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Purdue proposes international student fee hikes

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A proposal to boost fees for Purdue University's large foreign student population is sparking concerns the added costs might hurt the campus' flourishing international studies program.


OUR VIEW: Focus on the family

When you stop and think about it, how much would your life change if your mom or dad decided to run for president?



VIDEO: Ball State construction

It's summer time and BSU is renovating a bit. Pathways are blocked off and students are experiencing inconvenience.



Ball State, prison contract could end

The State of Indiana could soon end contracts with Ball State to provide associated and bachelor's degree programs to prison inmates. 



American film wins Palme d'Or at Cannes

American director Terrence Malick's expansive drama "The Tree of Life" won the top honor at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, while Kirsten Dunst took the best-actress prize for the apocalyptic saga "Melancholia."


PHOTO GALLERY: Construction

The Scramble Light is going through major renovation this summer, as is the continuation of the construction of North Quad. 


Believers' reactions mixed to unfulfilled doomsday

OAKLAND, Calif. — The hour of the apocalypse came quietly and went the same way — leaving those who believed that Saturday evening would mark the world's end confused, or more faithful, or just philosophical.


College mental health screenings going high-tech

CHICAGO — Look around a waiting room at a university counseling center and you'll see students wrestling with all sorts of issues: The one who's failing due to binge drinking. 


Car crash kills 'Macho Man,' leaves wife injured

Randy "Macho Man" Savage, a larger-than-life personality from professional wrestling's 1980s flying-elbow heyday known for his raspy voice, brash style and the young woman named Miss Elizabeth who often accompanied him, died in a car crash Friday in Florida.