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Occupy Bloomington given 24-hour extension to remove belongings

By Bailey Loosemore · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12:42 a.m.

Occupy Bloomington protesters have received a 24-hour extension to remove their belongings from Peoples Park, said Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department Director Mick Renneisen. The protesters are still not allowed to sleep in the park.

IU to face off against Michigan for round 2

By Jordan Littman · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12:41 a.m.

For the No. 10 IU men’s swimming and diving team, this weekend’s dual meet at No. 4 Michigan is about rebounding from an earlier loss. For the No. 8 women, this meet is all about not letting up after a previous victory against the same team.

IU scrambles to purchase domain names before sites fall to porn industry

By Katie Mettler · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12:40 a.m.

IU and universities across the country have started buying .xxx web addresses associated with their names, logos and mascots. The .xxx domain typically signifies that a site contains pornographic material and was approved in early 2011 by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

New year brings personnel shake-ups to football team

By Alex McCarthy · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12:38 a.m.

Five players committed to IU since Dec. 11, all of whom will line up on the defensive side of the ball when the 2012 season starts. Four are from junior colleges, and one, defensive tackle Ralphael Green, is from Sam Houston High School in San Antonio, Texas.

Column: New year’s resolutions for the Hoosiers

By Avi Zaleon · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12:29 a.m.

IU should make these new year's resolutions to continue to improve its performance.

Bands perform for small crowd at the Bishop

By Nona Tepper · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12:23 a.m.

The scene was classic as the bar crowd sat, drank and socialized with friends; everyone seemed to know everyone. With local band Qur’an Qur’an in the night’s lineup, the familiarity came as no surprise.

Bluebird benefit to raise funds for scholarships

By Michelle Sokol · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12:20 a.m.

Concert and silent auction tonight at The Bluebird Bar will raise funds for Adam Sarnecki's children.

Bearcats play in jazz series

By Michelle Sokol · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12:15 a.m.

The B-town Bearcats performed a three-hour long concert as part of the Jazz Fables Concert Series, the longest running jazz series in Bloomington.

Column: Semester at Sea

By Eshley Spitzer · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12:12 a.m.

From frequent family road trips to youth group excursions, choosing to go abroad wasn’t the hard part. The question was: Where?

Resolute

By Patrick Beane · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12 a.m.

It’s easy to make promises to yourself.

Self-serving goals

By Francisco Tirado · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12 a.m.

The reality is, resolutions are less of a way we can improve ourselves and more of a way to say, “Na-na, look at what I’m doing as a better human being.” If you make a resolution, everyone needs to know about it.

Resolutions for the writers

Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12 a.m.

So, the Opinion Desk is, arguably, the most controversial or talked-about section in the IDS, thus putting pressure on the two new guys on staff.

Short-term mindset linked with drug use

By Eric Cunningham · Thursday, Jan. 5,2012 11:41 p.m.

IU Professor Peter Finn found that people who abuse drugs and alcohol have a hard time effectively directing their attention. In 2002, Finn received a grant of $1.3 million from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Author sheds light on Asperger relationships

By Ally Mahoney · Thursday, Jan. 5,2012 11:38 p.m.

IU’s Marci Wheeler recently coauthored “The Partner’s Guide to Asperger Syndrome,” a book helping to provide advice and strategies for female adults whose partners are on the autism spectrum.While a child with Asperger’s might find it challenging to spark a conversation with a fellow classmate, adults with AS also have communicative difficulties when building lasting romantic relationships.

Technology coursework increases

By Claire Aronson · Thursday, Jan. 5,2012 11:32 p.m.

The School of Education has increased its coursework for future teachers focusing on privacy, cyber-bullying and electronic plagiarism.

UITS adds Campus 411 to IU Mobile

By Katie Dawson · Thursday, Jan. 5,2012 11:29 p.m.

In the beginning of December, University Information Technology Services unveiled a new service called Campus 411, which can be used on the IU-Bloomington and IU-Purdue University Indianapolis campuses.

Rush resumes with 14 Party

By Lauren Sedam · Thursday, Jan. 5,2012 11:25 p.m.

The recruitment process began again this week with 14 Party, which continued Friday After 14 Party, rush will continue Saturday with Second Invite, or 8 Party, followed by Preference Round on Sunday. Those selected receive bids Monday.

Hoosiers defeat Michigan 73-71

By Kevin Bowen · Thursday, Jan. 5,2012 11:19 p.m.

Every time Michigan made a run at Indiana on Thursday night, the Hoosiers answered. In a game where the Hoosiers never trailed, IU (14-1, 2-1) made numerous crucial plays down the stretch in earning a 73-71 victory against Michigan (12-3, 2-1) at Assembly Hall.

District 5 councilman focuses on economy, constituents

By Mark Keierleber · Thursday, Jan. 5,2012 10:14 p.m.

Elected to the Bloomington City Council’s District 5 last fall, Darryl Neher, a Democrat, was sworn into office for his first term on Jan. 1.

Iowa caucus narrows Republican presidential candidates

By Charles Scudder · Thursday, Jan. 5,2012 10:09 p.m.

Mitt Romney won the caucuses in Iowa by a mere eight votes after an election that looked like anyone’s game until late in the night.

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