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Georgetown guard set to transfer to IU

By Jordan Cohen · Wednesday, May 28,2008 9:47 p.m.

Statistics be damned. Jeremiah Rivers, a 6-foot-4-inch, 205-lb. guard from Winter Park, Fla., may have put up less than impressive numbers in his two seasons as a Georgetown Hoya, but he isn’t worried about the doubters who might have questioned IU coach Tom Crean’s decision to extend him a scholarship offer.

Hoosiers optimistic going into first NCAA Championship in over a decade

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Wednesday, May 28,2008 9:43 p.m.

In 1996, current IU assistant coach Josh Brewer competed for the Hoosiers in the NCAA Golf Championships. Brewer said his team that year was just happy to be there, when they finished in last place out of 30 teams.

IU Basketball prepares for unforeseen changes for 2008-09

By Zachary Osterman · Wednesday, May 28,2008 9:39 p.m.

Nine months ago, I stood in the lobby of the Noblesville High School gym just after a stop on the IU basketball barnstorming tour, and I saw the future.

Kimbo still waiting to earn his ‘slice’ of greatness

By Bryan Payton · Wednesday, May 28,2008 9:38 p.m.

Kevin Ferguson is a beast. Not only because he literally looks like one, but because he is a 6-foot-2-inch, 240-pound hard-punching, body-slamming, guillotine-choking knockout artist. The man, better known as Kimbo Slice, is a true brawler. A man “born to kick ass,” Kimbo first came to fame by knocking out fighter after fighter in numerous street fights that made their way to YouTube.

Another Hoosier Hurdle

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Wednesday, May 28,2008 9:34 p.m.

Despite an exhausting schedule thus far, the IU men’s and women’s track and field teams are just getting into the heart of their championship season.

E bus route shortened, further changes expected

By Savannah Worley · Wednesday, May 28,2008 9:34 p.m.

IU student Max Jacobs used to take the E bus directly from his northwest-campus apartment to College Mall. Now, the E bus only takes him to the Herman B Wells Library, where he then must wait for the C bus to take him to the mall.

2 IU student athletes receive Big Ten honors

By Brian Buckey · Wednesday, May 28,2008 9:31 p.m.

With the 2007-2008 IU athletics season nearing completion, two IU student athletes received the Big Ten’s Medal of Honor, rewarding achievement in athletics as well as in the classroom.

Clinton campaign pays IU part of $55,000 debt

By Savannah Worley · Wednesday, May 28,2008 9:29 p.m.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign paid $19,372 of the $55,000 it owes IU, said IU Spokesman Larry MacIntyre on Wednesday.

Colts will get few tickets for Indy’s first Super Bowl in 2012

By Associated Press and Aaron Beard · Wednesday, May 28,2008 9:29 p.m.

Local fans wanting to attend the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis may have a hard time finding tickets.

Dixon wins 1st Indianapolis 500

By Aaron Beard and Paul Newberry · Wednesday, May 28,2008 9:28 p.m.

Tony Kanaan skidded out of control after a run-in with his teammate.

IU among nation’s top online security research colleges

By IDS staff and Ab D. Phillip · Wednesday, May 28,2008 7:37 p.m.

The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security named IU as one of 22 universities in the country to be the first National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research, according to an IU press release.

Getting the finger

By Brian J. McFillen · Wednesday, May 28,2008 6:38 p.m.

Just over a week ago, the Senate Banking Committee approved a bill that seeks to prevent foreclosures among at-risk homeowners and provide greater government oversight of the mortgage and real-estate industries. Sounds dull, right?

‘The Hours’ channels Virginia Woolf’s influence

By Shannon McEnerey · Wednesday, May 28,2008 6:35 p.m.

"The Hours” is a must read for anyone who hasn’t yet tackled author Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer Prize-winning retelling of Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway.”

Can women make ‘Sex’ a hit?

By Jocelyn Noveck · Wednesday, May 28,2008 6:33 p.m.

NEW YORK – Can a pure chick flick become a hit? Yes, if it draws a diverse enough swath of female moviegoers. For “Sex and the City,” that will be the big question.

Clinton and Kennedy

By Thomas Wachtel · Wednesday, May 28,2008 6:31 p.m.

Last week, Hillary Clinton did exactly the opposite of what she needed to do in order to have a shot at the Democratic nomination. She needed opponent Barack Obama to slip up, to say something offensive or stupid, to somehow sabotage his own campaign at the last second. Instead, Clinton was the one shooting herself in the foot.

Blog-bashing continues

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, May 28,2008 6:30 p.m.

A lot has been made recently of author Buzz Bissinger’s explosion of anger, hatred and saliva during Bob Costas’ HBO show on the state of the sports media earlier this month, where he made an attempt to destroy the operator of the most famous sports blog out there, Deadspin.

State to pay debt to local governments a year early

By Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, May 28,2008 6:29 p.m.

Remaining debts the state of Indiana owes to local governments will be repaid a year ahead of schedule, Gov. Mitch Daniels announced May 16.

County courthouse marks 100 years

By Lauren Clason · Wednesday, May 28,2008 6:28 p.m.

On May 21, the History Center debuted its two newest exhibits in honor of the 100th anniversary of the county courthouse, “100 Years Under the Fish” and “Life in 1908.” “100 Years Under the Fish” refers to the fish that tops the weather vane on the roof of the courthouse, and presents a timeline of the events since the courthouse’s construction, including the “Let’s Save It” campaign led by former County Commissioner Charlotte Zietlow in 1981.

The student-loan question

Wednesday, May 28,2008 6:27 p.m.

Until recently, things were looking bad for students trying to find money for college. These days, credit is notoriously hard to come by, and the market for student loans is no exception. Many companies were thinking of getting out of the market.

Food bank plans for new warehouse

By Michael Walker · Wednesday, May 28,2008 6:27 p.m.

The Hoosier Hills Food Bank is asking local community members to “lend a hand, buy a foot” as part of a capital-raising campaign to fund the purchase of a new warehouse that would greatly expand the agency’s operations.