Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Indiana Daily Student
Thursday, May 7
Subscribe Donate
E-paper
The Indiana Daily Student

A&E

COMMUNITY EVENTS REVIEW IU AUDITORIUM JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC IU CINEMA EXHIBITS PERFORMANCES TRAVEL WEEKEND POP CULTURE MUSIC THEATER BOOKS FOOD PODCAST
The Indiana Daily Student

IU alumna Meg Cabot to release latest book Tuesday

By Allie Townsend · Thursday, Nov. 15,2007 9:23 p.m.

After nearly 50 books, New York Times bestselling-author Meg Cabot is at it again. Her well-known series “The Princess Diaries” made a splash at the box office with every teenage girl’s favorite royal Princess Mia, but tiaras will be taking a backseat in Cabot’s new novel “Big Boned.”

The Indiana Daily Student

Photo students display work from Japan trip

By Chelsea Merta · Thursday, Nov. 15,2007 9:21 p.m.

Last summer, 11 IU undergraduates, graduate students and professors traveled thousands of miles to Osaka, Japan, with one thing on their minds: communication. The group of Americans aimed to capture “communication” in photographic form, and they only had four weeks to do it.

The Indiana Daily Student

Spielberg to be honored at Golden Globes

By Sandy Cohen · Thursday, Nov. 15,2007 12:18 a.m.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Steven Spielberg will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award for his “outstanding contribution to the entertainment field” at the 2008 Golden Globe Awards.

Broadway Labor

Broadway openings delayed as stagehands continue strike

By Michael Kuchwara · Thursday, Nov. 15,2007 12:17 a.m.

NEW YORK – No talks. No comment. And no opening nights. Wednesday was to have been the New York premiere of “The Farnsworth Invention,” the eagerly anticipated return to Broadway of playwright Aaron Sorkin, the creator of such television shows as “The West Wing” and “Sports Night.”

Courtesy photo The cast and crew of "La Boheme" fill the stage at the Musical Arts Center during the production's final technical reheasral on Thursday, Nov. 8. The opera will have performances this Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Musical Arts Center.

La Bohème

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Thursday, Nov. 15,2007 12:17 a.m.

For 100 years, one opera has been fantastically popular and considered an essential part of any opera house’s repertoire – Giacomo Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Exactly a century after the 1896 debut of the opera, a rock musical based off the characters and events was reinvented for the Broadway stage, and has since enjoyed the same amount of notoriety and controversy.

The Indiana Daily Student

What is art?

By Ryan Brown · Thursday, Nov. 15,2007 12:16 a.m.

In a recent “you-absolutely-have-to-download-this-amazing-song” session, I sat down to sub-mainstream sensation Sufjan Stevens, hoping to hear something as delightful and moving as his hit, “Chicago.”

Courtesy photo

SoFA photographers create room-size camera

By Nathan Brown · Thursday, Nov. 15,2007 12:14 a.m.

In a room absent of light except for what comes through a small pin-prick, a panoramic view of the outside landscape can be seen. But, it’s not as mind-boggling as it might seem.

The Indiana Daily Student

‘Hannah Montana’ fans sue over sold-out concerts

By John Gerome · Tuesday, Nov. 13,2007 11:05 p.m.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Thousands of “Hannah Montana” fans who couldn’t get concert tickets could potentially join a lawsuit against the teen performer’s fan club over memberships they claim were supposed to give them priority for seats.

The Indiana Daily Student

Itzhak Perlman to be artistic director

Tuesday, Nov. 13,2007 11:04 p.m.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – The violinist Itzhak Perlman has been appointed artistic director of the Westchester Philharmonic, a coup for the 25-year-old suburban orchestra. Perlman, 62, will conduct most of the orchestra’s programs for three years beginning in September and will perform occasionally, the orchestra said Monday.

The Indiana Daily Student

Le denier cri

By Claire Burke · Tuesday, Nov. 13,2007 11:01 p.m.

There are some clothing items out there that should never be put together in an outfit. Jeans and a denim jacket, tights and open-toed shoes and spots with stripes are all examples of items that should never be worn at the same time.

Courtesy photo

Real talk with Brother Ali

By Brian Hettmansperger · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 9:14 p.m.

Before performing Tuesday at The Bluebird as part of the “Hip-Hop Live Tour” with Ghostface Killah, Rakim and the Rhythm Roots Allstars, Brother Ali talked to the Indiana Daily Student via cell phone from his tour bus.

Courtesy photo Harper Jones as Claudio embraces Dawn Thomas as Isabelle in Shakespeare's MEASURE FOR MEASURE presented by the IU Department of Theatre and Drama in the Ruth N. Halls Theatre.

A measured success

By Rebecca Glasgow · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 9:13 p.m.

Hearing the name William Shakespeare might be enough to scare off anyone from seeing a play after taking literature courses. Fear not. The IU Department of Theatre and Drama’s production of “Measure for Measure” jumps far from the classroom and into a very entertaining night of theater.

Trending