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Doiron shares simple, subtle music from 10-year career

By Yahya Chaudhry · Wednesday, June 3,2009 8:20 p.m.

Julie Doiron, the Canadian indie singer-songwriter who wore a cherubic, diminutive, black electric guitar and a long, red sundress flowing down to her knees, joked in between songs about how she felt indecent about wearing such a short dress. She exemplified the night: a light-hearted indie musical jaunt.

Iron & Wine album cover

Well done

Wednesday, June 3,2009 8:18 p.m.

Review of Iron & Wine's album "Around the Well."

Mandy Moore album cover

No Moore

By Kelsey Nash · Wednesday, June 3,2009 8:14 p.m.

Review of Mandy Moore's album "Amanda Leigh."

Costumed horses drag the corpse of a bull out of the Plaza de Toros on Sunday in Madrid. The bullfight marks the end of the Festival of San Isidro, a 14-day lineup of nightly bullfights.

A bloody tradition continues

By Nathaniel Kenninger · Wednesday, June 3,2009 8:13 p.m.

MADRID – Every day for the past two weeks, the Plaza de Toros in Madrid has been bustling. The end of May marks the Festival of San Isidro, in which for 14 days, two-hour bullfights take place each night for the entertainment of tourists and locals alike. On Sunday, I decided to partake and watched the final night of the festival with a few friends.

A visitor to a Shinto shrine in Osaka, Japan, washes her hands in a stone wash basin at the shrine’s entrance in preparation for prayer.

Christianity, Shinto share cleansing rituals

By Ashley Thomas · Wednesday, June 3,2009 8:11 p.m.

OSAKA, Japan – While there are thousands of religions practiced in the world, and each has its own practices and beliefs, there are aspects to almost any religion that seem comparable to an outsider.

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Seeing beyond Spanish stereotypes

By Whitney Kincaid · Wednesday, June 3,2009 8:10 p.m.

ARANJUEZ, Spain – This past weekend I experienced, for the first time, the Fiestas of Aranjuez. The party weekend, which consists of carnival games, dancing, drinking, eating and socializing, is one of the most exciting and busiest weekends for this small, tranquil town.

Dean of Students Dick McKaig laughs during his retirement ceremony Tuesday evening in Alumni Hall. McKaig is set to retire July 31 after 38 years of service to IU.

Friends, family, coworkers honor McKaig

By Peter Stevenson · Wednesday, June 3,2009 8 p.m.

He’s given lectures dressed as the Cat in the Hat. He’s taken pies to the face, to the point where he’s famous for it. He’s even approved a naked poetry session at Collins Living-Learning Center. But after a glittering 38-year career, legendary Dean of Students Dick McKaig is retiring.

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