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Tuned out?

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Sunday, May 20,2007 8:55 p.m.

Like many college students, senior Kelli Foster makes sure to catch the latest episodes of popular TV shows such as “Desperate Housewives” and “Grey’s Anatomy” each week. She doesn’t, however, watch them when they’re first broadcast.

Strawberry Shortcake Festival ‘bigger every year’

By Shannon McEnerney · Sunday, May 20,2007 8:55 p.m.

For Jane and Max Marsh, attending the Strawberry Shortcake Festival that the Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington, Inc. Auxiliary hosts to raise money for the Boys and Girls Clubs is a yearly tradition.

Ebanks tops Hoosiers wish list for 2008 recruiting class

By Matt Dollinger · Sunday, May 20,2007 8:52 p.m.

The sidelines were a “who’s who” of IU basketball. Senior forward D.J. White, sophomore guard Armon Bassett and junior-college recruit DeAndre Thomas sat at the scorer’s table enjoying themselves and working the clock. Junior center Ben Allen roamed around in flip-flops. Senior forward Lance Stemler, off crutches from his summer ankle injury, joined Allen and took the game in from the nearby bleachers, while IU recruit Jamarcus Ellis took in the action as well.

River pollution plagues Spencer

By Alberto D. Morales · Sunday, May 20,2007 8:50 p.m.

SPENCER, Ind. – Citizens concerned with the White River’s water quality and flooding problems gathered Wednesday at the Spencer United Methodist Church, 95 W. Franklin St., for a fact-finding meeting. Nearly 40 citizens were on hand to speak with officials from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the state and county governments.

Oscar-nominated Mexican directors sign $100M deal with Universal

Sunday, May 20,2007 8:34 p.m.

LOS ANGELES – The three Mexican directors who shook Hollywood last February with 16 Academy Award nominations have formed a moviemaking partnership with Universal Pictures worth a reported $100 million.

Shoulberg’s one-woman play ‘Girl on the Wing’ premieres

By Phyllis Chen · Sunday, May 20,2007 8:31 p.m.

Paul Shoulberg’s one-woman play “Girl on the Wing,” starring Anjanette Armstrong, premiered Friday at the Bloomington Playwrights Project.

Golf team goes for IU’s 26th national championship

By Ari Shifron · Sunday, May 20,2007 8:21 p.m.

The Hoosiers hold 25 national championships to their name, 18 of which have come in men’s basketball, soccer and swimming. Now the IU women’s golf team has the opportunity to clench number 26 and the first for a team in their sport.

Campillo fails to advance in NCAAs

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Sunday, May 20,2007 8:20 p.m.

While most people had a team to back them up if they stumbled, IU golfer Jorge Campillo had no such luck this weekend.

Baron Hill visits Farmers’ Market

By Nick O'Neill · Sunday, May 20,2007 8:19 p.m.

Saturday morning during the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market, local residents had an opportunity to meet with Rep. Baron Hill, D-9th, and ask him questions about current political issues and plans he has for the future.

Enclosed: Letter to Purdue

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Sunday, May 20,2007 8 p.m.

We regret to inform you that IU athletics was not up to par this season and was unable to defeat you in the Crimson and Gold Cup, a loss to which you have grown accustomed. While we were able to defeat you in the last two competitions, this year we simply could not win, as was intended. We apologize for the lack of competition.

Welcome Freshmen!

Sunday, May 20,2007 7:50 p.m.

The Editorial Board wants to welcome you to IU! You’re about to begin the greatest, most rewarding and most hectic four years of your life. New friends will replace old ones, you’ll become intimately familiar with the Village Pantry’s graveyard shift and you’ll learn to despise “blue book” finals. Some of you will be rooming with your best friend from high school (good luck); others of you will be moving in with someone you’ve never met and praying you aren’t paired with the weird kid (even better luck).

Buying upperclassmen

By Amanda Lowry · Sunday, May 20,2007 7:46 p.m.

This August, you’ll say good-bye to your high school circle and be thrust into a world where you will have few or no friends. But don’t worry; thousands of freshmen will be having the same problem as you, and in no time you’ll have a gang of newbies with whom you’ll be wreaking havoc with in the dorm lounges.

Bloomington 101

By Anna Piontek · Sunday, May 20,2007 7:46 p.m.

The college life depicted in “Old School” and “Animal House” doesn’t also have to be your life. Though rampant pleasure-seeking is certainly a guiding principle for some students, others prefer mimicking a four-year version of Roman military strategy: Come, see and conquer.

Live It Up

By Rachel Fullmer · Sunday, May 20,2007 7:45 p.m.

As if incoming freshman aren’t bombarded with enough “advice,” I’ve decided throw my own suggestions into the mix. Not that my advice is better than or even just as good as the advice you’ve heard before. It’s just what worked for me.

14 killed, 31 wounded in Afghanistan bombing

By Abdullah AlShihri and Rahim Faeiz · Sunday, May 20,2007 7:32 p.m.

A suicide bomber on foot detonated himself in a crowded market in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday just after a U.S. convoy drove by, killing at least 14 people and wounding 31, officials and witnesses said.

2 lawmen, 1 civilian shot in Idaho town

By Abdullah AlShihri and John K. Wiley · Sunday, May 20,2007 7:32 p.m.

Dozens of law enforcement officers surrounded a church Sunday where they believed they had cornered a shooter or shooters who wounded two officers and a civilian in bursts of automatic gunfire, police said.

DUIs 4-eva

By Colleen Carroll · Sunday, May 20,2007 7:03 p.m.

As news networks have told you by now, heiress and idiot Paris Hilton is going to the clink for driving with a suspended license after having previously been arrested for driving under the influence. While few in the tabloid media consider Paris’ penance unwarranted, Nancy Grace and her ratings-starved ilk raise an important question outside of the Hilton context: Is the punishment for drunk driving fair? The punishment is just as fair as victimizing people who fall asleep at the wheel, or rear-end another car while looking at a navigation screen or do anything to increase their chances of being in an accident. That is to say, it’s not fair at all.

Gripped with Fear

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Sunday, May 20,2007 6:59 p.m.

Slightly over a month ago, the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings started a ripple through the nation that has led to increased fear about such isolated atrocities and intense discussion about reforms that might protect against them. The 33 left dead by the actions of Cho Seung Hui put the nation in a state of horror and wonder.

Glowing green

By Abby Schwimmer and Ab Schwimmer · Sunday, May 20,2007 6:58 p.m.

Regardless of what they might say, with very few exceptions, everybody wants superpowers. I can remember watching “The Secret World of Alex Mack” on Nickelodeon back in my blissful preteen years and thinking how cool it would be to be able to melt myself into a puddle of silver goo and travel around the hallways of my middle school.

Un-intelligent decision

Sunday, May 20,2007 6:57 p.m.

Hardly anyone will dispute the fact that University professors can be strongly opinionated. Guillermo Gonzalez, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Iowa State University, is among them. Gonzalez, who was recently denied tenure by a university review committee, has been one of intelligent design’s most vocal supporters.