Ti West lecturing IU Cinema
Ti West will be coming to the IU Cinema Friday to lecture as a part of both the Diabolique International Film Festival and the Jorgensen Guest Filmmaker International Series.
91 items found for your search. If no results were found please broaden your search.
Ti West will be coming to the IU Cinema Friday to lecture as a part of both the Diabolique International Film Festival and the Jorgensen Guest Filmmaker International Series.
In light of recent Ebola outbreaks throughout several African countries, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending large universities take precautions to ensure any students or faculty who may be coming back from abroad and exposed to the Ebola virus are healthy upon reentering the campus.
Plans are being discussed to have the Hill at Collins Living Learning Center closed at the end of this school year, torn down and potentially replaced by a new building for the School of Informatics and Computing.
During the 1970s, Polish film director Krzysztof Zanussi strove to find a way to explain what life was like in Communist Poland.
Smoky the Bear, Pepé le Pew and a pirate ship will be floating over Bloomington at this year’s Kiwanis Club of South Central Indiana Balloon Fest at the Monroe County Fairgrounds.
In the upper east region of Ghana, women gather together in celebration, singing, dancing, sharing meals and working together, all to paint walls.
For the first time in this decade, Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology will celebrate Archaeology Month throughout September with guest speakers and an ?interactive open house.
No foul play is suspected in the Thursday death of an IU junior who was discovered in the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority house, according to University officials.
Bloomington was recently named the best city for work-life balance by Forbes, due in part to the many community and entertainment opportunities available to residents through the University.
Chemistry professor Benjamin Burlingham and his students are gearing up for another semester of combining science and community service through a course called G201: Service Learning in Chemistry, Water Quality Monitoring.
Hundreds of people decked out in bow ties, fezzes and police box dresses gathered Saturday night inside the Buskirk-Chumley Theater to view the season eight premiere of “Doctor Who” along with the series premiere of BBC America’s new paranormal thriller, “Intruders.”
IU and IU Health have decided to close the IU Health Proton Therapy Center and the IU Cyclotron by the end of this year due to financial struggles, said Mark Land, associate vice president of IU Communications.
UPDATE: Comedian Jerrod Carmichael will not be not perform at the Comedy Attic Thursday due to a flight delay, according to the Comedy Attic.
Following the arrest of sophomore IU football wide receiver Caleb Cornett early Wednesday morning, officials at Monroe County Jail said he was released at 2:42 p.m. Thursday.
A free showing of both the season eight premiere of BBC’s “Doctor Who” and a series premiere of their new show, “Intruders,” will be shown 7 p.m. Saturday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.
Volunteers at Play360 use one tool to provide teachers and students in developing countries with both educational material and fun: a playground.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>While tires were spinning at the Bill Armstrong Stadium during Little 500, the Buskirk-Chumley Theater presented its own well-attended event.TEDxBloomington, an independently organized TED event, celebrated its third Bloomington appearance Saturday with the theme “What Goes ’Round.” “It’s very much a Bloomington project,” said Luci McKean, official curator for TEDxBloomington.She opened the show with emcee Sarah Smith-Robbins, a professor in the Kelley School of Business.McKean encouraged the audience to take out their cell phones and live tweet throughout the show. The event was streamed live worldwide.Following the introduction, Jeffery Kline, an emergency physician and researcher at IU’s School of Medicine, took the stage.After speaking at TEDxIndianapolis, Kline was invited to speak in Bloomington.“My job is to go into a room and build immediate trust with a stranger,” Kline said as he described an average day at work.He focused on electronic health care records, discussing how impersonal they are and how computer screens separate the patient from doctors.Kline suggested the face could be turned into a diagnostic tool, discussing times when simply by looking at a person’s face, he knew generally what kind of help they needed.“It’s the concept of an old idea,” he said.The face is connected to the brain, which is connected to the body, he said. This is why looking at a person’s face is vital to diagnosis.“When I see your face, I see you,” Kline said.Videos of other TED talks were interspersed between live speakers, all of which were selected and organized by McKean and her team.Jeanna Leimkuhler, founder of the Trashion Refashion Show in Bloomington, took to the stage to discuss new uses for discarded items. Liemkuhler also co-founded Discardia, a nonprofit group that teaches the public how to make items from recycled materials.“There is a real thirst for these skills,” she said.Liemkuhler was followed by Amy Brier, founder and director of the Indiana Limestone Sculpture Symposium. “The limestone keeps me here and calls me back when I leave,” she said.Brier sculpted the limestone brain in front of the psychology building. She said it is the world’s largest anatomically correct limestone brain.She also creates roliqueries, limestone spheres meant to roll in sand and create abstract patterns.