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IU fares well against top teams

By Justin Albers · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 11:03 p.m.

Still, even with everything the Hoosiers went through, they competed with some of the best teams in the nation at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Spring Invitational this weekend.

IUPUI alumnus sets rap record

By Danielle Paquette · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 10:28 p.m.

On Dec. 19, IU-Purdue University Indianapolis alumnus Matthew Markoff, better known on hip-hop billboards as rapper M-Eighty, raised more than $10,000 to build a new educational facility for underprivileged students in Bodo, Nigeria.

Back to B-town

Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 10:27 p.m.

As students return to start the spring semester, they unload clothes, electronics and other items from their SUVs and cars. Students also spent time searching for text books and school supplies at T.I.S. College Bookstore and other stores to prepare for the start of classes.

The South’s going to do it again

By Zach Ammerman · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 10:11 p.m.

We could do without the South. Let’s face it, they’re just holding us back.

One nation under Guido

By Sarah Wilensky · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 10:11 p.m.

Our culture’s propensity to propel something utterly idiotic into the collective consciousness is actually nothing new, but the success of MTV’s hit “Jersey Shore” is a perfect example of the phenomenon.

The idiots at the airport

By Jordan Zaslow · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 10:09 p.m.

Air travel has become one of the biggest inconveniences in daily American life. In addition to the madness administered by the Transportation Security Administration and the crazy directives it issues, travelers now have to worry about their fellow passengers (who might be obnoxious idiots) adding to the chaos

Premature predictions

Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 10:07 p.m.

WE SAY neither party should count its chickens before they hatch

Photographs bring depression era to light in new decade

By Abby Hull · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 9:53 p.m.

Tattered clothing, lined faces and worn expressions dominate images of the Great Depression.Nine photographs from the IU Art Museum’s collection of more than 800 Depression-era images are on display in the Gallery of Art of the Western World.

Small crowd warms up to Funny Bone comedian

By Bennett Fuson · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 9:40 p.m.

On a weekend when most would opt to stay at home and avoid near-blizzard conditions, comedian Warren B. Hall stood before an intimate and unusually involved audience at the Funny Bone Bloomington Comedy Club to humor a frost-bitten crowd.

Local foundation showcases achievements

By Patrick Craig · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 9:26 p.m.

The Monroe County Historical Society’s exhibit, the Community Voices Gallery, honors contributions of the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County.

Hoosier’s reign as Miss America ends

Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 9:25 p.m.

Miss America Katie Stam is about to hand in her crown. But her family says the Indiana native’s work is far from over.

State officials debate new centralized abuse hotline

Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 9:22 p.m.

Judges and other advocates for children are reserving judgment on the Indiana Department of Child Services’ plans to consolidate reporting of child abuse with a state hotline in place of local methods.

Experiencing an Epiphany

By Nathan Wendte · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 7:54 p.m.

Sitting at the table with my host family for the first time, the mood was beginning to relax. Then suddenly, the youngest daughter of the family got up from her chair and crawled under the tablecloth. I stole a fearful glance at my fellow student abroad, Joey Saporito, wondering if we were expected to duck under the table too. The mother bubbled away in French a bit too quickly for me to grasp what she said, producing a wheel of pastry with a sweet smell: la galette des rois (king’s cake).

Indiana University School of Law professor Dawn Johnsen.

Senate refuses to confirm IU professor to Dept. of Justice

By Patrick Craig · Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 7:47 p.m.

It’s been almost a year since President Barack Obama nominated IU professor Dawn Johnsen to head the Office of Legal Counsel. But because of party politics, Johnsen’s confirmation remains in senatorial limbo.

Statement by the Advisory Board of the GLBT Student Support Services Office at Indiana University regarding the murder of Prof. Don Belton

Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 6:49 p.m.

“The Advisory Board of the GLBT Student Support Services at IU collectively mourns the loss of Don Belton, a valuable member of the IU scholarly community as well as the larger community, and an important contributor to LGBT life."

Laura Bush to speak at Ivy Tech fundraising dinner

Sunday, Jan. 10,2010 2:39 p.m.

Former first lady Laura Bush plans to speak at an Ivy Tech Community College fundraising dinner in Bloomington this April.

Hoosiers watch big lead vanish, lose 66-60

By DeAntae Prince · Saturday, Jan. 9,2010 7:41 p.m.

The Hoosiers led Illinois by 13 at half, but the Illini, led by center Mike Tisdale's 27 points and 9 rebounds, took the game.

Clarian Health merges with local hospitals

By Mehdi Ayari · Friday, Jan. 8,2010 12:01 a.m.

Bloomington Hospital, Bedford Regional Medical Center and Bloomington Hospital of Orange County celebrated their merger with Clarian Health on Thursday, creating a State Road 37 corridor of health care.

Sorority women fight recruitment nerves

By Natalie Avon · Thursday, Jan. 7,2010 11:58 p.m.

Sorority recruitment resumed this week, with First Invite Thursday and Friday, Second Invite Saturday, Preference Round Sunday and Bid Day Monday.

Metropolitan Opera meets small town for auditions

By Rachel Krasnow · Thursday, Jan. 7,2010 11:56 p.m.

Saturday marks the beginning of the annual Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Jacobs School of Music will play host to the Indiana District Auditions at 1 p.m. at the Musical Arts Center. On Jan. 16, the Tri-State Regional Auditions, including Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, will be at Butler University’s Clowes Memorial Hall.

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