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Campus Bus looking for student drivers

By Kristi Oloffson · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 11:18 p.m.

Facing a shortage of drivers, the Campus Bus Service shifted its employment strategy and is now directly recruiting students to operate the vehicles. The service is offering a salary of about $10 an hour, Campus Bus Service Operations Manager Perry Maull said. While students were allowed to drive buses in the past, he said the service has not recently tried to recruit students.

IU to receive $30 million for research

By Whitney Mitchell · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 11:17 p.m.

IU was recently selected to receive $30 million in funding over a five-year period for a University computer that will link to others across the world to increase research productivity. The grant from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science will help expand a large network of computers, called the Open Science Grid.

Students to embark on trip to historic district

By Shannon McEnerney · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 11:15 p.m.

Madison, Ind., is "where the past is always present," boasts the town's motto. And on Saturday, about 45 IU students will embark on an 80-mile journey to Madison to see just what Indiana's largest historic district has in store. Students will leave by bus at 8:30 a.m. Saturday and return around 5:30 p.m. the same day.

IU, Purdue team receives $6.5 million to research cancer

By Sonia Rana · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 11:13 p.m.

A new chapter has begun in the ever-expanding field of cancer research, a field in which IU plays a role. A team of scientists from IU, Purdue and the IU School of Medicine at IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis has received a $6.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to research proteomics, the large-scale study of proteins, their structures and functions, in order to further the process of diagnosing and treating cancer patients.

Auto show to benefit leukemia patients

By Kim Cullman · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 11:12 p.m.

A parade of cars will circle campus Sunday afternoon, and it won't just be typical Bloomington traffic. Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity hosts its second Charity Auto and Cycle Show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of Assembly Hall. The show includes a live disc jockey, food, several contests with trophies for the winners and a parade of the cars across campus.

PBS 'History Detectives' star tells importance of the past

By Nick O'Neill · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 11:10 p.m.

As part of the IU Library's Archives and Special Collections Month, Thursday night a crowd at the Indiana Memorial Union was treated to stories of mystery and intrigue as the University welcomed a unique detective to campus to discuss the complexity of the events and artifacts that have added to American folklore.

Fear Friday

By Alyson Brodsy and Jacob Stewart · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 11:03 p.m.

Thank goodness it's Friday, kids. The week is over, the drinks are flowing and the fun and fornication are about to begin, right? Maybe not. I'm warning you about this Friday, though, because it's not just any Friday. Today is Friday, Oct. 13. That means one thought should be going through your mind most of the day:

Mullet mania

By Alyson Brodsy and Natalie Avon · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 10:59 p.m.

Picture this: a place where individuals need not worry about showering. A place full of fried foods and copious amounts of people to consume it. A place where mullets are accepted and, dare I say it, expected. This place may seem like an impossible utopia, but it is very real. It's called the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival, and it can be found Oct. 1-7 in Evansville, my hometown.

Walk raises money for Alzheimer's

By Michael Reschke · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 10:24 p.m.

Walkers will descend on Bloomington's Bryan Park Sunday to raise money for Alzheimer's help services and research. Registration will begin at noon for the 4th Annual Bloomington Memory Walk, held by the nonprofit Alzheimer's Association of Greater Indiana.

Plans for Jill's House advance

By Roy Maurer · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 10:23 p.m.

After setbacks in recent years, the long-labored-over residence for patients undergoing cancer therapy in Bloomington moved one step closer to being realized. Wednesday night, the Bloomington City Council voted unanimously to recommend a zoning change allowing the residence to be built.

Local religious officials celebrate canonization of Indiana's first saint

By Cal Condon · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 10:21 p.m.

The Roman Catholic Church recognizes more than 10,000 canonized saints, and now the state of Indiana offers its first: Blessed Mother Theodore Guerin.

Around the Arts

By IDS staff and Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 10:18 p.m.

City Lights series films explore sides of Christianity, Radio Friendly: Songs by American Pirates, Union Board hosts Horror Week film festival, Lecture to address Kinsey's impact on sexual minorities

Student organizes concert to aid New Orleans artists leans

By Shannon Valentine · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 10:13 p.m.

In an attempt to invigorate and revitalize art and music in the Gulf region after Hurricane Katrina, the Jacobs School of Music hosts a concert at 1 p.m. Sunday in Auer Hall. The event, which costs $10 for students, will raise money for the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra and Habitat for Humanity's Musicians' Village, according to a press release.

Artist uses alphabet of images -- butterflies, Sumo wrestlers, Gandhi -- to confuse and delight

By Alyson Brodsy and Adam Gorlick · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 10:10 p.m.

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. -- If language has the ability to conjure images, Jane Hammond's looks like this: fluttering butterflies, Sumo wrestlers and Gandhi's head.

U.S. introduces N. Korea resolution, wants U.N. vote

By Alyson Brodsy and Edith M. Lederer · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 10:06 p.m.

UNITED NATIONS -- The United States on Thursday introduced a new draft resolution in the Security Council to punish North Korea for its reported nuclear test and said it wants a vote on Friday.

Around the World

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 10:06 p.m.

Panel questions Republican on page board, Site of Amish schoolhouse shooting razed, Former President Ford hospitalized, British man pleads guilty in bomb plot, Gunmen storm Iraqi TV station, killing 11

Update: Investigators searching for answers in plane crash that killed Yankee pitcher

By Nahal Toosi · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 2:24 p.m.

NEW YORK - Investigators sifted through debris inside a luxury high-rise apartment Thursday for clues to why a small airplane carrying New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle slammed into the building, killing the pitcher and a flight instructor.

Candidates face off in state auditor race

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 2:18 p.m.

Two candidates with two different types of past experience in public life -- one at the state level, the other at the county level -- are vying for the state auditor's position. The state auditor serves as the chief financial officer of Indiana and "has four primary duties, including accounting for all of the state's funds; overseeing and disbursing county, city, town, and school tax distributions; paying the state's bills; and paying the state's employees," according to current state auditor Connie Kay Nass' Web site.

Sampson's new workouts test Hoosier players

By Matt Mattucci · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 1:02 a.m.

It didn't take long for IU coach Kelvin Sampson to make a strong impact on his new team. The first-year coach, hired in March, has already created an impression that his players have felt mentally and emotionally -- but mostly physically.

Sole student rep to lead IUSA forum

By Julie Mahomed · Thursday, Oct. 12,2006 1:02 a.m.

The IU Student Association will host an open forum Thursday with the sole student representative on the IU Presidential Search Committee. The open forum will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Ballantine Hall, room 304. Mike Renfrow, a graduate student and IU-South Bend student body president, will be in Bloomington to hear student opinions about the IU presidential search, IUSA Vice President Andrew Lauck said. At the forum, students will be able to share their thoughts on what they would like to see in the next president with Renfrow, IUSA President Betsy Henke said.