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Men's club soccer team fights for regional seed

By Caitlin Ursini · Friday, Oct. 23,2009 11:59 a.m.

No one ever said that it would be easy to defend a national championship, but the men’s club soccer team could not possibly have thought it would be this hard.

Los Lonely Boys pump Buskirk crowd with jokes, acoustic stylings

By Kirk Bradtmiller · Friday, Oct. 23,2009 11:34 a.m.

The Grammy Award-winning band Los Lonely Boys entertained a crowd of more 300 people at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Thursday as part of the Brotherhood Acoustic Tour.

Students transform the love of power through performance art

By Tia Walker · Friday, Oct. 23,2009 11:10 a.m.

Students enrolled in a comparative literature course present "Two and One Thousand Voiced Fragments" at 8 p.m. Saturday in the SOFA Gallery.

Toronto Raptors' Jamario Moon, right, takes an elbow to the face from Indiana Pacers' Stephen Graham during first half Wednesday evening in Toronto.

ABA created new style of basketball play in only 9 years

By DeAntae Prince · Friday, Oct. 23,2009 12:19 a.m.

From dress to hairstyle, the American Basketball Association embodied nearly everything the more-established National Basketball Association didn’t.

Q & A with Cobra Starship

By Danielle Paquette · Friday, Oct. 23,2009 12:19 a.m.

IDS reporter Danielle Paquette caught Cobra Starship band members Ryland Blackinton, Alex Suarez and Victoria Asher on their way to dinner before Victoria Secret’s PINK B-Town Bash. Here’s part of the exclusive interview.

Indiana Pacers guard T.J. Ford, left, and Dallas Mavericks guard Gerald Green reach for a loose ball in the second half of a preseason NBA basketball game on Thursday in Dallas. The Pacers won 114-91.

Pacers, Spurs to face off at Assembly Hall in preseason game

Friday, Oct. 23,2009 12:17 a.m.

The NBA’s Indiana Pacers will come to Bloomington to compete against the San Antonio Spurs in their final preseason game Friday in Assembly Hall.

Cobra Starship, Girl Talk, Victoria’s Secret team up to benefit Middle Way House

By Danielle Paquette · Friday, Oct. 23,2009 12:15 a.m.

DJ Girl Talk, top-40 artists Cobra Starship and local band Dot Dot Dot drew hundreds of fans to the Victoria’s Secret PINK Nation B-Town Bash, hosted by model Behati Prinsloo and MTV reality star Whitney Port on Thursday.

Coke pushes RPS to sell energy drinks

By Jake Wright · Friday, Oct. 23,2009 12:13 a.m.

IU will be reentering into a contract with Coca-Cola, but $50,000 worth of the contract now depends on RPS's decision to sell energy drinks.

Lake to bring smooth sound to Russian Recording

By Kelsey Finn · Friday, Oct. 23,2009 12:10 a.m.

Ambient independent pop band Lake will perform with Karl Blau 9 p.m. Saturday at Russian Recording on 1021 S. Walnut St.

Big Brother talks, too

By Caitlin Ryan · Friday, Oct. 23,2009 12:10 a.m.

The first thing I saw after stepping off a plane and into the London Heathrow Airport was a sign.

Lance Fox to showcase '200 voices' at the Buskirk

By Abby Hull · Friday, Oct. 23,2009 12:08 a.m.

Lance Fox, a local impressionist, will be performing at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater 8 p.m. Saturday.

Shakespearean tale of star-crossed lovers heads to the Opera

By Lily Miller · Friday, Oct. 23,2009 12 a.m.

IU Opera Theater premieres "Romeo et Juliette" at 8 p.m. Friday in the Musical Arts Center.

Less diva, Jenn Cristy brings 'more rock' to Buskirk

By Lauren Younis · Thursday, Oct. 22,2009 11:56 p.m.

Local artist Jenn Cristy to give fans an exclusive CD listening party for "Hotel Confessions" at 7 p.m. Friday.

Local student artist to appear on MTV series

By Nicole Vargas · Thursday, Oct. 22,2009 11:53 p.m.

MTV has just recruited local artist and IU sophomore Jeremy Gotwals for another episode in the new series, “Truth Riders,” which will be airing 8 p.m. Saturday.

9 local teams to face-off in PlayOffs

By Mike Beam · Thursday, Oct. 22,2009 11:49 p.m.

Teams of playwrights, directors and actors will compete this weekend to create the best original play with about 24 hours of preparation for the sixth-annual Ike and Julie Arnove PlayOffs, a Bloomington Playwrights Project production with a baseball twist.

‘Thriller’ dance to cross world cultures

By Rachel Krasnow · Thursday, Oct. 22,2009 11:47 p.m.

Last year, the Thrill the World event broke a Guinness World Record with 4,179 dancers in 10 countries.

‘Clean House,’ messy humor

By Carly Bassen · Thursday, Oct. 22,2009 11:44 p.m.

"The Clean House," an award-winning play contains themes mastering the complexity of reality and unbelievable irony, opens 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Wells-Metz Theatre.

7 IU seniors to play final home game against Pacific on Sunday

By Aaron Siegal-Eisman · Thursday, Oct. 22,2009 11:07 p.m.

On Sunday against Pacific, seven field hockey seniors will play their last game at the IU Field Hockey Field. The senior class includes Haley Funk, Brittany Hacken, Lucy Ireland, Mutsa Mutembwa (a senior academically), Meg O’Connell, Elizabeth Schmidt and Alina Valenti.

IU tries to escape slump

By Kevin Loughery · Thursday, Oct. 22,2009 11:03 p.m.

After taking another hard dip against a ranked opponent on the road, the IU men’s soccer team looks to get back on track against No. 17 Northwestern at 4 p.m. Sunday.

Co-defensive coordinators collaborate on tough calls

By Greg Rosenstein · Thursday, Oct. 22,2009 10:59 p.m.

With two defensive coordinators barking orders and teaching schemes at the same time, it’s inevitable to have an occasional disagreement on the field. But IU senior defensive end Jammie Kirlew said IU co-defensive coordinators Brian George and Joe Palcic have never overstepped each other while preparing for an opponent. Ever.