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IU hosts Purdue today at home on short week

By Harry Buc · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 11:25 p.m.

The IU volleyball team will face in-state rival Purdue at 8 p.m. today in the University Gym. The Boilermakers (12-7, 5-3) come to Bloomington riding a three-game winning streak and standing in first place in the Big Ten in average digs per game. The rivalry will be the first mid-week matchup for the Hoosiers this season. With less time to prepare for Purdue, coach Sherry Dunbar said the team utilized what practice time they had.

IU freshman midfielder Rich Balchan tries to block University of Illinios-Chicago senior midfielder Pavle Dundjer during the Wednesday, Oct. 3, game at Bill Armstrong Stadium. UIC lost to the Hoosiers 1-0.

No. 4 Notre Dame to host No. 12 IU

By Linnea Coulter · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 11:24 p.m.

Rarely does a season get easier as it progresses, and that certainly is not the case for the IU men’s soccer team. After knocking off No. 9 Northwestern, the Hoosiers head north to South Bend to take on No. 4 Notre Dame on Wednesday in the final of three consecutive road games. Junior midfielder Brad Ring said he is looking forward to a good showing from the Hoosiers, despite some of the recent tough losses.

Wife caught for crime committed more than 3 decades ago

By Alexandra R. Moses · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 11:24 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – A convicted murderer captured more than 35 years after she escaped from an Indiana prison had been living a law-abiding life in a small Tennessee town, police said.

Week 3: There’s something about Leslie

By Sara Amato · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 11:22 p.m.

Bloomington Police Department Officer Monica Zahasky was standing in the front of the training room rearranging the punching pads when I walked through the door. “I hope you brought your shoes today,” she said laughing. Oh, I brought them and I was ready to whoop butt.

Kinsey Confidential

By Gal Shifron · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 11:16 p.m.

Question: My girlfriend has missed her period by about five weeks. Now, we have never had actual sex, just a form of dry sex.

Thanks to Facebook, Collegiate 4-H recruits members, serves community

By Lindsey Alexander · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 11:16 p.m.

All other student organizations better watch out: IU’s Collegiate 4-H might be young, but what the group lacks in age it makes up for in enthusiasm.

Alpha Phi Omega, co-ed service fraternity, trains pledges in service

By Emily Pickett · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:56 p.m.

Every Monday and Thursday evening, sophomore Alex Luboff makes his way to Boxcar Books at the corner of Third and Washington streets. He spends the next several hours pouring over letters, filling book requests and packaging, reading materials to be sent to prisoners all over the United States in a collaborative effort for Pages to Prisoners.

Treasury secretary calls for action in dealing with ongoing housing crisis

By Martin Crutsinger · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:47 p.m.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called Tuesday for an aggressive response to deal with an unfolding housing crisis that he said presents a significant risk to the economy.

China’s top communists meet to appoint, reappoint party officials

By Christopher Bodeen · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:46 p.m.

As top Chinese communist leaders mulled appointments and other business behind closed doors Tuesday, media at the leaders’ congress focused on the party’s two newest celebrities and potential future leaders.

Car bomb in Baghdad kills 6; Iraq asks Turkey not to attack

By Sinan Salaheddin · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:45 p.m.

A car bomb exploded Tuesday near an Iraqi army checkpoint in Baghdad, killing at least six people and wounding 25, police and military officials said.

David Lynch encourages meditation as a way to peace

By Regan E. Doherty · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:30 p.m.

JERUSALEM – American film director David Lynch, on a five-day visit to Israel to encourage transcendental meditation, met with Israeli President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shimon Peres.

Lincoln Center to honor Meryl Streep

By Associated Press · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:29 p.m.

NEW YORK – Meryl Streep is about to collect yet another honor, this one from the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

Jens Lekman will play an acoustic set at the Waldron

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:29 p.m.

Spirit of ’68 Promotions, a Bloomington-based promotions company, announced that Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman will be playing an acoustic set at 8 p.m. Oct. 23 at the John Waldron Arts Center. The show, which will seat 100 people, is in addition to Lekman’s 9 p.m. performance scheduled that same night at Jake’s Night Club and Bar.

Tickets available for next week’s Governor’s Arts Awards

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 10:28 p.m.

The 2007 Governor’s Arts Awards ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Musical Arts Center. Tickets are available for both the ceremony and the celebration dinner immediately following at the Bloomington Convention Center. The ceremony will feature special performances from three of the six honorees.

Who is John Galt?

By Indira Dammu · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 9:01 p.m.

On my daily walk to class, I am taunted by chalkings that declare obscure statements such as “Who is John Galt?” Undoubtedly the handiwork of some pretentious “free-thinking” student group, these chalkings echo a disturbing trend among college students to identify themselves as libertarians.

Jeri for first lady

By Chase Cooper · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 8:57 p.m.

You’ve heard all about the presidential candidates. But before picking a favorite, you may want to consider who you want for first spouse. Here’s a little information to help you get to know some of them.

Institutionalized ignorance

By Ayesha Awan · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 8:56 p.m.

It was one year ago that I read a piece by Jeff Stein in The New York Times about his interviews with top U.S. officials yielding how pitifully ignorant the people in charge of our national security are.

Extreme Makeover: Dorm Edition

Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 8:54 p.m.

In a surge of creativity, colleges are enticing students by bedding them. Full beds have been added to the list of dorm amenities by schools across the U.S. Students at the University of North Carolina, Case Western Reserve University, the University of Massachusetts and American University will now have full instead of twin beds.

Students: Candidate Ron Paul not ‘able to do this on his own’

By Kelly Cochran · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 5:16 p.m.

About 50 Bloomington residents and IU students joined last night at Max’s Place, a local pizza parlor located at 109 S. Walnut St., to share and learn about 2008 Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul.

More Sampson reaction quotes

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Tuesday, Oct. 16,2007 5:15 p.m.

“He’s still firm in the commitment. I don’t know a lot about the situation. Hopefully it’s just a minor situation. Derek is really happy with the decision he made.”