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How to succeed in auditions*

By Leah Linder · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 11:27 p.m.

Roles in IU Department of Theatre and Drama productions are available to any student. Check out the director’s notes below to learn the ins and outs of auditioning for IU productions.

Issues of stereotyping, judging confronted in ‘cowboyily’ at BPP

By Ashley Craft · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 11:25 p.m.

It has been over a decade since Steven Cole Hughes last visited Bloomington, but this time he will not be sitting in a classroom. Instead, he will be relaxing and watching his play “cowboyily,” opening tonight at 8 p.m. on the Bloomington Playwrights Project stage. Hughes, a playwright and IU alumnus, created “cowboyily,” a play that shows the clashing of two different characters: the “city mouse” and the “country mouse,” and examines how they coexist.

Around the Arts

Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 11:19 p.m.

Dirty Projectors with Yacht, Vampire Weekend and Normanoak When: 8 p.m., tonight Where: Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave. More Information: Over three full length albums, an EP, and five different live bands in four years, David Longstreth has created in Dirty Projectors a body of music that’s original and beautiful. The breadth of his talents as a songwriter, arranger, bandleader and singer call to mind Prince, Joni Mitchell and Bjork. Tickets are $5 for IUB students, $10 for the general public.

Juan Luis Guerra receives 5 Latin Grammy nods

Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 11:19 p.m.

Tropical singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra led the list of artists Wednesday with five Latin Grammy nominations.

Burning Man torched prematurely in Nev.

By Lisa Leff · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 11:19 p.m.

Burning Man became Burnt Man four days early on Tuesday. A San Francisco performance artist was arrested on suspicion of igniting the signature figure of the counterculture festival in the remote Nevada desert.

Apparent suicide attempt halts Owen Wilson’s career

By Sandy Cohen · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 11:19 p.m.

Owen Wilson, hospitalized after an apparent suicide attempt, has dropped out of the upcoming ensemble comedy “Tropic Thunder.”

Ball State policeman crashes while giving students ‘joyride’

By Ab D. Phillip and Amanda Getchel · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 10:04 p.m.

A Muncie police officer exceeded speeds of 60 mph Tuesday on campus while taking three Ball State University freshmen on a “joyride” that ended when he crashed his squad car near the LaFollette Complex, Muncie Police Chief Joe Winkle said.

Notre Dame shooting victims in recovery

By Ab D. Phillip and Karen Langley · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 10:03 p.m.

Matt Collins, one of two University of Notre Dame seniors shot and wounded outside Club 23 on Aug. 21, was released from St. Joseph Regional Medical Center on Monday.

8 IU students win Fulbright Scholarships

By IDS staff and Ab D. Phillip · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 10:02 p.m.

Eight IU students received U.S. Student Fulbright Awards. Selected from the 1,300 Fulbright award recipients for the 2007-2008 school year, the students will travel abroad and participate in research or education projects of their choosing.

McRobbie to hold office hours

By IDS staff and Ab D. Phillip · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 10:01 p.m.

Now, professors aren’t the only ones with office hours. On Friday students can stop by IU President Michael McRobbie’s office in Bryan Hall 200 from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m.

Report: Cybersecurity breaches common at universities

By IDS staff and Ab D. Phillip · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 10 p.m.

IU’s computer systems are protected by passwords and firewalls, but that doesn’t mean users are safe. The Chronicle of Higher Education recently published an article advising that many of the millions of online security breaches reported nationally in the past three years occurred at colleges and universities.

350 21st Century Scholars receive free tuition, boarding

By Heather Haemker · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 9:59 p.m.

For freshman Monica Burris, being a member of the 21st Century Scholarship program is a blessing. Burris is one of 350 freshmen in the 21st Century Scholarship initiative, a program that provides lower- to middle-income students the opportunity to attend a college such as IU.

Gay, straight or different?

By Johnathan P. Rossing and Jonathan P. Rossing · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 6:39 p.m.

Earlier this year, Lifetime broadcast “Gay, Straight, or Taken,” a reality dating show. One woman spent time with three men: one straight and single, one gay and in a relationship, and one straight and in a relationship. After participating in various activities that the audience might consider typically “masculine” or “feminine,” the female contestant had to guess which man was straight and single. It’s a catchy premise, with many problems with perpetuation of stereotypes and restricted gender roles. But who am I to criticize? I play the game every day!

Trivial pursuit

By Amanda Lowry · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 6:39 p.m.

Last week I received an e-mail, disguised as a press release, informing me that Michael Vick’s dog fighting sentence clearly means abortion should be outlawed.

Dear Bloomington Post Office,

Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 6:34 p.m.

The Bloomington post office is closing its downtown location in 2009. The First United Methodist Church is not renewing the U.S. Postal Service’s lease on the Fourth Street location, ending a 60-year stay.

Education and undies

By Ayesha Awan · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 6:32 p.m.

I’ll admit that boys who walk around with low-slung pants and exposed boxers look like major tools. That applies both to the “suburban urban dude” and the “tight pants Emo wimp.” I also hate being forcibly exposed to the thongs of my female classmates. Despite my own personal views on the issue, I’m still baffled by the good people of Atlanta, who decided to a hold a public hearing centered on exposed undergarments.

Dylan, Costello to play Assembly Hall

By Ashley Wilson · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 4:21 p.m.

Union Board and IU Auditorium have announced that Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello will play Assembly Hall at 7 p.m Oct. 19. Tickets for show will go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 7, and can be purchased at the IU Auditorium and all Ticketmaster locations, or online at ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices are $30, $45, and $55.

Pakistani art museum opens with 600 works

By Alisa Tang · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 10:16 a.m.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan’s painstakingly built National Art Gallery has overcome decades of political turbulence to become an eye-catching symbol of modernity and creativity in a nation more often associated with Islamic conservatism.

Freshmen receive free entry to 1st football game

By Lee Hurwitz · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 1:54 a.m.

In its latest marketing strategy to draw more fans to Memorial Stadium to see the football team play, the IU Athletics Department is giving all freshmen free tickets to this weekend’s IU vs. Indiana State football game.

Campus Bus Service adds 2 routes

By Michael Reschke · Wednesday, Aug. 29,2007 1:50 a.m.

Extra bus routes were met with a record number of riders Monday. The campus bus service hauled more than 23,000 passengers on the first day of classes, utilizing its full 23-bus fleet for the first time in at least a year. It added two new routes and 12 full-time employees to help accommodate the increasing number of riders.