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Faculty in talks about labor studies

By Patrick Commiskey · Monday, July 31,2006 12:12 a.m.

A fundamental difference of opinion among IU's faculty became apparent Friday at an open forum held to determine whether a massive restructuring and dismantling of the Division of Labor Studies is needed.

IUPD to receive tech upgrade

By Zack Teibloom · Monday, July 31,2006 12:12 a.m.

In times of emergency, saving every second is critical and now the IU Police Department can cut out every wasteful one with a new text-based wireless communication system they are set to install.

Discovering the discoverer

By Trevor brown · Monday, July 31,2006 12:12 a.m.

For more than 500 years the historic ship has silently escaped all human presence, hiding with it secrets from one of the most important periods in human history.

Cafe-goers will seek to capture murderer Thursday night

By Kristi Oloffson · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:56 p.m.

A murderer will be on the loose at Tutto Bene Cafe Thursday evening -- but it's all in the name of fun.

Local venues weigh in: Is sandwich making an art?

By David A. Nosko · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:55 p.m.

Art is in the eye of the beholder, but what about the stomach? Even though college town food markets are often saturated with pizza palaces, burger bordellos and ice cream parlors, sandwich shops provide community refugee for students, residents and guests to explore the art of stuffing just about anything between two slices of bread.

IU hosts top swimmers

By Josh Bagriansky · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:52 p.m.

For the fifth consecutive year, IU's Counsilman/Billingsley Aquatic Center played host to the Speedo Champions Series.

Former student's legacy lives on through scholarship

By Matt Dollinger · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:48 p.m.

John Jackson's friends used to joke that one day John would get rich and all of his friends would be able to live off of him.

Cyclic critics

By Alyson Brodsy and Mark Weinberg · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:42 p.m.

In David Halberstam's "The Best and the Brightest," New York Times reporter Neil Sheehan described the United States government at war as "a centralized state ...

Living on the edge

By Alyson Brodsy and Jonathan P. Rossing · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:41 p.m.

I'm a fence-sitting Oprah fan -- I teeter on the fence of her empire until I fall onto the "I hate Oprah" or "I love Oprah" side. I usually fall on each side several times per episode.

Exiting executives

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian J. McFillen · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:40 p.m.

Far from being the only institution with president issues, IU appears to be part of a larger national trend -- a "crisis of confidence" in university leadership, with presidents coming under fire from dissatisfied faculty, governing boards, regents, state lawmakers and other major players in the politics of higher education.

Disabled support disabled?

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:39 p.m.

This week, the Indiana Daily Student received a call concerning the remodeling of the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

U.S. command confirms 3,700 troops to be sent to Baghdad to try to stop violence

By Abdullah AlShihri and Ryan Lenz · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:38 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The U.S. command announced Saturday that it was sending 3,700 troops to Baghdad to try to quell the sectarian violence sweeping the capital, and a U.S. official said more American soldiers would follow as the military gears up to take the streets from gunmen.

30 Taliban killed in Afghanistan as NATO readies for command in South

By Abdullah AlShihri and Matthew Pennington · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:37 p.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S.-led coalition forces and Afghan police killed 20 suspected Taliban in the latest fighting to hit southern Afghanistan, as NATO on Sunday prepared to take command in the insurgency-wracked region.

Israeli missile strike in Lebanon kills more than 50

By Abdullah AlShihri and Kathy Gannon · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:36 p.m.

QANA, Lebanon -- Israeli missiles hit several buildings in a southern Lebanon village as people slept Sunday, killing at least 56, most of them children, in the deadliest attack in 19 days of fighting.

Fourth shooting reported in Northern Indiana

By Alexandra R. Moses · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:33 p.m.

HAMMOND -- Another motorist reported a shattered window Friday a short distance from where a truck driver said the day before that he believed his window had been shot out.

Local ISP going offline

By Joseph S. Pete · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:33 p.m.

Local Internet service provider HoosierNet will shut down Sept. 1.

Mediated conflict, reformed communities

By David A. Nosko · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:32 p.m.

Reducing crime is often a key aspect to maintaining a safe and civil community, but offenders are often thought to violate state or federal laws at the expense of the victims involved.

Perception of tap water changing

By Ab D. Phillip and Ikwo Ibiam · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:28 p.m.

PROVO, Utah -- It's cheap, it's less than lukewarm and available in abundance.

Experts: Lens solution still a risk

By Ab D. Phillip and Kelsey Beltramea · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:28 p.m.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- People still using the ReNu with MoistureLoc contact-lens solution need to stop, Kenneth Goins, a University of Iowa clinical associate professor of ophthalmology, said Thursday.

Provost honored for development of Internet network

By Ab D. Phillip · Sunday, July 30,2006 11:27 p.m.

IU Interim Provost Michael McRobbie has been honored at a ceremony in Singapore for his role as a founder of the Asia Pacific Advanced Network, a high-performance broadband network supporting research and the educational community across the Asia-Pacific region, according to a press release.

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