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Resonating the Renaissance

By Beka Mech · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 11:24 p.m.

Strength, power and beauty could be heard at the top of the Music Addition. Resonance filled room 454 as 26 voices beautifully blended harmonies over a small orchestra. At the center of the two ensembles is one man. He captivates the attention of every person in the room. His long fingers were like the paintbrush that guides a masterpiece across a canvas, and his animated body and expressions dictate the music heard.

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IU music students to perform in D.C.

By Lindsey Landis · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 11:23 p.m.

Eight Jacobs School of Music students will perform for the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage Conservatory Project tonight at 6 p.m.. The event will be held in the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. Pianist Ayako Toba, baritone Christopher Bolduc, soprano Jing Zhang, violinist Frederieke Saeijs and the Kuttner quartet, which includes violinists Sarah Kim and Robin Scott, violist Yoo-jin Cho and cellist Ana Kim, will showcase their skills. The event is an initiative of the Performing Arts for Everyone project that schedules 365 free performances, one for every day of the year, for the Millennium Stage. The Conservatory Project gives college students a chance to perform in front of a large audience. The audience mostly comprises middle- and high school-aged students who are interested in pursuing music in college.

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Ballet major describes physical challenges of his art

By Rorye O'Connor and Rorye O'Conner · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 11:22 p.m.

For about six hours every day, 44 determined and dedicated students plié and relevé at the Musical Arts Center. These students, majors in ballet in the IU Jacobs School of Music, most likely have been working their whole lives toward a dream of dancing with a major ballet company. Freshman Tony Flannigan is one of three male freshmen in the ballet department. He has been dancing since he was 3 years old, because his mom loved ballet, but wasn't able to do it professionally.

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New program will train future IU leaders

By Peter Stevenson · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 4:30 p.m.

Problems with IU's leadership structure prompted the largest set of administrative changes in IU history last month. Last week, IU President Adam Herbert took another step in fixing leadership problems.

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Spirit of Sport raises $12K

By Chip Cutter · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:53 a.m.

From basketball to Twister, to pogo-sticking and jump roping, everyone had something for them Friday evening, as members of the campus and surrounding communities came together to participate in the annual Spirit of Sport event, which benefits Special Olympics Indiana athletes. Hosted by the Division of Recreational Sports, and celebrating its 30th year of existence, Friday's event was one of broken records and new achievements.

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IU drops 4th straight meet

By John Wustrow · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:46 a.m.

The first seven times the IU wrestling team faced Penn State, it came out on the losing end. Number eight didn't turn out to be the lucky number for the No. 15-ranked Hoosiers, who dropped their fourth straight match Friday with a 27-8 loss to the No. 8-ranked Nittany Lions.

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Hoosiers win 3 of 3 in successful weekend at home

By Jonathan Hines · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:45 a.m.

Eager to wrap up an action-packed weekend, the No. 31 IU women's tennis team swept Butler University 7-0, clearing the Indiana Tennis Center courts in two hours. The Hoosiers accumulated a 3-0 record for the weekend with a 7-0 victory over Marquette University on Saturday and two wins Sunday, the first over DePaul University 6-1.

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IU stuggles to adapt with new doubles combos

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:44 a.m.

The No. 60 IU men's tennis team came up short this weekend in an effort to extend its unbeaten spring season. The Hoosiers were upended by No. 32 Louisville in Kentucky 6-1 on Friday, followed by a 5-3 defeat of the cream and crimson by No. 39 Middle Tennessee State the subsequent day.

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Losing woes extend for Hoosiers in San Diego

By Lee Hurwitz · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:40 a.m.

After starting the year with high aspirations, the losing woes continued for the IU women's water polo team this weekend as the 2-6 squad lost three of its four matches at the Triton Invitational in San Diego.

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Hoosiers record top times, top-10 finishes at Tyson

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:39 a.m.

The IU women's track team seemed to ride the momentum of its season-opening home stand to have many athletes place well at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend. "When you compete with the best schools in the country, you want to compete well," said associate head coach and sprints coach Ed Beathea. "I think the meet served its purpose to prepare us for conference."

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Neville paces IU as Hoosiers showcase talent in Arkansas

By Alyson Brodsy · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:38 a.m.

The IU men's track and field team traveled to Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend to compete against some of the nation's premier programs at the annual Tyson Invitational. Unhampered by the sluggishness that often accompanies traveling for meets, the men's squad posted six top-10 finishes at the Randal Tyson Track Center.

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Pass the Tylenol

By Ryan Phillips · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:37 a.m.

Please, all of you just keep it down. I can't take any more of this. It's making my temples throb. All I've been getting for the past four days have been e-mails, phone calls, instant messages and even Facebook.com messages listing the reasons Mike Davis must be fired immediately.

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MISSED SHOT

By Andy Romey · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:33 a.m.

The Iowa Hawkeyes might want to consider taking a page out of their coach's book when it comes to free throw shooting.

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Davis: Critics' negativity plagues team

By Brian Janosch · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:29 a.m.

Life's troubles can be notorious for their peculiar timing. The day after rumors began surfacing about IU coach Mike Davis resigning, he was mysteriously absent from pregame introductions. But before the rumor mill could spin out of control, word came that Davis was home ill. It marked the coach's first absence from the IU sidelines not related to a suspension. function openWin(URL){ var theNewWindow = window.open(URL,"thewindow", "toolbars=no, width=750, height=530" ); theNewWindow.focus(); }

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Anger over 'offensive' caricatures spreads

By Anne Purcell · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:19 a.m.

After more than two weeks of protests, anger and violence surrounding purportedly offensive caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, the uproar has continued to spread throughout the world and even to the IU community. "I'm mad that they even showed him, and then associated him and Muslims with terrorists," said junior Bashar Aburashed, who was born and raised in Saudi Arabia. "It would offend any Muslim."

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Miss IU crowned

By Teri Rosenbaum · Monday, Feb. 13,2006 12:19 a.m.

With only a couple of hours to go before the Miss IU pageant, the setup is typical. With curlers in their hair and mascara wands in their hands, the girls hover in front of the mirrors. The atmosphere is one of nervous excitement. The picture is what some might predict from a beauty pageant, apart from one element: food. "It's food time!" one contestant said, as she simultaneously applied her makeup. "Let's do this."

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