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City council candidate's 2007 arrest for biting, kicking police officer may pose problems for her campaign

By Michael Majchrowicz · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 8:41 p.m.

As the Bloomington municipal election date draws nearer, candidates across the board are utilizing the last few weeks to draw voter attention to city issues. In the case of Jennifer Mickel, though, the spotlight is turned in the other direction, bringing focus to a situation that ultimately led to Mickel’s arrest after she bit and kicked a police officer in 2007.

The eating and driving ban in Oak Park, Ill.

From speedometers to feedometers

Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 8:01 p.m.

We say the eating and driving ban in Oak Park, Ill., won’t accomplish the goal of diffusing distracted driving.

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What 2012 means for me and you

By Connor Caudill · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 8 p.m.

As a senior, I am worried about graduating. If you are a senior, you should be worried, too, and not because our days of being able to regularly play Sink the Biz at Nicks or enjoy Wednesday night trivia at Kilroys are limited.

The growth of the U.S. Population

2039, here we come

By Jarrod Lowery · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 7:23 p.m.

Despite some Americans’ concerns, it looks like the 400 million-person America of 2039 will be prosperous, relatively uncrowded and better positioned than many industrialized nations to tackle the challenge of an aging society.

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IDS editor-in-chief applications available at Student Media office

Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 2:29 p.m.

Applications for editor-in-chief for the Indiana Daily Student spring semester are available. Download a copy of the application or pick up a paper version from Ruth Witmer or Ron Johnson at the Student Media offices. Candidate information will be posted after the deadline has passed.


New IFC committee patrols fraternity parties

By Hannah Smith · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 12:09 a.m.

Junior Corbin Frye is part of the Social Responsibility Committee, a group the IFC created to manage fraternity parties. Fraternity presidents vote for who is in the group, which is new this year.

Karate

Voice student uses passion to create individualized martial arts degree

By Michela Tindera · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 12:03 a.m.

As a child, Bloomington native and IU senior Danielle Guevara did gymnastics and played soccer. But it wasn’t until she replaced her younger brother in a martial arts class at Monroe County Martial Arts that she fell in love with the sport. And Guevara was accepted to the Individualized Major Program last May.

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Drinking games from China help students feel at home

By Mitchell Blatt · Tuesday, Oct. 18,2011 12 a.m.

Some games involving alcoholic beverages date back to Ancient China’s Warring States Period from 475 BCE to 221 BCE. Thousands of years later, international students are still playing some of the same games as the Ancient Chinese emperors.

Mike Pence

Rep. Mike Pence speaks at IU

By Danielle Rindler · Monday, Oct. 17,2011 11:36 p.m.

Mike Pence, a 2012 Republican gubernatorial candidate and congressman from Indiana’s 6th Congressional District, spoke with members of the public and the IU College Republicans during the group’s weekly meeting Monday in the Indiana Memorial Union.

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Mother reflects on daughter’s life

By Kate Thacker · Monday, Oct. 17,2011 10:07 p.m.

Ying-Ying Chang remembers her daughter, New York Times best-selling author Iris Chang, during her presentation for the Asian Cultural Center’s monthly “Over a Cup of Tea” discussion.

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Scholarships to promote diversity

By Kourtney Liepelt · Monday, Oct. 17,2011 10:05 p.m.

IU’s School of Education has added as much as $12,000 in new scholarships to its Direct Admit Scholars Program in an effort to create a more diverse, high-achieving group entering the education field.

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