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Gender threads

By Amanda Lowry · Wednesday, July 18,2007 5:18 p.m.

People have many good reasons for wearing clothes. Not getting arrested, for instance. But sexual advertisement? Not so much.

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Borrowing from the future

Wednesday, July 18,2007 5:18 p.m.

At long last, the student loan industry is getting a much-needed kick in the pants after a bill passed by the House that will most likely be scooted through the Senate with little delay.

Dean of Honors College named to provost post

By Zachary Osterman · Wednesday, July 18,2007 2:59 p.m.

Karen Hanson, dean of the Hutton Honors College, will be IU’s first permanent provost once she is approved by the IU board of trustees. Hanson’s appointment ends a summer-long search for the first permanent provost, and Bloomington’s first such leader within the administration since Sharon Brehm stepped down from the chancellor position in 2003.

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Dean of the Honors College to become next IU provost

By Zachary Osterman · Wednesday, July 18,2007 2:58 p.m.

Karen Hanson, dean of the Hutton Honors College, will be IU’s first permanent provost once she is approved by the IU board of trustees. Hanson’s appointment ends a summer-long search for the first permanent provost, and Bloomington’s first such leader since Sharon Brehm stepped down from her chancellery in 2003.

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High schoolers practice passion for journalism

By Erica J. Nourse · Tuesday, July 17,2007 6:02 p.m.

The IU High School Journalism Institute officially began its 61st year this month, allowing high-school students to attend workshops to brainstorm and interact with others who share the same passion for journalism.

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Tree of life

By Kate Middleton · Tuesday, July 17,2007 1:19 p.m.

Wade Steffey’s parents were among the first to arrive at Bloomington High School South where the North-South track meet was to be held, and where the first tree in honor of their son’s life was to be planted. The ceremony attracted a congregation of family, friends, members of the community and other athletes.

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True story

By Kirk Nathanson · Tuesday, July 17,2007 9:04 a.m.

This morning I got a call from my publisher informing me he was pulling my new book “Ex-aggeration,” which details the hellish nightmare that was my previous girlfriend. “WTF, mate?” was my obvious reaction – that he was a kangaroo rancher before moving to New York made the joke funny.

Aaron Bernstein

Body found in Griffy Lake identified Friday

By Alberto D. Morales · Monday, July 16,2007 9:26 p.m.

Authorities confirmed a body found Wednesday afternoon in the northeast portion of Griffy Lake to be that of Miles Halstead, 17, of Bloomington, Ind. Halstead’s family contacted police the day before to report him missing. Upon completion of an initial search, authorities discovered Halstead’s bicycle near the lake.

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Monroe County courts might not provide a true 'jury of peers'

By Paige Ingram · Monday, July 16,2007 3:57 p.m.

IU students facing trial in Monroe County might not be opposite a jury of their peers. A Jan. 1, 2003, Indiana Supreme Court ruling changed how jury pools were selected within the Hoosier state. Before, jurors were drawn solely from voter registration.

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Houston, Wii have a problem

By Mike Abrams · Monday, July 16,2007 2:33 p.m.

Stealing cars, running from the cops, shooting innocent people, soliciting hookers to revive health, never going to jail and if you die,restarting from your last save-point. It almost sounds like the life of a Hilton. Oh wait, Paris went to jail. Never mind.

Karly Tearney

Russian wins harp final

By Karly Tearney · Monday, July 16,2007 2:26 p.m.

Maria Krushevskaya is finally going home. But now she will be returning to Russia with a $55,000 Lyon and Healy gold concert grand harp and a first-place medal from the USA International Harp Competition. The win also includes thousands of dollars in cash prizes, a CD recording and recitals in New York, London and Taipei.

Karly Tearney

Wildermuth could host media for debates

By Michael Zennie · Sunday, July 15,2007 9:23 p.m.

IU’s Ora L. Wildermuth Intramural Center could be getting more national attention if the Commission on Presidential Debates chooses Bloomington to play host to a 2008 U.S. presidential debate.

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Board of trustees still waiting on 4 appointments

By Erin Riley · Sunday, July 15,2007 9:15 p.m.

Gov. Mitch Daniels has yet to appoint anyone to one of the four trustee positions he is responsible for filling. Four trustees, including one student, were set to take office July 1, but Daniels has not appointed them. This is not the first time he has missed that deadline.

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WonderLab event lets visitors ‘think outside the bubble’

By Kaitlin Shawgo and Kailtin Shawgo · Sunday, July 15,2007 8:51 p.m.

Bubbles wafted through a crowd of children, their parents and other adults simply looking for fun as BubbleFest celebrated its 12th annual event Saturday at Frank Southern Center Ice Arena, 1965 S. Henderson St. The event is a collaboration between WonderLab, an interactive museum of health, science and technology located downtown, and the Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department.

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