“Nothing can replace a sculptor’s hands, eyes and heart,” she said.Christy Hull Hegarty discussed raising three children, including one daughter who was born biologically male.She recounted anecdotes such as her child asking for a princess party when he turned four and wanting to shop in the girl’s section of Gap. She said she realized that things were going to change.“This is when our son started to become our daughter,” she said.By the end of second grade, Hegarty said her second child was a she.“All we can do is keep learning and preparing and loving her unconditionally,” she said.Jennifer Borland, the executive director of TEDxBloomington, said after a group of IU alumni attended a TEDx event, they decided to bring TEDx back to Bloomington.Borland said they reach out to try and bring in community speakers to keep this a local event despite the wide audience.“It’s a very diverse set of topics,” Borland said.She said there has been a very good student response to TEDxBloomington so far.“A lot of IU students have been involved,” she said, estimating about half the volunteers are IU students and faculty.The rest of the volunteers come from the Bloomington community, she said.McKean said TEDxBloomington has had major success since its start. In the first year, two speakers went from being nonprofit TEDx speakers to having their TED talks on the official website.Since there are about 27 TEDx events every day around the world, McKean said this is a huge accomplishment.The rest of the talks are posted to TEDx’s YouTube account under TEDxBloomington.Senior Taylor Robinson has worked as an organizer with TEDxBloomington since August and said he feels his efforts have been worthwhile.\“The stage looks amazing,” he said.Robinson said the speakers have been great and the audience has been engaged. He said the future looks bright for TEDxBloomington.“I think next year’s gonna be even better,” he said.
Waka Flocka Flame performed in Kilroy’s Dunnkirk Wednesday night. The IDS sat down with the rapper before the show to discuss his music, his fans and his performance philosophy.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Most people don’t know the feeling of riding on a motorcycle, but today is the second day the IU Riding Club will be offering free rides to students and promoting motorcycle safety. “It helps motorcyclists in Bloomington,” co-founder of the Riding Club Jack Witter Jr. said of the two-day event. He looks at his cherry red 2007 Yamaha R1, the motorcycle he’s had for two years, and listens to the sound of the engine as the guys work on it. It’s going to need gas soon.Witter and junior Mason Thomas met in Army ROTC and founded the club in 2011 as a way for riders to get together, socialize and ride around Bloomington and the IU campus. Both of them have been riding for about five years.The free rides, given to people after they sign a waiver and don a helmet, serve a variety of purposes for the club. The club is looking to promote safety and motorcycle awareness to other motorists as the weather warms and more people take their motorcycles out for spring, Witter said.Junior Adam Argenti said the group hands out flyers about the dangers of riding, such as getting lost in a driver’s blind spot. A large amount of motorcycle accidents and fatalities come from passenger vehicles hitting cyclists they can’t see, Witter said.The first day is meant to get attention and let people know the club is out, and the second day is dedicated to safety and awareness, Witter said. The goal is to get people to spread word of the free rides via social media and get others to come around the next day. “Normally it’s not this busy the first day,” Witter said, looking at the line growing at the groups table just outside of Wildermuth Recreational Center. He admits there are dangers to riding, but there are also dangers to anything else a person does. Awareness and practice are what make the difference in riding safely, he said. Witter recalled last year when one of the members got his motorcycle totaled on the way home from the event. A woman driving and on her cell phone hit the motorcycle, and though she wasn’t driving fast, the damage was extensive. “If we can stop that stuff, I’ll count this club as a win,” Witter said.Along with safety, the club is looking to dispel stereotypes that follow cyclists. “Motorcyclists have a bad reputation,” Witter said. Thomas said the Riding Club is trying to give a good name back to motorcyclists and get rid of the stigma.Freshman Paige Hoffeditz waited for a motorcycle to pull up and take her home. She has never been on one before, Hoffeditz said, but she was looking forward to it. “I bet it feels pretty awesome,” she said. Riding motorcycles is a very social thing, Witter said. In high school, he was used to riding in a big group, but when he came to Bloomington, he found few people riding together. Since then, the club has grown exponentially, including riders as well as engineers that work on the motorcycles, Witter said. “If you own a motorcycle here in IU, chances are you are part of the group,” he said. The event helps to raise awareness of the group as a whole, encouraging riders to join. Argenti said he rode his motorcycle to class one day and was stopped by one of the club members. He invited Argenti to join, and Argenti has been a member since then. “It’s like an instant connection,” Argenti said.Junior Corey Johnson, vice president and events coordinator of the Riding Club, said Thomas had