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Camilla's Cooking Corner

By Alyson Brodsy and Camilla Saulsbury · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2002 2:07 a.m.

When I was little, I used to wonder why Goldilocks did not thank the three bears for letting her steal some of their oatmeal: gray, gummy lumpiness? I would have gladly given up mine. It was not until my teenage years that I learned the pleasures of a good bowl of oatmeal. When made correctly, it is smooth, silky and soothing. Made with milk and a dash of cinnamon, then topped with brown sugar, dried cherries and nuts. These days I find myself cozying up to a big bowl on many mornings and admiring the wisdom of those bears.

'Fiddler' tradition comes to Auditorium

By Evan Diamond · Tuesday, Feb. 19,2002 2:01 a.m.

The National Equity tour of "Fiddler on the Roof" will open at the IU Auditorium tonight and will play through Thursday. "Fiddler," which takes place in Anatevka, Russia in 1904 tells the story of a dairyman Tevye and his five daughters. The story is about the family trying to marry off the oldest daughter, Tzietel, and the journey to find her a proper mate. At that time in history, women's husbands were chosen for them. In this case Tzietel does not want to marry her arranged mate, Lazar Wolf, the butcher, and finds that she loves Motel, the poor tailor.

V-day raises awareness, money for local groups

By Alyson Brodsy and Caralyn Martin · Thursday, Feb. 14,2002 11:38 p.m.

I was worried about vaginas. I was worried about what we think about vaginas, and even more worried that we don't think about them…So I decided to talk to women about their vaginas, to do vagina interviews, which became vagina monologues. I talked with hundreds of women. I talked to old women, young women, married women, single women, lesbians, college professors, sex workers... They were a little shy. But once they got going, you couldn't stop them. -- playwright Eve Ensler.

Dalai Lama cancels visit to IU

By Gabriel Lewin · Wednesday, Feb. 13,2002 11:38 p.m.

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, has canceled his North American tour which included a visit to the IU Bloomington campus in April due to illness from exhaustion. The Dalai Lama was to dedicate the opening of the Chamtse Ling Temple and the Youth Program at the Tibetan Cultural Center as well as give a talk at IU's Assembly Hall.

Jazz artist Joshua Redman returns to Bloomington

By Alyson Brodsy and Eddie Anderson · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2002 11:25 p.m.

Many lives were tragically affected Sept. 11 becaue of the consequences of the day's terrorist attacks. One such life affected was 32-year-old saxophonist Joshua Redman. As one of the most acclaimed young artists in jazz, Redman was booked to play at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Bloomington the night of Sept. 11. Because of the day's events, the performance was cancelled so Redman and his band members could check on their family and friends in New York City. Redman's entire tour was crippled because of the terrorist attacks, but he is returning to the Buskirk-Chumley Saturday.

'AntigonE' relays modern message

By Stephanie Dodge · Tuesday, Feb. 12,2002 12:38 a.m.

As the world fights religious fanatics with misconstrued perceptions of sacred texts, a small ensemble in a tiny theater portrays a post-apocalyptic religious group led by its own misconceptions of sacred truths. Religious leaders potentially have the power to mold the minds of millions with their own interpretations of religious texts. They can deem what is right and what is wrong and more importantly, what is truth and what is not.

Award-winning costume designer to visit campus

By Colleen Koch and Colleen Star Koch · Friday, Feb. 8,2002 12:53 a.m.

Milanka Berberovic's work neglects the ordinary. An internationally recognized Yugoslavian costume designer, she creates costumes that are at once brilliant, distinct, vivid and sensual. Although her costumes are wildly modern and highly fashionable, Berberovic herself could easily be mistaken for someone's grandma. She emanates gentleness, baked goods and worldly wisdom. She has received many prestigious awards, including a Prague Quadrennial gold award -- one of only 10 awarded throughout history.

Ceremony to honor professor

By Gabriel Lewin · Tuesday, Feb. 5,2002 1:46 a.m.

Tonight at 7 p.m. in Auer Hall in the School of Music Library, the late distinguished professor of violin, Franco Gulli, will be remembered and honored by his colleagues and students in a memorial concert. The concert, serving both as a tribute and a farewell to the late professor, will bring family, friends, students, alumni and IU Music Faculty together to play the music that Gulli loved.

Professor looks at history of medieval attire

By Amy Currry and Amy Curry · Sunday, Feb. 3,2002 11:52 p.m.

Tales of chivalrous knights and lovely heroines found in the texts of French medieval literature reveal much about court culture, but professor E. Jane Burns is not interested in what these characters are doing. She's interested in what they are wearing.

