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Undefeated team to face former head coach Freitag

By Nathan Brown · Friday, Sept. 9,2011 12:01 a.m.

After two wins last weekend in the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic against St. Louis and Dayton, the No. 10-ranked men’s soccer team is back in action this weekend in South Bend for the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament. They will face Bucknell and Denver.

Veteran IU squad starts year in Illinois

By Abby Liebenthal · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 11:57 p.m.

The Hoosiers will open their fall season this weekend at the Northern Intercollegiate in Aurora, Ill. Northern Illinois will have the 54-hole stroke play event at Rich Harvest Farms, a par-72 course listed among Rolex World’s Top 1000 Golf Courses.

Around Campus

By IDS staff · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 11:56 p.m.

While many University and city events this week will focus on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, there are others happening on campus.

Vouchers examined in IU report

By Katie Mettler · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 11:55 p.m.

The Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (CEEP) at IU has published a report to calm the controversy and neutralize the discussion about three bills to reform public education for grades K-12.

Team heads to west coast for first road test

By Jeremy Smith · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 11:55 p.m.

Ranked for the first time this season, No. 19 IU travels to the west coast to face No. 16 Stanford and UC Berkeley.

Campus leaders optimistic after La Casa incident

By Kate Thacker · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 11:53 p.m.

During the 2009-10 school year, 121 incidents of harassment and discrimination based on race, national origin, religion, gender or sexual orientation were reported to the Incident Teams, an IU institution that helps students report acts of discrimination or harassment and create a plan of action to resolve them.

Greek organizations collaborate for service

By IDS staff · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 11:52 p.m.

Alpha Phi Alpha’s annual service initiative, Alpha Depot, brings greek organizations with the first letter alpha together for a day of service.

Hoosiers hope for better outcome than in 2009

By Max McCombs · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 11:51 p.m.

Two seasons ago, the Hoosiers travelled to Charlottesville, Va., for a seemingly even matchup between two teams looking for a non-conference statement win. They left with a 47-7 loss, managing barely half as many yards on offense as the Cavaliers, a team that would go on to a 3-9 record and fire their coach following the season.

IU Notify not meant to frighten

By IDS staff · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 11:51 p.m.

IU Police Chief Keith Cash said the primary purpose of IU Notify text messages is to promote community protection in a way that students will notice.

Hoosiers seeking first win of season against Cavaliers in home opener after loss to Ball State

By Alex McCarthy · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 11:49 p.m.

The Cardinals rushed for 210 yards while the Hoosiers ran for 103 yards. That’s a result they hope to avoid when Virginia visits Memorial Stadium to kick off IU’s home schedule at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Column: IU’s season lies within its defense

By Justin Albers · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 11:43 p.m.

The fact is, IU has always had a pretty good offense. The Hoosiers lose because they rarely have a defense to match it.

First meet of season not by Hoosiers’ choice

By Matt Spears · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 11:38 p.m.

Yes, it’s on the schedule, but that doesn’t mean it actually matters. That is the stance IU Coach Ron Helmer is taking as his team prepares for Saturday’s Indiana Open in Bloomington.

Local stonecutters helped rebuild Pentagon after 9/11 attacks

By Charles Scudder · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 10:30 p.m.

Pat Riley was out of his element.A stonecutter from southern Indiana, Riley was climbing over broken stone and piles of debris to measure blocks of limestone strewn across the grounds of the damaged Pentagon in Arlington, Va.

Jacobs organist shares personal chronology for love of music

By Brittany Tempest · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 10:04 p.m.

Janette Fishell began playing piano at age five.Fishell now works as a professor in the Jacobs School of Music. She recently embarked upon a 21-concert, three-year project, “The Seasons of Sebastian,” in which she performed the complete organ works of J. S. Bach for the first time on campus and in the Bloomington community.

MAC welcomes a full ballet and opera schedule

By Brittany Tempest · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 10:01 p.m.

IU Opera and Ballet Theater Production Director Tim Stebbins said he is confident everyone can find something to enjoy this season, from comedies to dramas. “There’s going to be a little bit of something for everyone this season,” Stebbins said. Favorites like “The Nutcracker” and “Candide” will be joined by new productions such as “The Sleeping Beauty” and “Der Rosenkavalier”.

Hollinden delivers bonus set

By Barb Anguiano · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 9:44 p.m.

Every semester for four years, Andy Hollinden has been playing the Bluebird the Friday before finals week. This time, however, he’ll be playing early in the semester.

Bloomington uses alternative trash system

Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 9:11 p.m.

Moving to off-campus housing oftentimes allows additional freedom for students, but it can also create unexpected expenditures beyond rent and electricity. For many students in Bloomington, this includes a fee to remove junk they don’t want — their garbage.

Ind.’s new private, parochial school vouchers start slow

By Celia Grundman · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 9:08 p.m.

Since its passage in May, school voucher legislation HEA 1003 has gradually been implemented across Indiana and in Bloomington.

Campustown, local IU wares store, to close its doors after 40 years

By Jessica Contrera · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 9:06 p.m.

Jim Cushing remembers when CDs sold like wildfire. He remembers when an IU T-shirt cost $3.99. He remembers when physically going to a store was the only way to buy things. A lot has changed since those days, but Cushing has been manager of Campustown, an IU goods and apparel store, through it all. Now Cushing must manage the store through its biggest change — its closing.

A plea for respect, political decency

By Jon Todd · Thursday, Sept. 8,2011 7:45 p.m.

Last week, Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina announced to ABC he was not planning to attend the president’s speech about his job creation proposal. He’s not alone, either — Rep. Joe Walsh of Illinois also announced last week that he would not be attending. You might be thinking, “So what?” Well, stop thinking that.

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