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A common experience

By Jess Meyer · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 12:16 a.m.

SAO PAULO, Brazil - There are several things, it seems, that a majority of the Brazilians I have met all possess: a television, a pair of Havaianas (a particular brand of flip-flops) and, when it comes to adolescent Brazilians, an Orkut account.

Man robs Quality Heating

By Alex Benson · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 12:08 a.m.

Bloomington Police Department caught a man in the act of stealing office equipment from Quality Heating on 1412 W. Kirkwood.

SPEA to name atrium after alum Tavis Smiley

Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 12:07 a.m.

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs announced today it will name the atrium after alumnus Tavis Smiley.

Middle Way House floods with donations from concert

By Bailey Loosemore · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 12:06 a.m.

Mountain-sized piles of clothing and toiletries covered the floors and counters of Middle Way House on Friday afternoon, blocking employees’ desks and flooding into the hallway.

Homeless man robs local residence

By Alex Benson · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 12:05 a.m.

On Saturday, residents at 1101 N. Woodburn Ave. were robbed after letting a man who said he was homeless spend the night at their house.

Panel agrees health system needs fixing

By Isabel Manahan · Tuesday, Oct. 27,2009 12:04 a.m.

From patients to physicians, many are feeling the state of America’s current health system, which a panel of IU professors agreed cannot be left alone. Something must be done. But the panel didn’t agree on what should be done. Some advocated a single-payer system while others opposed it.

IDOE to have public hearings

By Allie Cooper · Monday, Oct. 26,2009 11:59 p.m.

The Indiana Department of Education will have three public hearings throughout the state to address citizens’ testimonies concerning the new teacher-licensing proposal to be implemented by the state department.

IU law alumnus opens Billingsley Ties

By Lindsey Ferguson · Monday, Oct. 26,2009 11:56 p.m.

Former IU law student Birk Billingsley said he developed an interest in nice ties while in law school, so after being both an Air Force officer and attorney with Krieg DeVault LLP, Billingsley became a tie designer.

Jibreel Black decommits from IU football

By Greg Rosenstein · Monday, Oct. 26,2009 11:33 p.m.

Jibreel Black, a defensive end from Wyoming, Ohio and the top IU recruit for next season, has switched his commitment from IU to the University of Cincinnati. For a full Q & A with Black, check out Hoosier Hype.

Creating closetless culture

By Stephen Hammoor · Monday, Oct. 26,2009 11:06 p.m.

For a city with the eighth-largest per-capita gay population in the nation, GLBT culture seems to be reduced to a week-long film festival, wild dance party and the warm-fuzzy welcoming feeling just about anyone in Bloomington can find.

Don’t say ‘gay’

By Sarah Wilensky · Monday, Oct. 26,2009 11:04 p.m.

The vast majority of you certainly have no problems with GLBT individuals or the GLBT community. When asked outright, you all know that the word “gay” refers to same-sex attraction. But in the halls of Ballantine, Woodburn, Kelley and beyond, “gay” still means “stupid.”

Tumor phone

By Danielle Fleischman · Monday, Oct. 26,2009 10:09 p.m.

Having that sleek brick of a Nokia phone tucked safely into my backpack meant that I was really ready for seventh grade. Unfortunately, whatever wonder I associated with a cell phone as a tween has become disillusionment since the dangers of this device have become evident.

A muddled drug decision

By IDS · Monday, Oct. 26,2009 10:01 p.m.

WE SAY A recent Justice Department memo is a setback for the rule of law.

Time to repeal the ‘Hague Invasion Act’

By Ashley Ames · Monday, Oct. 26,2009 9:59 p.m.

The prosecution of the world’s most atrocious criminals and the protection of human rights call for the United States to stand behind the ICC by repealing the American Service-Members Protection Act and signing the Rome Statute.

The Halloween blues

By Erin Chapman · Monday, Oct. 26,2009 9:56 p.m.

I can’t stand Halloween. I know that it makes me a horrible college student. I know that because it’s the last week of October, I’m supposed to be dishing out money for the most sacred uniform of collegiate America: the Halloween costume.

NIH awards IU grant for privacy in health research

By Ben Kerns · Monday, Oct. 26,2009 9:56 p.m.

The National Institutes of Health awarded $538,595 to the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research at IU to look for ways to improve privacy in health research.

Don’t ask, don’t tell

By Zach Ammerman · Monday, Oct. 26,2009 9:54 p.m.

When the religious right is more gay-friendly than the Democrats in power, something is seriously wrong.

Vectren Corporation expects winter heating costs to decrease

By Jacob Groves · Monday, Oct. 26,2009 9:53 p.m.

Vectren Corporation, Bloomington’s natural gas provider and the largest provider in southern Indiana, recently announced customers could expect to see heating costs 25 to 30 percent lower than last season.

From the computer screen to the bank

By Anish More · Monday, Oct. 26,2009 9:52 p.m.

Better the World, a social enterprise based in Toronto, has established a method that lets people raise money for charities simply by surfing the Internet.

Sophomores, freshman play as Indiana's Hoosiers

By Kevin Bowen · Monday, Oct. 26,2009 9:05 p.m.

When IU men’s basketball coach Tom Crean took the job on April 2, 2008, his message was loud and clear to Indiana fans – this is the state university, and the people of Indiana need to know this. These same sentiments are being echoed on 17th Street with IU men’s golf coach Mike Mayer.

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