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I get by with a little help from a loud stadium

By Matt Dollinger · Friday, Sept. 28,2007 12:29 a.m.

What would you do if the Hoosiers were losing? Would you stand up and walk out on them?

Breaking down the game

By Aaron Beard · Friday, Sept. 28,2007 12:27 a.m.

Click here for the Indiana Daily Student's exclusive breakdown of Saturday's game at Iowa.

Familiar fork

By Ryan Gregg · Friday, Sept. 28,2007 12:22 a.m.

Other than being the first game of the Big Ten season, Friday night’s game against Northwestern will have extra meaning for the IU women’s soccer team.

Recording proves police knew of other victims in Gary crash

By Associated Press and Alexandra R. Moses · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 11:08 p.m.

GARY – Police radio recordings show that officers had been told that two teenage passengers were missing from a car crash even though officials have said that fact was unclear before family members found their bodies hours later in nearby brush.

Defense in I-65 shooting case says gun seizure, arrest of suspect was illegal

By Associated Press and Alexandra R. Moses · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 11:07 p.m.

BROWNSTOWN, Ind. – Attorneys for a Muncie-area teenager accused of killing a truck passenger in a sniper shooting from an Interstate 65 bridge said key evidence against him should be thrown out because investigators obtained it illegally.

Bloomington local robbed at gunpoin

By Sara Amato · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 11:06 p.m.

The Bloomington Police Department is investigating a robbery involving a handgun Wednesday night.

Bloomington trails to expand

By Brandi Baldwin · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 11:04 p.m.

When Bloomington residents were surveyed about what they wanted in their city, they requested more alternate transportation methods and ways to become physically fit.

Report: College campuses may be underreporting crime

By Ab D. Phillip and Nicholas Kelly · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:28 p.m.

A report issued this month by a task force that studies campus safety expressed concerns that colleges across the nation may be underreporting crimes on their campuses.

Bush lowers rates for Stafford loans, increases Pell grants

By Vivian Huang · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:27 p.m.

On Thursday, President Bush signed legislation that will bring relief to the millions of financially strapped students struggling to pay off college.

Survey: Med schools focus on tests, GPA

By Sophie Pappas · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:24 p.m.

When it comes time to apply for medical school, only two things really matter, according to a new survey from Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions.

Yoko Ono to unveil Imagine Peace Tower in memory of Lennon

By Sandy Cohen · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:24 p.m.

LOS ANGELES – Yoko Ono will unveil the Imagine Peace Tower in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Oct. 9 – on what would have been her husband John Lennon’s 67th birthday.

Extra Role in Ferrell movie auctioned off

By Associated Press · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:23 p.m.

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – A 10-year-old boy will get a chance to be an extra in Will Ferrell’s new movie after his father bought the role in a cancer-charity auction for more than $47,000.

Louvre’s largest traveling exhibit arrives in Indiana

By Rick Callahan · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:22 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – The largest traveling exhibit ever mounted by the Louvre – a dazzling collection of Roman statuary, treasures and everyday objects – begins with a marble lineup of the scheming royals whose lives of intrigue were captured in the acclaimed 1970s TV miniseries “I, Claudius.”

Royal screening of ‘Brick Lane’ canceled

By Jill Lawless · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:21 p.m.

LONDON – A meeting between the monarchy and multicultural Britain has ended in a mess.

Actor Jeff Daniels gives sound advice to theater students

By Sarah Hutchins · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:21 p.m.

Actor Jeff Daniels learned to approach acting from what he calls “the psychiatrist’s couch.” When the “Dumb & Dumber” star moved to New York to begin his acting career, he learned to become vulnerable, a skill he considers vital for every aspiring actor.

Blown-glass pumpkins decorate town

By Kristin Riccardo · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 10:20 p.m.

Picking out the perfect pumpkin can be tedious sometimes – even more so when the “pumpkins” come in different shades of blown glass, as they will this weekend at a downtown pumpkin patch.

Dawn

Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 9:50 p.m.

This photo provided by United Launch Alliance shows the Dawn spacecraft sitting atop of a Delta ll rocket.

Senate attaches hate crimes bill onto spending legislation

By Laurie Kellman · Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 9:49 p.m.

The Senate on Thursday attached legislation to help states prosecute attacks on homosexuals to a bill funding the war in Iraq in an effort to force President Bush to sign it into law. Opponents, citing a Bush veto threat, predicted it ultimately would fail.

Federal judge rules that 2 provisions of Patriot Act violate Fourth Amendment

Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 9:48 p.m.

Two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow secret wiretapping and searches without a showing of probable cause, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

DA won’t contest ruling that sent ‘Jena 6’ case to court

Thursday, Sept. 27,2007 9:47 p.m.

The prosecutor in the “Jena 6” cases said Thursday he had decided not to challenge a ruling that sent 17-year-old Mychal Bell’s case to juvenile court.

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