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Local orchesta holds 'Celebration' of 17th annual concert

By Molly Peters · Friday, April 7,2006 1:05 a.m.

On April 9, 1989, at 3 p.m., Bloomington's Camerata Orchestra performed its first concert. Seventeen years later to the exact hour, it will perform again in "celebration." The group started as a 35-piece orchestra and has grown into a full-size symphony, with 75 to 85 members, said Lenore Hatfield, violinist and orchestra founder. The concert is at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bloomington High School South's auditorium. All Bloomington-area music lovers are invited to come to the performance, titled "Celebration." Tickets are available at the door for $12 for adults and $4 for students. According to a press release, the orchestra is made up of IU music faculty, music students and Bloomington residents, and was organized to offer a professional setting separate from the University. The orchestra also includes many guest conductors and soloists from around the world.

'Dynamic' cast sings opera season to an end

By Adam Sedia · Friday, April 7,2006 1:03 a.m.

The IU Opera Theatre season closes with a bang this weekend with Georges Bizet's "Carmen." This opera, first performed in 1875, won instant success and has since become a staple. It remains one of the most beloved and most performed operas in the world because of its catchy melodies and vibrant action. It tells the story of Carmen, a gypsy factory worker, who is loved by both the soldier Don José and the matador Escamillo, who fight to gain her attention.

ONLINE ONLY: France: the un-revolution

By Adam Sedia · Thursday, April 6,2006 1 p.m.

I'm really not a conservative. Well, in the conventional usage of the word, I am; but in reality, "conservative" is defined as "tending to oppose change." But I hardly wish to conserve the present situation of things -- I wish to see change, just not the same change the misnamed "progressive movement" wants. I suppose that makes me a revolutionary of sorts?

Protests stop IU classes in France

By Trevor brown · Thursday, April 6,2006 1:05 a.m.

Coming out of a Paris metro exit last Tuesday, IU junior Brandi Angrick began to hear loud yelling and chanting. When Angrick, who is studying abroad in France, turned around, she saw a large crowd of people coming down the street. Partially out of fear or just the mob mentality, Angrick ran from the commotion until she reached the safety of her apartment.

Student found dead at Delta Zeta sorority

By Audrie Garrison · Thursday, April 6,2006 1:05 a.m.

Junior Nichole Birky, 21, died Wednesday morning in her Delta Zeta bedroom from causes unknown at this time, said IU Police Department Lt. Jerry Minger.

Report: Davis interviews at UAB

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 6,2006 1:05 a.m.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Former IU coach Mike Davis interviewed with UAB officials for the vacant head coaching job, according to The Birmingham News. Davis met for more than three hours at a hotel in Nashville on Tuesday with interim athletic director Richard Margison and two other UAB athletic officials, the newspaper reported Wednesday.

Nichole Birky remembered as happy, outgoing, friendly

By Carrie Ritchie · Thursday, April 6,2006 1:05 a.m.

On bright, sunny spring afternoons, Jordan Avenue is usually packed with people tossing baseballs and frisbees, walking dogs or sunning themselves on the lawns of the greek houses. But Wednesday afternoon a strange silence fell on the street, and students outdoors were not there to play.

Not so trivial Pursuit

By Michael Sanserino · Thursday, April 6,2006 1:05 a.m.

For sophomore Kate Laudermilk and the rest of her Alpha Phi teammates, today's Team Pursuit will give them a chance to prove their second-place finish at qualifications was not an aberration.

Few students show up at tuition forum

By Chris Freiberg and Warren Christopher Freiberg · Thursday, April 6,2006 1:02 a.m.

Hundreds of students wandered through the Indiana Memorial Union Wednesday for the summer job fair and blood drive, but few if any knew that in that same building, the IU board of trustees was holding an open forum to discuss raising tuition next year.

Hoosiers' win streak ends before meeting with OSU

By Evan Harris · Thursday, April 6,2006 12:48 a.m.

