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Hoosier traditions

By Alyssa Goldman · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 9:27 p.m.

During Homecoming, the Hoosiers come out in full force. People wear cream and crimson body paint, sing IU chants and tailgate. But many of the IU traditions have a profound meaning.

Nursery assistants paint campus canvas, prep for Homecoming

By John Seasly · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 9:26 p.m.

Beneath the looming Memorial Stadium scoreboard, the flower guys get to work. Bruce Cabanaw plunges his shovel into freshly tilled soil and the sparse remains of periwinkle vincas.

New Canterbury House opens as religious on campus

Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 9:21 p.m.

Episcopal Campus Ministry — a community that operates through the Canterbury Fellowship at IU — has opened a new house on Seventh Street.

Q&A with Heather Schaefer

By Eshley Spitzer · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 9:20 p.m.

Last October, the Student Athletic Board elected Heather Schaefer as 2009 Homecoming Queen. The IDS interviewed Schaefer and asked her about her involvement at IU, her experience being Homecoming Queen and what she is doing now. Homecoming Queen Heather Schaefer and King Cale O’Bryan celebrate at the 2009 Homecoming football game.

IUSA appointee out of my hands, President Michael Coleman says

Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 9:17 p.m.

On Tuesday, IU Student Association Congress voted 17 to 16 to reject a bill appointing junior Hannah Kinkead as an associate justice.

Q&A with Harry Cherry

By Alyssa Goldman · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 9:17 p.m.

At 95 years old, Harry Cherry is the oldest living IU football player. Cherry was the No. 11 halfback for the IU football team in 1934, ’35 and ’36. This Homecoming, Cherry is the grand marshal of the parade. Cherry shares his experience with the IDS about being a Homecoming veteran.

Ostrom receives alumni award

By Whitney Riggs · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 9:16 p.m.

Elinor Ostrom does it again.

Greek alumni return to IU for Homecoming

By Tasha Turner · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 9:13 p.m.

Alumni are essential to the greek system’s Homecoming celebrations.

RPS creates new water bottle refill program

By Casey Engelman · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 9:12 p.m.

Visit any Residential Persons and Services dining center on campus and there will be rows and rows of aluminum bottles on the shelves for sale. These bottles are part of the new refill program launched by RPS this semester.

Printing course simulates publishing under Communist rule

By Lindsey Mohlman · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 9:12 p.m.

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the forming of Solidarity — the trade union that brought Communism to an end in Poland — history professor Padraic Kenney is taking students back in time.

Q&A with George Taliaferro

By Alyssa Goldman · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 9:11 p.m.

The spotlight was on George Taliaferro, now 83, during the 1945, ’47 and ’48 football games. He was a running back, quarterback, kicker and defensive back for the IU football team. He led IU to its first Big Ten championship in 1945 and earned All-American honors from 1945 to ’47. In 1948, Taliaferro became the first African-American chosen in the National Football League draft. Taliaferro explains what IU Homecoming was like in the ’40s.

Homecoming evolves over time

By Christine Spasoff · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 9:08 p.m.

Peanuts, popcorn and crackerjacks were staples at IU’s first Homecoming event. Since then, Homecoming has transformed from just a football game to an entire week of events.

IU football team reflects on Homecoming's meaning

By Caitlin Morrissey · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 9 p.m.

It’s Homecoming, the weather is crisp, and it’s the perfect time for a football game. The game marks the finale of IU Homecoming events. After Big Man On Campus, the parade, the pep rally and Hoosier Hysteria, the football team takes the field.

Q&A with Homecoming Court 2010

By Eshley Spitzer · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 8:54 p.m.

Ever since restarting the tradition in 1978, the Student Athletic Board at IU has elected a Homecoming Court of five students, including a king and queen who best exemplify the qualities of an IU Hoosier. The IDS spoke with this year's Homecoming Court members.

Q&A with Cale O'Bryan

By Alyssa Goldman · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 8:40 p.m.

Cale O’Bryan was crowned Homecoming King in 2009. O’Bryan talked to the IDS about his experiences as IU royalty for a week.

Q&A with Angelo Pizzo

By Alyssa Goldman · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 8:36 p.m.

Angelo Pizzo, a 1971 graduate, is best known for writing and producing “Hoosiers” and “Rudy.” After living in Los Angeles for 30 years, he returned to Bloomington to raise his two sons. Pizzo tells the IDS why Bloomington — and IU — will always be his home.

Guest columnist: IU's coal plant and the black plague

Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 7:02 p.m.

The average amount of coal burned every year at IU’s Central Heating Plant located just behind the Kelley School of Business is equal to 68,000 tons. That’s roughly 27,783 elephants. In our very own back yard.

Interning 101: Managing free time

By Nick Jacobs · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 6:59 p.m.

It will feel like your supervisor is holding a pillow to your face, gently whispering “go to sleep, grandpa.”

Let's just listen to the music

By Josh Kraus · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 6:57 p.m.

Earlier this week, I was lucky enough to see the Belle & Sebastian play at The Chicago Theatre. Despite an excellent performance, I witnessed what I so often do at concerts: quiet, tender musical moments shattered by unwelcome whistles and importunate shouts.

Picking between the lesser of two evils: Nevada Senate race and national politics

By Drew Anderson and Jarrod Lowery · Thursday, Oct. 14,2010 6:56 p.m.

The Nevada Senate race between Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Tea Party-backed Republican Sharron Angle is a perfect model of races across the country: An extreme right-wing Tea Party candidate versus an lackluster establishment Democrat. Neither are great choices to most Americans. Here, IDS columnists make the case for both sides as the lesser of the two evils.

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