Man of many talents

By Priya Desai · Thursday, Jan. 31,2002 11:42 p.m.

He has written screenplays, played in a rock band and acted in plays. From author to actor to musician, Paul McComas has experienced a little bit of everything during his 20s. But his strongest passion has always been writing. When he turned 30, McComas realized he was spreading himself too thin and decided to focus on one area, fiction writing.

'Little Women' makes local debut

By Meredith Hahn · Thursday, Jan. 31,2002 11:41 p.m.

This weekend will mark the collegiate debut of a new spin on a classic work of American literature. Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" will be performed on stage at the Musical Arts Center in an opera production composed by Mark Adamo.

'Ragtime' wows Auditorium audience

By Meredith Hahn · Wednesday, Jan. 30,2002 11:21 p.m.

\"Beggar and millionaire, everyone everywhere was moving to that ragtime." This line from the opening number of the musical "Ragtime" sums up a great deal about the show. Not only does the play follow the lives of three segregated groups at the beginning of the 20th Century, but it also describes the audience reaction to the night's performance.

Play premiers at Waldron

By Alyson Brodsy and Eddie Anderson · Thursday, Jan. 24,2002 11:08 p.m.

What if you were a painter and suddenly found yourself unable to paint? That's what Alex suffers in "Sunflower and Blue," opening this weekend at the John Waldron Arts Center.

Local orchestra to play professor's new piece

By Michell Perry and Michelle Perry · Thursday, Jan. 24,2002 11:07 p.m.

The Camerata Orchestra of Bloomington will honor David N. Baker, distinguished professor of music at IU, in its commemoration performance 8 p.m. Saturday in the Bloomington North High School Auditorium.

Med student debuts show

By Tiffany Farber · Thursday, Jan. 24,2002 11:05 p.m.

To one of his fellow classmates, Adam Fisch might appear to be just another second-year medical student, but to the theater community, he is much more. Fisch, a playwright who received his undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania, is currently preparing for the opening of his play. "Sunflower and Blue," which took more than two years to write, will be performed Jan. 25 and 26 at the John Waldron Arts Center.

Discover the virtues of broccoli

By Camilla Saulsbury · Tuesday, Jan. 22,2002 10:58 p.m.

When the winter holidays come to a close and icy streets are bare of twinkling lights and festive adornments, the harried modern person looks at their New Year\'s resolutions to eat light, healthy foods like someone strapped into a dentist's chair, contemplating a triple root canal.

Vocal ensembles unite for holiday

By Ryan Whirty · Monday, Jan. 14,2002 10:54 p.m.

For IU Professor of Music Edmund Cord, tonight's Martin Luther King Holiday Celebration concert will put King's message of global togetherness into song. "It's an opportunity for us as artists to make a positive statement about our shared values and humanity," said Cord, who is also director of the IU Brass Choir. "Music has been said to have the power to express the inexpressible. To be a part of this concert is a great opportunity."

Local a cappella groups featured on CD

By Tiffany Farber · Thursday, Jan. 10,2002 12:41 a.m.

IU's Straight No Chaser and Ladies First will be featured on a CD that showcases the best of collegiate a cappella. The CD, which will be released at the end of this month, will feature songs from the University of Wisconsin, University of Michigan and University of Pennsylvania. The CD, Best of Collegiate A Cappella (BOCA), has been produced since 1995, and until 2000 it featured the upper echelon of only American collegiate a cappella. Since 2000, other countries, such as Japan, UK and Canada, were considered and chosen for the album, as well. The CD is produced by Varsity Vocals -- the scholastic branch of Mainely A Cappella, a company that releases the world's largest a cappella mail order catalogue. Varsity Vocals is in charge of putting out the BOCA CD and playing host to a cappella competitions at both the high school and collegiate levels.

A taste of summer in December

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Dec. 6,2001 12:47 a.m.

I am rarely ready to relinquish warm weather. I shiver over the grill for a few more barbecues, crank up the heat so I can sit around in shorts, or, alternatively, swath myself in fleece to relish my freezer's final Popsicles. So despite my yearnings for hearty stews and casseroles to ward off the evening chill, this warm weather spell has me sneaking tastes of summer into my December evening meals. My favorite fragrant reminder is cilantro.

'The quiet Beatle' loses battle with cancer at 58

By Michael Tapscott · Sunday, Dec. 2,2001 10:50 p.m.

Former Beatles guitarist George Harrison died in Los Angeles Thursday at the age of 58. He died with his wife, Olivia, and his son, Dhani, at his side. He suffered from lung and throat cancer. He was also nearly murdered in 1999 by a fan, contributing to the decline of his health.