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“Help!” might not have introduced any innovative music from The Beatles, but it did pave the way for the albums to come. And from “Help!” things could only get better.

Important dates in Beatles history

Fab Four Fashion

In an era when “peace and love” was the motto, the Fab Four not only transformed the sound of their generation but also put their mark on the fashion world for the generations that followed.

Hoosiers hope to best Penn State

After Sunday’s loss to Illinois, 61-52, the IU women’s basketball team will look to get back on track today. The Hoosiers (14-4, 7-2), tied for second place in the Big Ten, welcome Penn State (8-10, 3-5) 7 p.m. Thursday at Assembly Hall.

IU star named Player of the Week

Katya Zapadalova not only dominates singles and doubles for IU, but she is also taking over the Big Ten.

Training day

Jeff Watkinson, IU’s strength and conditioning coach, has had the Hoosiers exchange many team dinners for team breakfasts. In his third year as the basketball team’s fitness expert, Watkinson has a point guard’s feel for the kind of bad nutritional habits college students often adopt.

Hoosiers drop 10th straight, face Buckeyes on Saturday

For the first time all season, IU brought its intensity on the road, but for the 10th time in a row, it wasn’t enough. The Hoosiers dropped a heartbreaker to Northwestern 77-75 in Evanston, Ill. IU had the ball with five seconds left down by two, but turned it over for the 22nd time on the inbounds to seal its fate. PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

One more lesson

“Heartbreaking” would be an appropriate adjective. So would “gut-wrenching.” But like anything else the Hoosiers do this season that doesn’t involve sleep or food, this two-point loss presents a great lesson: Every single possession counts.

New member joins Indiana Commission for Higher Education

University cancels classes after snow blankets city

The snow, a miracle for many students, came at the worst possible time for the University, said IU Spokesman Larry MacIntyre. Despite the maintenance staff’s efficiency, the snow came in the morning, so crews didn’t have enough time to clear roads, leaving students with a day off from classes.

Long Live The Beatles

The Beatles widely influenced a variety of popular modern music with their genre-blending style, meticulous album construction and intimate and accessible songwriting.

Here, There and Everywhere

I have spent countless hours listening to them, tattooed one of their lyrics on my wrist and traveled across an ocean to learn about their lives. It has to be obvious at this point that my love for them has no bounds.

John, Paul, George and Glenn

Every Tuesday and Thursday night from 7 to 9 p.m. in the fall of 2008, loud guitar riffs float out of Ballantine Hall. A round of applause sounds every time Glenn Gass enters the room, and as the lights go down, the 60s pop up through the music of the four gents from Liverpool.

Housing Fair allows students to explore more than 100 options

Don't Pass It By

The Beatles’ self-titled 1968 release, known as “The White Album,” is considered one of the 10 greatest albums of all time by Rolling Stone and Time magazines.

Would you ‘friend’ your professor?

What was started in 2004 as a Web site for students has expanded into a worldwide network for all age groups. More professors are creating their own accounts, including those at IU.

Teachers comment on preferred method of running the classroom

Between endless equations and ongoing class readings, students can struggle to make relationships with their professors and can have trouble understanding whether their professors are there to help them succeed or to make their lives more difficult.

Teens earn education credit at IU High School

The IU High School is a type of distance education in which students from 48 different states and 13 different countries can receive high school credit through either Internet courses or other types of correspondence without actually having to sit in a classroom every day, said Bruce Colston, director of the IU High School.

An Epic Stroll

Although “Let It Be” would be The Beatles’ last released studio album in 1970, the last actual recordings they did as a band were in 1969 for the “Abbey Road” sessions. 

The Night Goes On

After decades of scholars, music critics, parents and other assorted baby boomers hyped The Beatles as the greatest rock band of all time, it’s tempting to see their work as a museum piece to be admired from a distance, but not loved. And some of their later music fits that mold. But not “A Hard Day’s Night.”