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Class after Super Bowl? IU students hope not

By Mike Abrams · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 10:37 a.m.

What do Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the day after the Super Bowl have in common? Besides falling on the first day of the work week, not much. But freshman Zac Foutz and more than 4,000 other students hope that, like MLK Day, IU students can take the day off after the big game.

Hostage-taker arrested at Marsh

By Michael Reschke · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 12:27 a.m.

A man held a Marsh grocery store employee hostage Sunday night. The Bloomington Police Department received a call at 10:27 p.m. that a man armed with a gun and a bomb was inside the store located at 1825 N. Kinser Pike and was threatening to detonate the bomb, according to a BPD press release.

6 riders use staff shuttle on first day

By Michael Reschke · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 12:27 a.m.

The new campus shuttle service for IU faculty and staff saw few riders in its first day of service. Throughout the entire day a total of six passengers sat in the cushioned seats of the tan and red IU bus as it made laps through campus.

Around the Campus

Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 12:21 a.m.

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IU student reports rape Friday night in McNutt Quad

By Paige Ingram · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 12:21 a.m.

An IU student reported being raped late Friday night at McNutt Quad, according to IU police. The female student told IUPD she consumed alcohol in her dorm room and then went to a party within the dorm, where she continued to consume alcohol, Capt. Jerry Minger said, reading from a police report.

Enrollment drop leads to revenue shortage at IU East

By Alisha Chaudhary · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 12:20 a.m.

Because of a drop in enrollment and therefore in revenue, IU is having to review one of its regional campuses. In response to budgetary problems at IU-East Richmond, a task force has been appointed by IU President Adam Herbert.

Black Scholars Collective hosts discussion tonight

By Erica J. Nourse · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 12:19 a.m.

The Black Scholars Collective is hosting a program titled "Say It Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud!" at 8 p.m. tonight at the Willkie Residence Center to celebrate February's Black History Month.

Lodged pill sends IU president to hospital

By Brian Spegele · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 12:16 a.m.

IU President Adam Herbert was taken to Bloomington Hospital Monday morning after a pill became lodged in his throat.

Venezuelan politics, economy on the brink of change

By Ian James · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2007 12:03 a.m.

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Hugo Chavez has just about everything a president could want: popular support, a marginalized opposition, congress firmly on his side and a booming economy as he starts his new six-year term.

Miami plans party for the death of an ailing Castro

Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:30 p.m.

MIAMI -- The city of Miami is planning an official celebration at the Orange Bowl whenever Cuban President Fidel Castro dies.

Mother of runaway child gets visitation

By AP Reports and Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:27 p.m.

A judge on Monday granted supervised visitation rights to a mother charged with neglect after her 3-year-old son was found wandering on a busy highway last month.

Crash kills Ball State student, golfer

By AP Reports and Alexandra R. Moses · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:26 p.m.

A head-on crash near campus killed a Ball State University freshman who was a member of the school's golf team.

Civil War flag returns to war memorial

By Alexandra R. Moses and Tom Davies · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:25 p.m.

A blue silk flag carried by soldiers of Evansville's 25th Indiana Volunteer Regiment during the Civil War was welcomed back to the Indiana War Memorial on Monday.

Man accused of molesting girl, 13

By Michael Reschke · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:24 p.m.

A 26-year-old Bloomington man was arrested on one count of child molestation Sunday. The man confessed to Bloomington Police Officer Joe Henry that while waking up a 13-year-old female relative who had stayed the night at his house he fondled her, Sgt. Jeff Canada said while reading from a police report.

Spencer man found dead in truck

By Michael Reschke · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:23 p.m.

A man was found dead inside his pickup truck Monday afternoon, after it had been stranded in flood waters, Monday.

Gun pulled during shoe robbery

By Michael Reschke · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:22 p.m.

A robbery was reported in the 200 block of Varsity Lane on Sunday, according to the Bloomington Police Department.

City to assist families with tax preparation

By Shannon McEnerney · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:21 p.m.

Bloomington is striving to help people file taxes for free, instead of paying for a tax-preparation service like H&R Block.

Around the World

Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:20 p.m.

Sara Lee Corp. will lay off nearly 1,700 employees as part of a reorganization plan to increase business performance.

Healthy oil introduced at McDonald's

By Dave Carpenter · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:20 p.m.

CHICAGO -- McDonald's has finally selected a new trans-fat-free oil for cooking its famous french fries after years of testing, the fast-food chain said Monday. While it has developed a healthier new oil, the company still is not saying when it will be used in all 13,700 U.S. restaurants. It already trails competitors in committing to a zero-trans-fat oil.

A full-time job

By Gal Shifron · Monday, Jan. 29,2007 11:19 p.m.

One of the most common stressors for college students is, by nature, academic. School is a full-time job. Personal responsibilities that are required from students include attending class, reading assignments, preparing and taking tests, completing research papers and anything else professors might require. The average student carries 15 hours of class and needs at least as many hours of preparation time.

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