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Proggy, chuggy and synthy

By Thomas Miller · Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 4:37 p.m.

“Misdirect” is a great word to include in the title of the new Between the Buried and Me record. Though it follows the same direction as 2007’s widely acclaimed “Colors,” “The Great Misdirect” is six songs of progressive metal that veers wildly from one genre to another on every track. Between the Buried and Me have forged a career out of these genre-hopping shenanigans and thankfully that continues here.

Sisters stick to winning formula for sixth album

By Danielle Paquette · Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 4:30 p.m.

Two years after “The Con” delighted ears, sister act Tegan and Sara deliver another dose of heady, unadulterated emotion that, like sunlight, both warms and sears.“Sainthood” might have sprung from the tear-stained pages of an angsty teen’s diary: touching, melodramatic and composed with an inhibition that can only be fostered by a small, metallic lock and carefully hidden key.

Prepare to be visited

By Cory Barker · Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 4:08 p.m.

Cory Barker previews ABC's new drama V.

Architects hope IU's new Data Center, set to open at the end of 2009, will look like the conceptual drawing made in 2008. The center will house Big Red, IU's supercomputer that is currently located in an old elementary school.

IU celebrates new $32M data center with tours

Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 12:36 p.m.

IU is celebrating its new $32 million data center built to protect computers from floods, power outages and even F5 tornados.

New medical center dedicated on IPFW campus

Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 10:55 a.m.

The Indiana University School of Medicine's new Medical Education Center was formally dedicated Friday on the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne campus.

Club bass fishing team wins $50,000 prize

Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 10:29 a.m.

It took 24 hours on the lake and 13 fish to lead to a $50,000 prize for IU's bass fishing club.

BEAD looks for artwork proposals

Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 10:05 a.m.

Bloomington is in search of two public art projects for the City’s Entertainment and Arts District also known as BEAD.

Life work

By CJ Lotz · Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 2:19 a.m.

Edie is 75. She still serves your coffee and scrambled eggs. She can't afford to quit her job at Wee Willie's.

Customer service fuels business

By James Huddleston · Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 12:38 a.m.

Amid a languid economy marked by a trend toward thriftiness rather than materialism, some stores have still managed to succeed – or at least avoid bankruptcy.

Lt. Choi pleads for help to end policy prohibiting open homosexuality

By Bailey Loosemore · Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 12:26 a.m.

The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy had it’s own place in Lt. Dan Choi’s home. After telling his sister he was gay, she told Choi maybe he should wait to tell their parents. Maybe until they die.

Dean of students mingles at open house

By Vanessa Valentin · Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 12:25 a.m.

The smell of popcorn might have drawn the students into the Frangipani Room, but many of them were there to meet Pete Goldsmith, the Dean of Students.

Dylan’s politics compel crowd

By Rachel Krasnow · Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 12:23 a.m.

At the IU Auditorium on Monday, there was no blaring music, no multimedia video clips, no flamboyant costumes and no special effects – just Bob Dylan’s black fedora hat, raspy vocals, soulful harmonica and classic rock tunes.

Men's golf, Martin finish 1st in final match of fall season

By Kevin Bowen · Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 12:22 a.m.

The IU men’s golf team finished their 2009 fall season in record-breaking fashion Monday by winning The Renaissance Invitational in Naples, Fla.

Business student named Indiana's most eligible

By Danielle Paquette · Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 12:21 a.m.

Daniel Cohen doesn’t consider himself sexy.

Freshman surprises Big Ten with 1st conference title since '77

By Justin Albers · Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 12:20 a.m.

Freshman Josh MacTaggart continued his early season run by claiming a singles title at the Big Ten Indoor Championships on Monday.

World’s driest desert a sea of wealth

By Nicole Cooper · Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 12:17 a.m.

SANTIAGO, Chile - While many people might think that a desert does not have much to offer a country, the Atacama Desert proves this is certainly not the case.

Remnants of Mussolini

By Liza Giambra · Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 12:15 a.m.

A bundle of sticks with an axe is the only carving left on the bare white wall of the simply designed building called Triennale.

Striking differences

By Katie Knish · Tuesday, Nov. 3,2009 12:12 a.m.

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France - The French people strike like crazy – and to me, a typical American, it’s borderline ridiculous.

Faltering economy puts racing casinos in tough situation

By Lauren Clason · Monday, Nov. 2,2009 11:24 p.m.

The highly regulated gaming industry brings in more than $1 billion to the state annually, but a faltering economy and strict tax structures have slashed profits and placed some gaming entities, specifically the racetrack casinos, in a complicated situation.

Spreading the words: Students diffuse poetry throughout city

By Lauren Younis · Monday, Nov. 2,2009 10:59 p.m.

Graduate student Marcus Wicker’s W203: Poetry Creative Writing class is taking poetry outside the classroom and posting it around Bloomington. As part of an ongoing class project, Wicker assigned his students the tasks of reading selections from the contemporary poetry anthology “McSweeney’s Poets Picking Poets” and selecting their favorites to share with the community.

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