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Aliber has talent

By Justin Albers · Monday, Oct. 5,2009 11:22 p.m.

Freshman Tommy Aliber might not currently be the best player on the IU men’s tennis team, but his hard work and dedication have turned him into a two-time state champion and the No. 1 singles player in the Missouri Valley and give him the ability to possibly reach that point at IU.

As leaves change, so do BCS bowl perceptions

By Frank Therber · Monday, Oct. 5,2009 11:18 p.m.

The leaves are changing, and so is the temperature. In other words, we are starting to find out who is for real and who is not in the college football world, and who could or will not contend for the National Championship.

Ind. recognizes incorrect placement of billboards

Monday, Oct. 5,2009 11:08 p.m.

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation is trying to get a better handle how many billboards sit along the state’s highways after a federal agency found problems in Indiana and threatened to withhold $90 million.

Police officers arrest 4 men outside Nick’s English Hut after altercation

By Alex Benson · Monday, Oct. 5,2009 11:07 p.m.

Two men were pulled off of Bloomington Police Department officer George Connolly at 1:10 a.m. Sunday at Nick’s English Hut while the officer tried to arrest one of their family members, BPD Lt. David Drake said.

Online phone books to save paper

By Zeynep Altinay · Monday, Oct. 5,2009 11:05 p.m.

More than 16,000 people “opt-in” for online directories and mobile applications as an alternative to printed phone books, WhitePages Inc. announced on its Web site this month.

IU Libraries relive the Great Depression

Monday, Oct. 5,2009 10:29 p.m.

As the nation recovers from the recession, IU Libraries is remembering a far worse economic time.

Students earn extra cash by tutoring others

By Tom Reese · Monday, Oct. 5,2009 10:27 p.m.

If you spend any time on campus, you will likely see flyers tacked advertising lessons and tutoring of all kinds. For some IU students, especially music school students, teaching others can be a great way to earn extra cash or just a way to share something they are passionate about.

The life of Henry Remak: “A magical journey”

By Alex Benson · Monday, Oct. 5,2009 10:25 p.m.

Henry Remak, 92, may have died eight months ago, but it was hard to tell from looking at all the misty eyes of those who filled the Whittenberger Auditorium for his memorial service Saturday.

Food fight

Monday, Oct. 5,2009 9:50 p.m.

WE SAY Allowing students to use their meal points at the Indiana Memorial Union should be an obvious choice.

Lunchtime lessons for the health care debate

By Nick Wallace · Monday, Oct. 5,2009 9:49 p.m.

In language that is only comical because it is hyperbolic, protestors during the 9-12 Tea Party March on Washington attempted to link President Barack Obama to ideologies as diverse as fascism, communism and socialism claiming, “they’re all intertwined.” What the marchers were presumably trying to articulate when they alleged that fascism, communism and socialism are indistinguishable (which, at least from a policy perspective, is quite untrue) was their fear of an authoritarian government.

Breast cancer beyond the boobies

By Erin Chapman · Monday, Oct. 5,2009 9:41 p.m.

It’s Machiavelli in a string bikini: Do the ends justify the scantily clad means? Even though it is hard to argue with promoting awareness about cancer, these ads hurt more than they help.

Scared of Sweden?

By Zach Ammerman · Monday, Oct. 5,2009 9:39 p.m.

According to the American conception of socialism, Sweden should be a desolate wasteland filled with mindless communist zombies, right? After all, they give poor people things after transferring money from people who can afford it (gasp!).

IU men's basketball coach Tom Crean waves to the crowd at Hoosier Hysteria on Friday night at Assembly Hall.

Hoosiers prepare for Hysteria

Monday, Oct. 5,2009 9:24 p.m.

The IU men's basketball team will debut their new look Oct. 16 at Hoosier Hysteria, the official start of the basketball season.

IU eliminated from singles play at All American Qualifier

By Justin Albers · Monday, Oct. 5,2009 9:03 p.m.

The IU men’s tennis team was eliminated from singles play after a less-than-satisfying performance at the All American Qualifier on Monday.

Don't tell mom, the babysitter's a doll

Monday, Oct. 5,2009 7:59 p.m.

Katelyn Colvin recaps Friday's Dollhouse.

Summer lovin'

By Cory Barker · Monday, Oct. 5,2009 7:46 p.m.

Cory Barker recaps this week's Mad Men.

State lottery profits fall 17.5 percent as economy, jackpot decline

By Rachel Krasnow · Monday, Oct. 5,2009 7:42 p.m.

Hoosiers are spending less on gaming in Indiana, and the economic recession might be to blame.

Kiva founder Jessica Jackley proves that small loans can have a big impact on world poverty

By Lauren Younis · Monday, Oct. 5,2009 7:40 p.m.

Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending Web site, which means that anyone with Internet access can log on to the site, select a small-business entrepreneur in a developing country and loan that specific person money through PayPal.

H1N1 infects Backstreet Boy

Monday, Oct. 5,2009 7:25 p.m.

Backstreet Boys member Brian Litrell has been diagnosed with H1N1. The band cancelled their PINKTOBER Hard Rock Café signing in New York City as a result.

Phone books go online to save trees

By Zeynep Altinay · Monday, Oct. 5,2009 3:41 p.m.

More than 16,000 people ‘opt-in’ for online directories and mobile applications as an alternative to print phone books, the WhitePages, Inc announced on its Web site this month.

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