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IU Art Museum closes for repairs

In light of repairs, the IU Art Museum has scheduled a special closing today through Wednesday.




For stage manager, a smooth show means communication

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Chris Lee is only an undergraduate student, but he’s already a stage manager. His love for stage management began early, and now, as a senior, he’s the head stage manager for this month’s production of “Dead Man Walking.”



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Parisian nightlife mixes art, social times

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It’s easy to think you have truly experienced Paris after trekking to all of the major monuments, taking the quintessential pictures in front of the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre and ordering an espresso while smoking a cigarette at a sidewalk cafe. But you have not really experienced Paris until you’ve taken part in its nightlife.


IU men's basketball coach Tom Crean speaks during a press conference Wednesday at Assembly Hall. Crean said the coaching staff is in a "state of paranoia" when it comes to calling recruits.

Crean to address students Monday

With Hoosier Hysteria less than two weeks away, IU men’s basketball coach Tom Crean will make two public on-campus appearances over the next two days. The first comes at 7 p.m. today, when Crean will address anyone interested at the IU Auditorium. The first-year coach will speak on various topics relating to IU basketball before holding a question-and-answer session. The event is sponsored by the Union Board.The speech is free and open to everyone, and no tickets are required. Crean will also appear at the third installment of Chalk Talk at 7 p.m. Tuesday, and it is also free and open to the public. Students and interested fans can come to the Hoosier Den in Gresham Hall at Foster Quad for the hour-long question-and-answer session, hosted by IUHoosiers  and All Access contributor Jeremy Gray.“Questions can range from inquiries about this year’s team, to his coaching background, to basic questions about strategy and philosophy,” according to an IU Athletics press release. Chalk Talk is a year-long program that “will feature a variety of coaches and players over the course of the school year,” according to the release, which also invited people to join the Chalk Talk Facebook group.




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Michigan deals IU 1st Big Ten loss of 2008 season

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The roller coaster continues, but for the struggling 20th-ranked IU men’s soccer team, the ride has not been thrilling.The Hoosiers lost 1-0 to unranked Michigan on Saturday, their second straight home loss. The defeat was also IU’s second shutout loss of the season.         PODCAST: Hoosier SidelinesIU came into the weekend’s game hoping to build on its 3-2 overtime road victory against Evansville. But the Wolverines needed just seconds to clinch the win in the second minute, when senior midfielder Alex Morisset sent the ball in to senior forward Jake Stacy. Amid a sea of defenders, Stacy fired the ball in the right side of the net.



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Offense falls short in 16-7 loss this weekend

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MINNEAPOLIS – Converting on only one of 10 third downs and recording just a single score, the IU football team’s offense sputtered to a 16-7 defeat on the road at Minnesota. The loss shoots IU’s record below .500 at 2-3, and marks the team’s second straight Big Ten loss to open conference play at 0-2.


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Frustrated: Football team falters on 3rd downs in loss to Minnesota

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MINNEAPOLIS – Coming into Saturday’s matchup against Minnesota, it looked as though the IU football team’s offense might be able to score big against the host Golden Gophers.The Hoosiers (2-3, 0-2) came into Saturday’s game ranked second in the conference in both total offense and rushing offense.By contrast, Minnesota entered the contest ranked ninth in both total defense and rushing defense. Statistics aren’t always what they appear to be.Despite the difference in rankings, the Gophers prevailed to defeat the Hoosiers, 16-7.In the first half, the Hoosiers only held the ball for 9:27, and out of their seven possessions in that frame, the visitors from Bloomington went three-and-out four times, and none lasted more than three plays.As a result, the Hoosiers were limited to 17 first-half plays as opposed to the 40 plays the Golden Gophers ran.


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Media critic advocates for election reform

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Miller spoke Thursday at IU with a lecture titled, “Rigged: Election Fraud and Media Coverage, 2000-2008,” an important issue because election fraud goes against the forefathers’ intentions for the country, Miller said.



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Greek councils meet to promote diversity, unity

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Thursday’s Neo Unity event brought all four greek councils together for the first time to promote diversity in the community. The idea came to Ruchi Shah, the president of the Multi-Cultural Greek Council, two years ago when she saw a need to network with other councils outside her own.



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Rice rejects suggestions concerning U.S.-Russian ties

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday rejected any suggestion that U.S. efforts to build closer ties to this former Soviet republic are meant to undermine Russian influence in Central Asia.


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2 wounded in a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan

Two people wounded in a suspected U.S. missile strike in Pakistan’s northwest have died, bringing the death toll to 24 in an assault that has deeply angered the Taliban, intelligence officials said Sunday.