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Those we leave behind

By Johnathan P. Rossing and Jonathan P. Rossing · Wednesday, Oct. 17,2007 8:31 p.m.

Generally speaking, it’s not wise to repeat bad ideas. Yet President Bush is pushing for Congress to renew his 2001 “No Child Left Behind” law that created universal standards and tests to measure student proficiency in reading and math. Under the law, schools that fall below the government-mandated standards are dubbed failures.

Can I get an amen?

By Dave Dawson · Wednesday, Oct. 17,2007 8:30 p.m.

Attention, Jews: Ann Coulter, the strongest case for the abolition of the First Amendment and the self-proclaimed voice of American conservatism, thinks you have some room for improvement. In fact, last week on Donny Deutsch’s CNBC show, “The Big Idea,” Coulter declared exactly what you have to do to make said improvements – convert to Christianity.

Don’t jump the gun

By Thomas Wachtel · Wednesday, Oct. 17,2007 8:20 p.m.

I noticed two articles in the Washington Post early this week that made me think that one of two things had happened: either I had stepped into an alternate bizarro dimension, or the First Amendment had been repealed and the government had taken control of the media.

Folklore educates students about ghosts, hip-hop

Wednesday, Oct. 17,2007 6:46 p.m.

The cobbled streets of Fess Avenue are filled with small, quaint houses that resemble small-town America. Some of those houses hold IU’s Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, a nationally known program.

Armed robbery reported near College Avenue Kroger

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, Oct. 17,2007 5:12 p.m.

The Bloomington Police Department is investigating an armed robbery on South Morton Street.

Le Dernier Cri

By Claire Burke · Wednesday, Oct. 17,2007 4:08 p.m.

High fashion, to me, is an art form. There is so much that goes into it that it is hard for me to think of it any other way. But what happens when high fashion is exploited? The result is what we are now seeing at lower-end stores such as Target and Kohl’s: legitimate, established designers doing collections for mass-market retailers.

Before IU visit, Dalai Lama stirs international controversy

By Brian Spegele · Wednesday, Oct. 17,2007 9:18 a.m.

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

Officials decide not to send e-mail alerting students to shooting

By Natalie Avon · Wednesday, Oct. 17,2007 1:04 a.m.

After the IU Police Department told campus administrators that the shooting situation around the 1300 block of West Arch Haven Avenue was contained, the decision was made not to send out a mass e-mail alerting students about the shooting, said IU spokesman Kirk White.

Largest cornhole game to be held today

By Natalie Avon · Wednesday, Oct. 17,2007 12:55 a.m.

The “World’s Largest Cornhole Tournament,” which will take place from 3 p.m. to about 9:30 p.m. today in Dunn Meadow, is in its first year and hopes to attract up to 32 teams, said Erin Datteri, graduate assistant for the Student Alumni Association.

NCAA sanction decision will look at past actions

By Michael Sanserino · Wednesday, Oct. 17,2007 12:52 a.m.

The NCAA Committee on Infractions will take into account a variety of factors, including whether there was a “pattern of behavior,” before it issues its final ruling on impermissible phone calls made by IU men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff.

Simon Hall dedicated

By Michael Reschke · Wednesday, Oct. 17,2007 12:48 a.m.

Simon Hall is not the first contribution the Simon family has made to IU and Bloomington, said Mayor Mark Kruzan Tuesday at the Simon Hall dedication ceremony. “Now you can literally go from Simon Hall to a Simon Mall in a matter of a few minutes,” Kruzan said to a crowd of about 300. Kruzan was one of several who spoke during the ceremony about the benefits Simon Hall will provide for IU and the state’s life sciences initiative.

IU law student faces weapons charge

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, Oct. 17,2007 12:46 a.m.

Police arrested an IU law student early Tuesday morning after he allegedly fired several shots from his balcony on the west side of town. Jesse M. Sneed, 27, faces preliminary charges of criminal recklessness with a weapon.

IUSA offers internship program to freshmen interested in politics

By Heather Haemker · Wednesday, Oct. 17,2007 12 a.m.

Last year, the IU Student Association implemented an internship program for freshmen in order to help them become better acquainted with campus and student involvement.

Ball State gets 2 years probation for rules violations

By Steve Herman · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 11:34 p.m.

The NCAA put Ball State on probation for two years and cut three football scholarships for misusing a textbook loan program.

Colorado Rockies’ hot streak pushes team into 1st World Series

By Eddie Pells · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 11:34 p.m.

It is October in Colorado. The Broncos are playing. Snow showers are in the forecast. The leaves are turning red, yellow and brown. The dominant color in the Mile High City these days, though, is purple.

Osborne to return as Nebraska’s interim AD

By Eric Olson · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 11:32 p.m.

Tom Osborne is returning to Nebraska to temporarily run the Cornhuskers’ athletic department and possibly determine the fate of coach Bill Callahan.

Here’s to you, Mr. Tomlinson

By Ben Homrig · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 11:31 p.m.

To those picking first in your draft, take that much needed sigh of relief: your superstar has rounded the first turn of the NFL season and is picking up speed going into the thick of the race.

IU routs Illinois twice over weekend

By Nathan Hart · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 11:30 p.m.

The undefeated IU ice hockey team opens Greater Midwest Hockey League play with a two-game home stand this weekend against its toughest opponent to date, the Davenport University Panthers.

IU breaks into Top 25

By Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 11:29 p.m.

The IU women’s soccer team has finally broken into the national Top 25.

Crowded Bloomington city buses survey options

By Heather Haemker · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 11:25 p.m.

During the first month of school, Bloomington Transit buses carried more students in one month than they ever have before, said Lew May, Bloomington Transit general manager. “September was the very first time in (Bloomington Transit) history to break the 300,000 person mark for a month,” May said. Bloomington Transit’s numbers for 2007 have gone up eight and a half percent since 2006. Since 2005, ridership increased 10 percent, May said.