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Future of abstinence-only funding is in limbo

With the exit of the Bush administration, critics of abstinence-only sex education will be making an aggressive push to cut off federal funding for what they consider an ineffective, sometimes harmful program.


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Predicting Michelle’s inaugural ball look

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Inauguration day is finally here. A new era is about to start, but I am not talking about President-elect Barack Obama.Although in his speech today he will likely be full of political statements, the inauguration will also be a night of fashion statements. Michelle Obama is the person on my mind.A lot of us are wondering what the first lady will wear to the inaugural ball. What designer? What cut? What color?I have some suggestions.


Michelle Shocked performs Saturday evening at the Buskirk Chumley Theater. Shoked's stage featured a painting of Audrey Hepburn in the background. and in between songs called the painter to talk to him about it, but got his voice mail the first time.

Michelle Shocked earns standing ovation worth three encores

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Screaming, screeching, jumping and singing. Add some blues influences and rock and roll and you have the recipe for a stellar performance that could only be pulled off by a true original. Singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked performed live Saturday night at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Audiences welcomed her with open arms and open ears as she told stories through both spoken word and song.


Adelaide Windsome of Philadelphia performs "Ballad of the Platypus (Balladypus)" Friday, January 16 at Boxcar Books. Windsome uses animal puppets to illustrate sexual stereotypes.

Tranny Roadshow makes local stop, sparks dialogue

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Six transgender performers spent last week traveling and performing individual pieces throughout the Midwest as part of the Tranny Roadshow, and Friday night they made a stop in Bloomington.Organizer Jamez Terry said he hoped the performances would help people understand the diversity of the transgender community.



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Optometry school provides free exams

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The School of Optometry gave out free full eye exams on Monday at the Community Eye Care Center. The event was the school's service project in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.










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Momentum maturity

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Tom Crean calls it “winning time.” That moment – or more accurately, those moments – in every game when momentum hangs in the balance, when leads teeter on the edge of extinction, when winners and losers separate.


Freshman guard Nick Williams takes a jump shot during the Hoosiers 65-55 loss to Penn State Saturday night at Assembly Hall.

Hoosiers fall to Penn State in packed Hall

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The view wasn’t any better, but for the first time all season Saturday, Assembly Hall’s balcony was packed. In the 24 hours preceding the game, IU Athletics sold 1,500 student tickets for the unprecedented price of $5, leading to one of the Hall’s best turnouts of the year.A minute prior to tip-off Saturday, a press release was sent out announcing IU Athletics Director Fred Glass had lowered balcony seats to $5 for the rest of the season.


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Indiana could receive $3B from stimulus package

Indiana stands to receive as much as $3 billion if an economic stimulus package backed by Democrats in the U.S. House becomes law, and Gov. Mitch Daniels said it should be spent on Medicaid, education and highway projects.