Community Arts

Butch Walker stars on his own

Butch Walker has once again created an album full of easy-listening music. The lyrics are simple and talk about issues that address everything from guys wearing girl’s jeans to leaving a strained relationship behind.

III time's the charm

The Bronx’s third album The Bronx (III) fits somewhere between AC/DC’s rock 'n’ roll stomp and the riff-tastic guitar heroics of bands like Rage Against the Machine and Led Zeppelin

Vocoder apocalypse

The vocoder has officially worn out its welcome and his new album Thr33 Ringz is a prime example of why. The songs are catchy in their own right, but through more than 20 of them, the sound effects, snapping and too-typical lyrics strain the ears too much.

Rockin’ around the clock for 36 hours

Raising money for Riley kids through IUDM unites all of Bloomington through a common cause

From country to pop and back again

Even at her young age, Taylor Swift has really captured the country-pop sound solidly on Fearless. Surely her success will carry forward, and she will continue to grow as an artist.

A multicultural Thanksgiving

How Americans of many backgrounds celebrate Thanksgiving

Bond finds no solace in 'Quantum'

It’s unfair to expect this Bond outing to be on the same level of the near-flawless “Royale.” That said, it seems the filmmakers have forgotten some of the reasons why that movie was so great: Bond beating his opponents not by his strength, but by his wits.

College Democrats, Republicans show no signs of slowing down

Though the elections have ended and the tide of students rushing off to battle for their parties has died down, it’s still business as usual for IU College Republicans and IU College Democrats.

Another day, another learning experience

Each game and scrimmage for the young IU men’s basketball team brings new lessons.BLOG: Basketblog

JUST BARELY

Without taking a shot from the floor the entire game, Daniel Moore led the Hoosiers to their second win of the season Tuesday, beating IU-Purdue University Indianapolis, 60-57.Down one with 27.1 seconds to play, IUPUI coach Ron Hunter called for a time-out. After dribbling out most of the clock, Jaguar freshman forward Alex Young launched a 3-pointer from the top of the key.The ball ricocheted off the rim, and a scrum for the ball ensued under the basket.Moore, the 5-foot-11 walk-on guard, came up with the rebound.“I don’t even know if I boxed out,” Moore said. “I just kind of felt my way and got lucky.”

Men’s rowing club continues rebuilding

Water polo breaks club stereotypes

IU and Ferris State split weekend pair

A win is a win. ... I guess.

Road set for soccer’s NCAA quest

Lilly endowment of $15M to grow technology at IU

Technology will have a chance to grow and hatch at IU, thanks to the groundbreaking of a new “incubator” and a $15 million grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc.

Bryan House employees challenge themselves to eat on only $3 per day

Six Bryan House employees have volunteered to endure the Bloomington Food Stamp Challenge. Since Monday, they have each been eating on $21 a week, and will do so until Friday.   PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

Wall Street fluctuates on weak economic data; investors hold back

Wall Street fluctuated Tuesday, as investors refrained from making big bets in a volatile market battered by a stream of weak economic data.

NATO fired at insurgents in Pakistan

NATO troops in eastern Afghanistan fired 20 artillery rounds at insurgents inside Pakistan in an attack the alliance said was coordinated with the government in Islamaba

New and old Congress cross paths in lame duck session; Kennedy returns

Outgoing and incoming Washington crossed paths on Capitol Hill on Monday, as lawmakers-to-be trod the same pillared hallways as the members of Congress they defeated, the Senate convened without President-elect Barack Obama and a familiar face returned.