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Basics make the outfit

By Bryan Payton · Friday, Oct. 10,2008 12:06 a.m.

As I walk around campus going from class to class, it’s nothing for me to see a nice young man strolling past in a stylish shirt and crisp jeans. But time and again, you’ll find the same guy wearing a pair of shoes that is either scuffed up or fails to match the rest of his outfit. Once upon a time I was this guy, but now I don’t understand why you would do this.

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VH1 comedian to perform at The Funny Bone

By Allison Tyra · Thursday, Oct. 9,2008 11:58 p.m.

He’s been on “Chappelle’s Show,” “Best Week Ever” and “Comedy Central Presents.” Now comedian Christian Finnegan is bringing his stand-up to The Funny Bone. “As I will be in Bloomington, I will make a point to throw a chair across the stage and maybe choke an audience member,” Finnegan said, referring to former men’s basketball coach Bobby Knight’s infamous displays of temper. He said he will perform entirely new material, so fans won’t simply get recycled TV Finnegan.

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‘Ask Ryan’ if chalking is art

By Ryan Brown · Wednesday, Oct. 8,2008 11:34 p.m.

As I began walking to class Monday, I was immediately intrigued by section after section of the sidewalk reading “Ask Ryan” in chalk.

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Local groups hope for more public artwork

By Allison Tyra · Wednesday, Oct. 8,2008 11:31 p.m.

As they switch from trash cans to traffic control boxes, round two of the Bloomington Area Arts Council’s Stop and StART program is expected to be even better than summer’s round one, said the council’s development director Ed Vande Sande.

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Jewish film festival examines women’s issues across cultures

Wednesday, Oct. 8,2008 11:29 p.m.

Jewish Women in Global Perspective, a documentary film festival exploring Jewish women’s authority and identity across cultures, is showing this weekend during an election season in which the topic of gender is pertinent.

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Project helps girls explore identity through art forms

By Allison Tyra · Wednesday, Oct. 8,2008 11:27 p.m.

Senior Ashley Flora needed a project that combined art and community service for her minor in Leadership, Ethics and Social Action. She came up with “Does the Shoe Fit?,” a program focused on helping young girls find their identity through self-portraiture.

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Cougars are all the rage

By Claire Burke · Wednesday, Oct. 8,2008 11:24 p.m.

As I was sitting at home earlier this week, feeling not even a little bit guilty that I had overslept and missed my first class, I flipped on the TV and watched a few minutes of “The Today Show.”

IU Ballet Theater dancers rehearse for their performance "Ballets of Our Time" on Tuesday night at the MAC. The performances, which will be accompanied by the IU Symphonic Choir will take place this at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights this week at the MAC.

Opening a season of elegance

By Katherine Hagan · Wednesday, Oct. 8,2008 11:23 p.m.

Combining themes of sorrow, passion and religion with contemporary choreography, the IU Ballet Theater opens its season with “Ballets of Our Time” at 8 p.m. Friday  at the Musical Arts Center.

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Give peace a chance

By Emily Campion · Tuesday, Oct. 7,2008 8:53 p.m.

He was born Oct. 9, 1940. Tomorrow would be his 68th birthday. As dreamer and a peace activist, John Winston Lennon inspired a generation to love and want nothing more than to “give peace a chance.”

Set Designer Jared Rutherford in his shop where he makes the props amongst other parts for various plays in the Theater and Drama Department.

For scenic designer, collaborative effort necessary to show’s success

By Risha Kohli · Tuesday, Oct. 7,2008 8:50 p.m.

As the opening night for “Dead Man Walking” nears, the technical crew is perfecting the final details of the show. Scenic designer and graduate student Jared Rutherford said creating and building the set for the stage has involved endless work and patience, but the experience has been an invaluable lesson.

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Drumming workshop inspires participants

Tuesday, Oct. 7,2008 12:07 a.m.

This weekend, downtown Bloomington experienced a transformation when the rest of the world invaded its streets for the annual Lotus World Music and Arts Festival. A similar transformation took place Sunday in the parking lot behind Athena when 20 people gathered for a Middle Eastern and North African drum workshop taught by local musician Anass Sentissi.

Sound technician Gabe Gula makes a regular systems check for the Theater and Dramas' department production of "Dead Man Walking" before each show.

Sound designer plans logistics for memorable 1st production

Tuesday, Oct. 7,2008 12:05 a.m.

As a sound designer in the theater, I have to look at the play as a whole and how sound is going to affect the show. Before a show is cast, I work with a production team that consists of a director, lighting designer, scenic designer, costume designer and others. As a team, we talk about what we want to convey on stage.

Members of the March Fourth Marching Band preform during the evening parade during Lotus festival on Satrday.

Artists bring the world to Bloomington

By Chelsea Merta · Monday, Oct. 6,2008 1:11 a.m.

Reindeer, gently falling snow and woolen sweaters are not the first things you think of when Bloomington comes to mind. But this year Scandinavia appeared and extended its wintery hand to downtown, sharing hundreds of years of musical and cultural tradition.The 15th annual Lotus World Music and Arts Festival began gently this year compared to other years, opening Thursday night in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater with the Northern Realms concert. In the past, world-renowned world-fusion Balkan Beat Box explosively inaugurated Lotus Fest to begin the three day-long revelry and cultural exchange.Thousands of world music enthusiasts, including students and Bloomington residents, congregated downtown to hear a mostly new artist list. With bands spanning from Spain to Syria, Mongolia to Mexico and Brown County, Bloomington’s arguably largest cultural event delivered the rest of the world to southern Indiana.SLIDESHOW: Lotus Fest

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IU Art Museum closes for repairs

Monday, Oct. 6,2008 12:23 a.m.

In light of repairs, the IU Art Museum has scheduled a special closing today through Wednesday.

For stage manager, a smooth show means communication

By Risha Kohli · Monday, Oct. 6,2008 12:21 a.m.

Chris Lee is only an undergraduate student, but he’s already a stage manager. His love for stage management began early, and now, as a senior, he’s the head stage manager for this month’s production of “Dead Man Walking.”

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