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Victims remembered

Seven years later, students once again will reminisce and mourn on Sept. 11.The Showalter Fountain area by the IU Auditorium on Seventh Street will be the site of a tribute candlelight vigil at 8 p.m. today for all those lost in the terrorist attacks less than a decade ago.

Obama accuses McCain camp of lies, phony outrage

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday accused Republican John McCain’s campaign of using “lies and phony outrage and Swift-boat politics” in claiming he used a sexist comment against vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Colts’ Johnson waived from team after Wednesday drug arrest

INDIANAPOLIS – Less than 24 hours after Indianapolis Colts starting defensive tackle Ed Johnson was arrested on a drug possession charge early Wednesday, the team said it would waive him.

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Not very good reasons to choose a running mate

At last it has been revealed as to the two main reasons why Sen. John McCain selected Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate:

The art of fighting

Obama presents reasons to vote for change

With the unemployment rate at 6.1 percent, the price of food and gas rising and real wages stagnating, every American knows that change is needed in our economy. I’m voting for Sen. Barack Obama this November because I believe he will enact policies that will provide millions of jobs to help the economy and let America prosper again. Obama knows that more of the same – tax cuts primarily for the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans and corporations – have failed and what is really needed are tax cuts for the middle class and an investment for our future. A strong, growing economy means good jobs for everyone, including students like you and me. Obama has proposed widespread investment in manufacturing, the energy industry and in the sciences, which can provide millions of jobs now and in the future. To help pay for college, Obama has introduced the American Opportunity Tax Credit, which will give most students $4,000 along with covering roughly two-thirds of their tuition at a public or state university.

Not very good reasons to choose a running mate

At last it has been revealed as to the two main reasons why Sen. John McCain selected Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate:

Republicans had 8 years, more than enough time

The Republican party’s nominee, John McCain, supports change. Romney refers to Washington as liberal. I don’t get it.

IU students empower girls through sports

Girls Inc. of Monroe County offers empowerment-based programs for girls ages 5-18, fighting gender inequity through inspiring girls to live up to their full potential. Our sports leagues (basketball, volleyball, dance) are one of the ways that we help girls to build the confidence and skills they need to grow into strong and healthy young women.

Odds stacked against Hoosiers

According to vegasinsider.com, a sports gambling information Web site, the IU men’s basketball team’s odds of winning a national title this year stand at 300-1  – same as seldom-feared small school Siena and a long way from highly regarded in-state rival Purdue, whose odds are 20-1.

Love your dog: Don’t keep it chained

Have you ever thought about the life of a dog on a chain or in a pen? Actually, they don’t have a life! The only thing they can do all day is sit in dirt surrounded by their feces. They usually get absolutely no exercise, no medical attention, no baths or nail trims, no shade in the summer, no straw in their dog house in the winter (sometimes no dog house) and most importantly, no love! Their water is usually frozen or tipped over by their short, heavy chain. They get the same food every day. Sometimes in the winter they stand, lifting one foot then another, because the ground is too cold to lie down on. Many suffer frostbite.

9/11 Truth group is incorrectly portrayed

Thanks for covering David Ray Griffin’s presentation on 9/11 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Labor Day evening. Unfortunately, your article contained several serious misrepresentations. The worst is the statement that “Griffin contended that no difference exists between evil and patriotism as patriotism means working for one’s own country at the expense of others.”  Griffin’s actual claim was that it’s possible to commit great evil while acting on patriotic motives. In particular, if those responsible for the events of 9/11 include persons within the U.S. government, they could well have been acting on patriotic motives. However, that would not justify their actions or make them good.

IU’s Mitch of all trades

Unlike some members of the IU football team, Mitchell Evans is not an outspoken personality. He just plays the game –  wherever that may be. For the last two years, Evans has essentially played the role of utility man for the Hoosiers, the man who can do just near anything when it comes to football. “He is such a good athlete, you can move him around anywhere on the field wherever your team needs him,” senior wide receiver Andrew Means said. And move him is just what the Hoosiers have done.

Monetary incentives could encourage performance

It’s a tried and true tenet of the business world: Give employees a share in the benefits, and they will work harder. Ah, the magic of incentives. Despite its success in the private sector, such a system of rewards has made education bigwigs wary – that is until recently. Kent State University recently announced that – in effort to improve its status, retention rate and number of alumni donations – it will start paying cash bonuses to faculty members who help the university exceed its goals. The plan is simple: Give educators a share in the spoils that their efforts bring to campus.

Not so super

Last year was just too good. In fact, it really spoiled me. In August 2007, I inaugurated my college career, starting fresh with new academics, extracurricular pursuits and socialization. Don’t get me wrong, this fall has proven to be anything but a downer. I’ve loved my classes and I couldn’t be happier seeing old friends again while meeting new people.

Time well spent (let’s go to Canada)

While I was jumping through hoops for one of my 50 college applications as a senior in high school, I was asked how I was going to spend my time in college. I hadn’t come up with an answer by the time the essay was due, so I went to the sole source of all things right and true in the universe – the Internet – and searched “how to write a college essay.” I was never happy with it, but here I am at IU.

No laughing matter

Watching the Republican National Convention last week was a little like entering the twilight zone. For one, there was almost no mention of President Bush during the proceedings – he actually had to suffer the indignity of an appearance through remote feed. And after all he’s done for them. It also warmed my heart that the party of Rush Limbaugh had suddenly discovered sexism.

Gallery presents new Artist of the Month series

Proud is a word that hardly describes how Wandering Turtle Art Gallery & Gifts store manager Rachel DiGregorio feels about the gallery’s new Independent Artist of the Month series, which is devoted to promoting artists who are not signed with major record companies. Digregorio calls the project her “baby.”