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Freshman earns top-10 finish in 1st world event

By Candice Rohrman · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:55 p.m.

Pole-vaulter Kelsie Ahbe was one of 13 athletes to qualify for the International Association of Athletics Federations Junior World Championships.

Festival celebrates Eurasian culture, music

By Joy Msiska · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:52 p.m.

The 18th-annual Silk Road Bayram in the Willkie Auditorium celebrated the different countries along the ancient trade route, which wound its way from China to modern-day Italy. The event featured both a cultural gallery and musical performances from those familiar with the region.

Collisions on Lake Monroe not rare

By Allie Cooper · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:29 p.m.

Lake Monroe is not safe from watercraft accidents. On June 28, 51-year-old Susan Collier and her grandson, 8-year-old Gage Pruett, died following a boat collision. These were just two of the three fatalities that have taken place on the lake in 2010.

Four-legged best friends found at Adopt-a-Thon

Sunday, July 25,2010 7:22 p.m.

The Bloomington Animal Care and Shelter hosted an Adopt-a-Thon on Saturday in an effort to reduce the near-capacity numbers they are experiencing this summer. The event ran from noon to midnight with hopes of facilitating 50 adoptions in one day.

Family gives $1 million donation for Kelley School professorship

Sunday, July 25,2010 7:13 p.m.

The Graf family, which includes four generations of IU alumni, gave a $1 million gift Thursday to the Kelley School of Business to endow the Graf Family Professorship.

Meet Your Buddies

By Alex Brown · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:12 p.m.

Katie Meabe, 27, Iowa Meabe is a Buddy Ambassador, having completed the rigorous training curriculum provided by Buddies United in Leadership Development. She first started her involvement in high school.

Teach For America, Peace Corps join forces

By Dennis Glade · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:10 p.m.

Teach For America and the Peace Corps recently came together to give college graduates more opportunities to give back to those in need. Through the partnership, each organization will encourage their volunteers to consider working with the other program in an effort to move forward.

Baby-food dieting

By Margaret Ely · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:09 p.m.

The director of nutrition for WebMD, Kathleen Zelman, wrote that celebrities are substituting one or more of their meals every day with baby food. And columnist, Margaret Ely, doesn't understand the trend.

Women’s Institute teaches business practices

By Joyce Ong · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:08 p.m.

So, in 2006, the first Young Women’s Institute was created to reach out to young women in high schools and introduce them to the opportunities in business degrees, said Kathleen Robbins, director and founder of the undergraduate program at the Kelley School.

Teen violin virtuoso wins international competition

By Aliya Mood · Sunday, July 25,2010 7:04 p.m.

Brian Allen, a member of the Violin Virtuosi, recently won the Lions Clubs International Global Youth Music Competition. He was awarded a monetary prize of $10,000 and also traveled to Sydney for a week and a half to perform in the 2010 music competition.

Summer means running, relaxation for Hoosier distance runners

By Spencer Sandusky · Sunday, July 25,2010 6:53 p.m.

Despite having to meet his weekly mileage goals, sophomore cross-country runner Andy Bayer said his summer is very similar to that of any other student staying in Bloomington.

Attendance drop at Brickyard 400 not a concern to most drivers

By Candice Rohrman · Sunday, July 25,2010 6:49 p.m.

The Brickyard 400 has been very popular in its relatively short lifetime and boasted high attendance numbers and even sellouts — until now.

Tip your waiter

By Sarah Hann · Sunday, July 25,2010 3:55 p.m.

The importance of leaving a good tip was hammered into me during my stint as a barista in high school.

The jobless recovery: frustrating but working

Sunday, July 25,2010 3:52 p.m.

WE SAY Our political leaders have earned the benefit of the doubt through their efforts to boost the economy.

Bedford man arrested for dealing cocaine in Monroe, Lawrence counties

Friday, July 23,2010 5:10 p.m.

A nearly yearlong investigation into an alleged cocaine dealer ended in the Bloomington Wal-Mart parking lot Thursday.

Eric Beba stops in Bloomington on walk for Africa

By Alyssa Goldman · Wednesday, July 21,2010 8:22 p.m.

One foot forward, and Eric Beba’s mind goes back in time. With each step 29-year-old Beba takes on his approximately 1,000-mile journey from Savannah, Ga., to Chicago, he recalls his earlier years living in Burkina Faso.

Head-on crash kills Yellow Cab driver

Wednesday, July 21,2010 8:16 p.m.

Police are continuing to investigate an accident that left a Yellow Cab Co. driver dead and a Bloomington man hospitalized.

Student dies in single-car accident

By Bailey Loosemore · Wednesday, July 21,2010 8:14 p.m.

Jared Shears, a junior from LaFontaine, Ind.. died Friday in a single-car collision on Old State Road 15. The Wabash County Sheriff’s Department received a call about the accident at 1:58 a.m. Friday morning and responded to the scene.

Textbook affordability act to improve costs

Wednesday, July 21,2010 8:12 p.m.

Two years after the Senate enacted the Higher Education Opportunity Act, Durbin’s provision of the bill has finally gone into effect to help save college students hundreds of dollars.

Coverdales hold auction for Alzheimer’s

Wednesday, July 21,2010 8:10 p.m.

Tom Coverdale’s mother lost her eight-year battle with Alzheimer’s this May, and Coverdale and his family have decided to do something proactive for the destructive ailment, by starting the Coverdale Family Auction to Fight Alzheimer’s.

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