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Lotus Fest 2009

Local band, Mid-East inspiration

By Megan Clayton · Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 8:40 p.m.

Salaam front woman Dena El Saffir was first exposed to Middle Eastern music as a child growing up in an Iraqi-American household outside Chicago. Trained in violin since the age of 6, El Saffir started to envision honing an Arabic sound as a teenager. Her group Salaam, which means “peace” in Arabic, was founded in 1993 while El Saffir was studying classical music at IU.The band is still based out of Bloomington and includes six other instrumentalists, including El Saffir’s brother Amir and her husband, Tim Moore. El Saffir said working with her family has only brought the band benefits.

The Indiana Daily Student

Panelists to discuss diversity tomorrow

Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 4:55 p.m.

Jacob Levin, a columnist at the IDS, will be on a panel to discuss issues of diversity, identity and cultural awareness tomorrow with Eric Love, IU’s director of diversity education.

Hall Atlanta Football

College Football Hall of Fame leaving South Bend for Atlanta

By Tom Coyne · Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 4:47 p.m.

SOUTH BEND — The College Football Hall of Fame, which never managed to attract the number of visitors its organizers hoped for after moving it to South Bend in 1995, is being moved to Atlanta to bring it more exposure, organizers told the city.

Illinois Admissions

U. of Ill. president resigns after scandal

Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 4:42 p.m.

President B. Joseph White resigned Wednesday following reports that the school admitted politically connected applicants over more qualified ones at its Urbana-Champaign campus.

The Indiana Daily Student

Story of the Sydney shells

Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 12:40 a.m.

In 1956, the government of New South Wales housed an international design competition with very broad design specifications and no cost limit, an idea that would later be the subject of much criticism.

Mens Tennis - IU Invitational

No players are from within 400 miles of IU

By Justin Albers · Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 12:05 a.m.

Tennis, by all accounts, is a global sport. After all, the top eight professional players ranked by the Association of Tennis Players come from different countries. It should come as no surprise, then, that no player on the IU Men’s Tennis team lives within 400 miles of Bloomington.

The Indiana Daily Student

4 IU students win summer service award

By John Seasly · Tuesday, Sept. 22,2009 11:49 p.m.

After devoting their summers to serving the youth in their communities, four IU students won the Marion County Excellence in Summer Service Education Award.

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