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NASA refuses to disclose results of survey of pilots on air safety

By Rita Beamish · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 11:13 p.m.

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – Anxious to avoid upsetting air travelers, NASA is withholding results from an unprecedented national survey of pilots that found safety problems like near collisions and runway interference occur far more frequently than the government previously recognized.

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Do you really need 8 glasses of water per day?

By Rachel Pankiw · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 11:11 p.m.

Drink eight glasses of water every day for good health. That’s always been the standard. Not everyone always needs that much, though, said Alice Lindeman, an associate professor in IU’s Applied Health Science Department.

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Happy Mole Day!

By Leigh Boerner · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 11:08 p.m.

What is Mole Day, you may ask? Mole Day celebrates the existence of the mole. The mole, also known as Avogadro’s number, is a unit of measurement similar to a dozen. However, instead of 12, a mole of something contains 6.02 x 1023 items.

TURKEY IRAQ KURDS

Turkish troops head to Iraq pursuing rebel Kurds

Monday, Oct. 22,2007 10:56 p.m.

Dozens of Turkish military vehicles loaded with soldiers and heavy weapons rumbled toward the Iraq border on Monday after an ambush by guerrilla Kurds that left eight soldiers missing and killed 12.

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As dollar falls, study abroad costs rise

By Ab D. Phillip and Jillian Berman · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 10:42 p.m.

The declining value of the American dollar is making studying abroad more expensive. The dollar is hitting record lows against the euro. One American dollar buys only 0.69 euros. It also buys 0.48 British pounds. In November 2005, one American dollar bought 0.85 euros or 0.57 pounds.

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Students could lose aid over Internet piracy

By Ab D. Phillip and Sarah DiGiulio · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 10:42 p.m.

Two congressmen in the U.S. House of Representatives recently proposed a law that could strip federal financial aid from students. If colleges and universities do not follow the proposed methods of preventing illegal file sharing, the federal financial aid could disappear.

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New bill could force stores to reduce costs of textbooks

By Ab D. Phillip and Chris James · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 10:41 p.m.

Members of Congress have proposed a bill that will help ease the burden of buying college textbooks. The Textbook Affordability Act of 2007, sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., was introduced March 20 and has yet to be approved by the Senate or House of Representatives, according to the text of the act. The act’s major aim is to ensure that textbooks and supplemental materials are more affordable and accessible for students.

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Teach for America to visit IMU today

By Whitney Mitchell · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 10:40 p.m.

Teach for America will be holding an information session and alumni panel today at 7 p.m. in the Indiana Memorial Union’s Whittenberger Auditorium for students interested in the program. A Teach for America representative will be on campus recruiting in the next few weeks as well.

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5 family members killed, 11 injured

By Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 10:33 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – A tire blowout may have caused a van carrying passengers from an Amish community to flip over on a highway, killing three children and two adults, police said Monday. Eleven others were injured in the crash.

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Senior entrepeneurs reflect after 2 years

By Caitlin Johnston · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 10:30 p.m.

In fall 2005 seniors Peter Margulies and Mike Rolland launched Btownmenus.com with six participating restaurants. Two years later, more than 100 menus are listed on the site, which allows people to order online, place take-out orders and see various specials.

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Richter makes quarterfinals at ITA Regional

By Aaron Beard · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 9:17 p.m.

Big Ten schools dominated both the singles and doubles draws at the ITA Midwest Regional, but some IU players hoped they’d make it further at Minnesota’s Baseline Tennis Center.

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Hoosiers compete in Vanderbilt Invitational

By Zina Kumok · Monday, Oct. 22,2007 9:16 p.m.

The Hoosiers returned late Sunday evening after winning six of their nine singles matches and two out of their five doubles matches at the June Stewart Invitational in Nashville, Tenn.

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