Community Arts

Jacobs announces new season for IU Opera & Ballet Theater

The Jacobs School of Music will present an ambitious season this year, including four new IU Opera & Ballet Theater productions, as well as hundreds of other performances. Other highlights of the season include classical, jazz, band and choral concerts by students, faculty and guests.

Students fear Gustav post-Katrina

For sophomore Jacob Sherry, evacuating when a hurricane or bad storm was near his home in the West Bank area of New Orleans was no big deal. In fact, it was like a little vacation.SLIDE SHOW: Hurricane Gustav

Kellen Lewis plays well in fresh start

All Western Kentucky saw was a blur. All the Hilltoppers heard from the Memorial Stadium crowd was a joyous celebration. Kellen Lewis was back.SLIDE SHOW: IU vs. Western Kentucky

RNC opens with appeal for Gustav aid

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Republicans, determined to propel Sen. John McCain of Arizona to the White House, opened their storm-shortened national convention Monday amid distractions involving running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Let’s go recruitin’

Tom Crean has done well to add to his roster with quality players, both now and in the near future. But that swarm of talent headed to Bloomington could soon create a much-desired scholarship logjam.

Jock Genes

There’s a saying my father once told me that goes, “You can’t put in what God left out.”

Palin looks promising to Republican faithful

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Indiana delegates at the Republican National Convention gave their enthusiastic support for John McCain’s running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, three days after the Arizona senator made the surprise pick.

Back on the Lewis bandwagon

IU quarterback Kellen Lewis might not personify everything you want in a captain, but give credit where credit is due – he’s good.

McKaig to retire at end of school year

Dean of Students Dick McKaig said Monday he will retire at the end of this school year. “I just turn 65 next summer,” McKaig said. “It’s one of those timing things.” McKaig arrived at IU in 1971 and since 1991 has worked as dean of students, a job that made McKaig an administrator of and advocate for the IU student body.

Zips take home Classic crown; men's soccer wins, ties

Having won its two exhibition games by a combined score of 6-1, the IU men’s soccer team entered the Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic this past weekend with high expectations for its offense. But it was the defense, allowing only one total goal for the tournament, that enabled the No. 7 Hoosiers to start the regular season undefeated.

Trip to Lone Star state garners women's soccer team win against ranked team

The IU women’s soccer team (1-2-0) came into the Aggie Soccer Invitational unranked and winless. The other three teams in the tournament were all ranked in the top 14, but the Hoosiers were able to leave Texas with a split in the weekend’s games.

State sees surge in nurse practitioner enrollment

They write prescriptions, see patients and sometimes even maintain their own practices — but don’t think about calling them physicians. Around the state, a growing number of people are enrolling in nurse practitioner programs, changing the meaning of the word “doctor” in the medical world.

Midnight Madness draws hundreds of freshmen

Shrinking packages, high food prices fluster parents

Kids may be worried about homework, teachers and that pesky bully this school year. But parents? They’re leery about lunches.

RAW gets down, dirty to raise animal awareness

Briscoe Quad was home to more than just students Monday. Dogs gathered in the quad’s circle drive as students and members of Revitalizing Animal Well-Being gathered beneath the shade to bathe dogs while raising awareness about animal well being and the positive connection animals and humans have.

FaithFest turns Dunn Meadow into meeting ground for religions

Dunn Meadow was filled with the faithful Sunday afternoon as Orientation Programs and campus religious leaders presented FaithFest, a program where religious groups from across campus and Bloomington were invited to gather and talk to freshmen about their organizations.

Watch out for similar drug names

Take the generic drug clonidine for high blood pressure? Double- check that you didn’t leave the drugstore with Klonopin for seizures, or the gout medicine colchicine.Mixing up drug names because they look or sound alike – like this trio – is among the most common types of medical mistakes, and it can be deadly. Now new efforts are aiming to stem the confusion and make patients more aware of the risk.

Traditions and Spirit of IU energizes, educates

The excitement in the crowd is tangible. It feels as if Kellen Lewis just broke away for a touchdown. It feels as if D.J. White just threw someone’s shot into the stands. It feels like the pent-up energy of a few thousand freshmen, and we’re not even inside Assembly Hall yet. Traditions and Spirit of IU, a Welcome Week event geared at educating and energizing the freshman class, took place at 4:30 p.m. Friday afternoon in Assembly Hall.

New grocery delivery service debuts this week

A new Bloomington food service is aiming to make shopping for food accessible to even the laziest of couch potatoes. In fact, you don’t have to leave the couch to get the potatoes.

Homesickness common among new students

The transition from high school to college can seem exciting for many incoming freshmen, but experts say it’s often overwhelming. Moving into a new room, finding new friends and even learning the campus layout can stress new students. As a result, some start longing for the comforts of home.