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ISO to perform Queen music medley

In the spirit of Freddie Mercury and his band, the ISO will perform “The Music of Queen” on Friday and Saturday.


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Twitter opera in works

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In an effort to get more people involved with opera, which sometimes suffers from an elitist, highbrow reputation, London’s world-famous Royal Opera House is turning away – temporarily – from classic talents like Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini and giving the composer’s pen to ... just about anybody.


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A return to the racket

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A little more than 10 years ago, Scott Lippitt spent hours at the tennis courts on North Fee Lane. Now, Lippitt is starting to reunite with the game of tennis.


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College financial aid shrinking as demand booms

MADISON, Wis. – Struggling with budget shortfalls that reach into the billions, several states are making deep cuts in college financial aid programs, including those that provide a vital source of cash for students who most need the money.

UBS Secrets

US, Swiss reach deal on secret bank accounts

MIAMI – The U.S. government and Swiss banking giant UBS AG have reached a long-awaited agreement in a case about secret Swiss bank accounts for alleged American tax evaders, lawyers for both sides told a federal judge Wednesday.



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State to spend $600K repairing monument

The Indiana War Memorials Commission will spend $600,000 to repair the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indianapolis beginning later this month.


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Evansille to have free clinic for nonunion workers

A top city official expects a new free health clinic for nonunion city employees and their dependents will result in savings for the city within a year and a half.


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80 dogs seized in raids linked to fighting

Authorities have seized about 80 pit bulls during raids at two southern Indiana sites suspected of breeding and training dogs for illegal fighting.


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Scaring students into driving safely

To try to deter teens from reckless driving, the town court of Mooresville, Ind., created a specific traffic program that shocks and scares teens into safer driving methods.


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Ind. beaches receive poor ranks

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Indiana’s beaches are among the most polluted in the United States, according to a report released July 29 by the Natural Resources Defense Council.



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JFK's sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at 88

HYANNIS, Mass. – President John F. Kennedy's sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who carried on the family's public service tradition by founding the Special Olympics and championing the rights of the mentally disabled, died Tuesday morning, her family said in a statement. She was 88.



Boys and Girls Club

IU football team connects with area children

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For the first time, the Hoosiers partnered with the Bloomington Boys & Girls Club on their home turf and brought about 75 members of the group to Memorial Stadium on Thursday for a day of fun and games with some of the children’s favorite athletes.


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New students discuss ‘phallocracy,’ Playgirl in intro to college classroom

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Intensive Freshman Seminars occur during the three weeks leading up to IU Welcome Week. Each student enrolls in one specially designed course. Topics range from climate change to Shakespeare to human genetics. Courses are taught by IU faculty members. Each class is limited to 20 students, according to the IFS Web site, www.ifs.indiana.edu.


Boy Scouts conference leads to 5,000 percent increase in bullying

At the end of each school session, the IDS publishes the Radish, a satirical page for IU students. All events and sources are false.IU Police Department released figures this week indicating that, in the wake of the Boy Scouts of America’s National Order of the Arrow Conference at IU, reports of campus bullying have gone up by 5,000 percent.



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Homeless Holocaust survivor leaves university 100K

JERUSALEM – Hebrew University has received a surprise donation of more than $100,000 from an unexpected benefactor – a woman who survived the Nazi Holocaust and appeared to be destitute, a university official said Sunday.


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Around the Arts

A selection of arts events around the area.