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Sic of Elephants

By Bari Finkel · Monday, Jan. 23,2012 11:57 p.m.

There are few female singers who truly changed music history, and Etta James was one of those women. To the dismay of family, friends and fans, the great James passed away Friday. She had been diagnosed with leukemia in early 2011, but her death still comes as a shock.

Music, art benefit medical assistance trips to Nicaragua

By Kate Thacker · Monday, Jan. 23,2012 11:55 p.m.

Sounds of live Latin music echoed from the second floor of the IU Art Museum Monday night at the Art Museum Student Organization’s Benefit for Nicaragua.

Indiana deadline for winter arts, crafts grants approaching

By IDS staff · Monday, Jan. 23,2012 11:54 p.m.

The deadline for the Indiana Arts Commission grant program is Feb. 2, and time to apply is running short.

Food for Thought

By Hannah Spencer · Monday, Jan. 23,2012 11:52 p.m.

Sleep-deprived and overworked college students represent a key demographic for energy drinks.

Bloomington inspires novel

By Celia Grundman · Monday, Jan. 23,2012 11:49 p.m.

Michael Boggs, who graduated from IU in 1973, has just published his first novel, “From an Island in the Ocean.”

Alpha Phi Alpha Miss Black and Gold crowned

By Makenzie Holland · Monday, Jan. 23,2012 11:46 p.m.

As a reward for more than 200 hours of community service, junior Jade McDonald was crowned the 2012 Alpha Phi Alpha Miss Black and Gold, beating 11 other women at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Sunday. Andrea Williams, 2010 Miss Black and Gold winner, and Wesley McKinney, Alpha Phi Alpha historian, were the hosts of the event.

Arts day petitions for funding

By Michelle Sokol · Monday, Jan. 23,2012 11:42 p.m.

In hopes of receiving additional funding from the Indiana Arts Commission’s budget, members of the Indiana Coalition for the Arts and other supporters gathered at the Indiana Statehouse Monday to remind state representatives why the arts are important.

Baker celebrates 80th birthday, President’s Medal for Excellence

By Makenzie Holland · Sunday, Jan. 22,2012 11:12 p.m.

IU jazz legend David Baker received a late birthday present from IU President Michael McRobbie Saturday — the President’s Medal for Excellence.

Kinsey exhibits art on topics of war, sex, love

By Kate Thacker · Sunday, Jan. 22,2012 11:03 p.m.

The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction’s new exhibit “Love and War” opened Friday in the Kinsey Institute Gallery in Morrison Hall. It includes photographs, comics, drawings and postcards, among other objects, from the American Civil War to the 21st century.

From Egypt to IU, life after abroad can be an adjustment

By Hannah Crane · Sunday, Jan. 22,2012 10:59 p.m.

Senior Jared Boze has a Skype session with friends in Germany, and junior Heather Price drinks English tea. Boze and Price are working to stay in touch with the cultures and people they recently left. After months of studying abroad, they have returned to campus life at IU.

White Lightning Boys strike a chord

By Makenzie Holland · Sunday, Jan. 22,2012 10:55 p.m.

Bluegrass fans were kickin’ up their heels as they listened to the White Lightning Boys bring the night to life Friday at the Bluebird Nightclub.

Blu Boy Cafe teaches chocolate artistry

By Celia Grundman · Sunday, Jan. 22,2012 10:51 p.m.

On Saturday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, David Fletcher went from kitchen to stage, bringing tubs of ganache, a roasted cacao pod and a tiny bowl of crystallized cocoa butter. As a fundraiser for PRIDE, Bloomington’s LGBTQ film festival, Fletcher held a Sweet Meet & Greet that taught attendees how to roll truffles.

One year at the movies: a brief timeline of the IU Cinema

By Brian Welk · Friday, Jan. 20,2012 12 a.m.

The IU Cinema has made big leaps in it's first year. Here are a few key dates and features.

Installation celebrates New Years' tradition

By Kate Thacker · Thursday, Jan. 19,2012 10:18 p.m.

Lesley Ham, graduate assistant and curator at the IU Art Museum, said she has been working to identify a collection of prints by Japanese artist Utagawa Kunisada for about a year and a half.

Local art teachers show work in bank lobby

By Courtney Stiehl · Thursday, Jan. 19,2012 10:16 p.m.

Old National Bank on Kirkwood Avenue is featuring Teachers As Artists, an exhibit showing the art of teachers from the Monroe County Community School Corporation.

Promoter plays last Bishop show

By Amelia Chong · Thursday, Jan. 19,2012 10:14 p.m.

Perhaps better known as the In-House Concert Promoter for the Bishop, Goheen has been working at the bar since it opened in 2009, a year after he finished his studies in music performance at the IU Jacobs School of Music.

Annual scholarship pageant to be held Sunday

By Makenzie Holland · Thursday, Jan. 19,2012 8:19 p.m.

The Gamma Eta chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, will be sponsoring the annual Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant on Jan. 22. The pageant consists of 12 women who will be judged based on their commitments to the production as well as the showcase of their talent during the show.

*ask to promote new single Friday

By Brad Sanders · Thursday, Jan. 19,2012 11:02 a.m.

“Painted Hole / Best Friends” is the debut single from local rockers *ask, but it’s far from its collaborators’ first foray into recorded sound. Each member of the band is a veteran of the indie scene, and the new seven-inch is the culmination of a creative union that was long destined to happen. On Friday, the band will play a free show at Landlocked Music promoting the release.

IU President talks jazz on WFIU radio show

By Michelle Sokol · Wednesday, Jan. 18,2012 11:59 p.m.

IU President Michael McRobbie paused his administrative duties Wednesday to play host to a jazz program on WFIU.

Style File

By Emily Farra · Wednesday, Jan. 18,2012 11:33 p.m.

Fashion isn’t just about looking fabulous; it’s about feeling fabulous and being unique.

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