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State focuses on suicide prevention

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 10,2006 11:06 p.m.

MUNCIE — Suicide is the second leading cause of injury death in Indiana after traffic accidents, and state officials are encouraging Hoosiers to learn how to prevent it.

Student admits rape claim was fabricated

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 10,2006 11:06 p.m.

An 18-year-old IU freshman might face criminal charges for falsifying reports of two separate assaults of which she claimed to have recently been the victim, police said Friday.

Leadership conference draws black student leaders

By Whitney Mitchell · Sunday, Sept. 10,2006 11:06 p.m.

Black student leaders from various campus organizations devoted their Saturday to a hands-on day of activities at the fifth annual Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Student Leadership Retreat. The conference was tailored to address the "growing need" for black students to serve in leadership positions.

Students help kids at WonderLab learn

By Kristi Oloffson · Sunday, Sept. 10,2006 11:06 p.m.

WonderLab's Fourth Annual Honey Harvest Weekend attracted several Bloomington families Saturday and Sunday, which included everything from tasting honey to trying on a beekeeper's suit and IU students played a major part in running the special program.

BCBG, Perry Ellis christen New York Fashion Week runways

By Alyson Brodsy and Samantha Critchell · Sunday, Sept. 10,2006 11:01 p.m.

NEW YORK -- New York Fashion Week opened with more substance than style Friday. Instead of Kenneth Cole leading the seasonal previews as he usually does with his celebrity-packed show, menswear brands John Bartlett and Perry Ellis were the first to present their spring 2007 clothes in quiet, almost subdued runway shows, followed by BCBG Max Azria, which dotted its front row with starlets, including Carmen Electra and Kelly Rowland.

Ellen DeGeneres tapped to host 79th Academy Awards telecast in February

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 10,2006 10:59 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- Ellen DeGeneres has been tapped to host next year's Oscars, the Academy of Motions Pictures Arts and Sciences said Thursday.

MEMORIAL

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Sept. 10,2006 10:56 p.m.

MEMORIAL -- Daniel Kerry, from left, Megan Gott, Douglas Bunn, Jason Moodie, bottom middle, Jon DuBois, behind Moodie, and Anthony Pearce, are shown with some of the glass orbs they created, Sept. 7, in Bellevue, Wash. About a dozen of Moodie's art class students at Sammamish High School created nearly 1,000 glass orbs to be floated during the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York.

Does your lower back say 'buttmunch'?

By Alyson Brodsy and Teri Rosenbaum · Sunday, Sept. 10,2006 10:54 p.m.

You're an Informatics major who just got laid, finally learned all the lyrics to "High School Musical" or just found out what the "pen15" club is. These are all compelling reasons to get a tattoo.

Ben Folds ticket sales inspire camper, draw hundreds

By Zack Teibloom · Sunday, Sept. 10,2006 10:52 p.m.

Freshman Josh Webber spent a sleepless Thursday night camped out from 11 p.m. to 10 a.m. in front of the IU Auditorium to be first in line to buy tickets for Ben Folds' Nov. 9 concert at IU.

UPDATE: Hoosiers beat Ball State despite first-half deficit

By Jake Brown and Jacob Brown · Saturday, Sept. 9,2006 10:45 p.m.

MUNCIE — In front of a record crowd at Scheumann Stadium, the IU football team rebounded from a 23-7 first-half deficit to defeat the Ball State University Cardinals 24-23 Saturday night.

Students plan return to Brazil for mission trip

By Zack Teibloom · Friday, Sept. 8,2006 2:21 p.m.

Junior Laura Fonseca sat waiting for the bus to the supplemental school where she was teaching on Manguinhos, an island off Salvador, Brazil. She ended up with a long wait, as the bus never showed up and didn't for the rest of the week.

$500,000 grant to go toward math majors

By Kristi Oloffson · Friday, Sept. 8,2006 2:12 p.m.

High-need schools in Indiana will soon see the benefits of a grant IU received early this month. The University has accepted about a half million dollar grant, which will be awarded in the form of scholarships to future math teachers.

Historic site celebrates Hoosier artist

By Shannon Valentine · Friday, Sept. 8,2006 1:16 a.m.

To celebrate the 100-year settlement in Indiana of Impressionistic artist T.C. Steele, the T.C. Steele Historic Society in Nashville, Ind., is kicking off the 2006 Great Outdoor Art Contest Saturday.

Blair says he will resign within a year

By Alyson Brodsy and Beth Gardiner · Friday, Sept. 8,2006 1:14 a.m.

LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair reluctantly promised Thursday to resign within a year, hoping that revealing a general time frame for his departure will appease critics, who are calling for him to step down.

Signs of change

By Chris Engel · Friday, Sept. 8,2006 12:52 a.m.

About 80 Little 500 riders spoke in unanimous opposition to an IU Student Foundation initiative that would prohibit nonstudent coaches from being in the pits on race day. Almost 60 riders attended a meeting Wednesday and about 20 attended a meeting Thursday to address the IUSF "Student Coaching Initiative." The rider's forums were hosted by alumni coaches -- individuals coaching Little 500 teams who are not undergraduate Bloomington students. The IUSF initiative only permits undergraduate Bloomington campus students to coach in the pits on race day. The new rule takes effect for the race this spring.

1 month remaining to register to vote

By Joseph S. Pete · Friday, Sept. 8,2006 12:50 a.m.

The voter registration deadline is quickly approaching for this year's general election. The last day citizens can register to vote in Indiana is Tuesday, Oct. 10. Residents who voted in Monroe County during the last election and have not since changed their addresses retain their eligibility and simply have to show up at their precinct polling place Nov. 7 or cast an absentee ballot by Nov. 6.

3,000 IU Mini Marathon runners ready, set for weekend full of events

By Beka Mech · Friday, Sept. 8,2006 12:50 a.m.

After serving in Guam, Singapore, Japan and Australia during six years of service in the Navy, junior Eric Rogers finds himself striving to prove his endurance in Bloomington. "I want to run a mini (marathon) to prove I can do it," Rogers said. "And it's helping a good cause."

Political pokes: Candidates now on Facebook

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Friday, Sept. 8,2006 12:50 a.m.

As hundreds of thousands of college students across the country protest the Facebook News Feed, another recently introduced feature has gone largely unnoticed. A new election feature allows politicians to interact with younger voters. Students can also let all of their friends know who they support.

NASA decides to try Friday shuttle launch; will not replace troublesome electrical component

By Alyson Brodsy and Mike Schneider · Friday, Sept. 8,2006 12:47 a.m.

Caught in a scheduling squeeze, NASA decided to try to launch space shuttle Atlantis Friday without replacing a troublesome electrical component.

Fittingly, Dumars slips into Hall of Fame

By Alyson Brodsy and Larry Lage · Friday, Sept. 8,2006 12:27 a.m.

DETROIT - Joe Dumars is going into the Basketball Hall of Fame just as he played -- under the radar. Making all the noise, drawing all the attention Friday night will be two other inductees -- Charles Barkley and Dominique Wilkins. Barkley, no doubt, will have the most entertaining speech. Wilkins will monopolize the highlight tapes.