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(08/24/12 3:21pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>While walking around campus during the day, you might notice an unusual building in the Fine Arts Plaza.This is the IU Art Museum, and with a surprising collection of some of the world’s greatest art right in the middle of campus, it’s a great way to spend a day.The art starts before visitors even enter the building.The museum itself was designed by the Chinese architect I.M. Pei, who designed the entire building using no right angles except where structurally necessary.The colored lights outside were done by professor of lighting design, Robert Shakespeare. The red circle is called the Indiana Arc by Charles Perry.The museum boasts more than 30,000 pieces of artwork in its collection, most of which are in storage. The pieces that are on display number about 1,400.There are three permanent displays in the museum, featuring world-renowned artists such as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock.The museum also has a special exhibitions gallery with a transitory display of artwork done by traveling shows or the curators of the museum.“It’s world-class art,” said Linda Baden, associate director for editorial services. “We have a really wonderful collection — an unusually great collection for a university museum.”This tradition of great artwork was started by the original director of the museum, Dr. Henry Hope.Under the guidance of the second director of the museum, Thomas Solley, the collection expanded from about 5,000 to more than 30,000 pieces of artwork.“The museum was conceived by President Herman B Wells,” Baden said. “His idea was that any quality university has to have an art museum with high-quality artwork, that the experience of works of art in the original was essential to the complete education of the student.“We believe that experiencing original works of art really does enrich people’s lives and gives them insight into the very highest level of human functioning and speaks to people in ways that the written word can’t and music can’t.”
(08/11/11 8:45pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>While walking around campus during the day, you might notice a red, circular sculpture in a patch of grass. At night, the colored lights illuminating the entire length of the building behind it cannot be missed. This is the IU Art Museum, and with a surprising collection of some of the world’s greatest art right in the middle of campus, it’s a great way to spend a day.The art starts before visitors even enter the building.The museum itself was designed as a work of art by the Chinese architect Ieoh Ming Pei, who intended to design the entire building without using any right angles. The colored lights outside are also a work of art done by professor of lighting design, Robert Shakespeare. The red circle is called the Indiana Arc by Charles Perry.The museum boasts more than 30,000 pieces of artwork in its collection, most of which are in storage. The pieces that are on display number about 1,400.There are three permanent displays in the museum, featuring world-renowned artists such as Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock. The museum also has a special exhibitions gallery with a transitory display of artwork done by traveling shows or the curators of the museum. “It’s world-class art. We have a really wonderful collection — an unusually great collection for a university museum,” said Linda Baden, associate director for editorial services.This tradition of great artwork was started by the original director of the museum, Dr. Henry Hope. Under the guidance of the second director of the museum, Thomas Solley, the collection expanded from about 5,000 to more than 30,000 pieces of artwork. “The museum was conceived by President Herman B Wells. His idea was that any quality university has to have an art museum with high-quality artwork, that the experience of works of art in the original was essential to the complete education of the student,” Baden said. “We believe that experiencing original works of art really does enrich people’s lives and gives them insight into the very highest level of human functioning and speaks to people in ways that the written word can’t and music can’t.”
(07/24/11 11:14pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>While being gay in Indiana might be hard, many say it’s getting easier in Bloomington. Still, there is much room left for improvement.Recent statistics from the National School Climate Survey show nine in 10 GLBT students report being verbally harassed in high schools because of sexual orientation. Despite this shortcoming, Bloomington appears to be continuing the progress in social understanding that began with the establishment of the Kinsey Institute.“Because of the university, because of the open nature of the community, Bloomington has become our nation’s fifth largest per capita population of same-sex couples because they’re welcome,” said Beverly Calender-Anderson, director of the Safe and Civil City Program. IU has resources, such as the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transexual Student Support Service, that educate students on these issues of abuse and support students who have been harassed. Outside of the university, resources for GLBT community members are less specific, and the tolerance of the community is more ambiguous.“The campus is accepting of gay students. People who live in town are probably not as tolerant,” recent graduate Chase Casey said. “I personally don’t care. As long as you don’t throw it in my face, people can do what they want.”Francisco Tirado, a transfer student from DePaul University in Chicago, said the community is comparable to what he experienced at his former, liberal school. “Coming to Bloomington, it was interesting to see the difference, or how not so different they were, because Bloomington is a pretty liberal city,” Tirado said. “Perhaps the gay community isn’t as loud here, but it still has a voice.”There is a GLBT anti-harassment team at IU that keeps track of incidents of harassment on campus. An incident can be anything from verbal abuse to actual physical assault on rare occasions. The number of these incidents has been declining in the past decade.“Supporting students who have suffered abuse is a very small part of what we do,” Doug Bauder, director of the GLBT office, said. “It really does not define us. We are much more involved in education and advocacy.”Even with the support, there is still room to grow. Bauder said he would like to see the Bloomington atmosphere expand to other areas around the state.“There are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students who talk to classes at IU through our program with the Health Center,” Bauder said. “I’d like to train some of those students to go back to their high schools and help the administration and students create a friendlier atmosphere in those schools.”Tirado said he had a different idea on how to benefit the welfare of the gay community. “It’s not about the organizations, it’s about the community,” he said. “Honestly, a gay bar would help. I think it would be a lot more helpful than GLBT groups would be.”
(06/23/10 11:27pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Bloomington is on its way to becoming a greener city. A panel of area leaders met in front of a small audience Tuesday evening at the Monroe County Public Library to discuss how to implement practical applications of clean energy in the Bloomington area. The event was spearheaded by Repower Indiana as a part of its American Clean Energy Now Tour, a nonpartisan movement calling for energy and climate policies that will help advance to more sustainable living.Dave Rollo, a member of the Bloomington City Council, began the discussion by describing steps the local government is taking to improve conservation efforts. The council is in the midst of increasing public transportation with a new bus system and is also encouraging developers to go green with newly revised building ordinances, Rollo said. Despite these important steps, Rollo said, “Bloomington is known as a green city, but we have a long way to go to achieve sustainability.”The conversation shifted from government and businesses to the need for action at the level of the individual. “The first step people need to take is to educate themselves over how they are impacting their environment in their daily lives,” said Mrim Boutla, associate director of Graduate Career Services at the Kelley School of Business.Boutla offered various sources for education, including a free online video called “The Story of Stuff.” Most of the solutions offered were said to be simple. Riding a bike, using less power, recycling and talking to other people about environmental issues are among the steps individuals can take to have a positive impact on the environment. “The problem is people’s unwillingness to change,” Boutla said.One audience member said, “I was at a local garden yesterday with fresh vegetables that no one was using.” Self-reliance is something that panel member, Ann Kreilkamp, founder of Green Acres Neighborhood Garden, was familiar with.“(In ten years) I want to see a garden on every lawn,” she saidThe Gulf disaster was mentioned frequently throughout the discussion, with hopes that it would inspire people to change.“Look what happens when our current energy sources fail,” Rollo said. “What would happen if a giant windmill failed?”