Sex talk receives standing ‘O’vation
As the standing ovation died down, some audience members left the Indiana Memorial Union’s Alumni Hall shocked and appalled. Others were grateful for the open conversation on human rights.
As the standing ovation died down, some audience members left the Indiana Memorial Union’s Alumni Hall shocked and appalled. Others were grateful for the open conversation on human rights.
The Hoosiers are ready to come out of their summer hibernation and open up the 2009-10 season this weekend.
The reigning national champions had to fight for their spot in the regional tournament, and now the team is looking to put together the perfect set of games. IU (7-3-2) has the benefit of hosting the regional tournament that gets underway Saturday at Karst Park near 10th and the Bypass.
It will be a battle of school colors this weekend at The Frank Southern Center as the men’s hockey team plays yet another top-25 team.
IU prepares for its last game against Michigan at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Evan Williams Club Sports Field near the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation.
The Hawkeyes (8-0) are led by a veteran defense that is among the nation’s best. This season, Iowa is top-20 in the country for total defense, passing defense, scoring defense and turnovers gained. It also leads Bowl Championship Series teams in interceptions with 15 on the year.
Despite the four-game lead Iowa has on IU, the teams are almost statistical reflections of one another. Other than Iowa’s daunting defensive statistics, the teams would appear to be on equal footing.
Iowa has an 8-0 record, a No. 7 Associated Press ranking and a No. 4 Bowl Championship Series ranking, but the Hawkeyes have trailed in all but one of their games this season.
With both teams tied in the Big Ten at 2-2, every minute of play is crucial. The Hoosiers will end their season at home with two conference matchups.
IU coach Tom Crean was at the North End Zone facility Thursday for a tip-off pep rally. Six hundred and fifty Varsity Club donors, season ticket holders and other fans came to hear him speak and meet the 2009-2010 men’s basketball team. It was the fourth-annual pep rally, but the first in the North End Zone.
And yet still for some, they are nothing, but fields of crumbling headstones with long forgotten names. Names forgotten by all except the Monroe County Historical Society.
As the men’s cross country team looks ahead to a championship season, they can attribute their success not only to a strenuous workout regimen, but to strong team camaraderie and mutual leadership.
As Sunday morning quickly approaches, the IU men’s and women’s cross country teams prepare to put their season training to the test as they travel to University Park, Pa., to compete in the 2009 Big Ten Championships.
The Cardinal Stage Company will present its fifth-annual showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Saturday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater to raise money for their educational programming.
Dozens of people crowded the gallery to listen to the National Geographic photographer and tenured associate professor speak.
Strong leadership is hard to come by on a young team, but IU women’s cross country doesn’t have to look any further than junior Sarah Pease.
That’s why he decided to become a teacher at the CODA Academy, an after-school music program for kids in a high-poverty area in Bloomington, and at 10 p.m. Friday he and other members of the band The Buzzkills will be performing a charity show to help raise money for the program
On Thursday, the Bear’s Place Ale House & Eatery entertainment room quickly filled up with jazz patrons who were excited to watch Indiana Jazz alumnus Michael Weiss perform alongside jazz musicians Tom Walsh, Jeremy Allen and Jason Tiemann.
Former students and colleagues said they recall violin virtuoso Josef Gingold with found memories as his 100th birthday celebration performance nears. The event will be 8 p.m. Sunday at the IU Auditorium.
Singer-songwriter Trey Lockerbie was sitting in his IU dorm room in the fall of 2006 when he received a call from musician Josh Kelley asking him to join Kelley on the road.