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A shot at good health

By Brittany Hite · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 6:19 p.m.

If things go well in the state legislature, Indiana could be a leader in women's health next year. State Sen. Connie Lawson, R-Danville, recently authored a bill that would require girls entering the sixth grade to receive a vaccine for HPV, a sexually transmitted disease that can cause cervical cancer and genital warts, when they receive other standard vaccinations. The FDA approved the vaccine in June.

R.I.P. "The O.C."

By Stefania Marghitu · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 6:18 p.m.

Growing up, I have always tried to live the American Dream. For me, this dream consisted of roaming the halls with the likes of Zack Morris and Kellie Kapowski and Brenda Walsh and Dylan McKay. I longed and hoped that when I finally came around to the best years of my life, there would be a show like "Saved by the Bell" or "Beverly Hills, 90210" I could relate to.

Bibles and bras

By Scott Leadingham · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 6:15 p.m.

Just when all seemed right with the world -- Republicans working with Democrats, Sunnis loving Shiites -- the creationists had to go and screw everything up.

Elite stupidity

By Aparna Venkatraman · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 6:12 p.m.

Harvard. Yale. Princeton. What's the first thought that comes to mind when mentioning these schools? We'll bet it's something along the lines of "prestigious," "quality," "ungodly expensive" or, perhaps, "Jerks!" (for those of you who may have been denied). For most people, the thought of an Ivy League school probably doesn't conjure images of hazing or discriminatory behavior. No, those thoughts are reserved for us social pariahs at the public institutions. We're the meatheads. We're the drunks. That's how it's always been. That's how it will always be.

The end of the news world

By Mike McElroy · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 3:03 p.m.

People, we've got a problem. The signs are everywhere. Last Monday, Sen. John Warner, R-Va., said he opposes the addition of 21,500 more U.S. troops in Iraq and helped pass a non-binding resolution that included this chilling statement: "The Senate disagrees with the 'plan' to augment our forces by 21,500, and urges the President instead to consider all options and alternatives for achieving the strategic goals … with reduced force levels than proposed."

Tanning salon and insurance company burglaries related

By Michael Reschke · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 3 p.m.

Bloomington Police discovered two local businesses were burglarized this weekend after receiving a call Saturday morning. Bloomington Police Department Officer Keller responded to Tropical Tan in the 300 block of S. Hickory Drive after Tropical Tan's owner notified the police of the incident, said BPD Sgt. Daniel Carnes, reading from the police report.

Iraqis estimate 250 militants dead in battle near Najaf

By Robert H. Reid · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 3 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S.-backed Iraqi troops on Sunday attacked insurgents allegedly plotting to kill pilgrims at a major Shiite Muslim religious festival, and Iraqi officials estimated some 250 militants died in the daylong battle near Najaf.

UPDATE: IU president hospitalized after choking incident

By Brian Spegele · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 1:51 p.m.

IU President Adam Herbert was taken by ambulance to Bloomington Hospital this morning after a pill became lodged in his throat. Herbert spent about two hours in the hospital's emergency room this morning and was released at about 12:30 p.m., said Larry MacIntyre, IU director of media relations.

Turning the tables on the teachers

By Paige Ingram · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 12:55 p.m.

Religious studies professor Kathryn Lofton advises students to write evaluations like they're appraising a friend's outfit. "You want them to look their best, but they can't change their body type," Lofton said. "The bad thing to say is you look bad in that outfit. The good thing is to say maybe pink is a better color for you."

IU students attend anti-war protest in D.C.

By Alberto D. Morales · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 12:04 p.m.

About a dozen IU Students, most of them freshmen, joined tens of thousands of protesters against the war in Iraq in a demonstration on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Saturday.

Hoosiers continue road woes in weekend meet

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 12:12 a.m.

After losing their first dual of the season at Illinois last Sunday, Jan. 21, the No. 16 Hoosiers were looking to get back on the winning track against Ohio State this weekend.

Israel approves first ever Muslim cabinet minister Sunday

By Alyson Brodsy and Matti Friedman · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 12 a.m.

JERUSALEM -- The Israeli government overwhelmingly approved the appointment of the country's first Muslim Cabinet minister Sunday, billing it as an important step for a long-suffering minority.

Hillary Clinton wants all U.S. troops out of Iraq before Bush leaves office

By Mike Glover · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 11:30 p.m.

DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that President Bush should withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq before he leaves office, asserting it would be "the height of irresponsibility" to pass the war along to the next commander in chief.

Suicide bomber kills 15, wounds more than 30 near Shiite mosque

By Riaz Khan · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 11:29 p.m.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A suicide attacker detonated a bomb among police on guard near a Shiite Muslim mosque in this northwestern Pakistani city Saturday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 30, police said.

Around the World

By AP Reports · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 11:28 p.m.

Sinn Fein members overwhelmingly voted Sunday to begin cooperating with the Northern Ireland police, a long-unthinkable commitment that could spur the return of a Catholic-Protestant administration for the British territory.

Woman dies in accident after car skids off road, sinks in local pond

By Kristi Oloffson · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 11:19 p.m.

Icy roads might have caused a woman's car to slide off the road and sink to the bottom of a pond Sunday morning, said Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Faron Lake, reading from the police report.

Heinz angry over 'red zone' marketing plan

By Dan Nephin · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 11:10 p.m.

PITTSBURGH -- Ketchup giant H.J. Heinz Co. is seeing red over a smaller Indiana ketchup maker's use of the term "red zone." Heinz partners with the Pittsburgh Steelers and three other NFL teams to make charity donations whenever the home team gets past the opponent's 20-yard line -- the so-called red zone. Heinz claims Elwood, Ind.,-based Red Gold Inc.'s "Red Gold Red Zone" program is too similar to its "Heinz Red Zone" program. That program donates to charity when the Indianapolis Colts enter the red zone.

Students could pay thousands in late city parking fines

By Michael Reschke · Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 11:09 p.m.

Some students don't pay for parking tickets they receive from the city of Bloomington because they think they won't be taken to court. They're wrong. "We do pursue unpaid tickets to the court level," Manager of Parking Enforcement for Bloomington Jack Davis said. Some students don't seem to realize this or don't care.

House wants Holocaust education

Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 11:07 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Legislation requiring Indiana's public schools to teach students about the horrors of the Holocaust has overwhelmingly passed the Indiana House.

2 men admit to theft of manhole covers

Sunday, Jan. 28,2007 11:06 p.m.

LOWELL, Ind. -- A quick-acting town employee, who called a scrap yard immediately after 9,000 pounds of manhole covers were discovered missing, helped police apprehend two suspects. Frank Lovely, the Lowell Street Department superintendent, called police early on Jan. 19 after other workers informed him that someone had made off with the department's manhole covers.