book

By Ben Phelps · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:23 p.m.

One of only three known books documenting the beginning of the Bavarian tradition of Oktoberfest now belongs to IU’s Lilly Library.

Microsoft wins 1.6% share of Facebook, advertising rights

By Ab D. Phillip and Margot E. Edelman · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:22 p.m.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The brainchildren of two of Harvard University’s most famous dropouts – one conceived more than three decades ago, the other three years ago – united Wednesday in a deal that places a $15 billion value on an online experiment launched from a Kirkland dorm room.

Jordan River to receive ‘make-over’

By Brandi Baldwin · Thursday, Oct. 25,2007 11:21 p.m.

Volunteers will clean up Jordan River this weekend in an effort to help educate people about the environment.

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