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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

IU President’s son arrested for marijuana possession

Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 4:23 p.m.

Lucien R. McRobbie, son of IU President Michael McRobbie, was arrested Saturday and faces preliminary charges of possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

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.

Freshman guard Malik Story goes in for a layup during the Hoosiers 72-66 loss to Michigan Jan. 7 at Assembly Hall.

Hoosiers aim to end losing streak, seeking first road win

By Matt Dollinger · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 12:15 a.m.

An upset win against the Buckeyes could snap a six-game losing streak, but a loss would mark the program's longest skid since 1964.

Students no longer living in lounges

By Alyssa Goldman · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 12:10 a.m.

While some students lived in lounges for an entire semester, RPS officials say IU setup is better than Big Ten counterparts.

Indiana’s leaders plan for change

By Caitlin Johnston · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 12:02 a.m.

At his inauguration Monday in Indianapolis, Gov. Mitch Daniel urged Hoosiers to persevere through tough economic times.

Wild NFL postseason continues

By Geoffrey Miller · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 12 a.m.

Did anyone really see this coming? The top three seeds in the NFL’s NFC have been bounced from playoff contention. On the other side, Tennessee’s top spot in the AFC meant nothing as a rookie quarterback downed the Titans to accomplish something no other rookie has done – win two playoff games. Back in the NFC, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb is making phone calls for penalties, and the Arizona Cardinals – yes, the Arizona freakin’ Cardinals – will play host to the NFC title game.

Ohio: the home of 2 different Hoosiers

By Zachary Osterman · Tuesday, Jan. 13,2009 12 a.m.

Eric Arnett and Tom Pritchard probably could not be more different. Pritchard is the new face of IU basketball, a loyal, late-blooming commit who weathered the storm that was Kelvin Sampson and is now a likely Big Ten Freshman of the Year candidate. He’s a blossoming post presence Tom Crean may rely on for years to come. Arnett won’t even be on the basketball team another week. Brought on in the fall as an extra body in practice, Arnett makes his real living as a pitcher on the IU baseball team, and a rather accomplished one at that. Arnett could dress but not play this year for the Hoosiers, who didn’t want to count another scholarship against their limit. He’ll return to the baseball team following tonight’s game at Ohio State.

Indiana University's Surplus Stores, located at 2931 East 10th St., sells used computer systems, electronic components and furniture to the public.

Auctioning off unwanted items

Monday, Jan. 12,2009 11:47 p.m.

The IU Surplus Store is accepting bids on a large quantity of merchandise in its store until 4 p.m. Thursday.

New newspaper to focus on greek system

By Carrie Schedler · Monday, Jan. 12,2009 11:38 p.m.

Junior Evan Burns thought the IU greek houses needed something to unite them. His idea has turned into the weekly publication titled Greek This Week.

IU professor receives natl. book award

By Dillon Bocken · Monday, Jan. 12,2009 11:35 p.m.

IU professor in rhetoric and public culture John Lucaites received three national scholarly awards for his book “No Caption Needed: Iconic Photographs, Public Culture and Liberal Democracy,” which he wrote with Northwestern University professor Robert Hariman. The book analyzes the relationships between photography, visual culture and liberal democracy. The the book took nearly nine years to complete.

Ind. man may have tried to fake plane crash death

Monday, Jan. 12,2009 11:24 p.m.

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.