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Ruckus suckus

By Alyson Brodsy and Kirk Nathanson · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 11:22 p.m.

Try as I might, I just can't seem to avoid the dozens of people on campus who, every day, insist I'd be a happier person if only I would read their flier. Walking from the Sample Gates to Woodburn Hall means I have to navigate a gauntlet of militant loiterers: Spiderman giving away free pizza ("... with each new credit card"), a very tall priest distributing miniature Bibles and an abortion photographer asking me to read over "10 Things a Heathen Should Know About Christ."

South Shore line operator says lease not option

Monday, Oct. 23,2006 11:22 p.m.

CHESTERTON, Ind. -- A lease or sale of northern Indiana's South Shore commuter line is unlikely because of federal restrictions and financial losses, say officials who oversee the railroad.

The Democrats are coming

By Alyson Brodsy and Edward Delp · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 11:22 p.m.

Nancy is coming! As I sit here and ponder the notion that my party might be put into the minority for the first time since I was in middle school, that is the one idea that keeps reverberating in my head.

Fort Wayne man gets 60-year sentence

Monday, Oct. 23,2006 11:22 p.m.

FORT WAYNE -- A Fort Wayne man convicted of killing his estranged wife's boyfriend has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.

Indiana state parks see return of deer hunting

Monday, Oct. 23,2006 11:21 p.m.

CHESTERTON, Ind. -- Deer hunting to cull the herd will again be permitted at Indiana Dunes and 17 other state parks after a one-year hiatus.

Young people protest tobacco companies

Monday, Oct. 23,2006 11:21 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- An anti-smoking group comprised of high school and college students protested tobacco companies by throwing mock body bags on downtown streets.

Man dies trying to steal Mustang

By Jessica Wolfe · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 11:18 p.m.

An 18- to 20-year-old man died in an apparent attempted burglary of a late model Mustang convertible a half-mile south of Bloomington at about midnight Sunday.

Man pretends to be officer, searches people for drugs

By Audrie Garrison · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 11:10 p.m.

A man wandering around a parking garage on North Walnut Street early Friday morning was impersonating a police officer and searching people for drugs, police say.

Man beaten and robbed by 2 men; 1 suspect still missing

By Audrie Garrison · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 11:09 p.m.

A victim of a strong-armed robbery over the weekend told police that two men he did not know drove to his house and attacked and robbed him.

Artifacts

Monday, Oct. 23,2006 11:02 p.m.

What: A seated figure made of aragonite from the Classic period (200-750) in Teotihuacan culture in Mexico

Activities in Bloomington

Monday, Oct. 23,2006 10:55 p.m.

Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp collaborate as The Wreckers

Rape Crisis Fund in crisis

By IDS staff and Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 10:50 p.m.

The Rape Crisis Fund is in dire straits. Between 2002 and 2005, student donations to the fund fell from $27,500 to just more than $11,000. Spring and fall 2006 donations barely surpassed the more than $9,000 IUSA spent on advertising.

Relaxation: the miracle cure

By Carolyn Lee · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 10:43 p.m.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if there were something that could significantly lower high blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart attack, ease the pain of cancer treatment, decrease stress and reduce anxiety and depression? What would it cost? Could I afford it? When might such a miracle be available?

Conductor uses hands-off approach in perparing singers for Pro Arte concert

By Shannon McEnerney · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 10:42 p.m.

In the midst of the Jacobs School of Music choir group Pro Arte's practice, conductor John Poole sprinted off stage while the choir finished a song.

Director began love of theater with dare

By Katie Ingmire · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 10:40 p.m.

Challenging friends to dares, double dares and even triple-dog dares reigns as a schoolyard staple for earning peer respect. For the Bloomington Playwrights Project's Richard Perez, a dare even led to his life's work -- theater.

Alliance moves schools to provide healthier food

By Mal Hackleman · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 10:37 p.m.

Middle school students nationwide are noticing a change, but it's not a change in curriculum or the condition of their textbooks. It's a change in their food.

Around the World

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 10:26 p.m.

Former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling, facing decades in prison for his company's collapse, insisted he was innocent yet remorseful Monday as he appeared before the federal judge who will sentence him.

Report: $800 million stolen from Iraq government in corrupt arms deals

By Alyson Brodsy and Associated Press · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 10:23 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Iraq's former finance minister alleged in a U.S. television report aired Sunday that up to $800 million meant to equip the Iraqi army had been stolen from the government by former officials through fraudulent arms deals.

Ford reports largest loss in 14 years

By Alyson Brodsy and Tom Krisher · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 10:20 p.m.

DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co. said Monday its loss widened to $5.8 billion in the third quarter, weighed down by the costs of its massive restructuring plan aimed at reshaping the company and cutting expenses so it can compete better against lower-cost rivals from overseas.

Shiite militiamen re-emerge in troubled southern city in Iraq

By Alyson Brodsy and Hamza Hendawi · Monday, Oct. 23,2006 10:14 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Shiite militiamen loyal to a fiery anti-American Shiite cleric re-emerged in the troubled southern city of Amarah on Monday, dragging four policemen aligned with a rival Shiite militia from their homes and killing them.

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