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Mourners hold vigil for executed man Friday

By Alberto D. Morales · Wednesday, May 9,2007 6:05 p.m.

Early Friday morning, convicted death row inmate David Leon Woods was executed in Michigan City, Ind. Woods killed Juan Placencia, 77, stabbing him 21 times during a burglary in 1984.

Make the most of your summer downtime

By Lindsey Landis · Wednesday, May 9,2007 5:25 p.m.

I don’t know what you are doing this summer, but at some point, you will probably need to take a break from your break. You could be needing an escape from nagging family members, a release from your demanding summer course load or you may just need to unwind after a long day at work.

NYC holds nation’s only high school arts preservation program

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, May 9,2007 5:23 p.m.

NEW YORK – When Cleaster Graves noticed some crumbling mortar around the foundation of her family’s aging Brooklyn brownstone, she turned to an unusual expert for help: her 17-year-old daughter.

Saturday marks debut of 9th annual “A Fair of the Arts”

By Tiffany Yoder · Wednesday, May 9,2007 5:11 p.m.

This Saturday, the brick plaza across from the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market will come to life. Potters, jewelers, photographers, and artists of all kinds will come to show their works at the opening of the ninth annual event called “A Fair of the Arts.”

Erotic art brings diversity to Kinsey

By Katie Ingmire · Wednesday, May 9,2007 1:29 p.m.

While biblical text and nude erotic images may seem to combine as naturally as oil and water, they join together seamlessly at the Kinsey Institute’s current art exhibition.

UPDATE TUESDAY School of dentistry students punished for cheating

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Tuesday, May 8,2007 5:37 p.m.

The IU School of Dentistry has disciplined nearly half of its second-year class for cheating, said the school’s dean, Dr. Lawrence Goldblatt. Out of 95 students in the class, nine have been dismissed from the school, 16 have been suspended for various lengths of time and 21 have received letters of reprimand.

New fund will give IU president $10M

By Michael Zennie · Tuesday, May 8,2007 4:09 p.m.

The IU board of trustees hopes giving the next IU president $10 million each year will help fund new initiatives and prevent some of the problems that have hindered Adam Herbert.

IU study: ‘O’Reilly Factor’ a ‘spin zone’

By Shannon McEnerney · Monday, May 7,2007 3:33 p.m.

Over the course of two years, IU researchers found that Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly uses propaganda techniques to spin information and call certain groups “evil,” and label groups as villains and others as victims to the present world – the way O’Reilly sees it.

70 years later, Hindenburg survivors recall giant airship’s end in flames

By Abdullah AlShihri and Chris Newmarker · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

Seventy years ago Sunday, the hydrogen-filled Hindenburg ignited while easing toward its mooring mast at the U.S. Navy base in Lakehurst. The blaze killed 35 people on board and one person in the ground crew; 62 passengers and crew members survived.

IU trustees outsource bookstores

By Shannon McEnerney · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

Barnes and Noble College Booksellers will take over for all bookstores on IU campuses beginning July 1. IU President Adam Herbert announced the decision Friday at the IU board of trustees meeting in Bloomington. The outsourcing agreement

Hoosiers shine at Billy Hayes Invitational

By Aaron Beard · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

The IU track and field squads were able to find success within the comfort of their home facility Friday at the Billy Hayes Invitational.

Improvements to Assembly Hall might betray academics

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

Athletics spending’s appearance as a priority at IU has not been uncommon recently. While the University does not outspend some of the nation’s larger athletics programs (Ohio State, for example), a pretty penny does go to benefiting its most prolific representatives on the national media stage.

Jacobs School of Music welcomes violinist Joshua Bell

By Shannon McEnerney · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

He’s witty, smart, he loves sports and he’s really into technology. He’s just the Grammy Award-winning violin virtuoso Joshua Bell.

Immigration and Graduation

By Edward Delp · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

Here we go again. The next round of massive pro-immigration demonstrations have begun. I have said it before and I will say it again: I am simply amazed that people have the temerity to demand rights and freedoms for those who have broken the law.

Study shows pot usage may have psychotic effects

By Ab D. Phillip · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A recent study found that marijuana has the potential effects of causing psychotic experiences, hallucinations, intense paranoia and other abnormal brain functions, according to The Associated Press.

Search resumes in Kansas town destroyed by tornado; twisters affect other states

By Abdullah AlShihri and Roxana Hegeman · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

Searchers went back to work after daylight Sunday, looking for anyone who might have been trapped since a tornado wiped most of this south-central Kansas town off the map.

Court reporter to hand over transcript in murder trial

By Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

BOONVILLE – A court reporter must finish typing the transcript of a former state trooper’s eight-week murder trial by June 1, or risk possible contempt of court charges, the Indiana Supreme Court has ordered.

Virtual charter schools lose funding from state leaving 2,200 students ‘angry’

By Alexandra R. Moses and Deanna Martin · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Pamela Bless thought she had found an exciting education answer when she enrolled her three children in a new online charter school slated to open this fall.

Queer politics

By Grace Low · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

Just when I thought Washington couldn’t become more of a circus of petty power struggles and refusal to cooperate for progress, I’ve been proven wrong again.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. wins split decision over Oscar De La Hoya

By Aaron Beard and Tim Dahlberg · Monday, May 7,2007 12 a.m.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. wanted to give Oscar De La Hoya a beating. He had to settle for just getting a win. Mayweather won one of boxing’s richest fights ever Saturday night by using his superb defensive skills and superior speed to take a 12-round split decision and win the WBC 154-pound title in his first fight at that weight.