Community Arts

To do on campus

By Kate Thacker · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 11:38 p.m.

Upcoming events this week sponsored by IU culture organizations.

Community teams up to fight cancer

By Jaclyn Lansbery · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 11:36 p.m.

Both walkers and runners of the 2011 Hoosiers Outrun Cancer weren’t just outrunning cancer--they were running toward its cure.

Procedure leaves students stranded

By Rachel Hartog · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 11:32 p.m.

Until this point, entry into the Teter buildings has been accessed by the same metal key students use to access their individual floors. As of Sept. 19, entry by student ID swipes became the only way to get into a Teter building.

Music lovers get worldly fix with Lotus Music Festival

By Shelby Rizzi · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 11:06 p.m.

Friday night marked the arrival of what some have called “the best weekend in Bloomington.” During the subsequent 24 hours, the southern Indiana college town brimmed with music, food and customs of other cultures thanks to the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival.

Movits! makes Lotus a party

By Bailey Loosemore · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 11:03 p.m.

Movits!, a Swedish music group, took the stage at Lotus Music and Arts Festival on Saturday night.

Kids weave prank into Lotus in the Park project

By Bailey Loosemore · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 10:59 p.m.

Lotus in the Park is a free portion of the annual Lotus World Music and Arts Festival. Located in the Waldron, Hill and Buskirk Park known as Third Street Park, this part of the festival offered Bloomington residents daytime concerts by artists featured in the weekend’s schedule.

Australian belles on stilts sway in Strange Fruit

By Nicole Montella · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 10:57 p.m.

When the beauty of a fairy tale met 14-foot-high flexible poles, Strange Fruit was the outcome.The women on stilts first appeared on campus Thursday outside the IU Art Museum and made three more appearances throughout Bloomington as part of the celebration for the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival.

Mavis Staples sings from her soul

By Rachel Krasnow · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 10:54 p.m.

In an all-black outfit, drop earrings and a black bob with a golden sheen, she walked on stage to an eruptive cheer of applause. The Buskirk-Chumley Theater’s sold-out crowd of mostly baby boomers stood in their seats, clapping and hooting. Mavis Staples, Grammy award-winning gospel singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, looked straight at the audience.

Man arrested after allegedly stealing handgun, peach brandy

Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 8:41 p.m.

Jay Franklin Hardy, 63, was arrested Thursday after allegedly breaking into a van and stealing a bottle of peach brandy and a Jennings nine millimeter handgun.

Team of private investigators hired by Spierer family

Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 8:39 p.m.

The Spierer family has hired a private investigative team to find information about the disappearance of their daughter, missing IU student Lauren Spierer, the lead private investigator said Friday.

Arrested man briefly escapes, is rearrested

Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 8:38 p.m.

A Bloomington man was arrested Saturday for possession of synthetic cannabis, as well as a controlled substance that the Bloomington Police Department said they believe to be Lortab tablets stolen from his grandmother.

Clay County township trustee arrested for theft, forgery

Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 8:37 p.m.

A former Clay County, Ind., township trustee was arrested Friday on nine counts of felony charges of theft and forgery allegedly committed during his term as trustee.

Awkward title, epic column

By Alex Cohn · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 7:58 p.m.

You know what really grinds my gears? When people misuse or overuse words.

Bullying, its place in politics

By Francisco Tirado · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 7:56 p.m.

Jamey Rodemeyer’s tragic passing has reverberated through the nation as swiftly as the suicides from last fall, which left a mark on the nation’s awareness about bullying of kids and adolescents.

GOP Candidate Critiques

By Sheldon Dance · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 7:54 p.m.

As I was watching the GOP debate Thursday, I jotted down a few notes concerning each of the candidates.

Boo to the booing of a soldier at GOP debate

Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 7:49 p.m.

We Say the GOP presidential candidates missed a key opportunity to stand up against bigots and demonstrate authenticity.

Darius Willis appears in local pro wrestling event

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 1:08 a.m.

While the IU football team played in North Texas, losing 24-21, injured running back Darius Willis helped a different kind of team win, when he helped professional wrestler PJB take down his opponent with a flying shoulder tackle.

IU falls 24-21 to North Texas

By Max McCombs · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 12:01 a.m.

A late-game quarterback switch and comeback were not enough for the Hoosiers to come back from a 24 point deficit Saturday as IU dropped their final non-conference game of the season to North Texas 24-21.

Five new tennis players to debut for IU in adidas Hoosier Classic

By Patrick McGill · Friday, Sept. 23,2011 1:11 a.m.

The IU women’s tennis team opens its 2011 season this weekend at home with the adidas Hoosier Classic. The three-day tournament includes Georgia, Notre Dame, Kansas State and Abilene Christian.

IU not overlooking winless UNT

By Alex McCarthy · Friday, Sept. 23,2011 1:09 a.m.

When Hoosiers like redshirt freshman running back Matt Perez step onto the new field in Denton, Texas, on Saturday, they will look to get on top early and send a message to fans.

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