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(11/16/09 2:58am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The dancers moved with the music, stepping with grace and force around the dance floor. Renowned instructors Fernanda Ghi and Guillermo Merlo joined the Bloomington Argentine Tango Organization and Minetti Productions this weekend to present “Harmony and Balance,” a three-day workshop for traditional Argentine dance, music and culture.Group instruction sessions such as “Technique for Tango” and “Yoga for Tango” allowed Ghi and Merlo to interact with a group of community members and share their skills. Participants were instructed in many aspects of the traditional dance, with an emphasis on balance. According to the couple, this face-to-face time is the most rewarding part of their jobs as tango instructors.“By teaching, you have straight communication ... and connection,” Merlo said.Theodora Michaelidou, an IU alumna, found the couple’s brand of instruction exciting.“They don’t just teach you the dance, but also the history of the dance,” Michaelidou said. “I’m just excited to be here.”At Saturday night’s formal Gala Milonga, participants were given a chance to showcase their skills. Bloomington group Tangamente provided traditional live music, and Ghi and Merlo performed several dances.“We want to try to show the community how tango can be more artistic,” Ghi said.Ghi and Merlo spend their time traveling to workshops and instruction sessions around the country and the world but said Bloomington is special because of the novelty of its tango community. Both BATO and its affiliated IU branch, the IU Tango Club, are relatively new entities. BATO is a local group that provides lessons and events in the area. They also work in conjunction with the IU Tango Club to provide weekly Practica sessions to students. Community lessons take place on Monday nights at The Lodge at Sixth and Walnut streets, and all skill levels are taught by Brazilian dancer and instructor Amaury de Siqueira.“When Amaury came here, one of the things he set out for was to set up a community,” BATO President Joel Kilser said.From music to dance, BATO members said the most important aspect of their time together is the emphasis on creating a community and fostering an understanding of Argentine culture. De Siqueira provides cultural and historical lessons alongside dance instruction, and members dine and travel as a group.“For me,” graduate student Robert Baxter said, “tango, it’s just communication without words.”
(10/16/09 2:47am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>From pink ribbons to male beauty pageants, Breast Cancer Awareness Month means events across campus and Bloomington throughout October.Bloomington is hosting its 12th Annual Bloomington Breast Cancer Awareness Walk at 9 a.m. Saturday in Showers Plaza. The walk is free, but all donations support local breast cancer organizations.Committee member Randi Naylor said the event helps promote awareness throughout the community by bringing survivors and community members together. “It’s a really good way to get involved in the community and see other people who are involved in the community,” Naylor said.Most events emphasize the importance of awareness in combating breast cancer. For example, Planned Parenthood of Indiana offers women several ways to stay aware of their own breast health through screenings.Sophomore Tari Morales said she wasn’t even aware that October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month until an on-campus fundraiser caught her attention.“It’s definitely something that’s not talked about, and we need to talk about it more, especially as women,” Morales said. According to statistics from Planned Parenthood of Indiana and the Indiana State Department the lives of 942 women and eight men across Indiana in 2006. Nationwide, it is the seventh-leading cause of death among women. Because breast cancer affects so many across the state, Planned Parenthood of Indiana urges women to get breast exams. Liz Carroll, vice president for Patient Services at Planned Parenthood of Indiana and breast cancer survivor, said regular exams are important because they help catch cancer in its early stages.“So I think, you know, people need to be aware,” Carroll said. “This is a disease that has good outcomes if it’s caught early.”The American Cancer Society recommends that women over 40 receive a yearly mammogram. However, women are advised to receive a clinical breast exam at least every three years as part of a periodic health exam, beginning at age 20. After age 40, women are advised to receive this exam every year.“One thing we certainly would encourage any young person (to do), even if they are not at an age for a mammogram, encourage your loved ones to have the appropriate screening,” Carroll said.Planned Parenthood of Indiana does clinical breast exams and teaches women how to perform breast self-exams. They also provide a referral if a mammogram is needed. The IU Health Center provides the same services to students through its Women’s Clinic. Women should be on the lookout for changes in their own bodies. Carroll said this is especially important for younger women who don’t necessarily receive a yearly mammogram. “If something does not feel normal, they shouldn’t feel any hesitation about seeing a clinician to have it checked out,” Carroll said. “We don’t want them to worry – we want them to do something.”
(10/09/09 3:05am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>It may not be well known, but it is certainly well loved. Along with a full menu of cafe-style drinks and baked goods, the Cheshire Cafe provides residents of Collins Living-Learning Center with a location to study and socialize.Collins historian Sarah Epplin and Cheshire Cafe co-manager and senior Jacki Coiro said the “Chesh” began as a service project run by students. To fulfill a requirement for the Collins LLC, several residents began serving hot drinks from a closet in the Ernest Bernhardt-Kabisch Coffeehouse, a lounge located on the ground level of Collins. Eventually they upgraded to a larger room adjacent to the Coffeehouse. What began as a small-scale project has developed into a fully functional cafe. Open from 7:30 to 9 a.m. weekends and 8 p.m. to midnight nightly, it offers a full menu of cafe-style items like muffins and hot drinks. Most menu items range in price from $.75 to $2.00. The cafe remains completely nonprofit, and some patrons find this aspect of it uniquely appealing.“The fact that it’s still around, still not-for-profit, still run by students and still here is pretty amazing,” sophomore Callan Fromm said.The cafe’s friendly atmosphere is also a pull for customers. Board games fill a bookshelf along the wall, and comfortable couches and chairs occupy one corner. Baristas choose the background music each night, and students’ artwork adorns the walls.Customers can share a game with friends or sit down to chat. “It’s a place that’s open late so students who don’t want to party have a refuge. I think IU could gain a lot from having more places like this,” sophomore and barista Meg Gusler said.Beyond its nightly role as a friendly coffee shop, the Cheshire Cafe contributes to the Collins community in a variety of ways.Every barista is required to put on one event, such as a film viewing, each semester. The cafe has also puts on holiday-themed activities like pumpkin carving and egg dying. Coiro said these events help build the Collins community. Almost all daily operations are student-run. Any major decisions, like menu changes, are passed through the assistant director of Collins. As co-manager, Coiro is well acquainted with both the inner workings of the cafe and its atmosphere. “It’s nice because it’s more laid-back, and the student-run aspect is nice because it gives people a different type of experience,” she said.Sophomore barista Noah Blumenthal states his feelings about the Cheshire Cafe even more simply.“I love it here,” he said.