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Optometry open house set for Saturday

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The IU School of Optometry will hold its annual open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the school’s building at 800 E. Atwater Ave. The event will allow prospective students to take tours of the school and talk to staff members about the field.




UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Protest

Martin Berger, 84, second from left, from Queens, N.Y., and Rabbi Simcha Freedman, second from right, carry signs during a protest rally near the United Nations, against the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in New York on Monday.

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Tough U.S. welcome for Iran’s President Ahmadinejad

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his nation’s human rights record on Monday as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the U.N. and Columbia University to protest appearances by the hard-line leader.



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Hoosiers record strong showing at Wake Forest tournament

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Members of the IU women’s tennis team can be happy as they reflect on last weekend’s tournament. The Deacon Classic, held at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C., was the first fall tournament for the Hoosiers, and the team’s results over the weekend showed that – despite its youth – IU can look forward to more wins in the fall schedule.






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Women’s coverage is network’s best attribute

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It’s fair to say that since its inception, the quality of the programming on the Big Ten Network has been low. From the annoying commentary to the sub-par analysis, the only reason to watch the network is coverage of competition – which I have taken to watching with the television muted – along with two other factors.



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All 10 plays of ‘The August Wilson Century Cycle’ to be available in boxed set due out next week for $200

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NEW YORK – It’s called simply “The August Wilson Century Cycle” – 10 plays celebrating the black experience in 20th-century America – one for each decade. And now Wilson’s masterworks are available in one place: a 10-volume, hardcover, boxed set, to be published Oct. 1 by Theatre Communications Group at a special introductory price of $200.


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Letters from abroad

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BOLOGNA, Italy – When you think of medieval times, the first thing that probably comes to mind is knights in shining armor on their valiant steeds, off to the joust to win the hearts of their ladies fair.


Jay Seawell

Crushing defeat

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Having emerged victorious from its first three games, the IU football team was and played like the nation’s seventh-ranked rushing offense and 10th-ranked offense.


Chris Pickrell

Interacting

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Poised on the trademark black box stage in the middle of Saturday’s farmer’s market, a brunette, a blond and a red-head were in the eleventh hour of a wrathful conflict. Frozen in the throes of fury, a coin dropped in a basket at the crucial moment and the women embraced in a tenuous show of faked affection. It must be Living Statues season.


Jay Seawell

Illinois ground game too much for IU

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The IU football team’s season-long goal to “Play 13” reached its first roadblock Saturday as it was defeated by Illinois 27-14.


Chris Pickrell

4th annual multicultural festival attracts hundreds

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Smells of ethnic food filled the air Sunday as hundreds of students and Bloomington residents packed into Showers Plaza and an explosive performance by Estrela de Norte Capoeira Angola group opened the festivities of the fourth annual Bloomington Multicultural Festival.


Chris Pickrell

Sounds of Brazil fill Mathers Museum

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The bouncing beats of traditional Brazilian music flooded out of the Mathers Museum Friday night as Valeria DeCastro played a blend of bossa nova, contemporary Brazilian music and jazz. DeCastro is a Brazilian vocalist, guitarist and composer who currently lives in Bloomington.