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Ballet

Ballerina-itis: The pressure to be thin

By Hannah Crane · Tuesday, Feb. 14,2012 11:07 p.m.

It is no secret that a long, lean figure is preferred in ballet, but the vulnerability to eating disorders and the health risks associated with ballet is something most dancers would prefer to sweep under the rug.

Anti-Valentine

Singles participate in 'Anti-Valentine's Day'

By Nona Tepper · Tuesday, Feb. 14,2012 11:03 p.m.

So this year, in an effort to combat the pressure behind this lovey-dovey, draining day, Rachael’s Café held an “Anti-Valentines Day” party. The event featured speed dating and a poetry reading.

Andre Watts

IU pianist receives highest presidential arts award in U.S.

Monday, Feb. 13,2012 11 p.m.

Eminent classical pianist André Watts, the Jack I. and Dora B. Hamlin Endowed Chair in Music at the Jacobs School of Music, has been chosen as a recipient for the 2011 National Medal of Arts. The award was established by Congress in 1984 and is considered the highest honor given to artists by the U.S. government.

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Column: The love song of a Bird

By Bari Finkel · Monday, Feb. 13,2012 10:57 p.m.

Andrew Bird's songs are beautifully layered using a loop pedal to create depth within each song. Often, his songs revolve around topics of history, science, curious mannerisms and, indirectly, love.

Boy in the bathroom

'Boy in the Bathroom' depicts emotional toll of OCD

By Adria Nassim · Monday, Feb. 13,2012 10:52 p.m.

The Bloomington Playwrights Project’s newest musical production, “The Boy in the Bathroom,” that will be performed Feb. 16-18, tells the story of David, a college student with obsessive-compulsive disorder who refuses to come out of his bathroom.

Vagina Monologues

Vagina Monologues raises awareness for women's issues

By IDS staff · Sunday, Feb. 12,2012 9:52 p.m.

The Women’s Student Association at IU performed a benefit production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” on Friday and Saturday. The proceeds went to Middle Way House and the national V-Day Spotlight: Women of Haiti. “The Vagina Monologues” is a play aimed at creating awareness of women’s issues and abuse. Ensler created V-Day, a nonprofit organization associated with the play, and it has raised more than $75 million for women’s anti-violence groups since 1998.

Liaisons

Sex corrupts in Les Liaisons

By Raven Carpenter · Sunday, Feb. 12,2012 9:49 p.m.

Throughout history, seduction and deceit have found a place in cultures around the world. “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” set in 18th-century France, reflected this.

Albert Herring

‘Albert Herring’ opera shows at Buskirk-Chumley Theater

By Amelia Chong · Sunday, Feb. 12,2012 9:18 p.m.

Students performed James Marvel’s interpretation of the classic opera, "Albert Herring," from Feb. 9-12 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater as part of the IU Opera & Ballet 2011-12 season.The Buskirk-Chumley was chosen instead of the more common operatic venue, the Musical Arts Center, because stage director Marvel felt that the smaller space was more ideal.

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IU graduate student discusses second Houston-based novel

By Makenzie Holland · Thursday, Feb. 9,2012 8:51 p.m.

Pérez, who is currently working on obtaining her Ph.D. in comparative literature, shared her inspirations for “What Can’t Wait” and “The Knife and the Butterfly,” as well as her advice for young writers from her temporary home in Paris.

Pictura

Pictura Gallery exhibit tells of rural Japanese life

By Makenzie Holland · Thursday, Feb. 9,2012 8:48 p.m.

Lining the right white wall of the pictura gallery, untitled photographs taken by Ai Takahashi glisten in the lighting of the room. The exhibit was guest-curated by Mariko Takeuchi and James Nakagawa, both of whom are well-known photographers and photography critics in Japan and around the world.

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IU Cinema screens Oscar-nominated short films

By Brian Welk · Wednesday, Feb. 8,2012 11:54 p.m.

The IU Cinema is providing a chance to see all the nominees in 2012’s Best Live Action and Animated Short Film Oscar categories in separate screenings at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

fashion

Style File

By Emily Farra · Wednesday, Feb. 8,2012 10:12 p.m.

But what’s the latest news in blogging? In an unlikely turn of events, bloggers are having their computer chairs pulled out from under them and are being thrown onto the runway.

El Norteno

Restaurant turns art gallery

Tuesday, Feb. 7,2012 10:35 p.m.

This past Friday marked the final transformation from grocery store to gallery. The El Norteño Mexican restaurant converted its specialty store into an area reserved for Latin American art.

Type Shop

Type Shop remains active in graphic design program

By Jackie Veling · Tuesday, Feb. 7,2012 10:33 p.m.

The Type Shop is a staple of the graphic design program and has served as a teaching facility for students since the early 1960s. But now, as modern-day technology progresses, the Type Shop could make its final descent into the computer-designed pages of history.

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