slid a card underneath his motorcycle’s backseat one day, and Johnson has been enjoying the ride ever since. He said he has been riding since the age of eight, starting on dirt bikes and moving up to street bikes about five years ago. The Riding Club does group rides at 5 p.m. every Sunday around Showalter Fountain when the weather permits, Witter said. He doesn’t notice the people staring as he rides by anymore, he said, but he has seen people take pictures and videos during group rides. “It’s something new to see,” Witter said. The club is also looking to rally support as they petition IU to add more parking spaces for motorcycles. Witter flipped through the petition, counting about 300 signatures so far. He said the petition will also be out tomorrow for the second day of free rides. Riding is more than a hobby for the club members. It is a way of life. “I call it road therapy,” Witter said.He described group riding as a football game with friends where everybody is interacting and moving together. Argenti agreed, and described a solo ride as a freeing experience. “It’s freedom,” Thomas said. “It’s absolute freedom.”This was the general consensus among the group.“It’s exhilarating,” Johnson said. “Yeah, that’s a good word.” Argenti said he doesn’t have a preference between solo and group rides. “It’s a different dynamic, but they’re both awesome,” he said. Johnson said he wants people to understand the joy of riding. “Everybody should do it,” he said. “At least give it a shot.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After years of singing at IU, eight former members of Straight No Chaser and Another Round are keeping the dream alive. The a cappella group Gentleman’s Rule, along with vocal group Under the Streetlamp, will perform at 8 p.m. today in the IU Auditorium for the first time. The performance is the inaugural show of a 50-city concert tour that will take the two groups around the country.Brent Mann, a member of Gentleman’s Rule, said the entire group is looking forward to the performance at IU. “It’s obviously our home away from home,” Mann said. Last week, the group sang in front of the auditorium, providing passers-by with a preview of what will come tonight. Mann said the group spent time singing with Another Round, who acted as their liaisons on campus. “It’s so fitting that Gentleman’s Rule is kicking off this tour in Bloomington, especially at the auditorium,” he said.Will Lockhart, another member, agreed IU is a home for the group. “We all went to IU,” Lockhart said. “We met because we were all, at some time, a part of Straight No Chaser.” Lockhart acknowledged that some members were part of Another Round after the name change, though most were in it before then. “I’ve had about six or seven years performing with the core of these guys,” Mann said, saying that he had previously sung with about six of the members. “They’re all my college buddies.” One year after Lockhart graduated, Gentleman’s Rule was created.The group auditioned for NBC’s “The Sing-Off,” but after they didn’t make the show, they thought they would be parting ways for good. They were wrong.Lockhart said they reassembled about a month later and got back to work. Last fall, Gentleman’s Rule shot its first PBS special, which featured several songs that will be performed tonight.The group sings a variety of music from artists such as Bill Withers, Justin Timberlake, Gavin DeGraw and One Republic. The Straight No Chaser fan base from the original 1996 group gravitated toward Gentleman’s Rule, Lockhart said, but its fans are also a lot of younger people who have found something they love in the group’s sound. “A cappella as a genre has really grown in the past few years,” he said. “I think we make it a point to do what’s relevant.” Lockhart said they have music for everybody’s taste, and though one can’t exactly play it at a rave party, there is definitely something great about what they do. “What is cool about our group is that all eight of us sing solo,” Lockhart said. “You’re gonna hear all types of sound.”This variety, coupled with beatboxing rhythms and smooth ballads, are part of what brings in a wide range of audience members, Lockhart said. Mann said the group’s sound always changes because each member has a distinct solo voice. Lockhart said the group stays true to the song, but at the same time puts its own spin on it. The arrangements the group does match the singers’ voices very well, Lockhart said.People have a certain expectation of what they will see in the group, but he said it often breaks that expectation and provides the audience with something completely different. Gentleman’s Rule is touring with Under the Streetlamp, a group compiled of leads from the Broadway musical, “Jersey Boys.” “Under the Streetlamp will come on, and with a huge band,” Lockhart said. Both Lockhart and Mann addressed the complexities of a cappella music and the bond that is required to make it great. “With a cappella, there’s definitely very little room for error,” Lockhart said. But because the group has known each other for years, they know how to work together, he said. “There is definitely a brotherhood aspect to our group,” Lockhart said. “We’re a team.”Mann also said the group benefits from seeing the audience, and admits that at times it feels like the group is the one watching a performance as listeners get lost in the music. “When we’re up here, it’s very natural,” Mann said. “It’s very organic.”Lockhart encouraged people to attend even, if they are unfamiliar with the group. “I promise you you’re going to have a fun time and see something you like,” he said.