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Transfers to the Bloomington campus satisfied with decision to attend IU

By Allie Cooper · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 11:49 p.m.

This year, about 7,000 students were admitted to transfer to various IU campuses, and 1,813 requested to transfer to the Bloomington campus, according to the IU Fact Book Web site.Freshman Megan Gruber thought she was cut out for southern life, but that changed after a semester at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.“I thought I could handle the southern culture, but I realized it was too much for me,” Gruber said. “I’m a Midwest girl, and I was shocked by their lifestyle. Here, everyone is a lot more humble, and I’m really happy I came here.”

IU freshman forward Tom Pritchard dunks the ball in the second half. Pritchard led IU scoring against Ohio State with 16 points.

RUNNING THE FLOOR: IU must see through the losing

By Zachary Osterman · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 11:45 p.m.

Back in my tender high school years, I played football, the proud second-generation Riverwood Raider that I was. My sophomore year, we went completely winless, 0-10, only pulling one victory when it was discovered that an opponent plied the use of an ineligible substitute. It was a rough year to be sure, but we hired a new coach the next March, Harris Rainbow (seriously), a young, energetic soul with real vision for the program. Old coach Rainbow, all of 25, set about trying to instill a sense of pride and toughness into our listless program. He did a good job in the preseason.

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Monroe Hospital number links to phone sex line

Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 11:39 p.m.

One of Monroe Hospital’s new phonebook listings might direct a caller to a different kind of help on the other end of the line. The hospital’s listed number, 866-825-2273, is mistakenly linked to a number most people wouldn’t expect: a phone sex hotline.

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Smoky casino air fails EPA standards

Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 11:38 p.m.

Air quality inside Indiana casinos is far worse than federal standards deem healthy, even in non-smoking gambling areas, according to a new study by anti-smoking advocates and researchers from Purdue.

A single-engine Piper Malibu Meridian flown by Marcus Schrenker is seen after having crashed in East Milton, Fla.An Indiana businessman whose financial management companies were under investigation apparently bailed out of his small plane and let it crash in what may have been an elaborate attempt to fake his own death.

Ind. businessman found bleeding to death

Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 11:33 p.m.

An Indiana investment manager who allegedly staged a plane crash to evade personal and financial ruin was charged Wednesday with intentionally downing the plane and faking a distress call, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals said.The charges came a day after investigators tracked Marcus Schrenker, 38, to a campground in north Florida. He had apparently tried to kill himself by slitting his wrists and muttered the word "die" when federal agents discovered him bleeding from a slashed wrist, investigators said.

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Russia, Ukraine trade blame as Europe sees no gas

Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 10:57 p.m.

Russia and Ukraine hotly blamed each other Tuesday as Russia restarted natural gas supplies but little or no gas flowed toward Europe. EU officials criticized both nations for their intransigence and eastern European nations scrambled for a sixth day to find heat.

Protesters, some dressed as prisoners, demand the closure of Guantanamo Bay prison as they stand across from the transition offices of President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday in Washington.

Closing Gitmo will raise questions about inmates’ futures

Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 10:55 p.m.

President-elect Barack Obama’s planned review of Guantanamo Bay prisoners, a prelude to closing the detention center, must weigh the threats posed by an extraordinarily diverse group, from die-hard jihadists to innocent men swept up in war.

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Iraq official: Biden affirms ‘responsible’ troop withdrawal

Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 10:54 p.m.

Vice President-elect Joe Biden told Iraqi leaders Tuesday that the incoming U.S. administration is committed to a responsible troop withdrawal that would not endanger improvements in security, an Iraqi spokesman said.

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Spider-man and Obama appear together in comic

Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 10:49 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Spider-Man has a new sidekick: the president-elect.Barack Obama collected Spider-Man comics as a child, so Marvel Comics wanted to give him a “shout-out back” by featuring him in a bonus story, said Joe Quesada, Marvel’s editor-in-chief.

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You’re in it, but do you appreciate it?

By Erica Rogers · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 10:47 p.m.

Entertainment is all around us. Cliche, right? But the statement is true nonetheless. Whether it’s Mario Kart we’re playing or the Ray Lamontagne CD we’re listening to, we cannot help but be encompassed by the very essence of entertainment.  

Art in Guatemalan dress styles

By Nathan Brown · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 10:46 p.m.

I was in Guatemala for the entirety of winter break, and the moment I exited the airport there something seemed different.The crowd surrounding the exit gates of the airport was punctuated with women in traditional dress.

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Museum’s ‘Coffeehouse Nights’ features free music, food, drink

By Jackie Kochell · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 10:43 p.m.

Visitors at the IU Art Museum silently contemplate the artwork in its stoic halls during the day, and in the early evening, the lights usually shut off as the museum closes. But this month, the museum will stay open until 9 p.m. for Coffeehouse Nights, a series of three lively nights of coffee, art, dance and music.

Baker still cookin’ up jazz

By Ashlee Greene · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 10:41 p.m.

If jazz were an IQ test, David Baker would be a genius.As awards for his jazz and teaching mastery pile up, Baker, a distinguished professor of music and chairman of the jazz department, remains a humble, influential and respected figure in the jazz world.  

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Hoosiers trounced again on the road

By Tom Kirby · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 9:13 p.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Facing another opponent firing on all cylinders, Ohio State dismantled IU for the Hoosiers seventh loss in a row by a score of 77-53. This marks the team's longest losing streak since 1964.

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Recruiters could leave Kelley if diversity doesn't improve

By Sean Morrison · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 12:59 a.m.

With the black and Hispanic population at under 3 percent at the Kelley School of Business, recruiters warned Dean Daniel Smith of leaving last year. Now students have teamed up to create a Diversity Council that would make minorities feel more welcome at Kelley.

Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy listens as team owner Jimmy Irsay announces that Dungy will retire in Indianapolis, Monday. Dungy has been a head football coach in the NFL for 13 years, seven with the Colts. He will be replaced by Jim Caldwell.

Colts' Dungy calls it quits

By DeAntae Prince · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 12:26 a.m.

After seven years at the helm in Indianapolis, Colts coach Tony Dungy announced his retirement Monday. Students honored his abilities as a coach, but also praised Dungy's work to better his community. IU first-year graduate student David Hughes was impressed by Dungy, calling him the best Colts coach ever.“I don’t think we’ve ever had as good of a coach as Tony Dungy,” Hughes said. PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

Freshman forward Tom Pritchard takes a shot during the Hoosiers 72-66 loss to Michigan Jan. 7 at Assembly Hall.

IU searches for leaders as it preps for Buckeyes

By Tom Kirby · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 12:18 a.m.

As the season progresses and losses continue to mount for the Hoosiers, IU coach Tom Crean has often said the main problem with a young team is the lack of a true leader. When things have gone south, as they did against Illinois on Saturday, Crean said the Hoosiers need to find a confident player to help guide the squad out of slumps.Complicating matters even more for Crean is the uncertainty of the status of junior Devan Dumes, one of the more confident shooters on the team. Dumes left the Illinois game with a sprained ankle, and Crean said the team is in wait-and-see mode for Tuesday’s battle against Ohio State.      

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