Community Arts

Most Definitely Good

By Brian Hettmansperger · Thursday, June 18,2009 12 a.m.

Brian Hettmansperger's review of Mos Def's "The Ecstatic."

Brayden Honeycutt, 1, plays a game at the 51st annual Fun Frolic on June 14, 2008, in the west parking lot of Memorial Stadium. The event proceeds benefit both IU Campus Child Care and the Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana.

Fun Frolic to run 9 days, benefit area children

By Nola Lazin · Wednesday, June 17,2009 8:47 p.m.

Fun Frolic, put on by IU Campus Child Care and Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana, will kick off Friday. The carnival event will run for nine days until June 27.

Carol Kennedy-Armbruster leads Mini University participants June 2007 in Target Fitness: Functional Exercise for Adults in the State Room East of the Indiana Memorial Union.

Mini University to offer more than 100 classes

By Peter Stevenson · Wednesday, June 17,2009 8:45 p.m.

About 500 participants will descend upon Bloomington on Monday for IU’s Mini University. The weeklong program will place adult learners from around the country in 112 different classes taught by more than 100 of IU’s top professors.

Incoming freshman Nathan Miller and his mother Betsy Miller browse IU merchandise Wednesday afternoon at the IU Bookstore. Hundreds of incoming students and their families will be descending on campus for Freshman Orientation.

Which way to Orientation?

By Carrie Schedler and Gordon W. Buchanan · Wednesday, June 17,2009 8:41 p.m.

Orientation is as much a rite of passage as it is tradition here at IU.Incoming freshmen and their parents have arrived at IU this week to explore campus and register for classes.

Almost Famous

By Tyler James Perry · Wednesday, June 17,2009 8:40 p.m.

Bloomington cover bands feature.

Tales From Bonnaroo

By Stefania Marghitu · Wednesday, June 17,2009 8:35 p.m.

Stefania Marghitu's first-hand account of the 2009 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival.

Alumni weekend reunites friends 50 years later

Wednesday, June 17,2009 8:33 p.m.

Fifty years after graduation, members of the class of 1959 will flock to Bloomington for their 50th reunion, part of the annual Cream and Crimson Alumni Weekend sponsored by the IU Alumni Association.

TV Surveillance

By Cory Barker · Wednesday, June 17,2009 8:32 p.m.

Cory Barker's weekly TV Surveillance column

IU junior Andy McAlister serves customers at the Basil Leaf booth during Taste of Bloomington on June 21, 2008, at Showers Plaza.

Take a Taste of Bloomington

By Lindsay Eckert · Wednesday, June 17,2009 8:30 p.m.

There’s only one place in Bloomington where residents can eat foods from 40 different locations without having to walk more than a few steps in between each bite.

The Will Ferrell Show, part 37

By Chris Pickrell · Wednesday, June 17,2009 8:27 p.m.

Chris Pickrell's review of "Land of the Lost."

"Colorful Kaleidoscope of Noise"

Wednesday, June 17,2009 8:23 p.m.

Yayha Chaudhry's review of Dirty Projector's "Bitte Orca."

Eternally Bad

Wednesday, June 17,2009 8:17 p.m.

Yayha Chaudhry's review of Sonic Youth's "The Eternal."

Uplifting

By Tyler James Perry · Wednesday, June 17,2009 8:10 p.m.

Tyler Perry's review of 311's "Uplifter."

In this June 10, 2003 file photo, fans make their feelings known as Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa bats in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards in Baltimore. The New York Times reported on its website Tuesday, June 16, 2009, that Sosa tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, citing lawyers familiar with the case. The newspaper did not identify the drug.

Report: Ex-Cubs star Sosa failed drug test

Wednesday, June 17,2009 8:07 p.m.

Sammy Sosa became the latest in a string of baseball stars implicated in the sport’s steroids scandal of the past decade when The New York Times reported that he tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003.

Student-athletes excel with GPA

By Candice Rohrman · Wednesday, June 17,2009 8:05 p.m.

Senior Emily Kasavana is just like any other IU student, except for two distinct differences.

Iranian athletes protest silently

By Zina Kumok · Wednesday, June 17,2009 8:02 p.m.

While citizens rally in the streets, one group of Iranians spoke on the field in Iran's game against South Korea to protest the election proceedings in the nation.

Finding fabrics with breathing room

By Bryan Payton · Wednesday, June 17,2009 7:47 p.m.

The official first day of summer is just a few days away. So instead of sweating it out in wool and thick denim, it’s time to pay close attention to the fabrics you wear.

New certificate offers political career skills

By Kevin Doran · Wednesday, June 17,2009 7:46 p.m.

IU announced earlier this week it would launch a program this fall that provides study and real-world experience to teach students valuable skills in politics and civic careers.

Arts assessment worries educators

By Lib Quaid · Wednesday, June 17,2009 7:45 p.m.

Children were taking fewer field trips to art museums even before the recession began to gouge school budgets, according to a nationwide survey released Monday.

Kinsey awarded grant for condom research

By Morgan Waters · Wednesday, June 17,2009 7:45 p.m.

Last week, the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction was awarded a $423,500 grant by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, a division of the National Institutes of Health, to study condom use.

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