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Fact or Fiction: Does cracking your knuckles really cause arthritis?

By Rachel Stark · Monday, March 17,2008 10:51 p.m.

The plea is a common one: “Stop cracking your knuckles!” Whether it be from a parent concerned the habit might cause arthritis or simply from an annoyed friend, those who frequently crack have most likely been asked to stop.

Web site allows students to question government

By Nick Cusack · Monday, March 17,2008 10:51 p.m.

Finding answers to some of life’s toughest questions is now easier thanks to an online site that allows users to ask questions about the government.

The Case for Financial Literacy

By David Weisburd · Monday, March 17,2008 10:50 p.m.

For the last five weeks, I’ve been meeting with numerous professors, administrators and students about the issue of financial literacy. There is overwhelming support for having IU add financial planning to the mandatory curriculum for every student.

AIs reflect on heavy workload

By Nick Cusack · Monday, March 17,2008 10:50 p.m.

Students see them daily: sitting in large lecture classes, teaching classes, answering questions. Associate instructors, or AIs, are a big part of an undergraduate student’s life, but for some it’s unclear what exactly they do.

Volunteering for cash

By Caitlin Keating · Monday, March 17,2008 10:48 p.m.

Imagine doing volunteer work, but getting paid for it. IU’s Advocates for Community Engagement (ACE) allows students to do that. It provides nonprofit organizations with free labor, and then pays the students itself.

Community prepares for 900 jobs lost from GE plant closing

By Maegen Ionof and Maegen Ionoff · Monday, March 17,2008 10:44 p.m.

On Jan. 17, Bloomington’s General Electric refrigerator plant announced it will close by the fourth quarter in 2009, taking almost 900 jobs with it.

Man dies at Wabash insulation plant

Monday, March 17,2008 9:55 p.m.

WABASH — An insulation manufacturer has temporarily closed its plant as authorities try to determine how a worker who died from carbon monoxide poisoning inhaled the deadly gas.

Suspicious turnip package may have been sent to deliver cliche

Monday, March 17,2008 9:54 p.m.

FORT WAYNE — A raw turnip that triggered a bomb scare when it arrived in the mail may have been sent as a message, said the lawyer who was supposed to receive it.

New security director takes office

Monday, March 17,2008 9:54 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Department of Homeland Security has a new executive director.

A look at the 2008 legislative session

Monday, March 17,2008 9:52 p.m.

Lawmakers passed a tax plan that would limit property tax bills for most homeowners to 1 percent of their home’s assessed value, with 2 percent limits on rental property and 3 percent caps on business property. The state would take over some local levies, and the sales tax would be raised from 6 percent to 7 percent to help pay for tax relief.

Wonderlab receives more than $50,000 in grants

By Zach Schalk · Monday, March 17,2008 9:31 p.m.

Bloomington’s WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology is the fulfillment of a dream envisioned by Bloomington natives who felt their city deserved an interactive science museum. Two foundations are helping keep this dream alive by recently giving WonderLab more than $50,000 in grants.

Experts link da Vinci to 16th century chess puzzles

By Ariel David · Monday, March 17,2008 8:26 p.m.

ROME – Leonardo da Vinci drew everything from war machines to anatomy sketches. Now it seems he may have also been an early illustrator of the chess puzzle.

Major networks challenge FCC broadcast indecency policy

By Mark Sherman · Monday, March 17,2008 8:17 p.m.

Fox Broadcasting Co., along with ABC, CBS and NBC, challenged the new policy after the commission said broadcasts of entertainment awards shows in 2002 and 2003 were indecent because of profanity uttered by Bono, Cher and Nicole Richie.

Coming soon to an art museum near you

By Lindsey Landis · Monday, March 17,2008 8:13 p.m.

How do I see the world’s artistic highlights in a more limited amount of time? It is a perplexing question, but luckily, the 24,000 members of International Council of Museum already have an answer: the traveling exhibition.

Grade ‘F’ for Facebook

By Abra Oliver · Monday, March 17,2008 7:26 p.m.

Toronto’s Ryerson University demands our attention for charging freshman Chris Avenir two weeks ago with cheating after he helped popularize a Facebook study group called “Dungeons/Mastering Chemistry Solutions” for a chemistry course last term. In this online study group, 146 classmates posted and discussed their solutions to problems that covered 10 percent of their final grade.

Domestic trip abroad

By Scott Leadingham · Monday, March 17,2008 7:23 p.m.

GATLINBURG, TENN – Spring break is a time to relax, a chance to recharge the figurative batteries of

Sex, academia and your life

By Nick Wallace · Monday, March 17,2008 2:51 p.m.

Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things.” Psalms 119:18. Rather than conserving this Judeo-Christian tradition of examining world’s bounties

Obama emphasizes unity, promises to return to Indiana

By Michael Zennie · Monday, March 17,2008 1:12 a.m.

In his first major campaign stop in Indiana, Obama spoke for about 45 minutes before fielding about 10 questions from his wildly supportive audience. He spent most of his time talking about his favorite campaign issue – unity – though he also tackled the rising cost of health care and outlined a plan to make college more affordable. PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

Sunday selection surprises Hoosiers

Monday, March 17,2008 1:10 a.m.

The No. 22 Hoosiers (25-7), who lost their only game in the Big Ten Tournament, fell to a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will play No. 9-seed Arkansas (22-11) Friday in Raleigh, N.C. The winner will likely play No. 1 North Carolina just 30 miles away from the Tar Heels’ home in Chapel Hill, N.C. BLOG: Basketblog

IU ranks in national top 20, 4th in Big Ten for private sector donations

By Dion Hazelbaker · Monday, March 17,2008 1:10 a.m.

The University ranked seventh nationally among public schools and fourth in the Big Ten, keeping with the University’s 18-year hold in the top 10 among public schools and the Big Ten. IU received more than $278 million in 2007 from the private sector. PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

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