Community Arts

Sayles showcases independent cinema

By Brad Sanders · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 9:22 p.m.

John Sayles is a true American original. Whether as a Hollywood gun-for-hire, a novelist, a historian or an auteur filmmaker, Sayles has always carried with him a fiercely individualistic vision. For many, he is the definition of independent cinema.

Focus on Fashion

By Samantha Kirby · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 9:20 p.m.

I’m one of those annoying people who channel surfs during commercials. I’ve been known to switch between three different shows in one half-hour time slot. This weekend, I was doing my usual channel surfing and I came across “Say Yes to the Dress.”

'It Still Bleeds': an original night of comedy and music

Monday, Sept. 12,2011 9:18 p.m.

The Comedy Attic is proud to present "It Still Bleeds," a performance by eight comedians and two musical acts. “It’s a variety show that’s a little more edgy and unexpected than your standard comedy show,” show curator Mat Alano-Martin said. Includes a performance by “Heinous Orca”, a garage punk band made up of four IU students.

Opinion Front: It’s a werewolf, stupid

By Nick Jacobs · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 8:18 p.m.

President Barack Obama says there isn’t a magic bullet to fix the economy — meaning the economy isn’t just some supernatural beast.

Opinion Front: Let capitalism howl

By Nico Perrino · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 8:16 p.m.

Following President Barack Obama’s job speech, the stock market saw another tough day of trading. The Dow Jones industrial average plummeted 303 points, or 2.69 percent, indicating that both regular Americans and Wall Street have little faith in the President’s ability to spur economic growth and create jobs.

Opinion Front: Beyond Austerity

By Aiden Crane · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 8:14 p.m.

The truth of the matter is it isn’t a question of degree. Tax cuts and austerity programs are both part of the same global economic policy recently savaged in a report by the United Nations.

Opinion Front: A long-term jobs solution

By Christopher Babcock · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 8:12 p.m.

Unfortunately, hyper-partisan environments do not lend themselves well to passing of great legislation. The Tea Party has been extremely successful in one facet of politics: moving the Overton Window of Political Possibilities farther right.

Get your hands dirty, read newsprint

By Mary Baldwin · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 8:11 p.m.

I grew up in a newspaper family — my father is a newspaper editor and my grandfather was a journalism professor, so maybe I’m just genetically hardwired to read newsprint.

Virtual Churches, are they the real deal?

By Matthew Kaul · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 8:08 p.m.

The beautiful thing about the Internet is that it thrives on extremes — the loudest voices, most extreme arguments, craziest conspiracy theories. The web allows people to reveal themselves in ways they never would when dealing with people face-to-face.

No dollars if there’s no sense

By Oliver Wise · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 8:04 p.m.

Since the beginning of the current rift slicing the nation by party, many have looked for some hint of sensibility in the otherwise moronic actions of Washington’s elite.

Let them have textbooks

By Sarah Hann · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 7:55 p.m.

We pay a lot of money every year for college, and the prices keep going up. But one necessity is actually costing less: textbooks.

Dan Haddad, senior, and Nick Haddad, freshman

Students remember 9/11 in IDS portrait series

By Chet Strange · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 3:20 a.m.

Four IU students shared their 9/11 stories with photographer Chet Strange. See their portraits and text of their stories in their own words.

Scholarships created in remembrance of student's father

By Mary Kenney · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 1:13 a.m.

Rachel Jacobson’s father, Steven Jacobson, was one of nearly 3,000 civilians who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. This is the conclusion of the two-part series in which Rachel looks forward.

Patriot Act still in effect 10 years later

By Jessica Williams · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 1:08 a.m.

Months after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Congress passed the Patriot Act to improve the government’s counterterrorism efforts.

How my mother learned to fly again

By Kamilla Benko · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 1:06 a.m.

IDS reporter Kamilla Benko spent the morning in Boston Logan International Airport with her mother and two siblings. While they were there, airport staff honored the colleagues they lost 10 years ago.

Dunn Meadow acts as memorial, flags honor the fallen

By Michael Auslen · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 12:56 a.m.

2,977 of American flags were planted by the IU College Republicans, IU College Democrats, IU Student Association and Union Board as part of a nation-wide effort led by student group Young America’s Foundation.

Davies leads IU to victory in fall opener

By Abby Liebenthal · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 12:37 a.m.

The IU women’s golf team had a goal Sunday — make up the two strokes that kept them behind first-round leader IU-Purdue University Indianapolis.

Men’s golf finishes third, confident for rest of season

By Abby Liebenthal · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 12:35 a.m.

The Hoosiers finished third in the Northern Intercollegiate, their first event of the season. They ended with a tournament total of 888, eight strokes short of second place Tulsa and 18 strokes behind first place Central Florida.

Team suffers first defeat of season

By Jeremy Smith · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 12:33 a.m.

The IU field hockey team faltered for the first time this season, falling in back-to-back away games on a West Coast road trip. On Friday, they fell to No. 16 Stanford 3-2, then lost two days later to California 3-1.

Freshmen runners impress team at Indiana Open

By Matt Spears · Monday, Sept. 12,2011 12:32 a.m.

The Hoosiers showed up at the Indiana Open ready to run, with a calm and controlled approach in preparation for bigger, more important races.

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