Community Arts

Improvement marks Taber’s senior year

By Zachary Osterman · Tuesday, March 3,2009 12:10 a.m.

There was a time not so long ago when the sound of Chuck Crabb announcing Kyle Taber’s entry into an IU basketball game cued the slow, mass exodus of fans from all corners of Assembly Hall. Such a time has passed.

IU freshman guard Matt Roth walks to the bench late in the second half of IU's 75-53 loss to Northwestern on Wednesday evening at Assembly Hall. IU coach Tom Crean subbed in a line up of bench players after it became apparent that IU would not stage a comeback late in the game.

Big Ten leader Michigan State to visit last-place IU at home

By Tom Kirby · Tuesday, March 3,2009 12:08 a.m.

All season the rallying cry for IU basketball has been “passion for the past, excitement for the future.”

Juniors Isobel Dieppa and Gina DiSerio perform with graduate student Matthew Buffalo in the dress rehersal for 'An Ideal Husband" Monday evening at the Ruth N. Hall Theatre.

‘An Ideal Husband’ outshines rest of theater season’s shows

By Vanessa Torline · Monday, March 2,2009 11:46 p.m.

The IU Department of Theatre and Drama’s production of “An Ideal Husband” at the Ruth N. Halls Theatre stood out as the best of the season thus far for its appreciative, unpretentious approach to Oscar Wilde’s play.

Graduate students Jedediah Allen and Elise Figa perform with the IU Baroque Orchestra Sunday afternoon at the Auer Concert Hall. They are both in the Early Music Institute at the Jacobs School of Music which studies the historical performance of original musical instruments before 1800.

Baroque Orchestra , Jacobs singers perform 'Hypermnestra'

By Amy Burke · Monday, March 2,2009 11:44 p.m.

History was made this weekend as the opera “Hypermnestra” was performed for the first time at IU.As the hair-raising pitches of six Jacobs School of Music singers and the warm instruments of the IU Baroque Orchestra sounded from the stage in an almost-full Auer Concert Hall, the two-hour-long opera showcased many talents.

Great Big Sea are scheduled to perform Wednesday evening at the Bluebird. They will be performing several hits, including songs from their Fall 2007 released album Fortune's Favour.

Great Big Sea to play at the Bird

By Brent Williamson · Monday, March 2,2009 11:09 p.m.

Award-winning folk/rock band Great Big Sea is kicking off the second leg of its U.S. tour with a concert at The Bluebird Nightclub on Wednesday. The tour is to promote the band’s new album, “Fortune’s Favour,” which went gold in Canada.

Utah river searched for car with girl, 5, inside

Monday, March 2,2009 10:47 p.m.

Crews on Saturday used sonar to search the bottom of the Colorado River for a car and a 5-year-old girl that disappeared in the icy water.

IUPD looks for man carrying gun in dorm

By Lindsey Erdody · Monday, March 2,2009 10:40 p.m.

The IU Police Department is looking for a male it believes had a gun Sunday on the 11th-floor stairwell of Briscoe Residence Center.

IUSA wants to make campus green, sustainable with new initiative

By Alyssa Goldman · Monday, March 2,2009 10:38 p.m.

The IU Student Association is making an effort to make IU a greener and more sustainable campus through the green initiative.

Speaker to talk about problems Obama is facing

By Jennifer Basak · Monday, March 2,2009 10:36 p.m.

Mary Beth Long, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, will speak today about her experiences in dealing with Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran.

Donald Glass, a former IU student, works full time at El Bistro at IU's Read Center.

Serving food with a smile

By Jeffrey McKinney · Monday, March 2,2009 10:28 p.m.

Terms such as “service with a smile” and “the customer is always right” are often lost in today’s world. But for about the past six years, it’s been Donald Glass’ goal to keep these sayings alive.

Minister promises girls' education in Swat Valley

Monday, March 2,2009 10:20 p.m.

Girls in Pakistan’s Swat Valley will be allowed to attend school but must wear veils in line with local norms, a top official said Monday following a government pledge to impose Islamic law during peace talks with Taliban militants there.

Avalanche kills 3 on Wyoming-Idaho state line

Monday, March 2,2009 10:18 p.m.

A mile-long avalanche near the Wyoming-Idaho state line swept three snowmobilers to their deaths, authorities said Saturday.

Man accused of gun theft from parked cop car

Monday, March 2,2009 10:17 p.m.

Corpus Christi police didn’t have to go far to examine the scene of one crime – the theft of guns from a police car.

Gazans want open borders, not handouts

Monday, March 2,2009 10:16 p.m.

As top diplomats pledged billions of dollars for war-ravaged Gaza on Monday, ordinary people here – from merchants to housewives – said they’d rather have open borders than handouts.

Search narrows for NFL players off Fla. Gulf Coast

Monday, March 2,2009 10:14 p.m.

The Coast Guard on Monday narrowed the search area for two NFL players and a third man missing since a weekend fishing trip off the Florida Gulf Coast after crews rescued a fourth man clinging to their capsized boat.

Mediaworks offering $25,000 labor grant

By Morgan Waters · Monday, March 2,2009 9:44 p.m.

Mediaworks is accepting applications for the opportunity to offer $25,000 worth of its communications services to local nonprofits and arts-related organizations.

A dummy is loaded into a CT scanner for a practice reading on Friday afternoon at the ProCure Treatment Center on North Walnut Street. The CT scanner is used to measure the size of the tumor to be treated by proton radiation.

Proton therapy center begins training program

By Sarah Bloom · Monday, March 2,2009 9:43 p.m.

Professors at the proton school are teaching their first group of doctors, medical physicists and radiation technologists how to use the equipment.

Daniels requests federal aid for 15 southern counties

By VINCE ZITO · Monday, March 2,2009 9:31 p.m.

Counties asking for federal funding for storm damage are still waiting to find out whether their request has been accepted.

One small step for a human, one giant leap for humankind

By Abigail Mitchell · Monday, March 2,2009 9:30 p.m.

It occurred to me the other day that I could be an astronaut. I was reading a psychology book that discussed how people in various careers find happiness, and the author referred to a generic astronaut as “she.”

Consumer spending rises in January after 6-month fall

By Martin Crutsinger · Monday, March 2,2009 8:53 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Consumer spending rose in January after falling for a record six straight months, pushed higher by purchases of food and other nondurable items. But the increase is expected to be fleeting given all the problems facing the economy.