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Freshmen gain information about career fields

With three days until the start of classes, freshmen had an opportunity Thursday to ask faculty members, advisers and older students last-minute questions about their schools. Each school or college invited freshman to information sessions so they could become better acquainted with the programs.

Athletes work hard, deserve respect

Southwest Indiana needs improved highway system

In all the furor over I-69, backers and opponents of a new terrain route seem to have lost sight of one basic fact, and that is that residents of Southwest Indiana badly need a safe and convenient four-lane highway to their state university and on to the state capitol. Practically speaking, it doesn't really matter if it is I-69 or an upgrade of an existing two-lane highway.

Textbook fees are unfair tax on families

School is back in session! Oh yes, that wonderful time of the year, when parents get textbook rental fee shock. These fees range anywhere from $100 to $300 per child, depending on what grade the child is in and what courses they take. If you take into consideration school supplies, clothes, shoes, etc., the cost can be astronomical.

Residence halls 101

Mail Boxes Etc. makes move to IMU location

The post office branch has long been a fixture of the Indiana Memorial Union. But those days are over. It will shut its doors for good Thursday. "Once we announced that we'd be closing, there've been a lot of unhappy people," said Becky Self, a senior mail clerk. "We've heard a lot of people complaining. After all, we've been here every year."

Freshman experience begins during move-in week

Signs that new students are arriving were all over campus Wednesday. These students were meeting their new roommates for the first time, buying books for their first classes and starting their new life as Hoosiers.

Bistro 1131 a nice change of pace

New bus plan takes effect

A bus plan has been in the works since 1997, but the Board of Trustees finally approved the "Universal Bus Pass" or simply U-Pass plan this June, according to Kenneth Gros Louis, Bloomington chancellor.

Tragedy in Bahrain

The situation continues to grow bleak as rescue workers search for answers to explain why Gulf Air Airbus A320 crashed into the Persian Gulf Wednesday night.

Paterno just seven wins from record

Volleyball not upset about poor ranking

Co-captain ready to win

For four years Versie Gaddis has heard the critics. They said he wouldn't rebound from an injury and that he had hands of stone. During the same time span, he has been there when the Hoosiers couldn't get the win at the end of the game.

Libertarians deserve more coverage

New voters could make big difference

Tutors don't deserve to be labeled 'nerds'

Moving thoughts

Media ignore privacy issues

Though millions of Americans are slowly having their medical and credit records and even the food they eat recorded in corporate databases, news coverage of the computer privacy debate is limited.

An open invitation

It feels as though summer just began, but already we're back on campus, getting back into the daily routine. This semester, I'll be figuring out off-campus bus routes and clipping coupons for actual grocery shopping instead of meal point sprees. I'm also faced with a different challenge, to serve as your opinion editor.

Candidates ignore youth issues

The Republican and Democratic conventions are finished. Republican nominee George W. Bush talked about privatizing Social Security, tax cuts, Medicare and prescription drug benefits for senior citizens. Democratic nominee Al Gore talked about rescuing Social Security, tax cuts, Medicare and prescription drug benefits for senior citizens. The youth of America were blithely ignored. The candidates should be scrambling to secure the votes of Generation X. Rock the Vote has been trying since 1990 to get American twenty-somethings to register and use their voting opportunities to make the government work for them. But something seems to have gone horribly awry.