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Campillo fails to advance in NCAAs

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Sunday, May 20,2007 8:20 p.m.

While most people had a team to back them up if they stumbled, IU golfer Jorge Campillo had no such luck this weekend.

Baron Hill visits Farmers’ Market

By Nick O'Neill · Sunday, May 20,2007 8:19 p.m.

Saturday morning during the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market, local residents had an opportunity to meet with Rep. Baron Hill, D-9th, and ask him questions about current political issues and plans he has for the future.

Enclosed: Letter to Purdue

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Sunday, May 20,2007 8 p.m.

We regret to inform you that IU athletics was not up to par this season and was unable to defeat you in the Crimson and Gold Cup, a loss to which you have grown accustomed. While we were able to defeat you in the last two competitions, this year we simply could not win, as was intended. We apologize for the lack of competition.

Welcome Freshmen!

Sunday, May 20,2007 7:50 p.m.

The Editorial Board wants to welcome you to IU! You’re about to begin the greatest, most rewarding and most hectic four years of your life. New friends will replace old ones, you’ll become intimately familiar with the Village Pantry’s graveyard shift and you’ll learn to despise “blue book” finals. Some of you will be rooming with your best friend from high school (good luck); others of you will be moving in with someone you’ve never met and praying you aren’t paired with the weird kid (even better luck).

Buying upperclassmen

By Amanda Lowry · Sunday, May 20,2007 7:46 p.m.

This August, you’ll say good-bye to your high school circle and be thrust into a world where you will have few or no friends. But don’t worry; thousands of freshmen will be having the same problem as you, and in no time you’ll have a gang of newbies with whom you’ll be wreaking havoc with in the dorm lounges.

Bloomington 101

By Anna Piontek · Sunday, May 20,2007 7:46 p.m.

The college life depicted in “Old School” and “Animal House” doesn’t also have to be your life. Though rampant pleasure-seeking is certainly a guiding principle for some students, others prefer mimicking a four-year version of Roman military strategy: Come, see and conquer.

Live It Up

By Rachel Fullmer · Sunday, May 20,2007 7:45 p.m.

As if incoming freshman aren’t bombarded with enough “advice,” I’ve decided throw my own suggestions into the mix. Not that my advice is better than or even just as good as the advice you’ve heard before. It’s just what worked for me.

14 killed, 31 wounded in Afghanistan bombing

By Abdullah AlShihri and Rahim Faeiz · Sunday, May 20,2007 7:32 p.m.

A suicide bomber on foot detonated himself in a crowded market in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday just after a U.S. convoy drove by, killing at least 14 people and wounding 31, officials and witnesses said.

2 lawmen, 1 civilian shot in Idaho town

By Abdullah AlShihri and John K. Wiley · Sunday, May 20,2007 7:32 p.m.

Dozens of law enforcement officers surrounded a church Sunday where they believed they had cornered a shooter or shooters who wounded two officers and a civilian in bursts of automatic gunfire, police said.

DUIs 4-eva

By Colleen Carroll · Sunday, May 20,2007 7:03 p.m.

As news networks have told you by now, heiress and idiot Paris Hilton is going to the clink for driving with a suspended license after having previously been arrested for driving under the influence. While few in the tabloid media consider Paris’ penance unwarranted, Nancy Grace and her ratings-starved ilk raise an important question outside of the Hilton context: Is the punishment for drunk driving fair? The punishment is just as fair as victimizing people who fall asleep at the wheel, or rear-end another car while looking at a navigation screen or do anything to increase their chances of being in an accident. That is to say, it’s not fair at all.

Gripped with Fear

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Sunday, May 20,2007 6:59 p.m.

Slightly over a month ago, the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings started a ripple through the nation that has led to increased fear about such isolated atrocities and intense discussion about reforms that might protect against them. The 33 left dead by the actions of Cho Seung Hui put the nation in a state of horror and wonder.

Glowing green

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Sunday, May 20,2007 6:58 p.m.

Regardless of what they might say, with very few exceptions, everybody wants superpowers. I can remember watching “The Secret World of Alex Mack” on Nickelodeon back in my blissful preteen years and thinking how cool it would be to be able to melt myself into a puddle of silver goo and travel around the hallways of my middle school.

Un-intelligent decision

Sunday, May 20,2007 6:57 p.m.

Hardly anyone will dispute the fact that University professors can be strongly opinionated. Guillermo Gonzalez, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Iowa State University, is among them. Gonzalez, who was recently denied tenure by a university review committee, has been one of intelligent design’s most vocal supporters.

Provost search committee holds an open forum

By Zachary Osterman · Thursday, May 17,2007 11:46 a.m.

About 30 people attended an open forum Wednesday afternoon to discuss the upcoming search for the IU provost with the committee charged with that task. Video: Provost Selection Committee Meeting (05.16.2007)

Strawberry Shortcake festival aims to sell 6,000

By Shannon McEnerney · Thursday, May 17,2007 9:45 a.m.

Strawberries. Whipped cream. By adding in a pound of cake recipe mix, the Boys and Girls Club Auxiliary plans to sell some of the best strawberry shortcake around.

Mayor splits economic development job into 2 separate positions

By Nick O'Neill · Thursday, May 17,2007 9:45 a.m.

On May 2, the Bloomington City Council voted 8-1 in favor of adding new jobs focused on different areas of economic development.

Joey Shaw leaving IU basketball team

By Aaron Beard · Thursday, May 17,2007 9:44 a.m.

At least one basketball player will jump off the Hoosier bandwagon before the start of next season.

SWINGING INTO SUMMER

By Kaitlin Shawgo and Kailtin Shawgo · Thursday, May 17,2007 9:42 a.m.

When a girl stays seated for too long at a meeting of the IU swing dance club, she may be asked to dance.

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Freshman Joan Russick donates blood at Teter quad Sept. 14, 2006.

Red Cross of Bloomington needs donors

By Sara Amato · Thursday, May 17,2007 9:33 a.m.

The American Red Cross of Bloomington, 1600 W. Third St., will be holding a blood drive Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at College Mall, 2894 E. Third St. The blood drive was originally supposed to be held at the Army Reserve Center, 520 S. Woodscrest Dr. on May 19. Tammy Myers, a representative at the Army Reserve Center, said they are trying to schedule another blood drive for their center.

Storms knock down trees; damages Notre Dame church

By Alexandra R. Moses · Thursday, May 17,2007 9:30 a.m.

SOUTH BEND – More than 20,000 people were still without power Wednesday morning as northern Indiana recovered from powerful thunderstorms that killed one man and damaged several buildings including the University of Notre Dame’s Basilica of the Sacred Heart.