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IU fills 2 new vice provost positions

By Alex Benson · Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 10:51 p.m.

Executive Vice President and Provost Karen Hanson added two new vice provosts to IU’s staff Thursday.Hanson chose Sonya Stephens as Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Thomas Gieryn as Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs.

Edward L. Hutton encourages students and professors to "make the world a better place" as they approach the main entrance of the new Hutton Honors College.

Hutton Honors College moves in

By Erin Riley · Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 10:47 p.m.

The cling and clatter of construction at the corner of 7th Street and Woodlawn Avenue ended during holiday break, marking the completion of the new Hutton Honors College and allowing faculty and staff to officially move in on Jan. 5.“I think it’s a beautiful addition to the campus, it’s just a little jewel of a building,” said Provost Karen Hanson. “It’s beautiful aesthetically, and it’s beautiful functionally, and both are equally important.”

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Tax caps to have smaller impact

By Deanna Martin · Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 9:55 p.m.

New estimates show that Indiana’s limits on property tax bills will have less of an impact on taxpayers and local governments than previously thought.

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Rising magician to perform at Buskirk

By Brent Williamson · Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 9:54 p.m.

Audiences at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater will be treated with the illusions of BJ Harris on Saturday, where he will bring his unique brand of stagecraft to Bloomington and perform his show “Senseless.”

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Man arrested in death of 2-year-old boy

Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 9:54 p.m.

Kyle Robinson, a 32-year-old Ellettsville man, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the death of 2-year-old Gavin Harper, according to a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office report.

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Star Wars club kicks off for 2009

By Caitlin Johnston · Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 9:52 p.m.

Hoosier Alliance, a Star Wars club founded in 2004, urges people to forget all the stereotypes they’ve heard about Star Wars fans, including the notion that they’re all a bunch of greasy, 35-year-old virgins.

A semi wrecks on Interstate 70 Dec. 16, 2008. Rapid changes in the weather around Indiana have created dangerous driving conditions across the state.

Weather brings traffic troubles

By Bryan Payton · Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 9:51 p.m.

In Indiana, it’s nothing for the temperature to be in the 50s one day and drop down into the 20s the next. Often along with the roller coaster of temperature changes comes unpredictable precipitation.

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Our man, part two

By Nick Wallace · Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 9:50 p.m.

President Bush dubbed him “My Man.” That was after he worked in the Bush administration for just two years. But Monday morning, Mitch Daniels will take the oath of office for another four years and continue his mission as “Indiana’s man.”

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Lawmakers need to address puppy mills

Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 9:48 p.m.

Puppy mills are facilities that supply pet stores with dogs and/or sell dogs on the Internet. Well-meaning animal lovers are supporting a system that condemns the parents of those puppies to a life of abuse and deprivation.

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Squeezing the state budget

Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 9:47 p.m.

Most students are probably not interested in discussing the nuances of Indiana’s state budget right after winter break. Yet an important fight will brew as Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels and the soon-to-convene Indiana State Legislature brawl over the next budget. Such a fight may bring cuts to K-12 and higher education spending. Going into this fight, it is important to note two things. The first is that Indiana, unlike most other states right now, has a significant surplus. That surplus totals about $1.3 billion. The second is that Indiana’s government is divided; Democrats control the Indiana House of Representatives. Daniels and House Speaker Pat Bauer will pledge cooperation even while simultaneously seeking to undermine one another’s proposals.

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Thrift, greed and stinginess

By Bertrand Teo · Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 9:45 p.m.

I watched a documentary on the History Channel a couple of nights ago about the seven deadly sins. From sloth to lust, the documentary delved into each sin episodically.

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Discount Madness

By Erin Chapman · Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 9:44 p.m.

The scene: I walk into a mall in the midst of post-Christmas discount madness. The jeans are buy one, get one half-off, and I think, “Whoa, that’s such a good deal. I’m practically stealing them.” So I buy two pairs, even though I have six very similar pairs of pants at home. But hey, I came out on top, right?

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New U.S.-led naval force to battle Somali pirates

Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 7:15 p.m.

A new international naval force under American command will soon begin patrols to confront escalating attacks by Somali pirates after more than 100 ships came under siege in the past year, the U.S. Navy said Thursday.

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Judge OKs release of Ala. sheriff jailed over food

Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 7:15 p.m.

A federal judge has ordered the release of an Alabama sheriff after ruling that the sheriff purposely fed jail inmates skimpy meals so he could profit from state funds.

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Panel poised to back Blagojevich’s impeachment vote

Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 7:14 p.m.

The Illinois House committee investigating Gov. Rod Blagojevich released a draft report Thursday that concludes the Democratic governor has abused his power and was poised to recommend he be impeached by the full chamber.

President-elect Barack Obama finishes speaking about the economy, Thursday at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. To a number of social analysts, historians, bloggers and ordinary Americans, Jan. 20 will symbolize the passing of an entire generation: the baby boomer years.

Obama warns of consequences without economic stimulus

Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 7:12 p.m.

President-elect Barack Obama warned of dire and long-lasting consequences if Congress doesn’t pump unprecedented dollars into the national economy, making an urgent pitch Thursday for his mammoth spending proposal in his first speech since the election.

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Man arrested in death of 2-year-old boy

Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 3:03 p.m.

Kyle Robinson, a 32-year-old Elletsville man, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the death of 2-year-old Gavin Harper, according to a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office report.

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IU names new vice provosts

Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 12:31 p.m.

IU Provost and Executive Vice President Karen Hanson has appointed the new positions of vice provost for faculty and academic affairs and vice provost for undergraduate education, according to an IU press release.

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