They were just one match away from extending their seven-match winning streak. A couple points here or a break or two there would have given the Hoosiers their second win against a conference opponent in as many days. But as it stands, the IU men's tennis team looks to pick up the pieces of a lost opportunity heading into Friday's match against No. 4 Ohio State.

Amid scandal, Duke lacrosse coach resigns

By Alyson Brodsy and Emery P. Dalesio · Thursday, April 6,2006 12:47 a.m.

DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University's lacrosse coach resigned Wednesday and the school canceled the rest of the season amid a burgeoning scandal involving allegations that three players on the highly ranked team raped a stripper at an off-campus party. Mike Pressler spent 16 seasons at Duke and won three Atlantic Coast Conference championships. Last year, his team appeared in the national championship game.

Conscience does make cowards of us all

By Alyson Brodsy and Andrew Shaffer · Thursday, April 6,2006 12:45 a.m.

To be, or not to be; that is the question. Shakespeare never had to deal with a question this tough.

Tough love from a sandwich

By Alyson Brodsy and Joanna Borns · Thursday, April 6,2006 12:43 a.m.

I have a jar of peanut butter. I also have a jar of jelly. For the last week I've been eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for virtually every meal.

'Foxy' ladies

By Alyson Brodsy and Amy Obermeyer · Thursday, April 6,2006 12:42 a.m.

The award for 2005-06 school year's most misogynistic network has been announced. Without further ado, it is ... Fox. Big surprise, I'm sure.

A lost art (in search of a label)

By Alyson Brodsy and Brian Stewart · Thursday, April 6,2006 12:41 a.m.

Last week, I took part in a debate between Republicans and Democrats. (And no prizes for guessing which side of the house I represented). Just before exiting, a self-described independent approached me. In a thick New England accent, he whispered that I struck him "as a good Democrat and as a fine Republican."

Final Four of evil

By Alyson Brodsy and David A. Nosko · Thursday, April 6,2006 12:40 a.m.

Now that the Florida Gators have chomped their way to a 2006 NCAA victory, America can snap back to reality and honor its international obligations toward global security. The struggle to combat tyranny, oppression and genocide took a monumental step forward this week as former Liberian President Charles Taylor faced a war tribunal for numerous crimes against humanity.

A vote for student voices

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 6,2006 12:39 a.m.

Of the handful of people who actually vote, the most apathetic demographic is the college student -- 18 to 24 years old. By sheer lack of will, it's almost impossible to get the youth voters to show up at their local polling station -- even just once every four years.

NORTH POLE EXPEDITION

By Alyson Brodsy · Thursday, April 6,2006 12:37 a.m.

NORTH POLE EXPEDITION -- South African adventurer Mike Horn, left, who lives in Switzerland and Norwegian explorer Borge Ousland, right, celebrate with South African, Norwegian and Swiss flags the end of their expedition "North Pole Winter Expedition" at the Barneo ice camp 50 kilometers away from the North Pole, on the frozen Arctic Ocean, Wednesday, a week after the two adventurers became the first men to cross the frozen Arctic Ocean in the darkness of Arctic winter on skis, completing a grueling 1000 km expedition from northern Siberia to the North Pole in 60 days and 5 hours.

Video claims to show downed U.S. pilot deo claims to show downed U.S. pilot

By Alyson Brodsy and Robert H. Reid · Thursday, April 6,2006 12:35 a.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A video posted Wednesday on the Internet in the name of an extremist group claimed to show Iraqi insurgents dragging the burning body of a U.S. pilot on the ground after the crash of an Apache helicopter. Parts of the video were blurry, and the face of the man was not shown. His clothes were so tattered it was impossible to tell if he was wearing an American military uniform, but he appeared to be wearing military fatigues.

Police investigate possible arson

By Audrie Garrison · Thursday, April 6,2006 12:31 a.m.

IU and Bloomington Police departments and the Bloomington Fire Department responded to three simultaneous incidents of what they believe to be arson early Wednesday morning, said IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger, reading from the police report.