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Study: degree not worth tuition dollars

Friday, Jan. 30,2009 12:18 a.m.

College students are paying more for their degrees but are receiving less of an education, according to a study conducted by the Delta Project on Postsecondary Education Costs, Productivity and Accountability.

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A lesson from third grade

By Jordan Zaslow · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:52 p.m.

My cousin Alana was recently selected to be a “friendship mentor.” She and just a few other third-graders from her elementary school will meet with their counselor regularly to discuss “how to have a friend and be one.” This is an honor for my cousin, who is my extended family’s token sweetheart. Her teachers recognized her as a good person and good friend.

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Twitter me

By Julia Boriss · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:51 p.m.

I created a Twitter account today for the same reason I do a lot of things I don’t really want to do: Everyone else was doing it.

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Lost in transition

By Cory Barker · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:50 p.m.

The digital revolution is coming, and surprisingly, we’re not ready. Though President Obama called for a delay of the digital television transition from Feb. 17 to June 12 and the Senate passed the bill, the House voted it down, giving Americans less than one month to get ready.

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Protecting English

Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:48 p.m.

WE SAY One language is convenient, but mandating English-only is inefficient.

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Council member to organize meeting

Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:45 p.m.

City council member Isabel Piedmont-Smith will have her first monthly meeting of the new year from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Rachael’s Cafe.

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Work slow to restore power in Southern Indiana

Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:44 p.m.

Utility crews found their work slow going Thursday as they spent a second day trying to restore power outages caused in southern Indiana by the icy punch of this week’s winter storm.

In this Dec. 26, 2008 file photo, visitors look at the latest models of Toyota Motor Corp vehicles at its gallery in Tokyo. General Motors sold fewer cars globally than Toyota last year, as the Japanese automaker passed the Detroit company for the first time.

Toyota takes over top spot in auto sales

By Andrew Wyder · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:42 p.m.

General Motors is no longer holding the top spot among auto manufacturers. Toyota now claims the title of top automaker, taking the spot from GM, but both companies say they have a lot more issues on which to focus.

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Bill might prohibit golf cart use in cities

By Morgan Waters · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:39 p.m.

Ever think of driving a golf cart into a city? A new law could make it illegal in Indiana. Indiana is in the process of passing a law that could prohibit the use of golf carts on city roads.

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Marijuana musical brings ‘high’ art to John Waldron Arts Center

Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:37 p.m.

For marijuana smokers and musical lovers alike, Friday’s opening of “Reefer Madness: The Musical” at the John Waldron Arts Center aims to incorporate sarcasm and catchy numbers to humor showgoers.The satirical musical finds its roots in the 1930s cult morality film called “Tell Your Children,” which warns parents of the dangers of marijuana.

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Krautrock and multiculturalism

By Ryan Brown · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:36 p.m.

 As I struggled to write my column, do my homework and peel myself away from Facebook stalking the other day, I wandered off into the world of bittorrent.com as a means of escaping the drudgery of the deteriorating mind.What resulted was an introduction to the genre of Krautrock.

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11 Jacobs’ students advance in contest

By Amy Burke · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:34 p.m.

Eleven Jacobs School of Music students are semi-finalists in the Latin American Music Center’s annual competition, Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America. The semifinal competition begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, but is not open to the public. The final competition, however, is free and open, taking place 6 p.m. Sunday in the Merrill Hall Recital Hall.

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Traveling troupe comes to Indiana

By Maggie Conner · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:33 p.m.

In celebration of the Chinese New Year, the Divine Performing Arts, a New York-based authentic Chinese dance and music company, will perform at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis.

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Turkey and Israel spar over Gaza

Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:04 p.m.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stalked off the stage red-faced at the World Economic Forum, after verbally sparring with Israeli President Shimon Peres over the fighting in Gaza.

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Pakistan seizes suspects in Embassy bombings

Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:03 p.m.

Pakistan has arrested nine men suspected in a string of deadly bombings last year that wrecked the Danish Embassy, killed an army general and wounded several FBI personnel, police said Thursday.

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L.A. cardinal ‘mystified’ by federal investigation

Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 10:03 p.m.

Cardinal Roger M. Mahony said Thursday he was “mystified and puzzled” by a federal grand jury investigation into the handling of alleged clergy child molestation cases by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

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