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Fulbright winner plans overseas experience

By Aaron Y. Zelin · Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 12:32 a.m.

During the past week, IU President Michael McRobbie has announced that eight IU students received the coveted U.S. Student Fulbright Award and thirteen received the prestigious Fulbright-Hays grant.

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Latinos Unidos aims to raise profile of Hispanic students

By Chelsea Merta · Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 12:31 a.m.

Fiestas, cultura y comida – festivals, culture and food – all are parts of one of the oldest Latino culture groups on campus, Latinos Unidos of IU. The group is seeking interested students who are willing to learn and participate in Latino tradition and philanthropy at IU, said the group’s president Marisol Arellano.

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Cafe Hispano gives students opportunity to speak

By Chelsea Merta · Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 12:30 a.m.

Are you taking a Spanish language class, but have no one to speak Spanish with? Students looking for an opportunity to practice in a real-world setting might find Cafe Hispano helpful. Cafe Hispano is a Spanish conversation group that welcomes all levels of the language, from beginners to advanced.

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SRSC surges with students

By Brandi Baldwin · Wednesday, Sept. 5,2007 12:13 a.m.

The Student Recreational Sports Center had a surge in student participation recently as new and old students crowded into the facility. “They’re really eager to plug in,” said Kimberly Gray, director of marketing and sponsorship.

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Network’s opening weekend proves poor for fans

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Tuesday, Sept. 4,2007 11:39 p.m.

Touting itself as the “nation’s foremost athletic conference,” the Big Ten launched its network amongst tremendous anticipation from fans who hoped to see better coverage and critics who expected it to fall flat on its face. For better or worse, at 8 p.m. Aug. 30, 18 million households had access to the Big Ten Network when Dave Revsine introduced the first edition of Big Ten Tonight.

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Welcome back fantasy football!

By Ben Homrig · Tuesday, Sept. 4,2007 11:36 p.m.

After a seven-month hiatus, the phenomenom of fantasy football is back. For people not rich enough to own an NFL team or not athletic enough to play the game, fantasy football gives the common fan a chance to run an NFL franchise and compete against other owners. Games are scored by an intricate system that assigns points for passing, rushing and receiving yards as well as touchdowns, defense and special teams.

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Former Hoosier Vaden arrested in Alabama

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Sept. 4,2007 11:31 p.m.

Former IU men’s basketball player Robert Vaden was arrested early Friday morning at a Birmingham, Ala., nightclub. Vaden was one of five University of Alabama-Birmingham players arrested after they began to argue and fight among themselves. Vaden posted $500 bond after being charged with disorderly conduct.

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New coach has plan to build a contender

By Jordan Cohen · Tuesday, Sept. 4,2007 11:10 p.m.

For a man whose previous head-coaching experience came at tiny Charleston Southern University and the even tinier Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C., new IU head men’s tennis coach Randy Bloemendaal is thinking big. “I envision having Indiana attracting the best players,” he said. “I envision winning the national championship.”

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Coupons available for Dylan, Costello concert

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Sept. 4,2007 9:49 p.m.

The Union Board has announced that $10 discount coupons for the Oct. 19 Bob Dylan concert will be issued to 2,000 current IU-Bloomington students on a first come, first serve basis.

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Letters from Abroad

By Lindsey Landis · Tuesday, Sept. 4,2007 9:44 p.m.

BOLOGNA, Italy – You know you aren’t in Bloomington anymore when you can only find peanut butter at an exotic food store. I have been in Europe for one week now, and I have spent the entire time trying to deal with culture shock. For instance, there is no Comedy Central, and I don’t know the intended use of half of my bathroom fixtures. Also, I have been frantically searching for an apartment. There has been very little time for arts and entertainment this week, and more of a focus on survival. I have to say that there are a few things I really think someone could have mentioned before I left.

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Make talks, not war

By Thomas Wachtel · Tuesday, Sept. 4,2007 8:09 p.m.

When I was little, my mom always told me that fighting doesn’t solve anything. She said when you have a problem with somebody, you should talk it out. This usually works out pretty well, especially as people get older, since the penalties for fighting and the amount of damage done increase. This advice works out so well, in fact, that it’s a good strategy for almost any person in almost any situation – including international relations.

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The Finkelstein Ultimatum

Tuesday, Sept. 4,2007 7:58 p.m.

Shortly before the start of its 2007-2008 academic year, Chicago’s DePaul University canceled the classes of assistant political science professor Norman G. Finkelstein, placing him on paid academic leave and taking away his departmental office. His first class would have been today, and he still plans to fight for it.

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Peace

By Grace Low · Tuesday, Sept. 4,2007 7:51 p.m.

There exists in America a vocal concentration of citizens who support the idea of developing a U.S. Department of Peace. They are a group that’s tired of violence as a means of conflict resolution. They recognize a need for an evolution of thought in both foreign and domestic affairs, because, quite frankly, traditional methods of violence and intimidation to control behavior and foment change are just not working. The underlying mission behind the hypothetical Department of Peace centers on the idea that violence results from desperate people using it as a last resort in the quest for basic human needs and dignity. If a powerful sector of government were to be entirely dedicated to the alleviation of desperation, the impetus behind violence could be removed.

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Make talks, not war

By Thomas Wachtel · Tuesday, Sept. 4,2007 7:49 p.m.

When I was little, my mom always told me that fighting doesn’t solve anything. She said when you have a problem with somebody, you should talk it out. This usually works out pretty well, especially as people get older, since the penalties for fighting and the amount of damage done increase. This advice works out so well, in fact, that it’s a good strategy for almost any person in almost any situation – including international relations.

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