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Members of the Indian Student Association dance Raas on Saturday night at the Bloomington Convention Center. The dance originates from Punjabi, a the northern region of India. The dance is performed in celebration of Navaratri, a nine-day festival venerating female divinites.

More than 200 dance to honor goddess at Garba festival

By Jessica Hullinger · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 12:13 a.m.

At 8 p.m. Saturday, junior Amit Pithadia, cultural chair of IU’s Indian Student Association, looked nervous and worried as he walked through an empty room at the Monroe County Convention Center that was supposed to be filled with the 100 people expected to attend the ISA’s annual Garba Festival.

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Women start Hoosier Hysteria with a punch

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 12:10 a.m.

With the lights turned down and music blaring, several figures in white robes and two with red boxing gloves emerged from the tunnel. These fighters were not your average boxers, but instead the coaching staff for the women’s basketball team.

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IU hosts week for ‘sexploration’

By Sarah Pellegrino · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 12:06 a.m.

From Safer Sex Field Day to Pure Romance events, sex is a popular and important, topic of discussion. Now, thanks to IU’s “Sexploration,” you can enjoy a whole week of it.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks to supporters at Verizon Wireless Music Center on Friday in Noblesville, Ind.

Palin speaks to 20,000 Hoosiers

By Kristi Oloffson · Monday, Oct. 20,2008 12:04 a.m.

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. – In a venue typically reserved for rock stars, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin nearly filled the Verizon Wireless Music Center, addressing about 20,000 Hoosier supporters on Friday.

Dressed as various pop culture icons, members of various fraternities perform during Big Man On Campus Friday night at the IU Auditorium. The breast cancer fundraising event beat its previous record, bringing in over $178,000 this year

Rockin’ in $178K

By Haley Adams · Sunday, Oct. 19,2008 11:43 p.m.

It was a last-minute decision for junior Steve Rothkopf: ukulele over guitar.Along with the nearly $12,500 he raised, the switch helped Rothkopf win Big Man on Campus Friday night. The event, put on by Zeta Tau Alpha, brought in a total of $178,000 for breast cancer awareness and research, $18,000 more than Zeta’s goal.Dressed like Jason Mraz in a fedora and T-shirt, Rothkopf, a member of Theta Chi, performed the singer’s “I’m Yours.” Rothkopf said he had planned to play the guitar, but decided the ukulele would be more effective.

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Margot rocks out

By Katie McKenna · Sunday, Oct. 19,2008 10:50 p.m.

The music evoked raw emotion at Saturday night’s performances at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, David Vandervelde and Judgment Day each played intensely moving sets for enthusiastic listeners.

Artwork is displayed Sunday afternoon at The Venue Fine Arts and Gifts.

IU alumnus opens new gallery in Bloomington

By Erica Beringer · Sunday, Oct. 19,2008 10:48 p.m.

After graduating from IU with a degree in studio art in 2005, curator Gabe Colman has returned to his former stomping grounds to open The Venue, a gallery featuring fine collections of local, national and international works by award-winning artists. Colman said it has turned into his dream job.

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Waldron does the timewarp again

By Lara Streyle · Sunday, Oct. 19,2008 10:46 p.m.

Does the image of actor Tim Curry in black lingerie and stilettos sound familiar? What about a young Susan Sarandon running around in her bra and underwear, while Riff Raff and Magenta sing and dance?

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Old eating habits die hard

By Bonnie White · Sunday, Oct. 19,2008 10:42 p.m.

PARIS — In an attempt to learn more about and fully embrace the French culture, each weekend I’ve been trying to do something I’d only be able to do in Paris.

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The split screen

By Jordan Zaslow · Sunday, Oct. 19,2008 10:28 p.m.

During the most recent presidential debate, viewers across the nation might have felt as though they were seated in the audience of a dramatic theatrical performance. I came away with the impression that neither candidate should quit his day job. Acting is not either man’s strong suit. Networks that aired the debate managed to capture the essence of both of these amateur actors via split screen. This allowed us, the voters, to sit at home and watch the candidates’ failed attempts to mug their way to the White House.  

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Mindless indulgence

By Danielle Fleischman · Sunday, Oct. 19,2008 10:27 p.m.

After an exhausting few days of midterms, I found myself lying on my couch channel surfing one evening. It is something that used to be a cherished pastime of mine, but just isn’t an activity that fits into my daily schedule anymore. In fact, unless it is some form of news hour (the Daily Show and Colbert Report not exempt) I just have not watched it. This all changed one evening as my tired brain sought out something mindless and non-stimulating. I found myself watching “Rock of Love: Charm School.”

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There’s a battle to be fought

Sunday, Oct. 19,2008 10:26 p.m.

In response to “Don’t support the troops, don’t support the war,” I would like to say that Jack Killen’s article was offensive to anyone who has ever served or knows someone who has served in the military. The likening of today’s troops to those put on trial in Nuremburg is completely uncalled for. What genocides have American troops committed?

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Pride School does not pass

Sunday, Oct. 19,2008 10:25 p.m.

If you are even the slightest bit different, high school can be a terrifying place. In an attempt to respond to reports that gay, lesbian and transgender students often miss school because they feel unsafe, Chicago Public Schools leaders announced last week that they recommend the creation of a school to address the needs of these students. The data suggest there remains a lot of room for this kind of solution. According to the Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network, out of 6,000 gay and lesbian middle school and high school students, almost 90 percent reported being harassed at school, and about 61 percent felt unsafe. In addition, a 2003 survey of the district shows that gay and lesbian students are three times more likely to miss school than their heterosexual peers because they feel unsafe. A new school that aims to address these issues could go a long way in assuaging these fears, but we are not completely sold.

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What about ‘She’?

By Tyler Chernesky · Sunday, Oct. 19,2008 10:23 p.m.

In 1992, a Saturday Night Live sketch changed the world with two lines: “Hey, are you done yet? I’m getting tired of holding it.” “Yeah, that’s what she said.” And so it began. Now, I hear it everywhere.

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