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With fall season comes the flu

By Jillian Miers · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 8:50 p.m.

It’s that time of year again when you might want to ask yourself: Have I gotten my shot yet?

The economic cost of ignorance

By Celia Grundman · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 7:17 p.m.

The GOP has generated a myth of desiring small government while generating most of the nation’s debt.

Free speech and human idiocy

By Casey McGlasson · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 7:15 p.m.

At times, reading headlines can be dangerous to one’s sanity.

Staff editorial: Sesame Street goes Afrocentric

Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 7:14 p.m.

Having caused buzz with the introduction of an HIV-positive character in the Nigerian version of the children’s series, Sesame Street recently featured a little black girl singing the bouncy tune “I Love My Hair.”

Christine O'Donnell and the people's republic

By Matt Straw · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 7:08 p.m.

I caught by accident a section of Christine O’Donnell’s “debate,” which aired recently on CNN, where she again thankfully affirmed that she is not a witch.

IU tight end named to midseason watch list for award

Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 4:55 p.m.

IU freshman tight end Ted Bolser was named to the John Mackey Award midseason watch list on Tuesday.

Bloomington Faculty Council approves calendar proposal

Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 2:51 p.m.

The Bloomington Faculty Council met today for the third time this semester and approved the proposal to revise the Bloomington Campus Calendar.

Associate professor talks Twitter on CNBC

Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 1:48 p.m.

IU professor Johan Bollen made an appearance on CNBC on Tuesday for the “Twitter Predictor,” mood-tracking tools that analyze content of a large-scale collection of Twitter feeds.

State police initiate Monroe Co. sobriety checkpoint

By VINCE ZITO · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 12:22 p.m.

This Friday, Oct. 22, the Indiana State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in an undisclosed location in Monroe County.

Column: Don’t like what you’re seeing in IUSA? Change it.

By Zach Ammerman · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 1:18 a.m.

IUSA’s constitution includes a provision that allows the student body to propose constitutional amendments via a petition with 10 percent of the student body’s signatures. Here are some amendments I suggest would be the most beneficial.

Congressional candidates debate at Buskirk-Chumley Theater

By Mary Kenney · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 12:56 a.m.

With only two weeks left until Election Day, 9th District Congressional seat candidates debated Monday about issues ranging from the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell military policy to tax cuts.

Referendum vote to affect School of Education student placements

By Bailey Loosemore · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 12:53 a.m.

If the MCCSC referendum doesn’t pass, replacing $7.5 million in budget cuts, corporation teachers could face even more job cuts, which could also effect student-teacher positions at the IU School of Education.

Top high school recruits reflect on Hoosier Hysteria experience

By Greg Rosenstein · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 12:48 a.m.

At least 20 highly-ranked recruits were in Bloomington to take in the action at Hoosier Hysteria. They were able to interact with the IU players and coaching staff, other potential recruits and the fans.

Column: Former IU star Gordon should find spot in 2012 Olympic team

By Kevin Bowen · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 12:14 a.m.

IU sports columnist Kevin Bowen writes that Eric Gordon did enough this summer to earn a spot on the United States' basketball team for the 2012 Olympics.

Many injuries nag Hoosiers at season’s halfway point

By Geoffrey Miller · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 12:10 a.m.

Several of IU’s players are feeling the effects of the violent sport of football and seeking treatment for injuries ranging from minor to significant, which is all-too-regular in football by the midway point of the season.

Fall Cycling Series to feature Jordan Avenue sprint, ‘Climb Trial’

By Alex McCarthy · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 12:08 a.m.

Three cycling events are to take place this weekend, all on or near campus, for the Cycling Series.

Soccer's Estridge returns to home state for junior season

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Tuesday, Oct. 19,2010 12:05 a.m.

Two things have always been important to Chris Estridge: it’s always been soccer, and it’s always been Indiana.

Regular food served in a quirky setting

By Brittany Ackerman · Monday, Oct. 18,2010 11:18 p.m.

The name “runcible spoon” comes from a short poem by Edward Lear, “The Owl and the Pussycat,” in which the two animals are lovers and are not supposed to be together. The owl and the cat are the mascots of the Bloomington restaurant, the Runcible Spoon, and are featured on its sign outside.

Small turnout talks politics in Dunn Meadow

By Michael Auslen · Monday, Oct. 18,2010 11:16 p.m.

Roughly two dozen people gathered just before 4:30 p.m. Monday in the middle of Dunn Meadow to show communal support for Todd Young.Young, the Republican candidate for the 9th Congressional District, attended a debate with the other candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives seat several hours later that evening.

Budget cuts force MCCSC teachers out

By Clair Aronson · Monday, Oct. 18,2010 11:14 p.m.

With the recent budget cuts schools are facing, the Monroe County Community School Corporation has begun to rely more on volunteers.

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