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Junior Jake Dunning swings at a pitch from Vanderbilt’s Sonny Gray during the Hoosiers’ 10-0 loss to the Commodores on Saturday at Patterson Stadium in Louisville, Ky. Dunning went 2 for 6 for the weekend with one RBI.

Vanderbilt ends IU’s postseason

By DeAntae Prince · Sunday, May 31,2009 8:23 p.m.

Vanderbilt would go on to score five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, extending its lead beyond IU’s reach. The exchange led to a premature end to IU’s first trip to the NCAA Regional since 1996.

Tom Branson, Lake County coroner's chief investigator, carries a box containing cremated remains out of the former Serenity Gardens Funeral Home in Gary, Ind., Thursday May 28, 2009. Four decomposed bodies were discovered earlier this week in the building that has been closed for several years after former funeral director Darryl Cammack lost his funeral license.

Remains of 5th person found at Gary funeral home

Sunday, May 31,2009 8:18 p.m.

Lake County officials say the remains of a fifth person have been found at a Gary funeral home that closed three years ago.

Purdue sets 4-year math requirement for applicants

Sunday, May 31,2009 8:17 p.m.

Starting in fall 2011, Purdue University will require all incoming freshmen to have completed at least four years of high school math.

Bloomington green group unwinds, discusses local food

By Nathan Dixon · Sunday, May 31,2009 8:16 p.m.

Even though not all food being served had been grown locally, more than 60 people were crowded into the Upland Brewing Company’s banquet facility room for the May meeting of Green Drinks Bloomington, a group focused on strengthening local food networks.

Anonymous donor gives 23.3 acres in memory of wife

By Lindsay Eckert · Sunday, May 31,2009 8:15 p.m.

The Sycamore Land Trust recently received 23.3 acres of land in Lake Monroe watershed along State Road 46 east of Bloomington from an anonymous donor in his 90s.

Kentucky might have reason to worry

By Frank Therber · Sunday, May 31,2009 7:55 p.m.

Blue is the color of choice for most basketball fans living in the bluegrass state. During the last two years, it also served as the appropriate feeling of the Kentucky faithful toward the program.

Waking up

By Zina Kumok · Sunday, May 31,2009 7:52 p.m.

Friday morning began just as 18 others had.

IU sophomore Lachlan Ferguson prepares a backhand shot during a singles match April 8, 2008, at the Varsity Courts. Ferguson was recently named a second-team All-District All-Academic honoree.

Ferguson's academics earn him 2nd-team honors

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Sunday, May 31,2009 7:49 p.m.

As if beating five top-ranked players while being a sophomore and captain of a top-50 team isn’t enough, Lachlan Ferguson is back to making a name for himself again. This time, his accomplishments include off-the-court achievements.

Around campus

Sunday, May 31,2009 7:45 p.m.

Check out classes, exhibits and other campus activities coming up.

7 Hoosiers go on to compete in NCAA nationals

By Ari Shifron · Sunday, May 31,2009 7:45 p.m.

IU shined during the NCAA Mideast Regional competition, showing the Hoosiers are capable of competing on the big stage.

Campus Bus offers student driver positions

By Mark Wilson · Sunday, May 31,2009 7:43 p.m.

Campus Bus Services offers employment opportunities to a variety of people, and even students have the chance to be bus drivers.

IU professor awarded $356K to study foreign accent development in children

By Mariah Moore · Sunday, May 31,2009 7:41 p.m.

An IU assistant professor has been granted $356,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to research how children perceive varieties of foreign-accented English.

Orientation names assistant director

By Ashley Bornancin · Sunday, May 31,2009 7:39 p.m.

Another new face will also be among the pack, serving as the newest professional staff member of orientation: Assistant Director Dan Murphy.

18 Taliban militants killed in western Afghanistan fighting

Sunday, May 31,2009 7:21 p.m.

KABUL – Afghan and NATO troops killed 18 Taliban militants Sunday after insurgents attacked a joint patrol, while four police were killed in a separate militant ambush, officials said.

Ex-Iraqi trade minister arrested

Sunday, May 31,2009 7:20 p.m.

BAGHDAD – Iraq’s former trade minister was arrested Saturday in a burgeoning corruption scandal after his plane was ordered back to Baghdad while en route to the United Arab Emirates, officials said.

Majority of GM bondholders accept exchange offer for greater shares in reorganized automaker

Sunday, May 31,2009 7:19 p.m.

DETROIT – More than 50 percent of General Motors Corp. bondholders said Sunday they would support a sweetened deal to swap the company’s $27 billion debt for stock in a restructured, leaner GM.

Florence’s oldest bridge, the Ponte Vecchio, at sunset May 17. The bridge, completed in 1345, it was the only bridge across the River Arno to survive German bombing during World War II.

‘Newly anointed Florentines’ plunge into city’s culture

By Bryce Wininger · Sunday, May 31,2009 7:17 p.m.

FLORENCE, Italy – Only three weeks into our adventure in Florence, we already feel as if we have nothing to do with those “other” tourists.

Full immersion on Grand Cayman

Sunday, May 31,2009 7:13 p.m.

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The locals pronounce it Cay-mahn, not Cay-man. And there’s probably a lot more you don’t know about this British territory in the West Caribbean Sea.

So we can eat grapes again?

Sunday, May 31,2009 6:42 p.m.

WE SAY Hilda Solis has got some pair of uvas.U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis has suspended rules that were intended to make it easier for farmers to hire temporary foreign workers, but had a negative effect on wages.

Less blood donations

Sunday, May 31,2009 6:39 p.m.

The FDA has prohibited men who have had sex with other men (MSM) at any time since 1977 from donating blood.

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