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Award-winning poet to share struggles in a 'white world'

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2006 11:33 p.m.

Award-winning poet and author Toi Derricotte will share her experiences as a black woman living in a society where racism and sexism exist at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall. The Office of Vice President of Academic Support and Diversity, the department of English, and the MFA Creative Writing Program are all sponsoring the event, according to a press release.

Students can develop new painting skills with art group

By Paul Coover · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2006 11:32 p.m.

The Bloomington Watercolor Society's savings are so small, treasurer Carol Rhodes has to add up the numbers in her check book to remember if there is $437 or $439 in the club's bank account (it turns out to be $439).

Howard Stern returns to airwaves with promise of strippers, moderate cursing

By Alyson Brodsy and Erin Carlson · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2006 12:02 a.m.

NEW YORK -- Howard Stern began his new satellite radio show Monday by putting to rest rumors that he got married to his longtime girlfriend, model Beth Ostrosky. "I am not married. It's a nice feeling that we get along great. We're very happy and I don't want to (blank) it up," said Stern, who is finally free of government decency laws on Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. Stern has promised everything from stripper poles to live sex on his new show.

IU Auditorium offers eclectic season

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, Jan. 10,2006 12:01 a.m.

The IU Auditorium has something for everyone, from dog lovers to Scottish bagpipe fans this spring. Students can obtain tickets for all shows at discounted rates with a student ID at the box office inside the auditorium or online at www.iuauditorium.com.

'Phantom' outlasts 'Cats' as Broadway's longest-running

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael Kuchwara · Monday, Jan. 9,2006 11:59 p.m.

NEW YORK -- Broadway has a new long-run champion: "The Phantom of the Opera." Andrew Lloyd Webber's lushly romantic musical about a haunted, disfigured composer pining for a beautiful young soprano in the Paris Opera House, was set to surpass "Cats" Monday as the longest-running show in Broadway history.

Classic All-American muscle cars make thundering comeback at Detroit auto

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Jan. 8,2006 11:57 p.m.

DETROIT -- Automakers will be flexing some muscle at this year's North American International Auto Show, with a slew of performance cars that harken back to the V-8-charged glory days of the 1960s and early '70s.

Utah theater balks at 'Brokeback Mountain'

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Jan. 8,2006 11:56 p.m.

SALT LAKE CITY -- A movie theater owned by Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller abruptly changed its screening plans and decided not to show the film "Brokeback Mountain." The film, an R-rated Western gay romance story, was supposed to open Friday at the Megaplex at Jordan Commons in Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Instead it was pulled from the schedule.

Auditions this week for student performers

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Jan. 8,2006 11:56 p.m.

Student singers, dancers and instrumentalists can audition for performing groups on campus this week.

Non-graded art classes offered

By Danielle Teagarden · Sunday, Jan. 8,2006 11:53 p.m.

For the student interested in exploring his or her artistic side, taking a beginning art class through IU for a grade can seem a little daunting. Fortunately, less than 10 minutes from the Sample Gates, the emerging or even the experienced artist may be able to find a friendly and casual venue for creative catharsis in Bloomington's John Waldron Arts Center. Classes in acting and dance begin in early January and are open to the public.

Jon Stewart slated to host 2006 Academy Awards

By Alyson Brodsy and Greg Risling · Thursday, Jan. 5,2006 10:42 p.m.

LOS ANGELES -- First music. Now movies. Jon Stewart, who worked the Grammys in 2001 and 2002, was tapped Thursday to host the 2006 Oscars.

Local artist brings craft of clay to kids

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Monday, Dec. 12,2005 1:08 a.m.

Karen Green Stone didn't always plan to be a potter. In fact, she had no history with clay until she substituted for an art teacher in 1975. Now she teaches "The Science of Art" at the John Waldron Arts Center, 122 S. Walnut St., and creates her functional pottery. "What it is is looking at the materials we use as artists and where they come from," Green Stone said about her class. "It's a way to introduce children to the natural world."

Museum showcases rare money

By Alyson Brodsy and Carl Hartman · Monday, Dec. 12,2005 1:06 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- As long as there's been money, there have been counterfeiters. An exhibit at the National Museum of American History reinforces that axiom. The oldest piece in the display is a 1690 two-shilling bill from Massachusetts. A counterfeiter good with a pen changed its value to 20 shillings.

Exhibits to test limits of art in communist Cuba

By Alyson Brodsy and Anita Snow · Monday, Dec. 12,2005 1:05 a.m.

HAVANA -- Sensuality pervades the streets of Havana. A short stroll finds sultry young men scouting new sex partners outside a major movie house and Lycra-clad women tossing saucy suggestions to foreign tourists. The promise of sex is simply part of the landscape in tropical Cuba, carried along on languid sea breezes and the primal pounding of drums. But is communist Cuba ready for Robert Mapplethorpe?

O.A.R. tickets on sale today

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, Dec. 8,2005 11:43 p.m.

Tickets for the Union Board-sponsored O.A.R. (... of a revolution) concert Feb. 19 at the IU Auditorium go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.

Rare IU film collection digitized

By Jordan Majewski · Thursday, Dec. 8,2005 11:42 p.m.

With the digitization of 129 rare and out-of-print films from the Lilly Library's David S. Bradley Film Collection, IU students, faculty and cinephiles have received an early holiday gift.

Author tells women to reach pre-marital potential

By Kacie Foster · Thursday, Dec. 8,2005 11:40 p.m.

Every time a woman in junior Julie Liebenthal's sorority becomes engaged, the members hold a candlelight ceremony and pass a lit candle around the room. Upon receiving the candle, the newly-engaged member blows it out, revealing the news to her sisters.

Lighting up the night

By Mary P. Hansell · Wednesday, Dec. 7,2005 10:50 p.m.

It is that time of year again. Christmas shopping has begun, popcorn and cranberries are being strung on the trees, and in downtown Bloomington, the annual holiday lights have been hung for all to see. Starting from the Courthouse, stretching down Kirkwood Avenue and outside local businesses, each year Bloomington nights are lit up to celebrate the season.

'Art Mart' sells handcrafted work for holiday season at Waldron Center

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Tuesday, Dec. 6,2005 11:36 p.m.

For people interested in giving unique gifts to their friends and family this holiday season, the annual "Art Mart" sale at the John Waldron Arts Center, 122 S. Walnut St., is the place to look. The sale, which features items by local artists, runs through Dec. 23 and is located in the Flashlight Gallery. There will also be a sale called the "Cash and Carry," located a floor above the "Art Mart," which features wall art for $40 or less.

Ladies First takes over Buskirk

By Kevin Caldwell · Tuesday, Dec. 6,2005 11:35 p.m.

Every year, "Ladies First", IU's female a cappella group, puts on a winter show at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. The ladies are now making their final preparations for their concert, and couldn't be more excited about the show. Member Liz Buchanan, a junior, said this year's show has some changes.

Art Sinsabaugh's work on display at Art Museum

By MichaelLyn McBride · Tuesday, Dec. 6,2005 11:34 p.m.

The IU Art Museum special exhibitions gallery is currently playing host to "American Horizons: The Photographs of Art Sinsabaugh" until Dec. 23. This distinctive collection highlights Art Sinsabaugh's incredible landscape photographs, which were captured by the artist's giant "banquet" camera, so named because it was originally intended to photograph large social gatherings. With this colossal piece of equipment, Sinsabaugh was able to produce 12-by-20-inch negatives, which he often dramatically cropped to evoke the massive sweep of the horizon.

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