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University gears up for smoking ban

By Michael Reschke · Friday, Aug. 24,2007 1:11 a.m.

Sophomore Nikki Ashkin won’t have to walk through clouds of cigarette smoke on the business school steps after Jan. 1.

Stormin' the state

By Matt Dollinger · Friday, Aug. 24,2007 1:05 a.m.

The IU men’s basketball team is a week away from leaving for the sunny, beautiful, Bahamas to play four games in their first foreign tour in a decade.

BP America’s pollution plans for Lake Michigan abandoned

By Elizabeth Dilts · Friday, Aug. 24,2007 12:59 a.m.

After weeks of objections from environmentalists and politicians, BP America announced Thursday it will not increase its ammonia and suspended solids pollution in Lake Michigan.

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Freshman Ben Allen talks to his team during the first half Tuesday night at Indiana State University. Allen finished the night with a career high 21 points.

Ben Allen leaving IU after 2 seasons

By Aaron Beard · Friday, Aug. 24,2007 12:55 a.m.

Junior center Ben Allen will transfer from the IU men’s basketball team, coach Kelvin Sampson said in an IU Athletics Department statement.

Hoosiers to face Pacific, UC-Berkeley

By Brian Buckey · Friday, Aug. 24,2007 12:36 a.m.

The IU field hockey team opens a promising season this weekend with a trip to Berkeley, Calif., to face the University of the Pacific on Saturday and the University of California-Berkeley on Sunday. Last season, the Hoosiers, led by senior All-Americans Lydia Schrott and Morgan Miller, fell just short of an NCAA tournament bid. This year, with Schrott and Miller having graduated, IU will look to a new group of seniors to lead it into the postseason. The Hoosiers have six seniors returning and three in particular – forward Kate O’Connell, midfielder Meredith Brown and goalkeeper Haley Exner – have taken an early leadership role with the team during the preseason.

Students ‘stoked’ for new renovations

By Michael Reschke · Friday, Aug. 24,2007 12:35 a.m.

IU is hoping freshmen will gain more privacy, food options and cool air after a round of renovations to several residence halls this summer.

Being a Hoosier

By Jacob Stewart and Jake Stewart · Friday, Aug. 24,2007 12:19 a.m.

Welcome to IU. A long and arduous journey awaits incoming freshmen, while experienced students look to continue their trek through this world we call college. With this coming of age comes the inevitable necessity to take responsibility.

Cubs acquire Tigers outfielder in trade

By Aaron Beard and Josh Dubow · Friday, Aug. 24,2007 12:19 a.m.

Craig Monroe quickly found himself back in a pennant race Thursday when the Detroit Tigers traded the slumping outfielder and cash to the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named.

A team takes its ‘father’s’ lead

By Matt Dollinger · Friday, Aug. 24,2007 12:16 a.m.

If you feel like Bloomington puts basketball in front of football, you’re right. Take it from a townie. The Hoosiers haven’t had a winning season since I was in the second grade. People talk about the glory days of IU football when Antwaan Randle El played, failing to realize the Hoosiers averaged four wins a year with him under center.

Body found in Illinois State University lab

By Ab D. Phillip · Friday, Aug. 24,2007 12:05 a.m.

NORMAL, Ill. – The body of a 35-year-old male Illinois State University graduate was discovered on the third floor of the ISU Science Laboratory Building Wednesday morning, said McLean County Coroner Beth Kimmerling.

Students search for cheaper textbooks

By Ab D. Phillip · Friday, Aug. 24,2007 12:04 a.m.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The National Retail Federation reports that the average consumer will spend an average of $400 on school supplies between the end of summer and the first couple of weeks of school.

Freshman girl forcibly fondled on campus

By Shannon McEnerney · Friday, Aug. 24,2007 12:04 a.m.

A female freshman reported she was forcibly sexually fondled near Seventh and Union streets Wednesday evening.

Mother campaigns for sexual assault awareness outside of T.I.S.

By Sara Amato · Friday, Aug. 24,2007 12:03 a.m.

In April 2006, a female IU student was raped in McNutt Quad. Since Wednesday, Eva Feldman, the mother of the rape victim, has been standing outside of TIS Bookstore on Third Street with one hope: To promote sexual assault awareness so these incidents will become less frequent.

IU alum new U.S. Navy Surgeon General

By Paul Coover · Friday, Aug. 24,2007 12:02 a.m.

Rear Adm. Adam Robinson, Jr.’s medical career that began with an undergraduate degree from IU will reach a high point Monday when he is promoted to the position of Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy.

Presidential hopefuls to speak in Indianapolis

By Alexandra R. Moses · Thursday, Aug. 23,2007 11:20 p.m.

Republican presidential hopefuls Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney will be in Indianapolis this weekend for the Midwest Republican Leadership Conference. Huckabee will speak at 10 a.m. Friday at the Westin Indianapolis Hotel. Romney is scheduled for a “Hoosier Hospitality Barbecue” at 5:40 p.m. Friday in the Economaki Room of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Bloomington Police Department reports

By Sara Amato · Thursday, Aug. 23,2007 11:12 p.m.

The Bloomington Police Department arrested an unregistered sex offender Wednesday night. BPD Det. Jarred Burns spotted James Goins, 43, at approximately 7:55 p.m. riding a bike near Walnut and Allen streets, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report. Goins was previously arrested for engaging in sexual misconduct with a minor, Canada said. During a search, officers found marijuana on him. Goins was transported to the Monroe County Jail.

Thousands flooded out of homes

Thursday, Aug. 23,2007 11:08 p.m.

Laura Hutson reacts to viewing a flooded Clinton court in Findlay, Ohio, on Wednesday.

U.S. court to rehear case on suspected combatant

Thursday, Aug. 23,2007 10:48 p.m.

A federal appeals court will reconsider its ruling that a legal U.S. resident being held as a suspected enemy combatant should be charged or released from military custody.

Off-Broadway group tackles complex subject of loss through interviews

By Mark Kennedy · Thursday, Aug. 23,2007 7:41 p.m.

NEW YORK – If you’ve ever lost something – say, a cell phone or a favorite ring – and never gave it a second thought, congrats. But if it really bums you out – still stings, even years later – an edgy off-Broadway theater group feels your pain.

Pop stars hassled in Malaysia over sexy concert routines

By Sean Yoong · Thursday, Aug. 23,2007 7:41 p.m.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Some of the world’s top pop stars are facing growing pressure to keep skimpy outfits and steamy dance moves off the stage during their concerts in the predominantly Muslim country of Malaysia, event organizers said Wednesday, citing protests by conservative Islamic critics who believe such Western performers can corrupt youths

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